ugvm Podcast

Blood is the unintentional theme of this episode, not just in the titles and contents of the games but also in that it'll make your ears bleed. Maybe? Frankly, I wouldn't risk it. All that mess for no real benefit, and we wouldn't want a lawsuit on our hands anyway. However, should you decide to listen against our strong advice not to, you will find that deKay, Toby, Kendrick and (Fresh Blood) Harry have prepared some tasty meats to sate you. Discussion about the coming Season 2 of Playdate games, rumours about the new PlayStation handheld console (and, relatedly, the PS6), Ys/Trails in the Sky crossover remake shenanigans, and the death of PS+ Stars, the rewards scheme you've never heard of until just now. Plus, additional snacks in the form of these games.

Look, March was a bad month, OK? We didn't do an episode and we know that made you all sad but it can't be helped. What's done is done. Water under the bridge. A delicious chocolate river slurped up by a fat German child while a man in a silly suit watches in glee. We just can't do anything about it. Except press on with another episode and some lickable wallpaper. In Episode 92 dem mans deKay, Orrah and the unlikely-y named "Kendrick" have Switch 2 Real Actual Facts to tell you about, the surprise everyone expected release of Oblivion: We Made It Pretty Edition, a new Star Wars game, and one of us has bought a new console. Who and what? You have to listen to find out! While you're listening, you should also hear words about these games and more!

It's time for Episode 91, so get yourself some warm cocoa, wrap yourself in a woolly slanket and sit by the fireplace to listen to the wireless. Then realise that the Temu slanket you bought isn't made of actual wool, is melting, and you've just made yourself a hot plastic coffin. Ah well. In this most episodey of episodes, deKay, Toby and Kendrick chat about The Recertification of Balatro (one of Mariah Carey's lesser known albums), Netease oozing staff, Warner Brothers, er, also oozing staff, and putting David Cage in a box. But that isn't all! We tell YOU, the listener, about games we have been playing! These games!

Everyone hates January, don't they? All that nasty weather and month-long mince-pie hangover and constantly writing the previous year by mistake on anything you have to date. So, here comes one more thing about January for you to despise and detest - Episode 90 of the ugvm Podcast! In this episode, deKay, Toby and Kendrick talk about the earth-shaking revelations that Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal brought, the excitement of Moar Doom and the rest of the Xbox Developer Event Thing, Sega being Ubisoft and letting you give all your data to them in return for... well, not much, and Dan Tedium (or something) having a radio show. For our younger listener, a radio show is like a podcast but it's on at a specific time. PLUS! We talk about GAMES!

It's only ruddy Christmas again! That means we've done something a bit different to usual, deciding to not tell you what we've been playing! Instead, deKay, Kendrick and Orrah will regale you with tales of Christmasseseses past interspersed with stories from other members of the EUU (Extended ugvm Universe).

Quake with fear as the most fearsome video gaming podcast that you fear comes to fear you right up in your (f)ears! Fear the words! Fear the sounds! Fear everything. Fear Fear Fear: It's in the Fear. Oh wait, we're a month late for Halloween. Ignore all that then, and sit back and enjoy Episode 88 where deKay, Toby and Orrah have a lovely wee chat about the usual sort of things we have lovely wee chats about. Featuring the Playstation Portal, the Playstation Handheld, the Playstation 5 Pro, and some Yakuza because well obviously. Plus! Some! Games!

Did you miss us? Because we sure missed you -insert-heart-emoji-! But you can dry your -insert-eyes-emoji- because we're back with Episode 87 and oh what a lovely time we had -insert-microphone-emoji- recording it for you. You'd think after a break we'd have more game -insert-newspaper-emoji- to tell you but actually all we've got is An Actual Show Report From ComicCon (And the ghost of EGX), and the new Analogue 3D console. Fear not though -insert-ghost-emoji- because we did play a lot of viddyyo games and -insert-male-child-emoji- did we talk about them.

A new challenger approaches! In this special episode of the ugvm podcast, Hazel and Toby discuss Roblox's Berry Avenue, the perfect hangout spot when you're tired of reality and just want to vibe with some oblong people. They've both been playing Dress to Impress, where fashion isn't just about looking good—it's about winning. And if you've ever dreamed of leading a clan of fierce felines, Warrior Cats is your gateway into living that fuzzy warrior life without the scratches. But it's not all about Roblox. Hazel takes us on a trip through the indie gem Flock, where you can finally live out your dream of flapping around with birds and tooting on a secret whistle. Also included are some mobile games that might provide you with the necessary dopamine to get through the episode.

Sneaking in just before the tail of the month like some sort of ninja in audio form, it's time for Episode 85 of that podcast you subscribed to that time and you keep intending on listening to it but you're a busy person and other podcasts keep filling your app and it's OK, we know you love us anyway even without your ears. This time, deKay, Kendrick and Toby tell each other, and you, our listener, about such things as Humble Games shutting down (or is it? (yes, it is)), why college football is so popular in the US, target audience Skibidi toilet news, dodgy Intel, and how in the olden days we had to perform Dark Arts in order to have a LAN party. What's a LAN party? Oh my sweet summer child. Plus! Games!

Exciting news this episode as one of us has played a game that only came out in the last few weeks. See if you can guess who, and which game it was! Also, don't forget to play the Official ugvm Drinking Game (if it is safe and legal to do so) as you listen, and try to beat our high scores! In Episode 84, deKay, Toby and Kendrick somehow manage to convene despite technical and Real Life issues doing their very best to stop them, and discuss at various lengths, breadths and depths topics including the recent Nintendo Direct, why the N64's controls are Bad These Days, why deKay has some dead technology (VR) now, and all the fighting Capcoms. Plus, if that wasn't enough to fill your holes, all these games get some sexy airtime.

Oh my. What is that smell? Can you smell it? Where is it coming from? Such a stench. A smell you don't want to smell because it smells so bad, but you can't help smelling it because it feels so good to smell. One of those smells. What is it? It's Episode 83, of course! A smell but for your ears, if such a thing can be imagined. In this episode, deKay, Toby and Kendrick discuss recent gaming news excitement like "Wow that new game is gonna cost a bit" and "Oh noes people are angry they put an African in Japan" and "Is it really a proper physical release if it's just a CD knocked up in Nero Burning ROM?". What games are these comments relating to? Smell it, with your ears, and find out!

Early philosophers noted that podcasts about video games were important sources of soul energy. They discussed at length about how this may be the case, and conducted many thought experiments to attempt to determine how best to profit from this information. Until the fall of Pompeii, at least, after which nobody cared because everything was on fire. All this is by way of providing a paragraph of waffle to inform you that we done Episode 82. In this episode, deKay, Toby and Kendrick talk about goats. There's also some video game chat in there, notably to do with Embracer's de-coupling, Blaze's new Evercade hardware and software, Front Mission (not a euphemism) 2, and Fallout (the TV show, not the game, but also the game). Mostly, it's goats. And sheep. And some games.

In the Dark Place, there was a Light. A small Light, but a Light that shone brightly, excitedly, erratically. A Podcast Light, to bring Video Game Chat Joy to all the Listeners. And, behind that Light, somehow hiding in its own shadow in the darkest of the Dark Place, was Episode 81 of the ugvm Podcast. In this episode, deKay, Toby, Kendrick and Choobs eventually get round to talking about video games, including a number of titles that Kendrick has almost certainly made up because lets be honest, nobody is going to check, are they? Those, and new on the new Fallout TV show, Simon the Sorcerer is BACK, Kien for the Game Boy Advance in the Year of Our $deity 2024, Apex Legends hacking shenanigans, and The Haunting of Stardew Valley 1.6. And if you're a fan of sidetracking, then do we have some sidetracking for you!

Fire up the ROFLCopter (that's still what the cool kids say, right?) because it's time for Episode 80 of the best podcast hosted by these specific people! Probably! In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby stroke their variously hirsute chins and ponder Games, The Multiplatformverse and Everything, including such topics as Microsoft releasing games for the PS5 and Switch (or not), Microsoft abandoning hardware (or not), and Why Are So Many Games Set In Shibuya? If that isn't enough for you, what about this impressive array of viddy yoh games

With Christmas a distant memory, the "gang" reconvene to talk about very important things from the world of Video Gaming and, well, other things too. Welcome, to Episode 79. In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Choobs and Toby complain about money-grabbing Sega, talk about yet more game development studios letting staff go, YAJTTWG (Yet Another Journey To The West Game - Black Myth Wukong), the mysterious "ake 6", and many, many games.

With the stars unable to align for the production of an episode this December, Kendrick has recorded a little something for you all about ugvm, usenet, the universe and everything.

What the listener didn't expect, was to discover that most of the podcast seemed to be about things that had nothing to do with the games mentioned in the usual list of topics. "How queer," they said. "How very, very queer". Episode 78 brings together the talking force of deKay, Kendrick, Orrah and Toby and they use their powers to speak words on subjects such as Embracer's employee cull, Creative Assembly's employee (and game line-up) cull, Why Creative Assembly Lost Their Way With The Total War Series, What Ben Croshaw Did Next, and mountains of games.

It is with great pleasure that we present to you our most newest edition (until the next one, anyway) of the world-beloved ugvm Podcast! Warm your toes by the fire of Episode 77. For it is indeed a fire. In a bin. In this exciting episode, deKay, Kendrick and Luffer try very hard to fill the required number of minutes with such diverse topics as Formula E's foray into the NFT/blockchain game, an upcoming Kickstarter title called Night Stones, and why the Quest 3 both proves and disproves why VR is and isn't dead. Plus, bonus chat about edible leather footwear for some reason, and words and noises about these games and more.

There are very few certainties in this world, but one of them is guaranteed disappointment in your ears when you listen to a new episode of the ugvm Podcast. Like this one, Episode 76! This time, deKay, Toby and Kendrick break with established norms and talk about games. Oh, wait, no. That's what they usually do. OK, have some Action Man chat instead - that's not been covered before. Plus, news about Xbox Leaks, Unity, Toby's Attempt To Coax You Into Youtube Hell, Amazon Luna, Nexus Mods and how the US entertainment strikes have moved on to games now. There's also a show report (apparently this is a thing we do semi-regularly now) of the Insomnia Gaming Festival and the ALGS Championship final hosted therein.

Kerpow! It's Episode 75 slapping you in the ears like a slappy thing slapping things! In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby talk about Exciting Things At Gamescom, or rather, lack of them, Major Nelson Major Rumours, the PlayStation Portal (neé Q) handheld thing, YABOABH (Yet Another Bit of Atari Branded Hardware), or the Atari 2600+ and who exactly it is for, Sega buying Rovio, dad of Angry Birds (and therefore the chances of a Sonic/Angry Birds shared cinematic universe) and some other Stuff. You know, like normal. Plus some games, many of which are Quite Good, and at least one of which is Pretty Meh. Place your bets!

Hark! A podcast! Verily, the ugvm gentlemen have returned with dulcet voices and witty repartee in Episode 74. In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby partake in discussion of such things as Ubisoft deleting accounts, Valiant Premier Season 2, Baten Kaitos, Super Pocket - the Evercade that isn't an Evercade, and for some reason, Skibidi Toilet. Well why not. Naturally, we talk about the fun, and not so fun, games we've been playing.

In a faraway land, in a shady wooded glade, the Podcast Pixies live. Their existence is a simple, peaceful one. Or was. Because here comes Episode 73 like a Rat King of chainsaws to take down their forest and build condos (whatever they are) or something. In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby talk about the recent EA Games split news, the Real Actual Olympics doing eSports, and Nintendo's Not-E3 Direct. There are also tangents galore with Steam Box and Steam Deck chat (if you're a fan of game installers and Linux, you might want to sit on a towel) and only a handful of references to submarines. Plus, the real meat: Games.

"Dammit, Link" cursed Zelda, "Just jump! You've got a bloody parachute!". Link didn't answer. He never did. Zelda kicked him over the edge. "Father was right", she said. Episode 72! This time, deKay, Kendrick and Zo discuss the fortuitously timed (for once) Sony Not-E3 Presentation and the games therein, Kendrick's new telephone (look, we're short of content), and Nintendo being sued because of lootboxes in Mario Kart Tour. And we played some games!

"Welcome to Episode 71", said the creepy man at the gate in the torn and dirty mouse suit, between puffs on his dogeared cigarette. "Enjoy your stay". In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Zo and John/Choobs discuss the death of Lenovo's gaming telephone line (as in, a line of gaming telephones, not a telephone line you use for gaming), Someone Has Bought A PS5, and deKay tells everyone about his visit to Norfolk's Premier Video Gaming Expo, OLL23. Plus, some games! That is after all why you came. Lots of games actually. Kendrick has been on a bit of a spree.

Another episode already? Who thought that would be a good idea? In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby put their lips to their microphones and aurally kiss them with such delicious topics as Starfield being exclusive to Microsoft-related Gaming Platforms, Call of Duty on the Switch, Counterstrike 2 (already? Only seems like weeks since the last one), the Evercade EXP and! Startling observations from and/or about these actual video games! It's like we almost know what we're doing.

Childish schoolboy sniggers abound, it's Episode 69 of your favourite[citation needed] viddyo games podcast! This episode, the old men that are deKay, Luffer and Kendrick and the slightly less old man that is Zo, navigate carefully around the choppy waters of the number 69, discuss the new toys Luffer has bought (he got a Pico 4 VR headset to go with his other 54124 VR headsets), Nintendo's Nintendo Direct direct, Goodbye Volcano High, and important other topics like Bill and Ted and how you just don't see waggling joysticks these days. Additionally, games!

Yes, yes. We know the last episode was a mere shadow of a proper show. A snifter. A tease. Well, we're back with a Real One, you lucky, lucky people. In Episode 68, which somehow unexpectedly became a Chinese New Year Special, deKay, Toby, Orrah and Kendrick do chats about How To Speak Chinese Proper Like, Wo (like "oh-woah") Long Fallen Dynasty (and related Chinese history), the death of Stadia, tech layoffs, AND! Games!

Thanks to some wonderful audio issues from our resident audio engineer, last episode left us with a lot of "material" which got cut as it was mainly chat while we waited for stuff to get fixed temporarily. It seemed a shame to lose this Classic ugvm Bants to the dark recesses of deKay's hard drive, so we've collected together all these not-for-air outtakes for a cheaply made, very short, Episode 67. Think of it as audio bubble and squeak. Which is ironic because we suffered from plenty of bubbling and squeaking.

What? It's Christmas again already? Impossible. And yet - here we are with a festival shambles episode, with all the audio dropouts and edits only a True Christmas Shambles Episode could provide. In Episode 66, deKay, Kendrick, Zo, Toby and Luffer talk about the Evercade EXP Special Edition theft, Ash Ketchum finally retiring from the world of Pokémon, the exciting announcement trailer for Armoured Core VI, and a few games

Don't panic everyone, we're here after all! October was, er, holiday month or something. Yeah, that'll excuse the delay. Phew, eh? In Episode 65, deKay, Toby and Kendrick cover the new Evercade EXP's delay  but can't remember the details, the Mega Drive Mini 2 but can't remember the games on it,  Embracer shutting down a recent studio purchase, R-Type Tactics, and holy hell there's no way Metroid Prime is 20 years old already. That would make use all very old gentlemen indeed. And we talk about some games wot we are been playing.

If you like a bit of history in your podcast, then by all means listen but it's not really quality history content and, frankly, the game chat is better than that's bad enough as it is. Fair warning! In Episode 64, deKay, Kendrick, Orrah and Zo celebrate the Nintendo 64 for approximately three minutes, then move on to more modern things like Stuff Wot Happened At Tokyo Game Show and Some JRPG Only Kendrick Has Heard Of That Is Coming Out. Plus, being ugvm, we couldn't help but talk about Yakuza. Several times, in fact.  If you have the play-at-home ugvm Drinking Game sheet, you're probably best locking the liquor cabinet.

Your regular, too long, tedious video game chat podcast is back! Episode 63 comes to you right now in this actual post! Don't mess yourself. In this episode, deKay, Kendrick and Toby tell you all about Embracer Group buying All the Things, Nintendo being the latest in a sadly long line of games companies with abusive and misogynistic working conditions, Anti-Pride Spider-Man mods, One Dungeons and Dragons, and some actual GAMES.

We were going to record this a week earlier but the Earth was hotter than the actual surface of the Sun so that was deemed impossible, impractical, and far too sweaty. Instead, we recorded a week or so later. You'd not notice if I hadn't just told you. And mentioned it in the episode. Episode 62 features The deKay, The Kendrick and The Luffer discussing The Intellivision Amico, The Steam Deck, The Mega Drive Mini 2, The Implosion of CD Projekt Red shares, The Ability to Buy Actual Consoles, The New Monkey Island, and The Release of Lord Winklebottom Investigates. But mainly The Steam Deck. A lot of that. And games!

The ugvm Podcast returns, a little earlier than advertised in some listings magazines, with this, Episode 61. Not that there's anything specifically noteworthy about Episode 61, but it does feature The Return of the Zo, who joins deKay, Luffer and Kendrick in Chat Mode, and we talk about Not-E3, games at Not-E3, the future of E3 and/or Not-E3, Saudis Buying Stuff, Starfield, aaaaaand... games we have played such as these ones what are listed here.

60 episodes of... this. What is wrong with you all. This time round, deKay, Toby and Kendrick talk about the launch problems with Sony's new PlayStation Plus tiers, Steve Jackson (no, not that one) bringing OGRE to consoles, Nintendo and/or GameFreak taking away the Pokémon music they only gave us a few months ago, and Important News about Pac-in-Time.

With nothing better to do, it was time for another Chat About Games. With a slightly retro feel this episode! In Episode 59, deKay, Toby, Kendrick and Luffer reminisce about the ZX Spectrum to celebrate its 40th birthday. Then, imagine the hilarity when deKay gets failed product Amico mixed up with failed product Atari VCS! Except you don't have to as it's right here! More retro "fun" with Dungeons and Dragons and Sonic Origins, as well as exciting future tech Looking Glass and how Coachella (however you pronounce that) are using AR because COVID. And web browser chat! No, really. Oh, and some games. It is a game podcast, after all.

We're sorry but yes we made another podcast. Actually we're not sorry. You probably deserve it after that thing you did. Yeah, we know. And we're going to tell your parents. In this, Episode 58 of the ugvm Podcast, the Men With Mouths That Speak are deKay, Kendrick and Toby and they do all the speaking about Sony's new PlayStation Plus/Now hybrid, the Intellivision Unboxing Video, and VR NFL. Plus, you ain't going to get any chat about the incredible Sega MegaCD title that is Slam City with Scottie Pippen anywhere else. All that, and some actual gaaaaaames.

Two episodes in one months? You lucky, lucky people! You're even more lucky because this episode has no singing in it. Yes, I know it's only because we missed January by a day. Shush. In Episode 57 of Your Least Favourite Video Game Podcast, deKay, Toby, Luffer and Tim expel lexiconic blather from their phizogial orifii on the subjects of, but not limited to, the closure of the 3DS and Wii U digital stores, people not buying PS4 versions of games that have free upgrades to PS5 versions when that's cheaper than buying the PS5 version, Fun NFT Discussion, Sony's PSVR2 announcement, the recent Nintendo Direct, and some Steam Deck stuff. And! Some! Games!

Yes, we're late. Sorry. Nobody could be bothered last week so we've blundered into February without a January episode. Even though this was recorded in January (just about). We're here now and that's all that matters, yes yes? Apart from the content of course, and oh boy, what content. This episode, deKay, Kendrick, Orrah and Toby provide mouth trumpeting disguised as bafflement at the large sums of money both Microsoft and Sony have been throwing around, Six Days in Fallujah being delayed yet again, Chinese opera, and despite it not being Black History Month, it seems it actually is Black History Month for us as Kendrick explains. Look, it's what you get with this podcast you know what you signed up for you can't complain now, Karen.

Joyeux Noël to our listener! As a special present, this episode features us playing a game which definitely isn't anything like No More Jockeys at all because of course Luffer can come up with his own game format, right? Right.

We apologise unreservedly for this rare lapse in our standards of quality and entertainment.

With the crew back up to full power, Episode 54 is easily the best episode we've had in at least four weeks. In Episode 54, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and Toby spit bars on such topics as Gamesmaster, Epic buying Harmonix, The Elder Scrolls VI (that's "vee eye" not "eye vee", Kendrick) being PC and Xbox exclusive, more Bugsnax incoming, and racism. No, not providing racism (well, not three of us anyway), but discussing it. Big chats, boys. And! Some! Games!

Three (count 'em!) presenters this month. That's 50% more than last time, so does it translate to 50% better quality? Of course not. In Episode 53, deKay, Kendrick and Toby outdo last month's Traffic Cone Chat with discussion about AI tanks and how that relates to Roombas dealing with dog poo. Come on, you don't get this with TCGS. Also, more on Activision Blizzard, the new Animal Crossing expansions, the Xbox Mini Fridge, and games.

It's just the OG lads this episode, because everyone else is sick, on holiday, sick and on holiday, or lazy. Or lazy and sick. deKay and Kendrick attempt to make the best of the situation with Hot Facts about the Nintendo Direct, Victoria III, Activision Blizzard and Thatcher's Techbase (trigger warning: little bit of politics), discuss Chris Pratt and why he would be a better Luigi than a Mario, and spoke all the words about many of the games.

Back to boring old noises-only podcasting, here's Episode 51! Probably for the best you can't see our fat greasy faces anyway. In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Luffer and Toby talk about Serious Things like war and stuff with some discussion about Six Days in Fallujah, Moderately Less Serious Things like how Among Us is now in Fortnite and how naughty that is, and some Very Much Less Serious Things like some upcoming remasters of GTA III and Exhumed. And hardly any mention of Yakuza at all, sorry.

Well this is exciting! To celebrate 50 episodes of everyone’s favourite podcast with the letters u, g, v and m in it, we did a live video show! No, not that sort of live video show. Because of that, Episode 50 is a little different. deKay, Kendrick and Zo were actually there, in person, on […]

It's time for Episode 49 and oh boy do we have what can only be described as "two and bit hours of noise" for you! In this episode, deKay, Tim, Toby and Kendrick delight you with outstanding (but somewhat truncated compared to previous years) not-late-at-all E3 hot facts, chat about how much Bobby Kotick is worth dead or alive, Tencent's investment in Yager and why this is an important step for Chinese culture promotion (no, really), Switch download issues, XCloud, and the real reason you tune in: ZX Vega+ news!

Episode 48 of what is probably the only Yakuza based podcast worth listening to contains scenes of a Yakuza nature and listener discretion is advised. This time, deKay, Kendrick and Choobs are joined by long time listener (he says but we know it's not true) and first time podcaster Orrah to force noises into your tympanic membranes that your brain interprets as chat about the new Evercade VS, the handheld-that-never-was ZX Vega+, the return (sort of) of Virtua Fighter, Divinity Original Sin 2 and Shin Megami Tensei III, and more DLC for Final Fantasy XIV.

Episode 47 of our podcast is guaranteed to the ONLY place you can find discussion about both a giant turtle penis AND VR vignetting. Yes, we are a special sort of podcast that covers the hard topics others shy away from. As well as that, deKay, Kendrick, Toby and Luffer talk at length (and girth) about other game and tangentally-game topics like the cancellation of Amazon's Lord of the Rings game, Rome: Total War: Rome Remake, How Lightguns Work On The Switch, and we break out the party supplies to celebrate 10 years since the Big PSN Hack. And some games what we have done played.

Episode 46 is a deviation from our usual podcasting format, by which I mean it's exactly the same nonsense as it always is. At least we're consistant! In this episode, deKay, Kendrick, Tim and Luffer expel sounds from their orifaces which gently coalesce into some entertaining chat on the subjects of digital game stores (including the impending closure, or not, of parts of PSN), games being banned from digital game stores, free things on digital game stores, digital game store usage agreements, and things you could potentially buy on digital game stores in the future as well as things you may have already bought on digital game stores in the past. Frankly, Kendrick not being around for the Game News section of the episode is probably for the best. Also, we talk about Actual Video Games.

今日は! That's right, Episode 45 of the ugvm Podcast is in Japanese! Really poor Japanese! For all of 20 seconds after which deKay runs out of vocab and reverts to The King's English! In this episode, deKay, Jaimie, Kendrick and Luffer fill your ears with vocal splurts covering such topics as the recent and long-awaited Nintendo Direct, EA and Codemasters Sitting In A Tree, gaming birthdays, the no-news about PSVR2, MiSTer, Apple and Epic Shenanigans, and SNK games on the Switch. Plus more chat about the continued lack of PS5s, and these wonderful and not-so-wonderful video games...