Podcasts by 8-4 Play

8-4 Play 9/3/2021: GOLF BADGUY from 2021-09-03T08:08:27

Friend of the show Liam Edwards joins to talk his newly-announced golf-like, Cursed to Golf, plus BitSummit, indie life in Japan, No More Heroes 3, Guilty Gear Strive, and a healthy shake for di...

8-4 Play 8/20/2021: GOOD TIME TO BE A HUNTER from 2021-08-20T08:32:11

Look: if you aren't Monster-Hunter-positive or at least MH-curious, might wanna just skip this ep. Otherwise, enjoy as GaijinHunter Adam Evanko joins to chat about the new Netflix special, Rise ...

8-4 Play 8/6/2021: SPIRITUAL OPIUM from 2021-08-06T10:00:44

This week we debate the strengths and weaknesses of the two big conbini chains in Japan. Who makes the best pasta? The best fried chicken in an envelope? The best onigiri? Listen to find out! Oh...

8-4 Play 7/23/2021: QUALITY ASSURED from 2021-07-23T09:03:14

Rainy season is out, Skyward Sword HD is in, Gabe is...all over the place, and it's a four-day weekend in Japan?! Join the holiday celebration as we answer listener questions and talk about Zeld...

8-4 Play 7/9/2021: MR. HOE'S WILD RIDE from 2021-07-09T08:13:50

Ex game-journo and noted theme park connoisseur Michael Donahoe joins us for a deep dive into what he considers the best park on the planet (!): Super Nintendo World.

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8-4 Play 6/25/2021: SUMMER OF PARADISE from 2021-06-25T08:35:08

The hype train has left with a resounding choo-choo! In its wake, we unpack this year's E3 news and share thoughts on Stranger of Paradise, FF7R Intergrade, 25 years of N64, and more!

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8-4 Play 6/11/2021: BACK ON TRACK from 2021-06-11T07:50:28

E3 is (sorta) back, which means it's time to buckle up for another round of baseless speculation, ridiculous predictions, and general mayhem as we once again board the #E3HYPETRAIN!

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8-4 Play 5/28/2021: PRIME SLIME from 2021-05-28T07:58:30

Dragon Quest may be getting 'darker' and 'more adult', but we here at 8-4 Play pledge to remain as cute and carefree as ever. Join us for talk of all the recent DQ-related announcements, the lat...

8-4 Play 5/14/2021: RESIDENTAL from 2021-05-14T07:15:04

No news is good news when the only news is Alex "cvxfreak" Aniel joining us for nearly two hours of impressions of two...

8-4 Play 4/30/2021: G IS FOR GOLDEN from 2021-04-30T08:11:20

It's Golden Week in Japan! Join us for pre-holiday impressions of SaGa Frontier Remastered and NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139, plus the latest news from the worlds of video games and fast food...

8-4 Play 4/16/2021: TENDER IS THE FUR from 2021-04-16T09:26:42

Impressed with the dioramas in Fantasian, we work together to construct a faithful replica of the 8-4 office. We spare no detail, including our fridge in the state-of-the-art podcast wing filled...

8-4 Play 4/2/2021: MY FAIR GAIJIN HUNTER from 2021-04-02T08:39:04

Joined by special guest Adam "Gaijin Hunter" Evanko, we celebrate the latest pointy, bitey addition to the Monster Hunter franchise!

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05:52 – Monster Hunter R...

8-4 Play 3/19/2021: OUT OF SYNC from 2021-03-19T08:09:22

This week we bravely default to talking about Japan, games, and Japanese games! Plus a bit of reminiscing about boy bands, print gaming media, and some classic puzzle platformers.

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8-4 Play 3/5/2021: UP IN SMOKE from 2021-03-05T09:00:32

17-Bit’s Jake Kazdal returns to talk about his newly-announced VR title “Song in the Smoke,” Japan Studio’s closure, a bigger-screen Switch, PS5 VR, banana controllers, being Seth Rogen’s stunt ...

8-4 Play 2/19/2021: DIRECT DE GO!! from 2021-02-19T08:28:34

We gorge on Nintendo news along with 17-Bit's Jake Kazdal, topping it off with lots (and lots) of thoughts on Bowser's Fury and very, very little FFXIV updates. And the long-awaited reveal of ex...

8-4 Play 2/5/2021: MAIDEN VOYAGE from 2021-02-05T08:30:12

What do the RE8 and Balan demos, Cyber Shadow, Evangelion, Xbox Live Pricing, Switch LTD Sales and Sega politics all have in common? We talk about them on this podcast. Duh. This is always a lis...

8-4 Play 1/22/2021: RISE AND SLIME from 2021-01-22T10:06:24

This week we give our expert (read: somewhat experienced) opinions of the Monster Hunter Rise demo. Then it's a mixed bag of games both new and old, with a side helping of anime and Sheila-E. Listen

8-4 Play 1/8/2021: 1-900-HOT-CURL from 2021-01-08T08:07:24

First episode of 2021! This week we talk about our experiences in radio, the lifestyle that is Sasuke, the life of Saruman, and maybe some video games.

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8-4 Play 12/25/2020: THE SANTA KLAUSE 3: BASEMENT FANTASY from 2020-12-25T07:35:08

Cozy up by the fire and join us for our annual holiday send-off, filled with tales of Christmas past, plans for winter break, and plenty more. Thanks as always for listening, and see you in 2021...

8-4 Play 12/11/2020: IT’S GREAT! LISTEN TO IT! from 2020-12-11T09:00:32

This week we record before both The Game Awards AND the release of Cyberpunk 2077. But that doesn't stop us from ad-libbing some game award moments and re-visiting our Netflix corner.

8-4 Play 11/27/2020: LIKE A TURKEY from 2020-11-27T08:21:12

Thanksgiving might be a little different this year, but like Olaf famously put it in Frozen II "8-4 Play is always there for you." Brighten up your Black Friday with bawdy tales of Yakuza: Like ...

8-4 Play 11/13/2020: P.T. DAY from 2020-11-13T07:12:52

This week we trace some rays and flop some...teras? Anyway, next-gen is finally here!

8-4 Play 10/30/2020: NO! GO TO SHIBUYA! from 2020-10-30T10:09:38

Halloween is nearly here, but there'll be no Shibuya parties for us. Instead, we'll settle for the excitement of next-gen!

8-4 Play 10/16/2020: EXES AND OHS from 2020-10-16T09:06:20

This week we get a little emotional about Paper Mario. Then we get MAD! About BUTTONS! Then we bring it all home with our hot takes on the Monster Hunter movie trailer.

8-4 Play 10/2/2020: THEN CAME STEVE from 2020-10-02T08:11:19

Time-travel back to the nostalgic past of Oct 1, 2020! Who's next in Smash? How does Super Mario Bros. 35 work? Is karma real? All these questions and more will not be answered!

8-4 Play 9/18/2020: WEはSHOCK from 2020-09-18T09:42:23

This week the crew is joined by 17-Bit head honcho Jake Kazdal to break down the latest news from the PlayStation 5 showcase and miss yet another suspiciously-timed Nintendo Direct.

8-4 Play 9/4/2020: WE MISSED IT AGAIN from 2020-09-04T10:24:18

We've done it again! Missing a monumentous Direct by mere minutes, listen to us speculate on what Nintendo might be up to, all the while knowing we'd all find out within an hour of recording.

8-4 Play 8/21/2020: DERMS OF ENDEARMENT from 2020-08-21T09:16:07

This week, with Mark out on vacation, the gang do their best to keep things on the rails. How did we do? Find out now!

8-4 Play 8/7/2020: LLAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT from 2020-08-07T09:21:04

This week, maple leaves rain down around us as we meditate on our experiences with Ghosts of Tsushima and the morality of the recent Nintendo leak.

8-4 Play 7/24/2020: THE CAST OF US, TOO from 2020-07-24T07:50:54

This week we dive deep on The Last of Us Part 2 in a special spoilercast!

8-4 Play 7/10/2020: ALT.GAMES.JAPAN from 2020-07-10T08:53:17

Author, localizer, and (most importantly) long-time friend of the show Matt Alt joins us to discuss his new book, Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World. Plus the usual news...

8-4 Play 6/26/2020: XANA-DON’T from 2020-06-26T09:41:30

This week we touch briefly on The Last of Us--or how it makes us feel things. Dark things. Then it's business as usual with talk of the latest Pokémon news, the joy of mining, and of course Stro...

8-4 Play 6/12/2020: HI, FIVE from 2020-06-12T10:33:14

Big gaming news on a Friday again, huh? Guess it won't be in the latest 8-4 Play... WRONG. We went all out and recorded a special PS5 segment on Friday! Join us, as we gaze into the traceable ra...

8-4 Play 5/29/2020: DOUBLE PINE STRASH ZERO from 2020-05-29T08:27:09

It's here! The 8-4 Play FF7R Spoilercast! Stick around to the end of this week's episode to hear all our timely, spoilery takes.

8-4 Play 5/15/2020: TGS RIP from 2020-05-15T08:56:58

This week we talk about the big changes happening in civilization—Civilization 6, that is! We also check in on Animal Crossing and pour one out for TGS.

8-4 Play 5/1/2020: MANA’S BEST FRIEND from 2020-05-01T09:18:31

 Brand new audio, same old cast. Well, besides Roy and Derm. So basically not the same old cast. Anyway, grab a beverage and saddle up (indoor) ...


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8-4 Play 4/17/2020: MATERIA GIRLS from 2020-04-17T09:50:07

Strap on your nostalgia goggles-- Or wait, maybe take them off? I'm not sure! Because this week we dive deep on Final Fantasy VII Remake, in this spoiler-free spectacular.

8-4 Play 4/3/2020: REMOTE PLAY from 2020-04-03T09:26:20

This week we embrace the future of podcasting technology while gushing about Animal Crossing. Wash your hands.

8-4 Play 3/20/2020: NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT from 2020-03-20T10:56:05

We hunker down to discuss that PS5 presentation, the latest from Indie World, and our favorite gaming smells.

8-4 Play 3/6/2020: TWERK FROM HOME from 2020-03-06T10:41:44

The gang takes a break from scouring Tokyo for toilet paper to talk about the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, Playstation VR, and reflect on the PS2's legacy.

8-4 Play 2/21/2020: RAP ROCKIN' PROFESSOR OAK from 2020-02-21T10:55:32

This week we struggle to pick the 9 games that define us, talk about corona conspiracy theories, and speculate about the latest Animal Crossing Direct.

8-4 Play 2/07/2020: CAST A POD TO YOUR WITCHER from 2020-02-07T08:43:21

This week we welcome a special guest to talk about a bevy of Nintendo news and sing that Witcher song.

8-4 Play 1/24/2020: OH MY CAR from 2020-01-24T09:05:26

It's delay season, folks, and everyone is sad. But we're playing the new Yakuza, so it's not all bad!

8-4 Play 1/10/2020: SUPER PODCAST 2020 from 2020-01-10T09:48:53

We're back from the holiday break, with stories to tell of video games, travel, and pants-wetting.

8-4 Play 12/20/2019: XMAS SERIES X from 2019-12-20T11:51:43

It's that time of year! We talk about our holiday memories, and of course the games and Japan and Japanese games of 2019.

8-4 Play 12/06/2019: KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON from 2019-12-06T07:38:30

This week we're joined by special guest and saver-of-bacon, Alan Averill! We talk about roads (a lot) and ponder what qualities define a burrito.

8-4 Play 11/22/2019: GIGANTACAST from 2019-11-22T10:03:56

Plug in your BB and grab a bowl of cryptobyte curry cuz this week we're talking about Death Stranding AND the next generation of Pokémon games!

8-4 Play 11/8/2019: ONI LEMON from 2019-11-08T09:27:15

This week we go goo-goo for Gooigi, prepare ourselves mentally for Death Stranding, and talk about a primordial VR experience.

8-4 Play 10/25/2019: SHI-BOO-YA from 2019-10-25T09:17:35

Special guest Alex Aniel joins us for a very spooooky almost-Halloween episode.

8-4 Play 10/11/2019: FINGER OF GOD from 2019-10-11T08:34:57

An epic typhoon looms over Tokyo, but there's still gaming news to cover! We grab some cans and discuss, while trying to not worry about the impending F5.

8-4 Play 9/27/2019: LITE UP THE PIPE from 2019-09-27T10:03:28

In the wake of TGS, a slime draws near—and a new Zelda, too!

8-4 Play 9/13/2019: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2019 from 2019-09-13T10:34:32

On this extra special (and rowdy) episode, a cavalcade of guests stop by the towers to share their TGS experiences.

8-4 Play 9/6/2019: CHAIN OF CONTROL from 2019-09-06T10:22:03

This week we put down our curry on rice to spoon-feed you all the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct!

8-4 Play 8/23/2019: HARD OFFERINGS from 2019-08-23T09:27:35

Book Off. Hard Off. Hilarious names? Yes. Are they hiding a dark secret? Find out, in the latest 8-4 play. (Uh, we also talk about Death Stranding and some MMOs.)

8-4 Play 8/9/2019: THE HOUSES ARE ON FIRE from 2019-08-09T10:09:22

This week we heat things up with some Fire Emblem, and then cool off with some ice cream.

8-4 Play 7/26/2019: PAPPY UNCORKED from 2019-07-26T09:23:34

This week we are joined by bourbon smugglin', retro game playin' friend-of-the-show Rob Fox.

8-4 Play 7/12/2019: LITE WEEK from 2019-07-12T09:53:49

Join us as we talk making Marios, doctoring Marios, and Mario's new turquoise vacation home.

8-4 Play 6/28/2019: CADENCE OF JUDGMENT VII: RITUAL OF DEXIT from 2019-06-28T09:54:49

This week we talk about boogieing in Cadence of Hyrule, lawyering in Judgment, and sitting in Bloodstained. Who doesn't love a good sit?

8-4 Play 6/14/2019: CYBERPUNKS 2019 from 2019-06-14T11:35:41

This week we attempt to summarize the avalanche of news from E3 into a 2 hour podcast. Can we even come close? Find out now!

8-4 Play 5/31/2019: TICKET TO RIDE from 2019-05-31T10:06:10

ALL ABOOOOOOOOARD! The #E3HYPETRAIN is leaving the station!

8-4 Play 5/17/2019: BETTER THAN THE BOOKS from 2019-05-17T10:10:37

With BitSummit fast approaching, we invite John Davis on the show to talk shop and how he could probably use a nap.

8-4 Play 5/03/2019: SUPER GOLDEN WEEK from 2019-05-03T08:23:33

For a very casual Golden Week episode, we talk about what we've been playing, and reflect on the games that made Heisei great.

8-4 Play 4/19/2019: THE NON-VEGAN ALL DIGITAL SPECIAL from 2019-04-19T11:42:23

With the next gen looming overhead, special guest Justin Massongill of the Playstation Blog joins us to talk about easy modes and different ways to watch Game of Thrones abroad.

8-4 Play 4/5/2019: YOSHIS DIE TWICE from 2019-04-05T09:54:41

Special guest Cory Schmitz joins us to talk Sekiro, Ace Combat 7, and all the latest news!

8-4 Play 3/22/2019: SPOODIA STYLE from 2019-03-22T10:58:24

First episode recorded in the new office! With Mark, John, and Graeme off at GDC, we invite some new blood on to talk DMC5.

8-4 Play 3/08/2019: VIRTUAL BOYZ from 2019-03-08T11:37:03

Amid the stress of packing up the 8-4 Towers, we relax with some scathing Amazon reviews of Left Alive.

8-4 Play 2/22/2019: MAKE IT PURPLE from 2019-02-22T09:46:29

There's a battle royale for everyone this week, and tons of Nintendo news to discuss!

8-4 Play 2/08/2019: 358/4 PLAYS RE:2 FEAT. XAND from 2019-02-08T12:13:42

We finally embrace the darkness and talk Kingdom Hearts, along with a new 8-4 member. Plus some Resident Evil 2 gushing for good measure.

8-4 Play 1/25/2019: RE: RE2 from 2019-01-25T11:47:58

Joined by a special guest, we talk at length about Resident Evil 2 and its recent remaster, while doing our darnedest to dance around spoilers.

8-4 Play 1/11/2019: ALL YOU CAN EAT SMASHBROWNS from 2019-01-11T11:17:04

We catch up after the New Year, look forward to 2019, and get a little retro. Or...more than usual anyway.

8-4 Play 12/28/2018: NOT SO SPECIAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 2018-12-28T09:55:15

We field some listener questions and get all festive up in here.

8-4 Play 12/14/2018: SMASHING THROUGH THE SNOW from 2018-12-14T07:30:51

Smash Ultimate, Christmas memories, and Sonic's new look!

8-4 Play 11/30/2018: 50 HURTS: SUMMER MEMORIES from 2018-11-30T11:35:33

Is this episode the very best, like no other ever was?

8-4 Play 11/16/2018: SMASHING GOOD TIME from 2018-11-16T11:13

We're back with another!

8-4 Play 11/1/2018: A CESSPIT OF HATRED AND LIES from 2018-11-02T11:27:51

Gaming Jesus returns!
Need we say more?

8-4 Play 10/19/2018: FRAPPY HALLOWEEN from 2018-10-19T10:54:34

Dragalia Lost, the latest from Starbucks, mastering Tetris, and more!

8-4 Play 10/5/2018: SUPER FIGHTING ROBOTS from 2018-10-05T11:41:54

Mega Man 11, Spider-Man, a special Monster Hunter segment, and more!

8-4 Play 9/21/2018: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2018 from 2018-09-21T10:15:42

Get ready for a cavalcade of guests, a wealth of impressions, and just a touch of chaos—our annual TGS super show is here!

8-4 Play 9/14/2018: WHATEVER, A SPIDER from 2018-09-14T11:45:44

Spider-Man, Destiny 2, and PlayStation's TGS prelude—all with two special guests!

8-4 Play 8/31/2018: WEE BAIRNS from 2018-08-31T10:57:07

Special guest Andy Church joins the crew to talk speedrunning and Dragon Quest XI!

8-4 Play 8/17/2018: NOT EVERYONE IS HERE from 2018-08-17T09:05:20

This week it's all about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with a sprinkle of summer gaming memories.

8-4 Play 8/3/2018: ICY PENGUIGOS from 2018-08-03T11:00:07

The gang gathers round the table to talk No Man's Sky NEXT, a gaggle of mobile games, the Mega Man X Legacy Collections, and more!

8-4 Play 7/20/2018: BORN THIS WAY from 2018-07-20T10:43:21

In a special Parents' Night Out episode, we talk Octopath Traveler, Kuwaidan, Final Fantasy X, and all sorts of other fun stuff!

8-4 Play 7/6/2018: MR. DU'S MAGIC BALLS from 2018-07-06T10:38:03

Special guest Steve Lin stops by to talk gaming history, the McDonald's Bacon McPork, Mario Tennis Aces, and more!

8-4 Play 6/22/2018: E3 TWENTY-OCTEEN from 2018-06-22T10:11:13

We recap and review the industry's biggest week of the year, and maybe even disagree along the way!

8-4 Play 6/8/2018: CHUGGING ALONG from 2018-06-08T09:58:41

ALL ABOOOOOARD! Join us as we run through the games we know we'll see at E3, the ones we hope we do, and even the ones we hope we don't. C'MON 'N RIDE THE #E3HYPETRAIN!

8-4 Play 6/1/2018: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS from 2018-06-01T10:09:10

E3 is coming fast and so are the game announcements! We cover all the latest Pokémon news, catch up on what we've been playing, and introduce an exciting new podcast from Capcom!

8-4 Play 5/18/2018: FOR THE FOREST KING from 2018-05-18T09:43:46

We've got two tremendous guests this week, and they have opinions! Come hear us talk about writing for games, menu gripes, VR experiences, and more!

8-4 Play 5/4/2018: BEET STREET from 2018-05-02T10:24:33

It’s Golden Week at 8-4! But we gather around the podcast table to talk TV shows, comic book movies, and video games just the same! Mostly video games thought, honest.

8-4 Play 04/20/2018: SPANX FOR THE MEMORIES from 2018-04-20T10:18:52

The gang continue their fortnightly arguments about gym etiquette and where to get the best tacos in Shibuya. We also reminisce about the games that made us who we are with a special–and incredi...

8-4 Play 04/06/2018: SALAD DAYS from 2018-04-06T11:54:07

This week we talk a lot about food. And then video games. And then food again. Buckle up and grab some snacks to keep your hunger at bay.

8-4 Play 03/23/2018: NOT FEATURING DRAKE from 2018-03-23T10:38:57

In a very special, doing-our-best episode, the remaining 8-4 crew talk Valkyria Chronicles, Tetris, Granblue Fantasy, and of course: more Monster Hunter World.

8-4 Play 03/09/2018: SLIGHTLY LESS MONSTER HUNTER TALK…? from 2018-03-09T10:48:31

More Monster Hunter World, a return to the cobbled streets of Bloodborne, and news from the latest Nintendo Direct.

8-4 Play 2/23/2018: WITHINSIDE OUT from 2018-02-23T11:49:40

Secret of Mana, Monster Hunter World (yup, still playing), a meaty interview with John Johanas, director of The Evil Within 2, reader questions, and more!

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8-4 Play 2/9/2018: STILL TALKING ABOUT MONSTER HUNTER from 2018-02-09T12:18

Celeste, Monster Hunter World, EVO 2018, reader questions, and more!

8-4 Play 1/26/2018: HR 200 from 2018-01-26T09:05:01

Special guest Adam "Gaijin Hunter" Evanko joins us for our momentous 200th episode Monster Hunter World spectacular!

8-4 Play 1/12/2018: FUNKY CO-OPERATION from 2018-01-12T08:03:41

Nintendo Direct Mini, Disneyland, Super Mario Cereal, PUBG, Witcher 3, Ys Origins, The Last Guardian VR, Moss, and more!

8-4 Play 12/29/2017: VS. SUPER RADIO BROS. from 2017-12-29T09:06:42

PUBG, Vs. Super Mario Bros., Gorogoa, RE7: Not a Hero, Tales from America, NJPW, a bonus Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoiler chat, and more! Happy New Year!

8-4 Play 12/15/2017: SUNSET RIDERS from 2017-12-15T09:46:02

Monster Hunter World, Zelda: The Champions' Ballad, Earth Defense Force 5, Shenmue walking tour, The Game Awards, and more!

8-4 Play 12/1/2017: MEDIEVAL CRIMES from 2017-12-01T07:29:45

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Netflix in Japan, Xanadu Next, trips to ancient Edo, Devil May Cry V rumors, and more!

8-4 Play 11/17/2017: STRANGER DANGER from 2017-11-17T07:45:30

Xenoblade Chronicles 2, City Shrouded in Shadow, Assassin's Creed Origins, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Stranger Things 2, Danganronpa V3, Game Awards nominees, Chip Tanaka, and more!

8-4 Play 11/3/2017: WHO'S THAT MARIO from 2017-11-03T12:18:42

Mario Odyssey, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Nintendo financial reports, Paris Games Week, and more!

8-4 Play 10/20/2017: THE FARMER WITHIN from 2017-10-20T08:42:33

The Evil Within 2, Stardew Valley, Donkey Kong Country, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, Dragon Quest XI, Nintendo World Championships, Super NT, Mario Odyssey speedruns, and more!

8-4 Play 10/6/2017: STEVE WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLAY IT LOUD from 2017-10-06T08:22:41

Come for the Super Famicom Mini chat, stay for a really fun interview with our friends working on the upcoming South Park RPG, The Fractured But Whole. Also: Golf Story, Destiny 2 (YES, MORE), D...

8-4 Play 9/22/2017: T-G-YAAAAAAS: Tokyo Game Show 2017 from 2017-09-22T08:54:57

Join us for our annual Tokyo Game Show first-night free-for-all, starring Monster Hunter World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Code Vein, Sonic Forces, City Shrouded in Shadow, Zone of the Enders VR, Mar...

8-4 Play 9/15/2017: DATE WITH DESTINY, TOO from 2017-09-15T06:52:56

Destiny 2, Project Octopath Traveler, Knack 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, Nintendo Direct, a bunch of random news, and more!

8-4 Play 9/1/2017: BEST OF THE BEST from 2017-09-01T06:40:37

Metroid: Samus Returns, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Dragon Quest XI, Secret of Mana remake, Fist of the North Star, Nindies showcase, Famitsu and Edge top 100s, and more!

8-4 Play 8/18/2017: CHAOS STOLE YOUR LADDERS from 2017-08-18T06:36:44

Mike Drucker joins us to talk Splatoon 2, Sonic Mania, No Man's Sky, Yakuza Kiwami, Kid Icarus: Uprising, vampire restaurants, automatic bidets, and more!

8-4 Play 8/4/2017: THIS DRACULA HUGS from 2017-08-04T10:46:06

Dragon Quest XI, Pyre, Kingsway, Kingdoms and Castles, Monster Hunter XX demo, Dragon Quest XI sales, Pokemon Go updates, and more!

8-4 Play 7/21/2017: SPLAT CRACKLE POP from 2017-07-21T09:16:34

Splatoon 2, Destiny 2, Castlevania, Hollow Knight, Pulstar, Polybius, Nintendo Switch Online, Evo2k17, and more!

8-4 Play 7/7/2017: NO ES NES BUENO from 2017-07-07T08:02:32

Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC, Brittle Blue, Farpoint, Everybody's Golf mobile, Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, SNES Classic Mini, and more!

8-4 Play 6/23/2017: YOU'RE THE MANHOLE NOW from 2017-06-23T08:04:53

The hype train has once again departed for parts unknown, but there's still plenty of E3-related goodness to discuss in its wake. Join us as we tear through all (OK, most) of the games announced...

8-4 Play 6/9/2017: NEW DONK EXPRESS from 2017-06-09T08:53:04

It's E3 time again! Join us as we walk through all the major conferences, make some terrible predictions, miss out on numerous big announcements that happened after we recorded (Bubsy? Really?!)...

8-4 Play 5/26/2017: INGLORIOUS DASTARDS from 2017-05-26T10:08:33

Fire Emblem Echoes, Magikarp Jump, Shovel Knight, Phantom Dust, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Xbox Game Pass, Destiny 2, plus a special chat about Fire Emblem with two of Nintendo Treehouse's f...

8-4 Play 5/12/2017: THE BEAUTY AND THE DUTY from 2017-05-12T08:33:03

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Everything, I am Setsuna, Blazing Star, What Remains of Edith Finch, Fire Emblem Echoes, New 2DS XL, Street Fighter V's new character, and more!

8-4 Play 4/28/2017: GACHAHOLICS ANONYMOUS from 2017-04-28T07:44:35

Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City, Fire Emblem Heroes, FAST Racing NEO, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Super NES Mini, Capcom and Nintendo earnings, and more!

8-4 Play 4/14/2017: PUDDIN' POPS from 2017-04-14T10:50:25

Persona 5, NieR: Automata, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, Night in the Woods, Rain World, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Nintendo Direct news, Dragon Quest XI news, Scorpio news, and more!

8-4 Play 3/31/2017: WANT A MEDAL? from 2017-03-31T09:27:58

Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Snipperclips, No Man's Sky Path Finder update, Overwatch, JoyCon issues, Seiken Densetsu Collection, Japanese McDonalds news, and more!

8-4 Play 3/17/2017: TOKYO DAYS, HYRULE NIGHTS from 2017-03-17T10:01:19

Switch launch + impressions, (spoiler-free!) Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Night in the Woods talk, news on Switch sales, Disney Collection, Dragon Quest XI...and more!

8-4 Play 3/3/2017: NIER MISS from 2017-03-03T10:24:02

NieR: Automata, Zelda at GDC, Switch purchase plans, GDC Awards, and more!

8-4 Play 2/17/2017: SAMURAI SOULS from 2017-02-17T09:40:17

Nioh, Yakuza 0, Fire Emblem Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass, Valentine's Day musings, Gabe Newell on VR, and more!

8-4 Play 2/3/2017: THE MARKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW from 2017-02-03T11:09:23

Fire Emblem Heroes, Resident Evil 7, Gravity Rush 2, Yakuza 0, Nintendo financials, Switch news, Cup Noodles, Evo 2017, and more!

8-4 Play 1/20/2017: BULKY GAMING PODCAST from 2017-01-20T10:06:20

Switch announcement aftermath, Gravity Rush 1, Miitopia, Let it Die, DOOM, Bloodborne, Parasite Eve, Fire Emblem Direct, and more!

8-4 Play 1/13/2017: SHARE THE JOY from 2017-01-14T01:52:18

Reactions to the Nintendo Switch announcement and play impressions of the system and the games from the event held in Tokyo, Japan.

8-4 Play 12/23/2016: MARIO RUN (FROM 2016) from 2016-12-23T08:47

Super Mario Run, The Last Guardian, Video Game History Foundation, Japanese arcades, My Horse Prince, SaGa: Scarlet Grace, our favorite games of 2016, Switch spec...

8-4 Play 12/9/2016: THE GONG SHOW from 2016-12-09T08:55:37

Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Let it Die, The Game Awards 2016, PlayStation Experience 2016, Switch rumors 2016, and lots more! 2016.

8-4 Play 11/25/2016: TURN IT TO GOO from 2016-11-25T07:12:45

Pokemon Sun and Moon, Final Fantasy XV Judgment Disc, The Tomorrow Children, Seiken Densetsu 3, Switch rumors, Mario Run pricing, The Game Awards 2016, and more!

8-4 Play 11/11/2016: FAMILY COMPUTING from 2016-11-11T08:02:08

Famicom Classic Mini, Animal Crossing: New Leaf amiibo update, Tensai Terebi-kun, Monster Hunter in the West, more Switch rumors, the Neko Atsume movie, Akuma in SFV, and more!

8-4 Play 10/28/2016: BALFARK HEARTS 84/2 REMIX from 2016-10-28T08:23:24

Monster Hunter Double Cross, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Dark Souls III - Ashes of Ariandel, Gravity Rush 2, more Switch news, World of Final Fantasy, and more!

8-4 Play 10/21/2016: SWITCHEROO from 2016-10-21T08:26:49

Switching it up a bit with an emergency podcast all about Nintendo's surprise console announcement.

8-4 Play 10/14/2016: VIRTUAL BOYS from 2016-10-14T07:40:55

PlayStation VR, Rez Infinite, Thumper, Super Hypercube, Kira Kira Star Night DX, Legend of Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia, Famicom Classic Mini announcement, Oculus Connect 3, NX rumors, ...

8-4 Play 9/30/2016: VIDEO ARMAGEDDON from 2016-09-30T07:07:59

Persona 5, Dragon Quest 7, Dragon Quest 10, Destiny: Rise of Iron, Gravity Rush 2, modern retro gaming 101, NX rumor roundup, and more!

8-4 Play 9/16/2016: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2016 from 2016-09-16T10:46:32

Yakuza 6, Persona 5, NieR: Automata, Final Fantasy XV, Vakyria: Azure Revolution, Musous on Musous on Musous, VR at TGS, School Girl/Zombie Hunter, PS4 Pro, Super Mario Run, and lots more from t...

8-4 Play 9/2/2016: SNARKNADO from 2016-09-02T09:34:03

Nintendo Direct, Nintendo Direct, Nioh Beta, Nintendo Direct, Dragon Quest VII, Justice Monsters V, Shining Force II, Nintendo Direct, Persona 3, Pokemon Go, Nintendo Direct, and more! Also: Nin...

8-4 Play 8/19/2016: [AD LIB MOANING IN PAIN] from 2016-08-19T08:48:44

No Man's Sky, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X, More NX Rumors, PlayStation Meeting, Metal Gear?! Survive, NieR: Automata goes PC, and more!

8-4 Play 8/5/2016: BALLS TO THE WALL from 2016-08-05T09:16:33

Pokemon GO, latest NX rumors, Metroid Prime: Blast Ball, Lucio Ball, Gotta Protectors, Headlander, Hyper Light Drifter, Inside, and more!

8-4 Play 7/22/2016: POKEMON STOP from 2016-07-22T09:32:16

Monster Hunter Generations, (not) Pokemon Go, 999, Gaming PCs, Gradius II, Furi, NES Classic Edition, Yo-Kai Watch 3 Sales, Evo 2k16, Bitsummit, and more!

8-4 Play 7/8/2016: KAT'S IN THE CRADLE from 2016-07-08T07:57:56

Bloodstained, Breath of the Wild, Fire Emblem Fates, new Nintendo patents, social eating, Summer Games Done Quick, Soccer (Futbol), BitSummit, and more!

8-4 Play 6/24/2016: E3 2016: WE KEPT COMING from 2016-06-24T09:15:20

Zelda! Resident Evil 7! Sony! Microsoft! E3! BitSummit! Indie MEGABOOTH! Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden?!

8-4 Play 6/10/2016: RAILWAY TO HEAVEN from 2016-06-10T09:49:03

You don't need money, don't take fame. Don't need no credit card to ride this train. It's strong and it's sudden and it's cruel sometimes. But it might just save your life.

8-4 Play 5/27/2016: IS IT E3 YET? from 2016-05-27T09:48

Kill some time waiting for E3 with talk of Overwatch, Uncharted 4, Dark Souls III, Furusoma, Xbox Scorpio, Kojima's world tour, the Nioh alpha results, and much, much more!

8-4 Play 5/13/2016: DEEPU THOUGHTS from 2016-05-13T08:30:43

Overwatch, Nioh, Uncharted 4, Galak-Z: The Void, Nintendo at E3, Pokemon Sun & Moon, Donkey Kong world record, and more!

8-4 Play 4/29/2016: NI-OH TOKYO ASPLODE from 2016-04-29T10:41:56

NX and Zelda delay, Zelda NX, Wii U and E3, PS4 Neo, Koei T Nioh, Granblue Fantasy, the future of Dark Souls, SNK returns, Semradical NES reviews, and more!

8-4 Play 4/15/2016: BEYOND THE BEYOND THE BEYOND from 2016-04-15T09:03:38

Star Fox Zero, Dark Souls 3, Granblue Fantasy, Ratchet & Clank, HTC Vive, 32-bit RPGs, NX patents, rumors, and more!

8-4 Play 4/1/2016: FUN AND FANCY XV from 2016-04-01T07:00:12

Dark Souls III, Final Fantasy XV, Miitomo, Stardew Valley, NX "leaks", PS4K rumors, GDC, emulation, Japanese bathrooms, and more!

8-4 Play 3/18/2016: MIITOMO, YOU JANE from 2016-03-18T07:49:42

Miitomo, PlayStation VR vs Oculus, Stardew Valley, My Nintendo, Final Fantasy XV chicken bets, NX Rumors, Tom Clancy's The Division, the Resident Evil musical, and more!

8-4 Play 3/4/2016: FUR AND LOATHING from 2016-03-04T09:09:04

Nintendo Direct, Street Fighter V, Firewatch, The Division, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Nuzlocke rules, Xbox's new direction, Young Conker, and more!

8-4 Play 2/19/2016: THE LIFE OF SNUGGLES from 2016-02-19T09:40:56

Dragon Quest Builders, Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Valkyria of the Blue Revolution & Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, Miitomo pre-registration, City Shrouded in Shadow, and more!

8-4 Play 2/5/2016: BLOCK PARTY from 2016-02-05T07:54:01

Dragon Quest Builders, The Witness, Firewatch, Detective Pikachu, Splatoon Koshien, Yakuza, The Evil Within, retro gaming in Japan, Nintendo earnings, EVO 2016, two amazing special guests, and m...

8-4 Play 1/22/2016: NX FACTORS from 2016-01-22T09:51:02

Odin Sphere Lei...ffthr...uh, Odin Sphere HD, Earthbound Beginnings, Pocket Mortys, Bloodborne, MGSV, Clash Royale, Black Knight Strikers, the latest NX rumors, Kojima's World Tour, $40 download...

8-4 Play 1/8/2016: YACHT ROCK from 2016-01-08T09:07:40

Happy 2016! Sean Velasco and David D'Angelo of Yacht Club Games join us to kick off the new year with an in-depth discussion about the past, present and future of YCG and their epic debut title,...

8-4 Play 12/25/2015: MERIKURI from 2015-12-25T08:24:18

Celebrate Life Day with 8-4's Unofficial Official Star Wars Holiday Special X (Cross), featuring Game of the Year chit-chat and Xmas Gaming memories, a heaping side of Force Awakens talk, and gu...

8-4 Play 12/11/2015: PS(CROSS) from 2015-12-11T10:27:32

(MORE!) Monster Hunter X, (MORE!) Xenoblade Chronicles X, Retro Freak, The Game Awards, PlayStation Experience 2015 and more!

8-4 Play 11/27/2015: X GON' GIVE IT TO YA from 2015-11-27T08:17:56

Monster Hunter X, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bloodborne: The Old Hunters, Fallout 4, Grand Knights History, Game Awards nominees, Black Friday, the return of Bubsy, and more!

8-4 Play 11/13/2015: HAPPY LITTLE CLOUD from 2015-11-13T08:58:57

Dragon Quest VII & VIII, Zelda, Zelda, ZELDA, Fallout 4, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Bob Ross on Twitch, Starfox Zero, Fire Emblem Fates and everything Nintendo Direct, Xbox backwards compatibility,...

8-4 Play 10/30/2015: NINTENDO DEFENSE FORCE from 2015-10-30T10:45:38

Miitomo & Nintendo's next act, Downwell, Undertale, Destiny (YES, DESTINY), Yomawari, Final Fantasy Grandmasters, Detroit: Become Human, Gran Turismo Sport & all the Paris Games Week news, Kojim...

8-4 Play 10/16/2015: TRY-FORCE HEROES from 2015-10-16T08:24:28

Zelda Tri-Force Heroes, Downwell, Star Wars Battlefront, Picross 3D 2, Nintendo's mobile plans, Destiny microtransactions, HoloLens pricing, localization crowdfunding, Shin Megami Tensei 4 Final...

8-4 Play 10/2/2015: A WINNER IS YU from 2015-10-02T08:02:38

Dragon's Dogma Online, Super Mario Maker, Destiny: The Taken King, Disgaea 5, DOTA 2, Oculus's price, Junji Ito's Silent Hills, Starfox's delay, Edge's top 100 games, and Pokemon's asses.

8-4 Play 9/18/2015: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2015 from 2015-09-18T10:57:21

Bloodborne DLC, Metal Gear Online, Monster Hunter X & Stories, Street Fighter V, Gravity Daze 2, Ni-Oh, Persona 5 delay, 13 Sentinels, Dragon Quest Builders, Dark Souls 3, Hyrule Warriors Legend...

8-4 Play 9/4/2015: EPIC PAX GUYS from 2015-09-04T10:14:25

In the wake of PAX, we check in with a bevy of Seattle devs and industry biz-types to talk about standouts from the show, the state of indie gaming in general, mobile vs console (vs Apple TV?), ...

8-4 Play 8/21/2015: GAME DANDIES from 2015-08-21T11:21:04

Game Informants Tim Turi and Ben Hanson stop by to talk Super Mario Maker, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Pac-Man 256 and more, but mostly end up debating Resident Evil games and trivia.

8-4 Play 8/07/2015: HOT MESS from 2015-08-07T10:25:33

Dragon Quest XI, Dark Souls 3, Galak-Z, Final Fantasy XV, N++, Splatoon 2.0 update, Scalebound, Crackdown 3, other Gamescom news and more!

8-4 Play 7/24/2015: MUCHOS FEELS from 2015-07-24T09:35:12

Fire Emblem Fates, Rhythm Tengoku The Best+, Yoshi's Wooly World, Odallus: The Dark Call, Yo-kai Watch Busters, Tembo the Badass Elephant, Iwata Memories, EVO2k15, SFV, and more! 

8-4 Play 7/10/2015: TOMKAT from 2015-07-10T09:57:40

Persona Q, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward,  Final Fantasy VII, Rocket League, Splatoon, Dragon Quest, Club Nintendo, The Nintendo PlayStation, Red Ash, Star Citizen, PewDiePie and more!

8-4 Play 6/26/2015: YABAI from 2015-06-26T08:57:46

Splatoon, Batman: Arkham Knight, Fallout Shelter, Evil Within DLC, Last Guardian, Super Mario Maker, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, Horizon, Dark Souls 3, and more on a special post-E...

8-4 Play 6/12/2015: LOCO MOTIVES from 2015-06-12T08:01:52

It's that time of year again. We go over what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know about this year's E3, so come on board the E3 HYPE TRAINNNN!

8-4 Play 5/29/2015: DATE WITH DESTINY from 2015-05-29T09:11:04

Destiny: House of Wolves (trigger warning), Witcher 3, WoW losing flying mounts, Wattam, Nintendo Humble Bundle, required Konami bitching, Kickstarter stuff, and more!

8-4 Play 5/15/2015: VIVE LE FRANCE from 2015-05-15T10:02:39

Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Girls Mode 3, Titan Souls, Bloodborne, Final Fantasy Record Keeper, Bloodstained, Nintendo fiscals, VR future, and more!

8-4 Play 5/1/2015: X MY HEART from 2015-05-01T10:00:53

Xenoblade Chronicles X, Mario Kart 8's Animal Crossing DLC, Girls Mode 3, Monster Hunter: Frontier G, Bravely Second: End Layer, Steam Mod-gate, Ouya for sale, Silent Hills, and more!

8-4 Play 4/17/2015: WHOSE DAMN SHOW? from 2015-04-17T10:09:20

Danganronpa, Hotline Miami 2, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dark Souls II, Bloodborne, Neko Atsume, Level-5 Vision, Monster Hunter Stories, Fatality-gate, and more!

8-4 Play 4/3/2015: THE 'BORNE SUPREMACY from 2015-04-03T09:44:35

Bloodborne, Nintendo Direct, Bloodborne, Kojima leaving Konami, Sayonara PlayStation Home, Bloodborne, HTC Vive impressions, and more (Bloodborne)!

8-4 Play 3/20/2015: DeNA TEST from 2015-03-20T09:01:56

Bloodborne, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines, Cities: Skylines, Nintendo going mobile, Nintendo NX, Minter vs. Atari, Level-5 Vision 2015, and more!

8-4 Play 3/6/2015: BACK TO FRONT from 2015-03-06T06:50:48

Majora's Mask, OlliOlli2, Counterspy, Dragon Quest Heroes, Hyrule Warriors, FF14 Gold Saucer update, htol#NiQ, White Night, VR, free game engines, gold amiibos, Clay Fighter, and more!

8-4 Play 2/20/2015: RODEO TIME from 2015-02-20T09:26:50

Majora's Mask, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Persona 5, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, The Last Guardian, Nintendo's investor meeting, (more!) amiibos, live action Zelda, the Tokyo Zelda c...

8-4 Play 2/6/2015: #84BBQ from 2015-02-06T08:32:52

Pokemon Cafe, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, Darkest Dungeon, The Swapper, Destiny, dreeps, Terra Battle, Dragon's Dogma Online, Apex 2015, Amiibos, Football (?)...and other stuff.

8-4 Play 1/23/2015: DON'T BE RIDICULOUS from 2015-01-23T09:36:21

Driveclub, Hako-Boy, Infamous: First Light, The Swapper, Mario Galaxy 2, Dreeps, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, Nintendo Direct, Hololens, and more!

8-4 Play 1/9/2015: AWESOME PODCAST DONE SLOW from 2015-01-09T09:51:02

New Years in Japan, Final Fantasy XIV, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD, Battle of the Tetris games, Fantasy Life, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Edition, CES, Steam Machines and more! 

8-4 Play 12/26/2014: LAST PODCAST (I GAVE YOU MY HEART) from 2014-12-26T08:55:56

Xmas in Japan, Final Fantasy Explorers, Hack 'n' Slash, retro gaming gift memories, F...

8-4 Play 12/12/2014: MEET THE FOKKERS from 2014-12-12T09:27:08

Amiibos, Wii U Smash Bros., Captain Toad, Jake Kazdal, Persona Q, Bravely Second, PlayStation Experience, The Game Awards, and more!

8-4 Play 11/28/2014: FUUUUUUUUN! ...AND GAMES? from 2014-11-28T09:54:33

Pokemon, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, Steamworld Dig, Evil Within, Assassin's Creed: Unity, Crossy Road, random Japanese gaming memories, and more!

8-4 Play 11/14/2014: THE BALD&THE BEAUTIFUL from 2014-11-14T09:38:29

Captain Toad, Forza Horizon 2, SingStar, LEGO Batman 3, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Nintendo Direct, Iwata on region locking, Sonic Boom, Black Friday deals, and more!

8-4 Play 10/31/2014: VENTURES IN DREAMLAND from 2014-10-31T10:48:54

The Evil Within, Monster Strike, Terra Battle, Fantasy Life, Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Japanese strategy guides, retro game shopping, Nintendo earnings, QOL devices, Bloodborne 30fps-ga...

8-4 Play 10/17/2014: TERRA-BLE from 2014-10-17T08:50:04

New Nintendo 3DS, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Danganronpa, Vib-Ribbon, Terra Battle, Alien: Isolation, Destiny, Japanese Sales, NPDs, Ex-Irrational Kickstarters, and more!

8-4 PLAY 10/3/2014: SUPER SMASHED BROS. from 2014-10-03T09:47:04

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, Final Fantasy 14, Destiny, Terra Battle, Super Smash Bros. parity ...

8-4 Play 9/19/2014: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2014 from 2014-09-19T09:24:34

Join us for our 5th annual Tokyo Game Show free-for-all, with guests from Polygon, Game Informer, SCEA, 17-Bit and more on-ha...

8-4 Play 9/05/14: ONE ON NONE from 2014-09-05T07:53:50

Hop on the Tokyo Game Show Hype (Bullet) Train with talk of Nintendo's New 3DS, Sony's Pre-TGS Press Conference, and Microsoft's Japan Xbox One launch, plus more thoughts on Gunvolt, Dark Souls ...

8-4 Play 8/22/14: C+/B- from 2014-08-22T09:02:45

Hyrule Warriors, P.T., Azure Striker Gunvolt, more Dark Souls II DLC, Gamescom press conferences, the Night Trap Kickstarter, Monster Hunter's 10th Anniversary expo, and more!

8-4 Play 8/8/14: PARTY OF V from 2014-08-08T09:32:18

Dark Souls 2 DLC, The Legend of Heroes: TITS, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy X, Resident Evil Remake Remake, Twitch.tv content id-gate, Iwata Drama (tm), EA Access, PlayStation Now and more!

8-4 Play 7/25/2014: A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME from 2014-07-25T09:53:39

FRB Japan's Scott Popular joins us to talk about Evo 2014, the Destiny beta, Xenoblade Chronicles, Yo-Kai Watch (of course), The International 4, Kim Kardashian, aDanza, Sega...

8-4 Play 7/11/2014: MOBA-TAH BLUES from 2014-07-11T10:15:07

Yo-kai Watch 2, Super House of Dead Ninjas, Japanese baths, Dragon Quest X for 3DS, John's free-to-play addiction, preorder DLC, 3DS update speculation, EVO 2014 hyyyype!

8-4 Play 6/27/2014: CAN YOU EVEN HAVE A BABY?! from 2014-06-27T10:11:18

Superagent Ben Judd joins the crew to recap what we learned from E3, dig deep into Shovel Knight, the Destiny Alpha, Summer Games Done Quick, balloon swords, Evo 2014, and more.

8-4 Play 6/13/2014: E3 2014 SUPERCAST from 2014-06-13T03:41:56

John Davison, Garnett Lee, and Mike McWhertor -- plus a surprise blast of bonus guests! -- join Mark and John from LA to talk anything and everything E3, including Smash Bros, Destiny, Zelda, Bl...

8-4 Play 5/30/2014: OFF THE RAILS from 2014-05-30T09:33:57

With Mark and John out of town, JJ packs the E3 Hype Train(TM)(C) with a rowdy gang of friends-of-the-show (Jean Snow, ex-intern Tom, ex-intern Johnny, Esteban Salazar of Marvelous AQ...

8-4 Play 5/16/2014: EXPRESS BUS TO THE TRAIN STATION from 2014-05-16T10:13:22

With only a couple weeks till the hype train leaves the station we take a quick stop to talk about Super TIME Force, Sportsfriends, Kero Blaster, Yo-Kai Watch, the Kinect cut and run, Nintendo's...

8-4 Play 5/2/2014: GOLD, JERRY, GOLD from 2014-05-01T08:43:53

On this, the most golden of weeks, the regular crew checks in to weigh in on Hearthstone, YO-Kai Watch mania, Dark Souls 2 PC, Nintendo E3 news, Xbox TV, the E.T. Dig, old Japanese cell phone ga...

8-4 Play 4/18/2014: ONCE, TWICE, 100 TIMES A PODCAST from 2014-04-18T09:44:01

Our 100th episode gets the band back together (finally!), along with friends from 17-Bit and 2 Player Productions, to talk PAX East, Below, MGSV: Ground Zeroes, Dark Souls II, PS4 eye tracking, ...

8-4 Play 4/4/2014: EPISODE 99 from 2014-04-04T10:22:38

John and Hiroko are back, as are celebrity ex-interns Alex "Jungle Fire" Aniel, Chris "Scan Lines" Reed, and Tom "Hitman" Staniforth, joining us to talk Heroes of the Storm, Diablo 3,...

8-4 Play 3/21/2014: VR TROOPERS from 2014-03-20T08:53:52

John, Mark, and Hiroko are out working GDC, so it’s up to JJ and guests Johnny Linnert and Jean Snow to pick up the slack! This week we talk Dark Souls II, Luftrausers, Awesomenauts Assemble!, T...

8-4 Play 3/7/2014: CEASELESS DISCHARGE from 2014-03-07T10:13:50

Dark Souls. That's it. 150 minutes of talk about Dark Souls. No other games. No news. Just Dark Souls. Can you survive and make it to the end? In content AND format, truly the Dark So...

8-4 Play 2/21/2014: I CHOOSE YOU, AAJST(???? from 2014-02-21T11:00

Metal Gear Solid translator Jeremy Blaustein and Sega h...

8-4 Play 2/7/2014: CLICK HERE TO RATE US 5 STARS from 2014-02-07T08:53

With John in Hawaii working on his Flappy Bird score, Tokyo-based gaming expert Jean Snow and Johnny (ex-) "Intern" Linnert join the gang to talk Outlast, Brothers, Broken Age, Tales of Xillia, ...

8-4 Play 1/24/2014: CANDY has a CRUSH on SAGAt from 2014-01-24T11:45

Six hours have passed since the occupation of 8-4 Towers by one Alexander O. Smith, founder and leader of the Kajiya sect. Tune in for talk of his various...

8-4 Play 1/10/2014: HOLIDAY HANGOVER from 2014-01-10T11:04:56

John's out sick, but the show must go on! Join us for New Year's holiday reminiscings, including Ys II, Bravely Default, what Hiroko *wants* to play, Steam machines, the new Oculus Rift, pizza a...

8-4 Play 12/28/2013: BECAUSE THE ESHOP from 2013-12-28T05:41

8-4 alumni Andy Church and Brendon Pritchard come home for the holidays to tell us all about their latest MMO adventures in Final Fantasy XIV and Dragon Quest X Version 2, but not before we talk...

8-4 Play 12/13/2013: TAKE IT TO THE FRIDGE from 2013-12-13T10:41:06

Newcomer Roy Blakely joins the 8-4-some to talk (more) Mario, (more) Zelda, (more) Resogun, Ibb and Obb, Samurai Gunn, Bravely Default, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, 3DS Miiverse, the VGX Awards,...

8-4 Play 11/29/2013: A LINK BETWEEN 3D WORLDS from 2013-11-29T10:45:33

John and JJ are back! And talking Mario, Zelda, both new next-gen systems, Mario, Persona 5, microtransactions, Zelda, Resogun, Mario, & taking sides in the console wars. Did we mention Zelda? A...

8-4 Play 11/15/2013: STILL AWAITING GREATNESS from 2013-11-15T10:47

No PS4s. No John. No JJ. No problem! ...well, OK, one problem with the audio near the start... BUT ANYWAY! CheapyD and Scott Popular pitch in to help go over everything we’ve seen and heard (and...

8-4 Play 11/1/2013: WITH SO MUCH DRAMA IN THE VGC from 2013-11-01T10:12

Resolutions and media centers and firmware, oh my! Special guest @CheapyD joins the gang / the internet in dissecting every damn d...

8-4 Play 10/18/2013: DINNER FOR 11,500 from 2013-10-18T06:56

With Captain MacDonald of the good ship 8-4 Play off plundering the high seas in his vacation dinghy, the rest of the crew have assembled in the poop deck for a relaxed bout of hearty discussion...

8-4 Play 10/4/2013: PRETTY MUCH NO GTA V TALK from 2013-10-04T10:41:26

Just thought we'd let everyone know that up front. What we are talking about is Monster Hunter 4, the Steambox controller, Super Mario 3D World, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Wii U Party, Pikmin...

8-4 Play 9/20/2013: MIGHTY 2013 TOKYO GAME SHOW...ER, SHOW! from 2013-09-20T12:07:47

Jeremy Parish, Matt Leone, Mike McWhertor, Griffin McElroy, Brian Silva, Jake Kazdal, and the mangod himself, Shane Bettenhausen, all join us to talk Deep Down, Dark Souls 2, Metal Gear Solid V,...

8-4 Play 9/13/2013: PRE-TGS HYPE BULLET TRAIN! from 2013-09-13T13:08

Please stow your laptops and power triangles as we depart for our special 84th (!) episode, with first-blush Monster Hunter 4 and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle impressions, thoughts o...

8-4 Play 8/30/2013: CLICK IT BABY from 2013-08-30T11:47:21

We're off to PAX and a special sumthin' sumthin' -- but first, more on the Wonderful 101, Killer is Dead, Divekick, the 2DS announcement, PS4 and XBONE launch comparison, Gamescom news (and fres...

8-4 Play 8/16/2013: SUMMER GAMES from 2013-08-16T11:40:08

Kevin Larrabee of Back in my Play (Dorito it!) and Mehdi Debbabi-Zourgani of Je Game Moi Non Plus (cher...

8-4 Play 8/2/2013: #REGGIEFORSMASHBROS from 2013-08-02T12:26

Join us for a second helping of Pikmin 3 talk followed by first impressions of Dragon's Crown, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, and a whopping 17 seconds on Rogue Legacy....

8-4 Play 7/19/2013: WHERE ALL THE WHITE PIKMIN AT? from 2013-07-19T12:37:41

Peer into the (near) future for in-depth, spoiler-free impressions of Pikmin 3, then dive back to the (recent) past for 73 minutes (!) of spoiler-packed The Last of Us thoughts. Plus: EVO '13, J...

8-4 Play 7/5/2013: THIS IS YOUR NEXT PODCAST from 2013-07-05T10:08:59

Come down from your post-E3 high with the 8-4 crew, who finally reunite to discuss Animal Crossing: New Leaf, every single god**n new StreetPass game for the 3DS (in detail), Ouya, Limbo iOS, Ri...

8-4 Play 6/21/2013: E3 2013: THERE AND BACK AGAIN from 2013-06-21T11:42

(Almost) Live from Seattle! 17-Bit's Jake Kazdal, Camouflaj's Ryan Payton, and ex-Game Informer / Nintendo World Report founder Billy Berghammer join us (well, some of us) for a first-hand recou...

8-4 Play 6/7/2013: E3 2013: ALL ABOARD from 2013-06-07T14:15:27

We designed the new 8-4 Play so that game publishers can enable you and up to 10 family members to hear about facts, rumors, and w...

8-4 Play 5/24/2013: FOUR ON ONE from 2013-05-24T12:41

The Forza 5 racing, familiar-innovative servicing, new controller Kinecting, Halo TV multi-tasking, temperature-reading, screen-sharing, sometimes / alway...

8-4 Play 5/17/2013: ZAPPA YOW YOW BOYS from 2013-05-17T11:09

Doritos Crash Course 2, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, interns, Pandora's Tower, La Mulana, Dragon Fantasy, interns, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Monster Hunter, Sorcery, Star Command, interns, more Nex...

8-4 Play 5/3/2013: HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT from 2013-05-01T13:14

La Mulana, Monaco, Crimson Clover, Tomodachi Collection, Mother 4 / Earthbound 2 (3?), Robot Unicorn Attack 2, Neo-Geo collecting, Wii U firmware updates, Nintendo's E3 show no-show, Famicom tri...

8-4 Play 4/19/2013: TOUGH LOVE from 2013-04-19T11:44:40

And now for something a little different: special guests Ryan Payton (Republique) and Chris Kohler (Wired GameLife) join the gang for an epic, sprawling -...

8-4 Play 4/5/2013: TERN THIS MUTHA OUT from 2013-04-05T10:39:20

With Gaming Jesus off on a secret pilgrimage, the task falls to the few, the proud, the 8-4 interns (and the rest of us), to fill his massive void. Er... Anyway, this week it's GDC, more Monster...

8-4 Play 3/22/2013: COOL AS ICE from 2013-03-22T11:20

Luigi's Mansion 2, Ridiculous Fishing, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Dark Souls (yes, again!), BitSummit, Dragon's Crown, Wii U troubles, Vita triumphs (and troubles), Durango rumors, Drakengard 3,...

8-4 Play 3/8/2013: GOOD NIGHT SWEET PRITCHARD from 2013-03-08T11:15:51

Dokuro, Virtue’s Last Reward, Phantasy Star Online 2, more Dark Souls, a little Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, GDC speeches, PS4 announcement aftermath, Miyamoto interviews, possible Shenmue kic...

8-4 Play 2/22/2013: ANDREW HOUSE PARTY from 2013-02-22T12:12:41

INTRO BS PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 STREAMING COOL PS4 CONTROLLER PS4 SHARING YES PS4 PS4 PS4 VITA WIIU PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 FEATURES PS4 KNACK PS4 PS4 KILLZONE PS4 PS4 W...

8-4 Play 2/08/2013: I WANT IT / I WAANT IT / I WAAANT IT... from 2013-02-08T12:54

Touch-panels! Valve boxes! Used-game-blocking-gamma rays and Ouyas and Apple's who-knows-whats-its! E3 isn't even a glimmer on the Hype Train horizon and yet you wouldn't know it from all the ne...

8-4 Play 1/25/2013: WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEVER from 2013-01-25T12:40:37

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata brought the winter heat during this week's Nintendo Direct with the first megatons of 2013, including Wind Waker HD, MegaTen x Fire Emblem, Xeno-whatever-they're-gonna...

8-4 Play 1/11/2013: PRO-GEAR SPEC from 2013-01-11T11:48

Ake-ome-koto-yoro! (Japanese for "Happy New Year!") We're back to our typical fo-matto ("format") to talk about Level 5's latest, Fantashi Raifu ("Fantasy Life"). We also get into atsui ("heated...

8-4 Play 12/28/2012: BOX OF CHOCOLATES from 2012-12-28T06:28:52

No news, a few game impressions (Soul Sacrifice demo among them), and no GOTY BS – mostly just one, long, leisurely, holiday trip through the history of video games – PC and console, Japanese an...

8-4 Play 12/14/2012: PODCAST OF THE DECADE from 2012-12-14T11:47:05

The cast and crew of 8-4 Play would like to thank all the discussion topics that made this award possible, including Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, the Wii U's Miiverse, the 2012 Spike Video Game Aw...

8-4 Play 11/30/2012: WII LOVE U? from 2012-11-30T11:40:17

What you are about to listen to is real. The participants are not journalists, they are ACTUAL localizers with a giant project looming over their heads. All parties have agreed to dismiss their ...

8-4 Play 11/16/2012: 8-4 DIRECT from 2012-11-16T11:23:31

Hi again, it's JJ from 8-4. While much of the world waits for Wii U, there are millions of gamers looking for new adventures for their video game systems. And that's what this 8-4 Direct is all ...

8-4 Play 11/2/2012: EPISODE LXI: A NEW HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL from 2012-11-02T12:00

Let's be honest: You don't give a crap what we write here, you just want the list of what we talked about on the podcast, right? Fine then: Crashmo, Punch Quest, Paper Mario: Sticker Star (a bit...

8-4 Play 10/19/2012: STRAIGHT UP DAWG TIME from 2012-10-19T10:56

Everyone's playing it! Everyone's talking about it! It's this fall's hottest game! It's...Bravely Default: Flying Fairy?! ...Uh, okay, sure, why not! We breakdown Squeenix's excellent new 3DS RP...

8-4 Play 10/5/2012: THE HORROR...THE HORROR... from 2012-10-05T11:24:40

Barry? Where's Barry? Who knows. But the internet's biggest Resident Evil fan, Alex "cvxfreak" Aniel? He's right here, talking highs and lows (and lows......

8-4 Play 9/21/2012: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2012 from 2012-09-21T15:15

TGS! Metal Gear Rising! Monster Hunter 4! Dragon Quest X Wii U! Mega Man X Over! PSO 2 Vita! Tank Tank Tank! Lost Planet 3! Soul Sacrifice! EX Troopers! Ace Attorney! Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z! Box!...

8-4 Play 9/14/2012: PLAY U NEXT WILL HOW? from 2012-09-14T12:12:21

To be honest, none of us remember recording this episode -- after the deluge of Nintendo's Wii U announcements (prices! Dates! 2 SKUs! Monster Hunter Ultimate! Toki Tori 2! ...wait, I mean Bayon...

8-4 Play 9/7/2012: PLAY IT LOUD! from 2012-09-07T12:24:01

Part one of our long-awaited Super Nintendo 21st (and change) Super-anniversary retro-sode is here, and you don't even need your Mom to drive you to the mall to get it! But before that, thoughts...

8-4 Play 8/31/2012: SPECIAL METAL GEAR MINI-CAST from 2012-08-31T10:44

You asked for it: A moment-to-moment recollection of the Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes demo that just debuted in Tokyo, discussing everything we saw and know (hint: not much!) about the story,...

8-4 Play 8/24/2012: BICKO-BACKO from 2012-08-24T10:11

Join the 8-4 gang and special guest Kevin "Big John Studd" Gifford as they talk about Sony's Gamescom showing (Tearway, Cross Buy, Rain, Puppeteer, and...what was the name of that horror game?),...

8-4 Play 8/10/2012: A PODCAST DRAWS NEAR. COMMAND? from 2012-08-10T12:03:57

First! Hear New Super Mario Bros. 2, Sound Shapes, addictive iOS fave 10000000, and (surpris...

8-4 Play 7/27/2012: 1 + 1 = ...? from 2012-07-27T10:55

With John out on a super secret mission, a super secret special guest...from cheapassgamer.com joins us to talk about the INCREDIBLE 3DS XL, Fez Patches, Vita sales, Foos Balls, New Super Mario ...

8-4 Play 7/13/2012: OHHH YEAHHHHH from 2012-07-13T09:59

With Mark away soaking...

8-4 Play 6/29/2012: "IT’S JUST TALKING?!" from 2012-06-29T14:23

Come for the talk about 3DS XL, Xbox 720, Lollipop Chainsaw, Tokyo Jungle, Persona 4: The Golden and more -- stay for a deep, deep dive into the minds behind Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP o...

8-4 Play 6/15/2012: EVERYTHING'S JUST F'ING PEACHY! from 2012-06-15T11:20

A massive, 3-hour E3 recap lovefest, where we have nothing but great things to say about the amazing press conf...

8-4 Play 6/1/2012: C'MON N' RIDE IT from 2012-06-01T13:34

Ex-Capcom producer Ben Judd joins the 8-4 crew aboard the E3 Hype Train, fueled not by Dew, but by wild thoughts and oddly-specific predictions (some already proven wrong!) on what we'll see fro...

8-4 Play 5/18/2012: CLICK CLICK CLICK from 2012-05-18T12:09

The 8-4 gang goes all Project Icebreaker on Camouflaj's Ryan Payton to dig up the dirt on Kickstarter, Republique and the 8-4 bump, Diablo 3, Soul Sacrifice, Capcom's DLC woes, the appeal of DOT...

8-4 Play 5/3/2012: SWEET 17 from 2012-05-03T09:49

17-Bit's Jake Kazdal joins us to talk Phantasy Star Online 2, Shinji Mikami's return to survival horror, Dragon's Dogma, Dragon's Crown, Dragon's Dragon, Tokyo Jungle, Soul Sacrifice, yay or nay...

8-4 Play 4/20/2012: S2E01 from 2012-04-20T12:11

Imported from the exotic orient (no region lock): Talk about Fire Emblem: Awakening, Dark Souls PC, Fez, Wii U cost and price, Valve and Apple, and a new Ocarina of Time world record.

8-4 Play 4/6/2012: KICKSTART MY HEART from 2012-04-06T10:33

We offer the following rewards to people who help listen to our podcast: PLEDGE 20 MINUTES OR MORE: Talk about creating characters in Pha...

8-4 Play 3/23/2012: SICK R US from 2012-03-23T04:12

With Gaming Jesus bedridden from an evil GDC pox and both JJ and Hiroko fighting off the flu, we thought about taking the week off. But then, like an ange...

8-4 Play 3/9/2012: JOURNEY TO VITA HEAVEN from 2012-03-09T14:07

Internet sensation David "CheapyD" Abrams returns to the show for a truly rare event: we actually played some games! Tune in to the first segment for impressions of Journey,...

8-4 Play 2/24/2012: BLOCK DROPPIN' BEATS from 2012-02-24T12:25

Join us for a little boom-tiss-boom, as James "Milkman" Mielke of Q Entertainment visits 8-4 Towers to go deep (so d...

8-4 Play 2/10/2012: ROCK, PAPER, VITA from 2012-02-10T14:07

It's crunch-time at 8-4 Towers, so there's no time for you...

8-4 Play 1/27/2012: INDUSTRY SOURCES from 2012-01-27T13:15

THRILL! As the 8-4 crew gets caught up in a rad bromance with the new Resident Evil 6 trailer, and make hands-on revelaitons re: the latest RE on 3DS. LISTEN! To chatter of new Wii U features, r...

8-4 Play 1/13/2012: ALL THAT J*ZZ from 2012-01-13T10:03

Why try out games and form your own opinions when you can sit back and let the 8-4-some do it for you? This episode the ...

8-4 Play 12/30/2011: HAPPY NEWS YEAR SPECIAL from 2011-12-30T10:57

Ready for those boring ol' holidays to turn into crazy-awesome holiDAZE? ...No? ...Wait -- did you notice there was a "z" on the end? ...Well the point is you should listen to this 8-4 podcast, ...

8-4 Play 12/17/2011: PLAYSTATION VITA LAUNCH / MONSTER HUNTER 3G HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 2011-12-17T14:15

Christmas comes early as special guests CheapyD and...others...join the 8-4 crew to discuss the new PlayStation Vita, top to bottom: the launch, the games (including Uncharted, Ridge Racer, Hot ...

8-4 Play 12/9/2011: S***LOAD OF HATS from 2011-12-09T10:05

Is Miyamoto stepping down at Nintendo? Did Ueda quit Sony? What's going on with the Vita?! What games will be revealed at that Spi...

8-4 Play 11/24/2011: SKYRIM-WARDLOFT SWORD…ERS from 2011-11-24T09:34

Question: Which game should you be playing right now, Skyrim or Zelda: Skyward Sword? Answer: Yes. Honestly, that's all you need to know, but the 8-4 crew...

8-4 Play 11/10/2011: HOOKED ON THE BROTHERS from 2011-11-10T07:54

You'll have to think fast and move even faster to complete this podcast! Gaming Jesus is being held captive by the evil Koopa tribe of turtles. It's up to you to rescue him from the clutches of ...

8-4 Play 10/28/2011: NEWSALANCHE from 2011-10-28T10:55

:DEEP BREATH: PlayStation Vita pre-order lines, Level-5 World games (Ni no Kuni for PS3, Yokai Watch, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, etc.), Nintendo 3...

8-4 Play 10/14/2011: GAPING DRAGONS AND GREEN GLOWING BREASTS from 2011-10-14T13:13

PRAISE THE SUN! Dark Souls has been consuming most of our lives, but we do manage to eventually break away from talking about it to discuss other recent happenings, including Square Enix's surpr...

8-4 Play 9/30/2011: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHIN' from 2011-09-30T12:00

With Mark out of town on business and Tokyo Game Show now behind us, life at 8-4 Towers has been pretty quiet lately. But that's no excuse not to record a...

8-4 Play 9/16/2011: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2011 from 2011-09-16T12:25

Shane Bettenhausen! Ryan Payton! Billy Berghammer! We've got special guests up the wazoo here at 8-4 Towers to celebrate 8-4 Play's first anniversary (yay!) and to help us break down the 2011 To...

8-4 Play 9/14/2011: 3DS vs. VITA: FIGHT! from 2011-09-14T10:41

Freshly-unemployed Internet sensation Shane Bettenhausen joins us as we kick off TGS week with a blow-by-blow breakdown of the big two pre-show press conferences - Nintendo's Frankenstick-free M...

8-4 Play 9/9/2011: FRANKENSTICK MEETS THE SLIME KNIGHT from 2011-09-09T12:17

And the megatons fall like rain: Dragon Quest X revealed as a massively-multiplayer online game for Wii and Wii U. :BWAAAH: Monster Hunter...

8-4 Play 8/26/2011: MAY CONTAIN SCENES OF EXPLICIT VIOLENCE AND GORE from 2011-08-26T09:04

You could just listen to the 8-4 crew talk 3DS rumors, PS3 and Vita announcements, MHP3rdHD, DOTA2 and Street Fighter IV as eSports, games that will hit and miss the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, an...

8-4 Play 8/12/2011: ALL NEWS IS GOOD NEWS from 2011-08-12T09:58

In which our heroes discuss: Armored Core V and Dark Souls pushed back, Xenoblade Chronicles moved up, PlayStation Vita coming right on time (sorta), 3DS ...

8-4 Play 7/29/2011: $169.99 from 2011-07-29T11:36

Yes, we eventually talk about Rhythm Heaven for the Wii, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Groove Coaster, From Dust, Phantasy Star On...

8-4 Play 7/15/2011: ¡QUE MAGNIFICO! from 2011-07-15T13:12

Played Shadows of the Damned? You should! Why? 1) Read the reviews, it...

8-4 Play 7/1/2011: TOO HOT FOR TV from 2011-07-01T11:27