The Game Under Podcast

Tom Towers and Phil Fogg discuss the latest video game news, give impressions and reviews of the games they are playing and discuss issues in the video game industry, all from a unique Australian perspective in one of Australia's longest-running video game podcasts.

The Game Under Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by Tom Towers & Phil Fogg, with 180 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Tom Towers & Phil Fogg hosts The Game Under Podcast, a leisure show with 180 episodes published.

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  Episode #174

  A New Xbox is an Xbox

  Jul 2, 20251h 31mS13

  <p>0:00:12 Intro<br /> 0:00:40 News - Mindseye Release<br /> 0:12:27 News - A New Xbox is an Xbox<br /> 0:15:52 News - Nintendo Hates Gays<br /> 0:21:39 Boomers Play Minecraft<br /> 0:42:45 Vampire Survivors<br /> 0:50:04 Spoilers Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<br /> 1:11:00 Best Console of PS3 S60 and Wii</p> <p>Episode 174 of The Game Under Podcast sees Tom Towers and Phil Fogg gingerly pry open the scuffed jewel case of gaming's present and past. From the unceremonious drop of Mindseye, a title that dares you to remember it post-credits, to the cyclical absurdity of "a new Xbox is... just an Xbox," the duo effortlessly glides between...

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  Episode #173

  Benzie's Mad Science

  Jun 11, 20251h 53mS13

  <p>0:00:07 Intro<br /> 0:00:18 Switch 2 Hands On Impressions<br /> 0:06:34 Sad State of Kids Gaming<br /> 0:11:33 Back to Switch 2<br /> 0:23:53 Mario Kart World and in General<br /> 0:35:31 Super Smash Sakurai<br /> 0:38:49 Back to Switch 2<br /> 0:51:41 Sophomore Slump?<br /> 0:58:52 Princess Peach Fired<br /> 1:04:04 Summer Games Fest <br /> 1:16:43 Leslie Benzies Interview<br /> 1:23:02 Peter Molyneux ,Nolan Bushnell<br /> 1:31:35 Feature - Best Console of the Generation<br /> 1:32:41 Microsoft Handheld Talk<br /> 1:38:41 Back to the Feature</p> <p>This week we have hands-on impressions of the Switch 2 then talk about the latest video game news that came out of Summer Games Fest, Princess Peach's Firing and Leslie B...

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  Episode #172

  The Polar Era

  May 29, 20251h 32mS13

  <p>0:00:08 Intro<br /> 0:00:55 Switch 2 Launch Imminent<br /> 0:03:27 Trademark Banter<br /> 0:04:53 Akira Remaster<br /> 0:08:14 Cinema Revival?<br /> 0:13:12 Darth Vader is Disturbed by Your Lack of V-Bucks<br /> 0:19:28 AI Talk<br /> 0:28:12 S*** Randy Pitchford Says<br /> 0:33:00 Doom Dark Ages Best Launch Ever for id<br /> 0:38:25 Sony Cuts EU Pricing on PS5<br /> 0:39:25 Impressions: Doom the Dark Ages<br /> 0:46:37 Diversion on the Naming of Ages<br /> 0:55:27 Back to Doom<br /> 0:59:12 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33<br /> 1:06:53 Feature: Talking 'bout my Generation<br /> 1:20:00 Live Music - Kneecap</p> <p>In this episode Tom and Phil go over the latest video game news, give impressions of Doom...

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  Episode #171

  Maelle's Mic Drop

  May 13, 20251h 9mS13

  <p>0:00:07 Intro<br /> 0:00:57 Shuei Yoshida Saved Gran Turismo<br /> 0:03:56 GTA6 Delay and Implications<br /> 0:14:32 XB Price Hikes <br /> 0:19:09 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33<br /> 0:49:57 Case of the Golden Idol Final Impressions<br /> 0:54:36 Spoilers for Golden Idol<br /> 0:58:30 Spoiler End<br /> 0:58:51 Mice Maze Impressions<br /> 1:02:14 Early Access - Good or Bad?<br /> 1:03:42 E-mail</p> <p >In this episode we discuss the latest video game news including the Xbox price hikes, delayed launch of GTA6 and the implications and an interesting story about how former Sony Head of Global Studio jokingly stated that he "saved" Gran Turismo. We then give impressions of the hottest g...

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  Episode #170

  Online Since 2009

  Apr 25, 20251h 26mS13

  <p>0:00:05 Intro<br /> 0:00:30 ANZAC Banter<br /> 0:01:47 Gamepass on Switch 2?<br /> 0:08:23 Are the Big 3 at a Gridlock?<br /> 0:17:35 Third Party Switch Games are Codes<br /> 0:21:00 Switch 2 Release Price<br /> 0:23:52 Oblivion Remake Launch<br /> 0:29:04 Tom's Played Oblivion Remake<br /> 0:46:36 Phil's Played Case of the Golden Idol<br /> 0:56:00 Tom's Played Blue Prince <br /> 1:04:10 SPOILER ALERT for Blue Prince<br /> 1:24:42 Outro</p> <p>In this episode Tom and Phil discuss the weeks news, including more Switch 2 controversy, and Microsoft's remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We then give our impression of the Blue Prince, a game that many are putting on the top o...

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