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Just a couple of crazy mo'fos, livin it up, not giving a stuff livin' life in the fast lane... this week Dave and Jack take you on a tour of early 2000s culture, potatoes, Paradise Killer, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and all the video game news! 00:30 - Potatoes and Bizkits 13:15 - Austin Powers (this sort of thing is our bag, baby) 32:00 - Hogfather (and Pratchett related properties) 42:30 - Jack starts Paradise Killer and Dave finishes Paradise Killer 51:45 - Davey does Yakuza (Kiwami 2 and beyond) 63:20 - Gamestop dodgyness 67:45 - Take Two to buy Codemasters 70:40 - Mass Effect to get your mass erect 73:15 - Squenix confesses Marvel's Avengers figures 81:30 - SEGA lay offs... should Nintendo step in and buy them Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube

A show for the ages off this one goes truly off the rails towards the end. However, before then we manage to cover everything we’ve watched and played this week, along with a healthy discussion about the Cyberpunk 2077 delay. 9:15 – Ted Lasso 12:20 – Seduced 15:45 – Color Out of Space 18:20 – The Exorcist III 26:15 – Troy 31:50 – The Crown Tundra 38:50 – The Last Campfire 45:00 – Paradise Killer 55:05 – Watch Dogs: Legion sells in-game cash for real money 1:00:07 – A banner week for CDPR as Cyberpunk is delayed and boss downplays crunch 1:14:12 – Nintendo Mini Direct (and chaos ensues) 1:22:52 – Bugsnax baaaabbbyyyy Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep

The gang is back with a brand new track. #endchildfoodpoverty https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276 5:35 - Lockdown 2: Electric Boogaloo 10:45 - Dave’s Spooky Szn Update 18:55 - The Trial of the Chicago VII 26:35 - Hades 33:07 - Pokemon: The Crown Tundra 44:10 - Google Stadia Dev goes rogue, inserts foot in mouth 51:25 - Mental Health Bundle gives good value for a great cause 54:10 - Assassin’s Creed DLC will come close to home 57:45 - EA to face class action lawsuit in Canada 1:03:39 - AOC is hip with the kids Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.co

The notorious L.T.T.C return this week with a brand new episode discussing blink 182 and late 90s pop punk culture, shocking HBO documentary The Vow, Hades, Mark's new Oculus headset, Beat Sabre and all the latest and (not so) greatest video game news. Link this here cast. 0:30 - blink-182, Pop Punk and late 90s culture 17:00 - The Vow, conspiracies and QAnon 26:38 - Super Mario Sunshine, long jumps and red coin pain 31:40 - Loving Hades 37:30 - Oculus Quest II, Beat Sabre and being virtual 50:40 - FIFA players self relegation and could ultimate team be Hearthstone 59:10 - Facebook bricking Oculus Quest II headsets (careful Mark) 64:00 - Among Us, channel 5's The Mole and haxxxx 72:10 - Marvel's Avengers and the fact no PC players are playing Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/ltt

Some podcast newness for you! Jack and Dave tackle the topics of having no idea about drugs, Utopia, Schemers, myriad horror films, The Boys, Jack's Pokemon Go walking habit, Dave's FIFA 21 impressions, a mini DreamCast, a massive PS5, naughty EA and so much hard drive talk! 06:40 - Utopia 12:30 - Schemers/Importance of Cinemas 20:32 - Dave's October spooky movie journey 30:00 - The Boys 43:20 - Jackemon Go 48:13 - Dave's FIFA 21 experiences 56:10 - Sega's mini console announcements 59:08 - PS5 Hardware and customisation 65:01 - Mario outselling Avengers comfortably/Nintendo taking bank 68:00 - Xbox Series S/X additional storage 72:00 - EA shilling FIFA points in a toy magazine Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us f

This week we are delighted to be joined by Jeff Tanton, Creative Director at Mediatonic to talk all things Fall Guys. We also throw a healthy heaping of praise in the direction of Hades, celebrate 25 years of the original PlayStation, and discuss the best Will Smith album. Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com/ linktothecast@gmail.com facebook.com/linktothecast @linktothecast on Twitter (the lads are @thedaytodave / @lithiumproject / @jacklayzell ) twitch.tv/linktothecast Make sure to stay subscribed to this feed for our occasional non-gaming shows: The Grap

We finally get round to finishing what we started! Part 2 of our Link to the Cast wrap up of the culturally significant tournament: Euro 96! We head into the business end of the tournament by discussing the knockout stages, England's "jingoistic" approach in the media and an under-rated final. We also select our team of the tournament and the arguable highlight... Alan's top 3 haircuts of the tournament! Have a bang on this (please don't sue us Ray). Dave and Jack are joined by Lee Malone ( twitter.com/malone_713 ) from the Days of Thunder podcast, and Alan Counihan ( twitter.com/Alan4L ) of PWTorch's ProWres Paradise to talk the highs, the lows, and the dentist's chairs. Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our

We're bringing the heat with another installment of Link to the Cast, where we dive straight into the Amazon Luna announcement, talk about Microsoft's busy week, scream bloody murder at Mario Galaxy's camera and go on an all-time tangent. 1:30 - Amazon Luna 17:05 - Microsoft purchases Bethesda 28:35 - Xbox Game Pass subscribers leap by 50% in five months 35:50 - Sony Confirms There's No Free PS5 Upgrade For PS4 Spider-Man Players 45:45 - You Cannot Kill David Arquette 52:40 - The Devil All The Time 1:05:07 - Super Mario Galaxy 1:15:50 - Paradise Killer 1:23:35 - Hades 1:35:20 - Hitman 2 Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as

We be here dropping more casts for you, as Jack tells us about The New Mutants, Mark describes the world of Paradise Killer, and we discuss all the details from Sony's latest PS5 announcement/price reveal. Let's get to it! 12:00 - The New Mutants 21:40 - New Girl 27:55 - Early Mario All-Stars 3D impressions 37:47 - Hotshot Racing 42:35 - Paradise Killer 54:45 - The PS5 Price Reveal, trailers, and some mixed-messaging 1:27:40 - Final Fantasy 16's exclusivity is a mess 1:31:55 - Some mad people are bidding over $80,000 for an RTX 3080 right now Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linkt

It's time for another Grap Up with returning guest Bryan Rose @br26 as we preview the upcoming G1 30. We discuss the return of New Japan post-covid break, the rise of EVIL, and go through the 20 participants of the G1 to give our thoughts on who has a chance of winning (spoiler - we didn't pick Yujiro). _________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/link-…d1041159027?mt=2 Soundcloud: @link-to-the-cast Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/link-to-…-cast?refid=stpr If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.eu linktothecast@gmail.com facebook.com/linktothecast @linktothecast on Twitter (the lads are @thedaytodave and @lithiumproject ) twitch.tv/linktothecast www.youtube.com/channel/UC8tQR9nEJw2KbTQ9Xd23D2Q Make sure to stay subscri

While Mark's away on assignment the lunatics take over the asylum as Dave and Jack serve up a sizzling 105 minutes of audio covering everything from Nicolas Cage's guide on how to buy a Ferrari to what it takes to be a Picross master. Be excellent to each other and party on dudes. 0:30 - Intro, schoolyard japes and wrestlers in films 12:16 - Gone in 60 Seconds 22:53 - Bill and Ted Face the Music 31:54 - I Hate Suzie 40:30 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things 51:10 - Picross 55:20 - Tony Hawk 1 + 2 Remaster (a bit more in depth) 65:10 - 505's Control Gaffe 71:20 - Prince of Persia remake and Scott Pilgrim from Ubi 79:25 - EA's latest mis-step with in game ads in UFC 4 84:20 - Xbox next gen reveals Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wann

We're back with a brand new track, as Mark and Jack throw down with their takes on Tenet, Dave gives us his thoughts on the All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur documentary, we give some early initial thoughts on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and talk Nintendo's 35th anniversary Mario announcement. 11:10 - Tenet 27:12 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark 31:09 - All or Nothing 42:32 - Hitman 48:10 - Spiritfairer 53:01 - Tell Me Why Episode 1 1:00:40 - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 1:13:14 - Many Many Marios 1:33:45 - More Nintendo leaks include a portable Gamecube? 1:37:28 - Witcher 3 announces free beefed-up next gen upgrade. 1:40:35 - Vlambeer announces closure 1:42:45 - Anapurna goes Hollywood with Twelve Minutes Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If y

It's hot! It's spicy! It's another installment of Link to the Cast! 8:15 - The Batman 25:20 - Monsters Inc 33:10 - Pretending I’m a Superman 36:30 - High Score 44:50 - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Demo 49:50 - Wide Ocean Big Jacket 55:20 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 1:00:05 - PUBG and Street Fighter V are your September PS Plus games. 1:03:45 - Fall Guys is the most downloaded PSPlus game of all time 1:08:30 - Arkham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League announced 1:15:30 - Harassment allegations ignored for years at Rocksteady 1:21:45 - 505 faces backlash over Control upgrade controversy Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on ou

Another fresh cut of audio from the Link to the Cast machine! This week Dave's following the wind, Mark's flexing his tentacles and Jack's cutting promos on The Rock's movies. 0:30 - Random Friends musings 3:00 - Television/Film urban legends 5:25 - The Mummy, The Scorpion King and The Rock’s cinematic cannon 14:30 - An American Pickle 18:10 - Ted Lasso 24:46 - Dave goes back to The West Wing well 33:05 - Carrion 41:15 - Dave goes deeper on Tsushima 51:20 - Fun with Fall Guys 68:55 - Apple/Google vs Epic in a rich monolithic battle royale 78:18 - State of Play thoughts (Alan Wake DLC/Spelunky 2/Hitman VR) 81:30 - F Bobby Kotick 86:55 - Dave pops huge for Career Mode updates in FIFA 93:40 - Halo pushed back 102:42 - Avengers game looks dodgy and we’re sad about it Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundclo

We managed to go a full hour before talking about video games this week, which we're sure is a record for us. With that said, it's a cracking hour (followed by an equally excellent second hour) so get it in yr ears! 15:30 - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (10 year anniversary) 30:10 - X-Men Dark Phoenix 50:00 - Star Trek 58:10 - Fall Guys 11:13 - Paper Mario: The Origami King 1:24:15 - Industrial action in gaming works for once as visual novel writers strike and achieve a rise in pay 1:28:30 - Nintendo net profits soar by 541% in glowing financial reports. Worth noting these recent figures can be misleading 1:40:20 - A company you have never heard of is slowly amassing a lot of gaming media Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna co

Greetings one and all, we've got a densely packed show this week with fun and tangents, video games and tangents, X-Men and tangents and tangents. 0:30 - Opening riffs on the weather, airports, Flight Simulator and Jack’s name 12:45 - Movie chat 20:15 - Dave’s X-Men movie rewatch project 39:23 - Mark covers a little of Fall Guys and a lot of Cross Code 52:47 - Jack’s back on the Pokemon Go bandwagon 56:54 - Dave’s extensive impressions on Ghost of Tsushima 1:19:10 - We do a deep dive on all the video game news Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com/ linktotheca

This week, Link to the Cast takes a detour, and instead of being able to bring you an extensive Euro 2020 preview as is tradition, we're instead looking back to childhood as we begin a two-part look back at the legendary Euro 96. Dave and Jack are joined by Lee Malone ( http://twitter.com/malone_713 ) from the Days of Thunder podcast, and Alan Counihan ( http://twitter.com/Alan4L ) of PWTorch's ProWres Paradise to talk the highs, the lows, and the dentist's chairs. Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com/ linktothecast@gmail.com facebook.com/linktothecast @link

We’ve got a big one for you all this week. Double the Cast, same great value. In the first half, Dave, Mark and Jack chat about all the latest in games and elsewhere: *Salut, mi familia *Loot Box Classification in the news again *Big Changes coming to Football Manager Then, in something a bit special, we are joined by our good friend Barry Murphy ( http:twitter.com/thebarrylad ) who sits down with Dave for a huge spoilery discussion of The Last of Us Part 2. The spoiler-filled discussion is the final segment of the show, is noted in the timestamps below and Dave gives a heads up on the show, so consider yourselves warned! 0:30 – The King of Staten Island 8:18 – The Fast & The Furious Universe 22:15 – Mark’s roll call of games for the week 34:30 – House o’ Lords says loot boxes gambling 42:05 – Fallout becomes the latest game to get TV show treatment 49:05 – Giancarlo Esposito for Far Cry 6 52:05 – Football Manager slightly changes regen process (2 years ago) in light of racial commentary profiling

Jack and Mark hold down the fort again with another stacked edition of Link to the Cast. We are not taking requests for Ja Ja Ding Dong. 14:55 - Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 24:00 - Isle of Armor 29:00 - Pokemon Cafe 49:50 - Final Fantasy VIII 1:15:10 - Misconduct/abuse hits the gaming industry 1:25:14 - Cyberpunk unveils lots of detail in broadcast 1:31:03 - Pokemon announce Unite & people disappointed 1:37:32 - Cuphead anime is on the way! 1:40:10 - Last of Us 2 fastest-selling PS4 exclusive ever & Do critical reviews actively reflect opinion on games? Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted,

We're back with an astonishingly stacked show, as returning guest, Sean McGee takes us on a wild ride covering everything from PS Now to Avatar(not the shite one with Sam Worthington... seriously, fuck that film). Our big feature piece this week is a super in-depth look at both Sean and Jack's personal top 3 Final Fantasy Games (Starting at 1:41:40) - this bad boy goes well over an hour and is well worth a listen. Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: bit.ly/lttc_podcast Spotify: bit.ly/linktothecast Soundcloud: bit.ly/lttcsoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/lttc_stitcher YouTube: bit.ly/lttc_youtube If you wanna contact us for our mailbag, or just to say hi, or if you just want to keep up to date on our content as it’s posted, check out the following: linktothecast.wordpress.com/ linktothecast@gmail.com facebook.com/linktothecast @linktothecast on Twitter (the lads are @thedaytodave / @l