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Player One Podcast

Join ex-game journalists Chris Johnston, Phil Theobald, and Greg Sewart as they talk about console/portable/PC games, raising kids, and the meaning of life.

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  • Friday · 24 min

    930a: Graphic Bot Nudity Aftershow (9/24/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/s6YzeDxVQPI Graphic Bot Nudity Aftershow We've got a Jeopardy game inspired by the band Steely Dan from listener Adrian—but wait! It's not what you're thinking. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1030
    Tuesday · 1 hr 27 min

    I'm Connor, I Like Dogs

    This week! We dig into Hideo Kojima turning 63, Brick Shop's 3,509-piece original Xbox set, the reported overhaul of Horizon Hunter's Gathering, and the Golden Axe TV show. Then it's the games: Greg on F1 25 and Screamer, and CJ on Fortnite, 1000xRESIST, Splatoon Raiders, and Detroit: Become Human. Plus listener questions on fastest game drop-offs, imports we want localized, fixing old EGM scores, and starting a kid on NES games. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/JYXpIw7q69o News Golden Axe show premieres in September Hideo Kojima turns 63 Brick Shop's 3,509-piece original Xbox set Horizon Hunter's Gathering reportedly being reworked What'cha Been Playing EA Sports F1 25 (Greg) Screamer (Greg) Fortnite (CJ) 1000xRESIST (CJ) Splatoon Raiders (CJ) Detroit: Become Human (CJ) Other Terranigma revival announced for modern platforms Sonic the Hedgehog OST — Starlight Zone (end-of-episode music) Socials Player One Podcast on Bluesky Player One Podcast Discord Player One Podcast on Twitch Player One Podcast on Patreon Greg's Twitch Greg's Patreon Player One Podcast on Facebook Player One Podcast on YouTube Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:27:40

  • August 21 · 36 min

    929a: The Professionals Aftershow (9/17/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDD0Rdib0FU The Professionals Aftershow This aftershow goes deep into Deep Space 9 trivia—will our hosts escape alive and with points on the board? CJ has never seen the show, so of course, he's on his own team against Greg and Phil. Thanks to our good friend Mike for the quiz. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1029
    August 18 · 1 hr 16 min

    Cover That Up

    This week! CJ's back from a family trip and digs into Splatoon Raiders' post-game grind, Xenoblade Chronicles Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Big Walk, and Froggy Hates Snow, while Greg wraps up F1 25's Braking Point, goes iRacing, and fights the camera in Super Mario Sunshine. Plus: Sam Neill's final film is the Zelda movie, leaked images of a 40th-anniversary Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller, a Ghost of Yotei complete edition, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/TuL50XdD7oY News Sam Neill's final movie is the Zelda movie Special edition Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller images leak Ghost of Yotei getting a complete edition What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders Xenoblade Chronicles – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Big Walk Froggy Hates Snow F1 25 iRacing Super Mario Sunshine Socials Player One Podcast on Bluesky Player One Podcast Discord Player One Podcast on Twitch Support the show on Patreon Greg's Twitch Support Greg on Patreon Player One Podcast on Facebook Player One Podcast on YouTube Other K. Kondo & S. Tanaka – Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine) — outro music Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:16:06

  • August 14 · 24 min

    928a: Outlaw Bots Aftershow (9/10/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://youtube.com/live/Y8AzSz5X_tw Outlaw Bots Aftershow This week's aftershow continues the Potent Lyricals quiz we started two weeks ago! (So go listen to Episode 926's aftershow for that, then come back.) Will our intrepid group of hosts know what songs belong to the lyrics they are reading? Listen and find out. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1028
    August 10 · 1 hr 14 min

    Usually Butt First

    This week! With CJ out, Greg welcomes games journalist Carli Velocci for a conversation that runs from GTA 6's baffling Netflix reveal to climbing console prices, the upheaval in games media, and whether the industry's biggest games need to shrink to survive. Then it's a stack of CJ's listener questions covering video game musicals, retro features worth reviving, and which genres deserve a comeback. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/VqMThovyBqc News GTA 6 "Extended Look" coming to Netflix Games Discussed Cronos: The New Dawn Crow Country The Tartarus Key The Thing: Remastered Silent Hill 2 Alan Wake 2 Forza Horizon 5 Halo: The Master Chief Collection Halo: Campaign Evolved Rhythm Heaven Groove PEAK Socials Player One Podcast website Player One Podcast on Blue Sky Player One Podcast on YouTube Player One Podcast on Facebook Player One Podcast on Twitch Greg on Twitch Support the show on Patreon Support Greg on Patreon Guest Carli Velocci on Blue Sky Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Running time: 01:14:15

  • August 7 · 45 min

    927a: Schmuck Amok Aftershow (9/3/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/4kvKyToZ5sk Schmuck Amok Aftershow In this week's aftershow we have a Same Name, Different Thing Jeopardy quiz from listener Adrian. They can begin racking their brains for answers once Phil and CJ figure out what that means. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1027
    August 4 · 1 hr 18 min

    Raider Hater

    This week! CJ finishes Splatoon Raiders and declares his love for it, while Greg plays the wet blanket and explains why the gameplay loop leaves him cold. Yoshi-P warns that remaking Final Fantasy VI could take four or five games, Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent, Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games hit NSO, and a LEGO PlayStation surfaces for October. Plus F1 23's Braking Point, Halo: Campaign Evolved, halfway game-of-the-year picks, Ocarina of Time bosses, and mountains in the RE9 version of Chicago. Join us, won't you? https://youtu.be/AwNQNCAeSBA News FFVI remake would need 4 or 5 games Double Fine lays off 23 staff after going independent NSO adds Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games LEGO PlayStation reportedly coming in October with Astro Bot set What'cha Been Playing Lumines Remastered — mobile (CJ) Splatoon Raiders (CJ & Greg) F1 23 (Greg) Halo: Campaign Evolved (Greg) Socials Player One Podcast on Bluesky Player One Podcast on YouTube playeronepodcast.com Greg's Twitch Player One Podcast Twitch Greg's Patreon Other Nintendo Music Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:18:30

  • July 31 · 20 min

    926a: Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow (8/27/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/KvwuuiBE30w Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow We have a Potent Lyricals quiz from Zach Miller for this week's aftershow! See if our intrepid hosts can tell what song's lyrics they're reading. This is part one of the quiz—hold on for part two in a few weeks! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1026
    July 28 · 1 hr 25 min

    Master Chief Tennis

    This week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set goes up for pre-order. Plus: Splatoon Raiders (is awesome), F1 25's Breaking Point, Final Fight, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/6BBpBrPIhDM News VGHF E3 archive Xbox is testing ad-supported game streaming Some OG Xbox games come to PC Atari movie deal DK LEGO Steve Wiebe promo What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders (CJ) F1 25 (Greg) Final Fight (Greg) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Greg) Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ) Socials Greg's Twitch Show's Twitch Greg's Patreon Show's Blue Sky Show's YouTube Show's Facebook Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:25:46

  • July 24 · 27 min

    925a: Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow (8/19/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrJa-W8uXI Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ is joined by his daughter Charli as they discuss some of the news stories and trailers from the past few weeks, some of TV we're watching, and more!

  • #1025
    July 21 · 2 hr 3 min

    All Digital Future Yoda

    This week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus: Picross S Konami Antiques, Ys Memoire, a Japan-only Ganbare Goemon collection, PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars pack, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and the birth of All Digital Future Yoda. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/oKntWkhav-A News Once Upon a Katamari — Switch 2 & Rolling Live Highlights DLC Teeto (official site) — and the anti-Sony disc-comment story Sony ending physical disc production in January 2028 (PlayStation Blog) LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade (72051) What'cha Been Playing Splatoon Raiders (CJ) Orbitals (Phil) Mina the Hollower (Phil) Picross S: Konami Antiques Edition (Phil) Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (Phil) Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo (Japan import) (Phil) PowerWash Simulator 2 — Star Wars Pack (Phil) Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (CJ) Socials Player One Podcast Blue Sky Discord Player One Twitch Greg's Twitch Player One Patreon Greg Sewart's Patreon (Generation 16) Generation 16 on YouTube Other Blue Dragon (listener shout-out) Robot Alchemic Drive Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Onimusha: Way of the Sword Stranger Than Heaven Beast of Reincarnation Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Dave the Diver — In the Jungle live-action short (Mint Rocket × The Asylum) Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 02:03:46

  • July 17 · 16 min

    924a: You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow (8/12/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rKIuUt9YA You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow CJ played the audio from Sega's 1999 E3 press conference in the standard episode. And in the Aftershow, CJ takes a few minutes to talk about what you may have just heard. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1024
    July 14 · 1 hr 35 min

    Banner Year for Bangers

    This week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers, and your questions on bad games worth remaking, a handheld PS6, and whether this is the next crash. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/2Hheq6P-9go News Resetting Xbox Xbox studio news Microsoft Xbox is the new Burning Platform | Jon Kimmich guest post The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs - Jason Schreier PS physical news backlash Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) - Jason Schreier NSO GB/GBA games - Wario Land and others LEGO Donkey Kong What'cha Been Playing Rhythm Heaven Groove Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Night Trap Vampire Crawlers Other Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Games I Completed - 2025 Digging for Isix: A Digital Pictures History Socials Greg Streams on Twitch Player One Podcast on Twitch Greg Sewart's Patreon Player One Podcast Patreon Player One Podcast Discord Subscribe to the podcast Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:35:42

  • July 10 · 26 min

    923a: Bad News Streak Aftershow (8/6/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/O78if6XOHlg Bad News Streak Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ and Greg discuss magazine rivalries and what happens when editors from different magazines attend the same press events. They also discuss the Game Informer closure and our feelings about the magazine over the years. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1023
    July 7 · 1 hr 32 min

    Call It a Co-Reckoning

    This week! Sony drops two bombshells — ending physical PS discs by 2028 and closing the PS3/Vita stores — while Xbox plans its own disc-to-digital move and more closures loom. Greg finishes Forbidden Solitaire and racks up combos in Vampire Crawlers, CJ clears out Picross and starts GTA V (what?), and listeners ask about GameStop's future and industry affordability. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/54n7cBQBiiI News Sony to end physical disc production January 2028 Sony tells developers they'll still be able to make discs – but only for older games PS3 and Vita digital stores to close Xbox is reportedly planning a way for players to convert their discs into digital copies State of Decay 3's Undead Labs named as another Xbox studio facing closure Splatoon Raiders Direct What'cha Been Playing Forbidden Solitaire Vampire Crawlers LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Picross S: Genesis & Master System Edition Rhythm Heaven Groove Socials Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Player One Podcast Discord Greg Streams on Twitch Player One Podcast on Twitch Player One Podcast on Blue Sky Player One Podcast on YouTube Player One Podcast on Facebook Other Games I Completed - 2025 Subscribe to the podcast Support Greg Sewart on Patreon Defunct Games YouTube Channel Fun Factor podcast Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:32:55

  • July 3 · 22 min

    901a: Spit Don't Swallow Aftershow (3/5/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7KrTpZ8T4g Spit Don't Swallow Aftershow It's CJ vs Greg in an EGM Review Quiz duel! We choose a review and then the other has to guess what game is being described. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1022
    June 30 · 1 hr 29 min

    Code in a Box

    This week! CJ and Greg wade through a genuinely grim news pile: GTA VI's pricing and "code in a box" physical edition, the memory crisis pushing console prices toward $1,000, Valve's Steam Machine sticker shock, Xbox's worst sales month on record, and fresh layoffs at Bungie. There's a sliver of good news in a Sea of Thieves movie, and then it's on to what they've been playing — Star Fox, the Rhythm Heaven Groove demo, Picross, Gitaroo Man, and Vampire Crawlers. Listener questions cover next-gen wish lists and the long-lost "baby cast," and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/g49hodmvQko Links of interest: News GTA VI pre-orders open: $80/$100, physical is a code in a box Report disputes a later disc-based GTA VI release Steam Machine pricing revealed Xbox is increasing prices again Xbox hits worst US sales month on record, PS5 drops 58% A major retailer warns of a console shortage this Christmas Memory prices might never return to normal Micron locks in historically high memory prices through 2030 Bungie announces layoffs and reorganization A live-action Sea of Thieves movie is in the works What'cha Been Playing Star Fox Rhythm Heaven Groove (demo) Picross S: Genesis & Master System edition Gitaroo Man Vampire Crawlers Socials Player One Podcast Discord Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Greg Streams on Twitch Greg Sewart's Patreon Games I Completed – 2025 Other Double Fine PsychOdyssey Post Games (Chris Plante's podcast) PS5 Pro Subscribe to the podcast Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new website at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:29:27

  • June 26 · 32 min

    921a: Inaugural Pantsing Aftershow (7/23/24)

    If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/sJ3FORKnfFI For the Aftershow this week we spend a little more time talking about the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

  • #1021
    June 21 · 1 hr 2 min

    Oh, The Hiccup Guy

    This week! CJ and Greg dig into the grim Xbox news as Ninja Theory, Compulsion, and possibly Double Fine face closure, more executives head for the exits, and Senua gets paraded in front of potential buyers. Then it's lighter fare: GTA VI preorders, a Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Switch 2 port, the long-overdue Switch eShop fix, and Dispatch's HR Violations update. On the games front, the guys cover LEGO Batman, iRacing, Parking Garage Rally Circuit, Pragmata, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Gitaroo Man, The Legend of Kage, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/QGFujXr5Z50 Links of interest: News Xbox to close Ninja Theory and Compulsion, possibly Double Fine too Xbox showed off Senua to attract buyers Some more Xbox execs are leaving How Things Got So Bad At Xbox – Jason Schreier GTA VI preorders to start June 25 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance coming to Switch 2 in September They fixed Switch 1's eShop Dispatch's censorship eased on Switch What We Played LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight iRacing Parking Garage Rally Circuit Pragmata Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Gitaroo Man The Legend of Kage Sea of Thieves Socials Player One Podcast Discord Greg Sewart's Extra Life Page Greg Streams on Twitch Greg Sewart's Patreon Games I Completed – 2025 Other Subscribe to the podcast Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:02:22

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