The startmenu Podcast

The startmenu Podcast

The startmenu podcast returns! Every other week, get up to speed with the goings on in gaming with Lex Luddy, Dave McAdam, and other members of the startmenu community.

Episodes

September 14, 2025 110 mins

Silksong is out, and with Lex out on assignment and Dave and KM woefully underinformed, the wonderful Mik Deitz and Ashley Schofield have jumped in to talk us through one of the biggest launches of the year. Also, Nintendo gets litigious, Sony makes anti-consumer moves, and KM eats lunch like a goat. 

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Lex is back from Gamescom, and Dave and KM are here to help her remember everything she saw and talk about herding animals.

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August 20, 2025 91 mins

Lex and KM are joined by a very busy Dave and we instantly get back to trying to break him as we catch him up on all the gaming news he missed over the last little while.

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August 7, 2025 123 mins

This week Lex and KM are joined by Adam Wescott to discuss the ongoing payment processor controversy, fan games, and the importance of smut.

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KM and Lex are joined once again by SquidgeRugby to talk about Thank Goodness You're Here, Death Stranding, MindsEye and Tony Hawk, along with a very Nintendo-focused news section.

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July 7, 2025 124 mins

Lex, Dave and KM, are joined by Eoghan Watters to discuss the devastating layoffs at Microsoft, Romero Games shuttering, and Death Stranding 2... Oh, and Luigi.

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June 23, 2025 125 mins

Lex and KM are joined this week by David Cole to talk about discovering just what is Mindseye, Marathon's big delay, a Metroid mix up and Lexi embarrassing herself on a plane.

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June 10, 2025 117 mins

The Switch 2 is out, and Lexi and Dave are here to torment KM about having one. In the resulting podcast, they talk about Ridge Racer, Deadly Premonition and MindEyes. ONLY THE LATEST AND GREATEST GAMES.

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May 27, 2025 134 mins

With Dave out of commission, Lex takes the reins again to talk to KM and special guest Mik Deitz about medieval mishaps, the state of Bungie and more.

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May 14, 2025 139 mins

Dave is back in the hosting chair to talk with Lex, KM and Vivian Winn about 50 Cent Blood On The Sand, Giant Bomb buying Giant Bomb, and more.

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With Dave out on assignment, Lexi was joined on the podcast this week by KM, Michael Beckwith, and special guest, TurboShawn, to discuss Clair Obscur, The Hundred Line and Blitzball... for some reason.

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Lex, Dave and KM gather to discuss the FÍS Games Summit, Trump's Tariff Chaos and its effect on the Switch 2, and the BDS boycott on Xbox and Microsoft.

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April 1, 2025 143 mins

On this week's podcast Dave, Lex and KM are joined by Ashley Schofield to talk about the Nintendo Direct before the Nintendo Direct and talk about Lex's adventures with her RetroTink.

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March 18, 2025 108 mins

With Dave back in the hosting chair for this week's podcast, Lex and KM talk about their experiences playing Wanderstop and discuss the latest news including a new mobile version Disco Elysium, Xbox's handheld plans, and more.

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With Dave out sick, Lexi takes the reins of the podcast to talk to KM Nelson and Robbie "Squidge Rugby" Owen about Like A Dragon, Avowed, Rugby 25 and Warner Brothers. disastrous few weeks.

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February 18, 2025 118 mins

The return of the pod! Startmenu's podcast returns with Lex Luddy, KM, and Dave McAdam talking you through some of the big gaming news of the day. We talk State of Play, games that are definitely coming out in 2025, and the games that we are loving the most right now! Also the new Captain America. And the English dub for the original Yakuza on PS2. And Homefront, for some reason. Look, they can't all be winners.

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