Episodes
Welcome, dear listeners, to another podcast edition of the One Life Left video game radio show and another set of lovingly hand-crafted, "artisanal", show notes with zero AI influence whatsoever! This week Simon holds in his wee to bring you this show, we mention something questionable (but definitely biological so it's OK) at least twice, Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham football club (and nobody else) get promoted, games devs should get tip jars, COD players moan about something that nobody is...
Published 04/17/24
Published 04/17/24
Hello listener! PhilBot here with this week's show notes for this week's show! On this week's podcast episode of One Life Left, Europe's first and only dedicated videogames FM radio show, the conversation includes: 1) Portugese Football Shops. 2) Apple Welcome Retro Emulators Back. 3) Microsoft Meddling with AI Support Bots. 4) Roblox Development Not Exploitation. 5) Absolute nonsense (From BAFTA). We also learn you can't cheat at Destiny plus more jokes and features from your hosts Steve...
Published 04/10/24
We're back after a week off due to globe trotting shenanigans aplenty! This week we have rumours from GDCs past, Simon's embarrasing embrace(r) story, Capcom are top of Metacritic/does anyone care about Metacritic anymore? Dragon's Dogma moaning, Shinobi (Guerrilla) Warfare and Ubisoft jump on the AI bandwagon! There's also a GDC 2024 report from Simon and Maraoke plus Black Diamond updates from S-T-E! We spoil you so much that we're going to take next week off to recuperate and hunt eggs....
Published 03/27/24
There's shenanigans afoot this week and it only dawned on me while putting these notes together of the potentially top level criminal activities afoot in the UK games industry! In amongst the weekly dose of totally innocent fare we have two seemingly unconnected stories from Simon: Peter Molyneux's car breaks down... Then Simon gets his car carjacked... Come to your own conclusions, dear listeners!! If anyone actually bothers to read these notes then I might've been too scared to even mention...
Published 03/13/24
This week we're riddled with doom, gloom and a cheat code that blows Hot Coffee cold! Hang on tight, this one's a rollercoaster... It includes a Helldiver 2 related ruse, Balatro ratings shenanigans, beer drinking in a playground and Charlesbot shows he's somewhat out of touch with modern Mums! On the exclusive podcast intro, Simon prepares himself a delicious pot noodle-esque "meal" that may or may not involve chicken. And don't forget the Resonance FM fundraising Maraoke on Friday 15th...
Published 03/06/24
Welcome to another episode of One Life Left, dearest listeners! In this week's fun filled episode we discover that Xbox exclusives are no longer exclusives, Capcom go down the "better late than never" route for apologies, Doom is finally playable on a lawnmower and then there's something about Suicide Squad. In the podcast exclusive intro we discuss 'that' trailer... you know the one... Meanwhile we have a deep dive into games development as we find out more about another game that Ste has...
Published 02/28/24
Hello dearest listeners! This week Baldur's Gate 3 wins awards, the Silent Hill 2 remake trailer isn't good, we get an OG Tomb Raider game warning, Xbox hardware won't vanish and the Switch 2 gets delayed (maybe). Also Ste is not making a massively multiplayer game. Did we mention it would be cool if you could help Resonance FM by donating to them? Well the link to their 2024 Fundraiser is below! Do you know which game Ste is alluding to? Where were you in 1996?? Do you know how to play...
Published 02/21/24
Hello dearest listeners! This week in the podcast edition of the world's longest running (English language) video game radio show we have dangerous tree cutting, gaming based anxiety nightmares, children tell jokes, more Nintendo speculation and crazy price tag defence. Plus is it overtime or extra time and does anyone really care? *Warning* The podcast exclusive intro contains swears. The actual show might also have swears though we tried to BEEP them all. Just putting it out there in case...
Published 02/14/24
This week in your single video game podcast that releases a single episode per week (most of the time) that covers industry news, new releases (often) and has smart thoughts and analysis (we try), we have Cliff Bleszinski waiting on a call from Microsoft, Ste cancels Netflix in anger, Hideaki Itsuno doesn't like fast travel and the Switch successor brags an 8" (screen). We also have a Pocket Gamer report and Charlesbot points the finger at fat cat bosses! Plus in our exclusive podcast intro...
Published 01/31/24
You should always take your socks gaming with you. That may or may not be the important lesson to be learned in this week's episode, or I misheard something. Possibly that. On this week's RADIO SHOW that is also a podcast (but a RADIO SHOW first and foremost) we also find out what is "confusing AF" about Bluey's Xmas episodes, Palworld copies from Pokemon shocker, 8% of all devs are working on Switch 2, PS4 outsells XSX, 100 is small, Simon bursts into song and Charlesbot tries out his...
Published 01/24/24
Hello! It's show time once again! And this show is hangry. Or Simon is, at least. This week we have a Past Guest Postmortem, Steam breaks records again, Sony drive a car, Altec Lansing guess things, Valve clamp down on AI, there's something about Suicide Squad and Ste gets a new controller. One Life Left: Consistently consistent since 2006! Meanwhile there's another Maraoke! It's on Monday 22nd January at Pocket Gamer in London and you can get tickets from here: https://lu.ma/34n830m9...
Published 01/17/24
Happy New Year! We are back from a very video-game Xmas and we might all be a bit rusty after the holidays! In this episode we have Steam releasing a lot of games (though the signal to noise ratio isn't great), a 13 year old kills Tetris, Nintendo might have a new console out this year and new life is breathed into Cyberpunk 2077. Simon and Ste also share their experiences of the Meta Quest 3 with you, dear listeners, because you deserve it! Did you make any New Year Resolutions?! Tell us...
Published 01/10/24
On the last show before Christmas Ste and Simon gave to me A real, live, talking SSG! That's right, dear listeners! You've been good this year, mostly, so you get an SSG in the form of Andrew Smith from Spilt Milk Studios, here to talk all about Trash Goblin, amongst other things! There's also Game Awards "excitement", vegan gangsters, a zombie MMO that might not be an MMO (and definitely isn't now), Sega takes ages going back to old games, we play a quick game of Steam Top Trumps and...
Published 12/13/23
This week stuff happened. What stuff? Well you could just listen to the episode to find out OR maybe you're reading this at some point in the future when there are thousands of OLL episodes and you're searching through the notes, trying to find something specific... Hello, listeners from the far flung future! How is your commercially viable rocket-pack? Are you living on Mars? In this episode you will find that Simon hates books, Ste talks sausages, Rockstar devs have leaky offspring,...
Published 12/06/23
Hello and welcome to another episode of One Life Left! In this episode Ste confuses a Royal Mail employee LIVE ON AIR, Simon has a new laptop that doesn't seem as bad as strangers on the internet make it out to be, Ubisoft assassinates Assassin's Creed pop-up ads, Gamemaker goes free (for some), Fortnite to have a Big Bang, Activision watch what you watch and we ponder past PR pop-ups. Meanwhile, in a world where it seems to be getting more acceptable to put Xmas decorations up in November,...
Published 11/29/23
Welcome back, dear listeners, to another episode of One Life Left! This week I, Phil the Undercaretaker, try not to get jealous as we hear Part I of (kind of new feature, I suppose) Tales from Japan! (I need to work on that title... it was a last minute decision...) Meanwhile we discover just who the heck Jonathan Smith is and why he's the Responsible Adult. There's also Simon in a plane toilet, Ste still being jetlagged, Charlesbot getting annoyed by Geoff Keighley, people exchange money,...
Published 11/22/23
This week we might mention that we're going to Japan. Did we mention that we're going to Japan? Well, we're going to Japan. In fact, by the time you read this we'll be up in the air or there already! Excitement!!! Anyway, besides all that, in this episode we have Simon's squeaky chair, Ste's dislike of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, an accidental bank account shutdown, a game is too hot for Microsoft and Nintendo, lots of people play Fortnite again, Lords of the Fallen gets harder and Modern...
Published 11/08/23
We suffered some technical issues not of our making yet again this week, folks, so apologies in advance for any drop in quality you may experience. You'll be hearing a few apologies during the show, too, though I (Phil the Undercaretaker) will hold my hand up and say that I don't think it's all that bad. It certainly could've been worse... and, admittedly, if I'd edited out much more then all the apologies and some of the in-show comments wouldn't have made much sense so... there we...
Published 11/01/23
Is Simon wearing trousers? Is he a firestarter, a twisted firestarter?! Is any of this real any more? Maybe I'm AI and haven't even realised. Maybe we're all programmed by Ste! I think this has been considered before... I must need a defrag. Welcome, dear listeners, to another episode of One Life Left! This week we find out whose logo is biggest, Skull Island: Rise of Kong battles is up for worst game of the year but it's what's inside that counts and Netflix consider swooping for GTA....
Published 10/25/23
Welcome once again to another episode of the One Life Left podcast! This week we have games making Ste poorly, Simon goes to EGX, hackers do hacking, kittens cause minor distraction, Joe Cornish's tv/radio hosting advice, Chris Conroy hangs around in Regent's Park, Molyneux uh oh and All The Mechanics! Plus the MS/Activision 100 Year Saga IS FINALLY OVER!!!! Possibly. Until something else happens. It's a bumper show! There's also more of that new feature from Simon that doesn't officially...
Published 10/18/23
Hello listeners. Ste here, because Undertaker Phil's computer has stopped working. In this episode: two old men talk about videogames. That's basically it but if you need more detail I've got you: Ste's clothing choice surprises Simon, Charlesbot yells the news over some slightly too loud audio, Animal Crossing causes emotional and financial problems, Simon's new feature returns (it needs a name) and there's one (ONE) letter from the ever-dependable Chris Conroy. We need more letters. Send us...
Published 10/11/23
Welcome to another episode of One Life Left! We're not on Twitch this week but we have just as much fun! We look at the state of the industry in light of the bad news from Sega, and others, Cyberpunk 2077 has a mission killer that you can still pay £25 quid for, Charlesbot applies for Jim Ryan's job at Sony and Ste has kittens! Plus Simon swipes right in a new feature that currently has no name and I'll continue to call it "Simon Swipes Right" until YOU, dear listeners, write in with a name...
Published 10/04/23
Dearest faithful, some might say long suffering, podcast listeners! Here for your delectation is the podcast version of our LIVE Twitch show from Tuesday 26th September, performed as part of Pickaxe Podcast Week on the Yogscast Twitch channel!! On this Super Special Show there's a brief history of One Life Left and Maraoke, "The Jonathan Blow Story", Ste's live reaction to Build a Rocket Boy's Everywhere trailer PLUS Super Special Guest Charles Cecil MBE joins us to discuss his likeness to...
Published 09/28/23
Well, what can I say?! Last week we had an OLL EXCLUSIVE and we didn't even realise it! We proved the old F-Zero rule wrong and Simon correctly announced the F-Zero news before Nintendo did! Witchcraft?! This week Simon holds the fort while Ste gallivants around London, calling in from random places and avoiding being mugged. Simon isn't alone, though - he's joined once more by Super Special Guest Tony Gowland, here to talk about the launch of his new game: Dungeon Golf (out now!) There's...
Published 09/20/23