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Rebel FM

686 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings

We 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 190 - 09/13/13

September 14, 2013 02:56 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB

This week we shotgun out a variety of impressions on Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Zafehouse Diaries, Sir, You Are Being Hunted, Diablo 3 on consoles and more, then close out with some letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Chvrches - The Mother We Share; Tether

Rebel FM Episode 189 — 09/06/13

September 07, 2013 03:10 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

We're back from PAX with entirely too many games to talk about and IGN's Tech Editor Scott Lowe. This week we talk about Outlast, Killzone: Mercenary, Killzone Shadowfall, Rayman Legends, Puppeteer, Spies vs. Mercs, Super Mario 3D World, the Xbox One and PS4 release dates, and more! This week's music: Janelle Monae - Given' 'em What They Love

Rebel FM Episode 188 - 08/23/13

August 23, 2013 22:21 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Anthony is back and we're ready to embarass ourselves with too much personal information as we talk about Gone Home, Dishonored's DLC, PVZ2, how we're not going to talk about Titanfall, and more, then close out with a few letters. Note: there are Gone Home spoilers from 19:04 - 41:14.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  The Sword - The Veil of Isis;  Austra - The Choke

Rebel FM Episode 187 - 08/16/13

August 17, 2013 02:19 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

This week Matt and Anthony are MIA, so we're joined by special guest Marty Sliva of IGN as we talk Gone Home, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and a tiny bit about violence and getting old, or something. This week's music: The Civil Wars - The One That Got Away

Rebel FM Episode 186 - 08/09/13

August 11, 2013 01:42 - 1 hour - 47.7 MB

This week we're rejoined by Anthony as he talks about rediscovering his Ouya and his Wii U, the horrors of Pikmin, Payday 2, Splinter Cell Blacklist, and a lot more.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  The Naked and Famous - Cheek; Chvrches - A2 ZVVL

Rebel FM Episode 185 - 08/02/2013

August 03, 2013 00:33 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

This week we're an Anthony short, but we soldier on to talk Saints Row 4, Shadowrun, Mercenary Kings, Civ 5 and more, then move on to some letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  AFI - I Hope You Suffer;  Bastille - Bad Blood

Rebel FM Episode 184 - 07/19/13

July 20, 2013 02:03 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

This week we talk about the anti-climactic union of Anthony and Ouya and Towerfall, Tomb Raider, Halo Spartan Assault and more, then move on to letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Ain't No Easy Way; Metric - Collect Call 

Rebel FM Episode 183 - 07/12/13

July 13, 2013 00:56 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB

We try to put a sad week behind us by joking about games, including Brave New World, the newest Civ 5 expansion, as well as the Ouya, before moving on to some letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Circa Survive - Close Your Eyes to See;  Stars - Winter Bones

Rebel FM Episode 182 - Live! - 070513

July 06, 2013 01:21 - 2 hours - 77.6 MB

In light of a transit strike, a slow period for new releases, and a holiday weekend, we did something different on Rebel FM this week. We streamed the episode live on Twitch.tv/RebelFM, and this is the very mildly edited audio version of that. You can find a full stream for the episode on our twitch channel, and we'll be back with our regularly scheduled idiocy next week!

Rebel FM Episode 181 - 06/28/13

June 28, 2013 22:21 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

This week we've fixed most of our recording issues in order to talk about the Oculus Rift, Last of Us and Company of Heroes 2 multiplayer, and more, then close out with some letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance: She Wants Revenge - Sugar;  The Raveonettes - Gone Forever

Rebel FM Episode 180 - 06/21/2013

June 23, 2013 21:44 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

We're back after cross-coast moves and a ridiculous E3. We talk about Transistor, Battlefield 4, Need for Speed, Titanfall, The Division, Infamous: Second Son, The Last of Us, and more. Bear with us as we work through some minor technical hiccups which have resulted in a slight echo during bits of the show - hopefully we'll have that all wrapped up when we record again this week.  This week's music, in order of appearance;  AFI - Bleed Black;  Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon Is Now

Rebel FM Episode 179 - 06/07/2013

June 08, 2013 02:03 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

We're back, and huddling via telefonic communications as we talk about The Last of Us, Fuse, Remember Me, State of Decay, Gun point and more, then move on to letters. This week's music, in order of appearance: Queens of the Stone Age - I Sat by the Ocean; Nine Inch Nails - I Came Back Haunted

Rebel FM Episode 178 - 05/26/13

May 26, 2013 23:42 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

This week we talk about Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Metro 2033 before moving on to a long talk about next-gen and the Xbox One, then close out with some letters as we all prepare for Anthony's fast-approaching Seattle-bound relocation.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Alice in Chains - Voices;  Lana Del Rey - Gods & Monsters

Rebel FM Episode 177 - 05/10/13

May 11, 2013 00:59 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

We've cut our way through the goat screams to talk about so many games, including Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Star Command and more than I am able to remember at this particular moment. Then it's on to letters.  This week's music in order of appearance:  The Seedy Seeds - I'm Asleep In All My Dreams;  Cave-in - Retina Sees Rewind 

Rebel FM Episode 176 - 05/03/2013

May 03, 2013 23:33 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

We're back, and after a late, mexican-food fueled start, talk more about Kerbal Space Program before diving into Far Cry Blood Dragon, Robot Unicorn Attack 2, and the sadly broken state of StarDrive, then read a few letters. This week's music, in order of appearance: Janelle Monae - Q.U.E.E.N.; Alice in Chains - Stone

Rebel FM Episode 175 - 04/26/2013

April 27, 2013 00:57 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

We're back with a shorter show this week, but we're here long enough to talk about the Wii U and Nintendo's no show at E3 this year, as well as Monaco, a little bit of Blood Dragon and more. Then letters, including a pretty heavy one to end the show.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  A Place to Bury Strangers - Everything Always Goes Wrong; HIM - All Lips Go Blue

Rebel FM Episode 174 - 04/19/13

April 20, 2013 22:17 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

We're back, and trying to have a good time after a bizarre week. We talk about Dishonored's DLC, Surgeon Simulator 2013 and more, then talk about letters. There might also be some Batman Beyond in there somewhere.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Ghost - Secular Haze;  Metric - Live it out

Rebel FM Episode 173 - 04/12/13

April 12, 2013 23:05 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

This week we're down a Mitch but up one Matt as we talk about Defiance, Warframe, the Two Brothers, the inadequacies of Heart of the Swarm's multiplayer training, and the dangers of going back to Fallout 3. Then letters.  Note: There's a brief bit of discussion about the ending of BioShock Infinite in this episode. This section is opened and closed by an extended tone, and also has music running behind it. It starts at 1:16:29 and ends at 1:18:12.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  ...

Rebel FM Episode 172 - 04/05/13

April 06, 2013 02:22 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

We return after the double header of PAX and then GDC with lots of games to talk about! We wish they were better though, as we walk through things like Defiance and Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel before moving on to the Ouya.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Killswitch Engage - No End in Sight;  Alkaline Trio feat. Tim McIlrath - I, Pessimist

Rebel FM Episode 171 - 03/15/2013

March 16, 2013 06:16 - 2 hours - 77 MB

This week we go on and on about Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, the Banner Saga, Ridiculous Fishing, SimCity and more, then move on to letters. Also screaming.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Sunny Day Real Estate - Tearing in my Heart;  Dave Grohl, Trent Reznor, Josh Homme - Mantra

Rebel FM Episode 170 - 03/08/2013

March 09, 2013 03:01 - 1 hour - 68 MB

This week we've got more games to talk about than ... well, you must find the appropriate stick to shake at it, because the one you have probably isn't going to do it. We talk about Tomb Raider, God of War Ascension, Assassin's Creed 4, Gears of War Judgment and more. LISTEN. This week's music, in order of appearance:  Saosin - It's Far Better to Learn;  Alanis Morrissette - You Oughta Know

Rebel FM Episode 169 - 03/01/13

March 02, 2013 02:03 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

This week we stop looking at goat mashups long enough to talk about Sang-Froid:Tales of Werewolves, The Banner Saga: Factions, Real Racing 3, and a few games you actually give a shit about, along with an extended diatribe about the money pit of PC gaming. Also goats.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Mark Ronson & the Business Intl feat. Rose Elinor Dougall & Andrew Wyatt - You Gave Me Nothing;  Usher - Scream

Rebel FM Episode 168 - 02/24/13

February 25, 2013 03:24 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

We're back late this week due to ilness and a hell of a week, but we're ready to talk Crysis 3, Metal Gear Rising, Dragonborn, and other games. Then we move on to the Playstation 4 and the forecast for next-gen.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Cave in - Joy Opposites;  Heavens - Leave

Rebel FM Episode 167 - 02/09/13

February 10, 2013 02:21 - 2 hours - 69.1 MB

This week we talk lots of games, including Crysis 3, The Cave, and Fire Emblem, then tip ass-over-tea-kettle into an extended conversation about Dead Space 3. Then we read some goddamned letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  A Perfect Circle - Passive;  The Mars Volta - Roulette Dares (the haunt of)

Rebel FM Episode 166 - 02/01/13

February 02, 2013 02:20 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB

We're back this week and talking about games! Games like Hitman HD Collection, Splinter Cell Blacklist, DmC, and more.  This week's music in order of appearance: Killswitch Engage - In Due Time;  Soilwork - Rise Above the Sentiment

Rebel FM Episode 165 - 1/26/13

January 27, 2013 01:51 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

This week the new usual crew of Arthur, Anthony, and Mitch (we're short one Matt) is joined by GFW alums Jeff Green and Shawn Elliott as we talk about Dishonored, Dead Space 3, cyclops and more.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Blood Red Shoes - Red River;  The Joy Formidable - Maw Maw Song

Rebel FM Episode 164 - 01/18/2013

January 19, 2013 02:38 - 1 hour - 53.5 MB

We're back, though it's an episode underlined by a goodbye as we talk about Halo 4's second half of season 1 of spartan ops, Dead Space 3, and more.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Now It's Overhead - Walls;  Boyz II Men - End of the Road

Rebel FM Episode 163 - 01/04/2013

January 05, 2013 01:47 - 1 hour - 60 MB

We're back in a new year and talking about ... well, not a lot new, though we make time to talk more about Far Cry 3 and Steam Greenlight, then move on to letters. This week's music, in order of appearance: Now, Now - Prehistoric Malukah - The Dragonborn Comes

Rebel FM 2012 Game Music Spectacular!

December 29, 2012 03:21 - 2 hours - 166 MB

2012 is drawing to a close and we're back again to talk about our favorite video game music of the year. This week we're joined by Ryan O'Donnell of Area 5 and Gamespot's Kevin Van Ord as we talk about music from Fez, Lumines, Journey, Darksiders 2, and so many more. Have a safe New Year's, and we'll see you in 2013! This week's music, in order of appearance:  Fez - Adventure Fez - Puzzle Fez - Legend Fez - Sync/Glitch Fez - Home Journey - Nascent Journey - Threshold Journey - Nadir  Journey...

Rebel FM Episode 162 - 12/21/12

December 22, 2012 00:23 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

We're back this week with IGN's Mitch Dyer as we talk about FTL, The Walking Dead, Middle Manager of Justice and more, then move on to some letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Alice in Chains - Hollow;  Alela Diane - Take us back

Rebel FM Episode 161 - 12/14/2012

December 15, 2012 01:23 - 2 hours - 74.1 MB

We return this week with IGN's Mitch Dyer and so many goddamned games to talk about. We've got your metal gears, your DmCs, you Companies of Heroes, your Dragonborns, and, seriously, a lot more.  This week's music, in order of appearance: The Hunts - Make This Leap;  Baroness - Psalms Alive

Rebel FM Episode 160 - 11/30/2012

December 01, 2012 02:17 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

This week we're back from the long Thanksgiving weekend and talking about ... well, a lot of random shit, honestly. Which includes Planetside 2, Miasmata, Toejam & Earl, and what Black Ops 2 means for the future of military FPS games.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Interpol - Public Perverts;  Lana Del Rey - This is what makes us girls

Rebel FM Episode 159 - 11/23/12

November 24, 2012 01:15 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

This week it's a three man show as we talk at length about the Wii U's launch and our thoughts about where the system is now, then move on to talk about Hitman Absolution, Far Cry 3, and more.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  The Sword - The Veil of Isis;  Jesper Kyd - Title Theme

Rebel FM Episode 158 - 11/16/2012

November 17, 2012 02:32 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB

We're back and man, all we can seem to talk about for a while is Black Ops Declassified and the Vita, but we manage to stop long enough to talk some Wii U and some other things as well before moving on to letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Deftones - Swerve City;  Lana Del Rey - Cola 

Rebel FM Episode 157 - 11/02/2012

November 03, 2012 00:44 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

We're back! We're here to KICK YOUR ASS OR SOME OTHER MASCULINE SOUNDING THING as we talk about Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3, Medal of Honor and more. It's all games ALL THE TIME. IN YOUR FACE. WE'RE ALL TIRED.  (Ed's note: the track 117 was originally misattributed to Neil Davidge. It was actually composed by Kazuma Jinnouchi.) This week's music, in order of appearance:  Kazuma Jinnouchi - 117;  HIM - Salt in our Wounds

Rebel FM Episode 156 - 10/19/2012

October 19, 2012 23:59 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

This week we're back to talking about Dishonored, but not before talking at length about the new Borderlands 2 DLC. Then we talk toys and kids games with Skylanders Giants, and finish with letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Bat for Lashes - All Your Gold;  Dragonette - Untouchable

Rebel FM Episode 155 - 10/12/2012

October 13, 2012 02:13 - 1 hour - 40 MB

We're here, we're tired, but you're still getting a show, because we recorded one early, motherfuckers. We talk about the new project from the creator of Freelancer, and also talk about Dishonored, XCOM, and Far Cry 3.  This week's music: Circa Survive - Get Out (safe camp sessions acoustic)

Rebel FM Episode 154 - 10/05/2012

October 06, 2012 00:48 - 56 minutes - 32.6 MB

Under the deadline gun and chained by embargoes, we still find time this week to bring you a shorter show, with some brief conversation of Resident Evil 6, NiGHTS HD, and more, then close out with letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Fuel - Hemorrhage;  PJ Harvey - C'mon Billy

Rebel FM Episode 153 - 09/28/2012

September 29, 2012 01:33 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

We're back and talking about so many things! We spend time talking about the WiiU launch announcements and the Vita's dire situation, gush at length about XCOM, talk about the legacy of KOTOR and more, then close out with letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Starship - We Built This City;  Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

Rebel FM Episode 152 - 09/21/2012

September 22, 2012 01:01 - 2 hours - 68.9 MB

We're here to make you mad as we talk at length about Borderlands 2 and just how much it (doesn't) suck, and spend an ample amount of time talking about FTL before almost losing the entire podcast to wonderful technical issues. The day is saved and we close out with letters.  This week's music in order of appearance:  Foo Fighters - My Hero;  Deftones - Leather

Rebel FM Episode 151 - 09/14/2012

September 15, 2012 02:48 - 2 hours - 91.7 MB

We're back! We've been gone for a couple of weeks but we're back to kick your ass with lots of games talk, including extended conversations about Borderlands 2 and our thoughts (and launch predictions for) the WiiU. Then we close out with letters, and for those who missed it at PAX Prime, I've also included the panel I participated on with Dennis Scimeca, Kyle Orland, Kirk Hamilton, and Jeff Gerstmann where we discuss video game reviews — the good, the bad, and everything else we had time for...

Rebel FM Episode 150 - 08/24/2012

August 25, 2012 02:53 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Greetings! This week we talk about a fuckton of games, including an extended argument about CounterStrike: Global Offensive, more on Kerbal Space Program, Rock Band Blitz, and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Then we end with letters, after which you may suffer an 80s childhood boner. 

Rebel FM Episode 149 - 08/17/2012

August 18, 2012 03:47 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

We're back, and we've brought a dirty sort of tea with us as we talking about Fall of Cybertron, Darksiders 2, Sleeping Dogs, Simcity and more, then move on to letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Jesper Kyd - The Corruption (Darksiders 2 Soundtrack);  30 Seconds to Mars - Capricorn

Rebel FM Episode 148 - 08/10/2012

August 11, 2012 02:22 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

We're back and talking about a ton of games. What games, you ask? Well smartass, how about Sound Shapes, Darksiders 2, Sleeping dogs, Deadlight, New Super Mario Bros 2, and a whole lot more? Jerk. Then we move on to letters.  This week's music is via Sound Shapes, which you should probably buy. 

Rebel FM Episode 147 - 07/27/2012

July 28, 2012 02:44 - 1 hour - 51.9 MB

Greetings! This week we talk about several games and spend quite a bit of time talking about KOTOR 2 and the recently finished fan patch, which spirals into a conversation about the legacy of Black Isle studios. We talk about some other stuff too. Then we move on to letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance: Baroness - Take My Bones Away;  Inverse Phase - Atarible Lie

Rebel FM Episode 146 -- 07/20/12

July 21, 2012 06:48 - 1 hour - 98.7 MB

Arthur's out this week so Tyler, Matt and Anthony join forces to talk about all kinds of nonsense, including a few iOS and indie PC titles. Enjoy!

Rebel FM Episode 145 - 07/13/2012

July 14, 2012 01:47 - 2 hours - 70.4 MB

This week we argue about Blacklight, opine further about Civ V Gods & Kings, bask in the warm, epileptic light of Dyad, and talk about even more games. Then we take some of your letters, including one missive inquiring as to the future of Area5's Co-Op.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Chevelle - Point No. 1 Oasis - The Masterplan

Rebel FM Episode 144 - 07/06/2012

July 07, 2012 01:48 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

We're back and talking games, games, and more games, as we discuss Spec Ops, the Mass Effect 3 DLC, Gods & Kings, The Secret World and more, then move on to a few letters. This week's music, in order of appearance:  Fiona Apple - On the Bound;  Death Cab for Cutie - A Lack of Color

Rebel FM Episode 143 - 06/22/2012

June 23, 2012 02:57 - 1 hour - 67 MB

We're back again with Gamesradar's Sterling McGarvey in tow as we talk about Civ V: Gods & Kings, Lollipop Chainsaw, sports games, the games that got us into games, and GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Blood Red Shoes - Lost Kids;  Gnarls Barkley - No Time Soon

Rebel FM Episode 142 - 06/15/2012

June 16, 2012 00:25 - 2 hours - 85.4 MB

We're back from E3 and feeling almost human as we talk about our thoughts, good and bad, about a kind of strange E3. We talk about Watch Dogs, Halo 4, The Last of Us, AC3 and way, way more for most of the show.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Sevendust - Disease;  MYSTERY SUMMER JAM