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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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Rebel FM Episode 384 - 08/10/2018

August 11, 2018 06:11 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

This week, we're not sure if we have very little to talk about, or a decent amount, but either way, we talk. About stuff.  This week's music:  Carah Fayes - Watch ME

Rebel FM Episode 383 - 08/03/2018

August 04, 2018 02:06 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

It's a game-light week, but we still manage to drag out for a while talking ranked multiplayer, Resident Evil 6, Chasm, Artifact, and quite a bit more, including some of your (strange) emails.  This week's music:  Strawberry Girls - Shadow of the Moon (feat. Sarah Glass, Jenna Fournier & Kathleen Delano)

Rebel FM Episode 382 - 07/27/2018

July 28, 2018 04:44 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

This week despite having just three hosts, we drone on for quite a while, talking more Astroneer, Warframe, the complication of multi-generational digital game libraries, No Man's Sky, esports, and a lot more.  This week's music:  Gunship ft. Tim Cappello, Indiana - Dark All Day

Rebel FM Episode 381 - 07/20/2018

July 21, 2018 00:17 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

This week we've got a collection of old and new as we talk Astroneer, Mothergunship, the continuing adventures in Warframe, the tragedy and redemption of No Man's Sky and a lot more.  This week's music:  Alkaline Trio - Blackbird

Rebel FM Episode 380 - 07/13/2018

July 13, 2018 23:45 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

This week we're back and talking about a menagerie of random crap, as Anthony finally tries Destiny 2, James is ass-deep in Warframe, we examine whether Red Faction Guerilla holds up, and a fair bit more.  This week's music:  Architects - Doomsday (Piano Reprise)

Rebel FM Episode 379 - 06/29/2018

June 30, 2018 02:20 - 2 hours - 71.8 MB

We're back to close out June and a terrible week of news by ignoring most of it and talking Splinter Cell: Conviction, Mutant: Year Zero, The Hunter: Call of the Wild, Squad, Oxygen Not Included, Lumines, Destiny 2's Warmind content, plus some letters and a fair bit more.  This week's music:  HIM - Pretending

Rebel FM Episode 378 - 06/22/2018

June 23, 2018 01:05 - 2 hours - 71.7 MB

This week we're all back and ready to blow out E3, Cyberpunk 2077, why stuff at E3 is behind closed doors, how Sony's press conference was weird when it wasn't good, how fantastic Resident Evil 2 Remake is, and a LOT more. This week's music:  Florence and the Machine - Big God

Rebel FM Episode 377 - 06/08/2018

June 09, 2018 03:17 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB

This week it's a more intimate show as we talk E3 leaks, Vampyr, Yoku's Island Express, Trailmakers, Realm Royale, and a few more things too.  This week's music:  Thrice - The Grey

Rebel FM Episode 376 - 06/01/2018

June 02, 2018 02:03 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

This week we start out with a long talk about the realities of E3, then move on to talk about games like House Flipper, State of Decay 2 (probably for the last time for a while!), Matt's opening thoughts on God of War, some big Dota 2 competitive scene drama and the nature of rooting for esports teams, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon and more! This week's music:  Ghost - Miasma

Rebel FM Episode 375 - 05/25/2018

May 26, 2018 00:01 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

This week we're a three-man crew as we talk Wizards of Legend, Far: Lone Sails, Quarantine Circular, World's Adrift, State of Decay 2, Deadpool 2 (no spoilers), Battlefield V and more! Also some letters! This week's music: Ghost B.C. - Dance Macabre

Rebel FM Episode 374 - 05/18/2018

May 19, 2018 04:01 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

This week we're talking about Frostpunk, State of Decay 2, Conan Exiles, Call of Duty's big announcements this week and a lot more. This week's music: Now, Now - Set it Free

Rebel FM Episode 373 - 05/11/2018

May 12, 2018 01:24 - 2 hours - 90.2 MB

This week we're all back, and we're talking about Subsurface Circular, City of Brass, The state of Rainbow Six: Siege, the new battle pass for Dota 2 (and speculation about the game's upcoming battle royale mode), a new update for Slay the Spire, and honestly a lot more because it's a long episode with long outtakes and a bit of E3 chat. No, seriously, it's a fucking long show this week. Nearly three hours. STRAP IN.  This week's music:  Childish Gambino - This is America

Rebel FM Episode 372 - 05/04/2018

May 05, 2018 04:36 - 2 hours - 73.9 MB

This week we're all back and we're here to talk about games, like Battletech, God of War, Prey, The Forest, the likelihood of a return to Destiny 2, and a lot more - including an "outtakes" section consisting entirely of 40 minutes of Infinity War spoiler talk (with lots of warnings). This week's music:  Meg Myers - Numb

Rebel FM Episode 371 - 04/20/2018

April 21, 2018 03:47 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

This week we talk about a lot of stuff, including Maelstrom, the likelihood of a new Halo this year - we and also put a finger on the key differences between Sony and Microsoft's first party offerings this generation (it's not what you're thinking) - the last take on Far Cry 5 you're probs going to hear from us, more on God of War (spoiler-free), Panzer Dragoon Orta, Dead Cells, and more! This week's music, in order of appearance:  Tinashe - Joyride;  Bishop Briggs - River

Rebel FM Episode 370 - 04/13/2018

April 14, 2018 02:59 - 2 hours - 73.1 MB

This week, somehow, we've got a really long show for you as we talk about Far Cry 5 and Far Cry Arcade, Radical Heights, and there's a LOT of (generally spoiler-free) discussion about God of War. Also some emails! This week's music:  Chvrches - My Enemy

Rebel FM episode 369 - 04/06/2018

April 07, 2018 01:21 - 1 hour - 59 MB

This week we've got a surprising amount of video games to talk about - from Far Cry 5 (a LOT about Far Cry 5), more about Sea of Thieves, A Way Out, the grievous deficiencies of PC Building Simulator, and more.  This week's music:  Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea

Rebel FM Episode 368 - 03/23/2018

March 24, 2018 01:30 - 1 hour - 43 MB

This week we're still down a Matt, but we manage to talk about big GDC tech developments, Vermintide 2, Below (it exists! We played it!), Sea of Thieves and more!  This week's music:  The Raveonettes - Ghost

Rebel FM Episode 367 - 03/16/2018

March 17, 2018 03:27 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

This week we've got more games than we expected to talk about, including Surviving Mars, Eco, H1Z1 Auto Royale, The Bonfire and more - and we find time to talk Fortnite's trajectory and big changes coming to Valve's International Dota 2 Championship as well.  This week's music:  Evanescence - Going Under

Rebel FM Episode 366 - 03/02/2018

March 03, 2018 03:10 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Miraculously the four of us are all back in a room together and it's right in time for too many goddamned games. We talk Deep rock Galactic, Fortnite: BR, Into the Breach, Eco, Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, Titanfall 2 (it was on sale!) and a whole lot more. This week's music:  Halsey - Angel on Fire

Rebel FM Episode 365 - 02/23/2018

February 24, 2018 02:41 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

This week we're talking Black Panther and Marvel movies this year, The Station, Rainbow Six Siege's big invitational and business model changes, the origin of Anthony's love of handheld games, whether we'll get a Halo game this year, Dandara, your letters and more! This week's music, in order of appearance:  Janelle Monae - Make Me Feel;  She Wants Revenge - Replacement

Rebel FM Episode 364 -- 02/16/2018

February 17, 2018 05:40 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

Matt, James, and Anthony streamed a live show, answering your questions and talking about games like Subnautica, Steamworld: Heist and more!

Rebel FM Episode 363 - 02/09/2018

February 10, 2018 03:43 - 1 hour - 46.4 MB

This week we spend some time lamenting the current game release calendar but still manage to talk Regions of Ruin, Laser League. some of our other usual suspects, and even make time to complain about Netflix's shoddy adaptation of Altered Carbon.  This week's music:  Femme - S.O.S. (NZCA Lines Remix)

Rebel FM Episode 362 - 02/02/2018

February 03, 2018 18:42 - 2 hours - 75.5 MB

This week we've managed to get all four of us back into a room, miraculously, and the result is a long show with a lot of games! We talk Monster Hunter World, The Hunt: Showdown, Celeste, Slay the Spire, and quite a bit more.  This week's music:  Chvrches - Get Out

Rebel FM Episode 361 - 01/26/2018

January 27, 2018 03:27 - 2 hours - 71.4 MB

This week we're down a James but we've regained a Matt as we talk Sea of Thieves, Celeste, and a fair bit more.  This week's music:  Zola Blood - Islands (Throwing Snow Remix) At the Drive-In - Point of Demarkation

Rebel FM Episode 360 - 01/12/2018

January 13, 2018 05:42 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

This week we've got a few games to talk about, including They Are Billions, before we get into how incredibly, mind-bogglingly weird it is that this podcast has now been running for nine years. Nine! This week's music:  Circa Waves, feat PVRIS - Fire That Burns

Rebel FM Episode 359 - 01/05/2018

January 06, 2018 01:25 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

This week it's all about leftovers - specifically, the games from last year (or even before!) that we played over the holiday, including Horizon Zero Dawn, Rainbow Six Siege, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and more, as well as the books, shows, and movies we used to pass the time.  This week's music:  Marmozets - Major System Error

The Rebel FM 2017 Game Music Spectacular

December 25, 2017 20:23 - 3 hours - 244 MB

At the end of a hard year and in search of some normalcy, we bring you holiday greetings and well wishes, and, of course, our annual year-end tradition: a review of some of our — and your — favorite music in games this year. See you in 2018! This week's music, in order of appearance:   Manaka Kataoka/Yasuaki Iwata - Main Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Manaka Kataoka/Yasuaki Iwata - Life in the Ruins - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Manaka Kataoka/Yasuaki Iwata - Shr...

Rebel FM Episode 358 - 12/20/2017

December 21, 2017 01:09 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

This week we talk a lot of games after quite a few redacted observations about The Last Jedi (hilariously spoiler free, don't worry), including Battlefront 2's tie-in DLC, the most recent updates to Rust, Dean Hall's new game Stationeers, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Assassin's Creed Origins and Syndicate, Echo, Doki Doki Literature Club and more! This week's music:  Open Hand - Hope is Lost  

Rebel FM Episode 357 - 12/08/2017

December 09, 2017 05:53 - 2 hours - 72.7 MB

Hello! This week there's not much in the way of show notes because it's getting published like we're being chased by the cops, but we talk about games, read your emails about top 500 lists, and so, so much more.  This week's music:  Now, Now - SGL;  A Perfect Circle - The Doomed

Rebel FM Episode 356 - 12/01/2017

December 02, 2017 02:20 - 2 hours - 79.1 MB

This week we talk longer than we expected about a lot of stuff, including Battlerite, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, Skyrim and Fallout 4's Xbox One X patches, Super Mario Odyssey, Dota and PUBG, and then spend a lot of time with some of your letters.

Rebel FM Episode 355 - 11/24/2017

November 25, 2017 03:06 - 2 hours - 76.8 MB

Hello! This week we're all too full of tacos and struggling to make sense of the world as we're joined by friend of the show Brian Albert to talk fast food secret shames, Destiny 2, AC Origins, Homefront The Revolution (I know, I know), and a whole lot more. Happy holiday! This week's music, in order of appearance:  Polica - Very Cruel;  Kacy Hill - Keep Me Sane

Rebel FM Episode 354 - 11/10/2017

November 11, 2017 02:36 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

Hello! This week we've recovered enough from Extra Life to talk about a lot of games - games like COD WW2, Death Coming, SPAZ 2. Endless Sky, Mitch Dyer's Star Wars Battlefront 2, and also Arthur's virgin experiences with PUBG, how bizarre the game's success is, and some big bold predictions about where its sales ceiling is. We also talk more about extended impressions with the Xbox One X. This week's music:  Sunny Day Real Estate - Faces in the Sky

Rebel FM Episode 353 - 11/03/2017

November 04, 2017 01:09 - 2 hours - 69 MB

We're here just a few hours before EXTRA LIFE (tinyurl.com/rfm2017 TO DONATE) to talk about Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Assassin's Creed Origins, Mario Odyssey, and a whole lot of hands-on impressions with the Xbox One X.  Tune in to our Rebel FM Extra-life livestream at twitch.tv/chufmoney, Saturday morning at 10 am PT! This week's music, in order of appearance:  Nonpoint - Divided .. Conquer Them;  Tim Capello - I Still Believe 

Rebel FM Episode 352 - 10/27/2017

October 28, 2017 01:48 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

This week we've got a few games to talk about, including Super Mario Odyssey! We also talk about Destiny 2 on PC, Bomber Run, OG Xbox backwards compatibility (with Ninja Gaiden Black!) and more.  This week's music:  July Talk - Touch

Rebel FM Episode 351 - 10/13/2017

October 14, 2017 01:51 - 2 hours - 73.6 MB

We here and theoretically we're talking about games — games like Shadow of War, Destiny 2's Iron Banner, Divinity 2, our hopes for Assassin's Creed Origins and more (because somehow it's a long show).  RATE US ON APPLE PODCASTS OR YOUR PODCAST THING OF CHOICE OR WHATEVER This week's music in order of appearance:  Ella Vos - Don't Cry;  August Burns Red - King of Sorrow

Rebel FM Episode 350 - 10/06/2017

October 07, 2017 01:21 - 2 hours - 74.8 MB

This week we've got a long show and more than an hour of it is based around your letters! But first we talk Golf Story, Polytopia, Steamworld Dig 2, Cuphead, Shadow of War's microtransactions and more.  This week's music:  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance 

Rebel FM Episode 349 - 09/29/2017

September 30, 2017 01:26 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

This week everyone has returned from Japan and the hills and shit and we're back to record a podcast! We talk Cuphead, VIGOROUSLY DEBATE the ethics of PUBG and Fortnite: Battle Royale, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Ruiner, Heat Signature, Metroid: Samus Returns, the Forza 7 demo, Destiny, how desperately we need a goddamned Dota 2 patch and more! This week's music:  Banks - Before I Ever Met You 

Rebel FM Episode 348 - 09/15/2017

September 16, 2017 01:47 - 2 hours - 83.4 MB

This week we talk about Destiny 2 and its first raid, but the lion's share of a VERY long episode is dedicated to chatting with our special guest, Star Wars Battlefront 2 writer Walt D. Williams. Walt talks about his time writing on Spec Ops: The Line, how terrible Mitch Dyer is, his new book Significant Zero and a lot more.  This week's music:  Amarante - Fleeting Light

Rebel FM Episode 347 - 09/08/2017

September 09, 2017 02:22 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

We're all back in the same room, because the dark constellation has come into alignment, and also schedules. This week we talk about arguably too many games, including Mario X Rabbids, XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Destiny 2, and more! This week's music:  Death From Above - NVR 4EVR

Rebel FM Episode 346 - 08/25/2017

August 25, 2017 21:57 - 1 hour - 56 MB

This week we're talking about PUBG invitationals, the trauma of trying to pre-order SNES Classics and the mystery of Xbox One X's pre-order success, how quite Gamescom is, some early thoughts on Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Distrust (the game), Subsurface Circular, and then read lots of your questions!  

Rebel FM Episode 345 - 08/18/2017

August 19, 2017 03:11 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

This week most of us are back, despite the best efforts of some aggressive mudbutt, and we're talking Nidhogg 2, Sonic Mania, Hellblade, our experience at TI, and more, then move on to your letters! Note: TI7 talk goes from minute 3 or so to about the 23 minute mark, if you want to skip it.  This week's music:  Brand New - Degausser

Rebel FM Episode 344 - 08/04/2017

August 05, 2017 03:13 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB

This week we're back, and talking about some games, including Tacoma and a lot more. We also read a bunch of emails.  Also: we've got tshirts! Go to tinyurl.com/rfmshirts and buy some god damn it. This week's music, in order of appearance:  Dream State - White Lies;  Against Me! - Delicate, Petite, and Other Things I'll Never Be

Rebel FM Episode 343 - 07/28/2017

July 29, 2017 00:11 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

This week we've actually got games to talk about! Including a lot about Fortnite, a lot about Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, and a lot more, actually.  This week's music:  Purity Ring - Asido

Rebel FM Episode 342 - 07/21/2017

July 22, 2017 03:47 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

This week we talk a lot about PC building, and how our views on that have changed as we've gotten older, as well as more PUBG and some other stuff too - including your letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Linkin Park - Numb;  Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong

Rebel FM Episode 341 - 07/14/2017

July 15, 2017 01:10 - 2 hours - 68.9 MB

Heeeeeey we're all back again and talking about some games, one of which is even new! We talk The End is Night from the creator of Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy, as well as Fallout New Vegas, 7 Days to Die, Breath of the Wild and more - then we read your emails.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Nine Inch Nails - Less Than;  Lana Del Rey ft. A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti) - Summer Bummer

Rebel FM Episode 340 - 07/07/2017

July 08, 2017 01:08 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

We're all back in the same room finally! But, uh, there haven't been any big new releases lately, and we're all finding our own ways to fill the time during this very brief lull in the release calendar - with older games we missed, comfort games we love, books, and movies, and more.  This week's music:  Verite - When You're Gone

Rebel FM Episode 339 - 06/30/2017

June 30, 2017 23:52 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

This week we talk about ... stuff ... like ... Diablo 3's Necromancer DLC, Anthony's chicken dinner, Nex Machina, Wolfenstein, and read a whole lot of your emails.  This week's music: Death From Above 1979 - Freeze Me

Rebel FM Episode 338 - 06/23/2017

June 24, 2017 02:15 - 1 hour - 55 MB

We're back (mostly)! We're here to talk all about what we saw at E3, and even a bit about what wasn't there. It's an interesting show, we promise.  This week's music:  Haim - Want You Back

Rebel FM Episode 337 - 06/02/2017

June 03, 2017 02:03 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB

This week it's mostly about you, and what you all think is going to happen at E3 in a couple of weeks. We read your speculation, then pass permanent judgment on you as a person about it.  This week's music:  So Below - Ruin

Rebel FM Episode 336 - 05/26/2017

May 27, 2017 02:37 - 1 hour - 55 MB

This week we go back a bit as we talk Nier Automata, a tiny bit of Vanquish on PC, more about Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, and more, then read quite a few letters.  This week's music, in order of appearance:  Architects - Gone with the Wind;  How to Destroy Angels - Too late, all gone