ugvm Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Four (usually) old men from Great Britain (mostly) talk about video games! They've been playing since the 1970s and most of them are wrong about everything! Thrill to the excitement of the Usenet newsgroup known as uk.games.video.misc, from the early days of the Internet before social media! With your host deKay and a rotating cast of thousands! (Presenters subject to change without notice.)
What is this word "late" which you are saying? I do not recognise it and I do not understand it and I do not wish to believe it exists! Episode 96 cannot be late, for it was never scheduled. Sir, you embarrass yourself.Arguments about timetabling aside, we would like to invite you to enjoy this most recent (at time of typing) episode of your favourite podcast! deKay, Kendrick and Orrah huddled round a warm bucket of cocoa and discussed, to varying lengths, the important news of our time - including Nintendo's Mario Direct, more unfortunate developers losing their jobs because Money, Microsoft increasing the price of Game Pass (again, because Money) and Starbreeze getting several years into developing an eagerly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons game before pulling the plug because, well, Money. Thankfully, there's some Good Stuff too, like chat about these games.
Unforeseen circumstances, and definitely not Podcast Apathy, resulted in just deKay and Kendrick bringing you this episode, but don't worry! As a bonus to make up for the cast shortfall, Episode 95 is slightly shorter, so you've less to endure! Rejoice.This time around, your heroes discuss the general meh-ness of recent gaming news, the Switch 2 having no games, a new Lego Batman (and Batman in general), and Ys X Proud Nordics. With, naturally, many deviations and diversions.
Another period of time has passed, bringing with it news of both digital wonders and corporate woes! Join us as the ugvm podcast team unpacks the latest in gaming, from unexpected purchases to industry shake-ups. That was a terrible pair of inaccurate sentences brought to you by an AI analysis of our podcast and we're very sorry.In this episode, deKay, Toby, and Orrah are on hand to guide you through a fresh batch of discussions. We talk about the news that Everybody Is Fired At Microsoft, have a riveting and detailed Switch battery replacement chat, and someone pops their Battle Pass cherry. Plus, Subnautica 2 Drama, deKay Has A Switch 2, and these games!
Blood is the unintentional theme of this episode, not just in the titles and contents of the games but also in that it'll make your ears bleed. Maybe? Frankly, I wouldn't risk it. All that mess for no real benefit, and we wouldn't want a lawsuit on our hands anyway.However, should you decide to listen against our strong advice not to, you will find that deKay, Toby, Kendrick and (Fresh Blood) Harry have prepared some tasty meats to sate you. Discussion about the coming Season 2 of Playdate games, rumours about the new PlayStation handheld console (and, relatedly, the PS6), Ys/Trails in the Sky crossover remake shenanigans, and the death of PS+ Stars, the rewards scheme you've never heard of until just now. Plus, additional snacks in the form of these games.
Look, March was a bad month, OK? We didn't do an episode and we know that made you all sad but it can't be helped. What's done is done. Water under the bridge. A delicious chocolate river slurped up by a fat German child while a man in a silly suit watches in glee. We just can't do anything about it. Except press on with another episode and some lickable wallpaper.In Episode 92 dem mans deKay, Orrah and the unlikely-y named "Kendrick" have Switch 2 Real Actual Facts to tell you about, the surprise everyone expected release of Oblivion: We Made It Pretty Edition, a new Star Wars game, and one of us has bought a new console. Who and what? You have to listen to find out! While you're listening, you should also hear words about these games and more!
It's time for Episode 91, so get yourself some warm cocoa, wrap yourself in a woolly slanket and sit by the fireplace to listen to the wireless. Then realise that the Temu slanket you bought isn't made of actual wool, is melting, and you've just made yourself a hot plastic coffin. Ah well.In this most episodey of episodes, deKay, Toby and Kendrick chat about The Recertification of Balatro (one of Mariah Carey's lesser known albums), Netease oozing staff, Warner Brothers, er, also oozing staff, and putting David Cage in a box. But that isn't all! We tell YOU, the listener, about games we have been playing! These games!
Everyone hates January, don't they? All that nasty weather and month-long mince-pie hangover and constantly writing the previous year by mistake on anything you have to date. So, here comes one more thing about January for you to despise and detest - Episode 90 of the ugvm Podcast!In this episode, deKay, Toby and Kendrick talk about the earth-shaking revelations that Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal brought, the excitement of Moar Doom and the rest of the Xbox Developer Event Thing, Sega being Ubisoft and letting you give all your data to them in return for... well, not much, and Dan Tedium (or something) having a radio show. For our younger listener, a radio show is like a podcast but it's on at a specific time. PLUS! We talk about GAMES!
It's only ruddy Christmas again! That means we've done something a bit different to usual, deciding to not tell you what we've been playing!Instead, deKay, Kendrick and Orrah will regale you with tales of Christmasseseses past interspersed with stories from other members of the EUU (Extended ugvm Universe).
Quake with fear as the most fearsome video gaming podcast that you fear comes to fear you right up in your (f)ears! Fear the words! Fear the sounds! Fear everything. Fear Fear Fear: It's in the Fear.Oh wait, we're a month late for Halloween. Ignore all that then, and sit back and enjoy Episode 88 where deKay, Toby and Orrah have a lovely wee chat about the usual sort of things we have lovely wee chats about. Featuring the Playstation Portal, the Playstation Handheld, the Playstation 5 Pro, and some Yakuza because well obviously. Plus! Some! Games!
Did you miss us? Because we sure missed you -insert-heart-emoji-! But you can dry your -insert-eyes-emoji- because we're back with Episode 87 and oh what a lovely time we had -insert-microphone-emoji- recording it for you.You'd think after a break we'd have more game -insert-newspaper-emoji- to tell you but actually all we've got is An Actual Show Report From ComicCon (And the ghost of EGX), and the new Analogue 3D console. Fear not though -insert-ghost-emoji- because we did play a lot of viddyyo games and -insert-male-child-emoji- did we talk about them.
A new challenger approaches! In this special episode of the ugvm podcast, Hazel and Toby discuss Roblox's Berry Avenue, the perfect hangout spot when you're tired of reality and just want to vibe with some oblong people. They've both been playing Dress to Impress, where fashion isn’t just about looking good—it’s about winning. And if you've ever dreamed of leading a clan of fierce felines, Warrior Cats is your gateway into living that fuzzy warrior life without the scratches.But it's not all about Roblox. Hazel takes us on a trip through the indie gem Flock, where you can finally live out your dream of flapping around with birds and tooting on a secret whistle. Also included are some mobile games that might provide you with the necessary dopamine to get through the episode.
Sneaking in just before the tail of the month like some sort of ninja in audio form, it's time for Episode 85 of that podcast you subscribed to that time and you keep intending on listening to it but you're a busy person and other podcasts keep filling your app and it's OK, we know you love us anyway even without your ears.This time, deKay, Kendrick and Toby tell each other, and you, our listener, about such things as Humble Games shutting down (or is it? (yes, it is)), why college football is so popular in the US, target audience Skibidi toilet news, dodgy Intel, and how in the olden days we had to perform Dark Arts in order to have a LAN party. What's a LAN party? Oh my sweet summer child. Plus! Games!
Exciting news this episode as one of us has played a game that only came out in the last few weeks. See if you can guess who, and which game it was! Also, don't forget to play the Official ugvm Drinking Game (if it is safe and legal to do so) as you listen, and try to beat our high scores!In Episode 84, deKay, Toby and Kendrick somehow manage to convene despite technical and Real Life issues doing their very best to stop them, and discuss at various lengths, breadths and depths topics including the recent Nintendo Direct, why the N64's controls are Bad These Days, why deKay has some dead technology (VR) now, and all the fighting Capcoms. Plus, if that wasn't enough to fill your holes, all these games get some sexy airtime.
Oh my. What is that smell? Can you smell it? Where is it coming from? Such a stench. A smell you don't want to smell because it smells so bad, but you can't help smelling it because it feels so good to smell. One of those smells. What is it? It's Episode 83, of course! A smell but for your ears, if such a thing can be imagined.In this episode, deKay, Toby and Kendrick discuss recent gaming news excitement like "Wow that new game is gonna cost a bit" and "Oh noes people are angry they put an African in Japan" and "Is it really a proper physical release if it's just a CD knocked up in Nero Burning ROM?". What games are these comments relating to? Smell it, with your ears, and find out!
Early philosophers noted that podcasts about video games were important sources of soul energy. They discussed at length about how this may be the case, and conducted many thought experiments to attempt to determine how best to profit from this information. Until the fall of Pompeii, at least, after which nobody cared because everything was on fire. All this is by way of providing a paragraph of waffle to inform you that we done Episode 82.In this episode, deKay, Toby and Kendrick talk about goats. There's also some video game chat in there, notably to do with Embracer's de-coupling, Blaze's new Evercade hardware and software, Front Mission (not a euphemism) 2, and Fallout (the TV show, not the game, but also the game). Mostly, it's goats. And sheep. And some games.
In the Dark Place, there was a Light. A small Light, but a Light that shone brightly, excitedly, erratically. A Podcast Light, to bring Video Game Chat Joy to all the Listeners. And, behind that Light, somehow hiding in its own shadow in the darkest of the Dark Place, was Episode 81 of the ugvm Podcast.In this episode, deKay, Toby, Kendrick and Choobs eventually get round to talking about video games, including a number of titles that Kendrick has almost certainly made up because lets be honest, nobody is going to check, are they? Those, and new on the new Fallout TV show, Simon the Sorcerer is BACK, Kien for the Game Boy Advance in the Year of Our $deity 2024, Apex Legends hacking shenanigans, and The Haunting of Stardew Valley 1.6. And if you're a fan of sidetracking, then do we have some sidetracking for you!
Fire up the ROFLCopter (that's still what the cool kids say, right?) because it's time for Episode 80 of the best podcast hosted by these specific people! Probably!In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby stroke their variously hirsute chins and ponder Games, The Multiplatformverse and Everything, including such topics as Microsoft releasing games for the PS5 and Switch (or not), Microsoft abandoning hardware (or not), and Why Are So Many Games Set In Shibuya? If that isn't enough for you, what about this impressive array of viddy yoh games
With Christmas a distant memory, the "gang" reconvene to talk about very important things from the world of Video Gaming and, well, other things too. Welcome, to Episode 79.In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Choobs and Toby complain about money-grabbing Sega, talk about yet more game development studios letting staff go, YAJTTWG (Yet Another Journey To The West Game - Black Myth Wukong), the mysterious "ake 6", and many, many games.
With the stars unable to align for the production of an episode this December, Kendrick has recorded a little something for you all about ugvm, usenet, the universe and everything.
What the listener didn't expect, was to discover that most of the podcast seemed to be about things that had nothing to do with the games mentioned in the usual list of topics. "How queer," they said. "How very, very queer".Episode 78 brings together the talking force of deKay, Kendrick, Orrah and Toby and they use their powers to speak words on subjects such as Embracer's employee cull, Creative Assembly's employee (and game line-up) cull, Why Creative Assembly Lost Their Way With The Total War Series, What Ben Croshaw Did Next, and mountains of games.
It is with great pleasure that we present to you our most newest edition (until the next one, anyway) of the world-beloved ugvm Podcast! Warm your toes by the fire of Episode 77. For it is indeed a fire. In a bin.In this exciting episode, deKay, Kendrick and Luffer try very hard to fill the required number of minutes with such diverse topics as Formula E's foray into the NFT/blockchain game, an upcoming Kickstarter title called Night Stones, and why the Quest 3 both proves and disproves why VR is and isn't dead. Plus, bonus chat about edible leather footwear for some reason, and words and noises about these games and more.
There are very few certainties in this world, but one of them is guaranteed disappointment in your ears when you listen to a new episode of the ugvm Podcast. Like this one, Episode 76!This time, deKay, Toby and Kendrick break with established norms and talk about games. Oh, wait, no. That's what they usually do. OK, have some Action Man chat instead - that's not been covered before. Plus, news about Xbox Leaks, Unity, Toby's Attempt To Coax You Into Youtube Hell, Amazon Luna, Nexus Mods and how the US entertainment strikes have moved on to games now. There's also a show report (apparently this is a thing we do semi-regularly now) of the Insomnia Gaming Festival and the ALGS Championship final hosted therein.
Kerpow! It's Episode 75 slapping you in the ears like a slappy thing slapping things!
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby talk about Exciting Things At Gamescom, or rather, lack of them, Major Nelson Major Rumours, the PlayStation Portal (neé Q) handheld thing, YABOABH (Yet Another Bit of Atari Branded Hardware), or the Atari 2600+ and who exactly it is for, Sega buying Rovio, dad of Angry Birds (and therefore the chances of a Sonic/Angry Birds shared cinematic universe) and some other Stuff. You know, like normal. Plus some games, many of which are Quite Good, and at least one of which is Pretty Meh. Place your bets!
Hark! A podcast! Verily, the ugvm gentlemen have returned with dulcet voices and witty repartee in Episode 74.
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby partake in discussion of such things as Ubisoft deleting accounts, Valiant Premier Season 2, Baten Kaitos, Super Pocket - the Evercade that isn't an Evercade, and for some reason, Skibidi Toilet. Well why not. Naturally, we talk about the fun, and not so fun, games we've been playing.
In a faraway land, in a shady wooded glade, the Podcast Pixies live. Their existence is a simple, peaceful one. Or was. Because here comes Episode 73 like a Rat King of chainsaws to take down their forest and build condos (whatever they are) or something.
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby talk about the recent EA Games split news, the Real Actual Olympics doing eSports, and Nintendo's Not-E3 Direct. There are also tangents galore with Steam Box and Steam Deck chat (if you're a fan of game installers and Linux, you might want to sit on a towel) and only a handful of references to submarines. Plus, the real meat: Games.
"Dammit, Link" cursed Zelda, "Just jump! You've got a bloody parachute!". Link didn't answer. He never did. Zelda kicked him over the edge. "Father was right", she said.Episode 72! This time, deKay, Kendrick and Zo discuss the fortuitously timed (for once) Sony Not-E3 Presentation and the games therein, Kendrick's new telephone (look, we're short of content), and Nintendo being sued because of lootboxes in Mario Kart Tour. And we played some games!
"Welcome to Episode 71", said the creepy man at the gate in the torn and dirty mouse suit, between puffs on his dogeared cigarette. "Enjoy your stay".In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Zo and John/Choobs discuss the death of Lenovo's gaming telephone line (as in, a line of gaming telephones, not a telephone line you use for gaming), Someone Has Bought A PS5, and deKay tells everyone about his visit to Norfolk's Premier Video Gaming Expo, OLL23. Plus, some games! That is after all why you came. Lots of games actually. Kendrick has been on a bit of a spree.
Another episode already? Who thought that would be a good idea?In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby put their lips to their microphones and aurally kiss them with such delicious topics as Starfield being exclusive to Microsoft-related Gaming Platforms, Call of Duty on the Switch, Counterstrike 2 (already? Only seems like weeks since the last one), the Evercade EXP and! Startling observations from and/or about these actual video games! It's like we almost know what we're doing.
Childish schoolboy sniggers abound, it's Episode 69 of your favourite[citation needed] viddyo games podcast!This episode, the old men that are deKay, Luffer and Kendrick and the slightly less old man that is Zo, navigate carefully around the choppy waters of the number 69, discuss the new toys Luffer has bought (he got a Pico 4 VR headset to go with his other 54124 VR headsets), Nintendo's Nintendo Direct direct, Goodbye Volcano High, and important other topics like Bill and Ted and how you just don't see waggling joysticks these days. Additionally, games!
Yes, yes. We know the last episode was a mere shadow of a proper show. A snifter. A tease. Well, we're back with a Real One, you lucky, lucky people.In Episode 68, which somehow unexpectedly became a Chinese New Year Special, deKay, Toby, Orrah and Kendrick do chats about How To Speak Chinese Proper Like, Wo (like "oh-woah") Long Fallen Dynasty (and related Chinese history), the death of Stadia, tech layoffs, AND! Games!
Thanks to some wonderful audio issues from our resident audio engineer, last episode left us with a lot of "material" which got cut as it was mainly chat while we waited for stuff to get fixed temporarily. It seemed a shame to lose this Classic ugvm Bants to the dark recesses of deKay's hard drive, so we've collected together all these not-for-air outtakes for a cheaply made, very short, Episode 67. Think of it as audio bubble and squeak.Which is ironic because we suffered from plenty of bubbling and squeaking.
What? It's Christmas again already? Impossible. And yet - here we are with a festival shambles episode, with all the audio dropouts and edits only a True Christmas Shambles Episode could provide.In Episode 66, deKay, Kendrick, Zo, Toby and Luffer talk about the Evercade EXP Special Edition theft, Ash Ketchum finally retiring from the world of Pokémon, the exciting announcement trailer for Armoured Core VI, and a few games
Don't panic everyone, we're here after all! October was, er, holiday month or something. Yeah, that'll excuse the delay. Phew, eh?
In Episode 65, deKay, Toby and Kendrick cover the new Evercade EXP's delay but can't remember the details, the Mega Drive Mini 2 but can't remember the games on it, Embracer shutting down a recent studio purchase, R-Type Tactics, and holy hell there's no way Metroid Prime is 20 years old already. That would make use all very old gentlemen indeed. And we talk about some games wot we are been playing.
If you like a bit of history in your podcast, then by all means listen but it's not really quality history content and, frankly, the game chat is better than that's bad enough as it is. Fair warning!
In Episode 64, deKay, Kendrick, Orrah and Zo celebrate the Nintendo 64 for approximately three minutes, then move on to more modern things like Stuff Wot Happened At Tokyo Game Show and Some JRPG Only Kendrick Has Heard Of That Is Coming Out. Plus, being ugvm, we couldn't help but talk about Yakuza. Several times, in fact. If you have the play-at-home ugvm Drinking Game sheet, you're probably best locking the liquor cabinet.
Your regular, too long, tedious video game chat podcast is back! Episode 63 comes to you right now in this actual post! Don't mess yourself.
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby tell you all about Embracer Group buying All the Things, Nintendo being the latest in a sadly long line of games companies with abusive and misogynistic working conditions, Anti-Pride Spider-Man mods, One Dungeons and Dragons, and some actual GAMES.
We were going to record this a week earlier but the Earth was hotter than the actual surface of the Sun so that was deemed impossible, impractical, and far too sweaty. Instead, we recorded a week or so later. You'd not notice if I hadn't just told you. And mentioned it in the episode.
Episode 62 features The deKay, The Kendrick and The Luffer discussing The Intellivision Amico, The Steam Deck, The Mega Drive Mini 2, The Implosion of CD Projekt Red shares, The Ability to Buy Actual Consoles, The New Monkey Island, and The Release of Lord Winklebottom Investigates. But mainly The Steam Deck. A lot of that. And games!
The ugvm Podcast returns, a little earlier than advertised in some listings magazines, with this, Episode 61.
Not that there's anything specifically noteworthy about Episode 61, but it does feature The Return of the Zo, who joins deKay, Luffer and Kendrick in Chat Mode, and we talk about Not-E3, games at Not-E3, the future of E3 and/or Not-E3, Saudis Buying Stuff, Starfield, aaaaaand... games we have played such as these ones what are listed here.
60 episodes of... this. What is wrong with you all.
This time round, deKay, Toby and Kendrick talk about the launch problems with Sony's new PlayStation Plus tiers, Steve Jackson (no, not that one) bringing OGRE to consoles, Nintendo and/or GameFreak taking away the Pokémon music they only gave us a few months ago, and Important News about Pac-in-Time.
With nothing better to do, it was time for another Chat About Games. With a slightly retro feel this episode!
In Episode 59, deKay, Toby, Kendrick and Luffer reminisce about the ZX Spectrum to celebrate its 40th birthday. Then, imagine the hilarity when deKay gets failed product Amico mixed up with failed product Atari VCS! Except you don't have to as it's right here! More retro "fun" with Dungeons and Dragons and Sonic Origins, as well as exciting future tech Looking Glass and how Coachella (however you pronounce that) are using AR because COVID. And web browser chat! No, really.
Oh, and some games. It is a game podcast, after all.
We're sorry but yes we made another podcast. Actually we're not sorry. You probably deserve it after that thing you did. Yeah, we know. And we're going to tell your parents.
In this, Episode 58 of the ugvm Podcast, the Men With Mouths That Speak are deKay, Kendrick and Toby and they do all the speaking about Sony's new PlayStation Plus/Now hybrid, the Intellivision Unboxing Video, and VR NFL. Plus, you ain't going to get any chat about the incredible Sega MegaCD title that is Slam City with Scottie Pippen anywhere else. All that, and some actual gaaaaaames.
Two episodes in one months? You lucky, lucky people! You're even more lucky because this episode has no singing in it. Yes, I know it's only because we missed January by a day. Shush.
In Episode 57 of Your Least Favourite Video Game Podcast, deKay, Toby, Luffer and Tim expel lexiconic blather from their phizogial orifii on the subjects of, but not limited to, the closure of the 3DS and Wii U digital stores, people not buying PS4 versions of games that have free upgrades to PS5 versions when that's cheaper than buying the PS5 version, Fun NFT Discussion, Sony's PSVR2 announcement, the recent Nintendo Direct, and some Steam Deck stuff. And! Some! Games!
Yes, we're late. Sorry. Nobody could be bothered last week so we've blundered into February without a January episode. Even though this was recorded in January (just about). We're here now and that's all that matters, yes yes? Apart from the content of course, and oh boy, what content.
This episode, deKay, Kendrick, Orrah and Toby provide mouth trumpeting disguised as bafflement at the large sums of money both Microsoft and Sony have been throwing around, Six Days in Fallujah being delayed yet again, Chinese opera, and despite it not being Black History Month, it seems it actually is Black History Month for us as Kendrick explains. Look, it's what you get with this podcast you know what you signed up for you can't complain now, Karen.
Joyeux Noël to our listener! As a special present, this episode features us playing a game which definitely isn't anything like No More Jockeys at all because of course Luffer can come up with his own game format, right? Right.
We apologise unreservedly for this rare lapse in our standards of quality and entertainment.
With the crew back up to full power, Episode 54 is easily the best episode we've had in at least four weeks.
In Episode 54, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and Toby spit bars on such topics as Gamesmaster, Epic buying Harmonix, The Elder Scrolls VI (that's "vee eye" not "eye vee", Kendrick) being PC and Xbox exclusive, more Bugsnax incoming, and racism. No, not providing racism (well, not three of us anyway), but discussing it. Big chats, boys. And! Some! Games!
Three (count 'em!) presenters this month. That's 50% more than last time, so does it translate to 50% better quality? Of course not.
In Episode 53, deKay, Kendrick and Toby outdo last month's Traffic Cone Chat with discussion about AI tanks and how that relates to Roombas dealing with dog poo. Come on, you don't get this with TCGS. Also, more on Activision Blizzard, the new Animal Crossing expansions, the Xbox Mini Fridge, and games.
It's just the OG lads this episode, because everyone else is sick, on holiday, sick and on holiday, or lazy. Or lazy and sick.
deKay and Kendrick attempt to make the best of the situation with Hot Facts about the Nintendo Direct, Victoria III, Activision Blizzard and Thatcher's Techbase (trigger warning: little bit of politics), discuss Chris Pratt and why he would be a better Luigi than a Mario, and spoke all the words about many of the games.
Back to boring old noises-only podcasting, here's Episode 51! Probably for the best you can't see our fat greasy faces anyway.
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and Toby talk about Serious Things like war and stuff with some discussion about Six Days in Fallujah, Moderately Less Serious Things like how Among Us is now in Fortnite and how naughty that is, and some Very Much Less Serious Things like some upcoming remasters of GTA III and Exhumed. And hardly any mention of Yakuza at all, sorry.
Well this is exciting! To celebrate 50 episodes of everyone’s favourite podcast with the letters u, g, v and m in it, we did a live video show! No, not that sort of live video show. Because of that, Episode 50 is a little different. deKay, Kendrick and Zo were actually there, in person, on […]
It's time for Episode 49 and oh boy do we have what can only be described as "two and bit hours of noise" for you!
In this episode, deKay, Tim, Toby and Kendrick delight you with outstanding (but somewhat truncated compared to previous years) not-late-at-all E3 hot facts, chat about how much Bobby Kotick is worth dead or alive, Tencent's investment in Yager and why this is an important step for Chinese culture promotion (no, really), Switch download issues, XCloud, and the real reason you tune in: ZX Vega+ news!
Episode 48 of what is probably the only Yakuza based podcast worth listening to contains scenes of a Yakuza nature and listener discretion is advised.
This time, deKay, Kendrick and Choobs are joined by long time listener (he says but we know it's not true) and first time podcaster Orrah to force noises into your tympanic membranes that your brain interprets as chat about the new Evercade VS, the handheld-that-never-was ZX Vega+, the return (sort of) of Virtua Fighter, Divinity Original Sin 2 and Shin Megami Tensei III, and more DLC for Final Fantasy XIV.
Episode 47 of our podcast is guaranteed to the ONLY place you can find discussion about both a giant turtle penis AND VR vignetting.
Yes, we are a special sort of podcast that covers the hard topics others shy away from. As well as that, deKay, Kendrick, Toby and Luffer talk at length (and girth) about other game and tangentally-game topics like the cancellation of Amazon's Lord of the Rings game, Rome: Total War: Rome Remake, How Lightguns Work On The Switch, and we break out the party supplies to celebrate 10 years since the Big PSN Hack.
And some games what we have done played.
Episode 46 is a deviation from our usual podcasting format, by which I mean it's exactly the same nonsense as it always is. At least we're consistant!
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Tim and Luffer expel sounds from their orifaces which gently coalesce into some entertaining chat on the subjects of digital game stores (including the impending closure, or not, of parts of PSN), games being banned from digital game stores, free things on digital game stores, digital game store usage agreements, and things you could potentially buy on digital game stores in the future as well as things you may have already bought on digital game stores in the past. Frankly, Kendrick not being around for the Game News section of the episode is probably for the best. Also, we talk about Actual Video Games.
今日は! That's right, Episode 45 of the ugvm Podcast is in Japanese! Really poor Japanese! For all of 20 seconds after which deKay runs out of vocab and reverts to The King's English!
In this episode, deKay, Jaimie, Kendrick and Luffer fill your ears with vocal splurts covering such topics as the recent and long-awaited Nintendo Direct, EA and Codemasters Sitting In A Tree, gaming birthdays, the no-news about PSVR2, MiSTer, Apple and Epic Shenanigans, and SNK games on the Switch. Plus more chat about the continued lack of PS5s, and these wonderful and not-so-wonderful video games...
Well hello there 2021 fans! Episode 44 is here to blow away those January blues. Or provide more of them.
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and Toby have some Big Talks about the general lack of consoles on store shelves, Steve Jackson's (no, not that one) plans for new old games, and probably the most important console release of 2020 (and actually available to buy), the Evercade. A lot about the Evercade. In fact, if you don't want to hear about the Evercade then boy is this episode not for you. But there is other stuff, like the Analogue Mega Sg and Lots of Games.
As it's actual Christmas, we decided to give you a special Christmas episode of the podcast. We're so very, very sorry.
In Episode 43, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and James not only talk about some recent gaming news like CD Projekt Red and the 32Blit handheld, but they also play An Actual Game in the form of a quiz devised by Luffer which we're definitely not calling Luffer's Bluffers. It's an utter shambles, rather like that time your dad forgot to turn the oven on and the turkey didn't get eaten until 3am on Boxing Day. As well as that aural horrorshow, we delight you with Game Chat.
Don't let the title of this episode fool you - we're all about the New Exciting Gaming Devices. All three of them! Yes, three. Count them if you don't believe us.
In Episode 42, deKay, Zo, Kendrick and Niaz completely fail to discuss Life, the Universe and Everything despite all being massive nerds, but instead talk all about the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 - the hardware, the news, the difficulty in finding one, and oh yeah, the games and why playing Geometry Wars and Sonic Adventure is The Thing To Do on the world's most powerful games console. There's some other bits of news too but honestly, it's mostly that. They did talk games though!
With more than three years of episodes in the bag, you'd have thought we'd have said all of the words about games by now, but apparently not as here is Episode 41 to prove it.
This time round, deKay (who is suffering from Man Flu or something, so please excuse his unusual voice), Jaimie, Toby and Luffer throw words about on subjects like the PS5 teardown and digital game transfers, Oculus and Facebook and how Bad Things Happen should you try to separate the two, and The State of Stadia. And some games, because that's the point of the podcast, I suppose.
Or Phoebe Waller-Bridge for that matter. But what this episode does have, is Graham Goring from off of making games and the long-missed Pig Ignorant Indie Gamers podcast. Since they never reached Episode 40, we thought he could share ours. It's up to you to decide if that was wise.
This episode, deKay, Graham, and semi-regulars Toby, Kendrick and Luffer chat about recent PlayStation 5 reveal news, Microsoft tipping their pennies on the table at yet another load of game developers, Amazon's attempt to better Google Stadia, the woes of pre-ordering hardware, actually pre-ordering hardware, pre-ordering new Nvidia 3000-series graphics cards, Apple's App Store Rules, Harry Potter and the Boycott of His Game, and Yakuza. Yakuza the film, rather than the game though. Although probably the game too.
Word on the street is the ugvm folk have released a new episode of their podcast. It's also the word elsewhere because it's true.
In episode 39 of everybody's favourite vedayogames podcast, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and Zo do a phat chat about the Definitely Coming Switch Pro, recent Nintendo game announcements, Apple vs Epic, your regular update on Yakuza, Oculus and Facebook, Sega ports, and some games. Games!
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown, here we are again. Lucky, lucky you, as this time we're even longer (and thicker) than usual. Or unlucky you, I suppose.
In Episode 38 of our humble Video Game Podcast, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and Jaimie tell you all the many things about the Xbox Showcase thing, the Nintendo leaks thing, the Microsoft Flight Simulator thing, and some Phantasy Star Online thing. Things, basically. Plus there's sweltering game chattage.
You know the drill by now. We talk about games for a while and then we stop talking about games for a while. It's not complicated. And we've now done that 37 times. You'd think someone would make us stop, but no!
In this episode, deKay, Luffer, Choobs and DrunkZo do the video game talking. Which just so happens to cover the PS5 reveal we cleverly avoided last time round, the Sega Astro-City Mini arcade thingy, Nintendo's decision to stop shops selling first party digital game codes, and for some reason playing games on Linux and because we just didn't know how to no do so, chat about Apple's new hardware. And! Video! Games!
Well hello there! It is time for Episode 36 of your least favourite podcast! We timed it specially so that it was impossible for us to watch the PlayStation 5 reveal, so if you're expecting two hours of hot chat on that, jog on!
In this episode, deKay, Luffer, Kendrick and in his podcasting debut, Mal, talk about video games. Specifically, recent Sega announcements such as Fog Gaming and the Game Gear Micro, EA releasing source code, rumours around Persona and the Atari VCS, Intel's stance on benchmarking, upcoming games, and more.
Just in case being locked down wasn't driving you mad already, the ugvm Podcasting Team(TM) have only gone and done Episode 35 to assist with your decline. Lucky you!
In this non-infectious episode, deKay, Toby, Zo and Kendrick discuss the Actual Gameplay Footage (or lack of it) in the Xbox X Series SX X S stream, Things Happening In China (no, not that thing), more cancelled (and uncancelled) things, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Zombie Microprose. And other stuff of variable interest. Plus! Games!
We had nothing else to do so we decided to record a podcast earlier than usual. So that's great or terrible news for you, The Listener, depending on your opinions on us. Anyway - here's Episode 34.
This episode, deKay, Luffer, Kendrick and Zo avoid the end of everything by chatting about the end of only certain things like The Last of Us 2 and Official Xbox Magazine (and the future of games magazines in general). There's more news about the Atari VCS (the new one that doesn't exist), all of the PS5 specs (and that incredible... event), more sports going virtual, and games.
Everything is pretty grim, isn't it? So adding something terrible to the pile is barely going to make a difference, right? In completely unrelated news, here's Episode 33!
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Toby and Luffer try not to mention, but obviously end up having to mention because it's EVERYWHERE, the coronavirus and its effects on gaming. There's talk of Doom Eternal not quite impressing on Stadia, news of several remastered Westwood games getting releases soon, more chat about VR stuff because of course there is when Luffer and Toby are both on, and football. Yes, actual football. Or rather, lack of it. Who says we're a video games podcast. Oh yeah, we do.
Hello and welcome to the ugvm history podcast! In this episode you can learn all about Emperor Taishō and how he fits into Japan's Second World War involvement, and about the Ukrainian Revolution of 2014! And for some reason we talk about video game related stuff too.
This episode features deKay, Zo, Kendrick and Jaimie doing chat duty, and conversing in the traditional style about the Xbox Series X specs, Animal Crossing, Vasilis, Sakura Wars, GeForce Now, Platinum's Project G.G., the it's-never-coming-is-it Atari VCS, and in a rare international news/gaming crossover topic - the coronavirus. And! Lots of games.
Brand new year, same old crap from the ugvm Podcasting Team! Only this time, it's different because we talk about different things to last time. Which is just as well as you wouldn't listen to the same thing every episode, would you? Yes, aside from Yakuza again. Always Yakuza.
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Luffer talk about Yakuza. But also! About there being Too Many Games, about Shenmue III DLC, the Valve Index, AMD's GPU shenanigans, and - for some reason - NASCAR gearboxes. Nope, no idea.
It's Christmas and so we've a Christmas episode. Which isn't very festive. But it only needs to be at Christmas to be Christmassy, right? Right.
This episode, deKay, Kendrick, Toby and Zo somehow manage to talk about things which aren't Shenmue III (which was harder than it sounds), including the Xbox X Series XX X One X, Sony's Back Button, how well that Stadia thing went down, Gamestop stop, and all of these games.
This episode, deKay, Toby and Zo are joined by special guests Mike Daw and Charlie Scott-Skinner off of Infinite State Games to talk about Actual Video Games (including theirs) with topics like Google Stadia, the end of Singstar, the RetroFlag GPi, New Improved Sonic, Netflix series Love, Death and Robots, and some games. Games!
This episode, Zo, Luffer, Toby and Kendrick discuss the existence of PlayStation 5, Activision siding with the Chinese, and how to become a NASCAR champion without getting in a car. We also played some games.
This episode, deKay, Toby and Kendrick chat about recent gaming news including Yakuza 7, Apple Arcade, Minecraft Earth, Super Nintendo World and the not at all eyebrowraisingly named Ring Fit Adventure
Since it's the summer (apparently) and everyone is on holiday, we're a bit short staffed this episode.
Join deKay, Kendrick, and some approximation of Zo as they talk about Gamescom, the Mega Drive Mini, Death Stranding, Humankind, Nintendo's Indie World Showcase, the Yakuza remasters news, an Avatar theme park ride (for some reason), and some games.
In a post E3 world, worthwhile news is hard to come by. Thank $deity that the Switch Lite was announced this week then, eh?
On this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Zo converse for your pleasure about Nintendo's new console, some other tidbits of news, and actually sort of do some actual video game journalism with reports on both Amazon and Antstream.
Seems that E3 thing came round again, so we thought we'd better tell you our picks of the games shown there. Join deKay, Niaz, Kendrick and Choobs as they completely ignore half the titles on display this year, and get excited about games we may never hear about ever again. It is, after all, E3.
This episode, deKay, Zo, Kendrick and Toby chat about recent Sony announcements like their new film division and getting into bed with Microsoft, the Ouya (who?!) RIP, the next batch of announced Mega Drive Mini games, Steam Chat on iOS, the return of Judgment to stores in Japan, everyone's favourite Gearbox "personality", and some games.
Oh isn't it a lovely time for another episode of your favourite video game podcast? Failing that, why not try listening to this one instead? It's alright.
In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Zo and Toby talk about more news than they anticipated, including the Mega Drive Mini, Konami's new game collections, the Valve Index, the Xbone SAD, the Sony Firestation 5, and a big ole pile of games.
In this episode, deKay, Toby, Zo and Kendrick discuss the Physics Defying Google Stadia, the Ad Stripping Apple Arcade, the Saga Ending ZX Vega+, the Coke Taking Pierre Taki, the Face Sitting Switch VR, the Good Eatin' Overwatch Cookbook, and the Click Baiting Bum Simulator. Those important things, and some games too.
In Episode 20, deKay, Luffer, Tim and Toby talk about the recent Nintendo Direct, the wonderful Fortnite Festival, Discord, the Vita and the Wii Shop both coming to an end, ad-free games that aren't, and all of these games at various lengths and with various thoughts because well, that's the bloody point of the podcast.
It's a brand new year which means we've changed nothing. We do, however, tell our listener all about our personal Game of the Year 2018 picks. It was harder than we expected but not for the reasons you might suspect.
Before that, though, deKay Souljas on, Zo recounts the lowest key news from the last month, Toby explains about raytracing, and Kendrick talks about yet another soon-to-be-released title nobody else has ever heard off. You can't say we're not varied.
As a wise man once sang, it's Christmas! Nearly! So with the spirit of the season at the forefront of our minds, we decided to play a low-impact after-dinner party game. You decide whether this was the worst decision of 2018 or not.
This time round, Toby once more is the only one interested in VR, Kendrick is the only one interested in obscure Japanese RPGs, deKay is the only one playing a game for children, and Zo is the only one playing an actual properly new modern game. It's a wonder we have anything common, frankly.
In this episode, Choobs does one of the Big Swears and deKay couldn't find it in the edit so if you have young ears in the room we apologise. Choobs is also, in his own words, a "pansy foo-foo", Kendrick is playing the inferior version of a game because reasons, Zo is glad winter is over and deKay is fed up with game bugs now.
A special episode recorded at EGX 2018. deKay, Zo, Luffer, Toby, Jaimie and Jon sit around a microphone in what turned out not to be the quietest part of the Birmingham NEC to chat about All The Games at EGX.
Just in time to finish recording immediately before the Nintendo Direct so we couldn't cover it, here's Episode 14. Like the secret of comedy, it's all about timing. Note: there may be no comedy.
In this episode, deKay finds some sailors, Choobs is waiting for a leopard, Luffer is suffering from animal magnetism, and Kendrick talks a lot about some game nobody else has heard of or cares about.
This month's Adventures In Internet Wonkiness fun created some interesting conversation but we're 100% sure you won't notice any of the problems.
In this episode, Kendrick reveals an alarming secret, deKay reveals an alarming playtime, Luffer has an alarming Switch coincidence, and Toby is drinking and outs his alarming horse vein fetish.
E3 was a long, long time ago and we've all forgotten about what was announced at it and nobody cares any more anyway. So about time we did another podcast, yes?
In this episode, deKay plays a game which isn't what he expected, Luffer plays no games (as expected), Zo has bought all the games expecting them all to be played, and Choobs unexpectedly has a banjo.
In a change to our normal podcast format, deKay, Zo, Kendrick and Tim comment on every single game shown at the main E3 conferences. All of them. Which is why this episode is so damn long.
In this historically accurate episode, deKay plays a game aimed at eight year olds, Choobs plays a number of seemingly identical games, Luffer plays virtually no games at all, and Zo plays a God of War game which both isn't God of War but is God of War. Confused? We were never confused.
In this episode, deKay uses his imagination and fights a bear, Zo has played all of the games, some of which while stripped to the waist, Kendrick instructs everyone to say "David Cage" in an East London accent, and Neil rams some angry Australians with silly names off the road. Pretty standard stuff, really.
In this episode, deKay has a lost weekend, Tim is obsessed with the worst Bullfrog game ever, Luffer is the Goddamn Batman, and Choobs has a yacht. Because of course he has. Also: Cake Winslet.
This episode, deKay bores everyone about Yokai, Kendrick literally breaks, Zo fails to explain why Burnout 3 is the best Burnout (probably because it isn't), and Luffer gets very tired standing up.
This episode, deKay is baffled that others don't share his Hyrule Warriors love, Kendrick mourns what could have been in TxK, and Zo can't make up his mind about, well, anything he's played really.
This episode, deKay absolutely hasn't been drinking, Kendrick ruins Christmas for everyone, Toby is all about the legs, and Lorfarius just wants pirates and sailors in his stocking. ALSO FEATURING: The best video connectivity pun ever crafted.
In this episode, Zo pokes some animals, Choobs explores space, Tim is rubbish at all versions of Rocket League, and deKay stacks boxes.
In this episode, deKay is disappointed (again) with Mario, Luffer is a VR Trooper, Toby is breaking the law (breaking the law), and Kendrick plays a game in a game and everyone's heads explode.
In this episode, Luffer boasts he can drive round a corner, deKay is disappointed he can't murder tramps with a pickaxe, Toby complains about FOV sliders, and Zo expresses his disappointment with Destiny 2.
In this episode, Zo learns about the error of his ways, Kendrick learns about Parma Violets, and deKay learns the true meaning of pop shields. Oh, and there's stuff about games too. And a lot of EGX chat.