Best NOTlistening.co.uk Podcasts Podcasts (2024)

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II & the Summer of Games 2024 1:22:33

18d ago1:22:33

1:22:33

E3 might be dead, but we still got a boat load of trailers last weekend and as usual we're here to talk all about it. We all loved the look of Ubisoft's imminent Star Wars Outlaws, which got two enormous gameplay reveals at their conference, while Monster Hunter Wilds cut through with it's unique beasts and intense weather conditions. Not to mentio…

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The Summer Movie Wager 2024 inc. Furiosa, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Fall Guy & more! 25:49

2M ago25:49

25:49

We're actually with you a little sooner than expected given the sudden realisation that release of The Fall Guy a couple of weeks ago technically spelled the start of the 2024 Summer Movie season. So here we are once again with our takes on how we think this year is going to shake out. Will the good will of Mad Max Fury Road be enough to propel Fur…

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Fallout - Season 1 34:00

2M ago34:00

34:00

Sorry we haven't been around much this year, but have no fear listeners - we will be back very soon with our pick of the best movies and TV shows of 2024 as well as our Annual Summer Movie Wager! In the meantime, we had a bit of chat on our sister show, The #NOTplaying Podcast about the recent Prime Video series, Fallout, based on the beloved video…

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Fallout on Prime Video, Dragon's Dogma 2 & more! 1:06:20

2M ago1:06:20

1:06:20

We don't normally bang on about TV shows (We'd be a man down if we did), but while we have been playing some new stuff, the biggest single event in videogames for the past month or so would have to be the miraculous conversion of Bethesda's beloved videogame series into passive televisual entertainment and who are we to argue with the alleged 65 mi…

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden & more! 1:16:34

3M ago1:16:34

1:16:34

So much for a fallow year, for here we are with a brand new potential GOTY contender EACH! And so early in the year we are too! As was very well signposted in our last episode, Marcus has finally polished off 2020's FFVII Remake just in time for it's follow-up, Rebirth, which he has so far been sacrificing sleep for, Will has been diving into hell,…

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Our Favourite TV shows of 2023 inc. Star Trek Picard, The Fall of the House of Usher, Poker Face & more! 1:07:18

5M ago1:07:18

1:07:18

So as tardy as it may seem releasing an episode like this so far in to 2024, a lot of the shows we're discussing here didn't even finish until a few weeks ago. And with the lag those strikes are likely to cause this year, you will probably end up scrolling over some older releases so these are the ones we think you should prioritise. Also, we decid…

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, FFVII Rebirth, God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla & more! 1:24:03

5M ago1:24:03

1:24:03

2024 is off to quite a start with extensive showcases from both Microsoft and Sony within the first few weeks of the year as well as a genuine GOTY contender in Ubisoft's latest refresh of the Prince of Persia franchise, which goes back to it's roots in a supremely slick take on the classic 2D 'metroidvania' action platforming genre. Will's also ha…

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Our Movies of 2023 inc. Godzilla Minus One, John Wick Chapter 4, Across the Spiderverse, Barbie & more! 1:08:56

6M ago1:08:56

1:08:56

Barbenheimer, The Writer's Strike & the slow death of Superhero movies could all be attributed to 2023, but there were still quite a decent bunch of movies for us to pick through, as we always do when it comes to this time of year. Indeed, listen on as Marcus and Rob count down their 10 top movies of 2023. Back in a few weeks with our TV picks of t…

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Our favourite games of 2023 inc. Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora & more! 1:32:21

6M ago1:32:21

1:32:21

We were all a bit too busy and/or poorly to get this done over the Xmas break, but we're back in the game now to deliver Rob's Games of 2024, Will's annual Quiz & a special report on the Skull & Bones beta from Marcus. It's that time again, for our review of 2023 and our thoughts on the year to come! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.…

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Spider-Man 2, Diablo IV, Alan Wake 2 & more! 1:23:56

7M ago1:23:56

1:23:56

The games are coming thick and fast as we approach the end of another year in gaming. And it only feels right that such an incredible 12 months should come to such a crescendo, with Rob having already completed Spider-Man 2 since last episode and moving straight on to Alan Wake 2. On the other hand, Will still hasn't settled on his 'perfect charact…

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Ahsoka, Foundation, Good Omens & more! 51:12

8M ago51:12

51:12

On this week's show we're talking about some of our favourite TV shows from the back half of 2023, including the latest installment of Star Wars, Ahsoka, the second season of Apple's gloriously ambitous Foundation, Neil Gaiman's continuation of the much beloved Good Omens and much much more! Contact us on Email at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠notwatchingpodcast@gmail.com⁠…

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Starfield, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Armored Core VI & more! 1:19:43

9M ago1:19:43

1:19:43

We're emerging from underneath a gigantic pile of gaming rubble this week to share our thoughts on just a handful of titles amidst the current tidal wave of autumn releases. First up is the almost podcast shattering paradox of Starfield, then we've got the latest (albeit significantly paired back) installment of Assassin's Creed and even Marcus has…

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Barbie, Oppenheimer & The 2023 Summer Movie Wager results! 30:31

9M ago30:31

30:31

No one could have predicted the Barbenheimer phenomenon when we were putting together our Top 10 lists for this year's Summer Movie Wager, but here indeed we are after a summer full of surprises amidst a quite chaotically aggressive release calendar. Contact us on Email at: ⁠⁠⁠notwatchingpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter: @notwatchingpod Yo…

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Baldur's Gate 3, Gamescom 2023 & more! 53:03

10M ago53:03

53:03

On this week's show we're catching the last rays of summer from the comfort of Rob's sofa once again as we meet up in person for a change to discuss our usual winning combo of recent gaming news and the games what we have recently been playing. And this time around we're talking Baldur's Gate 3, which recently exited it's state of early access to e…

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The Last of Us, Poker Face, Yellowjackets & more! 43:49

11M ago43:49

43:49

On this week's episode we are going through some of our favourite TV shows of the year, including the monumental adaptation of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us by HBO, Rian Johnson's superb homage to Columbo and Natasha Lyonne starring Poker Face, the return of 90s throwback Yellowjackets & more! Contact us on Email at: ⁠⁠notwatchingpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠…

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Final Fantasy XVI, Sniper Elite 5 & more! 39:14

12M ago39:14

39:14

Rob was going utterly insane at Marcus for buying a copy of Final Fantasy XVI without anything to play it on, but it turned out to be an elaborate hilarious joke! For Marcus has actually joined the PS5 space race after all! Listen on for our thoughts on Square's latest entry in their long running franchise! Meanwhile, Will has been performing open …

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#NOTe3 2023 inc. Starfield, Star Wars Outlaws, Alan Wake 2 & more! 44:06

1y ago44:06

44:06

E3 may not have happened again in 2023, but it's still that time of year again where we are inundated with showcases and trailers. All the main platform holders more than delivered, with Microsoft devoting almost half of their 90+ minute event to the monolithic Starfield and Sony showing off a good 15 minutes of the imminent full sequel to Spider-m…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, John Wick: Chapter 4 & more! 30:26

1y ago30:26

30:26

On this week's show we'll be going through some of our favourite movies of the year, including the latest (and possibly final?) installments of some of the most gigantic franchises of recent times! Enjoy! Contact us on Email at: ⁠notwatchingpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Follow us on Twitter: @notwatchingpod You can find all episodes at: https://shows.acast.co…

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Our Summer Movie Wager 2023, The Writers Strike & more! 31:38

1y ago31:38

31:38

On this week's episode we're previewing our Summer Movie Wager that we like to do each year. It's a bit late to join in now, but you can find out all the details here, see which one of us is winning and perhaps join in with us next time: https://www.thesummermoviewager.com/index.php?addPlayer=bobiroka%2Ccastiel&year=2023 (That's Rob - bobiroka and …

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars - Jedi Survivor, Street Fighter 6 & more! 1:17:01

1y ago1:17:01

1:17:01

Games games and more GAMES. That's all we're talking about this week simply because that's all we have time for, aside from perhaps a quick update on the whole Microsoft Activision saga, which likely will continue to rage on for the rest of 2023. Like I just said though, there's no time for that though on a episode that features likely more than on…

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Dredge, Starfield, Final Fantasy XVI & more! 1:23:31

1y ago1:23:31

1:23:31

E3 might not be happening this year, but we still have plenty to discuss this month, including release dates for Starfield and the much delayed Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League. We've also all been going a bit gooey over Sony's recent Final Fantasy focussed State of Play, so expect much more on that game when it releases in just a couple of sh…

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Hi-fi Rush, Atomic Heart, Baldur's Gate 3 & more! 1:22:13

1+ y ago1:22:13

1:22:13

After a few understandably slow years it's quite refreshing to have not 1 but 2 significant game releases this early in the year, not to mention some timely updates from the main players in our delightful hobby. These haven't been without controversy though, with the games media understandably frustrated by Microsoft's shadowdrop release of Bethesd…

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2023 Preview inc. John Wick Chapter 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny & loads more! 17:44

1+ y ago17:44

17:44

Once again we're well into the year again before we announce which movies we are most looking forward to, but with release dates still slipping all over the place there's a good chance most of what we're banging on about here still won't be out yet! That cinema schedule is looking bright though and it's about time really that we refocussed our atte…

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Our favourite TV of 2022 inc. Severance, The Sandman, House of the Dragon & more! 1:37:12

1+ y ago1:37:12

1:37:12

On this week's show we're covering our favourite TV shows of 2022, and such a task it was that you've had to wait until now for it. Too many streaming networks & services means too many goddamn shows. Suffice it to say there is very little crossover this year between Rob & Marcus's choices, which doesn't help when we felt obliged to each prepare a …

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Our favourite games of 2022 inc. Marvel's Midnight Suns, A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok & more! 1:03:55

1+ y ago1:03:55

1:03:55

The moratorium on saying 'Happy New Year' may be up, but we're still only in January so there's time for us to finally share our favourite games of 2022. Well, Rob did anyway. The others have their excuses, but you can wait for them to explain themselves. We're also forecasting the year ahead as is usual for this time in the calendar and also shari…

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Our Movies of 2022 inc. Avatar: The Way of Water, The Batman & more! 1:14:45

1+ y ago1:14:45

1:14:45

It's the first episode of a brand new year and like clockwork here once again are our favourite movies of the last 12 months. It's been another strange year for movies, despite a far healthier calendar of releases at the big screen, more streaming options, narrowing theatrical windows and a decline in living standards have made it difficult for peo…

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The Game Awards 2022 inc. Judas, Jedi Survivor, Streetfighter 6, Death Stranding 2 & more! 39:44

1+ y ago39:44

39:44

In this most festive and final episode of 2022 we pick out some of our highlights from Geoff Keighley's annual advert (and also awards show) extravaganza, catch up on the latest from Microsoft's epic buyout of Activision & weigh in with our opinions on the divisive Forspoken Demo that recently hit PSN. And following on from last year's success, Wil…

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God of War Ragnarök, A Plague Tale Requiem, Marvel Snap & more! 1:04:23

1+ y ago1:04:23

1:04:23

It's not often we all find ourselves in the same room these days, especially given recent events, but as luck would have it, Will happened to be in town around the time our latest episode was due, so we were able to sit round a mike round Rob's and shoot the shit in person. We were also joined by long term friend of the show and #NOTlistening colla…

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon & more! 1:02:52

1+ y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

While Box office receipts have so far failed to return to pre-pandemic heights the small screen continues to thrive. With a summer dominated by Stranger Things and yet more entires in the Star Wars and Marvel canon, how could we possibly top that? The answer? Not one but two enormous high budget fantasy epics. We're back to Westeros AND Middle Eart…

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Return to Monkey Island, Immortality, Stadia RIP & more! 1:40:20

1+ y ago1:40:20

1:40:20

Bit of a news-heavy episode this month as we chronicle the inevitable demise of Google Stadia, a slew of announcements from the far-east via Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo Direct & Sony's recent State of Play, while in the west Disney un-delay Midnight Suns and Ubisoft let rip with a absolute cavalcade of information regarding the future of the Assassin…

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The Movies of Summer 2022 inc. Top Gun Maverick, Thor Love & Thunder, Elvis & more! 49:09

2y ago49:09

49:09

It's been a while, but we've been quite busy over the summer with the world now mostly back in business and that can only mean a fairly packed schedule at the box office. First though, we have all the Marvel Phase 4/5 news that dropped at Comic Con and the results of our summer movie wager. Enjoy! Contact us on Email at: notwatchingpodcast@gmail.co…

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Stray, PSVR 2, GTA VI, Gamescom & more! 56:31

2y ago56:31

56:31

We didn't think we had a lot to get into this week, but in a moment of supreme scheduling cock-ups we found ourselves recording actually during Geoff Keighley's Gamescom opening night extravaganza, so the miniscule amount of news we did have was ultimately interrupted by a number of unexcepted megatons, including a release date for Return to Monkey…

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Summer of Games 2022 inc. Starfield, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Trek to Yomi & more! 1:07:07

2y ago1:07:07

1:07:07

Sorry for the delay on this episode, but we've all been a bit in the wars lately with various bouts of lingering covid and it's been so hot this week that we plain forgot to put the episode out despite it being in the can for a few days... And it took a while for us to get round to recording our thoughts on what used to consitute E3 in years past, …

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Best TV of 2022 so far inc. Peacemaker, Severance, Better Call Saul & more! 40:59

2y ago40:59

40:59

In the interest of full discretion this episode was recorded back in May, but has there really been much better on since. James Gunn's Suicide Squad spin-off had no right to be this good, blending satire and outright hilarity to glorious effect. And then there's the Ben Stiller difrected Severance, who mad sci-fi concept not only justified every ep…

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Doctor Strange & The Multiverse of Madness, The Batman, Everything Everywhere all at once & the 2022 Summer Movie Wager! 1:04:45

2y ago1:04:45

1:04:45

There's a lot to fit in this week as we welcome the first proper summer movie season for 2 years with the first Marvel offering of the 2022 and a sort of bizarre Spider-man follow-up in more ways than one, for none other than Sam Raimi is behind the camera for this Doctor Strange sequel. We also go over some of the more notable releases so far this…

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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Weird West, Tunic & more! 1:05:32

2y ago1:05:32

1:05:32

While the last few weeks has seemed a bit quiet on the game release front compared to the bloodbath in February, we've let rather a lot of news stack up this time. Leading the charge is Sony, with the recently restructured digital membership offerings and a couple of State of Play's covering Hogwarts Legacy and the imminent side-scrolling cousin to…

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Star Trek & Doctor Who rewatch special #1 16:27

2y ago16:27

16:27

On this month's episode we're just focussing on a couple of shows Marcus and I have both been dipping back into recently. Well, we're definitely at different points along a Doctor Who rewatch as has been previously mentioned anyway - it's only a short one, but these two cult retro shows might not be for everyone so we thought we might as well spin …

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Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Dying Light 2 & more! 1:35:01

2+ y ago1:35:01

1:35:01

There's no getting around it, February was a lot. Not 1, not 2, but 3 massive open world games, more multi-billion dollar studio acquisitions and - of course - more delays. In this week's episode we analyse the fallout only to discover that all three of us are playing the same thing, although that may not be for very long given that one that it is!…

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2022 Preview inc. The Batman, Top Gun: Maverick, House of the Dragon, Obi Wan Kenobi & more! 54:29

2+ y ago54:29

54:29

New year, New Movies & New TV. That we know about anyway. On this week (month?)'s episode we're going through the things we're most excited about that are due to surface on a screen of some size in the next 11 months (or slightly less). Highlights include a new prequel series for Game of Thrones, the return of Ewan McGregor's take on the Jedi Maste…

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2022 Preview inc. God of War Ragnarok, Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring & more! 1:33:25

2+ y ago1:33:25

1:33:25

Quite a bumper episode this week, since we thought it would be enough to go through which games we are looking forward to in 2022 should they actually come out, but then Microsoft thought they would kick the year off with the absolute megaton of them deciding to purchase the troubled Activision/Blizzard. What ramifications will this have on the ind…

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Our favourite TV of 2021 inc. The Witcher, Hawkeye, Invincible, For All Mankind & more! 49:58

2+ y ago49:58

49:58

Even with production scheduled blown off course by covid, the floodgates couldn't hold back the inevitable tidal wave of TV. So once again it's that time of year when we look back on the year that was and which shows were particular highlights of the past 12 months. It's no surprise that Netflix's The Witcher series features once again after a year…

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Our favourite movies of 2021 inc. Spiderman: No Way Home, Dune, Godzilla Vs Kong, Don't Look Up & more! 43:01

2+ y ago43:01

43:01

Well 2021 was another funny old year for the movies wasn't it? With cinemas closed for the first third of the year, premium video on demand became almost a given for most theatrical releases, whilst Netflix continued to deliver blockbusters and oscar-bait in equal measure. We saw the Marvel stretch the credibility of the MCU to it's absolute length…

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Our Favourite Games of 2021 inc. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Inscryption, Monster Hunter Rise & more! 1:26:16

2+ y ago1:26:16

1:26:16

Sorry you've had to wait until 2022 for our end of 2021 wrap-up, but this festive period was double festive given the completely unfestive nature of the last one. So while Rob's been battling his backlog to offer up the most comprehensive top 3 possible, Will's been creating a brainteasing quiz for us all to suffer through and Marcus... well, Marcu…

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Dexter: New Blood, Squid Game, Midnight Mass, Foundation & more! 50:19

2+ y ago50:19

50:19

This episode marks the return of an anti-hero in whose ashes this very podcast was born, for as a means of recognising quite how extraordinarily bad that series finale was, we decided the devote an entire episode to it. Yet hear we find ourselves at the beginning of a new chapter in a series that unlike many of it's characters simply refuses to die…

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Ghostbusters Afterlife, Dune, Eternals, Red Notice & more! 42:08

2+ y ago42:08

42:08

We're back to full force this month after Marcus's unfortunate accident and while he's not quite up to cinema visiting strength he has finally caught up on some recent cinema releases, including Shang Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings. Meanwhile Rob actually HAS been to the cinema to see the newest lega-sequel that is Ghostbusters Afterlife, Denis…

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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Forza Horizon 5 & more! 1:07:28

2+ y ago1:07:28

1:07:28

So this week's show was very much teased last time around because of the awkwardness of a certain game's release date falling on the same day we recorded. So here - finally - is our in-depth opinion on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as well as Will's thoughts on the closing moments of Far Cry 6, some recounting of our efforts to all finally group…

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Far Cry 6, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Back 4 Blood & more! 1:18:46

2+ y ago1:18:46

1:18:46

In what might be the worst bit of scheduling in this podcast's almost decade long history, we ended up recording this episode about 1 hour after the release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. So you'll have to wait a few weeks for our opinion on that. There have been quite a few other releases though since we last spoke, so listen on for our thou…

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Deathloop, 12 Minutes, The Artful Escape & more! 1:28:36

3y ago1:28:36

1:28:36

Even though new games are finally coming out again, Sony's latest console is still fairly bereft of them so this holiday season, we're getting some massive announcements instead so you can at least buy a PS5 in the knowledge that there will some day be a reason for it. Entitled cynicism aside, the announcement of not one but two Marvel-based Insomn…

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The Suicide Squad, What If... ?, The White Lotus, Brand New Cherry Flavour & more! 1:21:51

3y ago1:21:51

1:21:51

Who'd have thought if you gave the man behind Guardians of the Galaxy a chance to have another crack at DC's Suicide Squad, you'd end up with the greatest summer blockbuster of 2021. Or at least perhaps, the film we all deserve after such a wretched couple of years. It's also been a cracking few weeks for the small screen, with the return of Ted La…

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Steam Deck, Wildermyth, The Forgotten City, The Ascent & more! 1:28:36

3y ago1:28:36

1:28:36

We're back from a bit of summer break finally getting to enjoy the great outdoors, yet despite our galavanting we've still managed to play some games. There's also been a bit of news going on, which you will likely be well acquainted with by now, but you haven't heard what we think about it yet have you! So listen on... :) Contact us on Email at: n…

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