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Castlevania: A Lock-in at the Crate and Crowbar

An Episode posted by Marsh Davies on February 18, 2022
Jamie and Alex take a trip up the castellated spires and lethal staircases of the Castlevania series. We cover both the bonkers camp of the Symphony Of The Night-likes, and also the lethal twitching of the 8 & 16 bit games on Old Nintendos. Yes in that order, as this is a very personal and [...]
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Episode 392: Floating Knife Guy, I Like Him!

An Episode posted by Marsh Davies on February 11, 2022
Tom S and Marsh discuss the underwhelming goon-kicking reward loop of Dying Light 2, the high-calibre clobbering but confusing structure of Sifu, and the many ways of being stuck in Expeditions: Rome. Dying Light 2: Staaaaaay Human is an expansive parkour game with comically wonko interpersonal drama and surprisingly crap combat. Hybrid tactics/strategy RPG Expeditions: [...]
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The Matrix and its Sequels: A Lock-In at the Crate and Crowbar

An Episode posted by Marsh Davies on February 4, 2022
Jamie, Graham and Chris get lost in the desert of the real for three and half hours. Join them as they discuss the several Matrices, velcro, dads, bad squids, comedy French Dracula bastards, whether Geoff Keighley is real, whether films themselves exist, the “vocabulary of power”, the emotional logistics of sofas, 5D aeroplanes – and [...]
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Episode 391: You Can’t Jostle the Ghost Clump

An Episode posted by Marsh Davies on January 28, 2022
Graham, Alex and Marsh revel in the dopamine hit of spook-’em-shmup, Vampire Survivors, grumble about Halo Infinite, cultivate occult vegetables in Strange Horticulture and use children as ammunition in Fuga: Melodies of Steel. Starting out strong, it’s Robotron with Ghosts and Upgrades, aka, Vampire Survivors. And why not? Also playable in your browser. There may [...]
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  • What?

    The Crate and Crowbar is a weekly gaming podcast produced by a group of friends who work in the games industry. We also do spinoff podcasts about whatever else comes to mind, including films and TV.

    Caution: we swear quite a lot.

  • When and where?

    Every few weeks, normally on a Friday. You can download the MP3s or stream each episode from this very website, or subscribe via the podcast RSS feed.

    Click here to subscribe on iTunes.

  • Who?

    Jamie Brittain (@matronboy.bsky.social) used to write for TV (stuff like Skins, Breeders, Dates) but is all better now and is currently Lead Writer at Maverick Games.

    Marsh Davies (@marshdavies.bsky.social) is a writer, illustrator and game developer, currently making upsetting roleplaying games about cursed pies, hogmen and worse.

    Tom Francis (@pentadact.com) is an indie developer and former PC Gamer writer. His new game Heat Signature is out now.

    Tom Senior (@tomsenior.bsky.social) is the online editor of PC Gamer and occasionally writes about things that have gone into his eyes, ears or mouth on his blog, BlamBlamBoom. 6/10.

    Graham Smith (@grahamsmith.bsky.social) is the managing editor of Rock, Paper, Shotgun. He is tall, Scottish, and has a beard.

    Chris Thursten (@cjpt.bsky.social) is a writer and game developer. He's the narrative lead at Hypixel Studios and a writer for Black Library.

    Philippa Warr (@philippawarr.bsky.social) is a creator of miscellany. Her expertise spans wildlife photography, biscuits, IP law, opposites, art, and counting.

    Alex Wiltshire (@rotational.co.uk) writes about games for PC Gamer, RPS and Edge, and is also the author of some books. He is always sure to grab at only the low hangingest of flutes.

  • Who do I talk to about all of this?

    If you’d like to hang out with the Crate & Crowbar community, you can do so on our Discord server!

  • I have so many questions!

    Then send them to us! You can mail us at questions@crateandcrowbar.com or tweet us @crateandcrowbar.