Podcasts by PC Gamer UK
The PC Gamer UK podcast was a weekly (and then not-so-weekly) discussion about PC gaming produced from 2016-2019. The PC Gamer UK team chatted about new releases, old classics and whatever else they'd been playing.
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Trailer: Chat Log, PC Gamer's new podcast from 2023-03-03T16:58:45
We're back, on a new feed! Here's a snippet of our new podcast, PC Gamer Chat Log. And here's how to find us:
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Episode 72: Another One Hundred Videogames from 2019-08-09T14:17:08
In a special episode of the PC Gamer UK Podcast, we run through the PC Gamer Top 100 – a big list of PC games that we assemble every year. Insight! Revelations! Farewells! A toilet break! All of...
ListenEpisode 71: RGB London from 2019-07-19T12:05:21
Welcome to the new dystopia, where the accents are questionable, the grannies are starting, and every street corner looks like the inside of a PC case. Welcome to Watch Dogs Legion’s London. Sam...
ListenEpisode 70: A return from 2019-03-29T16:14:02
Dormant. Sickly. Drunk, lying face down in a gutter. Those are all words that you can’t use to describe the PC Gamer UK Podcast, because it is back and strong like a man who is very good at comp...
ListenEpisode 69: Environmental storytelling from 2018-12-03T18:26:40
Join the PC Gamer team for a nice time discussing a) a frog who is not the world’s best detective, b) a Hitman rivalry that may be getting out of hand, and c) a selection of our picks for the gr...
ListenEpisode 68: Selfies with Mothman from 2018-11-08T17:23:06
Sheepishly, we return to the podcast studio after a three month hiatus. Er… sorry about that. To make up for it, we talk through a selection of new and recent releases, all while trying to remem...
ListenEpisode 67: One Hundred Videogames from 2018-08-10T17:22:28
It’s a special episode of the PC Gamer UK Podcast, as the team runs through the latest edition of the PC Gamer Top 100 – our annual list of the best PC games you can buy right now. We run throug...
ListenEpisode 66: Massive marble arses from 2018-06-29T17:34:40
E3 was a couple of weeks ago at this point, but that won’t stop the PC Gamer UK team from gathering to discuss everything at the show – from the futuristic cityscape of Cyberpunk 2077 to the col...
ListenEpisode 65: …It’s been a long week from 2018-05-25T16:18:28
Broadcasting live from the Infinite Deadline, Samuel, Phil and Pip gather to talk about PC games new and old. Except, wait, no, less than three minutes in and already there’s a tangent about Pok...
ListenEpisode 64: Undeadinburgh from 2018-05-04T14:50:56
The PC Gamer team return for a freewheelin’ discussion about (mostly) PC gaming. Pip is annoyed by a fish, Phil is confused by a jungle, and Sam is nauseated by a corpse. Also, a mysterious sign...
ListenEpisode 63: Use Cider on Lemon from 2018-04-19T16:37:46
This week (month? Fortnight? Just how frequent is this podcast these days?) Andy returns from his self-imposed exile to all things Jurassic World Evolution. He’s played Frontier’s upcoming park ...
ListenEpisode 62: Honkin’ On Watermelon from 2018-03-29T14:44:47
In a break from the regular format, Samuel and Phil have both played new, recently released PC games. Sam goes head to head with an unspecified cult in Far Cry 5, Phil chunders on a friend in Se...
ListenEpisode 61: I’ve had cheeses from places you wouldn’t believe from 2018-03-15T13:01:20
Samuel, Pip and Phil are back, and have played some games for once. Phil talks about the comedic warmth of Chuchel, Pip gets annoyed by a disembodied voice in Assassin’s Creed Origin’s new Disco...
ListenEpisode 60: It’s all chicken off from 2018-02-13T17:48:23
Samuel, Pip and Phil discuss the philosophical and nutritional ramifications of the chicken dinner, because they haven’t podcasted for a couple of weeks and have seemingly forgotten how to not l...
ListenEpisode 59: The Doomsday Podcast from 2018-01-22T10:59:43
After an extended Christmas break (sorry!), Sam and Phil convene to catch up on the latest in PC gaming. After a brief discussion on our Christmas gaming habits, we launch into an extended conve...
ListenEpisode 58: I’m here for beatles from 2017-12-01T15:38:56
Samuel, Pip and Phil recorded this podcast last week and then fell into a deadline-fuelled stupor. Now recovered, they rediscover the podcast, but have no real memory of what’s on it. Definitely...
ListenEpisode 57: A lungful of someone’s potpourri from 2017-11-13T18:31:21
Samuel, Pip and Phil keep the pod train rolling by discussing the latest games, gaming news and… ah, who are we kidding. We try our best to stay on topic, but Phil rants about vaping for about f...
ListenEpisode 56: 11 dads and a hut from 2017-11-06T17:23:19
Sam, Pip and Joe discuss the world of Football Manager 2018, two of whom have little to add to the conversation outside of ’90s football references. Plus, Wolfenstein 2 and Destiny 2 chat. Final...
ListenEpisode 55: Bombfunk MCs from 2017-11-02T17:42:50
With Phil on deadline and Andy in a different county, Samuel and Pip discuss a slew of indie games, as well answering about four weeks’ worth of questions from our various channels.
Episode 54: High-level hippo from 2017-10-11T11:43:14
The PC Gamer team gathers to about the latest and soon-to-be-latest PC games, from the seemingly endless Divinity: Original Sin 2, to the all-consuming Destiny 2. You’re going to need to set asi...
ListenEpisode 53: I got my head a bit too stuck in online from 2017-09-27T11:13:34
After an impromptu summer holiday, Samuel and Phil return with PC Gamer’s new deputy editor, Philippa Warr. We apologise for our month long break, and launch into an (ethically sound, disclaimer...
ListenEpisode 52: I have a complicated relationship with Bathtub Geralt from 2017-08-16T14:34:50
Oh snap, it’s the PC Gamer Top 100! Samuel, Phil and Andy – yes, he’s here this week – run through the entire thing, making brutally honest judgements based on a list voted for by almost 20 PC G...
ListenEpisode 51: Lvl.99 Seabass from 2017-08-04T12:23:47
Phil is back, after a (presumed) near death experience. He and Samuel celebrate by talking about PC games, and also the Discovery documentary series Deadliest Catch. We chat about Guild Wars 2’s...
ListenEpisode 50: Other cities are available from 2017-07-31T12:15:57
Samuel and the returning (finally) Andy Kelly yammer about Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, the name of which Samuel forgot, which is highly embarrassing. In a quiet time for big releases, they...
ListenEpisode 49: Another telling look into your neuroses from 2017-07-14T15:11:24
Samuel and Phil, fresh off their recent job promotions, gather to answer the questions of you: the listener. Or at least, the questions of those listeners that have actually asked us a question....
ListenEpisode 48: We have a history of very good decisions from 2017-06-30T16:21:15
Samuel, Tom and Phil take a break from compiling the PC Gamer Top 100 to talk about their personal selections for the PC Gamer Top 100. Our 100% accurate annual list of the best PC games is almo...
ListenEpisode 47: Welcome to our Content Cave from 2017-06-22T11:30:15
It’s the PC Gamer E3 special! Samuel, who was at E3, and Phil, who watched it at home in his pants, gather to discuss their most anticipated games from the Electronic Three. Was EA’s conference ...
ListenEpisode 46: Both inert and financially ruinous from 2017-06-08T10:57:37
Samuel and Phil gather – sans Andy – to discuss the latest PC gaming delights, from Dirt 4 and Prey to… er… Anachronox, for some reason. Can Dirt 4 satisfy both simulation and arcade racing fans...
ListenEpisode 45: Johnny Long-Arms from 2017-06-01T16:18:48
This week, the PC Gamer team discusses a plethora of smaller games, from Tokyo 42 to Rime. One might call it a smorgasbord. Not us, though – partly because it’s a rubbish metaphor, but mostly be...
ListenEpisode 44: Opium through a bagpipe tube from 2017-05-19T16:34:58
Oh snap, it’s the PC Gamer podcast! I’m going to level with you: it’s 5:27pm on a Friday and the race is on to get this episode description written before we flee the building and embark on a we...
ListenEpisode 43: PCGAMER’S SAUSAGECHAT from 2017-05-12T09:56:44
Samuel, Andy and Phil return from a podcast break to discuss the latest PC games, and to impart their years of collective wisdom on the best sausages you can buy in Waitrose. (Other sausages are...
ListenEpisode 42: Tamagotchi Comeback from 2017-04-28T09:55:50
Tom Senior, Phil Savage and podcast favourite ‘The Meeting Next Door’ return to talk about walking – in houses, in caves, and even in Europe during a war. Also: would Jeremy Corbyn main Chun-Li,...
ListenEpisode 41: …Apart from blowing up planets from 2017-04-21T11:45:41
It’s another post-deadline podcast, but an incredibly tired PC Gamer team bravely soldiers on to talk about the latest in PC gaming and whether the Empire actually did anything wrong. We also an...
ListenEpisode 40: Ashamed of your words and deeds from 2017-04-10T16:14:58
Samuel and Phil gather to discuss the health of VR, and offer early impressions of The Signal from Tolva. Then, it’s over to you for another bumper questions special! Why? Because we didn’t play...
ListenEpisode 39: A Hanar in a trilby from 2017-03-31T16:43:35
The Traveller came and brought forth a Golden Age of banter. But then the Hot Takes followed, and the world as we know it fell. Can the PC Gamer team drive back the darkness? Can Bungie bring De...
ListenEpisode 38: Last of the Summer Apocalypse from 2017-03-24T13:00:44
After a traumatic deadline, Samuel and Phil climb into the podship and set off on a journey PC gaming. Unfortunately, neither of us had played anything of note this week, so instead we used your...
ListenEpisode 37: It’s Elcor’s time now from 2017-03-16T11:43:03
From Bolivia, to a remote galaxy, to a far future filled with colossal murderboys. Wherever you go, there’s always time to sit down and chat about the financial quarter’s core IPs. Just don’t as...
ListenEpisode 36: I’m not dying from 2017-03-06T15:04:27
Last week, PC Gamer said goodbye to noted Dota fancier Chris Thursten. But while his voice will no longer echo around the office, it will arrive in your ears via his final appearance on this her...
ListenEpisode 35: Do we even deserve a Mass Effect in 2017? from 2017-02-28T10:49:20
This week, Andy takes us into Mass Effect’s Andromeda galaxy, shuts down Samuel’s assertion that Night In The Woods is the videogame version of Weird Twitter, and some other stuff is discussed t...
ListenEpisode 34: Outside interference from 2017-02-11T15:13:49
This week, Samuel, Phil, Andy, and the occasional background murmurings of a nearby meeting get together to discuss what they’ve been playing. Phil struggles to find the point of WWE 2K17, Andy ...
ListenEpisode 33: Fling me to Nilfgaard from 2017-02-01T15:23:27
In this episode, Samuel (status: sleepy), Phil (status: caffeinated), and Andy (status: Andy) talk about the evil within Resident Evil 7, break down the meta of Gwent, and answer a bunch of good...
ListenEpisode 32: …But one final point on Hard-Fi from 2017-01-23T15:39:54
Welcome to the thirty-second episode of the PC Gamer UK Podcast, home of possibly the longest tangent in our history. Around that, you’ll hear about Samuel and Phil’s slapdash adventures with Sp...
ListenEpisode 31: The metal man is judging us from 2017-01-17T19:40:16
Hi. Er, how’s it going? Look, it’s been a couple of weeks since we last recorded a podcast. Blame Christmas, and the fact that making magazines is hard. I’ve sort of forgotten what goes in this ...
ListenEpisode 30: You are Graham Gooch from 2016-12-15T11:26:10
It’s the 30th podcast episode, but we’re celebrating our 300th magazine issue. Join Sam, Phil and Andy on a self-indulgent tour of magazine craft – going behind the scenes of the making of a lan...
ListenEpisode 29: That happened, and was a thing from 2016-11-29T15:17:14
Slam the breaks on that time truck, because we’re not ready to leave 2016 just yet. First, as is our sacred duty, we must anoint the best games of the year. We’ll be announcing PC Gamer’s offici...
ListenEpisode 28: I’ve had feelings and it was 2D from 2016-11-13T21:50:16
Sorry, sorry. A lot of things happened. Samuel was on deadline, Phil was in Texas, our FTP server wouldn’t let us log on. It’s been a rough, podcastless couple of weeks, but, to make it up to yo...
ListenEpisode 27: A goblin man grabbed me and I was furious from 2016-10-20T11:41:47
Podcasting: that magical medium where the gulf between recording and publishing can leave your Red Dead Redemption 2 hot takes looking old and soggy. Our out of date speculation aside, this epis...
ListenEpisode 26: “I miss World War 2” from 2016-10-12T14:54:36
This week, PC Gamer gets stuck in the past. From beating up racists in the ’60s, to fondly reminiscing over World War 2’s varied terrain. (It did have a lava level, right?) Also, what happens wh...
ListenEpisode 25: A gun that shoots poetry from 2016-09-23T16:19:02
Phil, Andy and Tom sit down to discuss the worst nicknames, wonder why the FBI are getting involved in local kidnappings, and ruminate on the disappointing nature of gassy asteroid parps. If you...
ListenEpisode 24: The Quiet Podcast from 2016-09-17T12:27:57
This week, the team talks about ambitious skyfaring MMO Worlds Adrift, and revisits the BioShock series courtesy of the new remasters. No reader questions this week, because Phil’s not here, and...
ListenEpisode 23: Too tired to title from 2016-09-10T14:12:07
Samuel and Phil are tired, after what can charitably be described as a difficult magazine deadline. Nevertheless, they dragged themselves into a recording studio for a scattershot podcast coveri...
ListenEpisode 22: The Top 100 from 2016-08-26T17:01:35
Yet again, PC Gamer has organised 100 of our favourite PC games into a list. This week on the podcast we look through that list – now available to Listen
Episode 21: Oculus Sniffed from 2016-08-19T15:42:24
First, an apology: the audio quality of this episode is rough. Oh, sure, it starts off fine, but as we go along, Andy and Phil get quieter, while Tom gets louder and louder. We blame GamesRadar,...
ListenEpisode 20: Optional fish hole from 2016-08-12T15:55:52
The PC Gamer UK podcast is back from its entirely unintentional holiday. Sorry for the absence. To make up for it, here’s 90 minutes of fresh, juicy takes – at least two-thirds of which are some...
ListenEpisode 19: The Illusive Manatee from 2016-07-21T17:06:36
It’s a format break! This week, Samuel, Andy, Phil and Chris run through some of their personal picks for the PC Gamer Top 100 – our annual list that definitely makes everybody happy and not mad...
ListenEpisode 18: Kids don’t know what a giraffe is from 2016-07-15T13:34:33
A slightly shorter podcast this week – hey, we’re not made of hot takes – but hot dang, what an audio experience it is. Samuel’s surprised by an air conditioner. Phil is afraid of all fluids. An...
ListenEpisode 17: Other pizzas are available from 2016-07-08T16:04:01
Andy finds out if Inside deserves the critical acclaim. Samuel learns how many bosses it takes to crave a chicken dinner. Phil discovers what’s hiding in his pile of shame. We all find out why A...
ListenEpisode 16: Lads on tour from 2016-06-30T18:19:11
Now that the team is almost back to full strength (Andy went home with hay fever), let Samuel and Tom fill you in on their surprise hits and misses of E3. Also, Phil’s been playing Overwatch. He...
ListenEpisode 15: Sea lion continuity from 2016-06-23T10:08:01
This week, things get intimate. With Andy trapped up a mountain, Samuel and Phil settle in for a two man heart-to-heart. Sam sets the record straight on his E3 experience. Phil experiences the o...
ListenEpisode 14: E3? Yes, please! from 2016-06-16T14:40:56
An E3 has happened. Now that the businessmen have let slip the #content, it falls to the PC Gamer team to make sense of it all. Phil, Andy and Chris huddle around a mic to run through the confer...
ListenEpisode 13: The King of Spoons from 2016-06-08T13:19:41
Striding into town with two spoons on his back – one silver, one steel. He ignores the local noticeboard, and pays no heed to the peasants’ shouts and jeers. Instead, he listens to a podcast epi...
ListenEpisode 12: The memes are annoying from 2016-06-01T10:44:34
This week, it is High Noon. Phil and Andy discuss Overwatch, but mostly talk about the gifs they have seen. Later: impressions from the new Hitman episode, and a hands-on report from 60 turns of...
ListenEpisode 11: A roach named Horse from 2016-05-25T14:11:51
Is Total War: Warhammer the perfect marriage of strategy and batshit fantasy? What is Duskers, and why should you care? Is Final Fantasy X-2 secretly the best Final Fantasy game? What sound does...
ListenEpisode 10: Bants macabre from 2016-05-17T09:27:01
The team attempt Hitman’s first elusive target. What follows is a story of success, failure and blatant cheating. Also: Doom, VR, Stellaris, Battlefield 1 and Civilization VI.
Th...
ListenEpisode 9: Dishonored and Knuckles from 2016-05-09T15:29
Andy and Phil argue about Hitman’s second episode & Knuckles. Phil gets to grips with Stellaris’s early game & Knuckles. Samuel builds hundreds of tanks, and makes them fight for his amu...
ListenEpisode 8: Dawn of War III from 2016-05-03T15:48:58
Relic has announced Dawn of War III, and we’ve seen it! In a special episode of the podcast, Tom Senior offers his exclusive impressions of the RTS sequel. For more Dawn of War, head over to Listen
Episode 7: An Intermission from 2016-04-27T10:34:31
With Andy at EVE Fanfest, and the rest of the team on a post-deadline come down, nobody’s played anything new. Instead, Sam, Phil and Tom dig into their PC gaming origins – revealing the gaming ...
ListenEpisode 6: Everybody’s Gone To The Pub from 2016-04-18T16:05:56
It’s hard being a video game protagonist. Maybe you’ll run the rooftops of a pristine dystopia. Maybe you’ll unpick the mysteries of deepest, ruralist Shropshire. Maybe you’ll slog through a dun...
ListenEpisode 5: The Gazebo of Despair from 2016-04-11T14:37:50
Take a left at the road of disappointment, past the TV actor with the inconsistent frame rate. Hang a right onto the bridge of disenchantment, stopping only to acknowledge the distant giant. Up ...
ListenEpisode 4: The temerity to git gud from 2016-04-04T15:08:21
Squawked from the gnarled beak of the ancient crow priest. Snarled from the dead lips of the demonic hell beast. Painted on the bow of your upgradable boat. Spoken from a door you’re still two h...
ListenEpisode 3: John Carpenter’s The Thunged from 2016-03-29T16:17:11
Is it the trio of zany characters on a time-travel adventure? Is it the horde of robots challenging you to an arena fight? Is it you friends, relaxing with a glass of Welsh cider and asking that...
ListenEpisode 2: We can, but should we? from 2016-03-21T11:00:32
Can we turn rollercoasters into deathtraps? Can we take down our target in convoluted ways? Can we hold meetings from the cockpit of a Cobra Mk.IV? Can we aim a bolt-action rifle at the critical...
ListenEpisode 1: Tom Clancy’s The Podcast from 2016-03-11T13:02:20
PC Gamer UK returns to the fallow fields of Poddington-on-Cast. It’s an idyllic place, and, as the days stretch on and the hot takes bloom, the team wonder if they’ve finally found peace. Alas, ...
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