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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

@backpagepod.bsky.social

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A video games podcast by @mrbasil_pesto and
@samuelwroberts. New episode every Friday.

Patreon.com/backpagepod if you'd like to support us. Email: [email protected], Discord: http://discord.gg/nEdhNnZxXg.

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@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:06 AM

Peanut butter. πŸ₯œ 🧈 πŸ‘

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:38 AM

We're reuploading the MGS4 episode today to quickly slice a couple of instances of Samuel eating toast. Sorry about that. Rude!

@hitpoints.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:19 PMReposted by @backpagepod.bsky.social

Western triple-A is dying. Now what? A free one: newsletter.hitpoints.co/400-graveyar...

A paragraph of text from the newsletter Hit Points:

"The platform holders are similarly hosed, and the more they talk about competing with TikTok or PolyMarket, the more they fiddle in the margins with new structures or fun policies, the more nakedly aware of it they appear. They cannot make a catalogue play, go looking for the next Tokyo Jungle, Parappa or Keeper, because they’ve burned all their bridges and the indie scene has that stuff on lock regardless. They have tried to diversify over the years β€” Sony by mixing up its cinematic sad-dad line-up with a dozen live-service hamster wheels; Microsoft by buying everything in sight in the hope of locking us all into an industry-devouring subscription service β€” but players in both instances voted with their wallets and thumbs. Now we see the flogged corpse of Halo thrown desperately over the wall at Activision while Satya Nadella calls ten thousand layoffs β€œgreat to see”. We have whispers of a new Uncharted game from Naughty Dog that I will be lucky to play before I retire. We have, above all, two companies gearing up for a new generation of consoles that no one wants, or needs, or can even afford. If the rumour mill is right, and next-gen kicks off in 2028, I am increasingly convinced that the next PlayStation and Xbox will be the last of their line. Their spec sheets will read like suicide notes."
@matronboy.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:32 AMReposted by @backpagepod.bsky.social

Superb. My version of this is when i pitched my "what if the Beatles were wizards" show to Sky in a swanky London club, where the tight arrangment of tables meant that Bane era Tom Hardy was able to glare furiously at me from a few inches over the exec's shoulder throughout. Insanely distracting.

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:07 AM

Join the Back Page Discord for exclusive lore drops like this:

@betamaxbandit.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:38 PMReposted by @backpagepod.bsky.social

A reminder that the @backpagepod.bsky.social Discord is quite British:

Discord message saying "I will however die on the hill that a roast belongs on a sunday and you should only have a Yorkshire pudding with beef", with 14 people posting a thumbs down emoji to it
@mrbasilpesto.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:03 PMReposted by @backpagepod.bsky.social

I think our Metal Gear Solid episodes have been some of our best chats. As we're taking a week off we've made the MGS2 Patreon episode available for everyone. For a fully immersive listen, scatter ice cubes around you at the outset and watch them melt in real time.

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:56 AM

Here's a link, that might be helpful: open.spotify.com/episode/7bel...

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:54 AM

Alright free feed listeners: please enjoy our Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty podcast recorded for Patreon listeners in August. And if you like what you hear, our MGS4 podcast lands on Monday!

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:52 AM

No new podcast this week. 🫑 But maybe we'll give the free feed sickos our MGS2 Patreon pod from a few months ago to hype up Monday's MGS4 podcast...

@mattheww1991.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 3:03 PMReposted by @backpagepod.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to the in universe Games Court pod to listen to while performing a bank heist.

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:39 PM

Pleased to announce that we've collaborated with Rockstar Games on TWO GIANT MEN FM. It only unlocks when Jason eats four burgers in a row.

@samuelwroberts.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 5:12 PMReposted by @backpagepod.bsky.social

My latest nonsense:

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 9:13 PM

You'll never see us do this. Maybe it scores you some algorithm wins or other bullshit, but everyone knows what two giant white blokes wearing headphones looks like.

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 10:24 AM

Read more about these and what's coming next on the podcast in our free newsletter: www.patreon.com/backpagepod/...

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM

- WWBP (Gears of War: E-Day, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Ace Combat: Wings of Theve, Control Resonant, Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection, Dicevaders) – Oct 16th - Episode 300 – Oct 23rd - XXL Episode: Two Giant Men Hit the Film Festival Circuit – Oct 27th - Best Games of 1998 – Oct 30th

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 10:21 AM

October pod schedule! - Mailbag – October 2nd - No episode this week – October 9th - XL Episode: Two Giant Men Play Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – October 12th...

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 2:42 PM

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 12:52 PM

New episode! We've called it 'An Irrelevant Mailbag Foolishly Recorded at 7.30AM'. What more is there to say?

Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/0xQc...

@backpagepod.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:25 AM

All the Bond films are on Prime Video again in the UK if you want to watch Dr. No and get ahead of next month's From Russia With Love Patreon episode. #dadalerts

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