2 JAN 2022 · Sorry you've had to wait until 2022 for our end of 2021 wrap-up, but this festive period was double festive given the completely unfestive nature of the last one. So while Rob's been battling his backlog to offer up the most comprehensive top 3 possible, Will's been creating a brainteasing quiz for us all to suffer through and Marcus... well, Marcus has had enough of his own challenges recently that we're just glad he turned up. So gather round, hang your logs on the tree, throw your children in the fire and be glad that it's all over for another year. Hope you all had a good one and happy new year to any of you who are still actually listening to our drivel... Here's to many more! :) Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

18 NOV 2021 · So this week's show was very much teased last time around because of the awkwardness of a certain game's release date falling on the same day we recorded. So here - finally - is our in-depth opinion on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as well as Will's thoughts on the closing moments of Far Cry 6, some recounting of our efforts to all finally group up on Aliens: Fireteam Elite and Rob's vain attempt at getting Forza Horizon V's multiplayer mode to work. Back before Christmas for fun and games of the year... Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

28 OCT 2021 · In what might be the worst bit of scheduling in this podcast's almost decade long history, we ended up recording this episode about 1 hour after the release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. So you'll have to wait a few weeks for our opinion on that. There have been quite a few other releases though since we last spoke, so listen on for our thoughts on Far Cry 6, Aliens: Fireteam Elite & Back 4 Blood! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

23 SEP 2021 · Even though new games are finally coming out again, Sony's latest console is still fairly bereft of them so this holiday season, we're getting some massive announcements instead so you can at least buy a PS5 in the knowledge that there will some day be a reason for it. Entitled cynicism aside, the announcement of not one but two Marvel-based Insomniac Games cannot be understated, whilst more footage of the next God of War promises more of the same, which is really just fine as far as we're concerned. And both Rob & Will have been reacquainted with the concept of a brand new AAA game this month in the form of Arkane's Deathloop and that isn't even the only groundhog-day-time-loop game this week. Whodofthunkit!?! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

20 AUG 2021 · We're back from a bit of summer break finally getting to enjoy the great outdoors, yet despite our galavanting we've still managed to play some games. There's also been a bit of news going on, which you will likely be well acquainted with by now, but you haven't heard what we think about it yet have you! So listen on... :) Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

20 JUL 2021 · It's been fairly slim pickings on the new game front so far this year, but Sony at least had one card to play in the latest installment of Ratchet & Clank, which sees the lovable lombax and his mechanised pal span multiple realities in an adventure that truly harnesses the power of PS5. And as if that wasn't enough, they drop a State of Play on us deep-diving into the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West, which whilst spanning both console generations, surely couldn't look more beautiful if they tried. There's also some non-sony goodness to be had, mostly on the fighting front, with Guilty Gear Strive and the remaster of Virtua Fighter V and a fair amount more besides... Enjoy! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

18 JUN 2021 · It's that time again, so buckle up babies as we go through our highlights of this year's slightly-more-organised-than-2020's-summer-of-games E3! While this year's event may still have been virtual, fairly light on release dates and once again a sony-free zone, there were still some notable glimpses into our gaming future. Microsoft once again claiming a massive piece of the pie post their bethesda acquisition and lauding their enormous gamepass wand over nearly every game in sight, but there were also a few surprises from Ubisoft and Square in the form of some potentially lucrative licenses, namely Avatar & Guardians of the Galaxy! And of course, Devolver once again added some much needed satire & gore! Listen on for more as well as some of the finer points not to mention a sprinkling of cautious optimism on this year's annual E3 extravaganza! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

3 MAY 2021 · As our last episode may have hinted there's a fair amount of Monster Hunter talk on this one. Rob even managed to squeeze a bit of time in with the demo so it's not a complete monologue from Marcus. There's also been some news, mostly about inevitable covid/anti-crunch related delays, but also this years videogaming BAFTAs which for the second year running we were unable to attend, but they went ahead with anyway. All this and a few other things that aren't Monster Hunter on most definitely not delayed #NOTplaying podcast! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

29 MAR 2021 · Will might be in the midst of a between game slump, but his ears certainly pricked up upon news of Sony's next wave of VR tech, which we begrudgingly have to concede has been his call for the last 2 years or so of predictions we've run on this show. Meanwhile Rob is utterly dismayed by the firing of Bloodlines 2 developer, Hardsuit Labs, spelling almost certain doom for the project in question, but was somewhat bouyed by the strategic depth of Gears Tactics and the sheer badassery of being Batman in Arkham VR, which he'd been putting off playing until he had enough space to swing a batarang around in. And finally Marcus is the one landing on the cutting edge of gaming once again, with a return to his Capcom franchise of choice, for of course the Monster Hunter Rise demo landed recently. Since recording both(!) his copies of the full game have arrived, so you can be sure we'll be diving into that in more detail next time... Until then, a quick apology for the quality of Rob's track this week. He hadn't quite gotten all the goblins out of his new headset at the time of recording and believe us when we say we paid for it when it came to editing his horribly distorted and squished contribution! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast

8 MAR 2021 · On this week's show we're talking about Ubisoft's OTHER open world game loosely based around Greek Mythology, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Bloober Team's impressively creepy looking The Medium and Marcus is now comfortably back in the arms of Final Fantasy VII after realising that he could have spent 2020 playing that instead of stressing about what a shit year it was, proving that videogames really are the best kind of distraction during any kind of apocalypse. Hoorah! Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @notplayingpod You can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.uk If you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review! Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsound To Check out other shows in the Collection visit: http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcast