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A gaming podcast hosted by Rhys, Ash & Steph, aiming to provide gaming knowledge and playful banter for the average gamer! Jack of all trades and master of none. Barely exuding knowledge but talking as if we are full of the stuff! Sit back and bless your earholes!

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    • Apr 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 137 EPISODES


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    Patreon For The People #6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 43:36 Transcription Available


    Hello guys! This week I am in Ireland so here is a Patreon For The People to satisfy you all until i get back next week. This Patreon episode was all about gaming lore and how much depth it adds to video games. We hope you enjoy!Patreon for interest is Patreon.com/whatsthebuttons

    Episode 131 - Runescape: Dragonwilds and The Lords Of The Fallen!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 47:45 Transcription Available


    In this weeks episode we played the early access Runescape: Dragonwilds and chatted about The Lords Of The Fallen.

    Episode 130 - More Switch 2 and The Last Of Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 51:56 Transcription Available


    In this weeks episode we sit down and talk more about the Nintendo Switch 2 and give our opinions on the newly announced The Last Of Us bundle edition coming out!

    Episode 129 - Nintendo Direct!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 47:19


    In this weeks episode Steph joins us to talk about the Nintendo Direct and Switch 2!

    Episode 128 - Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Death Stranding and Nintendo Direct!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 47:08 Transcription Available


    In this weeks episode Ash tells us how he got on with Granblue Fantasy: Relink! We have another weekly progress update of Death Stranding and we go over some of the key things mentioned in the latest Nintendo Direct!

    Episode 127 - Death Stranding progress, Split Fiction and Assassin's Creed Shadows!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 58:17


    This week Rhys gives us an update on his Death Stranding progress as promised! Split fiction gets a mention and we take a look at Assassin's Creed Shadows!

    Episode 126 - Ebay fiasco and Death Stranding!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 53:35


    In this weeks episode Ash tells us about his unfortunate time on Ebay trying to obtain the Baldur's Gate 3 collectors edition and in light of the Death Stranding 2 trailer we try to decipher exactly what the hell Death Stranding actually is!

    Episode 125 - Top 10 games, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 47:30


    In this weeks episode we go through what we would put in our top 10 list of games, Ash talks about the recent competition he won through the podcast for KCD2 and finally we talk about Monster Hunter Wilds!

    Episode 124 - KCD 2, Days Gone Remaster and a long awaited return!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 62:50


    We are back! After 2 months away due to a complicated house move we are back recording absolute waffle. In this weeks episode we covered games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the announcement for Days Gone remaster and all the other gaming news that has risen in the last 2 months! It's good to be back and we have missed you all dearly!

    Episode 123 - Marvel Rivals and League Of Legends!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 51:51


    The first episode of 2025 is here and its all about the new 6v6 team shooter Marvel Rivals and the wonderous toxicity of League Of Legends!

    Episode 122 - Secret Level, DnD, Balatro and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 54:38


    Merry Christmas everyone! In this weeks episode we sit down and talk about Amazon's new series Secret Level. DnD makes it in to this episode alongside Game Of The Year nominee Balatro!

    Episode 121 - Game Of The Year Awards!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 48:34


    Welcome to episode 121! This week we talk about most of the juicy stuff that came out from the 2024 Game Of The Year Awards!

    Episode 120 - GOTY Categories and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 55:02


    In this latest Stephisode we sit down to what is probably the most pointless Game Of The Year voting you'll ever listen to as we have barely played any of the games nominated across all categories! We finish the episode talking about Animal Crossing though so you can look forward to that section!

    Episode 119 - More S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and theories about Baldur's Gate 4!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 55:55


    In episode 119 Ash talks to us about his hands on with S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and we throw some theories around about who will make Baldur's Gate 4 and what sort of direction the developers will take the 4th iteration.

    Episode 118 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2, PS Portal, DayZ and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 51:42


    In this weeks episode we sit down and chat about the newly released S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2. The latest updates and beta test for the PS portal becomes a discussion point and Ash talks to us a bit more about the wonderful DayZ!

    Episode 117 - Pokémon TCG Pocket and Stephisode chit chat!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 50:12


    In this weeks episode Steph joins us to talk a bit about the brand new mobile game Pokémon TCG Pocket and general gaming chatter!

    Episode 116 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 53:49


    In this weeks episode Connor joins us to talk about the newly released Dragon Age: The Veilguard! Enjoy everyone!

    Episode 115 - Comic Con x EGX!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 41:04


    In this episode Steph joins us to talk about our recent adventure to Comic Con which to our surprise had partnered up with EGX so there was much gaming to be had! Sit down, listen and enjoy us unpacking the awesome day!

    Episode 114 - New World: Aeternum!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 46:07


    In episode 114 myself and Ash sit down to talk about the brand new (to console) MMO New World: Aeternum! Sit back, relax and enjoy!

    Episode 113 - Ash's MMO dilemma!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 62:34


    In episode 113 Ash sits down to mull over his MMO dilemma. He has that itch which needs scratching and just can't figure which MMO-brush to pick! Enjoy this turbulent episode!

    Episode 112 - World Of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online and MMO's!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 52:32


    In episode 112 Steph joins us to talk about MMO's! Specifically our cherished time playing ESO together. We also delve deep in to my history with World Of Warcraft and the sense of community gained whilst playing. We go over the highs and the lows of both games and the experiences gained! Enjoy everyone.

    Episode 111 - State Of Play and Warhammer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 64:50


    In episode 111 of the pod we sit down and go over the latest State Of Play from Playstation and Warhammer!

    Patreon For The People #5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 53:34


    This week we are doing our fifth Patreon For The People! We had a special guest on for this episode, Darryl Guy. Darryl is a big time gamer and has a lot of very cool stories about his time in the British Army so we spent this Patreon episode talking about mostly these two subjects. Enjoy this Patreon exclusive released to the masses!

    Episode 110 - Ps5 Pro, Iphone 16 and AI!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 52:10


    In this latest Stephisode we sit down and talk about the newly announced Ps5 Pro, the Iphone 16 and how AI is being incorporated into day to day technology!

    Episode 109 - Space Marine 2, Concord and much more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 46:17


    In episode 109 we talk about Space Marine 2 and it's early release. Concord makes the list of conversation over its very quick demise and then we pepper this episode with all sorts of random gaming related chat!

    Episode 108 - Gaming from the mind of special guest Darryl Guy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 47:18


    In this episode of Whats The Buttons we have a new special guest on! Darryl Guy sits down to chat with us about all things gaming and our love of DnD!

    Episode 107 - Black Myth: Wukong and WoW The War Within!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 46:20


    In episode 107 of the Whats The Buttons podcast Ash tells us about his hands on experience with Black Myth: Wukong and Rhys talks about his hands on experience with the latest expansion for World of Warcraft The War Within!

    Episode 106 - Football Manager 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 63:21


    In this episode Ash tells us about how he has given in the temptation and started playing Football Manager 2024! So sit down, strap in and prepare to listen to some wonderful storytelling of Ash's rise to supremacy from England, China and Belgium!

    Episode 105 - Thank Goodness You're Here!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 45:20


    In episode 105 Connor joins us to talk about an absolute hidden gem developed by Coal Supper titled Thank Goodness You're Here! Sit back, listen and enjoy us chat about this absolute northern dream of a game!

    Episode 104 - Mid year gaming round up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 54:51


    In episode 104 Connor joined the pod to discuss our mid year round up of gaming so far! We asked questions like best DLC, best soundtrack, best game of this year etc. Thanks to our patron Sam for throwing the questions our way! Much appreciated!

    Episode 103 - Detroit: Become Human & rambled chit chat!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 63:16


    In episode 103 the lovely Steph joins us whilst Ash is away to talk about our shared experience of Detroit: Become Human and we both go on a tangent about space exploration!

    Episode 102 - DnD, DnD and more DnD!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 50:18


    In episode 102 of the Whats The Buttons podcast Connor joins us whilst Ash is away to get down and nerdy about all things DnD!

    Episode 101 - The final chapter in Elden Ring, a touch of Baldur's Gate 3 and DnD!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 50:04


    In this episode we round off our experience with Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree and talk a little bit about our new DnD adventure including a few conversations around Baldur's Gate 3!

    Patreon For The People #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 38:03


    Patreon For The People is back! Here is an episode recorded a while back for our Patreon listeners! Every now and then we release an old exclusive episode for the masses to listen to. Here is the 4th instalment which we hope you all enjoy! Back to usual recording next week!

    Episode 100 - Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 63:49


    We have hit 100 episodes! Thankyou for all the love and support you've shown us throughout the 2 years we have been doing this now! As a thankyou you can listen to me and Ash bang on about Shadow Of The Erdtree for the next hour!

    Episode 99 - Shadow Of The Erdtree and Nintendo Direct!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 63:16


    In episode 99 Steph joins us to talk about our hands on experience with the Elden Ring DLC named Shadow Of The Erdtree and once we are done gushing over this fantastic DLC we move on to the latest from Nintendo Direct!

    Episode 98 - More on Ubisoft Forward, Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars: Outlaws!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 45:18


    In episode 98 we continue talking about the latest Ubisoft Forward however this time we get Ash's thoughts on Star Wars: Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows!

    Episode 97 - Ubisoft Forward, Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars: Outlaws!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 51:27


    In episode 97 Steph joins us to talk about Ubisoft Forward and the newly revealed gameplay footage for Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars; Outlaws!

    Episode 96 - State Of Play, XDefiant, Warzone and Steam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 61:06


    In episode 96 we recap last nights Playsation State Of Play. Ash talks to us about Ubisoft's XDefiant, Warzone and Steam!

    Episode 95 - MCM Comic Con and Dredge!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 48:07


    In episode 95 we give you the run down on our time spent at the most recent MCM Comic Con event held over the weekend and we give a little review on the beloved Dredge!

    Episode 94 - Assassin's Creed Shadows and Ash's SteamDeck!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 70:16


    In episode 94 we talk about the reveal of Assassin's Creed Shadows off the back of last weeks episode where we only knew this game as Project red! Ash talks about his absolute love for his SteamDeck and we cover many more topics!

    Episode 93 - Assassin's Creed Red, Gaming Showcases and Mobile gaming!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 58:25


    In episode 93 Steph joins us and we talk about the upcoming Ubisoft showcase that will feature Assassin's Creed Red. We cover all the other upcoming showcases and we also talk about some exciting developments for mobile gaming!

    Episode 92 - Warhammer, Indie games and much more!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 55:33


    In episode 92 Connor joins us to chat a bit about Warhammer and all sorts of Indie games we are both currently enjoying!

    Episode 91 - No Rest For The Wicked, Ash's SteamDeck and Early Access games!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 66:54


    In episode 91 Ash tells us how he is getting on with the SteamDeck. Ash also talks to us about a game called No Rest For the Wicked which is in early access and whilst on the subject we delve more in to the early access space for gaming!

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    Episode 90 - Recap on our very first DnD experience!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 58:16


    In episode 90 Ash couldn't join us so Connor filled the airwaves and we chatted about the podcast's first experience with DnD which was a decent conversation to have considering Connor is the Dungeon Master!

    Episode 89 - DnD, SteamDeck, Playstation Portal and Handhelds!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 59:18


    In episode 89 we talk about break in to the DnD universe! Ash bought a SteamDeck so we talk about and whilst we are at it we chat about the Playstation Portal and why it exists!

    Episode 88 - Dragonsplague, Reddit and Steam playercounts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 69:24


    In episode 88 Ash may have encountered the dreaded Dragonsplague and we look at the current player counts on Steam for a little bit of fun!

    Episode 87 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, BG3, DayZ and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 69:02


    In episode 87 we give off some more excitement around Elden ring's DLC which is coming 20th of June. Ash talks a little bit about BG3 and a tale of Dayz!

    Episode 86 - Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Baldur's Gate 3 and WoW: Plunderstorm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 68:11


    In episode 86 Ash talks to us about Dragon's Dogma 2 and his first thoughts on it since release. We chat a bit about Rise of the Ronin. Ash closes the book on Baldur's Gate 3 and the BR mode in WoW makes a quick appearance!

    Episode 85 - Battlefront Collection, Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of The Ronin and a special quest!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 67:45


    In this episode we have a special guest! Connor joins the podcast for the very first time and we have a chat about the calamity that is the Battlefront Collection, Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of The Ronin and much more!

    Episode 84 - Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Outlast Trials, Dreamlight Valley and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 58:42


    In this Stephisode we touched on a hidden gem that is Granblue Fantasy: Relink. Brand new horror game and Outlast Trials makes and appearance and Steph tells us how she is getting on with Dream Light Valley!

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