IGN UK Podcast

E3 is cancelled, which is shit. Cardy, Matt and Jesse discuss what the backup plan is for all those game companies out there before going in deep on the new Call of Duty: Warzone modes and our (brief) experiences with both Battle Royale and Plunder so far. There isn't really a lot of other fun stuff happening this week so instead dedicate a large portion of this week to listener feedback and return to some nostalgic PS2 chat and dreams video game concepts. Jesse has finally stepped up to host a game of The Endless Search. Good lad. I didn't really know what music to put at the end this week, so enjoy some of The Beatles. Stay safe out there x - Simon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready? Are you ready for love? Matt is. He's also very excited to play Final Fantasy 7 Remake after having a bash on 3 hours of it. Joe has the unenviable task of trying to describe exciting new shooter Quantum League, and Cardy has been battering people with carrots and fish in Bloodroots. We also forward to the future of PlayStation by casting our Last of Us TV show leads, as well as reminiscing about our favourite PS2 games following the console's 20th birthday. As if this bumper edition wasn't enough, we've got a brand new Endless Search game plus a healthy dose of feedback to read out. Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Firm™ are back for last one rodeo. Dale delves deep into the life and times of Anointed Mason-Smith. Joe has been finding life hard since his move from Madrid to Rochdale. And Cardy sets the sun on his time on Tyneside. It's goodbye for now, but you never know when The Firm™ will strike next (in the summer probably). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shockingly Alex has returned again, despite promising a 3 month hiatus recently. He's joined by Dale, who talks Resident Evil 3 and has Siege tales from San Francisco. Mr Matt Purslow rounds off the threesome and he is BIG into everything Baldur's Gate 3 and Hunt: Showdown. Also, not only is The Endless Search back, but so is The Perpetual Pursuit. The extra twist is Alex is hosting his first ever Endless Search game on the podcast! Guess he had to pull his finger out at some point... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe's spent a large portion of the past week on planes, so tells us about what he watched, played and listened to on them. Cardy's played a bit Persona 5 Royal and is still insisting to himself that he won't sink another 100+ hours into it when it releases. Matt's has been finishing off his time with the Half-Life reimagining "Black Mesa" and has been having a rather splendid time by the sound of it. There's also time to discuss how relaxing Animal Crossing is looking after the hefty Nintendo Direct this week. The feedback section takes a dark turn, but the frivolity of The Perpetual Pursuit does well to balance it out. Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt has seen the film about the quick, blue hedgehog and lets us know what he thinks of it. Cardy has been lost in Dreams but has kindly woken up to tells us all about it. Alex has been playing a game that hits just a tad too close to home. There's also a smattering of discussion about Rainbow Six Siege and whether Anthem has a chance of replicating its successful turnaround. There's also a nail-biter of a quiz that goes down to the wire.  Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Firm™ are back and it's the penultimate episode. After Dale's questionable first season with the Cancun Corona Colts, can the MLS dream continue? Cardy tells us about his next steps in transforming Newcastle United into a European powerhouse, and Joe confesses that he's barely played any Football Manager this week, so he's decided to give us a glimpse into the simulated future instead. Oh, and we've got a cup final played live on the podcast! Although don't get your hopes up, it's not exactly a thriller... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt's been watching Harley Quinn and her flock of Birds of Prey in all their neon glory this week as well as channelling his inner Yōkai in Nioh 2. Joe's had a nostalgic time in Skate 3 and been solving murders/picross puzzles in Murder by Numbers. Cardy is also present to perform terrible Vincent D'Onofrio impressions and reminisce about when the Saw franchise was good. A quiz is played and feedback is read. Some things never change.   Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the IGN UK Podcast, Dale and Matt get very hype about all their nostalgic memories being made anew thanks to a brand new Final Fantasy 7 Remake trailer. We talk how to pronounce Jenova, Red XIII's voice, the gloom of the Shinra building... everything you could think of, aside from Cloud's cross dressing, which we somehow overlooked. That's why he's in the thumbnail for this episode: he may not get a mention, but he's certainly not forgotten. Jesse's on the show too, and has been playing the Disintegration beta with some of the other IGN guys. There's mixed thoughts a-plenty on that one, but with a sprinkling of hope. There's also some discussion about Warcraft 3 Reforged, the remaster of the classic 2002 Blizzard RTS that's both a fantastic visit to the past and a failure to meet a lofty promise. As ever, there's also a cool listener-submitted game and our responses to your feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This time on our Football Manager spin-off, Cardy is, somehow, on the most familiar ground. His mogul-backed Magpies are on the march, while Dale ups sticks for LA to begin the reign of the Cancun Corona Colts, and Joe embarks on the most terrifying FM journey of all - unemployment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices