Rebel FM
678 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsWe are gaming industry veterans and newcomers from across the spectrum from outlets like IGN and Polygon, talking about video games, movies, books and more.
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Episodes
Rebel FM Episode 618 - 04/05/2024
April 06, 2024 18:51 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIt's a slow week release wise but we still find a lot to talk about, including Suika game, Dragon's Dogma 2, Autoforge, Interior Worlds, Millenia, and more - including some mild ranting about who's ultimately responsible for game consoles struggling at the moment. This week's music: Nirvana - All Apologies (unplugged)
Rebel FM Episode 617 - 03/29/2024
March 31, 2024 02:25 - 2 hours - 70 MBWe're back and mostly intact from GDC as we dig into the industry trends and trajectories that have got publishers, developers, and us nervous, but we also talk about games, including Death of a Reprobate, Darkwebstreamer, Hyper Light Breaker, The Axis Unseen, and a lot more, plus we talk Dragon's Dogma 2 and read some of your emails. This week's music: ZHU, BANKS, bludnymph - Praise
Rebel FM Episode 616 - 03/15/2024
March 18, 2024 18:54 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWe're late, we're sorry, but we're here now, and we love you. We've got chit-chat about Rise of the Ronin, the new Outcast game, James Cameron's new 4K Blu-rays, and even answer some emails. This week's music: Scowl - Opening Night
Rebel FM Episode 615 - 03/08/2024
March 09, 2024 19:47 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBWe're back! And we've got games to talk about, including Dragon's Dogma 2, Return to Grace, Summer House, and more. This week's music: Amanati/Roniit - Slow
Rebel FM Episode 614 - 02/23/2024
February 24, 2024 21:50 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBWe're here and we're talking about all the service games, like Helldivers, and Enshrouded, and Nightengale, and ... Princess Peach Showtime? Ok they aren't all service games. We also talk about Ripout and the new Contra game, and a bit more. This week's music: Ari Abdul - DFHMPU
Rebel FM Episode 613 - 02/16/2024
February 17, 2024 02:12 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBIt was a week full of news for just about every console manufacturer and believe it or not, it's all probably related. We go deep into Xbox news, PlayStation news, and some last-minute Nintendo news, plus a couple of games to boot. This week's music: Coheed & Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic
Rebel FM Episode 612 - 02/09/2024
February 11, 2024 23:42 - 1 hour - 56 MBThis week it's a bit of a shorter show, but we still find plenty of time to chat about Helldivers 2, Steam Next Fest, why building PCs sucks, and, yes, a bit about the Xbox stuff. This week's music: Imminence - Continuum
Rebel FM Episode 611 - 02/02/2024
February 03, 2024 21:34 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBThis week the big topic of conversation is, obviously, Suicide Squad - what's good, what's bad, and how the hell this happened, plus where we think the game is headed. But we also find time to talk a lot about the awesome indie roguelike-strategy game Quasimorph, and plenty more. This week's music: Alkaline Trio - Bad Time
Rebel FM Episode 610 - 01/26/2024
January 28, 2024 01:57 - 1 hour - 65 MBThis week we're pretty bummed out and also pissed off about layoffs and the costs of acquisitions, but we're here, so we might as well talk about some games, including Palworld, Enshrouded, Go Mecha Ball, Lords of the Fallen, and more. This week's music: Sunny Day Real Estate - Novum Vetis
Rebel FM Episode 609 - 01/19/2024
January 20, 2024 23:28 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBIt's a quieter week release wise, but we still find plenty to talk about, including Xbox's upcoming slate (and the rumors that just refuse to die), Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, First Cut: Samurai Duel, and a lot more. This week's music: Chelsea Wolfe - Everything Turns Blue
Rebel FM Episode 608 - 01/12/2024
January 13, 2024 23:47 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBThis week we're back with a lot of CES to talk about, including some hands-on time with MSI's new Claw handheld, lots of up close impressions about new monitors and that fancy new transparent OLED, plus Matt chats about the making of the just-announced Grounded 2 documentary charting the 7 year journey of The Last of Us Part 2's development (and we also talk about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, The Gnorp Analogue, and more). This week's music: Royal Blood - Supermodel Avalanches
The Rebel FM 2023 Game Music Spectacular
January 01, 2024 22:20 - 5 hours - 439 MBIt's that time again (actually a little past, but hush): we're here to chat about our favorite video game music of 2023, so grab a decent pair of headphones and get comfy as we dive into over five hours and almost 90 tracks featuring some of the best scores and soundtracks from a banner year for video games. If you feel so inclined, you can tip for the episode at ko-fi.com/aegies. Happy new year! Pizza Tower (Ronan "Mr. Sauceman" de Castel, pseudonymous ClascyJitto) It's Pizza Time! ...
Rebel FM Episode 607 - 12/29/2023
January 01, 2024 04:32 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBThis week we don't have too many games but still manage to talk a lot, about things like Death Must Die, movies this year, what big leaks should tell gamers about the industry and what to expect, and we share a personal moment too. We hope you have a happy and safe new year and an amazing 2024 <3
Rebel FM Episode 606 - 12/15/2023
December 17, 2023 01:34 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBThis week we manage to talk about a ton of games, because in 2023, even December can't stop the games from blasting us in the face. This week that includes Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Witchfire, Against the Storm, While the Iron's Hot, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone, and we talk about rumors, who you can believe, and read some of your emails. This week's music: Of Mice and Men - Castaway
Rebel FM Episode 605 - 12/08/2023
December 09, 2023 02:35 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBWe're together again to talk a lot about The Game Awards - the good, the bad, the absolutely unsurprising, and what we might change if we could. Plus we talk about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and more. This week's music: Elvis Drew - Make Me Feel
Rebel FM Episode 604 - 12/01/2023
December 02, 2023 21:35 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThis week we're just two guys digging in to Steamworld Build, and some other stuff as well — but mostly Steamworld Build. We also debate the definition of indie games and studios with the viewpoint of someone working at a studio that was independent but is now owned by a major publisher, plus plenty more! This weeks music: Allie X - Girl With No Face
Rebel FM Episode 603 - 11/24/2023
November 25, 2023 23:29 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBWe're back and largely on time as we dig in a little more on the gaming handhelds after some extended traveling, the new PS5 (and maybe a little about what it might mean for the PS5 Pro), go back in time with Stellaris, Dave the Diver, Dredge, and more. This week's music: Muse - Map of the Problematique
Rebel FM Episode 602 - 11/10/2023
November 20, 2023 02:20 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBThis week we're fresh off extra life and talking about Jusant, Robocop, the brand new OLED Steamdeck and how it stacks up against Lenovo's Legion Go and the Rog Ally Extreme, plus a fair bit more! This week's music: Linkin Park - Crawling
Rebel FM Episode 601 - 10/27/2023
October 28, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThis week we're talking even more about Super Mario Bros. Wonder before getting into the rough launch of Cities Skyline 2, the highs and lows of Alan Wake 2 (and a little complaining about game reviews, get excited), Metal Gear Solid, plus plenty more. We're doing Extra Life again this year! Go to to donate and watch on November 4th! This week's music: Chelsea Wolfe - Whispers in the Echo Chamber
Rebel FM Episode 600 - 10/20/2023
October 22, 2023 00:49 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBThis week we're talking some of the final GOTY candidates, with lots of chatter about Marvel's Spiders-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros Wonder, plus we talk The Enjineer, Brotato, Starfield, the future and sustainability of service games, and more. This week's music: The Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Rebel FM Episode 599 - 10/13/2023
October 14, 2023 21:34 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBThis week it's oh so intimate as we talk horror movies for halloween, and, conveniently Alan Wake 2, as well as more of Anthony's adventures in Starfield, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Ugly, and plenty more. This week's music: Spiritbox - The Void
Rebel FM Episode 598 - 10/06/2023
October 07, 2023 22:04 - 2 hours - 77 MBThis week we run long as we talk about a lot of games, including Warioware: Move It, En Garde, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and plenty more. This week's music: Health - Children of Sorrow
Rebel FM Episode 597 - 09/29/2023
September 30, 2023 20:10 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWe're back in the states together and nobody washed away on the east coast either, so we're here to talk about a bunch of stuff, including how game publishers aren't just telling developers what to make, how layoffs used to happen in the industry, the potential massive gaming moment Apple might be on the cusp of, and also talk about some games too, including Payday 3, Cocoon, Lies of P, Dragon's Dogma 2, and more! This week's music: Blink 182 - One More Time
Rebel FM Episode 596 - 09/15/2023
September 16, 2023 15:12 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis week we're chatting about fun stuff like Unity doing some real dumb stuff and how the industry is going to see more of these kinds of things, then chat more about Starfield, and touch on Mortal Kombat 1, Lies of P, and Forza Motorsport too. This week's Music: Babymetal - Karate (at Budokan Live)
Rebel FM Episode 595 - 09/08/2023
September 09, 2023 22:59 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBThis week we're mostly all still head down on Starfield and Baldur's Gate 3, but we also take some time to look at the rest of the year's releases and figure out what we're hoping to play, and read your emails. This week's music: Dying Wish - Lost in the Fall
Rebel FM Episode 594 - 09/01/2023
September 02, 2023 21:13 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBThis week we're obviously talking an awful lot about Starfield, because, well, it's Starfield, but we also touch on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Armored Core 6 and more! This week's music: Royal & the Serpent - separation anxiety
Rebel FM Episode 593 - 08/25/2023
August 25, 2023 15:22 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBListen, all the games are coming, and a lot of them are already here, and we've got a lot to talk about this week, including Immortals of Aveum, Armored Core VI, Space Marine 2, and many, more - plus, we read some of your emails. This week's music: Tove Lo - Elevator Eyes
Rebel FM Episode 592 - 08/11/2023
August 13, 2023 20:41 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThis week there's just two guys but a lot of talk about games, including a lot of Baldur's gate 3 after 45 hours in the game, Quake 2, 30XX, Airborne Kingdom, and more, plus some of your emails. This week's music: Crosses - Invisible Hand
Rebel FM Episode 591 - 08/04/2023
August 06, 2023 23:20 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBWe're all back together and getting into it over Baldur's Gate 3 - the good, the bad, the weird, and more. But we also talk more about Anthony and Matt's experiences with Remnant 2, as well as The Banished Vault, Thronefall, and more! This week's music: Scary Kids Scaring Kids - The Deep End
Rebel FM Episode 590 - 07/28/2023
July 29, 2023 23:11 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThis week's it's just two guys talking about a game with a title so long we're not going to type it here, along with thoughts about The Haunted Mansion, Disney Illusion Island, more Remnant 2, and more of other things too! This week's music: Starbenders - Body Talk
Rebel FM Episode 589 - 07/21/2023
July 22, 2023 22:13 - 1 hour - 68 MBThis week we're here to talk about non-human intelligences, Remnant 2, Diablo 4's first seasonal content and big mads, Pikmin 4, Techtonica, and more! This week's music: Ramsey - Turning Me Red
Rebel FM Episode 588 - 07/14/2023
July 15, 2023 21:29 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThis week it's cozy duo as we talk about Exoprimal and things that should go extinct, Oxenfree II, Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning, and a fair bit more - and then we read a bunch of your emails. This week's music: Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Rebel FM Episode 587 - 06/30/2023
July 02, 2023 20:06 - 1 hour - 55 MBThis week we're back after digging a lot deeper into the surprisingly deep Aliens: Dark Descent but we also go in other sci-fi directions including Cosmoteer, Star Trek: Resurgence, and ... Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny listen this grouping works ok, just go with it. This week's music: Missio - Good Vibrations
Rebel FM Episode 586 - 06/23/2023
June 25, 2023 23:09 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThis week we're spreading our gaming ... tentacles ... wow, gross, ok, starting over, we played a lot of different stuff, including a bunch of Steam Nextfest demos, Aliens: Dark Descent, Final Fantasy XVI, and a lot more. This week's music: PVRIS - Evergreen
Rebel FM Episode 585 - 06/16/2023
June 17, 2023 23:11 - 2 hours - 74.1 MBWe're back and talking a lot about Summer Game Fest and just how it might be the nails that keep E3 in its coffin, but we also talk a lot of games too, including Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Alan Wake 2, Battlebit Remastered, Foamstars, Mortal Kombat One, and a lot more. This week's music: Bad Omens - Just Pretend
Rebel FM Episode 584 - 06/02/2023
June 04, 2023 19:59 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBIt's a shorter show this week, but we make lots of time to talk about our impressions so far of Diablo 4, chat about how important it is that Street Fighter 6 is making the series fun again, why Anthony should play System Shock, and just how much Across the Spider-verse is upping its game. This week's music: Bring Me the Horizon - AmEN! (feat. Lil Uzi Vert and Daryl Palumbo)
Rebel FM Episode 583 - 05/26/2023
May 28, 2023 17:33 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBSony is having a rough week and we talk a lot about it, but not before diving into Warhammer 40k: Boltgun, Final Fantasy 16, Age of Wonders 4, and plenty more. This week's music: Mutoid Man - Call of the Void
Rebel FM Episode 582 - 05/19/2023
May 21, 2023 01:19 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBThis week we've decided that Tears of the Kingdom is actually the worst game ever and we hate it. Not really, but we do have complaints. We also have things to say about Starship Troopers: Extermination, Fast X, and a lot more. This week's music: Rammstein - Deutschland
Rebel FM Episode 581 - 05/12/2023
May 13, 2023 22:10 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBThis week we talk a lot about Tears of the Kingdom! Sort of! But also about the nature of reviews (again), plus Jedi Survivor, Mr. Sun's Hatbox, and more! This week's music: Kælan Mikla - Sólstöður
Rebel FM Episode 580 - 05/05/2023
May 07, 2023 01:29 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis week we go deep into our feelings about Redfall and talk about how it could have shaken out the way it did, why Jedi Survivor is so, so good, some brief hands-on impressions of Street Fighter 6, and plenty more. This week's music: The Devil Wears Prada - Salt (Acoustic)
Rebel FM Episode 579 - 04/28/2023
April 29, 2023 22:39 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBThis week we're all over the place, from a galaxy far far away with Star Wars Jedi Survivor, to an overrun LA with Dead Island 2, to the kingdom of Hyrule with hands-on impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This week's music: Foo Fighters - Rescued
Rebel FM Episode 578 - 04/21/2023
April 22, 2023 22:26 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBWe're reunited and talking about some games! Games like Dead Island 2, which, it turns out, is a real game that exists and that people can play! And we did! This week's music: Muna - One That Got Away
Rebel FM Episode 577 - 04/14/2023
April 16, 2023 02:54 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBAfter an unexpected week off, we're back to talk about the calm before the storm as we discuss this week's gaming news, Everspace 2, Minecraft Legends, Jedi Fallen Order, and a lot more. This week's music: Metallica - Too Far Gone
Rebel FM Episode 576 - 03/31/2023
April 01, 2023 21:18 - 2 hours - 74.1 MBThis week we start out digging all the way in to the probable death of E3 and the repercussions likely to make their way through the games industry, and then we talk about a lot of games, including Terra Nil, Dredge, Storyteller, Midnight Ghost Hunt, Remnant 2, and a lot more. This week's music: Transviolet - Run Towards the Monster
Rebel FM Episode 575 - 03/24/2023
March 26, 2023 20:54 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBWe're here and we're talking about games! Games like Lies of P, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Above Snakes, Boneraiser Minions, and a lot more! This week's music: Linkin Park - Fighting Myself
Rebel FM Episode 574 - 03/17/2023
March 19, 2023 22:26 - 1 hour - 68 MBWe're back! And we're talking a lot about Diablo 4's closed beta, Destiny 2's new season, why we're going to wait on Sons of the Forest for a while, plus we talk about I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Black Skyland, The Last Spell, and more. This week's music: Verité - By Now
Rebel FM Episode 573 - 03/03/2023
March 05, 2023 01:38 - 2 hours - 72.7 MBThis week we're back to a trio as we talk more Sons of the Forest, more Wo Long, some Destiny: Lightfall, and more! This week's music: Ashnikko - You Make Me Sick!
Rebel FM Episode 572 - 02/24/2023
February 26, 2023 00:18 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBWe're here to talk a lot about angry forest creatures, whether ursine or cannibalistic, Wo Long and the challenges of making accessible hard games, and a lot more, including some of your questions. This week's music: Static-X - Terrible Lie
Rebel FM Episode 571 - 02/17/2023
February 19, 2023 22:36 - 1 hour - 59 MBThis week we're a trio again as we go real deep on PSVR2 and where the hell it may or may not be going, the sadistic partnerships of Meet Your Maker, whether Metroid Prime Remastered demonstrates that it's bad, actually, and a lot more! This week's music: Delacey - Man on the Moon
Rebel FM Episode 570 - 02/10/2023
February 11, 2023 23:22 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBWe're just a couple of guys talking about too many games in too little time, including VR 101 with games like Half Life: Alyx, Rez, and Tetris Effect, and also dive straight into Steam Next Fest with King of the Castle, Dad by the Sword, Cardboard Town, Tape to Tape, Bionic Bay, It's a Wrap, and System Shock. This week's music: Finch - What It Is To Burn