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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 90 episodes published.
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 188! Today, we discuss the latest images leaked of The Legend of Zelda: 40th Anniversary’s Nintendo Switch 2 hardware as well as a rumored release of Pokémon Emerald for th
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 185! Today, we mainly talk about our time with co-op powerhouses Halo: Campaign Evolved and Splatoon Raiders . It’s also the 25th anniversary of the Japanese launch of the
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 185! Today we discuss Sega and Square-Enix's obsession with new game sales while hurting their most die-hard fans. On the opposite side, we discuss the exciting possibiliti
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 184! Today we talk about the non-stop depressing layoffs on the Xbox side; Doom: The Dark Ages developer ID Software is the latest casualty. We also briefly discuss games t
Welcome to The Random Encounter Podcast Episode 183! Today’s major topic is about Sony’s final nail in the coffin of physical media. With their announcement this week of ending production of physical PlayStation 5 games
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
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