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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 433 - 10/18/2019

October 19, 2019 00:07 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB

This week we've got lots to talk about, including last minute changes to Stadia, all of Riot's big announcements, games in the next six months that could get delayed, Sea Salt, Subnautica: Below Zero, Indivisible, and more.  This week's music:  Poliça - trash in bed

Rebel FM Episode 432 - 10/11/2019

October 12, 2019 01:07 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

Games might be getting delayed, but we somehow manage to talk for probably too long! This week we talk more Dying Light, John Wick Hex, Valfaris, more Destiny 2, and even more! This week's music: Phantogram - In a Spiral

Rebel FM Episode 431 - 10/04/2019

October 04, 2019 23:08 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

WELCOME TO SPOOK SEASON. This week we talk Noita, Flipping Death, Destiny 2's relaunch, the new Hitman 2 DLC, Grindstone, Sayonara Wild Hearts, and a lot more.  This week's music:  Kim Petras - There Will Be Blood

Rebel FM Episode 430 - 09/20/2019

September 21, 2019 06:04 - 1 hour - 50.5 MB

This week the audio quality is a little rough due to a remote show and the intrusion of some life issues, so, apologies! But - we do talk about Gears 5, Link's Awakening, Untitled Goose Game, Apple Arcade (including What the Golf), and quite a bit more, so, take it or leave it I guess? This week's music:  FKA twigs feat. Future - holy terrain

Rebel FM Episode 429 - 09/13/2019

September 14, 2019 00:20 - 1 hour - 61 MB

This week we talk a lot about Blasphemous, Greedfall, Plants vs. Zombies Battle for Neighborville, Gears of War 5's Horde Mode, and much more. But we spared you the poop conversation.  This week's music: Marina - Karma (Acoustic)

Rebel FM Episode 428 - 09/06/2019

September 07, 2019 04:59 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB

Hey this week we've got a lot of games to talk about, because all the games came out, including Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the Ghost Recon Breakpoint beta, Gears of War 5, more about Control, and a lot more! This week's music:  So Below - Visions

Rebel FM Episode 427 - 08/30/2019

August 31, 2019 02:13 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

This week we're talking more about Remnant, how blown away we are by Control, the monkey-driven opacity of Ancestors, and a fair bit more! This week's music:  Skylar Grey - Shame on You

Rebel FM Episode 426 - 08/23/2019

August 24, 2019 04:36 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

This week we talk Darq, Shortest Trip to Earth, Fire Emblem: Three House, Remnant: From the Ashes, and more - including whether any hosts have or have ever had mange.  This week's music:  Muna - Stayaway

Rebel FM Episode 425 - 08/16/2019

August 17, 2019 03:37 - 1 hour - 39.2 MB

This week it's another two person show, but we talk a lot about the appeal and frustrations of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, our love of Oakland and donuts, who we trust for recommendations on 144hz monitors, and more! This week's music: Killswitch Engage ft. Howard Jones - The Signal Fire

Rebel FM Episode 424 - 08/09/2019

August 10, 2019 02:28 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB

This week, it's an episode mostly about you, as we read your letters about your most deeply held/cherished video game memories. Also we talk about ours too don't be selfish.  This week's music:  Phantogram - Mister Impossible  

Rebel FM Episode 423 - 08/02/2019

August 02, 2019 16:14 - 1 hour - 53 MB

This week we manage to talk for a while about some very mixed feelings about Wolfenstein: The Young Blood, some very bad feelings about the new ports of Doom, the weird fun of ... Snakey Bus? Is that right? And a fair bit of other stuff too! This week's music:  Lillie Mae - A Golden Year

Rebel FM Episode 422 - 07/26/2019

July 27, 2019 04:22 - 2 hours - 70.8 MB

This week we've managed to avoid travel delays and come together to discuss toilet preferences, Hitman 2's NYC DLC, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Earth Defense Force 5, Company of Heroes (the 13 year old one!), and a lot more.  This week's music:  Lykke Li - Better Alone

Rebel FM Episode 421 - 07/12/2019

July 13, 2019 01:53 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

This week we're all back in the same room to get snotty and talk about the difference between hangovers and food poisoning and heroism, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, the grind of Destiny 2 right this moment, books, Spider-Man: Far From Home, the new mobile Dr. Mario, and more than we probably should have. This week's music:  Banks - Godless

Rebel FM Episode 420 - 06/28/2019

June 29, 2019 03:09 - 2 hours - 72.9 MB

This week we manage to talk for an extremely long time about many things, including Dead by Daylight, the They Are Billions campaign, My Friend Pedro, how Destiny sounds like a video game borne from the minds of NCIS, your emails and more! This week's music:  Killswitch Engage - Unleashed

Rebel FM Episode 419 - 06/21/2019

June 22, 2019 03:32 - 2 hours - 76.2 MB

This week everybody's back together after E3, and we've got way, way too much to talk about, including hands-on impressions with Watch Dogs Legion, Bleeding Edge, Jedi Fallen Order, and more, including Mordhau, Pillars of Eternity, Dota Underlords, and a ton more.  This week's music:  Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart

Rebel FM Episode 418 - 06/07/2019

June 08, 2019 03:21 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

This week's it's just a two-man show as we talk Void Bastards, Hellblade, The Outer Wilds, They Are Billions, and a bunch of predictions - including some of yours - about what E3 has in store for all of us. This week's music:  Cave In - Winter Window

Rebel FM Episode 417 - 05/31/2019

June 01, 2019 00:37 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

This week we're missing an Anthony, but somehow get our shit together enough to talk about Death Stranding, Modern Warfare's implications for the fugure of Call of Duty, Escape from Tarkov, Void Bastards, and more. This week's music:  Roky Erikson - Two-headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer)

Rebel FM Episode 416 - 05/24/2019

May 25, 2019 01:06 - 1 hour - 48 MB

This week we talk a lot about the non-gaming things we're doing to pass the time during a quiet-ish period before E3, including John Wick 3 and a bunch of garbage TV, but move on to some quick talk about the newest Rainbow Six: Siege updates, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Rage 2, Konami's recent anniversary collections, the Blood remaster, the Dota Autochess "stuff", and a whole lot more. This week's music: Slipknot - Unsainted

Rebel FM -- Episode 415

May 19, 2019 06:22 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

This week it's just Matt and Anthony, but they still find time to talk about Rage 2, Rainbow Six Siege exploits, Levelhead, and a bit more. Then we take some letters. It's shorter, but we didn't want to not do one this week. We hope you enjoy. 

Rebel FM Episode 414 - 05/10/2019

May 11, 2019 05:26 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

We talk about a lot of random shit this week, including shaving and razors, men's makeup, books, the new Ghost Recon, and a lot more, but most importantly: MATT PLAYED FTL FINALLY.  This week's music:  Silver Snakes - Dissolve

Rebel FM Episode 413 - 05/03/2019

May 04, 2019 04:33 - 1 hour - 53.7 MB

This week we're short on f*cks and long on letters, so it's a mostly letters episode - that we close out with an extremely well-gated/disclosed spoiler-y convo about Avengers: Endgame.  This week's music:  Banks - Gimme

Rebel FM Episode 412 - 04/26/2019

April 27, 2019 07:28 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

This week we have a a lot of games to cover, including Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Risk of Rain 2, Days Gone, Katana Zero, Warhammer: Chaos Bane and a lot more, so strap in (and sorry we're late, we recorded Friday night). This week's music:  Snow Ghosts - Ribcage

Rebel FM Episode 411 - 04/19/2019

April 19, 2019 20:28 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

This week we talk about how Matt still hasn't played FTL, what all the Xbox One X-enhanced Splinter Cell news might mean, explain what all the PS5(?) news means, and a fair bit more! This week's music:  Mark Ronson (ft. Lykke Li) - Late Night Feelings

Rebel FM Episode 410 - 04/12/2019

April 13, 2019 04:21 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

Somehow we managed to assemble a show out of what didn't seem like a lot of games, as we talk Division 2 endgame content, Pathway, Rainbow Six Siege and the forever game, the disappointments (and one redeeming feature) of the new Pet Semetary, and just a bit more. This week's music:  Fleetwood Mac - The Chain 

Rebel FM Episode 409 - 04/05/2019

April 06, 2019 00:45 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB

This week we've cobbled together some conversation about a bunch of games, including The Division 2 and its ridiculous "gear", as well as more Sekiro, more Satisfactory, a little about Yoshi's Crafted World, and the finer points of not being an asshole when talking about video game stuff! This week's music:  Nirvana - Aneurysm 

Rebel FM Episode 408 - 03/29/2019

March 29, 2019 18:22 - 1 hour - 69 MB

After a busy couple of weeks, we're back with a lot of stuff. We dive deep into the challenges of Google's Stadia, get way into Sekiro, catch up with The Division 2, and talk about lots of other things!  This week's music:  Billie Ellish - you should see me in a crown

Rebel FM Episode 407 - 03/15/2019

March 16, 2019 02:23 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

This week we're back and have probably too many games to talk about, including DMC5, Robo Recall, Beatsaber, Ace Combat 7, Baba Is You, Ape Out, Spider-man and a lot, a lot more.  This week's music:  Meg Myers - Running Up That Hill

Rebel FM Episode 406 - 03/01/2019

March 02, 2019 05:27 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

This week we're all honestly a little burned out on the current generation of games, which is probably why we're so provisionally excited at the prospect of what's to come, which we talk about in depth - including the rumors of Game Pass on Switch, new Xboxes at E3, what GDC could tell us, and a lot more, weirdly enough.  This week's music:  Ramsey - Slave 

Rebel FM Episode 405 - 02/22/2019

February 23, 2019 01:15 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB

This week we talk the slightest bit about Metro Exodus and Anthem, as well as the new operators added to Rainbow Six: Siege, and a few other games before barreling into your questions and emails.  This week's music:  Front Line Assembly - Rock Me Amadeus

Rebel FM Episode 404 - 02/15/2019

February 16, 2019 06:09 - 1 hour - 59 MB

This week we're all back together (metaphorically) and talking games, with lots of Kingdom Hearts III, lots of Apex Legends, lots of Crackdown 3, and some Eco, Astroneer, and Rainbow Six: Siege to boot.  This week's music:  Karen O - Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Rebel FM Episode 403 - 02/08/2019

February 09, 2019 00:58 - 1 hour - 54.5 MB

This week it's just two of us but we somehow manage to talk for longer than we probably should about below the belt selfies, Apex Legends, Resident Evil 2, some next-gen gossip, and more! This week's music:  Billie Eilish - bury a friend

Rebel FM Episode 402 - 01/25/2019

January 26, 2019 06:07 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

This week we talk about two new games in Resident Evil 2: Remake and Anthem! And we also talk about a lot of older games like the Dead Spaces and Thimbleweed Park and shenanigans in Eco! It's Friday! This week's music:  Florence and the Machine - Moderation

Rebel FM Episode 401 - 01/18/2019

January 19, 2019 05:30 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

This week we're mostly playing old crap, so we spend some time looking forward, discussing the games coming out in 2019 and what we're looking forward to - and speculate a bit on things that might be announced as well.  This week's music:  Tender - Fear of Falling Asleep

Rebel FM Episode 400 - 01/11/2019

January 12, 2019 03:18 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

We're back after a holiday, and just in time to feel super weird about this, our 400th episode, and the 10th anniversary of the event that started it all. We talk a bit about the last 10 years, the Activision/Destiny divorce, our non-game holiday distractions, the Resident Evil 2 Remake demo, and more.  This week's music:  Cave in - Joy Opposites

The Rebel FM 2018 Game Music Spectacular!

December 25, 2018 22:45 - 5 hours - 347 MB

It ... is ... time ... ... for us to talk about our favorite game music from the year 2018, and, appropriately for a year that was 15000 months long, it's our longest Game Music Spectacular ever!  Five assholes! 30 games! 76 songs! FIVE HOURS OF PODCAST. You ask for it all year, and here it finally is, upon the altar of our desiccated husks. We'll see you all in 2019.  Track list: Celeste - Confronting Myself - Composed by Lena Raine Celeste - Resurrections - Composed by Lena Raine Into the ...

Rebel FM Episode 399 - 12/20/2018

December 21, 2018 03:19 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB

In what is *probably* the last regular episode of the year, we talk about the wave of big-ish releases in December, and ... a lot of other things with a very special guest.  This week's music:  Josh Homme, C.W. Stoneking - Silent night

Rebel FM Episode 398 - 12/07/2018

December 08, 2018 02:41 - 1 hour - 64.9 MB

This week there's a lot going on as we talk about the Game Awards, Steam and the Epic Games Store, the disappointing difficulty curve and structure of Mutant Year Zero, how and why it's a terrible time to build a new PC, and a lot of other stuff to boot.  This week's music:  AFI - Trash Bat

Rebel FM Episode 397 - 11/30/2018

November 30, 2018 18:36 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

This week we're back from eating too much to talk about Darksiders 3, Artifact, Deep Rock Galactic, Black Friday underpants, and quite a bit more actually! This week's music:  Alessia Cara - Nintendo Game

Rebel FM Episode 396 - 11/23/2018

November 22, 2018 23:29 - 1 hour - 48 MB

Happy Thanksgiving, if you celebrate that kind of thing. This week it's just a couple of us talking memories of the Xbox 360 launch, Battlefield V, Parkasaurus, The Raft, some early thoughts on Artifact and the Dota 2 patch, plus a lot more.  This week's music:  Wax Idols - Stare Back

Rebel FM Episode 395 -- 11/15/2018

November 16, 2018 07:26 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

This week we gather in the Area 5 offices to avoid toxic smoke. Meanwhile, after gorging on pizza we talk about The Quiet Man, Hitman 2, Artifact, Overkill's The Walking Dead, and some pretty neat board games. Look, it's a shorter episode but at least you got something. DUDE.

Rebel FM Episode 394 - 11/09/2018

November 09, 2018 19:33 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

This week it's an intimate, wildfire adjacent show as two of us dive deep into Hitman 2, Call of Cthulhu, The Quiet Man, give some early impressions of Battlefield V, and more! This week's music:  She Wants Revenge - Big Love 

Rebel FM Episode 393 - 11/03/2018

November 04, 2018 03:25 - 2 hours - 70.5 MB

This week we're back, and live! As in, well, we recorded this live, while streaming for Extra Life! We talk Red Dead, Diablo for Switch, and honestly a lot of other stuff for a pretty long show — including many letters.  This week's music:  Slipknot - All Out Life

Rebel FM Episode 392 - 10/19/2018

October 19, 2018 19:40 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

This week we're back together to talk about Black Ops IIII, Halo CE and the MCC, the Xbox One X update to The Orange Box, Onrush, Destiny 2's new raid, Viscera Cleanup Detail and more! This week's music:  Metric - Art of Doubt

Rebel FM Episode 391 - 10/11/2018

October 13, 2018 00:32 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

This week we've got a three person cast as we talk about Jettomero: Hero of the Universe, have a final bit of discussion after finishing Assassin's Creed Odyssey three main quests, Into the Breach, Soma, and more! This week's music: Royal Thunder - Time Machine

Rebel FM Episode 390 - 10/05/2018

October 05, 2018 18:51 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

Hello! This week we talk more about Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Destiny 2, the myth and compulsive behavior of the backlog, the prospect of a new Switch, Nimbatus, the experience of Rainbow Six Siege with randoms and Captains Mode, the state of battle royale and esports, your letters, and more! This week's music: Kim Petras - Close Your Eyes

Rebel FM Episode 389 - 09/28/2018

September 29, 2018 00:22 - 2 hours - 78.9 MB

Hello! The world is a rage-inducing nightmare, but, video games, we guess! This week we talk Destiny 2: Forsaken's continuing content onslaught, some early impressions of Forza Horizon 4, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Alien Isolation (I know!), Black Ops Blackout, Rainbow Six Siege, and more! This week's music: Emma Ruth Rundle - Dark Horse

Rebel FM Episode 388 - 09/14/2018

September 15, 2018 00:35 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

This week, everybody's here to talk about Spider-man, Black Ops 4's battle royale mode, Destiny 2's DLC, and a lot more. This week's music:  Architects - Hereafter

Rebel FM Episode 387 - 09/07/2018

September 07, 2018 17:44 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

This week we're down a James but still manage to talk about a LOT of stuff for a LONG time, with Two Point Hospital, Artifact's week of drama, Rainbow Six Siege, Rust, Strange Brigade, Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion, Battlefield V's multiplayer beta and more! This week's music:  Against Me - Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart

Rebel FM Episode 386 - 08/31/2018

August 31, 2018 21:08 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB

This week we're all back, albeit remotely, to talk about games! Games like The Messenger, Rust (seriously), The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Cyberpunk 2077, MCC, WoW, Guacamelee 2, The Kings Bird and more! Apologies for audio issues - some people don't turn down their headphones when they record : |   This weeks' music:    Bring Me The Horizon - Mantra

RFM 385 -- 8/23/2018

August 24, 2018 20:54 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

It's only Matt and Anthony this week as the rest of the cast is off sacrificing babies to the Dota 2 gods, their prayers going unanswered as they ask to be relieved of their mortal coils so they can stop playing the same game for thousands of hours in a futile attempt to git gud.  This week we talk new R6 Siege Operators, Not Tonight, Gamescom stuffs, and more.