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Ep 44 arrives with a bumper All Bad News Special episode! Ed talks Xbox layoffs, and Alex chats ZA/UM layoffs (Sofie's back soon!). Soak up that creamy depression in our shortest ever episode. Games still next week though! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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It's ep 43 - and with only Ed and Alex (Sofie back soon!) they go deep on their games. And they're 007: First Light and the OG Resident Evil remake! Is James Bond a true Marxist? The answer is definitely no, but we chat about him anyway. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Ep 42, and has there been any news in the last 2 weeks? Oh yeah: Xboxalypse, Playstation abandons disc and some good (!!) news about Rockstar trying to unionise! So this is a big boy episode, we've got a lot to chew on. Join us! (and games next week) ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Ep 41 is here, and we have gone all-out for Zero Parades, the sort-of followup to Disco Elysium! All three of us have played it - is it good? Is it bad? Does it live up to DE? Does it continue or betray its politics? Is life still worth living? All will be answered! LINKS⬇️

We're back! We did it! Our housing hassle is over (for now) and we're back on our podcast bullshit. And with a big one! It's news and Alex goes all in on Keighley's SGF, Ed maintains consistency with bad Xbox news, and Sofie has good (?!) news from Rockstar and the IWGB. Back! ⬇️

We're late! But here! And it's a big one - we finally talk about DISCO ELYSIUM! We're doing it! The spectre haunting the podcast has finally arrived! Also - Sofie examines hallway tiles in Exit 8, and Ed experiences "Twilight For Boys" in Dispatch. Big times! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Incredible scenes in ep 38 as we are joined by @gameworkers.co.uk's Chair, Spring McparlinJones! We talk corporate skullduggery, worker uprisings, and of course, ZA/UM. Also, Ed and Sofie hear Alex gripe about Starfox. Great for fans of tone shifts! And good podcasts! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

The rifts grow ever-wider in ep 37, live now! The co-hosts are at each others' throats - will all three somehow be purged?? Before they are, Sofie plays Tomodachi Life and Flock Around, Ed revisits Blue Prince, and Alex finds a Marxist werewolf in Resident Evil: Village! LINKS⬇️

Episode 36 has arrived and the cracks are forming! Listen in to hear the beginnings of the invitable sectarian split. Also news! Sofie talks Xbox climbdowns, Ed relays a Build A Rocket Boy deep-dive and Alex explains Halo's recent link to fascism. Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 35! It's here at last! Alex hangs outside of Whitechapel station to declare that London has fallen (to fascism tho) in Watch Dogs: Legion, Ed wakes with élan in Alan Wake, and Sofie nostalgiamaxxes in Retro Rewind. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 34 ominously looms over us all - a clear sign that this is a news one! Ed updates us on Stop Killing Games, Sofie finds an unlikely ally against payment processors, and Alex has a big old rant about the Triple I Initiative. Join us! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

It's episode 33! No Clobbers chat though unfortunately. Instead, Ed proves himself to be an insufferable hipster in Dark Souls 2, and Alex hangs around floozies in Mafia: Definitive Edition. Sofie's just taking it all in. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 32 has dawned, and despite the game industry's suspicious timing, we have no choice but to talk about the inappropriately glammed up DLSS 5. Also, Sofie tells us about PS5 price gouging and Ed mourns Fortnite layoffs. Games chat next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 31 is here! We're talking about games we've played this time, and Sofie Kojimafies her life finishing Death Stranding, Alex is chased by hillbillies in Resident Evil 7 and Ed rebuilds Rome on Marxist principles in Assassins' Creed Broho. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Banger episode alert: we have Meghna Jayanth on as a guest! She's here to talk about her upcoming game All Will Rise, and their very cool decision to break a contract with Microsoft over BDS. More news too - new Xbox (don't buy it) and more Mindseye mysteries! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Hello again! Episode 29! It's a games one! Ed Crashes his Bandicoot, Sofie Strands her Death and Alex Counts his Donuts (in Donut County). It's good stuff! News next week - plus a special guest??!? LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

News episode! Ed delves into the corporate skullduggery (and all other forms of duggery) at Xbox. and Alex mourns the loss of Bluepoint. Plus Sofie too, don't worry! See you next week for the GAMES LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

The New Podcast Order continues, and we're back on games. Alex endorses regime change in Latin America in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Ed visits Cyberville again in Journey of the Gods, and Sofie is wary of Kojima in Death Stranding. News next week! Links!⬇️⬇️⬇️

Weekly podcasts continue - and we're back on news! Ed breaks down the AI-pocalypse, Sofie reads a maybe-obituary for service games, and of course Alex goes over the big PlayStation showcase. And we're back with games next week! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ LINKS

The weekly revolution of Red Barrels continues! It's a dedicated games ep - and after Alex gets all NATOy in Battlefield 6, we move onto the main event: CLOBBERGEDDON. That's right, we've all finished it, so it's time for an Expedition 33 spoilercast! News next week! Links! ⬇️

Incredible news comrades! RED BARRELS IS GOING WEEKLY! From now on, we will be splitting the podcast in half, making the games and news sections their own episodes, posted on alternate weeks. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Ep 23 is here! The Dead Rise (ing), Stardew Valleys and then the Factors io (kind of ran away from me there). Plus Anthem is maybe preserved, Runescape astonishingly continues and INCREDIBLE GTA VI SECRETS ARE REVEALED! They can't even sue us for this.

New year, new episode! Ep 22 is here with a rubbish terf game, a cool cowboy game, and an unexpectedly sensual Metroid game. Plus, some sad news, and some less sad news: the downfall of Xbox. 2026 is the year of the revolution! But, in like, games. ⬇️ Links!

Ep 21 and it's time to award the most important trophy possible: Most Ideologically Correct Game of the Year 2025! Also we talk about the far less important and far more reactionary Keighleygasm Game Awards. ⬇️

It's ep 20, and the 1-year anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate we went all-out and had a Friendslop special episode with the incredible @littlebear.bsky.social! We friend! We slop! And we even do the news as usual. Onwards to year two! Links! ⏬