Triple Click
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
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)
LINKS:
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)
LINKS:
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....
How should video game consoles differentiate themselves without exclusives? Do games make us more or less lonely? And are RPGs popular because they feel like jobs? This week, Maddy, Jason, and Kirk open up the listener mailbag and take some of your (excellent) questions. Plus: three killer new games that are out this week!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Sunderfolk (PC, Consoles, Switch)
Maddy: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Jason: The Hundred Line...
Blue Prince is out, and people are definitely having a normal one. Maddy, Jason, and Kirk talk about some of the initial player reactions to the highest-reviewed game of 2025, and how sentiment has changed since the first day or two. They talk about the pros and cons of RNG, when the game clicked for each of them, and what they've been seeing over the last week.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Oscars Watch Game Reimagined/The Godfather
Maddy: H...
Blue Prince is the best-reviewed game of 2025 so far... but does it live up to the hype? Yes, yes it does. Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about the game's unique genre-blending design, the appeal of the puzzles, the story hidden underneath it all, and much, much more. Plus: a very special announcement!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Slough House Books 5-8 (Mick Harron)
Maddy: Inside Out 1 + 2
Jason: Switch 2 + tariffs
LINKS:
Thanks to yesterday's Nintendo Direct, we now know a lot more about the Nintendo Switch 2, from the price (high!) to the release date (soon!) to the fact that omg they showed Silksong for three seconds and said it's coming in 2025, which means it MUST come out this year since when has a console maker ever been wrong about when Silksong is coming out???
Also they announced a bunch of other Switch 2-related stuff, and Jason actually a...
There's a new Assassin's Creed out, and there's lots to discuss. Kirk, Maddy, and Jason talk about the structure of Assassin's Creed Shadows, the balance between protagonists Naoe and Yasuke, how the game might impact Ubisoft's future, and much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Search Engine with Ira Glass
Maddy: Heretic (2024)
Jason: Vantage Point (Sara Sligar)
LINKS:
Featuring excerpts from the AC Shadows soundtrack composed by The Flight an...
If the Triple Click gang worked in the video game industry, what would they each do? What's it like to pitch a game? And should Steam bring back its Greenlight process to help slow down the barrage of new games every year? This week, it's time for some burning questions!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Notifications
Maddy: We Are Lady Parts
Jason: Dead Money (Jakob Kerr)
LINKS:
“The Writer Will Do Something” by Matthew Seiji Burns and Tom Bissell...
Video games: they're cool! There are a lot of new games out, so let's talk about them. Games discussed this week: Wanderstop, Expelled, Split Fiction, Rise of the Golden Idol DLC, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage
One More Thing:
Kirk: Reacher (Prime Video)
Maddy: Paradise (Hulu)
Jason: The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
LINKS:
Analysis of duplicated host introductions using spectral analysis: https://drive....
Kirk, Maddy, and Jason grab their Palicoes and pull out their dual blades for a monster hunt extraordinaire. This week, the gang is talking about Capcom's latest Monster Hunter. They talk about the appeal of the core gameplay loop, the thrill of the combat, and the approachability compared to previous entries.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells)
Maddy: The Contestant (2023)
Jason: Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate R...
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