Welcome to episode 43 of the Grapplehook podcast. We got a lucky break. We haven't spoken about Cyberpunk 2077 for months but it is now making a return to the PS Store. Is the game now fixed? And what's with the warning when you attempt to buy

Episode 42 - E3 is back!

Jun 18th, 2021 2h 14m

Welcome to episode 42 of the Grapplehook podcast!E3 is back and it's with a bang. We finally have details of Starfield, a new Zelda trailer, Diablo 2 Resurrected and more! Matt & Dan get together and discuss all the biggest announcements from

Episode 41 - Next Gen Warfare

Jun 11th, 2021 2h 3m

Welcome to episode 41 of the Grapplehook Podcast.It's E3 eve and we're seeing plenty of new games being announced! A new Battlefield game has been revealed and it looks as crazy as ever! A few details have surfaced though that may take the shin

Episode 40 - Welcome to the family son.

Jun 4th, 2021 1h 42m

Welcome to episode 40 of the Grapplehook podcast. Matt finally has a PS5 and he gives his impressions, particularly in direct comparison to the Xbox Series X. What are his thoughts on the PS5 and does he prefer it over the Series X? Matt and Da

Episode 39 - It's Time to Split

May 28th, 2021 2h 1m

Welcome to episode 39 of the Grapplehook podcast! Ars Technica has released a report on a "Switch-like" device that Valve are developing . With Nintendo Switch selling gangbusters, will this be a real competitor in this space or will it be a co

Episode 38 - Welcome To The Party Pal.

May 21st, 2021 1h 51m

Welcome to episode 38 of the Grapplehook podcast! New details have dropped for Final Fantasy's new expansion Endwalker. There's lots of detail to talk about but what about the state of the game? Do we need another DPS character? Warzone is gett

Episode 37 - When The Big Lady Sings

May 14th, 2021 1h 48m

Welcome to episode 37 of the GrappleHook podcast!Are you one of the many out there struggling to get a PS5 or Xbox Series X? Well, it seems you may be struggling for quite a bit longer. Sony & Microsoft have both out, saying they cannot meet de

Episode 36 - Clash of the titans

May 7th, 2021 2h 20m

Welcome to episode 36 of the Grapplehook podcast. The Epic and Apple lawsuit has begun and we're getting a peek behind the inner dealings of Epic Games. We know how much Epic paid for each one of their "free games" on the Epic store, how much t

Episode 35 - War... War Never Changes

Apr 30th, 2021 1h 38m

Hey everyone and welcome to episode 35 of the Grapplehook Podcast!Yoshinori Oso has finally left Capcom after 30 years and was seen as the saviour of the Street Fighter franchise on modern day consoles. Will Capcom be lost without him? Who will

Episode 34 - Vita Means Life!

Apr 23rd, 2021 1h 37m

Welcome to episode 34 of the Grapplehook Podcast. Dan returns to the show and it's a bumper one this week!Playstation have "U" turned on the PS3 and PSVita store closures with Sony admitting they made a mistake in a public apology. This is grea

Episode 33 - The Days Are Gone.

Apr 16th, 2021 39m 16s

Welcome to Episode 33 of the Grapplehook podcast.This week is a rare occurrence with this being a solo episode with Matt taking the reigns! Dan will return next week. Outriders has had a shaky launch to say the least but seems to be getting wor

Episode 32 - Xbox steals the show

Apr 9th, 2021 2h 2m

Welcome to episode 32 of the Grapplehook podcast. We knew for a while that MLB the Show (developed by Sony owned San Diego Studio) was no longer a PlayStation Exclusive back in 2019. But what most didn't expect was that it would be coming to Xb

Episode 31 - King of the underworld

Apr 2nd, 2021 2h 15m

Welcome to episode 31 of the Grapplehook Podcast. Sony has finally confirmed that the PS3, PSP and PSVita stores will be closing this summer. What does this mean for your existing libraries and did game developers get much notice of this closur

Episode 30 - The True Nord

Mar 26th, 2021 1h 55m

Welcome to episode 30 of the Grapplehook Podcast.Xbox live has been rebranded to Xbox Network. What does this change mean and can the changes to Xbox live really be classed as ground-breaking? Sony is reportedly closing the PS3,PSP and PSVita s

Episode 29 - EA Gate

Mar 19th, 2021 1h 42m

Welcome to Episode 29 of the Grapplehook Podcast. EA's Ultimate Team has suffered a huge scandal with employees selling individual characters to people, removing the "random" draw from buying packs. Who does this actually hurt? Jade Raymond has

Episode 28 - Welcome To The Family

Mar 12th, 2021 1h 46m

Welcome to episode 28 of the Grapplehook podcast. Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda's parent, Zenimax, has gone ahead but not everyone is pleased now that we know the finer details of Bethesda's future when it comes to exclusivity. There's a

Episode 27 - The Sinking Ship

Mar 5th, 2021 1h 34m

Welcome to episode 24 of the Grapplehook Podcast. What is going on with Frogwares and Nacon with the game The Sinking City? Lots of drama surrounding this one with claims of piracy and hacking! Matt & Dan try to make sense of this long running

Bonus Episode 1 - The State of The State Of Play

Feb 26th, 2021 1h 2m

Sony dropped a "State of Play" event outside of our usual recording schedule..So instead of missing the event, we checked it out and put together this "bonus" episode for you to enjoy!The State of Play was 30 mins long and showcased 10 games. W

Episode 26 - A Blizzard is coming..

Feb 26th, 2021 1h 44m

Welcome to episode 26 of the Grapplehook podcast!Blizzcon 2021 was this week and made quite the splash. There's new expansions to WoW & WoW classic en route, some new info on Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 and Diablo 2 Resurrected! All exiting games

Episode 25 - The Skyward Sword

Feb 19th, 2021 1h 20m

Welcome to episode 25 of the Grapplehook podcast!Nintendo dropped a new Nintendo Direct out of nowhere and with a full 50 minutes, it set expectations quite high. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is on the way, a new Splatoon game in 2022

Episode 24 - To The Moon

Feb 12th, 2021 1h 55m

Welcome to episode 24 of the Grapplehook Podcast. EA has just spent a mammoth $2.1 billion on aqquiring Glu Mobile? Who are they and why are they worth so much? 343i have provided an update to some changes to Halo Masterchief Collection but a s

Episode 23 - A Galaxy Revisited

Feb 5th, 2021 1h 36m

Welcome to episode 23 of the Grapplehook Podcast.EA & Bioware have spilled the beans on the Mass Effect Legendary Edition and have detailed the new upgrades to the package and announced a May 14th release date. Are Dan and Matt pumped to revisi

Episode 22 - Free to play is now.. Free to play

Jan 29th, 2021 2h 10m

Welcome to episode 22 of the Grapplehook podcast. Xbox announced an increase in the price of Xbox Live Gold (XBLG) with many questioning the timing and agenda of the announcement. Does Xbox want everybody with an Xbox to have GamePass? Sure! Bu

Episode 21 - Halo, Goodbye.

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 46m

Things seem to be getting worse for CD Projekt Red as Jason Schreier has lifted the lid on some of the concerning practices that led to the botched Cyberpunk 2077 launch. Did some of the issues they faced spell disaster from day one? Tomonobu I

Episode 20 - New Pokemon Snap?!

Jan 15th, 2021 1h 38m

Hey everyone,Welcome to episode 20 of the Grapplehook podcast!This week, Matt and Dan laugh at how 2021 was meant to be magically better because it wasn't 2020 but swiftly move on to talk about the recent gaming news. Dan's been playing games f