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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast
by Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle
Today: #61 in Leisure, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #90 in Leisure, Ireland on our combined chart.
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About the show
Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.