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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.

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Did The Activision Purchase Ruin Xbox? (Mailbag)

Did the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard ruin Xbox? How do you build a new studio while simultaneously making a video game? And what's up with the lack of gender representation in esports? Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag and take some of YOUR questions on all sorts of things. One More Thing: Kirk: The Lowdown (Hulu) Maddy: Beauty and the Bester (Netflix) Jason: The Twisted Tale Of Amanda Knox (Hulu) LINKS: “No Girls Allowed” by Tracey Lien for Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/12/2/5143856/no-girls-allowed/ Katy Perrry sings “Last Friday Night” in Simlish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyW6AJ-yIk Twenty Thousand Hertz on Simlish: https://www.20k.org/episodes/sulsul Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join All-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

1 h 15 min
2 OCT.

EA Goes Private And We Play Ghost of Yōtei

Kirk, Jason, and Maddy convene to talk about the big news of the week — Electronic Arts going private as part of a $55 billion leveraged buyout — and what it could mean for the people involved. Then they talk about Ghost of Yotei, the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive and an open-world samurai game about exploring feudal Japan and killing ronin with a sword. It's fun! One More Thing: Kirk: Baby Steps Maddy: Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) Jason: One Battle After Another (2025) LINKS: “How Private Equity Destroys the Companies You Depend On” - The Culture Study Podcast w/ Megan Greenwell: https://culturestudypod.substack.com/p/how-private-equity-destroys-the-companies Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join All-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

1 h 9 min
25 SEPT.

Final Fantasy Tactics: It's Still Good

Kirk, Maddy, and Jason are all playing the new remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest games ever made. The gang talks about how the 1998 classic holds up today, the complexity of its systems, and all of the new features that Square Enix added for this version, like voice acting. Plus: Hades 2! One More Thing: Kirk: Hades 2 Maddy: Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong (Christopher Ferguson and Patrick M. Markey) Jason: Rise of the Golden Idol LINKS: Jason and Kirk published their entire text conversation about Final Fantasy Tactics’ Dorter Slums: https://kotaku.com/man-final-fantasy-tactics-sure-had-a-steep-learning-cu-5974665 Kirk talks to game developers about why they love Final Fantasy Tactics: https://kotaku.com/why-everybody-loves-final-fantasy-tactics-5973196 2013 Jason on Video Game Violence: https://kotaku.com/from-halo-to-hot-sauce-what-25-years-of-violent-video-5976733 Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join All-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

1 h 12 min
18 SEPT.

Nintendo News and More Silksong

Jason, Kirk, and Maddy convene to discuss all the news in the latest Nintendo Direct, from the Super Mario Galaxy movie to a new Fire Emblem and the mysterious Danganronpa 2x2. Then: more Silksong! They talk about difficulty, opacity, and how cool Hornet is... I mean seriously. She's just so cool. One More Thing (Timestamp 46:34): Kirk: Fourth Wing & Romantasy Maddy: When the Clock Broke (John Ganz) Jason: Nathan For You LINKS: Christian Donlan’s Eurogamer Silksong review: https://www.eurogamer.net/hollow-knight-silksong-review Jason’s spoiler-free tips for getting to Silksong Act 3: https://discord.com/channels/735597186657812641/1408099310213529701/1416775529041760397 “Choral Chambers” by Christopher Larkin from Hollow Knight: Silksong Kirk’s remix of Shakra’s song: https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com/post/3lysrc5ee422a "Why Magic, Dragons and Explicit Sex Are in Bookstores Everywhere” - Alexandra Alter for the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/style/harry-potter-fan-fiction-romantasy-manacled.html Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join All-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

1 h 8 min
11 SEPT.

Triple Play: Hollow Knight: Silksong

Maddy, Jason, and Kirk finally crack into the long-awaited Silksong, the sequel to Hollow Knight that was seven years in the making. They talk about how Silksong compares to its predecessor, the classic origin of its musical motif, and of course, why Hornet is such a badass. One More Thing: Kirk: The Cloud Roads (Martha Wells) Maddy: Elden Ring Nightreign’s four-player mod by Yui Jason: The NFL LINKS: “Enter Pharloom,” “Moss Grotto,” “Title Theme” by Christopher Larkin from Hollow Knight: Silksong Twenty Thousand Hertz on Dies Irae: https://www.20k.org/episodes/diesirae Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join All-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

1 h 10 min
4 SEPT.

How Hollow Knight Became Such A Phenomenon

On this, the day of Silksong's release, it's time to go back to where it all began: Hollow Knight! The Triple Click gang talks about Team Cherry's 2017 action-adventure game, what makes it so special, and how it became a cultural phenomenon. Plus: they revisit Kotaku Splitscreen's 2018 interview with the developers of Hollow Knight. One More Thing: Kirk: Split Fiction Maddy: Deep Cover (2025) Jason: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages LINKS: “Hornet” and “City of Tears” by Chris Larkin from the Hollow Knight OST Kirk’s review of Hollow Knight: https://kotaku.com/hollow-knight-the-kotaku-review-1827367425 A video of someone beating the Absolute Radiance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rg8UBKtt1o Excerpts from Kirk’s August 2018 Splitscreen interview with Team Cherry Jason’s 2025 interview with Team Cherry Folding Ideas on Silkposting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkbylysplI Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join All-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

1 h 15 min
28 AOÛT

Silksong, Metal Gear Solid, Mafia, And More

Jason, Kirk, and Maddy react to the news that Silksong will be out very soon, then talk about some of the games they've been playing, including Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Mafia: The Old Country, and more. One More Thing: Kirk: Alien: Earth Maddy: King of the Hill (2025) Jason: Crosscode LINKS: Brett Douville’s podcast, Dev Game Club: https://www.devgameclub.com/ Jason’s interview with Team Cherry Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join All-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/

1 h 14 min
21 AOÛT · BONUS

(BONUS) We Solve Your Toughest Conundrums

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1 h 2 min

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Kirk Hamilton

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Maddy Myers

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Jason Schreier

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Khetix

What tier can I pay for to have Kirk bing in when I make mistakes, and need correction, throughout daily life? Seriously though, keep up the great work. Triple Click is something I look forward to every week.
Ol’ Reliable

-3 j

t.dollarhyde

My go to podcast for video games and contemporary media we encounter in our day to day! Not only is Kirk and Maddie my reason for listening based on their chemistry, the content has introduced to me to so many hidden gems I would have never heard about without them. Thanks you guys and don’t forget to support the team if you like them through Maximum Fun for all of the bonus content. You all rock ❤️🌈🎮
GOAT

18 sept.

saxboychair1

One of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to! Hard hitting game analysis.
incorrect hollow knight information.

21 sept.

rohansDRIP

As someone who has beaten pantheon 5, (the hardest challenge in hollow knight) some of the bosses in silksong are significantly harder than the hardest bosses in hollow knight. Now, this might be my absurd number of hours on hollow knight talking, but I feel like bosses like trobbio or karmelita are harder than pure vessel or nightmare king grimm. Though I will say nothing has come close to the difficulty of absolute radiance thus far.

Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.