Episodes

Have you ever wanted to be a flight attendant for intergalactic travel? I know I have. Spacelines from the Far Out gives players the opportunity to fulfil every kids dream of being a flight attendant, but adds an objective ru...

Need for Speed Unbound is the latest release in the long-running Need for Speed franchise. Featuring a story based around two orphans trying to make some money for their local shop, players must race their way to victory. Nee...

Planet of Lana takes inspiration from games like Limbo and Inside. These puzzle walking sims are not for everyone but Cory and Basher can't agree on if you should play Planet of Lana. The puzzle are simple, the art isn't comp...

While it might not be E3, Xbox has shown off its future game catalog. Xbox Games got a new look at games like Fable, Avowed, and Forza Motorsport. Microsoft then closed their show with a 45-minute dive into their most anticip...

Xbox has a lot to prove in 2023. With Redfall releasing to well-deserved backlash, the ongoing delay for games like Starfield and Hellblade, and the lack of information on already announced games like Fable and Perfect Dark, ...

Loop Hero is a Rouge-like that sends the player on a quest to build up their town and survive many creatures. Each loop is another chance to take your equipment and supplies you have found back to home base. But as always wit...

Redfall is a game that is so bad we have to talk about. You should not play Redfall. We are going against our normal format just to talk about how Redfall should have been cancelled. No amount of patches will fix this game. I...

Shadow Warrior is a franchise that always tried to take the aspects of FPS games that people enjoy and add their own twist on it. Shadow Warrior 3 is the latest in this franchise to take popular aspects of games like Doom Ete...

Merge together humans to create the most powerful army you can. Merge & Blade takes puzzle based mechanics and asks players to conquer different levels using their farmers and knights together. While simple, Merge & Blade is ...

Atomic Heart looks to bring its strong Bioshock roots and mix it with a new theme. In an alternate history where certain technology has cause mayhem, players must battle creations in the form robots that can interface with hu...

Wo Long Fallen Dynasty is one hundred percent a different take on games like Dark Souls and Nioh. It wears its inspiration with pride. However, the soulslike genre now has its fair share of quality titles. Featuring character...

Hi-Fi Rush was stealth dropped by Microsoft during they developer direct. It was a shocking and unusual move for the brand. Not only was the release date unexpected but the comic book like art style with its music focused dir...

Doom 64 is a often forgotten about game. Even some of the most avid Doom fans have never slayed the totally unique Doom 64. It's a game that was trapped on the Ninten 64 but finally in 2020 Nightdive and ID Software released ...

Serious Sam started out as a callback to earlier days of FPS games. When shooters were more simple. Times when Wolfenstein and Doom carried the genre with great level design and fun game play. Serious Sam 4 looks to leave som...

What does a 16 bit SNES callback RPG known as Chained Echoes have to do with TellTales The Walking Dead The Final Season have in common? Absolutely nothing. CHained Echoes is the RPG that hit Game Pass and has created a lot o...

Guns that can talk to you. Sounds like an odd way to communicate but in High on Life its essential to the experience. From the writers of Rick and Morty comes Squanch Games FPS adventure that hopes to win you over with its hu...

2022 has come to a close that means its time to take a look at the Gaming Industry as whole and state how we feel about Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft and its gaming initiative. 2022 saw very few first party games from Microsof...

Another year has come to a close and that means its time for the Game Pass or Pass Podcast's Game of the Year 2022. In 2022 Cory and Basher passed on more games than ever before to their listeners meaning that this years list...

Sometimes a game comes along you weren't expecting. But its even more rare a game comes along that you drop 40 hours into you weren't expecting. Vampire Survivors might not have any vampires but what it does have is one of th...

The phase Doom clone was very prevalent in the 90s. Many different genres and IP took the Doom engine and made their own spin. Even IP like Star Wars got into the mix with Dark Forces. Prodeus looks to capture that energy but...

From the minds that brought you Limbo and Inside comes Somerville. A puzzle based game that takes players on a journey through a world that was devastated by some type of alien invasion. With its striking art style and somber...

Asobo and A Plague Tail is game the GPOP crew passed on and many people were upset. A Plague Tale Requiem looks to rectify the issues form the first game while again telling a unique story about family and pushing the visuals...

Scorn wears its inspirations right on it sleeve. The inspirations from things like Alien are present but imitation is the finest form of flattery? When it comes to gameplay however the story changes some. Built like a first p...

We had questions from our loyal listeners and we wanted to address them in one episode to really dive deep. WIth Cloud gaming being a pillar of Microsoft's strategy, Google shutting down Stadia is a fascinating product to dec...