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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Written by: Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle
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Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter).

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Episodes
  • Patreon Freebie: Two Giant Men Play Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (MGS4 Pod Coming Monday!)

    Patreon Freebie: Two Giant Men Play Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (MGS4 Pod Coming Monday!)
    Oct 9 2026
    We're off this week, but here's our MGS2 episode from August. Support us at patreon.com/backpagepod if you enjoy what we make!

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • An Irrelevant Mailbag Foolishly Recorded at 7.30AM

    An Irrelevant Mailbag Foolishly Recorded at 7.30AM
    Oct 2 2026

    Probably the least relevant and most tangent-heavy mailbag episode to date, and that's saying something.


    Here's Samuel's piece on game names for PC Gamer.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • What We've Been Playing (Marvel's Wolverine, Silent Hill: Townfall, Orbitals)

    What We've Been Playing (Marvel's Wolverine, Silent Hill: Townfall, Orbitals)
    Sep 25 2026

    Our third and final attempt to tackle the big games of September reaches Sony's biggest release of the year and the latest Silent Hill entry.


    The developer of Orbitals is Shapefarm, not Shapeform as Samuel incorrectly stated. Duh.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
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