Episode 9 is here! We did it! Against all odds! After a BRAND NEW mystery segment, Alex unlocks the many mysteries of Blue Prince, and Ed takes aim at the clergy in Cult of the Lamb. In the news, we talk about the implosion of games media, bad news about prices as well as GTA 6 and finish up laughing at billionaires as usual.

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠

NOT recorded at MayDay Rooms (but we still love them) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org/⁠⁠

It's episode eight - but ignore all our grousing about the sound quality. It was our first episode recording remotely and unexpectedly it turned out great! So make sure to enjoy our dulcet tones.

And in that silky smooth audio, Ed plunges into the soulsborne genre with Demon Souls, Alex finishes up Assassins' Creed Shadows, and Sofie ascends into the unknown in Outer Wilds. Also the news!

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠

NOT recorded at MayDay Rooms (but we still love them) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org/⁠⁠

Episode seven is upon us, and of course we're talking about the big reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 - oh and the collapse of the world economy too, can't forget about that.

But before that, we discuss Ed's Survival of Vampires, Sofie becomes a REPO-man, and Alex revives the discourse of 2013 with Bioshock Infinite.

COME for trenchant political and gaming critique! STAY for Alex's shocking interpretation of Metroid Prime 4!

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠

Recorded at MayDay Rooms - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org/⁠⁠

The episodes keep coming - welcome to number six! This time, Alex plumbs the depths of feudal Japanese history in Assassin's Creed, wedding bells are ringing for Ed in It Takes Too, and Sofie submits to the allures of colonialism in Monster Hunter Wilds.

In the news, we have worrying acquisitions, hopeful union developments, and Ed gives us an update in the eternal drama of the ZA/UMageddon!

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink

Recorded at MayDay Rooms - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org/⁠⁠

We're back! After a brief hiatus due to deep-state persecution, we've bounded back onto the internet, ready to astound and amaze in equal measure with our political and gaming takes.

After another riveting round of Who Would Marx Main??, Sofie finishes off Pentiment, Alex uncovers the shocking truth about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (and the Yakuza series generally), and Ed enters the cyberverse with Death Horizon: Reloaded! After that we discuss the news, including an update on our French comrades' strike action.

BTW: Pentiment spoilers end at 00:28:23!

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠

Fantastic theme song from ⁠⁠⁠⁠brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Recorded at MayDay Rooms - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org/⁠⁠

In defiance of reason and good taste, the Red Barrels Podcast has lurched to its fourth episode. Today, we discuss three games: Fallout 2, 1000X Resist and Pentiment, and wring the political content out of them like a wet rag.

Then we crash into the news, talking about fascist Fallout mod enthusiasts, the reliability of labour campaigning performed by Sonic the Hedgehog, and then force ourselves to talk about Trump and his tariffs.

Please consider reviewing us on iTunes and Spotify, and sharing us on social media!

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⁠⁠⁠@redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

Sofie:⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠, streaming on⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠

Ed:⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._

Fantastic theme song from⁠⁠⁠brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠!

Recorded at MayDay Rooms -⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org/⁠

They said it couldn't happen - the third episode of Red Barrels is here! Alex, Sofie and Ed are back to talk about the games they've been playing, argue about the ideology within them, and then get into the news. Including! The start of a probably regular segment deep-diving into all the drama surrounding the Disco Elysium ZA/UM fallout. IN FACT! Much to our annoyance, merely one day after recording, ZA/UM splinter developers Longdue officially announced their new game (along with a crowdfunder): Hopetown.

You may also have seen our fabulous new branding! This is thanks to the incomparable Bella Harter, who you can find on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._

For updates on our upcoming episodes, make sure to subscribe and follow us on Twitter or increasingly BlueSky:

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Your hosts are:

Alex: ⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from ⁠⁠brilliantdrink⁠⁠!

Recorded at MayDay Rooms - ⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org/⁠

Welcome to the second episode of the Red Barrels Podcast! Listen in to a bunch of lefties chatting about games and the politics behind them. Starring Alex, Ed and Sofie, we announce the Red Barrels Podcast's First Annual Most Ideologically Correct Game of the Year award, and then discuss the capitalist behemoth that is the less ideologically correct Game Awards.

This is the last podcast of the year, but don't despair - we'll be back in January, hopefully with a more regular schedule!

For updates on our upcoming episodes, make sure to subscribe and follow us on Twitter or increasingly BlueSky:

⁠@redbarrelspod⁠

⁠@redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social⁠

Your hosts are:

Alex: ⁠@alexduin⁠, ⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠

Sofie: ⁠@sofreelymedia⁠, ⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠, streaming on ⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠

Ed: ⁠@stillnotalemon⁠, ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠

Fantastic theme song from ⁠brilliantdrink⁠!

Recorded at MayDay Rooms - ⁠https://maydayrooms.org/