Naked Gaming, from the Naked Scientists
The computer gaming "what's hot and what's not", featuring reviews of recent releases, interviews with industry insiders, and a "retro revival" - games re-released from your youth...
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Next-gen gaming: expansive and expensive
We bring you the latest announcements from E3, as well as the biggest new games, including Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Biomutant, Returnal, and Chivalry II. Plus are games too expensive now?! And we…
00:31:21 |
Mon 19 Jul 2021
Our PS5 arrives!
Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner are back, and explain why there's a shortage of PS5 chips. Despite this, they have actually managed to get a PS5! Also, why some games feel like having a job but you are…
00:16:04 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Monkey Island Discs: Ben Rich
Chris Berrow from the Naked Gaming Podcast team speaks to meteorologist Ben Rich about his favourite games, and what led him back to gaming after a break of more than 15 years! He loves the Nintendo …
00:18:40 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Apple vs Epic, and gamification
Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner return for more gaming action, but they are jealous because reporter Alex Rhodes managed to buy a PS5. That's not right is it! There's coverage of the Apple vs Epic Game…
00:37:11 |
Sun 23 May 2021
Game to get your Duke of Edinburgh Award!
Join Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner for the Naked Gaming Podcast's News Update episode. This time they discuss the backlash against Blizzard, as women gamers aren't represented in a recent Hearthstone…
00:14:01 |
Sat 15 May 2021
Monkey Island Discs: Louise Blain
We continue our new series Monkey Island Discs, where we talk to someone about their gaming loves and hates. This month it's broadcaster, gamer, horror fan, leather jacket enthusiast, stealth assassi…
00:22:30 |
Sat 01 May 2021
Wrestling, with Virtual Crowds
Why are broadcasters turning to FIFA for their crowd sounds? Chris tries to become enthusiastic about plants, and Leigh reviews Oddworld: Soulstorm. There's a new game from the creators of Final Fant…
00:36:10 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Loot Boxes, and Adaptive Difficulty
Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner talk to one of the authors of a new report that looks at "loot boxes" offered witihn some computer games. It says the link between gaming loot boxes and problem gambling…
00:15:48 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Monkey Island Discs: OJ Borg
This is a start of a new series called Monkey Island Discs... what a great name! We talk to someone about their gaming loves and hates, what character they would be, and if they are a console or PC p…
00:18:55 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
iHorses, PS4 Courses
Leigh Milner bets on a horse at Cheltenham and wins. But is she any good at iHorse Racing? We review Mundaun, a scary hand-drawn game where you solve puzzles. Chris Berrow tells you how to learn usin…
00:25:29 |
Sun 21 Mar 2021
Developer Special: Slug Disco
Join Chris and Leigh for a special episode of the podcast, sponsored by Slug Disco, as they delve into Ecosystem and Empires of the Undergrowth, and Beetle Uprising. There's definitely an insect-them…
00:33:54 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
News Update: PS5 shortage and Pokemon at 25
Why are some people struggling to get a Playstation 5, even though it's been out for 6 months. Are scalpers to blame? And is it illegal to sell on a PS5 for profit? Our reporter Alex Rhodes sends us …
00:22:44 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
BONUS: Pigs that play video games
Chris Berrow chats to Candace Croney, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Well-being at Purdue University. How did she design a video game that pigs could play, what does it show about how intelligent …
00:33:34 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
Porknite: pigs that play video games
Scientists have discovered that pigs can play video games! They should invent one called Swinecraft. We're thinking of renaming our show to the Naked Gaming Pigcast. Our reporker Alex Rhodes also has…
00:37:42 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
News Update: GameStop shares and Xbox Profits
Xbox make loads of money, but also U-turn on their proposed increases to the price of Xbox Live Gold. And our reporter Alex Rhodes explains the GameStop share fiasco in the bath... like Margot Robbie…
00:15:07 |
Sun 14 Feb 2021
BONUS: How AI has changed chess
Chess computers running a range of new artificial intelligence programmes, including one called AlphaZero, have advanced to the point that a human grandmaster simply can't beat them. Chris Berrow has…
00:28:56 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Hitman 3 and AI in Chess
We review January's only big release Hitman 3, hear from Woman International Master (WIM) Natasha Regan why chess computers have become unbeatable, Alex Rhodes sees if he can handle a dog simulator, …
00:55:10 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Christmas Special and Cyberpunk 2077
It's our Christmas Special episode, but there's no tinsel because Leigh thinks (incorrectly) that it's tacky. We review Cyberpunk 2077 aka Cyberbug 2077, Chris hears about a film that's being made en…
00:27:34 |
Wed 30 Dec 2020
Is the Xbox Series X/S worth getting?
After the fiasco that was the PS5 launch, we got hold of an Xbox Series X. From unboxing to Xboxing, find out all you need to know about Microsoft's new consoles in one handy podcast. How long does i…
00:28:58 |
Sat 19 Dec 2020
The next generation, and Mario Kart at home!
Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner return with a first look at the next generation of consoles - The PS5 and the Xbox Series X - and the games that you can play! There's Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Spid…
00:44:37 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
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