IGN UK Podcast

Cardy, Joe, and Dale are here to run through the five best things they each did over the Christmas break. We've got superheroes, detectives, murders, and metaverses among many other topics. The Endless Search also makes its glorious return as well as a borderline heated debate about what the best British crisp is. Want to get in touch? Why not let us know what the best Christmas present you received this year was. Feel free to sling us an email at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the eve of a new year, it's time to look ahead. Join Cardy, Alex, and Jesse as they go through all of the big games, films, and TV shows coming in 2022. There's a lot to be excited about so settle in. Why not let us know what you're looking forward to the most? Feel free to sling us an email at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've done the games awards, so it's only rigt that we cover movies and TV as well, right? Simon, Joe, and Matt convened this week to invent never-to-be-repeated categories that allow them to talk about their favourite shows and films from the last 12 months – as well as one movie that Joe simply never wants to think about again. If you've got any alternative awards of your own, feel free to sling us an email at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com. Merry Christmas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was undoubtedly one of our most anticipated movies of the year ended up being one of the biggest disappointments we could imagine, and we couldn't resist spending half an hour talking about why. Joe and Cardy convened to talk in-depth about what doesn't work in the bizarre new sequel – but be warned, there are full spoilers inside, so make sure you're watched the movie before diving in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As 2021 draws to a close, it's time for the UK podcast team to celebrate the very best games released this year. So welcome to the IGN UK Podcast Alternative Game Awards 2021! They're a bit like IGN's proper awards, but, y'know, different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's gaming Christmas, aka The Game Awards, in which dozens of adverts for upcoming video games arrive at Geoff Keighley's awards ceremony. Cardy stayed up all night to watch them because he's mad, and so he joins Alex and Matt on this week's IGN UK podcast to talk about all the highlights. (Alex and Matt watched the trailers this morning like normal people). In addition to discussing the likes of Star Wars: Eclipse, Alan Wake 2, Sommerville, Arc Raiders, Space Marine 2, and Suicide Squad, this week's podcast also covers the big topic of the week: Halo Infinite's campaign. Has 343 Industries finally made a campaign that lives up to the best of Bungie, or does the open world design just not suit Master Chief? We've got plenty of thoughts. Plus, to make this episode extra special, we've got an interview with one of the finest directors in history: Mr. Steven Spielberg. As ever, there's another edition of the Endless Search (this time it's Halo flavoured) and we respond to your feedback about replaying games and sucking on chocolate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I hope you like films, because there's a lot of talk about them this week. Cardy has watched two brilliant, but diametrically opposite films in the form of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story and Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog. Dale expresses his love for The Beatles: Get Back, plus Emma is getting in the Christmas spirit with Home Sweet Home Alone. As ever, there's also another edition of the Endless Search, and we respond to your feedback. Want to submit your own Endless Search, food opinion, or a bit of other nonsense? Feel free to get in touch with the podcast at: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt, Jesse, and Cardy are back to discuss the latest entries in the Pokemon and Battlefield series, and how they improve (or don't) upon their long, storied legacies. There's also chat about Ruined King, the first RPG set in the League of Legends universe, as well as this week's big entertainment drops, Marvel's Hawkeye and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. As ever, there's also another edition of the Endless Search, and we respond to your feedback. Want to submit your own Endless Search, food opinion, or a bit of other nonsense? Feel free to get in touch with the podcast at: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft surprised us all with the launch of Halo Infinite's multiplayer this week, and Cardy, Jesse, and Matt have been getting into the Spartan groove by spanking as many people as possible. But not content with just giving opinions on the likes of Slayer and Capture the Flag, we've also got thoughts on the Halo Infinite campaign, which Matt has played the first chunk of. Beyond Halo chat, we've also got a few bones to pick with the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy, which hasn't exactly revitalised our nostalgia for the PS2-era of GTA. Balancing that out, we've got chat about Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the new Radiohead Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, a strange musical museum on PC and PS5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the 15th anniversary of the launch of both the PS3 and Wii, so let's delve into that back catalogue to talk about some of the games that just don't get talked about enough. Cardy, Joe and Matt are here to do that, as well as unpack Unpacking, delve into Forza Horizon 5 a little more, and chat about a few things they've been watching including Arcane, The French Dispatch, and Dexter: New Blood. There's so much to cover that sadly there's just no time for an Endless Search this week. Many apologies. Want to submit your own Endless Search, food opinion, or a bit of other nonsense? Feel free to get in touch with the podcast at: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices