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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.
Episodes
Maddy, Jason, and Kirk finally crack into the long-awaited Silksong, the sequel to Hollow Knight that was seven years in the making. They talk about how Silksong compares to its predecessor, the classic origin of its musical motif, and of course, why Hornet is such a badass.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Cloud Roads (Martha Wells)
Maddy: Elden Ring Nightreign’s four-player mod by Yui
Jason: The NFL
LINKS:
“Enter Pharloom,” “Moss Grotto,” “Ti...
On this, the day of Silksong's release, it's time to go back to where it all began: Hollow Knight! The Triple Click gang talks about Team Cherry's 2017 action-adventure game, what makes it so special, and how it became a cultural phenomenon. Plus: they revisit Kotaku Splitscreen's 2018 interview with the developers of Hollow Knight.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Split Fiction
Maddy: Deep Cover (2025)
Jason: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
L...
Jason, Kirk, and Maddy react to the news that Silksong will be out very soon, then talk about some of the games they've been playing, including Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Mafia: The Old Country, and more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Alien: Earth
Maddy: King of the Hill (2025)
Jason: Crosscode
LINKS:
Brett Douville’s podcast, Dev Game Club: https://www.devgameclub.com/
Jason’s interview with Team Cherry
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the mailbag to answer some of your questions! What's the ideal skill level for a video game reviewer? What's the funniest made-up video game word? And where's the line when it comes to the use of generative AI in game development?
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Words of Radiance (Brandon Sanderson)
Maddy: Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation (Sophie Lewis)
Jason: Six of Crows...
Maddy, Jason, and Kirk whip out their ocarinas for a trip to the past in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the 1998 masterpiece that set a new bar for 3D video games. They talk about how it holds up in 2025, how it set a blueprint for Breath of the Wild, and how Link got adult clothes after seven years in cryostasis.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Process: A Novel (Matthew Seiji Burns)
Maddy: KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Jason: Fantastic Four:...
Before we play video games, it's important to get consent from relevant parties, such as Visa and Mastercard. This week, the Triple Click gang talks about payment processor censorship, Xbox layoffs, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's wild emails, and much more. Plus: the newfound relevance of South Park.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Star Trek: Lower Decks
Maddy: Peak
Jason: South Park
LINKS:
Tyler Foggott in the New Yorker on South Park’s premiere: ...
OH, BANANA! Kirk, Jason, and Maddy punch through some rocks for Donkey Kong Bananza, the first big single-player Switch 2 exclusive and the latest game from the team behind Super Mario Odyssey. They talk about its delightful design tricks, how much fun it is to smash up the world, and whether it's a worthy successor to Odyssey.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Children of Time (Adrien Tchaikovsky)
Maddy: The Drifter
Jason: Nurikabe World
LINKS:
Mad...
LIVE from Portland, it's Triple Click! Kirk, Maddy, and Jason reach into the Gamer hat and answer some audience questions. It gets a little off the rails.
Jason, Kirk, and Maddy open up the mailbag for some of your burning questions. Should a family that's never gotten a Switch before get a Switch 1 or Switch 2? Is it ethical to play online games on private servers? And can Outer Worlds 2 really critique capitalism while being made by one of the world's biggest corporations?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Maddy: Gaming pillow from Mechanism
Jason: Fantasy Life i: The ...
Triple Click brings on Tom Bissell, writer of video games, books, TV shows and the final three episodes of Andor season 2. They talk about how he went from reporting in Iraq to writing dialogue for Battlefield, his journey to become a writer on Andor, and what it was like to pen the conclusion to one of the most acclaimed TV shows of all time.
One More Thing:
Kirk: James (Percival Everett)
Maddy: Metroid: Zero Mission
Jason: Never Flin...
Kirk, Maddy, and Jason take their Kas to the Beach for a trip through Hideo Kojima's latest action game, Death Stranding 2. They talk about the changes from the first game, the quirks of the story, and what it's like to build ladders and roads across Mexico, Australia, and more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: A Complete Unknown (2024)
Maddy: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (I finished it)
Jason: Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
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Excerpts from “Minus...
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy bring on special guest Ray Chase (Final Fantasy XV, Play Nice) to talk about his experiences as a voice actor and his new game, Date Everything! Ray talks about how he came up with the game, the seven-year saga of building it, and how it's so much more than a romance simulator.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
Maddy: I quit Polygon lol
Jason: Marble Hall Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
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Maddy and Jason are home from Summer Game Fest, where they played a bunch of upcoming games. Kirk watched some cool announcements. And everyone's got Switch 2s, so there's much to discuss.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Switch 2
Maddy: Switch 2
Jason: Switch 2
LINKS:
Dan Olson on “Silkposting” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkbylysplI
Ifixit gives Switch 2 a repairability score of 3/10: https://www.ifixit.com/News/110926/switch-2-teardown
Today, Nintendo released its first new console in eight years... and the Triple Click gang doesn't have it yet. But that won't stop Jason, Maddy, and Kirk from talking about the Switch 2, its launch lineup, and the imaginary promises that consoles bring. Plus: some Summer Games Fest hopes and predictions!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Hacks Season 4
Maddy: Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo (2014)
Jason: The Doorman (Chris Pavo...
Arise, tarnished, and watch out for server errors. Jason, Kirk, and Maddy team up for some co-op in Elden Ring: Nightreign, the new multiplayer spinoff by From Software. It's a fun game to talk about! They talk about the high highs, low lows, and the opacity of it all.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV+)
Maddy: Kitchen Nightmares
Jason: The Rehearsal (HBO)
LINKS:
Tyler Colp’s PC Gamer Nightreign Review: https://w...
Kirk, Maddy, and Jason grab their chainsaws and get ready to slay some aliens (demons?) in DOOM: The Dark Ages, the latest game from id Software. They talk about the new DOOM's pros and cons, the lasting appeal of the franchise, and how fun it feels to hack apart aliens (demons?) at 400 miles per hour.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Cabaret (1972)
Maddy: Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)
Jason: Golden Idol Investigations: The Lemurian Phoenix
L...
Can the magic of old-school Blizzard ever be recreated? Dreamhaven, a company started by Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime and a whole bunch of other Blizzard veterans, seems to be trying to make it happen. Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about Dreamhaven's first two games, Sunderfolk and Wildgate, and whether it's possible to recreate those old Blizzard feelings in 2025.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Sinners
Maddy: Doom: The Dark Ages
Jason: Thun...
Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed to 2026... but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is not! This week, the gang talks about both games, starting with some thoughts on the new GTA trailer before moving into some takes on Act 1 of Clair Obscur.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Blue Prince
Maddy: Consume Me
Jason: Yellowface (RF Kuang)
LINKS:
Excerpts from the Clair Obscur soundtrack composed by Lorien Testard
Triple Click LIVE in Portland, July 11: https://alb...
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion got a surprise remaster, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received rave reviews, and The Hundred Line: Defense Academy is way deeper — and way better — than we expected. This week, the gang dives into all three games. Plus: some cool TV shows!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Adolescence (Netflix)
Maddy: E.R. (Max)
Jason: The Studio (Apple TV Plus)
LINKS:
Featuring tracks from Clair Obscur composed by Lorien Testard, feat....
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