Filthy Casuals with Tommy Dassalo and Ben Vernel

This week we're taking a stroll through the beautiful Australian bush and attempting to... put... shapes... into... a box, or something? We don't really know yet, but we've had a very good time finally checking out House House's new Friendslop masterpiece Big Walk! We're also chatting about a huge week of GTA 6 leaks, making predictions about the games big reveal and Ben reviews Sovereign Tower!Book your tickets for our live GTA 6 podcast in Melbourne: www.trybooking.com/DNUWG🌎Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/filthy It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! 👍

In an absolute coup for the podcast, this week we've been invited to rub shoulders with a who's who of Australian mainstream gaming media at a hands-on event for Marvel's Wolverine. We've spent two hours with the early parts of the game so you're going to hear our unfiltered thoughts on the combat, the characters, the story and yes, some random stuff that we saw outside the window of the building we were in. Plus we're wrapping up some announcements from Disney's D23 event including Simpsons and Kingdom Hearts news!Book your tickets for our live GTA 6 podcast in Melbourne: www.trybooking.com/DNUWGGet an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code FILTHY at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/filthy

Tommy's back from Vietnam so it's time to catch up on a couple of weeks worth of video game news. One of Sam Neill's final roles has been revealed, we're going to be tuning into Netflix to get a first look at GTA VI and there's been a Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct. Plus Tommy's checked out the Pokemon Pokopia Bubbly Basin DLC and Ben's gone in on Marvel TOKON Fighting Souls, The Incident At Galley House, and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced!🌎Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/filthy It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! 👍

This week we're joined by a special guest: RAY O'LEARY! We discuss Ray's physical media collection, his very specific Mario Galaxy gripes, what he's been playing recently, and how this podcast informed some of his recent purchases!Book your tickets for our live GTA 6 podcast in Melbourne: www.trybooking.com/DNUWG Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code FILTHY at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/filthy

This week we're chatting about the newly revealed Donkey Kong Lego and The Legend of Zelda action figures, plus Xbox has their own plan to combat the demise of physical media, Tommy's spent some time inking and squidding with Splatoon Raiders and Ben's played a MYSTERY GAME!🌎Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/filthy It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! 👍

ALL ABOARD! This podcast will be stopping at all stations, including news about Bethesda's upcoming games, more leaks for Pokemon Wind & Waves, and Jason Schreier's Youtube channel, before arriving at it's destination: a review of the awesome new train-based action game Denshattack!Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code FILTHY at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/filthy

It's time for our annual (AKA when we remember to do it) Half Year Review! We're going through our favourite releases of the year so far: the blockbuster smashes, the indie gems and our increasingly shameful backlog. Plus, new leaks are suggesting a wild amount of new Pokemon are coming! Is this good or bad!?🌎Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/filthy It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! 👍

It's the end of physical media as we know it!... Well, for Playstation, at least. Sony have announced they're going all digital at the start of 2027 and we have a LOT of thoughts about it! PLUS Tommy's had a hands-on preview of Splatoon Raiders, Ben's tried out the demo for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and we've both been bopping along to Rhythm Heaven Groove! 

There's a whole galaxy of video game news this week and we're exploring every sector of it, including the pricing of the Steam Machine, Xbox price increases, GTA 6 pre-orders going live AND we're reviewing Starfox for Switch 2, a remake of the cult classic N64 game.This episode is brought to you by Distant Worlds, a celebration of music from Final Fantasy performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall from July 23 - 25. Book now at mso.com.au