Kyoto’s reigning turducken champ and 17-Bit head honcho Jake Kazdal joins us straight from the dinner table in Kyoto to talk about Somerville, Vampire Survivors, Pokemon S&V, the upcoming Game Awards, and plenty more!     Running Time: 1:22:14  Direct Download (48MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via Apple Podcasts  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS…

Gather round the campfire for mildly-warm-yet-palatable-even-if-they-briefly-fell-on-the-ground takes on Modern Warfare II, Twitter, Callisto Protocol & Japanese game “cens0rship,” Nintendo numbers and more. Running Time: 01:21:47  Direct Download (46.89 MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed  Follow 8-4 Play on Twitter (twitter.com/84play)  Follow 8-4 on Facebook (facebook.com/hachinoyon) Time –…

A verrrrrryyy scaaaaaaary and seasonally-appropriate spooktacular ™ chat covering all the recent Resident Evil and Silent Hill news, Bloodborne and its unofficial demake, and — yadda some last thing what did we talk about –. (Boo!) Running Time: 01:02:47  Direct Download (36.01 MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS…

The gang checks in on the Street Fighter 6 Beta, Meta Quest Pro news, and Phil Spencer’s shelf, says goodbye to The Last Soldier, Babylon’s Fall, and Stadia, and offer in-depth analysis on a certain plumber’s plumper — and it’s not the one you think! ……oh wait, no, yeah, it is. Running Time: 01:09:29  Direct…

Nicholas de Leon of Consumer Reports saddles up in his Cooler Master Ergo L to talk about Gaming Chair conspiracies, the TGS news we missed, Mark’s hate-hate relationship with Quake II, and plenty more. Running Time: 01:33:55  Direct Download (53.83 MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed  Follow…

Big news outta TGS this week (yes, you read that correctly!), so the gang assembles in person (!)—along with Capcom’s @alfonso_thesix and IGN’s @The_Katbot—to discuss Street Fighter 6, the Nintendo Direct and State of Play lineups, various Like a Dragons, and more! Running Time: 01:54:17  Direct Download (65.49 MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes…

Accursed guest Liam Edwards joins us in the hunt, as we purge the streets of beasts and birdies. May the Great Ones grant us eyes, and maybe a few Ace Cards so we can make this episode a hole-in-one. Running Time: 02:00:46  Direct Download (69.2 MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes  Subscribe to 8-4…

We may be whittled down to just a cast of three this week, but that won’t stop us from brainstorming alcohol marketing strategies, talking about garbage, and helping Tina decide her next FromSoft game. Actually, maybe YOU can help with that last one? Running Time: 01:19:06  Direct Download (45.35 MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via…

Summer has finally hit Tokyo, and we’re all looking for ways to cool down–or at the very least keep our cooldowns spinning in Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Also Tina learns to make her favorite cocktail and Gabe moves up in the world, plus Pokémon and Tactics Ogre news! Running Time: 01:33:23  Direct Download (53.52 MB)  Subscribe…

When the host is away, the rest of the cast will…explore the pain threshold of chocobo racing in Final Fantasy X, examine the extras in the Elden Ring collector’s edition, express some spoiler-free thoughts on Stray, and exhibit a variety of hot takes on all the news that’s fit to hastily throw in a google…