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924a: You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow (8/12/24) Jul 17, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rKIuUt9YA

You Tell 'Em, Bernie! (Sega 1999 E3 Press Conference) Aftershow

CJ played the audio from Sega's 1999 E3 press conference in the standard episode. And in the Aftershow, CJ takes a few minutes to talk about what you may have just heard. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Banner Year for Bangers Jul 14, 2026

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This week! Xbox's brutal restructuring and its Game Pass reckoning, ongoing backlash to Sony killing physical discs, new Game Boy/GBA games on NSO, and a Donkey Kong arcade LEGO set. Plus: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Night Trap on 32X, Vampire Crawlers, and your questions on bad games worth remaking, a handheld PS6, and whether this is the next crash. Join us, won't you?

https://youtube.com/live/2Hheq6P-9go

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Resetting Xbox
Xbox studio news
Microsoft Xbox is the new Burning Platform | Jon Kimmich guest post
The Cruelest Part Of Xbox's Layoffs - Jason Schreier
PS physical news backlash
Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) - Jason Schreier
NSO GB/GBA games - Wario Land and others
LEGO Donkey Kong

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Running time: 01:35:42

923a: Bad News Streak Aftershow (8/6/24) Jul 10, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/live/O78if6XOHlg

Bad News Streak Aftershow

For this week's Aftershow, CJ and Greg discuss magazine rivalries and what happens when editors from different magazines attend the same press events. They also discuss the Game Informer closure and our feelings about the magazine over the years. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Call It a Co-Reckoning Jul 07, 2026

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This week! Sony drops two bombshells — ending physical PS discs by 2028 and closing the PS3/Vita stores — while Xbox plans its own disc-to-digital move and more closures loom. Greg finishes Forbidden Solitaire and racks up combos in Vampire Crawlers, CJ clears out Picross and starts GTA V (what?), and listeners ask about GameStop's future and industry affordability. Join us, won't you?

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Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:32:55

901a: Spit Don't Swallow Aftershow (3/5/24) Jul 03, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7KrTpZ8T4g

Spit Don't Swallow Aftershow

It's CJ vs Greg in an EGM Review Quiz duel! We choose a review and then the other has to guess what game is being described. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Code in a Box Jun 30, 2026

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This week! CJ and Greg wade through a genuinely grim news pile: GTA VI's pricing and "code in a box" physical edition, the memory crisis pushing console prices toward $1,000, Valve's Steam Machine sticker shock, Xbox's worst sales month on record, and fresh layoffs at Bungie. There's a sliver of good news in a Sea of Thieves movie, and then it's on to what they've been playing — Star Fox, the Rhythm Heaven Groove demo, Picross, Gitaroo Man, and Vampire Crawlers. Listener questions cover next-gen wish lists and the long-lost "baby cast," and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new website at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:29:27

921a: Inaugural Pantsing Aftershow (7/23/24) Jun 26, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/live/sJ3FORKnfFI

For the Aftershow this week we spend a little more time talking about the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Oh, The Hiccup Guy Jun 21, 2026

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This week! CJ and Greg dig into the grim Xbox news as Ninja Theory, Compulsion, and possibly Double Fine face closure, more executives head for the exits, and Senua gets paraded in front of potential buyers. Then it's lighter fare: GTA VI preorders, a Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Switch 2 port, the long-overdue Switch eShop fix, and Dispatch's HR Violations update. On the games front, the guys cover LEGO Batman, iRacing, Parking Garage Rally Circuit, Pragmata, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Gitaroo Man, The Legend of Kage, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:02:22

920a: My Big Fat Head Hides Unicron Aftershow (7/16/24) Jun 19, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/live/UCFwfDPNX8M

My Big Fat Head Hides Unicron Aftershow

If you love Yakuza, or even if you don't, maybe you'll enjoy listening to us try and survive (bar) our way through this Like A Dragon quiz from hacker alias A_Hind_D. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Angling For 4th Place Jun 16, 2026

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This week! We dive back into some of the summer showcases, including Xbox and Nintendo Direct, talk about Xbox's strategy reset, and then discuss the games we've been playing. That's Pragmata, 007 First Light, the Star Fox demo, Sin & Punishment, and more! Join us, won't you?

https://youtube.com/live/kktHF9LQRgs

Links of interest:

PlayStation State of Play June 2, 2026

Summer Game Fest

Nintendo Direct June 9, 2026