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Welcome to the Pixel Podcast Podcast! Join your Ol’ dads Liam and Scott each week as they chat about their love of gaming and how they navigate the hobby they love while raising little ones.

  1. 5D AGO

    Episode 99 - Under Pressure: Nioh 3, Mewgenics and Gamer Guilt– Pixel Parents Podcast

    This week we’re chatting all things Nioh 3, from first impressions to what we hope Team Ninja brings to the next chapter of the series. We’re also chatting Mewgenics and more! Our main topic comes straight from a listener: do we get gamer guilt? We love this hobby, but does gaming sometimes feel like it comes at the expense of… everything else? Time, chores, partners, kids, rest. The real-life boss fights! We break down where gamer guilt comes from, how it shows up for parents and busy adults, and whether it ever truly goes away. More importantly: is it worth it anyway? How do we balance the joy, the escapism and the identity of being a gamer with the reality of limited time? And in this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we’re naming the Best Time Sponge Game… the ones that happily (and unapologetically) eat your entire weekend. In this episode: Nioh 3 thoughts & early chatMewgenics ImpressionsMain topic: Gamer Guilt: Time vs RealityPixel Picks Showdown: Best Time Sponge Game Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.socialMusic & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 28m
  2. Episode 98 - We Just FOMO’d Ourselves - Pixel Parents Podcast

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    Episode 98 - We Just FOMO’d Ourselves - Pixel Parents Podcast

    This week we’re revealing the games we totally FOMO’d on — the ones we didn’t plan to buy, didn’t have time for, didn’t even want… until the hype wave swallowed us whole. We’re naming names, owning our weaknesses, and dissecting where the influence came from: reviews, trailers, friends, social media, podcasts… or our own self-inflicted hype spirals. Why does FOMO hit gamer parents so hard? What makes certain games impossible to resist? And do we ever regret it? And in this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we’re crowning the Best FOMO Game — the title that defined hype, influence, and panic-buy energy. In this episode: Cairn: Gripping or Slipped?Too Many Games?Main topic: The Games We FOMO’d OnPixel Picks Showdown: Best FOMO Game Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 37m

  3. JAN 30

    Episode 97 - Highguard & Hardcore Gamers – Pixel Parents Podcast

    This week we’re digging into Highguard and tackling a spicy conversation about what actually makes someone a hardcore gamer… and why it’s definitely not just the people sinking endless hours into games. Life gets busy. Priorities shift. Kids appear. Jobs explode. But the passion for gaming doesn’t disappear (it just shows up in different ways). So we’re asking: What defines a Hardcore gamer? And who gets to decide that, anyway? And in this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we’re naming the Best Easy Game, the perfect comfort pick when life gives you 20 minutes instead of two hours. In this episode: Highguard thoughts & reactionsIntro to Steam Deck and Handheld PC LifeWhat actually defines a hardcore gamerGamer parents and the shifting identity of “hardcore”Pixel Picks Showdown: Best Easy Game FREE PATREON: www.patreon.com/pixelparents Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 30m

  4. JAN 23

    Episode 96 - Xbox Developer Direct 26’ Reactions + Pressing Reset: Gaming and Expecting Again - Pixel Parents Podcast

    This week we react to the Xbox Developer Direct and run through the biggest moments as we see more from Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation and Kiln!  PLUS  - Big news this week — Scott is going to be a dad again! So we’re pressing reset and talking honestly about what it means to juggle gaming when life gets busier, noisier, and a whole lot more sleepless. We break down what changes (and what doesn’t) when you’re expecting again, what expectations Scott has this time around, and what advice we’d give to listeners heading into that newborn window. No pressure, no myths, just real talk from two gamer parents. And in this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we’re naming the Best Short Session Game, perfect for those tiny pockets of time life still gives you. In this episode: Xbox Developer Direct 26’ reactions2026 Challenge game updatePressing Reset: Gaming & expecting againPixel Picks Showdown: Best Short Session Game SUPPORT US AND JOIN OUR FREE PATREON: www.patreon.com/pixelparents Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.socialMusic & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 58m

  5. JAN 16

    Episode 95 – Hot Takes: Most Underrated or Overrated? – Pixel Parents Podcast

    This week, Alex is back for what might be our most chaotic episode yet as we play a ruthless round of Underrated or Overrated.Nothing is safe.No franchise is sacred.And yes — your favourite game might appear. Expect sparks and the kind of nonsense that only happens when two tired gamer parents decide to say what many others dare not! And in this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we’re naming the Best Polarising Critique Game, the titles that split reviewers, communities, and sometimes even us. In this episode: ​Underrated or Overrated Games: Vol 1​Pixel Picks Showdown: Best Polarising Critique Game Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 36m

  6. JAN 9

    Episode 94 – The Big 2026 Preview Chat: Most Anticipated Games & Predictions

    It’s a brand new year, which means one thing... more games than we’ll ever find time to play. This week, friend of the show and host of The Mimic's Veil, Alex, returns as our special guest!  And we’re kicking off 2026 by breaking down the games we’re most excited about, from the obvious heavy hitters to the long shots and dream announcements. We also tackle the elephant in the room: GTA 6, when we think it will land, and how it could reshape everything around it. We chat through Xbox’s anniversary year with Halo, Fable and Gears all lining up for a comeback, Nintendo’s potential big swings in a Switch 2 world, and whether the Steam Machine really could be hiding Half-Life 3 or something equally seismic. Then we grab the crystal ball and make our bold, probably-wrong 2026 predictions. And in this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we’re naming the Best Bullet Heaven/Hell Game. In this episode: Liam's Journey into PC Gaming with the ROG Xbox Ally X Our most anticipated games of 2026Our bold 2026 predictionsPixel Picks Showdown: Best Bullet Heaven/Hell Game SUPPORT THE SHOW - JOIN OUR FREE PATREON: www.patreon.com/pixelparents Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 48m

  7. JAN 2

    Episode 93 – Our New Year Gaming Resolutions + 2025 Gaming In Review – Pixel Parents Podcast

    We’re kicking off the new year with a look forward and a look back. First, we set out our 2026 gaming resolutions, the promises, intentions and delusions we’ll almost definitely break by March. Backlog goals, platform habits, spending choices, and the types of games we want to play more (or less) of next year. Then we revisit 2025 and grade the Big Three: PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo.Who delivered? Who stumbled? And who quietly had the strongest year of the lot? All wrapped in a wee bow as we kick off our own year in gaming as two tired gamer dads! In this episode: Our 2026 Gaming ResolutionsPlayStation 2025: Our final gradeXbox 2025: What worked, what didn’tNintendo 2025: Late-year momentum and the road to Switch 2Our personal year-in-gaming wrap-up Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.socialMusic & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 27m

  8. 12/26/2025

    Episode 92 - Game of The Year 2025 - Pixel Parents Podcast

    It’s our biggest episode of the year, the Pixel Parents Game of the Year 2025.We’re counting down our top ten favourite games of the year, celebrating the surprises, the slow burns, the instant classics, and the titles that defined our time playing games this year. No big stage. No world premieres. Just the honest, personal picks that stuck with us. In this episode: ​The official Pixel Parents GOTY 2025​Top ten games of the year​Honorable mentions and moments Support the show and get more! Join our FREE Patreon: www.patreon.com/pixelparents Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.socialMusic & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com

    1h 47m
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