Crafting a Criminal
Your Insert Credit panel returns to cover another death of physical media, Steamboat Willie, and The Minecraft Reality TV Show Criminal Court Case Chronicles.
Insert Credit Annual #5
As has become tradition, Insert Credit ranks the best games of all time.
Saizeriya Feast: Opening Presents with John Linneman
Brandon Sheffield celebrates the end of his Japan trip by comparing video game purchases with Digital Foundry’s John Linneman.
Insert Credit Santacular, with Lucy James
Happy holidays! Gamespot’s Lucy James drops down the Insert Credit chimney to cover Welsh elves, the first official weed strain for a video game, and Dreiblade.
Electric Sesame: An Interview with Jeremy Blaustein
Brandon Sheffield hits the Tokyo Game Show 2023 floor and interviews Jeremy Blaustein, CEO of Dragonbaby and translator of legendary games like Metal Gear Solid, Suikoden, and Silent Hill 2.
Gamer Taxes, with merritt k
Author and game developer merritt k joins the panel to cover The Game Commercials, Charles Martinet’s dark side, and the return of Violence Island.
Highway Game: A Review of American Truck Simulator by Topher Florence
Topher Florence meditates on American Truck Simulator, confronting the friction between realistic advertisments and product placement, a Greatest Hits version of America, and the emotional palette of driving around in someone’s life’s work.
Insert Credit Game Awards Special
Recorded before The Game Awards, and released the week after! The Insert Credit Panel decides the video game winners of categories unwittingly submitted by listeners.
Human Face On An Obi: An Interview with Masaya Matsuura
Brandon Sheffield interviews musician and game designer Masaya Matsuura of the band Psy・S, discussing the early days of computer graphics and sound, making music for anime, and why Vib Ribbon was so hard to get screenshots of.
Hut Shack Warehouse Emporium
Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield answer Alex Jaffe’s questions about Nintendo’s last video game ever, committing fraud, and Turds of the Castle.
Computer Music: an Interview with chibi-tech
Brandon Sheffield interviews musical artist chibi-tech on her career in chiptune, working in Japan, and breaking through the noise in front of an Akihabara busker.
Tofurtacular Thank Tank
Every member of the Insert Credit panel gathers for a feast of questions regarding cartridge consumption, Tom Cruise title changes, and Bangai-O.
Sniffing Other's Beers
Brandon Sheffield continues answering your questions about Japan, and finishes ranking non-alcoholic beers encountered in convenience stores.
Nintendo Apocalypse Monster
Our most popular Insert Credit panel undergoes action experiences, chases down Chester Cheevos, and delivers judgments of gaucheness.
Smadori
To kick off a new ongoing Insert Credit series, Brandon Sheffield reports from various locales around Tokyo, answering forum questions and reviewing non-alcoholic beers.