The Exploding Barrel Podcast

The Exploding Barrel Podcast


Latest Episodes

Show #567 - 2020 Game of the Year / The Game of the Show
January 03, 2021

Mike and AJ present the penultimate episode of the Exploding Barrel Podcast. First we take a look back at 2020, a rough year overall, but not a bad year for gaming. Can you guess our game of the year? Then we take a look back at every game of the year win

Show #566 - The Beginning of the End
November 27, 2020

Mike and AJ have a big announcement to make this episode. Yes, we’ve been on a hiatus, and it turns out there’s a reason. I’m still gonna make you listen to find out what’s up. ;P But we also decided to take a look back at the Xbox One / PS4 generation no

Show #565 - On Your Six
October 08, 2020

Mike and AJ are ready to talk about the free to play game sweeping the internet, Genshin Impact. You might be surprised to find out who likes it more. We also lock our S foils to attack position to talk about Star Wars Squadrons. Mike has kinda beaten Had

Show #564 - Billions and Billions
September 25, 2020

Mike and AJ were surprised to learn that Microsoft is buying Bethesda for $7.5 billion. What does that mean for Xbox, Bethesda's franchises, and gaming in general? To Mike's delight, Amazon has announced Luna, their upcoming cloud gaming service. We also

Show #563 - Series S-ly
September 12, 2020

Mike and AJ talk about the surprise unveiling of the Xbox Series S and Series X price / release date announcement. We also discuss the games revealed at Ubisoft Forward, and talk about the awesome time we’re having with Marvel’s Avengers. --- Send in a

Show #562 - Mari... D’oh!
September 03, 2020

Mike and AJ talk about all of the announcements from the Mario Direct. We’re getting Super Mario 3D All-Stars (yay!), but no Galaxy 2 (boo!) and not a lot of remastering happening (drat!). We also discuss the new Nvidia cards, the joys of Avengersing, and

Show #561 - Halo, Goodbye
August 13, 2020

Mike and AJ are here to discuss the delay of Halo Infinite and what it could mean for the launch of the Xbox Series X (and S!). We also talk about the Marvel's Avengers beta, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, and the demo for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2. Yes

Show #560 - Moopets Later
August 01, 2020

Mike and AJ check out the debut of Muppets Now on Disney+. We also talk about the Summerset event in Elder Scrolls Online, updates to Hearthstone Battlegrounds, and the sword rework for Dauntless. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ebp/mess

Show #559 - Xboxing Day
July 24, 2020

Mike and AJ give their thoughts on the Xbox Games Showcase and how it compares to Sony's showing. We also get Mike's early impressions of a demo of Crash Bandicoot 4! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ebp/message Support this podcast: http

Show #558 - Movin' Along
July 02, 2020

Mike and AJ discuss the planned refurb to change Splash Mountain into a Princess and the Frog attraction. We discuss the Last of Us (both of them!), next-gen game pricing, and the worst race in World of Warcraft. I kid, I kid. --- Send in a voice messa