Game director at Tango Gameworks, self-admitted Zwan fan, and (actual) friend of the show John Johanas joins to talk all about the hottest game that no one had heard of until a week ago: Hi-Fi Rush! Running Time: 01:30:36  Direct Download (51.93 MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS…

With Gaming Jesus MIA, we broke out the rotary phone and called Turbo Zone Direct (1-800-DUO-THIS) to summon newcomer JP Wentz for an in-person show (!) to talk a lot of PC Engine, a little Pokemon S&V, a touch of Tunic, a sprinkling of news, and more!  Running Time: 1:19:33  Direct Download (47.8MB)  Subscribe to…

Kick off the new year with a TIGHT 60 ™ of wistful holiday memories of three ogres battled, two crises cored, one avatar movie, and a fel-o-ny in an air fryer. Running Time: 1:03:38  Direct Download (38MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via Apple Podcasts  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via RSS Feed  Follow 8-4 Play on…

In our holiday special, wayward son Graeme returns home to learn the true meaning of Christmas—i.e. Armored Core and Street Fighter, The Game Awards, Ash hanging up his Pokéballs, and plenty more. WARNING: SANTA SPOILERS: KEEP AWAY FROM 10 AND UNDER Running Time: 1:15:27  Direct Download (43MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via Apple Podcasts  Subscribe…

Travel back to a time before (a day before!) the Game Awards and revel in the nostalgia and naïveté of those bygone days when people cared about Mario movie trailer ​#2, Elden Ring art books, and Yuji Naka conspiracy theories. Running Time: 1:00:07  Direct Download (35MB)  Subscribe to 8-4 Play via Apple Podcasts  Subscribe to…

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, Pokémon 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…