185 episodes

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).
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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle

    • Leisure

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).
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    Episode 175: From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (with Stuart Turton)

    Episode 175: From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (with Stuart Turton)

    Matthew speaks to one of his favourite authors, Stuart Turton. Hear about his exhausting creative process (seriously, you won't believe it), and what it takes to write a novel – including his latest, The Last Murder at the End of the World. Then, in part two, hear more about Stu's love of video games, which runs incredibly deep.
    Samuel is away for this one. Matthew gets the name of the podcast slightly wrong at the start, but don't hold it against him.
    This week's music is from the Return of the Obra Dinn soundtrack by Lucas Pope.

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    • 1 hr 51 min
    Episode 174: From OPM to Rolling Stone to IGN (with Rachel Weber)

    Episode 174: From OPM to Rolling Stone to IGN (with Rachel Weber)

    This week's guest is IGN Managing Editor Rachel Weber, who probably has the most varied and fascinating career in games media of anyone who's appeared on the podcast so far. Hear about her transatlantic journey from OPM during the PS3 launch days to GamesIndustry.biz, Rolling Stone's Glixel channel and GamesRadar, before she landed at IGN.
    This week's music is from the Lost: Via Domus soundtrack by Michael Giacchino.

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    • 1 hr 21 min
    Games Court Returns!

    Games Court Returns!

    27 listeners' game purchases go on trial before the morally dubious Judge Castle. Can the defendants' even more compromised lawyer, Samuel Roberts, get them off (not in that way)? The worst format in British podcasting returns.
    This week's music is 'PIMP' by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, as well as the Games Court theme by listener Adam Saucier.

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    • 2 hrs 2 min
    Episode 172: The Best Games of 2003

    Episode 172: The Best Games of 2003

    Two top 10 lists of the best games of 2003, and loads of bullshit about Matthew's mini-fridge and Samuel's week of work experience in the fire brigade. The games chat starts at 1 hour and 27 minutes if you'd just like the lists without the nonsense.
    This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker soundtrack by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi and Koji Kondo. 

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    • 3 hrs 1 min
    Episode 171: What We've Been Playing (Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2)

    Episode 171: What We've Been Playing (Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2)

    What we've been playing lately, featuring Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin and Helldivers 2, as well as some old Command and Conquer nonsense and listener questions.
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    • 2 hrs 5 min
    Episode 170: The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (with Steven Messner)

    Episode 170: The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (with Steven Messner)

    Former PC Gamer Senior Reporter Steven Messner is our guest this week! Hear about his epic reports of goings on in EVE Online and other MMOs – and that time the bastard Samuel Roberts betrayed him.
    This week's music is from the Harvest Moon 64 soundtrack by Tsuyoshi Tanaka.

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    • 1 hr 52 min

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