Grumpy Gamers

It is with a heavy heart that all mediocre things must come to pass. Unfortunately, this will be our final episode. Life sometimes gets in the way of a good time, and episode 172 seemed a fitting number to end it on... But at least we have one last recap to do after last week's Sony State of Play! Thanks to everyone that has listened over the past 3 years. We really do appreciate it, else we would have given up a long time ago. Take care of yourselves and much love. GG.

It's a Ben and Eddy pod as Pete is off. Managed to keep the train on the tracks though, not to worry. Our features talks about the big games coming over the next few months. What We've Been Playing: Palworld FF7 Remake

Palworld has taken the world by storm, let's talk about it! We've played the new Tarkov map, Prince of Persia and the LOU2's No Return mode. Our feature recaps the Xbox Developer Direct.

Still waiting on the big news of the year to start coming in, but at least week have Xbox's Developer Direct this week to keep us going: What We've Been Playing: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Prince of Persia: Lost Crown VR Golf

The 3 of us are back together for the first time in 2024. Still a slow news week but at least we have new releases! We also discuss our most anticipated games of 2024. What We've Been Playing: Ghosts of Tabor Against the Storm

2 person pod yet again, but don't worry, Eddy and Ben will welcome you into the new year!

It's our GOTY show and we're joined by Punk to see through deciding the completely objective, absolute, best game of the year!

Punk joins us in the first of two GOTY related episodes. We run through the top rated games per Metacritic in 2023, ignoring those that feature in our GOTY selections, which we'll reveal at the end of the episode. Next week marks our GOTY episode, where we will discover the completely objective, number one game of 2023!

Back to a 3 person strong team, but will we learn why Pete was playing Stellaris rather than on the podcast last week? Don't bet on it. We have breaking news on the pod, with instance reactions to The Day Before shut down. Pete's played multiple news games and we recap The Game Awards 2023: What We've Been Playing: Cocoon TW: Three Kingdoms COD Warzone Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Back to a 2 person episode with Ben and Eddy. We discuss the highly hyped GTA 6 trailer and what Phil Spencer has had to say on Xbox. Our feature talks about disappointing game sequels. What We've Been Playing: Stranded: Alien Dawn Alienation Alan Wake 2

There's more advertising in gaming, PlayStation pricing comes under fire and Call of Duty's next campaign could be an improvement. Also, does the Xbox Tax really exist? We discuss the facts and where the idea comes from in our feature. What We've Been Playing: Anvil Saga Robocop: Rogue City Alan Wake 2 Rimworld

Eddy and Ben take on the challenge of a 2 person show but still deliver the usual dose of gaming news and moderately hot takes. We've played Modern Warfare 3 and also Eddy tells us about his game of the year. Our feature recaps the Nintendo Indie Showcase. What We've Been Playing: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Wartales

We talk about Fornite's recent successes, Bungie lay offs, and advertising in gaming. Plus we have a smorgasbord of new games to talk about. Lovely. Our feature recaps last weekend's Blizzcon. What We've Been Playing: City Skylines 2 Alan Wake 2 Dave the Diver

Pete's back so expect more structured nonsense! We have news on the PlayStation Slim and a load of new releases to get through. Our feature recaps the Xbox Partner Preview event. What We've Been Playing: Spider-Man 2 Football Manager 2024 Jagged Alliance 3

Ben and Eddy are joined by Dony and discuss Spider-Man 2 and Jagged Alliance 3. Our feature revisits the game length vs price debate in the wake of Spider-Man 2. What We've Been Playing: Lords of the Fallen Jagged Alliance 3 Spider-Man 2

Not to worry, as promised, we have guests this week! Dony and Punk join us in bickering about video games, in a stacked show. We've actually played new games! Our feature is a play along at home Spider-Man quiz... you may be able to beat at least one of us... What We've Been Playing: Lords of the Fallen Forza Motorsport Lies of P Assassin's Creed: Mirage

Another 2 person show, but don't fret, we have guests in the coming weeks! We talk through all the Naughty Dog news that's circulating this week, and discuss the impact of the latest Redfall update. Will it make a difference? Our feature asks what are our favourite key games features... abstract or otherwise! What We've Been Playing: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty EA FC 24

Big news this week with Jim Ryan set to leave Sony, Epic are now laying off staff, and the KOTOR remake looks to be in trouble. However, there are plenty of new releases to brighten the spirits! Eddy gives his thoughts on Starfield, now having played many more hours, and the Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty appreciation is in full flow. Our feature asks us what makes a good action game? What We've Been Playing: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty EA FC 2024 Starfield

Ben and Kirk chat through the latest news and new releases in a 2 person show! We've played Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and EA FC 24, plus our feature discusses the potential remakes and reboots we'd like to see! What We've Been Playing: Cyberpunk 2077 EA FC 24 Armored Core 6