The HP Podcast (From Handsome Phantom)

Latest Episodes:

The HP Podcast 347 - September State of Play Sep 26, 2025

Show notes

Tonight we're talking about Sony's State of Play, Costco ditching Xbox, Deep Rock Galactic 1.0, Tencent's Horizon knockoff, and plenty more! ***** Watch the show LIVE Wednesday nights at 7PM Eastern - @benishandsomeyt ***** Reviews and subscriptions help us out so much. If you enjoyed the show, make sure to subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. ***** Follow us on Twitter! Twitter.com/BenSmith2588 Twitter.com/csfdave Twitter.com/_gloriousginger

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The HP Podcast 346 - Silksong Did Us Wrong Sep 18, 2025

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Tonight we're talking about multiplayer focused FarCry, Sony's financial report, a PS5 system update, Silksong's wrongdoings, and plenty more!

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The HP Podcast 345 - A Destiny Far Far Away Sep 11, 2025

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Tonight we're talking about a promising update on the upcoming Bioshock movie, a Switch modders attempt to take on Nintendo's legal team, a disgruntled group of The Crew players taking matters into their own hands, an awesome new Destiny 2 crossover event and more!

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The HP Podcast 344 - Phantom, Handsome Phantom Sep 04, 2025

Show notes

Tonight we're talking about Sony's James Bond exclusive State of Play, Epic's CEO's take on why UE5 is having optimization issues, early success for Marcus Fenix's debut on Playstation, a stealthy storage downgrade for the PS5 Digital, Valve's response to the Steam NSFW drama and more!

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The HP Podcast 343 - skate. is Back! Aug 28, 2025

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Tonight we're talking about skate.'s release into early access, Hermen Hulst breaking his silence on Sony's GaaS stumbles, Xbox introducing personalized ads, SIE selling its stake in EVO, No Man's Sky Voyagers update and more!

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The HP Podcast 342 - Gamescom 2025 Aug 21, 2025

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Tonight we're talking about Opening Night Live at Gamescom, a new Helldivers 2 crossover, new details about Xbox's upcoming handheld, a troubling report about Fairgame$, Microsoft's plans for cloud gaming, price increases for the Playstation 5 and more! ***** Watch the show LIVE Wednesday nights at 7PM Eastern - @benishandsomeyt ***** Reviews and subscriptions help us out so much. If you enjoyed the show, make sure to subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. ***** Follow us on Twitter! Twitter.com/BenSmith2588 Twitter.com/csfdave Twitter.com/_gloriousginger

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The HP Podcast 341 - ContraCancelled Aug 14, 2025

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Tonight we're talking about Sony's shocking strategic shift, Microsoft's cancellation of Contraband, DLSS 3.1 reportedly being concealed within the Switch 2, some concerning early leaks of Black Ops 7's skins, EA's enourmous success with the Battlefield 6 open beta and more!

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The HP Podcast 340 - Bait & Switch Aug 07, 2025

Show notes

Tonight we're talking about Xbox's dominance of the PSN sales charts, a sudden and confusing update of the pricing for Nintendo's last gen hardware, Mafia: The Old Country's short length, Raven Software's first union contract, some fun Baldur's Gate 3 stats and more!

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The HP Podcast 339 - Lawsuit on the Horizon Jul 31, 2025

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Tonight we're talking about Sony suing Tencent for an alleged Horizon ripoff, some important updates on the upcoming Battlefield 6, Halo Infinite's future in E-Sports, Unreal Engine 5 wreaking havoc on Wuchang's launch, Itch.io hastily removing adult content from it's site and more!

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The HP Podcast 338 - UbiScum Jul 24, 2025

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Tonight we're talking about Ubisofts claims about microtransactions and why Outlaws failed, the shutdown of Microsoft Movies & TV, a look at MachineGames' financials, a surprise price decrease on an upcoming high profile Xbox release, Splitgate 2's unceremonious return to beta and more!

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