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So here it is, merry (belated) podmas! Link to the Cast is back a few days late and many dollars short, with the last regular episode of 2017 for you fine people. On the show this week: *The saga of Dave's PS4 takes another cruel turn *The Game Awards (AKA The Keighleys) have happened, we discuss the winners and losers *The Game Awards also featured a trailer bonanza for the lads to break down *WTF was that Death Stranding trailer? Our Book club this week covers a game that revitalised Nintendo, and brought motion controls to every living room: Wii Sports! Next week's episode will be a shorter episode covering the incredible story of Nintendo in 2017, then over the Xmas period we'll be posting our annual GOTY extravaganza so stay tuned for plenty of LTTC content! __________ 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: @l

With the boys staring down the barrel of our annual Game of The Year Spectacular, Link to the Cast is here to talk all the news that's fit to print. This week: Mark's been tussling with The New Colossus UFC 3 is the latest to fall prey to the loot box craze Mega Man 11?? Dave's thoughts on The Fractured But Whole The Book Club this week features a mobile gaming classic that took the world by storm. No, not the NGage, Angry Birds! _______________________________________ 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: http://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 @linkt

Another day, another dollar, and Link to the Cast is back with all the latest in video games and nerdy miscellany. This week Dave and Mark have much to discuss: *A brief review of the new Brass Eye doc 'Oxide Ghosts' *Dave has been tussling with AC: Origins, Mark is off the Stardew wagon *More bad news for EA *SANIC In our Book Club this week we have a bona fide classic of an FPS in Wolfenstein 3D! _______________________________________ 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: http://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 twitch.tv

How do you do, fellow Shields?  The Grap Up has returned once more before the end of the year to sit back and spout nonsense about professional wrestling. Join Dave, Mark, and Jack as they talk about: Mark's thoughts on New Japan of late Jack's recent Progress thoughts. Dave gives a brief preview of OTT's big end of year extravaganza in the National Stadium. NXT Takeover War Games Survivor Series 2018 We will return again when there is enough to talk about, in the meantime stay tuned to Link to the Cast, our normal new episode for the week drops Thursday, with Wolfenstein 3D in the Book Club! ___________ 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

Another week, another pod, as Link to the Cast returns to talk all the latest rumblings in games: *Dave revisits Pokémon Moon and tries to figure out why it didn't leave a great impression. *The Battlefront 2 pay to win fiasco gets even worse. *The FUT community are getting woke in light of Battlefront, but is it too little too late? *CD Projekt Red attempts to insulate themselves from MTS rumours. In our Book Club, Mark returns to the legendary XBLA Summer of Arcade to hack and slash with the best of them in Castle Crashers. [Dave's note: Don't forget, this is a two podcast week! Stay tuned tomorrow for the latest edition of our occasional pro wrestling podcast, The Grap Up, talking Survivor Series, Takeover, the indies, and some new ideas for Big Barry Banter.] _______________________________________ 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-…d10

Futures made of virtual insanity now. Always seem to, be governed by this love we have. Anyway, Link to the Cast is back for another episode, talking all the latest and greatest in gaming: *Mark Robinson, Super Mario Odyssey's personal Statler & Waldorf, has an addendum to last week's impressions. *Dave is lost in Picross *A very busy week for EA's PR people *Our Lord and Saviour ARMs gets a content update. In the book club this week we talk about a game that may be the most important stepping stone on the way to eventually creating the best pro wrestling game ever made: it's WCW/nWo Revenge! [Note: For fans of the graps, don't forget to subscribe before next week's return of our once in a while wrestling pod The Grap Up] _______________________________________ 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-c

Link to the Cast is here, and Mark has returned from assignment as we get into all the big stories this week: *Mark shares his impressions on Super Mario Odyssey *Dave is shook after beating Wolfenstein *The XBox One X has some horrendous file sizes *Could the ongoing financial trouble at Funko have a knock on effect on games retailers? In the book club this week we talk about a franchise that became a staple of drunken student nights for quite some time: Guitar Hero! _______________________________________ 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: http://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@

A day late and a dollar short, our cursed recording of Link to the Cast has survived and landed in your ears once more! Listen in as Dave and returning co-host Jack Layzell talk you through a huge week in games: *Wolfenstein II is swinging for the damn fences. *Super Mario Odyssey is a truly special game. *Guacamelee and Spelunky are getting sequels? *Sony Paris Games Week offers a mix of whimsical trailers, nightmarish violence, with a side of nihilism. Our Book Club this week covers a game which stole many many hours of our childhood away: Pokémon Gold & Silver! _______________________________________ 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: http://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 u

With Mark away on assignment, Dave is joined on the show this week by friend of the show Jack Layzell to talk everything in games this week: *NeoGAF's owner engulfed in sexual misconduct allegations. *Lego Dimensions is officially dead. *Argos plots ambitious delivery schedule for the XBox One X *Original XBox games arrive on XBox One this week. In our book club this week, we talk about one of the greatest games of its time, and one with a better theme song than most Bond movies, it's the sublime Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. _______________________________________ 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: http://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 pos

Why aye man it's time for another installment of a Link to the Cast. *Dave is deep down the Stardew well. *Mark has conquered Mr. King Dice. *Activision continue with business practices that are not very popular. *EA continue with business practices that are not very popular. *Bethesda are running away with marketing campaign of the year. And finally, this week we take a trip back to the PS2, as we get all goth with one of gaming's most spectacular (and twattish) protagonists, as well look at the hack 'n slash classic, Devil May Cry. 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: linktotheca

Come one come all and enjoy this week's Link to the Cast, the last recorded document before the dreaded MAN FLU took LTTC HQ captive. On the show this week: *Shadow of More-dor: Dave shares some of his thoughts on Monolith's anticipated sequel (you can obtain the rest of his thoughts in one of a number of limited edition gold loot boxes on the LTTC marketplace) *Cuphead has battered Mark, but he remains no more or less broken *A nightmarish Mario music video *PES partners with Arsenal. Cool, I guess... Our book club charts an early Sega attempt to create their own Mario, but with an outrageous difficulty curve. And bikes. It's Alex Kidd in Miracle World! __________ 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 m

Link to the Cast is here for another smashing episode, tackling all the latest in games *Mark meets Cuphead: A Love Story *Andrew House leaves Sony after 27 years on the job *FIFA's first big patch both balances and unbalances the game *RIP Wii Shop Channel Our book club this week is located squarely in the Robinson wheelhouse, it's Peggle! __________ 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 twitch.tv/linktothecast www.youtube.com/channel/UC8tQR9nEJw2KbTQ9Xd23D2Q LTTC Cover Art- @EamoV1

WE BE FEASTIN'. Link to the Cast is back like the old West with a somewhat Western themed show, as not only do we give our immediate reactions in the wake of the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, but we have a book club that gushes over the original Red Dead Redemption, one of our favourite games of all time. But that is not all friends: *Dave has his review of FIFA18 after his first few days with it, including a Kermodian review of the thespian chops of Cristiano Ronaldo. *Samus is back. On the wrong console, but she is back nonetheless! *Job losses at Volition and The Chinese Room *An announcement about Shadow of War that isn't the worst. __________ 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 ju

Listen as we falcon punch our way to your hearts with another slice of LTTC. *The new Kingsman film is pretty good. *Mark cannot understand how Kingdom Battle exists, but it is also pretty good. *Could we finally see a good video game movie not called Mortal Kombat? *DOOM ON NINTENDO SWITCH. *Randy Pitchford continues to be dumb. Finally, for this week's installment of the book club we head back to early days of the SNES and treat ourselves to some of that Mode 7, as we discuss the trend setter for the futuristic speed racer genre, F-Zero. __________ 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 foll

Hello grapple fans, Dave and Mark return to discuss the recent Mae Young Classic. We take a look at all the participants, some of our favourite matches, moments, future plans for women's wrestling in NXT and further. If you've not watched the tournament yet you'll be stunned to know that spoilers are a plenty. ___________ 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 twitch.tv/linktothecast www.youtube.com/channel/UC8tQR9nEJw2KbTQ9Xd23D2Q LTTC Cover Art- @EamoV1

Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Link to the Cast, where I'm sure it's been a lovely happy week where no one said anything awful. Now just allow me to check these headli... oh dear *Pewdiepie says a racial slur on a livestream. *South Park devs introduce controversial addition to difficulty settings *The mini NES is coming back? *Thatgamecompany unveil their next game In the Book Club week, the game that inspired a generation of shooters and established the XBox, Halo: Combat Evolved. __________ 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 linktothecas

Full steam ahead for a new episode of Link to the Cast where, in spite of no huge news stories, we manage to find nonsense to discuss anyway! On the show this week: *Madden's story mode is unreasonably good for a Madden story mode. *Eurogamer invites us to reflect on the difficulty of developing sports games *Warner Bros Interactive accused of profiting from a man's death *Street Fighter 2 returns to SNES cartridges with the addition of actual fire. Our book club this week is a very Mark Robinson games, and one of the cornerstones of last gen's retro-renaissance, Shovel Knight. __________ 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 con

The boat ya you know she's rockin' it, and the truth well ya know there's no stoppin' it, Link to the Cast has returned with your weekly slice of gaming patter. On the show this week: *Dave has become besotted with The Darkside Detective, and chats about it a little. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy- did we need more? *CEX security breach spells trouble for customers. *A former Valve employee gives possible Half Life 2 Episode 3 plot summary. Our Book Club this week talks about a Dreamcast game that oozed cool through every pore- Jet Set Radio __________ 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 followi

Don't stop believin' about your No. 1 stop for game reviews and news. - Dave talks about the new Uncharted game - Mark gives a full rundown on Sonic Mania - Gameseek have received criticism for selling games they do not seem to have in stock - What exactly is Biomutant? - Shenmue III looks... interesting - Crackdown 3 is delayed... again. - Nintendo continues to bring chaos with the Snes Mini pre-orders This week for the bookclub we look at the one of the most stunning releases for the PS3, as we glide across the desert and climb up treacherous mountains in 2012's Journey. __________ 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

Weeeee'rreeee baaaaack! Link to the Cast's occasional pro wrestling podcast is back! Listen in as Dave, Mark, Jack and Barry chat all things graps, including: *Why we're watching very little WWE TV right now. *Daniel Bryan is determined to wrestle again, our panel give thoughts on the prospect. *NXT Takeover Brooklyn III *Summerlsam 2017 *Mark's G1 footnotes *A quick 'ones to watch' segment ahead of BOLA 2017. We will return again when there is enough to talk about, in the meantime stay tuned to Link to the Cast, our normal new episode for the week drops tomorrow! ___________ 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