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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle

309 episodesENExplicit

Show overview

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 309 episodes. That works out to roughly 610 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 38m and 2h 11m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 65% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle.

Episodes
309
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
1h 55m
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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An Irrelevant Mailbag Foolishly Recorded at 7.30AM

Oct 2, 20261h 28m

What We've Been Playing (Marvel's Wolverine, Silent Hill: Townfall, Orbitals)

Sep 25, 20261h 10m

When Mainstream Media Started Caring About Games (with Mike Diver)

Sep 18, 20261h 38m

Nintendo Direct Reaction + What We've Been Playing (The Blood of Dawnwalker, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, VHOLUME, MGS: Ghost Babel)

Sep 11, 20261h 33m

What We've Been Playing (Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Star Wars: Zero Company, Guns of Eschaton, Super Mario Sunshine)

Sep 4, 20261h 22m

A Few Game Design Crimes More (with Jamie Smith)

Aug 28, 20262h 4m

The Nintendo DS + 3DS Mega Draft (with Dave Scarborough and Ashley Day)

Aug 21, 20262h 56m

What We've Been Playing (Splatoon Raiders, Denshattack!, The Incident at Galley House, Big Walk, Onimusha 2)

Aug 14, 20261h 47m

Two Giant Men Play Halo: Campaign Evolved + Backseat Design the Next Halo Game

Aug 7, 20261h 57m

How to Make a Sequel to a Successful Video Game (with Jay Baylis)

Jul 31, 20261h 23m

The Best Games of 1997

Jul 24, 20262h 48m

Mailbag

Jul 17, 20261h 53m

What We've Been Playing (Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Star Fox, Rhythm Heaven Groove)

Jul 10, 20261h 32m

Games Court – Judge Castle Decides Edition

Jul 3, 20261h 55m

Two Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto V

Jun 26, 20263h 4m

The First-Person Draft (with Jeremy Peel)

Jun 19, 20262h 37m

Our 10 Most Anticipated Games from Summer Games Fest 2026

Jun 12, 20262h 2m

Mina the Hollower, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight + Mailbag

Jun 4, 20261h 43m

Two Giant Men Play 007 First Light

May 28, 20261h 49m

Forza Horizon 6, Mixtape, Titanium Court + Mailbag

May 22, 20262h 10m
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