The Tired Old Hack Video Game Podcast

The Tired Old Hack Video Game Podcast

Chris Scullion has been a video games journalist for over a decade, and he's managed to do all this while being Scottish. Join him for a regular look at the world of gaming with special guests, news analysis, terrible jokes and an ongoing attempt to decipher his thick bassy accent.

Episodes

TOH Podcast 46 – Kate with a K, Gray with an A

February 1, 2022
In this special bumper two-hour bastard of a podcast, I’m finally joined again by the brilliant Kate Gray, who returns due to popular demand. Engage ear canals: https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-046/tired-old-hack-podcast-046.mp3 In episode 46 Kate and I discuss… More
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TOH Podcast 45 – Back to business

January 16, 2022
It's back! Chris is joined by Louise to mark the return of regular Tired Old Hack podcasts, but unfortunately the big discussion topics are NFTs and console wars so... yeah.
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TOH Podcast 44 – It’s Only Bloody Dominik Diamond!

March 28, 2021
The podcast is back with a bang as yer man Scullion talks to Dominik Diamond, the legendary host of GamesMaster, about the upcoming book GamesMaster: An Oral History.
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TOH Podcast 43 – Talky Tallarico

August 20, 2020
In this special episode, yer man Scullion has an hour-long interview with Intellivision president Tommy Tallarico to discuss his upcoming Amico console and why you should be keeping an eye on it.
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TOH Podcast 42 – X Gon’ Represent Expected Quality To Ya

May 8, 2020
The first Xbox Series X 'gameplay' has been revealed, so yer man Scullion breaks down all 13 games shown during the latest Inside Xbox presentation.
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TOH Podcast 41 – Going Viral

April 20, 2020
As yer man Scullion recovers from an undefined illness, there's time for a short podcast to start bringing things back up to speed.
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TOH Podcast 40 – It’s Tired Old Back

January 4, 2020
It's back! After a six-month downtime writing the SNES Encyclopedia, yer man Scullion is on the airwaves again. Or whatever the podcast equivalent is.
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TOH Podcast 39 – E3 2019 Special

June 15, 2019
In this bumper E3 special, yer man Scullion breaks down every conference and decides who he thinks 'won' this year's E3.
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TOH Podcast 38 – The Making of the NES Encyclopedia

June 1, 2019
An hour-long special breaking down the planning and writing process behind the NES Encyclopedia.
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TOH Podcast 37 – Stadia Another Dadia

March 19, 2019
Google has announced its Stadia game streaming platform, but will it do what it promises? Yer man Scullion gives his initial views.
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TOH Podcast 36 – My Reggie is Stomach

February 22, 2019
Louise is back on the podcast! She and Chris discuss the upcoming departure of Reggie Fils-Aime, and whether those rumours of a Microsoft and Nintendo love-in are legit.
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TOH Podcast 35 – The Awakening

February 13, 2019
The Tired Old Hack Podcast is back! Yer man Scullion breaks down the latest Nintendo Direct, including that surprise Link's Awakening remake.
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TOH Podcast 34 – Finger-hackin’ good

October 4, 2018
While recovering from a hedge-trimming accident, Chris gives his views on the Switch 2.0 rumours, the Telltale closure and which dormant Nintendo series he'd like to see on Switch.
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TOH Podcast 33 – 2K and Sony talk a load of old sack

September 4, 2018
2K Sports are saying microtransactions are "unfortunate", while Sony's trying to defend its crossplay-blocking shenanigans. Time for yer man Scullion to stick his oar in. Also: the best games to play when you have a newborn.
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TOH Podcast 32 – Taking the words out of my mouth

August 9, 2018
Chris addresses the recent story of the IGN plagiariser, and gives his thoughts on his own work being stolen by him. Before that, there's a breakdown of the Smash Bros Direct.
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TOH Podcast 31 – Nintendo E3 2018 conference analysis

June 12, 2018
In the fifth of six E3 podcasts, it's time for Nintendo's conference to get the analysis treatment from yer man Scullion and Louise. Was this Smash Bros-heavy presentation a smash or a hash?
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TOH Podcast 30 – Sony PlayStation E3 2018 conference analysis

June 11, 2018
In the fourth of Chris's E3 specials it's time to break down the Sony conference, which was very much a show of two halves.
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TOH Podcast 29 – Ubisoft E3 2018 conference analysis

June 11, 2018
In the third E3 2018 podcast, Chris recaps the Ubisoft conference and picks apart each of its announcements: what worked, what didn't and what plastic toys he's going to have to buy now.
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TOH Podcast 28 – Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 conference analysis

June 10, 2018
In the second of five E3 2018 reaction podcasts, yer man Scullion looks at Microsoft's epic 100-minute conference and breaks down every game shown.
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TOH Podcast 27 – EA Play E3 2018 analysis

June 9, 2018
It's E3 time again! In the first of five conference reaction podcasts, Chris and Louise look at EA's conference and discuss whether Anthem, Battlefield V and Unravel Two were enough to improve on last year's affair.
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