Pixel Parents Podcast

About Pixel Parents Podcast

Welcome to the Pixel Podcast Podcast! Join your Ol’ dads Liam and Scott each week as they chat about their love of gaming and how they navigate the hobby they love while raising little ones.

Publisher

Pixel Parents

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2024

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

145 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Episode 133 - Gears of War is Back… Let’s Get Physical - Pixel Parents Podcast

   Physical games were about more than owning a disc. Game shops, midnight launches, manuals, trade ins and lending games to friends all helped make gaming feel like a visible culture. This week, we ask what digital convenience has cost us, what today’s younger players may never experience and whether physical gaming is already beyond saving. We also share our first impressions of Gears of War E Day, including its horror atmosphere, incredible opening act and why it feels like the Xbox game we have been waiting for, plus: In this episode: Gears of War E-Day Ghost of Yōtei Echoes of Sekigahara Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave PES 6 Master League The Vale Lostbound Pixel Picks Replay Gamer Court Subscribe for weekly gaming discussions from two adult gamer parents. https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast GET BONUS SHOWS AND MORE BY JOINING OUR ALWAYS FREE PATREON (www.patreon.com/pixelparents (http://www.patreon.com/pixelparents)) Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code BMB591ST2JKNHXWE #GamingPodcast #TheWitcher3 #GamingPodcast — CHAPTERS 00:00 What we lose when games go digital 00:42 Butter in the beard 03:22 Welcome and housekeeping 04:25 PES 6 Master League 07:56 The Vale Lostbound 09:24 Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave 15:28 The value of comfort games 21:50 Ghost of Yōtei Echoes of Sekigahara 33:22 Moonlighter 2 and card shop life 35:18 Gears of War E Day impressions 42:18 Gears becomes survival horror 49:26 Why the Locust feel frightening again 57:26 What we lose without physical games 01:00:31 What physical gaming meant to us 01:08:08 Manuals, game shops and discovery 01:14:07 The death of midnight launches 01:20:01 What younger gamers may never experience 01:28:24 Is physical gaming already dead? 01:32:19 GoldenEye 007 Pixel Picks Replay 01:33:55 Gamer Court puts PT on trial 01:39:29 Was the seventh generation gaming’s peak? 01:41:39 Thanks for listening — Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com (mailto:pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com) Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com (http://barehandsdesigns.com) New episodes every Friday. 🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2JE8TeviD5XXuiqVYxj63Q?_reload_cause=banner-auto-reload 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pixel-parents-video-game-podcast/id1740836394 💬 Join our FREE Discord https://discord.gg/yjV2wSAZw (https://discord.gg/yjV2wSAZw) 💖 Join the FREE Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pixelparents 🦋 Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/pixelparents.bsky.social 📺 Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast/S ✉️ Email the show pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Episode 132 - The Nine Games That Shaped Us - Pixel Parents Podcast

   What are the nine games that made you the gamer you are today? Scott and Liam join the social media trend, but the grid only tells part of the story. We explain how these games shaped our tastes, friendships, families and different stages of our lives. These are not simply our nine favourite games. They are the games that made us. In this episode: Minecraft Dungeons II review Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave Control Resonant Star Wars Zero Company FC 27 The Witcher 3 Remastered The Last of Us Part I in Pixel Picks Replay October 2026 Pixel Picks Replay selection Subscribe for weekly gaming discussions from two adult gamer parents. https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast GET BONUS SHOWS AND MORE BY JOINING OUR ALWAYS FREE PATREON (www.patreon.com/pixelparents (http://www.patreon.com/pixelparents)) Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code BMB591ST2JKNHXWE #GamingPodcast #TheWitcher3 #GamingPodcast — CHAPTERS 00:00 The nine games that made us 00:41 Welcome to Pixel Parents 07:06 Minecraft Dungeons II review 15:42 Onimusha and Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave 24:22 Control Resonant first impressions 30:18 Star Wars Zero Company 38:34 Is FC 27 worth returning to? 42:14 The Witcher 3 Remastered 47:00 Gears of War E Day review leak 49:26 Will we see more GTA VI? 52:30 Scott fights back against scam callers 55:52 The nine games that made us 57:44 The games that started everything 01:06:49 Games that shaped our tastes 01:11:11 Games tied to friendship 01:14:18 Games that helped us through life 01:17:09 Our most surprising choices 01:23:38 The final games 01:32:23 The games that missed out 01:35:37 Pixel Picks Replay 01:36:21 The Last of Us Part I 01:44:00 October’s game revealed 01:45:20 Closing — Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com (mailto:pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com) Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com (http://barehandsdesigns.com) New episodes every Friday. 🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2JE8TeviD5XXuiqVYxj63Q?_reload_cause=banner-auto-reload 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pixel-parents-video-game-podcast/id1740836394 💬 Join our FREE Discord https://discord.gg/yjV2wSAZw (https://discord.gg/yjV2wSAZw) 💖 Join the FREE Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pixelparents 🦋 Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/pixelparents.bsky.social 📺 Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast/S ✉️ Email the show pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Episode 131 - Great games, broken industry: Xbox layoffs and gaming’s future - Pixel Parents Podcast

   Gaming has rarely been better, but the industry behind it has rarely looked more unstable. Another 268 Xbox jobs have been cut, Halo is moving to a new team within Activision, and more studios face uncertain futures. But this feels much bigger than one company making bad decisions. Scott and Liam discuss the rising cost of making games, unsustainable expectations, the future of AA development and why the next console generation could leave normal players behind. Are we taking one of the best periods for playing video games for granted while the foundations underneath it change? Elsewhere, Scott gives Onimusha: Way of the Sword a nine out of ten and prepares for a brutal platinum run. Liam finishes The Blood of Dawnwalker and Marvel’s Wolverine before becoming dangerously invested in Star Wars Zero Company. Gamer Court also returns with more outrageous claims from the dock! Who will be guilty of a horrendous take? Join our free Patreon community https://bit.ly/SupportPixelParents (https://bit.ly/SupportPixelParents) Subscribe for weekly gaming discussions from two adult gamers. https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast In this episode: The Blood of Dawnwalker Marvel’s Wolverine Onimusha: Way of the Sword Star Wars Zero Company Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave Main Topic: Great games, broken industry Gamer Court GET BONUS SHOWS AND MORE BY JOINING OUR ALWAYS FREE PATREON (www.patreon.com/pixelparents (http://www.patreon.com/pixelparents)) Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code BMB591ST2JKNHXWE #GamingPodcast #TheWitcher3 #GamingPodcast — CHAPTERS 00:00 Gaming is brilliant, but the industry is struggling 00:55 Welcome to Pixel Parents 04:26 Onimusha: Way of the Sword final verdict 10:15 Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave 18:16 Finishing The Blood of Dawnwalker 19:36 Marvel’s Wolverine final verdict 25:36 The pull of Control Resonant 27:19 Star Wars Zero Company impressions 31:27 Solitaire, Frasier and comfort gaming 32:45 Xbox cuts another 268 jobs 34:03 What is changing across Xbox 37:12 What happens to The Coalition? 40:59 Is Xbox preparing to be sold? 42:01 Why buy an Xbox now? 48:21 Great games, broken industry 50:43 Gaming in 2026 has been brilliant 54:37 Can a creative year still be a failure? 57:51 Why making games feels so unstable 59:40 Are huge games becoming unsustainable? 1:03:26 Creativity versus financial success 1:07:28 Have player expectations gone too far? 1:12:02 Will this be our last console generation? 1:17:49 Can you trust a free hardware review? 1:20:23 PlayStation and Xbox have lost our trust 1:23:37 Is the backlog gaming’s future? 1:24:56 What we want gaming to become 1:32:24 Pixel Picks Replay 1:33:29 Gamer Court 1:33:52 Do we need another Elder Scrolls or Fallout? 1:36:34 Far Cry 3 deserves more respect 1:39:46 Closing the show — Write to us: pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com (mailto:pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com) Follow us on BlueSky: @pixelparents.bsky.social Music & production by Sean Murray – barehandsdesigns.com (http://barehandsdesigns.com) New episodes every Friday. 🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2JE8TeviD5XXuiqVYxj63Q?_reload_cause=banner-auto-reload 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pixel-parents-video-game-podcast/id1740836394 💖 Join the FREE Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pixelparents 🦋 Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/pixelparents.bsky.social 📺 Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PixelParentsPodcast/S ✉️ Email the show pixelparentspodcast@gmail.com

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Spotify

4.2 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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