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Pixel Parents | A Video Game Podcast

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Welcome to the Pixel Podcast Podcast! Join your Ol’ dads Liam and Scott each week as they chat about their love of gaming and how they navigate the hobby they love while raising little ones.Pixel Parents Science Fiction
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  • Episode 135 - Is This Our Last Console Generation? - Pixel Parents Podcast

    Episode 135 - Is This Our Last Console Generation? - Pixel Parents Podcast
    23 Oct 2026
    Do PlayStation and Xbox really need another console generation?Project Helix has reportedly been projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 without a subsidy. Separate claims suggest memory and storage for the PS6 could cost more than $680 before you even consider the rest of the machine.Neither figure is an announced retail price. But if the consoles we already own have barely reached their limits, why should players spend considerably more money to begin another generation?This week, we discuss whether this could be the last console generation many of us buy at launch.Could our backlogs protect us from the rising cost of gaming? Are subscriptions and creator memberships adding another tax to the hobby? What happens when children want consoles of their own? And does Nintendo now have an open goal with families?Before that, Scott gives Silver Pines his final score and explains why it could become one of 2026’s biggest sleeper hits.We also discuss Star Wars Galactic Racer, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, Onimusha, Castlevania Belmont’s Curse, Final Fantasy Resonance and the value of casual gaming.Plus, we react to the closure of BioWare, remind everyone to play GoldenEye 007 for Pixel Picks Replay and hear a listener’s case about choice paralysis in Gamer Court.Would you still buy another console at launch? Tell us your absolute price limit in the comments.Join our free Discord communityhttps://discord.gg/XpwXctfYeEReview codes for Silver Pines were provided by Team17.#Gaming #PlayStation6 #XboxIn this episode:Star Wars Galactic RacerSilver PinesCall of Duty Modern Warfare 4Main Topic: Is this the Last Gen of Consoles?Pixel Picks ReplayGamer Court Subscribe for weekly gaming discussions from two adult gamer parents.https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcastGET BONUS SHOWS AND MORE BY JOINING OUR ALWAYS FREE PATREON (www.patreon.com/pixelparents)Music licensed through Soundstripe.Code BMB591ST2JKNHXWE—CHAPTERS00:00 Is this our last console generation?01:04 Frozen cars and birthday catchup04:47 Liam’s good news06:56 Housekeeping and Discord08:37 Silver Pines final verdict13:46 Star Wars Galactic Racer17:17 Scott’s Game Pass sampler18:54 Restarting Control Resonant19:49 Castlevania Belmont’s Curse20:46 Final Fantasy Resonance22:15 Fire Emblem23:59 Onimusha and Modern Warfare 433:00 BioWare closes37:31 Do we need another generation?39:58 Project Helix and PS6 costs42:48 GTA VI as the technical test47:34 Is this our last console?49:27 A two tier gaming future54:55 We do not need next gen59:57 Preparing for the gaming winter01:05:37 The cost of following games01:16:57 The family multiplier01:21:54 Nintendo’s opportunity01:25:27 Raising retro gamers01:27:49 How Pixel Parents should respond01:33:46 GoldenEye Pixel Picks Replay01:36:09 Gamer Court01:39:41 Thanks for listening—Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.comFollow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.socialMusic & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.comNew episodes every Friday.🎧 Listen on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2JE8TeviD5XXuiqVYxj63Q?_reload_cause=banner-auto-reload🍎 Listen on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pixel-parents-video-game-podcast/id1740836394💬 Join our FREE Discordhttps://discord.gg/yjV2wSAZw💖 Join the FREE Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/pixelparents🦋 Follow us on Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/pixelparents.bsky.social📺 Subscribe on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast/S✉️ Email the showpixelparentspodcast@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Episode 134 - Smut Week: Turning Up The Heat… (We’re Sorry) - Pixel Parents Podcast

    Episode 134 - Smut Week: Turning Up The Heat… (We’re Sorry) - Pixel Parents Podcast
    16 Oct 2026

    Which video game character first made you feel something beyond excitement and rage?

    Smut Week has arrived, and we’re confessing our first gaming crushes, revisiting the characters developers clearly wanted us to fancy and discussing the game romances we took far too seriously.

    From Chun Li, Nina Williams and Lara Croft to Solid Snake, Leon Kennedy, Shadowheart and the entire increasingly suspicious history of Hideo Kojima, prepare to learn far too much about us.

    Before that, we give Gears of War E Day our verdicts, explain why Silver Pines could be one of 2026’s biggest horror surprises, discuss gaming on holiday and cautiously react to the latest unverified GTA VI footage.

    We also return to GoldenEye 007 for Pixel Picks Replay before entering Gamer Court to discuss more of the most ridiculous takes in gaming

    Who was your first video game crush? Give us the honest answer in the comments.


    Review codes for Silver Pines were provided by Team17.


    In this episode:

    • Gears of War E-Day
    • Silver Pines
    • Main Topic: Smut Week
    • Pixel Picks Replay
    • Gamer Court


    Subscribe for weekly gaming discussions from two adult gamer parents.

    https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast


    GET BONUS SHOWS AND MORE BY JOINING OUR ALWAYS FREE PATREON (www.patreon.com/pixelparents)


    Music licensed through Soundstripe.
    Code BMB591ST2JKNHXWE


    #GamingPodcast #TheWitcher3 #GamingPodcast


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    CHAPTERS


    00:00 Smut Week begins

    01:05 Welcome to Pixel Parents

    02:06 Cabins and wedding hangovers

    05:21 Housekeeping

    06:46 What we have been playing

    07:23 Gears of War E Day verdict

    17:20 Mafia III for a fiver

    19:15 The reality of holiday gaming

    20:40 Control Resonant check in

    23:09 Too many October games

    26:06 Silver Pines impressions

    39:05 GTA VI footage discussion

    45:28 Entering Smut Week

    46:49 Our first gaming crushes

    53:19 Developers knew what they were doing

    01:01:17 Personality over pixels

    01:02:47 Romances we took seriously

    01:09:27 The panic pause

    01:10:53 Questionable character choices

    01:13:31 Snog, marry or delete

    01:15:56 GoldenEye Pixel Picks Replay

    01:17:21 Gamer Court

    01:20:46 Soundtracks over graphics

    01:24:23 Gaming concerts outside London

    01:27:18 Thanks for listening

    —

    Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com

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    Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com


    New episodes every Friday.


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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Episode 133 - Gears of War is Back… Let’s Get Physical - Pixel Parents Podcast

    Episode 133 - Gears of War is Back… Let’s Get Physical - Pixel Parents Podcast
    9 Oct 2026

    Physical games were about more than owning a disc.


    Game shops, midnight launches, manuals, trade ins and lending games to friends all helped make gaming feel like a visible culture.


    This week, we ask what digital convenience has cost us, what today’s younger players may never experience and whether physical gaming is already beyond saving.


    We also share our first impressions of Gears of War E Day, including its horror atmosphere, incredible opening act and why it feels like the Xbox game we have been waiting for, plus:


    In this episode:

    • Gears of War E-Day
    • Ghost of Yōtei Echoes of Sekigahara
    • Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave
    • PES 6 Master League
    • The Vale Lostbound
    • Pixel Picks Replay
    • Gamer Court


    Subscribe for weekly gaming discussions from two adult gamer parents.

    https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast


    GET BONUS SHOWS AND MORE BY JOINING OUR ALWAYS FREE PATREON (www.patreon.com/pixelparents)


    Music licensed through Soundstripe.
    Code BMB591ST2JKNHXWE


    #GamingPodcast #TheWitcher3 #GamingPodcast


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    CHAPTERS


    00:00 What we lose when games go digital

    00:42 Butter in the beard

    03:22 Welcome and housekeeping

    04:25 PES 6 Master League

    07:56 The Vale Lostbound

    09:24 Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave

    15:28 The value of comfort games

    21:50 Ghost of Yōtei Echoes of Sekigahara

    33:22 Moonlighter 2 and card shop life

    35:18 Gears of War E Day impressions

    42:18 Gears becomes survival horror

    49:26 Why the Locust feel frightening again

    57:26 What we lose without physical games

    01:00:31 What physical gaming meant to us

    01:08:08 Manuals, game shops and discovery

    01:14:07 The death of midnight launches

    01:20:01 What younger gamers may never experience

    01:28:24 Is physical gaming already dead?

    01:32:19 GoldenEye 007 Pixel Picks Replay

    01:33:55 Gamer Court puts PT on trial

    01:39:29 Was the seventh generation gaming’s peak?

    01:41:39 Thanks for listening

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    Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com

    Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social

    Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com


    New episodes every Friday.


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    🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts

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    💬 Join our FREE Discord
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    💖 Join the FREE Patreon

    https://www.patreon.com/pixelparents


    🦋 Follow us on Bluesky

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    ✉️ Email the show

    pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 44 mins
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