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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's ep 53 and @jamiewoodcock.com is still with us! We talk games: Jamie pines for Andor in Star Wars: Zero Company, Alex plays the now BDS-free South of Midnight, and Sofie insists the vinyl sound is warmer in Wax Heads. Star Wars and Marxism together at last! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ep 52, and with Ed out abroad, we only have a special guest co-host - it's @jamiewoodcock.com! The author of Marx At The Arcade joins us for our news ep, where we talk game announcements, the @gameworkers.co.uk Rockstar tribunal and Blizzard's union contract. More Jamie next week! LINKS⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Boringly-numbered ep 51 is here, and GTA cannot be contained to news! Alex has replayed GTA5 to see how well it holds up. Has it been cancelled?! Meanwhile, Ed luxuriates in a half-tuck in Uncharted 2. Sofie silently judges us both, as is her right. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's only episode 50?!? A half-century? How is that possible?? Well, at any rate, it's still a news one, and we go hog-wild on GTA 6 - we watch the showcase, Alex talks GTA leaks, Sofie big-ups the @gameworkers.co.uk, and Ed gets into a different set of leaks. History is made! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It's ep 49! 50 next, which means something? Anyway, Alex nationalises the railways in Denshattack!, Sofie halflings out in a round of D&D, and Ed wrings the last drops of goodness out of Dark Souls 2 with it's DLC. Lots of GTA chat next ep! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 28/08/2026

it's me i'm "unknown"

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ep 48! News! And most important, Kingdom Hearts news!! Will we get it memorised? Only one way to find out. Meanwhile, Ed talks Saber CEO, Sofie spills tea on Roblox and Alex delves further into the Id layoffs. You'd better believe we're keeping it Simple and Clean. LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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IWGB @iwgbunion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Don’t boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it: youtube.com/shorts/hhIES... T-shirt preorders open now! All proceeds from the t-shirts, which are ethically made and designed by us, will go towards the fired Rockstar workers’ legal funds. bit.ly/4xLc4IP

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Don't Boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it.

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Welcome to episode 47, and Sofie's still back! We talk games - Sof's killing God in 33 Immortals, Alex has notes on the Victorian legal system in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and Ed falls in love with a sidekick in Jak and Daxter. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's ep 46 but who cares because Sofie's back!! Waaah! It's news so she's getting into Saudi Arabia buying EA, Ed talks network outages and Alex compares the Analogue 3D and the ModRetro M64 (not great for one of them). And did we say that Sofie's back?!! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ep 45 is here with a bang - Alex is whisked away by Leon's thick arms in Resident Evil: Requiem and Ed embodies the divine wind in Ghost of Tsushima. Sofie's back next week! Along with news! And the listenability of the podcast! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Ep 44 arrives with a bumper All Bad News Special episode! Ed talks Xbox layoffs, and Alex chats ZA/UM layoffs (Sofie's back soon!). Soak up that creamy depression in our shortest ever episode. Games still next week though! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's ep 43 - and with only Ed and Alex (Sofie back soon!) they go deep on their games. And they're 007: First Light and the OG Resident Evil remake! Is James Bond a true Marxist? The answer is definitely no, but we chat about him anyway. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Games Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Call for Proposals 🔊 Help us shape the Games Transformed Festival by submitting your proposals for the festival programme or exhibition area! The deadline for submissions is July 31st, 2026. Submit now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ep 42, and has there been any news in the last 2 weeks? Oh yeah: Xboxalypse, Playstation abandons disc and some good (!!) news about Rockstar trying to unionise! So this is a big boy episode, we've got a lot to chew on. Join us! (and games next week) ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Games Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

📣 Games Transformed Festival is returning to East London on October 30th, October 31st 🎃 and November 1st 2026. Three days of radical games, playtests, panels, talks, workshops, a dedicated children and families’ programme and much more. Sign up for early ticket release: forms.gle/vpA1yRkZcExw...

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ep 41 is here, and we have gone all-out for Zero Parades, the sort-of followup to Disco Elysium! All three of us have played it - is it good? Is it bad? Does it live up to DE? Does it continue or betray its politics? Is life still worth living? All will be answered! LINKS⬇️

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As the director of a historical video game preservation institution, and someone who has dedicated his entire adult life to this cause, this is accurate. We have attempted to work with the industry's trade organization to find a legal path forward, but they refuse to offer a meaningful alternative.

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Chloe "Scare-Bot Scramble" Adams @addamschloe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

piracy is the only extant form of media preservation that exists in games right now, you might find it morally reprehensible but there is literally no other institution that will keep games alive in 25, 50 years' time

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KinoFabino 🇵🇸 @kinofabino.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Reposting because of the sony news

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We're back! We did it! Our housing hassle is over (for now) and we're back on our podcast bullshit. And with a big one! It's news and Alex goes all in on Keighley's SGF, Ed maintains consistency with bad Xbox news, and Sofie has good (?!) news from Rockstar and the IWGB. Back! ⬇️

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RSGWU @rsgworkersunion.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

GTA fans have been on the edge of their seats at the rumours a new video is about to drop… Well the wait is over. We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union. Our platform, to tell our story. youtu.be/iLOq_6rOpoM

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The Video GTA Fans Have Been Waiting For: The Rockstar Game Workers Union Launch

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We're late! But here! And it's a big one - we finally talk about DISCO ELYSIUM! We're doing it! The spectre haunting the podcast has finally arrived! Also - Sofie examines hallway tiles in Exit 8, and Ed experiences "Twilight For Boys" in Dispatch. Big times! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Incredible scenes in ep 38 as we are joined by @gameworkers.co.uk's Chair, Spring McparlinJones! We talk corporate skullduggery, worker uprisings, and of course, ZA/UM. Also, Ed and Sofie hear Alex gripe about Starfox. Great for fans of tone shifts! And good podcasts! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The rifts grow ever-wider in ep 37, live now! The co-hosts are at each others' throats - will all three somehow be purged?? Before they are, Sofie plays Tomodachi Life and Flock Around, Ed revisits Blue Prince, and Alex finds a Marxist werewolf in Resident Evil: Village! LINKS⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Episode 36 has arrived and the cracks are forming! Listen in to hear the beginnings of the invitable sectarian split. Also news! Sofie talks Xbox climbdowns, Ed relays a Build A Rocket Boy deep-dive and Alex explains Halo's recent link to fascism. Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Episode 35! It's here at last! Alex hangs outside of Whitechapel station to declare that London has fallen (to fascism tho) in Watch Dogs: Legion, Ed wakes with élan in Alan Wake, and Sofie nostalgiamaxxes in Retro Rewind. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Episode 34 ominously looms over us all - a clear sign that this is a news one! Ed updates us on Stop Killing Games, Sofie finds an unlikely ally against payment processors, and Alex has a big old rant about the Triple I Initiative. Join us! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It's episode 33! No Clobbers chat though unfortunately. Instead, Ed proves himself to be an insufferable hipster in Dark Souls 2, and Alex hangs around floozies in Mafia: Definitive Edition. Sofie's just taking it all in. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Jon Deadvies 🦖 🔜 Pixel Art Park (Tokyo) @sovanjedi.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Okay so you might see this video with the audio muted. Now imagine how the music must sound like. I urge you to unmute and listen to what it's actually like because I guarantee you you're not prepared for it.

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Episode 32 has dawned, and despite the game industry's suspicious timing, we have no choice but to talk about the inappropriately glammed up DLSS 5. Also, Sofie tells us about PS5 price gouging and Ed mourns Fortnite layoffs. Games chat next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter! 55 Player Classes 150+ NPC Classes 29 Factions 20 Example Moons of Realis GMing and Prep Guidance Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

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A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Episode 31 is here! We're talking about games we've played this time, and Sofie Kojimafies her life finishing Death Stranding, Alex is chased by hillbillies in Resident Evil 7 and Ed rebuilds Rome on Marxist principles in Assassins' Creed Broho. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Banger episode alert: we have Meghna Jayanth on as a guest! She's here to talk about her upcoming game All Will Rise, and their very cool decision to break a contract with Microsoft over BDS. More news too - new Xbox (don't buy it) and more Mindseye mysteries! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Hello again! Episode 29! It's a games one! Ed Crashes his Bandicoot, Sofie Strands her Death and Alex Counts his Donuts (in Donut County). It's good stuff! News next week - plus a special guest??!? LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

News episode! Ed delves into the corporate skullduggery (and all other forms of duggery) at Xbox. and Alex mourns the loss of Bluepoint. Plus Sofie too, don't worry! See you next week for the GAMES LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The New Podcast Order continues, and we're back on games. Alex endorses regime change in Latin America in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Ed visits Cyberville again in Journey of the Gods, and Sofie is wary of Kojima in Death Stranding. News next week! Links!⬇️⬇️⬇️

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HK @hkesvani.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Weekly podcasts continue - and we're back on news! Ed breaks down the AI-pocalypse, Sofie reads a maybe-obituary for service games, and of course Alex goes over the big PlayStation showcase. And we're back with games next week! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ LINKS

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The weekly revolution of Red Barrels continues! It's a dedicated games ep - and after Alex gets all NATOy in Battlefield 6, we move onto the main event: CLOBBERGEDDON. That's right, we've all finished it, so it's time for an Expedition 33 spoilercast! News next week! Links! ⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Incredible news comrades! RED BARRELS IS GOING WEEKLY! From now on, we will be splitting the podcast in half, making the games and news sections their own episodes, posted on alternate weeks. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Ep 23 is here! The Dead Rise (ing), Stardew Valleys and then the Factors io (kind of ran away from me there). Plus Anthem is maybe preserved, Runescape astonishingly continues and INCREDIBLE GTA VI SECRETS ARE REVEALED! They can't even sue us for this.

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

New year, new episode! Ep 22 is here with a rubbish terf game, a cool cowboy game, and an unexpectedly sensual Metroid game. Plus, some sad news, and some less sad news: the downfall of Xbox. 2026 is the year of the revolution! But, in like, games. ⬇️ Links!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Ep 21 and it's time to award the most important trophy possible: Most Ideologically Correct Game of the Year 2025! Also we talk about the far less important and far more reactionary Keighleygasm Game Awards. ⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Where's the podcast? Since we're taking Xmas off (sorry) we've delayed the pod to next Monday so that we can span the gap a bit better. Also we can talk about the Game Awards. Also we can issue our own awards! Also, we have Sara from @nogamesforgenocide.com! It'll be a big one!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

It's ep 20, and the 1-year anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate we went all-out and had a Friendslop special episode with the incredible @littlebear.bsky.social! We friend! We slop! And we even do the news as usual. Onwards to year two! Links! ⏬

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Sofie returns! For episode 19! And talks about vampires! And Alex finished Silksong! And Ed's played Stray! And we have solidarity with @gameworkers.co.uk's members being strikebroken at Rockstar! And even more news! Right now!

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