‘Carne y Arena’ - Shall We Play a Game?
You’ve got 11 days left to go see Alejandro González Iñárritu’s virtual-reality installation “Carne y Arena.” We saw it/did it/played it, an...
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Shall We Play a Game?
A short (honest!) podcast about video games. Hosted by New York Times contributing critic Chris Suellentrop and former NPR Baghdad bureau chief JJ Sutherland.
Shall We Play a Game? Podcast Guide
Listen to Shall We Play a Game?, a Games & Hobbies podcast by Chris Suellentrop and JJ Sutherland. Stream 99 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 99 episodes‘Assassin’s Creed’: ‘Origins’ vs. ‘Syndicate’ - Shall We Play a Game?
JJ talks about why he liked “Syndicate” more than “Origins,” while Chris begs for Discovery Modes to be retrofitted into every game in the s...
‘Solo’ (and ‘God of War’!) - Shall We Play a Game?
Our instant review of “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the first “Star Wars” movie to reference “Masters of Teras Kasi,” preceded by a paean to th...
‘Ready Player One’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Our review of Steven Spielberg’s movie *and* Ernest Cline’s book answers the question you’ve been waiting for: What if Halliday had been int...
‘Florence’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Unknowingly, we have undertaken a journey to become America’s hottest Annapurna Interactive podcast. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/sh...
2017’s All-Star GOTY Spectacular - Shall We Play a Game?
Better late than never: We asked 25 of the smartest people we know–game developers, critics, professors of theater and history, comedy write...
‘Gorogoa’ - Shall We Play a Game?
The second game from Annapurna Interactive is a meditative puzzle by Jason Roberts. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are...
‘The Last Jedi’ spoilercast - Shall We Play a Game?
The annual “Shall we watch a ‘Star Wars’ movie?” episode of the “Shall We Play a Game?” podcast. WARNING: Do not listen to more than a minut...
‘Universal Paperclips’ - Shall We Play a Game?
A new Game of the Year contender. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a ple...
‘Subsurface Circular’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Mike Bithell’s short interactive robot detective fiction–how’s that for a five-word phrase–is good. Plus, JJ reveals the most embarrassing/p...
‘Star Wars Battlefront 2’ & More ‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Alright, Der Fuhrer, it’s time for my closeup. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who h...
‘Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus’ - Shall We Play a Game?
We’re about three hours in, up to the part when BJ arrives in Manhattan. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally...
More ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, Mario rose and dressed himself. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, gir...
‘Super Mario Odyssey’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of World 1-1. We have a Patreon at ww...
What Would Donald Trump Play? - Shall We Play a Game?
We’re busy with “Super Mario Odyssey” this week–which we’ll talk about on next week’s show–so we’re sharing this Patreon members-only mailba...
‘Divinity: Original Sin 2’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Is there joy in Fort Joy? We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pledge. NEX...
‘Thimbleweed Park’ - Shall We Play a Game?
We would rather Switch than fight. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who has made a pl...
‘Nier: Automata’ - Shall We Play a Game?
A divisive game divides us against ourselves. We have a Patreon at www.patreon.com/shallweshow! We are eternally grateful to everyone who ha...
‘Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Surely the only podcast on this game that delves into Shigeru Miyamoto’s reflections after the Sandy Hook massacre. We have a Patreon at www...
‘Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’ - Shall We Play a Game?
Someone liked this game. Someone else didn’t. Someone gets angry. Someone else says, “But it’s ‘Uncharted’!” We have a Patreon at www.patreo...