The Escapist Show Podcast

The Escapist Show

The Escapist
The Escapist Show, hosted by Jack Packard and The Escapist Editor-in-Chief, Nick Calandra, is a weekly look at the games we've been playing and discussion about the hottest video game news items of the week.
Halo Infinite Seems To Be on the Right Track
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick has been playing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Jack is playing Inscryption, and then they discuss the latest update for Halo Infinite and how the last year of transparency compares to Cyberpunk 2077, considering the game just received further update delays to 2022.
Nov 14, 2021
36 min
Getting Lost in Metroid Dread
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick has been playing Metroid Dread, Jack's getting his butt kicked by his kids in Smash, we discuss God of War coming to PC and give our impressions on the Oculus Quest 2, which was provided by Oculus for a sponsored event this past week.
Oct 26, 2021
29 min
Far Cry 6 Is Ubisoft's Open World Formula At Its Worst
This week on The Escapist Show, Jack's playing Tails of Iron, Nick's finally tired of Far Cry and, well, that's it.
Oct 11, 2021
27 min
Psychonauts 2 Is Simply Wonderful
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick gushes over Psychonauts 2, Jack went back to Spookware, and we discuss the games we though we'd dislike, but ended up loving. 
Sep 6, 2021
33 min
We Tried Playing Cyberpunk 2077...Again
This week on The Escapist Show, both Nick and Jack are playing Hades, and then we took another look at Cyberpunk 2077...
Aug 29, 2021
33 min
Hell Let Loose Is A Stellar World War II FPS
This week on The Escapist Show, we discuss 12 Minutes, Hell Let Loose, The Wratch's Den, an update on Activision Blizzard and wrap it up with a discussion on online gaming and how there's a wealth of tools to help you find new friends that a lot of people probably don't know about.
Aug 22, 2021
36 min
Activision Blizzard and the Push for Meaningful Change and Accountability
This week on The Escapist Show, Jack plays a mobile game, Nick plays some Halo and then we discuss the current situation with Activision Blizzard and how we as consumers can help push for change and accountability.
Aug 9, 2021
42 min
The Escapist Year 3 Update
Nick and Jack discuss the past two years on The Escapist and what we're doing for Year 3.
Aug 5, 2021
27 min
Steam Deck Should Be A Wake-Up Call for Nintendo
This week on The Escapist Show, Jack plays more weird indie games, Nick tries to find some love for Fallout and they discuss the Valve's new Steam Deck. Should Nintendo be worried about losing its title as the platform for indies?
Jul 25, 2021
29 min
Side Quests and the Fear of Missing Out
This week on The Escapist Show, Nick and Jack discuss Blue Fire, Final Fantasy VII Remake and the fear of missing out with side quest content.
Jul 12, 2021
36 min
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