Link To The Cast
431 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsA podcast about video games. What a novel idea. Dave Ryan, Mark Robinson, Jack Layzell and Garrett Kidney bring you the latest in video games and nerd culture ephemera.
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Link to the Cast #230: Layed Out Seal For No Reason
November 23, 2021 13:41 - 1 hour - 160 MB00:30 Mark puts himself over, Mark buries himself and pork schnitzel 08:00 Cowboy Bebop TV Show EXTENSIVE review and bad reviews 31:50 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 8 40:10 Mark's nearly done re-watching Taskmaster 47:00 GTA San Andreas Re-Master and remasters in general 60:15 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl 76:00 Forza 5 81:30 Chicory 88:10 Bobby Kotick is still just... awful 101:00 Pokemon BD/SP are 2021 second biggest boxed launch 103:50 Hitman 3 biggest selling game in series, loads ...
Link to the Cast #229: Also Known by My Alias Polar Bear
November 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 161 MB00:30 Mark's impromptu nu-metal quiz and subsequent burials 18:15 Eternals - a famous review, our review and subsequent burials 44:10 Sable (not that one) 50:00 Skyward Sword HD... and subsequent burials 60:40 GTA Remastered Collection and Rockstar future 82:00 Guardians of the Galaxy nears the conclusion for all of us 90:45 Dead by Daylight streamers DDOS'd 96:45 1 v 100 returns 99:00 GTA Remastered pulled from PC and subsequent burials 102:20 Baba is You level editor on the way 105:30 Our w...
Link to the Cast #228: Tu-Metal
November 08, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 174 MB00:30 Limp Bizkit, nu/tu-metal, parody movies and Tim Westwood 22:20 The Morning Show is getting real good for Jack 26:45 Dune and sound mixing in modern movies 45:30 Last Night in Soho 55:40 Guardians of the Galaxy from everyone's perspective 69:20 Unpacking and the simple brilliance of 79:45 Dave's FIFA 22 player career 89:10 Mark's final thoughts on Metroid Dread 92:30 Konami's eFootball disasterpiece 99:30 Nintendo vow to expand NSO experience 106:00 Devolver digital stock available for p...
Link to the Cast #227: We Are Obviously Fn Kayfabe
November 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 149 MB00:30 Favourite chocolate, sense memories and video game music resonating 8:00 Dune and redundant pt1s of movies 18:15 The Halloween movie series is weird 27:25 Inside Job animated series 31:00 Mark gets excited about the Cowboy Bebop trailer 37:05 Metroid Dread 52:20 N64 on Switch 58:20 Guardians of the Galaxy is a good time and 80s music 72:50 State of Play... was underwhelming 91:20 Bobby Kotick's "pay cut" 96:15 Vicarious Visions rebranded for reason 102:00 Dr Dre working on new music for...
Link to the Cast #226: The Doctor Will See You Now
October 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 131 MB00:30 Hallowe'en costumes, the life of the party, ham hands and weird questions 20:10 Mark's been watching nuttin' but Taskmaster 22:30 Venom Let There Be Carnage... is a movie 26:45 Dave Spooky SZN III: Halloween Kills, Hellraiser 2, Babadook 40:05 Kena: Bridge of Spirits 51:25 Jack's getting the platinum on Far Cry 6... he's a sick man 52:40 Dave finishes Blossom Tales 56:50 Dave's back on his FIFA BS with 22! 63:45 Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Remaster Unveiled and Coming Soon 75:45 Google low...
Link to the Cast #225: That's When The Socks Start to Creep In
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 159 MB00:30 Dressing Gowns and Xmas presents in your 30s 5:50 Favourite Comedy/Parody music through the years 17:05 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 22:50 Dave Spooky SZN ptII 33:55 The Many Saints of Newark 39:30 Bad Sports 52:10 ElecHead 56:45 Mark finishes Psychonauts 2 65:45 Jack falls down a Far Cry 6 rabbit hole 75:00 Nintendo Switch Online Expansion 83:10 FIFA wants DOUBLE from EA what they pay now 87:40 Deathloop update out 89:20 OLED Switch doing well 96:30 System Shock getting l...
Link to the Cast #224: Look Everybody, We've Got Giovanni Ribisi
October 11, 2021 21:43 - 2 hours - 183 MB00:30 Old men, t**tted with a rock and "purchasing" TV Shows 4:30 No Time to Die, the future of James Bond and casting ideas 27:00 What If and Dave's Spooky SZN - feat: Slaxx et al 46:00 The Morning Show 52:20 Eastward 61:10 Ratchet and Clank catch-up with Dave 70:10 Life is Strange: True Colours Wavelengths DLC 77:10 Far Cry 6 82:10 EA looking at dropping the "FIFA" brand 93:30 Marvel's Avengers now pay to win... even though they said it wouldn't 102:10 Randy Pitchford no longer Gearbox pres...
Link to the Cast #223: NewcastleVania
October 04, 2021 09:35 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB0:30 - Mark’s adventure across Italy 15:41 - No Time To Die (no spoilers) 26:54 - Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage 45:22 - Cowboy Bebop Intro reveal 55:50 - Skatebird 59:26 - The Artful Escape 1:09:42 - TOEM 1:17:15 - Sony adds Game Trials feature to PS5 1:26:24 FIFA 22 Ultimate Team sells anime cosmetics now 1:31:37 - eFootball is a mess 1:38:02 - Konami has reportedly greenlit an MGS3 remake If you want to contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to da...
Link to the Cast #222: Captain Corelli's Men of Win
September 27, 2021 19:46 - 1 hour - 159 MB00:30 Time Travel, Nicolas Cage's mandolin and Dave's sick day 15:50 Touch of Evil 23:40 Sex Education 33:40 Ted Lasso 42:30 Deathloop is fun 49:40 Dave finished Disco Elysium 58:20 Dave previews his thoughts on Ratchet and Clank 59:00 Dave previews his thought on Death Stranding Collectors Edition 63:00 Fall Guys most downloaded PS+ game ever 65:50 The less fun Cage, David loses lawsuit with Quantic Dream 73:30 Nintendo Direct announcements 87:30 Mario movie cast run down If you want to con...
Link to the Cast #221: World Piracy Rankings
September 19, 2021 21:38 - 2 hours - 159 MBw/ special guest Chris Damasceno (@BrasilianFury on Twitter) If you want to contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com/ [email protected] facebook.com/linktothecast @linktothecast on Twitter (the lads are @thedaytodave / @lithiumproject / @jacklayzell ) twitch.tv/linktothecast
Link to the Cast #220: Keep On Watching The Skies
September 13, 2021 09:09 - 2 hours - 160 MBThe triple threat returns to bring you all the latest in reviews and news. 0:00:00 - Mark Robinson 9/11 stories, we are old men, an impromptu film quiz 20:53 - Rick & Morty Series 5 31:27 - Matrix Resurrections Trailer 41:30 - The Animatrix 42:40 - Regrettable tattoos 45:35 - Shang-Chi (Dave’s thoughts) 50:55 - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure 53:16 - World Flipper 59:20 - Yakuza 5 1:07:45 - Blossom Tales 1:17:41 - Life is Strange: True Colours 1:23:20 - Everything shown in Sony's PlayStation Show...
Link to the Cast #219: All Glory to the Hypnotoad
September 05, 2021 16:08 - 1 hour - 122 MBDo you remember, the 25th night of December? 0:00:00 - Audacity woes, Mask banter, Burying Coldplay 18:15 - Shang Chi 30:15 - What If (episode 4) 38:10 - Beatstar 46:17 - Psychonauts 2 53:05 - Dirt 5 1:01:30 - Lake 1:13:34 - Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles headed to Nintendo Switch Online 1:19:32 - Pokémon Go's postponed in-person events from 2020 will finally be held this autumn 1:23:09 - CD Projekt "can't say with full certainty" its next-gen Cyberpunk and Witcher 3 updates will arrive ...
Link to the Cast #218: Food Love
August 22, 2021 10:13 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBWe hit it hard with another edition of Link to the Cast. 0:00 - Wrestling monikers, tribute bands, music venues, 7:55 - The return of CM Punk 24:12 - Jack’s thoughts on The Suicide Squad 30:39 - Malice at the Palace 34:26 - Take a trip with Mark through The Midnight Gospel 45:38 - Death’s Door 53:36 - Axiom Verge 2 1:01:59 - Roblox "exploiting" young game developers, new investigation reports 1:08:16 - OnlyFans booting adult content from its platform (and the headaches around content moder...
Link to the Cast #217: Mr Souls
August 16, 2021 10:02 - 2 hours - 167 MBStart your Monday off the right way with a healthy dose of LTTC! We're joined by Twitch Superstar @thebarrylad to cover a ton of films, shows, and video games from the last week. 0:00 - Vaccines, Cinema etiquette, 8:36 - Lucha Underground 21:11 - MODOK 27:45 - The Boys from County Hell 29:45 - The Empty Man 31:35 - Free Guy 40:36 - Blue Velvet 46:53 - What If? (Episode 1) 57:09 - The Ascent 1:11:41 - Death’s Door 1:17:30 - Boomerang X 1:21:31 - Red Dead Redemption 2 and where Rockstar Gam...
Link to the Cast #216: Manchester UFC
August 10, 2021 12:05 - 1 hour - 137 MB0:50 - Cheap clothes, trips to Dublin, Bjork, 11:00 - We be Jungle Cruisin’ 18:55 - The Suicide Squad 37:20 - Murder at The Cottage / Sophie 43:75 - The Walking Dead 51:14 - Omno 56:09 - The Ascent 1:13:45 - Super Mario Sunshine 1:29:24 - A Great week for Activision again. Oh Fran 1:35:45 - Manchester United and Football Manager's trademark dispute comes to an end 1:40:10 - Playstation Indie Spotlight 1:42:22 - Switch sales finally slow down year on year 1:49:13 - Fulbright creative lead s...
Link to the Cast #215: Stupid ****ing Hill
August 02, 2021 20:47 - 1 hour - 157 MB00:30 Jack's flu game, Mark's gammy leg and latter day work of former musical greats 10:10 CM Punk brief thoughts 12:30 Space Jam: A New Legacy... who is this movie for? 25:30 Mark hated F9 (he is a monster) 30:20 Jackass Forever trailer... 32:45 Boomerang X final thoughts 41:45 Pokemon Go: Go-Fest 2021 46:40 Cris Tales 55:15 Hitman 3 Season of Lust 60:50 Backbone 71:20 Activision and toxic video game working cultures 93:20 A wild Super Mario level appears... at Marble Arch 99:45 Running up t...
LTTC Presents: Euro 2020 REVIEWED
July 26, 2021 19:54 - 3 hours - 215 MBWith special guest Alan Counihan (Alan4L)! 00:00 Fratelli d'Italia... 01:15 Intros 3:50 General thoughts on the tournament and how it compares to previous tournament 22:15 Group A (Roberto Mancini's jacket) 29:55 Christian Eriksen and UEFA's uneasy management of key situations 37:30 Group B (continued) 46:15 Group C (no midfield just vibes) 53:50 Group D (slaying ghosts) 62:35 Group E (Isak revelations) 74:05 Group F (ye olde group o'death) 91:30 Round of 16 (some absolute bangers) 103:15 Qu...
Link to the Cast #214: Car Tyre in My Face
July 12, 2021 16:40 - 2 hours - 184 MB00:30 Injuries and the results of them 12:50 Luca 17:00 Loki (no spoilers)and future MCU 23:20 Black Widow (no spoilers) 38:00 This is Pop! 41:45 Fear Street part 1 49:55 Censor 55:00 Boomerang X 62:15 Football Manager 21 72:45 Mailbag Introduction 74:10 MAIL: N64 worst features 82:40 MAIL: Valve's most to least likely upcoming sequels 93:00 State of Play 101:00 Switch OLED 107:55 Assassin's Creed as a live service 112:50 Among Us Irish localisation and Dave Ryan history corner 123:20 Later n...
Link to the Cast #213: A Lion Called Steve
July 05, 2021 10:44 - 1 hour - 132 MBThis week have Garrett Kidney returning as a guest! @garrettkidney 00:30 Smells, F&F campaign, Euros and TVs on wheely tables 07:20 F9 thoughts from Jack and Garrett, 2 part finales and analysis paralysis 15:05 Hitman's Bodyguard's Wife 18:45 Nobody 24:10 Twelve Monkeys... the series! 28:00 Loki thoughts with spoilers and Marvel shows in general 36:10 Mario Golf final thoughts 45:30 Metroid - Samus Returns 3DS and Metroid in general 55:45 Monster Hunter Stories 2 58:35 Returnal finished by G...
Link to the Cast #212: What if phones... but spooky?
June 28, 2021 09:18 - 1 hour - 160 MB00:30 Dave's back, Delta Strain games and Brooker 8:40 Euros thoughts 18:50 In The Heights 22:10 Loki ep3, Dave thoughts and George Lucas 32:00 F9 and Mark can't be arsed 40:00 Umbrella Academy 46:30 Ratchet and Clank Platinum 54:30 Dave's back on the Yakuza train 59:30 Mario Golf: Super Rush 71:30 Xbox Series S/X Wireless Headphones and gaming accessories 77:50 Carve 85:50 Bobby Kotick still getting dumb amounts of money 91:00 Windows 11 and it's new gaming functionality 94:50 Insomniac new ...
Link to the Cast #211: My Initial Thought Was Pole Vaulting
June 22, 2021 13:32 - 1 hour - 125 MB00:30 Weird sports, Romanian sports and gaps in British History 12:10 Loki 24:30 Inside and lockdown influenced content 34:40 Working Moms and Catherine Reitman influenced content 38:30 Jack starts Resident Evil Village 39:20 Knockout City and channeling mayhem 44:40 Pikmin 3 Deluxe and saving wandering creatures 50:20 Ratchet and Clank - Rift Apart (not rip a fart) 59:30 Not full E3 coverage and Mark's issues 60:30 13 minutes on the Euros 73:50 EA change their loot box tactics 78:20 Nintendo...
LTTC Presents: Euro 2020 Preview Spectacular Pt. 2
June 11, 2021 14:24 - 2 hours - 182 MB00:30 GROUP D 3:15 England 24:00 Scotland 33:15 Czech Republic 39:25 Croatia 46:15 GUEST PREDICTION Zig aka Sean Geraghty (@ZigOnTheRocks) 48:45 GROUP E 51:10 Poland 56:30 Sweden 60:05 Slovakia 64:05 Spain 72:30 GUEST PREDICTION Dean Knickerbocker (@dknick) 79:00 GROUP F 81:45 Hungary 85:15 Germany 94:10 France 104:10 Portugal 113:50 GUEST PREDICTION LttC alum Brian McNamara (@Cargin4107) 114:50 Jack, Mark and Dave's predictions 126:00 Take us out Pavarotti... If you want to check out Zig'...
LTTC Presents: Euro 2020 Preview Spectacular Pt. 1
June 10, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 207 MB00:30 Intro, football ability and pre-tournament hype 11:45 GUEST PREDICTION: Matt Niner (@WordsFromNiner) 13:05 GROUP A 17:00 Wales 28:40 Tukey 36:55 Switzerland 47:40 Italy 63:45 GUEST PREDICTION: Jamesie (@Jamesie_2015) 66:45 GROUP B 70:45 Belgium 83:25 Finland 91:00 Russia 99:20 Denmark 107:00 GUEST PREDICTION: Alan Counihan (@Alan4L) 112:10 GROUP C 115:10 Netherlands 127:40 Austria 134:20 North Macedonia 138:00 Ukraine If you want to catch up with our guests and their regular content, J...
Link to the Cast #210: Are ye still at the Podcasting?
June 07, 2021 19:15 - 1 hour - 137 MB00:30 Champions, Vaccines, Cinemas are back, Daves are good and people doing good things and sad cancellations 20:30 Friends Re-Union, Jack DOES NOT hate Hook and viewing things through a modern prism 37:40 Inside Bo Burnham 40:15 The Darkest Dark Side of the Ring 45:30 Angel (Joss Whedon an unpalatable human being) 52:00 Dave listens to St Vincent and RIP Freddie 60:00 Knockout City 67:30 E3 and tempering expectations 71:00 2K the leaky E3 ship 74:15 Dying Light 2 coming soon 80:00 Far Cry 6...
Link to the Cast #209: E3/Summer Game Fest 2021 Predictacular
May 31, 2021 15:33 - 1 hour - 132 MB00:30 Mr Blobby, Eurovision and other assorted business 11:00 E3/SGF Predictions show explanations 19:15 Ubisoft Forward 34:40 XBox/Bethesda Showcase 44:15 EA Play Live 51:35 Potential Nintendo Direct 63:10 Potential Sony Predictions 70:30 5 Bonus Predictions each 90:15 Batman A.S. If you want to contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com/ [email protected] fa...
Link to the Cast #208: Brought to you by Minstrels
May 24, 2021 14:24 - 2 hours - 175 MB00:30 Dave Ryan is for sale and podcast adverts 08:30 Lunchbox favourites and early school snacks 16:10 Cinema snacks and Jack doesn't do short conversations 20:15 Dark Side of the Ring and the bizarre nature of North Korea 30:45 Twin Peaks the return and artistic direction 48:30 Jack's burn out on Snap and jump back to brainless Peggle 52:50 Dave's spoiler free Resi Village thoughts 60:55 SPOILER KLAXON Dave's spoiler review of Resi Village 87:10 IGN's week and journalism's relationship wit...
Link to the Cast #207: Banana House
May 18, 2021 15:21 - 1 hour - 123 MB0:30 Idle banter 8:00 Jack gets lost in Taskmaster 23:40 Fire Walk With Me 34:45 Pokemon quibbles 38:00 Resident Evil Village is nearly donezo for Dave-o 58:00 Pokemon cards a menace to society and the concept of scarcity 68:30 Sony insists first party content is coming 74:40 Village shipping big 79:00 PS5 shortages to last until 2022 85:40 Epic v Apple... when is a banana nude? If you want to contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our conten...
Link to the Cast #206: I'm Always Waiting for Bob Hoskins
May 11, 2021 09:20 - 2 hours - 168 MB0:30 Canadian Music 7:10 The Bad Batch 13:40 Dave's still hammering those Twin Peaks 17:00 Taskmaster and panel shows in general 28:20 Pokemon Snap - Hot Takes from Mark 51:40 Dave becomes the Resident of an Evil Village 70:30 Returnal corruption and Rogue-Likes 75:50 Yakuza Lost Judgement on the way 81:10 Epic v Apple reveals Microsoft truths and console hardware 93:00 Not so humble bundles 95:00 We pay tribute to Vinny, Alex and Brad and share our favourite Giant Bomb moments 126:50 Iiiiiit...
Link to the Cast #205: Cockney Digimon
May 03, 2021 15:39 - 2 hours - 158 MBThis week, we've added a Kidney... but don't worry no-one is lying in a bath full of ice in a dodgy hotel, Cork's favourite son @GarrettKidney joins us. We ponder time travel, chat Shrek, Fringe, Cowboy Bebop and Adventure Time in our entertainment section. We throw fruit at Pokemon, wonder what Sakaguchi, Uematsu and the lads are up to with Fantasian, trip around a pricey rogue like with Returnal and Jack begs for more Peggle. After that we chat all the video games news! 5:30 Shrek, Mike My...
Link to the Cast #204: Right Up My Jam
April 26, 2021 20:50 - 1 hour - 152 MBThis week we go in studs up on the Super League (timestamps below if you don't care for football! Rapping about history! Falcon and the Winter Soldier (with spoilers)! 2:00 The Super League fiasco 36:10 Hamilton and Jack can't watch musicals 47:40 Dave winds up Twin Peaks season 2 49:30 Falcon and the Winter Soldier (w/ SPOILERS) 60:15 Wellington Paranormal 62:20 Genesis Noir 71:00 Mark attempts to become a FIFAlad 79:10 Dave's still plugging that Disco Elysium 82:45 Jack goes retro and int...
Link to the Cast #203: Skrelp! I need somebody...
April 19, 2021 20:26 - 1 hour - 136 MBThis week we've seen Fighting in the Age of Loneliness, Seaspiracy, Twin Peaks, Long Shot and dusted off early Game of Thrones. We've played Disco Elysium, Oddworld Soulstorm, new Darkside Detective and old Gears of War and we talk Nindies, PS5 firmware, Pokemon Go failures, Cyberpunk bigger failures and what is going on with Outriders. 3:30 - Fighting in the Age of Loneliness, SB Nation and John Bois 9:15 - Twin Peaks and creators leaving shows 12:25 - Loose Game of Thrones talk... remember...
Link to the Cast #202: Fasser Pussycat Kill Kill
April 13, 2021 20:37 - 1 hour - 133 MBThis week we honour the legends of DMX and Ekkehard Fasser. We talk The Flight Attendant, Falcon and Winter Soldier and Godzilla v Kong in the entertainment section. We have a bash at Outriders, Disco Elysium, Mini Metro and Bravely Default 2 in now playing. Then round it off with the news talking The Last of Us Remake, Alex Kidd's return, Deathloop delays, Pacman 99 and Gamepass out the... you get the picture. If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want t...
Link to the Cast #201: The (8th) Generation Game
April 05, 2021 10:27 - 3 hours - 233 MBNo plans for Easter? No problem! Join us as we discuss our personal top 10 games of the last generation. If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com/ [email protected] facebook.com/linktothecast @linktothecast on Twitter (the lads are @thedaytodave / @lithiumproject / @jacklayzell ) twitch.tv/linktothecast
Link to the Cast #200
March 29, 2021 10:29 - 2 hours - 125 MBWouldn't you believe it - episode #200 of Link to the Cast! Dave, Mark and Jack will be taking a back seat this week to let some of our friends, former guests and industry experts talk you through the eighth generation of video games and a personal favourite of their own. This, of course, is no official list so do let us know what your personal favourite is at @linktothecast We will be back next week along with GOTY co-host Barry Murphy to give our own top 10 games of the eighth generatio...
Link to the Cast #199: Darkseid of the Moon
March 22, 2021 12:49 - 2 hours - 136 MBWe've seen the emails, the campaigns, the petitions, and yes, we can confirm: we will review Zack Snyder's Justice League. Buckle up and listen as Jack and Dave discuss this 4-hour behemoth in detail. Mark is also here. 37:13 - Zack Snyder’s Justice League (no spoilers) 57:20 - Zack Snyder’s Justice League (with spoilers) 1:17:30 - Bowser’s Fury 1:21:30 - Haven 1:27:05 - Maquette 1:33:5 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2021 1:40:12 - EA vows to do more to tackle racist content in FIFA 21 1:49:30 - ...
Link to the Cast #198: Square Enix Sequel System
March 15, 2021 12:37 - 2 hours - 140 MBWe are joined by our very special guest this week @garrettkidney to discuss Scrubs, Little Nightmares 2, Bravely Default 2, Bethesda on Game Pass and #EAGate. Enjoy! 10:40 - WandaVision (the last time we’ll talk about it, promise) 20:30 - Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell 25:16 - Garrett Vs Jack (Scrubs) 40:41 - Spider-Man Remaster 45:50 - Little Nightmares 2 51:10 - Mario 3D World 58:57 - Bravely Default 2 1:03:10 - Crash Bandicoot 4 (Switch) 1:09:30 - GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year in Nu...
Link to the Cast #197: Mathematical!
March 08, 2021 14:24 - 2 hours - 149 MBAnother fresh serving of LTTC is here! Get your mitts on it. 17:02 - Adventure Time 25:11 - Twin Peaks 30:03 - Season Finale of WandaVision (no spoilers!) 44:52 - Mark’s mini sprint (Bug Fables, Ratchet & Clank, Crash Trilogy Remake, Maquette) 55:37 - More Hitman 1:04:20 - Dave Vs. Motion Controls 1:12:42 - Windjammers 1:18:00 - Nintendo Switch Pro reportedly offers a bigger screen and 4K graphics 1:34:28 - EA issues lifetime ban to FIFA player who racially abused Ian Wright after losing a...
Link to the Cast #196: Return of the Mac(book)
March 02, 2021 11:36 - 1 hour - 144 MBMark and Jack are back with a fresh new track (it's whack). 8:30 - Jack’s whistle stop viewing tour (Tiger Woods, The Office US, WandaVision) 20:35 - Toy Story 32:06 - Spiderman: Miles Morales 41:10 - Bug Fables 50:20 - Pokemon Go: Kanto Tour 1:01:50 - State of Play 1:22:30 - Jim Ryan info dump 1:25:41 - Anthem Next is dead 1:33:50 - A 500GB PS4 May No Longer Be Able to Fit Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone 1:39:24 - Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl and… Legends? If you ...
Link to the Cast #195: Very Positive
February 22, 2021 12:07 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBThe gang is back together to discuss the highs and lows of Nintendo's latest direct, more thoughts on Hitman 3, the new Mortal Kombat trailer, and much, much more! 4:30 - Firefly Lane 10:50 - White House Farm 16:00 - Hitman 3 25:30 - Astro’s Playroom 35:36 - Jackbox Party Pack 42:47 - Nintendo Direct (and Mark cuts a promo on Skyward Sword) 1:11:11 - Hats off to dev who tries to name company Very Positive on Steam 1:15:40 - Saudi sovereign fund buys stakes in some of the big boys in games 1...
Link to the Cast #194: Cara Dune Died On The Way Back To Her Own Planet
February 15, 2021 11:55 - 1 hour - 87 MBIt's OG LTTC as Dave & Mark make their way through another week of games, television/film, industry news and more. 4:30 - WandaVision episodes #5 & #6 (spoiler free)! 10:19 - Tag 14:26 - Saint Maud 22:09 - James Bond rewatch 32:23 - Dave gets a PS5 42:20 - Hitman 3 46:20 - Jackbox Party Pack 48:35 - Cyber Shadow 54:32 - Google is shutting down its Stadia game studios 1:03:06 - Terraria on Stadia Canceled After Developer Is Locked Out Of Google Accounts 1:07:32 - Call of Duty: Warzone hacking...
Link to the Cast #193: Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica
February 01, 2021 14:22 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe gang is back together to bring you all the tips on the best disguises to wear as Agent 47. 9:15 - WandaVision 15:48 - MCU 26:13 - The Office 35:43 - Hitman 3 54:16 - Call of the Sea 58:50 - Control announced for PS Plus, angering PS Players 1:03:11 - Oh yeah, Cyberpunk 1:14:08 - Reddit users and Wall Street are doing battle over GameStop 1:20:25 - PlayStation 5 scalpers scoop up Argos stock before it's put on sale 1:30:28 - Xbox's Gold pricing flipflop If you wanna contact us for our...
Link to the Cast #192: XG Is Not Real
January 25, 2021 12:42 - 2 hours - 127 MBReturning guest Sean McGee takes an axe to our GOTY picks, we give our takes on the first two episodes of WandaVision, we sort of... kinda hardly... talk about Pokemon Go while getting distracted by a myriad of other topics, document the great Graphics Card war, and we look ahead to 2021 and the games currently scheduled for release that will probably get delayed till next year. 2:04 - Sean buries our GOTY picks 32:33 - WandaVision 55:02 - Soul (and somehow a tangent into The Sopranos endi...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2020, Part 4
January 04, 2021 12:36 - 3 hours - 337 MBAnd for our grand finale! The all important main event: the goodest boi in a video game (oh and we decide 2020's Game of the Year). 2020 had some pretty decent games, eh? Be sure to let us know if you agree or disagree with our final top 3! *Best Multiplayer Game - 0:50 *Goodest Boi (Formerly Best Dog Wearing an Accessory) - 30:43 *2020’s Game of The Year - 57:03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any lo...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2020, Part 3
January 03, 2021 12:52 - 2 hours - 204 MBAnd we all float on... ALL RIGHT! Welcome to Part 3 of LTTC's 2020 GOTY. We get musical, we make ham sandwiches and we go old school. Thanks for being with us! One more to go... Best Music/Soundtrack - 0:50 Ham Sandwich/Keane Award for OKest GOTY - 50:24 Game not of 2020 (best remake) - 1:39:24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on ...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2020, Part 2
January 02, 2021 12:53 - 2 hours - 209 MBAnd we're back for a second serving of Game of the Year content! 0:40 - Gaming Moment of The Year 51:40 - Best Story 1:31:20 - Best Looking Game ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud St...
Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2020, Part 1
January 01, 2021 11:47 - 1 hour - 195 MBIf you're seeing this description you've completed 2020, congratulations! Before we throw this dumpster fire of a year behind us, we have one important piece of business to take care of - Game of the Year! As always we've been joined by Barry Murphy @thebarrylad to tackle the important decisions on what was the best (and worst) of video games in 2020. This is the most amount of content we've ever recorded for GOTY so this year our awards show will be split into 4 parts. On top of that, each...
Link to the Cast #191: Cyberjunk
December 14, 2020 11:27 - 1 hour - 157 MBCyberpunk 2077 is finally here, so we only have one crucial question: what customisation options exist for your junk? Elsewhere, Mark throws heaps of praise at Annapurna Interactive and two of their recent releases, we run through the winners of the 2020 Game Awards, discuss the recent MCU announcements and much more! 12:15 - Movies that do not hold up? 24:15 - The Mandalorian 25:25 - MCU: Phase 4 announcements/reveal 35:50 - If Found… 43:32 - The Pathless 55:15 - Initial Cyberpunk 2077 imp...
Link to the Cast #190: Metal Gear Casting Couch
December 07, 2020 19:10 - 1 hour - 167 MBDave and Jack helm the show this week to discuss good TV, good movies and good video games as usual... but most importantly discuss the Metal Gear Solid movie announcement and for the main event come up with their own casting choices! 02:20 - The perils of Christmas shopping 08:45 - Dave discovers hot beverages 11:15 - Dave still speeding through Preacher 13:45 - Burger Scholar on the YouTubes 17:05 - Possessor starring Sean Bean (will he survive?) 22:50 - Where is George Gibney podcast 26:3...
Link to the Cast #189: Eterno
November 30, 2020 13:01 - 1 hour - 194 MBThe boys are back in (podcast) town as Dave and Jack serve up a fresh slice of audio. This week we remember a legend in Diego Maradona, wrap up our thoughts on The Queen's Gambit, chat Preacher, Jack drops a double platinum on Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom, Dave gets hooked on Umarangi Generation and Ori and the Will O' The Wisp and we cover alllllll your video game news. 04:00 Diego Maradona - the documentary and the man discussed 20:45 The Queen's Gambit 27:33 Preacher 31:05 Jack plat...
Link to the Cast #188: PS5 > PS: 5ive
November 23, 2020 11:26 - 1 hour - 153 MBThis week, Mark uses the podcast as therapy and cuts a number of promos in the process, while Jack gives his initial impressions on the PS5. 2:45 - Jack has a PlayStation 5 / Spider-Man: Miles Moreales 24:52 - Mark has jumped back on the Pokemon Go bandwagon 32:28 - Celeste 39:10 - A failed attempt to play Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla 43:24 - Yakzuka Kiwami 55:19 - 537 Votes 58:59 - Jumanji 1:11:10 - Ubisoft Montréal evacuated after 911 'hostage' call, but no threat was found 1:14:05 - Amazon...