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Ultimate Audio Bang

32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -

From our gun barrels directly into your ear holes, Ultimate Audio Bang is Rock Paper Shotgun’s online shooter podcast. Listen for news and chat on all things FPS, with a heavy dose of the unrelated too.

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Steam's Most Wishlisted FPS Is In Our Crosshairs

February 17, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we get an update on Hayden's knees. We also check out dark fantasy FPS Dark and Darker, and provide an update on our hunting ventures. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://twitter.com/FromEdward / https://twitter.com/hayden_hefford 💬 Join the RPS Discord: https://discord.gg/rockpapershotgun 🛒 Buy some RPS merch: https://store.reedpop.com/collectio...

Searching For A Deer's Heart

January 27, 2023 15:40 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we look ahead to our most anticipated shooters of 2023. We also learn about patience and the benefits of fresh poo in theHunter: Call Of The Wild, as we begin our journey to become experts in - quite literally - the field. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://twitter.com/FromEdward / https://twitter.com/hayden_hefford 💬 Join the RPS Discord: https...

Will Warzone 2 Stand The Test Of Time?

December 09, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we drop our early verdicts on the state of Warzone 2 and whether or not it lives up to expectations. That's with thoughts on DMZ mode too, which we reckon has great potential. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://twitter.com/FromEdward / https://twitter.com/immybeck 💬 Join the RPS Discord: https://discord.gg/rockpapershotgun 🛒 Buy some RPS mer...

What Makes A Good Call Of Duty Campaign?

November 07, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we give our verdict on Modern Warfare 2 and its grab bag of a campaign. Hayden thinks it's terrible, I don't think it's actually that bad, and we debate this fact for around an hour. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://twitter.com/FromEdward / https://twitter.com/immybeck 💬 Join the RPS Discord: https://discord.gg/rockpapershotgun 🛒 Buy some ...

Did Overwatch Really Need A Sequel?

October 17, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we deliver our impressions of Overwatch 2 and discuss whether Overwatch really needed a number "2" slapped on the end of it.  The chat then delves into other live-service competitors and how they've handled growth. Is Overwatch's watchability to blame? Is there actually anything to worry about at all? Or, in fact, will Overwatch 2 retain its player base for years to come? So many questions and lots of putting Hayden on the spot with them. 🌐...

Was Modern Warfare 2's Multiplayer Beta Any Good?

September 30, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we dig deep into Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's recent multiplayer beta weekends and discuss whether Warzone needs a total revamp, how Warzone impacts the multiplayer side of things, and whether Warzone's upcoming DMZ mode may be Call Of Duty's big gambit. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://twitter.com/FromEdward / https://twitter.com/immybe...

The Best FPS Guns That Aren't Guns

August 19, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang podcast, we select a few of our favourite non-traditional guns that aren't really guns. You know, the sorts of weapons that don't just spew bullets but generate portals or even clean filth off car bonnets. What really happens is we go off on a massive tangent about Deathloop, because we can't help ourselves. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://t...

Our Favourite FPS Game Modes

August 05, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we get all nostalgic as we pick our favourite FPS game modes over the years. It's mainly an excuse for me for me to bring up Gears Of War and it's long-forgotten Wingman mode, which I demand make a return to the series. I also learn that Hayden likes big games, big modes, and big comradery. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://twitter.com/FromEd...

Have Shooters Become Too Demanding?

July 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we turn our attention to shooters and their demands. They all want our undivided attention and for Hayden and I, it's fast becoming a bit much. Believe it or not, we're adults with clothes to fold and ovens to pre-heat! Daily quests and inane challenges aren't bringing us back, if anything, they're beginning to drive us away. 🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com  🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpa...

Picking Apart Geoff's Fest

July 08, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour

The Ultimate Audio Bang is back! Yes, after a sad albeit festive farewell to Imogen (RPS in peace) I've since roped poor Hayden in to chat with me. As it's his first rodeo, we keep this episode fairly relaxed and get to know a bit more about our new pod bud, then follow it up with our Point Of Interest: Summer Geoff Fest. Namely, the shooters and shootery things that caught our eyes from its many showcases. We're still ironing out the structure of the pod, especially when it comes to our Poi...

A Festive Farewell

December 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour

This week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang is both festive, but tinged with sadness. It's Imogen's final run of the pod and I'm very sad about it. But we (I) gather ourselves and chat FPS news, like how PUBG is going free to play, Overwatch actually has something new, and lots of Halo Infinite stuff. We also get one final update on Imogen's Apex Legends rank. I'd love to say it's positive, but it's actually quite crushing. Merry Christmas. Of course, it wouldn't be our podcast with doing...

What Do We Make Of Halo Infinite's Multiplayer?

November 26, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour

This week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang is, once again, all about the big releases. Battlefield 2042's in a bit of state, so we talk about the many patches scheduled to fix it up. Halo Infinite's multiplayer surprise launched and Outriders DLC appears out of nowhere too. Imogen rounds off the news with her Apex Legends ranked update. Has she reached the platinum dream? Imogen also pointed out that we've been doing a weekly theme, that isn't really a theme. Instead it's more a point of...

Do FPS Games Still Need A Campaign?

November 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour

This time, I've returned from a trip to Devon having spent too much time ignoring my friends and playing Hollow Knight instead. But what about FPSes? Well, I didn't play any of those. Thankfully Imogen has all of us covered on this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, with a news segment rammed with lots of exciting announcements. Namely, Apex Legends gets a new Legend and map, Halo Infinite sees a new trailer, and Call Of Duty's new anti-cheat Ricochet leaks early. I arrive at this ep...

Weird And Wonderful FPS Vocab

October 29, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour

This time, I've returned from a trip to Devon having spent too much time ignoring my friends and playing Hollow Knight instead. But what about FPSes? Well, I didn't play any of those. Thankfully Imogen has all of us covered on this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, with a news segment rammed with lots of exciting announcements. Namely, Apex Legends gets a new Legend and map, Halo Infinite sees a new trailer, and Call Of Duty's new anti-cheat Ricochet leaks early. For this week's the...

All Things FPS Merch

October 15, 2021 16:20 - 1 hour

I've returned from my trip to the Lake District, with aching calves and a desire to talk about online shooters with Imogen. On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, we don't chat sore muscles, instead, we focus on various Halloween events in games like Apex Legends and Rainbow Six: Siege, our thoughts on the Battlefield 2042 beta, Destiny 2 vaulting yet more stuff, and Call Of Duty: Vanguard finally introducing anti-cheat. The theme this week? Gaming merch and how we feel about it ...

1v1 Me On Shooter Trivia

October 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour

This week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang is marked by competition. Imogen and I quiz each other on all things shooter trivia, and someone knows more than the other. Anyway, before that, there's plenty of news to catch up on. Call Of Duty: Vanguard has fixed a weird dognado glitch, time-loopy shooter Lemnis Gate is out, Halo: Infinite tech preview number two arrives very soon, and Overwatch 2 announces some reworks. Spoiler alert: Bastion now has a hat.   Speaking of spoilers, I've alr...

Big Meaty Guns Slapping Meat

September 17, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour

Predictably, Imogen and I begin this week's episode of Ultimate Audio Bang by getting excited about Deathloop before realising that there's plenty of other newsy bits to cover. Listen to get our hot thoughts on the Call Of Duty: Vanguard reveal, Battlefield 2042's delay, the Overwatch League using an early build of Overwatch 2 in 2022, and plenty more shootery things.   And for this week's theme, we consider the things that make up a good online shooter? Cue a solid chat about weighty guns ...

Dungeons and Destiny

August 27, 2021 15:30 - 58 minutes

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang podcast Imogen and I chat EA sharing Apex Legends' ping system with other companies, Call Of Duty: Vanguard things, and the fact Destiny 2 is adding a big lady. I for one am a fan of this big lady as her getup reminds me of a candelabra, which is nice.   For our theme, we consider what FPS universes would make for a good Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Predictably we fall back on some old favourites, including Overwatch and Imogen's desire to...

Esports Olympics

August 13, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour

This week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang podcast kicks off with some chat about ice creams, which Imogen then sprinkles with some news shavings. We talk Apex Legends cross-progression, Titanfall hacking drama, and nice buffs. Also, Back 4 Blood is a bit good isn't it? PUBG has naked zombies, Splitgate is doing very well, and one Valorant Agent's feeling a bit stuck.   And for our theme, we ask, "If the Olympics hosted an FPS tournament, what game would we like to see?". We both know t...

Pursuing Our Destiny

July 30, 2021 15:03 - 56 minutes

On this week's episode of Ultimate Audio Bang, Imogen shares some juicy news nuggets with us. Splitgate – a Halo meets Portal FPS – seems to have garnered some serious interest. Naturally, both haven't played it. Sounds cool, though. Elsewhere Halo Infinite's doing a thing this weekend, which they also aren't playing. To be fair, they're waiting for John Masterchief's invite. And just to round things off, Apex Legends has a new character, while PUBG might be going free-to-play. It's a stacked...

Into The Depths Of Dark Lore

July 16, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour

On this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang, the videogame drought continues, but Imogen managed to pluck some news from the parched earth with her special news detector. The first find - Warzone's huge mid-season update. It promises trucks, which is always a good thing in my books. There's also some chat over Apex Legends new Arena map which is messy, chaotic, goodness.   Then we dive into our theme of the week, which has Imogen guide me through D A R K lore. Turns out Overwatch and ...

Our Favourite Heroes In Shooters

July 02, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour

Now that we're over the E3 hump, Imogen and Ed thought they'd catch a break on this week's episode of the Ultimate Audio Bang. But no, the online shooters simply do not stop reloading. PUBG dropped a new map on its test servers, Warzone fixed its murder door, and Valorant's new agent sounds very overpowered.   And speaking of agents, our theme this week was, well, agents/heroes/operators/characters, or whatever else you'd call them in an online shooter. We both went down the Overwatch route...

Our Favourite Online Shooters of E3 2021

June 18, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour

On this episode of Ultimate Audio Bang, Imogen and I comb through the shrapnel left by the E3 explosion. There is lots! A charred Randy Pitchford, lots of games like Left 4 Dead, and shooters like Stalker 2, which we have no history with, but it sure look nice.   We also talked a bit about pre-E3 stuff and some stuff not really related to E3, like Warzone Season 4 and Overwatch getting crossplay. But mainly, we chatted about the shooters that got us all hot and bothered at E3. Imogen liked ...

A Ping Of Beauty

June 04, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes

Imogen and I recorded this episode of Ultimate Audio Bang last week, as I've been enjoying a few days off this week. We thought it would be a lighter episode, but in fact, we touched on many things in shooterland. Mainly, we focused on pinging, rounded up the news, and we talked about Imogen's knees.   And if my voice sounds more sultry, frightened, and clear, it's because I'm finally using a proper microphone. So I hope you enjoy the HD remaster of Ed Thorn and don't picture me hunched ove...

The Warzone is Bigger Than We First Thought

May 21, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes

Warzone Audio Bang has been put to rest... but Ultimate Audio Bang is here to pick up the slack. In this first episode of Ultimate Audio Bang, we try to continue Warzone Audio Bang's legacy. I am channeling James' energy as the pod's new host, and I'm joined by the wonderful Imogen who has good chat and knows a lot about shooters.   And that's what this podcast is all about: online shooters. We're still touching on Warzone, of course, but we're also scoping in on different games that involv...

Introducing Ultimate Audio Bang

May 07, 2021 12:00 - 30 seconds

From our gun barrels directly into your ear holes, Ultimate Audio Bang is Rock Paper Shotgun’s fortnightly online shooter podcast. Listen for news and chat on Call Of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends, Valorant, Overwatch, PUBG and more!   🌐 Check out our lovely website: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com    🐦 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockpapershot / https://twitter.com/FromEdward / https://twitter.com/immybeck   💬 Join the RPS Discord: https://discord.gg/rockpapershotgun   🛒...

New Verdansk, New Thoughts

April 30, 2021 14:22 - 51 minutes

In this week's episode of Warzone Audio Bang, we go nuclear. And by this, we mean that James and I discuss the aftermath of Verdansk's explosive transition into the 1980s, as opposed to, errr, starting a nuclear energy company.   This of course means it's full of chatter. Inane chatter about what we make of Verdansk's new locations and it's new colour palette, as well as the meta shake-up of the century. What else? Oh yes, two new guns! One of which we've affectionately named the PeePeePooP...

So Near, Yet So FFAR

April 16, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutes

James and Ed are back to rattle your eardrums with their words on Warzone. The zombie outbreak has escalated a little, and some 'nerfs' have hit two rifles they despise. James also can't stop accidentally purchasing RC-XDs at the Buy Stations.   There's also talk about what it feels like to be 27 years old and the unbelievable gift Ed received from his Warzone brethren. James talks about this 007 car chase sequence where a helicopter pursued him for ages, and Ed reckons it deserves a movie ...

The Captain Price Is Right

April 02, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutes

Ed and James have continued to pop into Verdansk for post-work shenanigans despite the wish for more wild events going down in our favourite danger zone. The zombies from last time have moved to the bank vault, because as we all know, the undead much prefer cash-in-hand for tax purposes.   That’s not all, though! They've been playing extremely well in the game’s Resurgence mode, mostly because James can jump in and die immediately, before getting respawned for free. Ed’s 27th birthday is co...

Zombie Here Now

March 19, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes

Verdansk is James and Ed's second home, a less-than-safe space to relax after work and pull some triggers. It's a place they deeply care about, and now it's filled with undead. Initially, they'd welcomed them in with open arms, but now the zombies are starting to bore them. And they share their desperation to see something, anything come of their presence in this episode of Warzone Audio Bang.   Rest assured, this second episode isn't just one big whine, though. We take a brief look at what...

We Love You Verdansk, We Do

March 05, 2021 16:00 - 44 minutes

James Law and Ed Thorn have produced words from their throats on the topic of Call Of Duty: Warzone, as Warzone Audio Bang joins the Electronic Wireless Show and The PC Gaming Weekspot as Rock Paper Shotgun's third podcast.   In this first episode of Warzone Audio Bang, they detail exactly why the game holds a special place in their hearts. And it's not just because they like shooty bang. They also consider how Take That's Gary Barlow would fare in Verdansk, and they take the opportunity to...

Introducing Warzone Audio Bang

March 01, 2021 09:33 - 1 minute

Warzone Audio Bang is your new favourite Call Of Duty: Warzone podcast from the fine folks at PC gaming website Rock Paper Shotgun.    Every fortnight, James and Ed will take through all the news and rumours surrounding Activision's online juggernaut, they'll regale you with their own stories from the battlefield, and they'll tell you about some of the interesting people they met along the way.   From our gun barrels directly into your ear holes, get some Warzone Audio Bang down ya!   🌐...

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