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Matt, Ali and Andy from Codec Moments return to discuss their surprises and disappointments in gaming from 2022.

It's been a couple of years since an E3 event, and probably even longer since we've recorded what we thought of them, but for E3 2022 we've made an effort.  Of course, it's not really about E3 because everyone decided they'd had enough of that and have either done their own livestream, or created an entirely new entity that's basically just the same with a different name.  There's not enough time to cover everything that was announced, revealed, leaked or teased, so we'll just focus in on what we found the most interesting.
Ali and Matt roped in the ever opinionated Stuart Cullen to discuss what they thought about:
This year's hardware and publisher showcases,
Geoff's one man show - Summer Games Fest v2.0,
Who was there, who wasn't, and if E3 2022 was a draw for gamers
Whether Xbox actually brought anything of interest to the table,
If it's finally dead as a trade show,
and a whole heap of other stuff we can't remember because it's taken about 4 weeks to edit the damn podcast.
Why not join our Discord channels to talk games (and other stuff) and listen to live recordings (and join in) – click here.  If you think that Discord is going to make you fly to LA to an empty convention centre, then why not check us out on Twitter or contact us via email.  The Codec Moments Podcast will return soon.

It's the 26th April and that means only one thing - a random date to celebrate a pivotal cultural moment.  Well, mostly a pivotal moment... mostly.  With LV426 being the moon that Alien is set on, later called Acheron (named after the Ancient Greek and meaning river of woe), it's close enough to a date format to create a point in time where we can talk about all things Xenomorph.  This year we also get to tie it in with the upcoming Aliens: Fireteam, which we still know little about, so Andy, Ali and Matt have taken the opportunity to talk about the history of movie franchise crossing over to games.  There have been a lot more titles than you might realise, some good, some awful, and here they're discussing the formative ones from their gaming lives.
Listen to this episode of the Codec Moments Podcast to find out:
What was the first Aliens game the team played
Can Andy work out if his first memories were even an Aliens game
If there's any love for Colonial Marines
How far did everyone make it through Alien: Isolation
Whether Ali confuses Alien Trilogy with Die Hard Trilogy
Our hopes and expectations for Fireteam
Does Matt confuse AvP2 with the first AvP game
and more!
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It's not a surprise to any regular listeners that the Codec Moments team are bit Agent 47 fans, and that they were all buying into Hitman 3.  What is a bit of a shock is that it's taken over 2 months for them to actually get together to talk about the game!  It's time for Andy, Ali and Matt to wax lyrical about the eponymous bald assassin for what could be the final time...
Listen to this special Hitman 3 episode of the Codec Moments Podcast to find out:
If they enjoyed the latest instalment of IO Interactive's best known property
What they think of the recent DLC announcements
How the scope of the game has changed
Who edited the show
Was pre-ordering the deluxe edition worth it
How many hours combined the team have put in across all platforms
Does Hitman 3 in VR make you sick
and more!
Why not join our Discord channels to talk games (and other stuff) and listen to live recordings (and join in) – click here.  If you think that Discord is going to spike your drink with emetic poison and drown you in a toilet, then why not check us out on Twitter, Facebook or contact us via email.  The Codec Moments Podcast will return soon.

It's our annual trip down memory lane where Matt and Andy pose questions at two unsuspecting guests - or in this case, Ali being joined by Stuart Cullen.  Filled with mince pies, Xmas pudding, and surrounded by shredded wrapping paper, the team recorded this in a state of post-Xmas bliss... whether they still felt good at the end is another question entirely.  Join them for the 2020 Gaming Quiz of the Year and see if you can beat their scores.
Listen to this episode of The Codec Moments Podcast to find out:
How long it will be before Stu starts swearing (clue - less than 2 mins)
If Ali will improve his performance on previous years
Whether the questions will be biased towards either contestant (of course they are)
How arbitrary the scoring system is
If the contestants can stop bickering about the lack of Xbox Series X titles
That Stu secretly loves Google Stadia
and more!
Why not join our Discord channels to talk games (and other stuff) and listen to live recordings (and join in) – click here.  If you think that Discord is going to rig the quiz results, then why not check us out on Twitter, Facebook or contact us via email.  The Codec Moments Podcast will return soon.

The eighth generation of consoles begins to draw to a close, and it's now nearly time to get our hands on whatever wonders Sony and Microsoft are going to release in 2020.  Rather than figuring out a convoluted way of determining the best games of a generation, the team have kept it simple and are only considering which games they can remember playing.  Picking a highlight from each year, this is a nostalgic tour from 2013 to present for Matt, Andy and Ali as they cast their minds back to a very different time.  There's a quiz too!
Listen to this episode of the Codec Moments podcast to hear:
which games have they all picked from the eighth generation of consoles
whether Killzone Shadow Fall has made the cut
if any PC games have been included in a show about console titles
who's been given which year
whether they finally talk about Ghost of Tsushima
if Andy make it through the quiz without complaining about the questions
very little talk about racing games
if all the team have just picked Hitman for each year
and loads more!
Why not join our Discord channels to talk games (and other stuff) and listen to live recordings (and join in) – click here.  If you think that Discord is going to baffle you with what the eighth generation of consoles actually is, then why not check us out on Twitter, Facebook or contact us via email.  The Codec Moments Podcast will return soon.