A Winner Is You

Apr 07 2025 114 ep. 107 mins 3
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A Winner Is You is a video game club podcast from the UK presented by Alex Aldridge and David Smillie. We specialise in deep diving into the biggest and best games, both old and new, and deliver it all with irreverent banter and British humour.

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Episode 114: Nintendo Switch 2 Reaction + Our Top 10 Switch Games of All Time

Apr 07 2025 146 mins  
It's been a huge week to be a Nintendo fan, for good and bad. We're here to condense and deliver as much information and opinion from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and all the information trickling out since, as we possibly can just for you.To round out the episode, we celebrate the console that came before with our individual top 10 lists of Switch 1 games. Come say hi on

Episode 113: March Movie Madness '25: Ghostbusters

Mar 31 2025 119 mins  
It's a movie and a game for you lucky people! That's right, we're ready to believe you... want to hear us discuss the 1984 classic movie Ghostbusters AND Ghostbusters: The Video Game. We love the movie, we... kinda like and respect the game. There is absolutely nothing extraordinarily bad about this podcast. Yes, it's true, this man has no dick. Say hi to us on Blue

Episode 112: Celebrating the Genius of the Dishonored Games

Mar 11 2025 119 mins  
It's finally here, lads. We go deep into covering all the wonderful Dishonored games, right from the 2012 original through all the DLC and onto Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider.It's safe to say we adore these games. The main two are both 10/10s. We'll fight anyone who says otherwise. Say hi @winnerisyoupod on Twitter or BlueSky and get ready for March Movie Madnes

Episode 111: The 2010 Video Game Draft

Feb 28 2025 101 mins  
Once again we bring in KDB to join us picking 10 video games each, this time from the year 2010, and trying to get the highest total Metacritic score. This is an epic, folks. Banger game after banger game, a photo finish down to the last game for second place, records broken, and a bonus 2025 fantasy draft for a bonus point in the league table. Please rate and/or review us on your

Episode 110: The Top 100 Xbox 360 Games of All Time pt.2

Feb 19 2025 158 mins  
Oh bugger, this is already getting messy. We're back with another 15 rock solid Xbox 360 games to add in to our burgeoning top 100 list. So you can follow along while listening, the current top 15 before recording looked like this: Dead Space Gears of War Portal 2 Batman: Arkham Asylum Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Bioshock The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Binary Domain FIFA 10 So

Episode 109: Game of the Year Awards 2024

Jan 17 2025 163 mins  
We may be halfway through January already, but 2024 doesn't officially end until we've decided our prestigious Game of the Year Awards! The categories, as is now the standard, are: Best Story, Best Gameplay, Most Bullshit, Best Surprise, Worst Game, Outsider Award (best non-pod game), Best Game, Most Anticipated 2025 Podcast Game, and Most Anticipated 2025 New Release. E

Episode 108: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Dec 31 2024 122 mins  
What a way to close out 2024, eh? There's something quintessentially Christmassey about sticking on an Indiana Jones movie, so we decided we'd play one in Machine Games' latest masterpiece. We dive deep into the gameplay, story, mysteries, puzzles, characters, combat and much, much more. Say hi to us on Twitter or BlueSky @winnerisyoupod and have a bloody brilliant new year. See y

Episode 107: 20 Years of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Dec 13 2024 135 mins  
Snaaaaake Eeeeeeeaaaaaterrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's right, we're rounding off the original MGS trilogy with what many believe to be its finest hour. Join us in celebration of MGS3's 20th birthday as we have a deep dive into its gameplay, impact, bosses and all the insane details you may have missed! Come say hi to use on Twitter or BlueSky @winnerisyoupod

Episode 106: 30 Years of PlayStation & Our Top 10 PS1 Games

Dec 02 2024 120 mins  
Happy birthday, PlayStation, you old bastard! 30 years of Sony's iconic, game-changing machine needs to be acknowledged and celebrated with more than just a grey PS5 controller, so we're here to throw a proper party. We've got memories of the console, anecdotes from childhood, a look through our PS1 games collections and our individual top 10 lists of PS1 games. It's a warm and fu

Episode 105: 20 Years of Halo 2

Nov 23 2024 111 mins  
Don't feel old, mate. We're all in this together, ageing like fine wine. Has Halo 2 done the same, or is it old and embarassing like your dad? We talk through everything - gameplay, story, marketing, multiplayer, the 2014 remaster and much, much more. Say hi @winnerisyoupod on twitter and/or BlueSky, watch us on YouTube, and please rate/review on your platform of choice - it proba