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Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast! We talk about the latest news and announcements in the gaming space!Don't forget to check out our live streams Thursday and Friday and our live Podcast every Sunday! Check out our live Podcast on Thursdays and our group stream on Fridays. Don't forget to leave a review and subscribe!----------------------------------------------------James runs these:Twitch: therandomencounterpodcastYouTube: @therandomencounter
The Random Encounter hosts The Random Encounter Podcast, a leisure show with 85 episodes published.
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 182! Today we discuss our impressions of Nintendo Switch 2’s latest premier release: Star Fox . Also, we go into the depressing current reality of the gaming industry betwe
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 181! Today we discuss our impressions of the Nintendo Direct from June 2026 with the obligatory deep dives into Kingdom Hearts IV and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 180! Today we discuss our impressions of PlayStation’s latest State of Play (Dates of Play), Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest, and Xbox’s Showcase. We were left thrilled
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 179! Today we discuss our initial impressions of Mina the Hollower, the Dragon Quest XII announcement, and the Steam Deck price hikes. We also have a very difficult episode
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 178! Today we discuss the Prologue demo of The Adventures of Elliot, Nintendo Switch 2 leaks, and the rise, fall, and stagnation of PlayStation. Between the upcoming State
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 177! Today Phan gives his thoughts on the Steam Controller… we’re only one member away from all of us having one! Maybe next week? We also discuss the leak of the supposed
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 176! Today we discuss our impressions of Valve’s new Steam Controller (spoiler: it’s amazing). We also get into Nintendo’s announcement of Star Fox on Nintendo Switch 2– co
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 175! Today we discuss PlayStation’s controversy from the last week surrounding DRM. We also discuss our anticipation of the Steam Controller launch the night before. ------
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 174! Today we discuss all of the new changes coming down the pike thanks to new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. We also discuss how we’re all going to be buying Valve’s new Steam Con
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 173! Today we discuss the recent announcement of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, as well as Capcom’s undeniably elite non-stop gaming releases in 2026. ---------------------------
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 172! Today we take turns going over our picks for a template that got some some notice on social media this week (https://grids.fun/t/about-me-video-games-dcefq). We try ou
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 171! Today is a James and Bryant only episode as we discuss some light news items, but mainly, Final Fantasy. We go into detail about our introduction to the series (1997’s
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 170: Today we talk about the recent price increases for PlayStation products, NateTheHate’s supposed Nintendo leaks, and finally the Xbox Partner Preview from March 26th, 2
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 169! Today we talk about the recent upgrade to PS5 Pro’s PSSR, Nintendo Switch 2’s newly implemented “Boost Mode” for Nintendo Switch backwards compatibility, as well as me
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 168! Today we finish our thoughts on Resident Evil Requiem as all of us who played it, beat it. We also give our impressions on Microsoft’s attempted gaming redemption with
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 167! Today we discuss the newest entry in Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise with Resident Evil Requiem. We discuss other things too, but lets be real— this week’s episode is
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 166! Today we discuss the further erosion of AAA first-party gaming releases with the closing of Sony’s port/remake studio, Bluepoint. In a way, this also relates to Xbox’s
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 165! Today we discussed the surprisingly strong PlayStation State of Play that broadcasted on February 12th, 2026. ---------------------------------------------------- Jame
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 164! Today we talked about the Nintendo Partner Direct from 02.05.26 and what the overall vibe of the 3rd party announcements were. We also discussed news items like Sony’s
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 163! Today we talk about what we’ve been playing, rumored PlayStation hardware, Virtual Boy coming to Nintendo Switch Online, Final Fantasy VII news, and the controversy su
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