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Embracing Nostalgic Games During Difficult Times

Scott and Josh try to stay positive (until we get to the Xbox news later in the week) by jumping into the past, playing Max Payne 2, Halo 3 and the original Tomb Raider trilogy. Also, a bit of a Crimson Desert rematch. If you want to skip the World Cup talk, jump to about 15 mins into the podcast.

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2026-07-07
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Well It's Been A Week, Hasn't It?

Scott and Josh take your questions in a bumper episode for a bumper week.

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2026-07-03
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Is GTA VI's Ultimate Edition Really THAT Bad?

Scott and Josh catch up with all the GTA VI news and run through what they've been playing, including Crisol: Theatre of Idols, The Adventures of Elliot and Cairn.

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2026-07-01
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The Upcoming Console Apocalypse

Scott and Psy wind up for the week with a mix of Star Fox thoughts, and a TON of industry news.

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2026-06-29
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Have Rockstar Ruined GTA 6's Hype?

Scott and Durkin take your questions!

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2026-06-26
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It's GTA 6, We're Talking About GTA 6.

Scott is doing a solo pod reacting to all the GTA 6 gubbins online, plus a God of War Laufey update, Red Dead Redemption 2's remaster and Sony deleting almost 1000 PS5 games overnight!

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2026-06-25
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Two Men Argue About Crimson Desert

A Crimson Desert Hater and a Crimson Desert Lover run down what they've been playing which includes, surprisingly, Crimson Desert.

As mentioned at the start of the podcast, Pinky and his family are raising money for MacMillan Cancer Support and Pilgrims Hospices here: https://jean-robson-1930-2026.muchloved.com/

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2026-06-22
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Popcorn Bucket Discourse

Xbox falling apart, dating apps for gamers, the best tutorial of 2026 and, well, what the hell is going on with popcorn buckets??

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2026-06-19
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We Played Control Resonant Early (And It Rules)

Scott and Josh run down the week's biggest news stories and cover a hands-on preview of Control: Resonant.

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2026-06-18
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Resident Evil Veronica Is Capcom's Most Ambitious Remake Yet

Josh runs down your questions in this solo Wind Up.

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2026-06-15
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Wide Linear Vs Sandbox Games

Scott and Josh run down this week's questions!

As mentioned in the pod, we've put this up early to make sure you get the chance to join the WCG Discord and get involved in a giveaway for free Kepler Interactive games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sifu, Pacific Drive and more!

Join here: http://discord.gg/QRByaQaftN

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2026-06-11
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Reviewing The Major SGF Showcases (Part 2)

Scott and Josh run through a bumper episode of game announcements and previews from SGF. Turns out, there's a lot of games! And we didn't even run through THEM ALL.

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2026-06-10
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Live From SGF: What It's REALLY Like Attending Summer Game Fest

Psy, Deven and Tom end Summer Game Fest with a big round up of what it's actually like to attend the iconic show.

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2026-06-10
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Live From Summer Game Fest In LA - Day 2 (Silent Hill Townfall, Aliens Fireteam Elite, Xbox and more!)

Psy, Tom and Deven return for Day 2 of Summer Game Fest Play Days! We run down the games we've played and are allowed to talk about - as well as a quick moment to check on Tom who has died due to Spyro 4 related injuries.

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2026-06-08
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Reviewing The Major SGF Showcases (Part 1)

Scott and Josh make a dent in some of the biggest announcements from the past week's SGF shows.

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2026-06-08
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Live From Summer Game Fest With Jules, Psy, Tom & Deven!

WhatCulture Gaming is at Summer Game Fest in LA and we're joined by Jules!

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2026-06-07
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God Of War Laufey And The Gelatinous Cube (SPOILER TIMESTAMP IN DESCRIPTION)

**SPOILERS for Directive 8020 between 16:00 - 18:00

Scott and Durkin dive into State of Play thoughts, Xbox predictions, World Cup memories and more!

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2026-06-05
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007: First Light Is A Naughty Dog Level Action Game

Scott and Josh discuss 007: First Light, Lego Batman, Mina the Hollower and even have a little movie check in.

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2026-06-01
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Video Game Friction Vs Video Game Difficulty

Scott and Josh run down your questions!

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2026-05-29
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Embracer Wants To Bring Back Saints Row, TimeSplitters And Deus Ex

Tom and Josh chaotically run down the week's biggest news stories.

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2026-05-27
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A Lego Hater Plays Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight (And Loves It!)

Scott and Josh give their thoughts on Lego Batman, Mina the Hollower, the godforsaken British Weather.

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2026-05-26
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Volcanic Chicken Mush

Scott and Psy dive into your questions, ranging from weaponised Greggs to franchise retcons, Summer Game Fest predictions and more!

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2026-05-22
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The Never-Ending GTA 6 Rumour Mill Is Killing Us

Scott and Josh cover this week's biggest news stories!

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2026-05-20
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The UK's Number 1 Gaming Podcast* Reviews Directive 8020 (And More!)

The UK's Number 1 Gaming Podcast** hosts Scott and Josh share their thoughts on Directive 8020, Vampire Crawlers, Hell Is Us and Saros.

*On Apple's UK chart

** For 1.5 days last week.

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2026-05-18
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Ranking Every Playstation Exclusive Franchise

Scott and Josh take your questions!

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2026-05-14
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Sony's Bungie Deal Keeps Getting WORSE

Scott and Josh run down the week's biggest news stories.

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2026-05-13
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Mixtape Is Something Special

Scott and Josh enjoy a vintage Wind Up, discussing the Mortal Kombat 2 movie, Mixtape and Scott's thoughts on Saros.

Mortal Kombat 2 spoilers from 6:30 - 21:20

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2026-05-11
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What Was Nintendo Thinking With Star Fox's Redesign?!

Scott and Josh take your questions!

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2026-05-08
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Xbox's Crazy Week, Star Fox Returns And Lego Batman Looks Incredible?!

Scott and Josh run through the week's biggest news stories and go slowly insane.

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2026-05-07
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Saros Is Much More Than Just "Returnal 2"

Scott and Josh have a quick catch up then dive deep on PS5's new action game, Saros.

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2026-05-05
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Are Reviewers Too Kind To Indie Games?

Scott, Ewan and Joe tackle this week's batch of questions!

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2026-05-01
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Sony's DRM Disaster Reveals A VERY Important Conversation

Scott and Joe dive into the topics of the week, from Sony's DRM mess to Xbox's new Game Pass tier, to a ton of celebration around Mouse P.I.!

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2026-04-30
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When GTA Was An Entire Genre

Scott and Ewan dive into the week with a bunch of new release dates, the Battlefield movie(??), James Bond First Light gameplay and more!

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2026-04-27
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Animation Styles That NEED To Be Video Games

Scott, Ewan and Dan dive into an INCREDIBLE crop of questions this week!

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2026-04-24
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Predicting Sony's Next State Of Play

Wolverine, GTA 6... the Chrono Trigger remake?? Scott and Tom talk State of Play, Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced and Orbitals' first hands-on.

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2026-04-23
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Why Every Multiplayer Game Keeps Failing

Scott and Ewan tackle a handful of conversations doing the rounds in gaming.

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2026-04-20
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How To Review Impossibly Big Games

Scott and Joe tackle the week's questions!

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2026-04-17
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BONUS EPISODE - Mouse P.I. For Hire & Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Reviews!

Channel Manager Tom brings you a bonus episode with special guests Joe and Deven McClure who have just published their reviews on Mouse P.I. For Hire and Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream, and are here to talk about them!

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2026-04-16
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Three PlayStation 6s, Jeremy? That's Insane.

Scott and Psy dive into the week's news, including breaking PlayStation 6 news, Pragmata being phenomenal, Zack Cregger's Resident Evil movie trailer and more!

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2026-04-16
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Xbox Are Turning Things Around

Scott and Tom dive into the latest discussions across the industry.

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2026-04-13
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What's The Worst Launch Video Game Ever?

Dan and Psy sit in their oodies and discuss trading cards, genAI, Resident Evil remakes and Age of Empires as an eSport.

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2026-04-10
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Deserves More Love

Scott and Josh give their final thoughts on Crimson Desert and re-review Marvel's Spider-Man 2 nearly three years after release.

Spider-Man 2 spoilers

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2026-04-07
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What Would Make You Give Up On Gaming?

Scott, Ewan and Joe discuss the Super Mario Galaxy Movie and answer your questions for the week!

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2026-04-04
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Is Remaking Resident Evil: Code Veronica Too Risky?

Josh runs down YOUR questions in this indulgent super-sized episode before leaving for vacation.

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2026-04-02
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PS5's MASSIVE Price Hike & Star Fox RETURNS

Scott and Josh run down what they've been playing and jump into the PS5's shocking price increase.

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2026-03-30
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What Is Our Biggest Gaming Blindspot?

Happy early UBP because we missed the middle podcast this week!

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2026-03-26
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We Have A LOT OF THOUGHTS About Crimson Desert

Scott goes hands on with Crimson Desert and Josh loses his mind playing Resident Evil 6.

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2026-03-23
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A Gaming Trope Everyone Is Sick Of

Scott and Josh take your questions!

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2026-03-20
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Crimson Desert's Console Situation Is Getting Weird

Scott and Josh discuss Crimson Desert's upcoming launch, and Nvidia's DLSS5.

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2026-03-18
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Romeo Is A Dead Man Is Absolutely BONKERS

Scott and Josh run down Romeo Is A Dead Man, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Vanquish and the OG Resident Evil 2 & 3.

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2026-03-16
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Episodes

Embracing Nostalgic Games During Difficult Times

Well It's Been A Week, Hasn't It?

Is GTA VI's Ultimate Edition Really THAT Bad?

The Upcoming Console Apocalypse

Have Rockstar Ruined GTA 6's Hype?

It's GTA 6, We're Talking About GTA 6.

Two Men Argue About Crimson Desert

Popcorn Bucket Discourse

We Played Control Resonant Early (And It Rules)

Resident Evil Veronica Is Capcom's Most Ambitious Remake Yet

Wide Linear Vs Sandbox Games

Reviewing The Major SGF Showcases (Part 2)

Live From SGF: What It's REALLY Like Attending Summer Game Fest

Live From Summer Game Fest In LA - Day 2 (Silent Hill Townfall, Aliens Fireteam Elite, Xbox and more!)

Reviewing The Major SGF Showcases (Part 1)

Live From Summer Game Fest With Jules, Psy, Tom & Deven!

God Of War Laufey And The Gelatinous Cube (SPOILER TIMESTAMP IN DESCRIPTION)

007: First Light Is A Naughty Dog Level Action Game

Video Game Friction Vs Video Game Difficulty

Embracer Wants To Bring Back Saints Row, TimeSplitters And Deus Ex

A Lego Hater Plays Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight (And Loves It!)

Volcanic Chicken Mush

The Never-Ending GTA 6 Rumour Mill Is Killing Us

The UK's Number 1 Gaming Podcast* Reviews Directive 8020 (And More!)

Ranking Every Playstation Exclusive Franchise

Sony's Bungie Deal Keeps Getting WORSE

Mixtape Is Something Special

What Was Nintendo Thinking With Star Fox's Redesign?!

Xbox's Crazy Week, Star Fox Returns And Lego Batman Looks Incredible?!

Saros Is Much More Than Just "Returnal 2"

Are Reviewers Too Kind To Indie Games?

Sony's DRM Disaster Reveals A VERY Important Conversation

When GTA Was An Entire Genre

Animation Styles That NEED To Be Video Games

Predicting Sony's Next State Of Play

Why Every Multiplayer Game Keeps Failing

How To Review Impossibly Big Games

BONUS EPISODE - Mouse P.I. For Hire & Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Reviews!

Three PlayStation 6s, Jeremy? That's Insane.

Xbox Are Turning Things Around

What's The Worst Launch Video Game Ever?

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Deserves More Love

What Would Make You Give Up On Gaming?

Is Remaking Resident Evil: Code Veronica Too Risky?

PS5's MASSIVE Price Hike & Star Fox RETURNS

What Is Our Biggest Gaming Blindspot?

We Have A LOT OF THOUGHTS About Crimson Desert

A Gaming Trope Everyone Is Sick Of

Crimson Desert's Console Situation Is Getting Weird

Romeo Is A Dead Man Is Absolutely BONKERS