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- 🇺🇸US · Video Games#6530K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Video Games#1085K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Video Games#1615K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Video Games#1835K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Video Games#2130K to 100K
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109K to 383K🎙 ~2x weekly·417 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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218K to 765K🇺🇸13%🇰🇷13%🇨🇦4%+33 more - Active Followers
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87K to 306K
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8-4 Play 6/19/2026: VACATION WELL WASTED
Jun 19, 2026
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8-4 Play 5/22/2026: TOUCHED FUZZY, GOT DIZZY
May 22, 2026
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8-4 Play 5/8/2026: FANTASTIC MR. STAR FOX
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Apr 24, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/19/26 |  8-4 Play 6/19/2026: VACATION WELL WASTED | Special guest Robert Ashley stops by to talk about his amazing podcast A Life Well Wasted, old EGM / 1up.com memories, and (as required by law in 2026) AI and Xbox. 00:39 – Nicknames 06:54 – A Life Well Wasted 30:27 – Splatoon 34:41 – News: SGF Recap, Microsoft, Steam Machines and more! | — | ||||||
| 6/5/26 |  8-4 Play 6/5/2026: BLAME IT ON THE RAIN | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES (a couple days ago): Game-by-game-by-game analysis of PlayStation's latest E3 June State of Play, plus…well, mostly that, honestly. 01:44 – Nicknames 13:03 – Sony State of Play | — | ||||||
| 5/22/26 |  8-4 Play 5/22/2026: TOUCHED FUZZY, GOT DIZZY | Special guest hosts Snoop Dogg, Seth Rogen, and Willie Nelson celebrate episode #420 by discussing the new Steam controller, Nintendo retirees, and how all our celebrity references are dated af. 01:22 – Nicknames 20:27 – Steam Controller 25:46 – Star Fox 29:20 – News: Nintendo price hikes, XBOX, and more! | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 |  8-4 Play 5/8/2026: FANTASTIC MR. STAR FOX | Up-to-the-minute Star Fox hot takes, week-or-two-old Saros first impressions, and the ancient mobile flip-phone Japan-only Xenosaga spinoff review you never knew you wanted. 01:10 – Nicknames 06:38 – Star Fox Direct 30:42 – SAROS 41:40 – Xenosaga Pied Piper | — | ||||||
| 4/24/26 |  8-4 Play 4/24/2026: STROOP, THERE IT IS✨ | indie game developmentPragmata+3 | JakeRaj | Game PassFinal Fantasy IV+3 | — | indie dev lifePragmata+3 | — | 1h 14m 49s | |
| 4/10/26 |  8-4 Play 4/10/2026: NOT MY SYRCUS✨ | video gamesNintendo Switch+4 | — | PS5Nintendo+3 | Pokopia | piratespilates+6 | — | 1h 08m 02s | |
| 3/27/26 |  8-4 Play 3/27/2026: CHAIRING IS CARING✨ | PokémonMonster Hunter+3 | — | Pokémon PokopiaMonster Hunter Wilds+3 | — | PokémonMonster Hunter+3 | — | 1h 19m 22s | |
| 3/13/26 |  8-4 Play 3/13/2026: ALICE IN CHAINSAWS✨ | Resident EvilZelda+3 | — | Project HelixResident Evil Requiem+2 | — | Resident Evil RequiemZelda+3 | — | 1h 12m 05s | |
| 2/27/26 |  8-4 Play 2/27/2026: LEGEND OF AWAYSIS✨ | Zelda anniversaryAwaysis game+4 | Jake Kazdal | AwaysisVirtual Boy+6 | — | ZeldaAwaysis+5 | — | 1h 36m 05s | |
| 2/13/26 |  8-4 Play 2/13/2026: SEEING RED✨ | video gamesVirtual Boy+3 | — | Virtual BoySteam Machine+1 | Cairn | Virtual BoyCairn+3 | — | 1h 07m 13s | |
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| 1/30/26 |  8-4 Play 1/30/2026: NO ONE CAN STOP MR. TETROMINO✨ | Animal CrossingXbox Developer Direct+4 | — | XboxNintendo+4 | — | Animal CrossingXbox+6 | — | 1h 03m 31s | |
| 1/16/26 |  8-4 Play 1/16/2026: YOU, ME, AND LINDA'S CUBES✨ | video game impressionsgame news+4 | — | Linda CubedDragon Quest VII Reimagined+3 | — | Linda CubedDragon Quest VII+4 | — | 1h 19m 07s | |
| 1/2/26 |  8-4 Play 1/2/2026: BALL DROPPIN' NEW YEAR'S FREE-FOR-ALL✨ | New Year's resolutionsholiday memories+3 | Che Chou | Cybermorph | — | New Year'sQ&A+4 | — | 1h 15m 40s | |
| 12/19/25 |  8-4 Play 12/19/2025: PRIME MINISTRY✨ | Metroid Prime 4Nintendo Museum+3 | — | Nintendo MuseumSEGA Channel+1 | — | Metroid Prime 4Nintendo Museum+3 | — | 1h 15m 01s | |
| 12/5/25 |  8-4 Play 12/5/2025: VIEWPOINT 1998 | With Metroid Prime 4 dropping mere hours before we recorded, we went for the next best thing: a bunch of games from the late 90s! Tune in for talk of Analogue 3D, Radiant Silvergun, Viewpoint 2064, 2D gaming on the PS1, and more—plus some current-century stuff like Ball x Pit and Lumines Arise. Time — Topic Discussed 01:00 – Nicknames 05:42 – Radiant Silvergun 13:15 – Viewpoint 2064 21:30 – Analogue 3D 39:48 – Nicknames 42:44 – Ball x Pit 48:50 – Lumines Arise 51:22 – News: Game Awards Statue, Dead Rising rumors, and more! | — | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  8-4 Play 11/21/2025: ALL STEAMED UP | Lumines (loo-meh-nez) Arise, new Hyrule Warriors, Game Awards noms, Metroid Prime 4 hopes and fears, new Steam hardware (x3) and more! 00:45 – Nicknames 13:20 – Lumines: Arise 20:32 – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment 33:11 – News: The Game Awards, Super Mario Galaxy movie, and more! | — | ||||||
| 11/7/25 |  8-4 Play 11/7/2025: RTX-5090 Z-A HD-2D TURBO | Hear all about (deep breath) Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (exhale) and the A-Z of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a side of Nintendo news and Halloween in Japan. Time — Topic Discussed 00:47 – Nicknames 17:30 – DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake 25:31 – Pokémon Legends: Z-A 35:00 – News: Nintendo Switch 2 sales, Animal Crossing updates, Halo on PlayStation, and more! | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  8-4 Play 10/24/2025: ONE-UPPED | 1UP Show memories, Hollow Knight 2, Little Nightmares 3, Ninja Gaiden 4, FIIIIIVE GOLD-EN! RINGS!! Plus more FFT, RIP Itagaki-san, and a buncha news. Time — Topic Discussed 00:00 – Nicknames 09:32 – Hollow Knight: Silksong 17:21 – Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles 20:59 – Little Nightmares 3 26:25 – Ninja Gaiden 4 30:00 – News: Remembering Itagaki-san, The 1UP Show's 20th anniversary, and more! | — | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  8-4 Play 10/10/2025: THE SILENT HILLVALICE CHRONICLES | Clutch your digiballs and sharpen your sickles as we dive into Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Digimon Story Time Stranger, Mario Galaxy 1&2, a bunch of obscure Alfa System games, the latest news, and more! Time — Topic Discussed 00:37 – Nicknames 08:49 – Silent Hill f 33:38 – Oreshika & Gunparade March 44:55 – Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles 1:05:12 – Digimon Story Time Stranger 1:13:56 – Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 1:18:52 – News: EA, Microsoft, and more! | — | ||||||
| 9/26/25 |  8-4 Play 9/26/2025: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2025 | It's our favorite time of year: Tokyo Game Show! A cavalcade of special guests pop through to talk about everything we saw at and around day 1 of the show, including Marvel Tokon, Onimusha, RE9, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Age of Imprisonment, Nioh 3, Ghost of Yotei, Dragon Quest 1&2, and lots more! Time — Topic Discussed 04:48 – TGS Vibes & Merch 08:42 – CAPCOM (Pragmata, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resident Evil Requiem) 20:38 – Indies (Demonschool, Dreams of Another, I Saw a Flying Saucer, Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs) 27:32 – SEGA (Yakuza Kiwami 3) 33:53 – Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake 38:02 – Sharp X68000 mini 42:00 – Psyvariar 3 42:38 – Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls 52:05 – Scott Pilgrim EX 53:07 – R-Type Tactics 1:03:43 – Reanimal 1:05:39 – Once Upon A KATAMARI 1:08:26 – Digimon Story: Time Stranger 1:14:17 – Monster Hunter Stories 3 1:16:44 – Denshattack! 1:19:17 – Nioh 3 1:23:27 – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment 1:36:47 – Sony's State of Play 1:51:48 – Ghost of Yotei | — | ||||||
| 9/19/25 |  8-4 Play 9/19/2025: SILK STRONG | Get your canned beverage of choice and your ticket for the green car -- it's time to board the bullet train for TGS! For the ride over, we've got a Tight 60 filled with Silksong impressions and a breakdown of all the big news out of last week's mega-sized Nintendo Direct. Time — Topic Discussed 00:48 – Nicknames 07:37 – Hollow Knight: Silksong 24:43 – Earthion 27:23 – News: Nintendo Direct, TGS leaks, and more! | — | ||||||
| 9/5/25 |  8-4 Play 9/5/2025: WHAT A THRILL | Turn down the Silksong BGM and turn UP the talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, the Lumines Arise demo, Exit 8 and Platform 8, and a whole buncha news. Time — Topic Discussed 00:52 — Nicknames 03:32 — Exit 8 and Platform 8 19:50 — Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 30:50 — Lumines Arise demo 45:16 — News: Nintendo Direct rumors, PS6 rumors, and more! | — | ||||||
| 8/22/25 |  8-4 Play 8/22/2025: NEODUDES | UFO 50 (buy it!), Mina the Hollower demo (try it!), Neorude (look it up!), Phantasy Star IV (dust it off!), Off (turn it on!), and a whole messa news (listen to it!) Time – Topic Discussed 01:14 – Nicknames 08:36 – Mina the Hollower impressions 16:11 – UFO 50 31:00 – Neorude The Leading RPG 33:51 – Phantasy Star IV 38:37 – OFF 44:16 – News: Opening Night Live, Kirby Air Riders Direct, and more! | — | ||||||
| 8/8/25 |  8-4 Play 8/8/2025: MOUSIN' AROUND | Oops, all games! The Adventures of Elliot, Rematch, Mario Paint, Lunar 2, Earthion, Shin-Chan Summer Vacation, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden, Dyson Sphere Program (the game, not the vacuum), and news! Time – Topic Discussed 00:57 – Nicknames 10:33 – Mario Paint 12:57 – Earthion 14:56 – Donkey Kong Bananza 16:09 – Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation 19:24 – Rematch 25:05 – Dyson Sphere Program 28:16 – Aliens: Fireteam Elite 29:56 – Lunar 2 Remastered 31:02 – SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Demo impressions 35:04 – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales Demo 40:23 – News: The Nintendo Partner Direct, EVO, and more! | — | ||||||
| 7/25/25 |  8-4 Play 7/25/2025: BANANZA REPUBLIC | Roy joins to peel back Donkey Kong Bananza, go crazy on Monster Hunter Wilds DLC, and...talk about...Death Stranding 2; also Zelda movie casting, Xbox retreating from $80 games, Switch 2 sales and more! Time — Topic Discussed 02:04 — Nicknames 09:50 — Donkey Kong Bananza 23:42 — Death Stranding 2 34:31 — Sweet Home 44:22 — News | — | ||||||
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40 placements across 36 markets.