The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast
Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle
Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes (309)
Becoming Pals with Hideki Kamiya and Other Stories (with Andy Robinson)
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What We've Been Playing (Reanimal, Marathon, Dark Auction, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Rome...
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Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil Requiem
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Games Court 2026
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The Video Game Levels Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)
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Writing the Book on Nintendo + the Top 10 Most Underrated Nintendo Games (with K...
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Three Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto IV (with Jeremy Peel)
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What We've Been Playing (Skate Story, TR-49, POPUCOM, Wheel World, The Case of t...
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Mailbag 2026: Review Scores, the Death of VR Games, How Games End Up Bad, Favour...
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2026 Gaming Predictions + Fantasy Critics Draft
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The Best Games of 2025
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The Alternative GOTY Awards 2025
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The Top Emotional Moments in Games (with Lucy Blundell)
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Top 5 Metroid Games (with Jay Baylis)
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The Back Page Episode + ARC Raiders (with Phil Savage)
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The 16-bit Games Mega Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)
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The Oral Histories of Video Games (with Matt Leone)
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Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy
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What We've Been Playing (Dispatch, Absolum, The Séance of Blake Manor, Ninja Gai...
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Episode 250: 10 Games We Enjoyed During Steam Next Fest – Plus a Handful of Duds
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The 'Games Set in Japan' Hall of Fame (plus Absolum and Ball X Pit)
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What We've Been Playing (Ghost of Yotei, Silent Hill f, Baby Steps, Clair Obscur...
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Reassuringly Finite (with Jon Denton)
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The Best Games of 2017
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Mailbag
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Two Giant Men Play Rockstar's Bully (Patreon Sampler)
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007 First Light Reactions, Plus: What We've Been Playing (Mafia: The Old Country...
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The All-Star Japanese Game Developer Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough...
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Two Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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The First Ever Metacritic Game
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