Big Red Barrel Podcasts – Details, episodes & analysis

Dan and Coleman are back, attempting to make a dent in their ever-growing piles of shame and discovering, once again, that free time is a myth.

Anthem is heading for its final shutdown, Rockstar finds itself in the courtroom spotlight, Bobby Kotick continues to be Bobby Kotick, Ubisoft trims more staff, and the ongoing argument over AI in game development refuses to settle.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:34 Intro
• 00:04:30 What Did We Play While We Were Off?
• 00:05:04 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
• 00:10:27 Ghost of Yōtei
• 00:14:56 Star Wars Outlaws
• 00:17:25 Steam Deck Shenanigans
• 00:26:34 Anthem Falls Silent
• 00:34:15 Rockstar Clears First Legal Hurdle in GTA 6 Dispute
• 00:37:11 Rockstar Opens the Door to Paid Mods…
• 00:38:09 …Then Slams It Shut Elsewhere
• 00:39:40 Kotick Continues to be a Smug Git
• 00:44:35 Ubisoft Cuts Deeper as Swedish Studios Feel the Pinch
• 00:46:40 Shift Up Boss Backs AI as a Survival Tool
• 00:48:10 No Clankers in the Warhammer Room
• 00:54:40 Check out our Merch at BigRedBarrel.com/Store
• 00:55:47 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 00:56:31 Go to BigRedBarrel.com and get in contact with us
• 00:58:49 Outro – The Titan by Sarah Schachner

Thanks for listening to another episode of BRB UK. You can grab the MP3 for this episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, via RSS, or wherever you get your podcasts.

In 2025, the Xbox 360 quietly passed its 20th Anniversary, and it got us thinking about just how much that console shaped our gaming lives. From sprawling RPGs and genre-defining shooters to late-night multiplayer sessions and games that soundtracked entire friendships, the 360 era hit differently.

Dan and Coleman take a trip back to Microsoft's most influential console, digging into the games they loved playing on it and why those experiences have stuck around long after the discs stopped spinning.

Editor's note: We're all on our Christmas/New Year break until next year, but we've left you with a handful of special shows to keep you company while we're gone. See you next week.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:29 Intro
• 00:07:29 Halo: Reach
• 00:11:07 Dead Rising 2
• 00:13:15 Mass Effect Trilogy
• 00:18:44 Rock Band
• 00:22:24 Batman: Arkham City
• 00:25:08 Fable II
• 00:28:04 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• 00:30:25 Bioshock
• 00:34:34 Gears of War
• 00:40:24 Outro – Xbox 360 Startup (Soulful Remix) by Smooth4Lyfe

Thanks for listening to another episode of BRB UK. You can grab the MP3 for this episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, via RSS, or wherever you get your podcasts.

It's time for another round of British gaming chat as Tim and Coleman return to talk through the week's news and nonsense.

This week, the lads dive into Dispatch and Sweet Surrender VR, plus there is plenty going on in the world of Nintendo, including an investigation into its Pokémon patent and a court case against a pirating streamer. And if that was not enough, Terminator 2D: No Fate has hit a delay, giving us all more time to prepare for Judgement Day again.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:33 Intro
• 00:02:02 A Little Bit of Ball x Pit
• 00:02:56 Dispatch
• 00:19:32 Sweet Surrender VR
• 00:37:35 Fired Rockstar Staff Protest Outside GTA 6 Studios
• 00:42:20 Nintendo's Pokémon Patent Under Fire
• 00:46:25 Nintendo Wins Case Against Bragging Game Pirate
• 00:49:44 Terminator 2D: No Fate Delayed… Again
• 00:52:22 Check out our Merch at BigRedBarrel.com/Store
• 00:54:15 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington – Haut's Up!
• 00:56:23 Go to BigRedBarrel.com and Get in Contact with us
• 00:58:57 Outro – Shift by Andrew Arcadi

Thanks for listening to another episode of BRB UK. You can grab the MP3 for this episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, via RSS, or wherever you get your podcasts.

That's the thing about Robots, they tend to be very good at Table Tennis.

Of course, Tim has VR games to talk about including Racket Fury Table Tennis VR and Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game. While Dan continues to tinker with his sexy new Steam Deck OLED.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:04:03 Racket Fury Table Tennis VR
• 00:06:50 Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game
• 00:09:31 Arizona Sunshine 2
• 00:22:00 Steam Deck OLED
• 00:29:32 First Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer revealed
• 00:45:02 Codemasters hit with layoffs from EA
• 00:49:10 Sony pulls purchased videos licenced by Discovery
• 00:56:01 Starbreeze announces Dungeons & Dragons title
• 00:58:39 Check out our merch at TeePublic.com/stores/BRB
• 01:00:30 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 01:04:16 Get in contact
• 01:05:24 Outro

Thanks for listening to another episode of BRB UK. Here's where you can download this episode's MP3 and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, RSS, Spotify, YouTube or anywhere else that podcasts are available.

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Welcome back for another episode of Big Red Flix, BigRedBarrel.com's movie podcast. This week Dave and Yoshifett are joined by Samusfett to discuss Downton Abby, Breaking Bad vs Sons Of Anarchy, Anchorman 2, the box office, Samusfett's crushes, Elysium, and Nell.

The Big Red Barrelcast returns to tickle your ear drums with their ramblings! On this weeks episode, Dave, PacManPolarBear and Kev blabber on about Pacman's PS4, GTA Online, and the cloud. Don't forget to visit our sponsor Insert Coin Clothing and cover up your nakedness by using discount code BIGREDSAVINGS15 for 15% off your order!

This time, they pontificate about:

• Pacman's awesome Kwanza
  
• Uplay sucks
  
• Assassin's Creed 4
  
• Battlefield 4
  
• The awesome of Amazon
  
• COD Ghosts
  
• Hackers are making it rain in GTA Online
  
• FaceRig
• New Lara Croft fan flick
  
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes
  
• Hello Games studio floods
• Shout outs
  
• Some lovely bonus content for BRB podcast app owners.

It's time, once again, to put boom in your boom and listen to BRB Boom. This week, DogsDie, Smelly Pirate and Yoshifett geek out about what next gen console to buy, Smelly's taint, Cards Against Humanity, and whatever random topics our minds can come up with.

Welcome back for another episode of Big Red Flix, BigRedBarrel.com's movie podcast. This week Dave and Yoshifett discuss movies about Canada, Christmas movies, Pacific Rim, Catching Fire, Frozen, Hallmark Christmas movies, John Cusack and a few video games.

Check back next week for an all new episode of BRB Flix.

Blaarrrg. That's the noise we're all making after imbibing our own body weight in Chrimbo nosh. Thankfully Dan, Jon and Tim managed to crimp a podcast out before the onslaught of Christmas – so sit back, relax and enjoy!

This week's festive flotsam includes: 

• Koalas
• Kangaroos
• Wombats
• Cats
• Dan finds himself enjoying FIFA 14
• Peggle 2 grumblings
• Need for Speed: Rivals
• Battlefield 4
• Our Games of The Year
• Our moments of the outgoing console generation

The Big Red Barrelcast returns to tickle your ear drums with their ramblings! On this week's episode, Dave, Pacman and Kev complain about Joel Mchale, GTA Online, and the Move. Don't forget to visit our sponsor Insert Coin Clothing and cover up your nakedness by using discount code BIGREDSAVINGS15 for 15% off your order!

This time, they pontificate about:

• Still no word on GT6 coming to the PS4
  
• The VGX disaster
  
• VGX trailers
  
• Valve sends out steam boxes
  
• Another version of Street Fighter 4 is on the horizon
  
• Forza rethinks the way they do micro-transactions
• GTA Online is starting to fizzle
• Halo on your TV
• The new Move
• Fallout 4 is a thing
• Video game cities
• Some lovely bonus content for BRB podcast app owners.