Podcast Episodes

8-4 Play 01/6/2023: MONEY TO BURN

Kick off the new year with a TIGHT 60 (tm) of wistful holiday memories of three ogres battled, two crises cored, one avatar movie, and a fel-o-ny in an air fryer.

01:59 – Nicknames
19:44 – Tactics …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

8-4 Play 12/23/2022: HERE COMES JESUS CLAUS

In our holiday special, wayward son Graeme returns home to learn the true meaning of Christmas—i.e. Armored Core and Street Fighter, The Game Awards, Ash hanging up his Pokéballs, and plenty more. WA…

Published on 3 years ago

8-4 Play 12/9/2022: FUNKY KONG OF 40,000 YEARS

Travel back to a time before (a day before!) the Game Awards and revel in the nostalgia and naïveté of those bygone days when people cared about Mario movie trailer ​#2, Elden Ring art books, and Yuj…

Published on 3 years ago

8-4 Play 11/25/2022: TURKEY SURVIVORS

Kyoto's reigning turducken champion and 17-Bit head honcho Jake Kazdal joins us straight from the dinner table in Kyoto to talk about Somerville, Vampire Survivors, Pokemon S&V, the upcoming Game Awa…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

8-4 Play 11/11/2022: S'MORE TAKES (PARODY ACCOUNT)

Gather round the campfire for mildly-warm-yet-palatable-even-if-they-briefly-fell-on-the-ground takes on Modern Warfare II, Twitter, Callisto Protocol & Japanese game "cens0rship," Nintendo numbers a…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

8-4 Play 10/28/2022: THAT'S NOT COFFEE

A verrrrrryyy scaaaaaaary and seasonally-appropriate spooktacular (tm) chat covering all the recent Resident Evil and Silent Hill news, Bloodborne and its unofficial demake, and -- yadda some last th…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

8-4 Play 10/14/2022: GLUTEUS MINIMUS

The gang checks in on the Street Fighter 6 Beta, Meta Quest Pro news, and Phil Spencer's shelf, says goodbye to The Last Soldier, Babylon's Fall, and Stadia, and offer in-depth analysis on a certain …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

8-4 Play 9/30/2022: I AM JACK'S BIG GAMING CHAIR

Nicholas de Leon of Consumer Reports saddles up in his Cooler Master Ergo L to talk about Gaming Chair conspiracies, the TGS news we missed, Mark's hate-hate relationship with Quake II, and plenty mo…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

8-4 Play 9/16/2022: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2022

Big news outta TGS this week (yes, you read that correctly!), so the gang assembles in person (!)—along with Capcom's @alfonso_thesix and IGN's @The_Katbot—to discuss Street Fighter 6, the Nintendo D…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

8-4 Play 9/2/2022: THE GOLFER'S DREAM

Accursed guest Liam Edwards joins us in the hunt, as we purge the streets of beasts and birdies. May the Great Ones grant us eyes, and maybe a few Ace Cards so we can make this episode a hole-in-one.…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago