Gamewank: The Next Generation
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt's back, and it's not even pretending to be about games.
Returning for a new generation of consoles, Jim and Ric are a bit older and a bit more knackered, but they still love video games, Star Trek, and being a pair of daft auld rides.
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Episodes
Episode Ten or 54: Oaxtershed (Community Episode)
January 04, 2023 18:14 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThis in an episode of Gamewank starring... everyone! Well, not everyone, but a bunch of people from the Exclusive Gamewank Discord got together with Jim to record Community Gamewank, a mad experiment that actually worked! In this we discussed: Trekkies and Trekkies 2: the most tragic documentaries of all time Why are Square Enix betting the farm on crypto? Who are Embracer and why are they buying everything? Who cares, as long as we get new Deus Ex and Tomb Raider? ...
Episode Nine or 53: Xmas Special 2022
December 21, 2022 17:42 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBIt's Gamewank! We're back for Xmas! Inside we discuss, I dunno, a bunch of stuff. Star Trek, obviously. Video games. Being a pair of decrepit auld guys who have to do this just to socialise now. After almost a decade and two remasters, Richie finally discovers GTA V. After over a decade and about 600 re-releases, Richie finally discovers Skyrim. Merry Christmas! Stay tuned for Community Gamewank next week!!!
Episode Eight or 52: Richie Hates My Cat
April 20, 2022 20:54 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB***MILD PICARD SPOILERS FROM 20:00 - 30:30*** Joining us this week, Owen O'Donnell of The Infinite Review! We talk about Picard, Sonic 2, Chinatown Detective Agency, Karl Urban's Dredd, and Elden Ring. Also, Richie is very rude about Jim's cat.
Episode Seven or 51: Dransfield
April 01, 2022 13:15 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBGamewank is back! Join Jim and guest host Ian for a big Chat Sandwich about Ghostwire Tokyo, PlayStation Plus Extra, Halo The TV Show, Elder Scrolls The TV Show and Judge Dredd The TV Show, as well as the usual crap. Jim and Richie will return later, and Ian will too because he's basically a regular now. Fine. Ian Dransfield has had the sort of career in games media that's long and varied enough for him to be referred to as a 'veteran' despite having never been in a war. He's written for s...
Episode Six or 50: Dexmas
December 24, 2021 10:20 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBRic & Jim get together for a new episode and decide ten minutes in that it's the Christmas one. Jim gets excited about playing Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One over the winter break, Richie fondly remembers getting The Dizzy Collection on ZX Spectrum one christmas, and Danny Eccles performs a brand new Christmas Cover.
Episode Five or 49
June 14, 2021 13:19 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBE3 is great, but have you considered ZZ Top
Episode Four or 48: Dinghied
April 14, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBRichie is joined by Owen, Sean, and Gav to lust after Vienetta and/or Irish Ice Creams, fighting bots in Fortnite, the Eurogamer Expo (mind that?), their earliest memories of, uh, wanking, and of course the seminal PS2 title Tak and the Power of Joo Joo. Jim's no in it because he had an argument with Richie about rice cookers. He's also moving house, but he'll be back next month. Thanks to Owen of The Infinite Review, Gav of Geshcast and Sean of Paperbag Animator for making sure Richie d...
Episode Three or 47: Dune 2
February 25, 2021 15:36 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBPoint & Click design through the ages Resident Evil classic design vs modern Virginia Madsen The first audio recorded on Mars Auteurs who've put out shiters Dune 2 Hob nobs Good 6/10s are better than iffy 8/10s
Episode Two or 46: Danny
February 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBMaking stupid stuff together over the years Jobbie vapours Why Batman Forever is the best Batman film The late Joel Schumacher's brilliant legacy Mike Judge's 'Tales from the Tour Bus' The Livingston music scene in the mid-2000s A guy called Kev with a stool in his bathroom A guy called Kev who pissed himself in a strip club A guy called Dirty Kev who Jim confused with another guy called Clarty Marty English people can't say "boaby"
Episode One or 45: Dads
January 05, 2021 18:46 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBRic and Jim resurrect Gamewank, the gaming podcast that's mostly about Riker and bums. Nobody asked them to do it and they don't know why they did it. To kick off a new gen we discuss what's great about the PS5 and Xbox Series X, Game Pass, Spider-Man in 60fps, Riker, bums, Riker's bum, willies, forecourts, being old,