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Games news with dry sideways aim.
Filthy Casuals treats video games as news, culture, business, and a good excuse for a sideways joke. Its recent run moves from Xbox strategy and Pokemon reveals to roguelikes, indie showcases, DLSS controversy, and Melbourne comedy tangents.
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Filthy Casuals is a video game show with a comedy backbone and a pretty low tolerance for industry nonsense. It follows the week in games, but the shape is conversational rather than bulletin-like. A showcase recap might turn into a hunt for odd little demos. A Pokemon announcement might open onto fandom habits, platform strategy, or a joke about the color of a famous building. An Xbox discussion can become a broader argument about exclusives, subscription services, corporate sameness, and whether cheap access matters if the games lose their character. The show is loose, but not empty. It knows the difference between a quick gag and a real position. Recent episodes cover Triple I Showcase titles, Motion Rec, Samson, Elden Ring leaks, Xbox Partner Preview, Tomodachi Life, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition, DLSS controversy, Slay the Spire 2, Monster Hunter Stories, Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pocopia, Reanimal, Virtual Boy, and a run of roguelike and deckbuilding impressions. The hosts sound happiest when they can move from a specific mechanic into a larger feeling about play. They talk about the joy of a run that starts to break a game wide open. They notice when pixel art has personality instead of just nostalgia. They can be silly about recording setups, festival shows, and recurring sign-offs, then shift into frustration about the business forces pushing games toward blandness. The tone is dry, Australian, and casually irreverent. It is also warmer than the jokes first suggest. Filthy Casuals suits listeners who want games coverage with personality, skepticism, and enough side roads to keep the news from feeling like homework.
Made for: For listeners who follow video game news but prefer loose, funny, opinionated conversation over tidy recap culture. It especially suits people who care about Pokemon, Xbox, indie showcases, roguelikes, and the business logic behind games.
What sets it apart: Filthy Casuals stands out by treating games as culture and industry at once, without losing the rhythm of two people making each other laugh. It can be deeply specific about mechanics and still wander into comedy festival chatter, room lighting, or a perfectly stupid corporate comparison.
A comedy podcast about video games, hosted by kind and knowledgeable boys (and Australian comedians) Tommy Dassalo and Ben Vernel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sharp comic chemistry turns gaming headlines, reviews and mechanical detail into criticism grounded in the experience of playing.
Filthy Casuals with Tommy Dassalo and Ben Vernel turns video-game news and criticism into a loose, joke-heavy conversation without losing sight of how games actually play.
An improvised Call of Duty rap is your cue: Tommy Dassalo and Ben Vernel take game talk sideways.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A curious scan of smaller games, led by Neverway's pixel horror-life-sim pull and Final Sentence's grim typing hook.
Episode 546 treats a quiet release week as room to rummage through smaller, oddball games with sharper personalities. Neverway draws the liveliest interest: an SNES-style action RPG with horror notes, a life-sim thread, and pixel art that puts the hosts in mind of Zelda,…
A Labor Day games chat that turns exclusives and memes into a sharper argument.
Filthy Casuals uses its Labor Day weekend special to move from Pokemon Pocopia into a broader talk about exclusives, subscription pricing, and the current shape of Xbox.
A loose catch-up that gets sharpest when the hosts dig into broken roguelike runs.
Filthy Casuals finds Tommy Daslow and Ben Vernell back in the room together after about a month apart, with Tommy having been on the road. It also makes a practical case for why some wrap-ups land better remotely, where notes and long lists are easier to manage with a second…
Webcam logistics, Pokemon speculation, and a sturdy Pocopia discussion keep the games chat loose but lively.
Webcam logistics, Pokemon speculation, and a few game-industry detours give the episode an easy, slightly oddball shape. The hosts start with the practical comedy of recording from separate corners of the same room, complete with Philips Hue LED tweaks and enough lighting fuss…
A straightforward games-news episode that moves from Helldivers movie talk to State of Play speculation and Mario Tennis Fever.
The episode opens with Jason Momoa starring in a new Helldivers movie, then pivots to Sony's State of Play and the question of which other games might be next for film treatment.
Silksong, 007 First Light, and Hell Is Us keep this one busy and pleasantly unruly.
The episode keeps Tommy Dasolo and Ben Vanell moving through a strong mix of games talk, from the star-studded influencer event in Melbourne to 007 First Light, Hollow Knight's Silk Song, and a review of Hell Is Us.
A relaxed Black Ops 6 chat with platform notes, friendly detours, and a knowingly rough-edged rap.
Filthy Casuals treats a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 check-in as a loose, funny snapshot of friends talking games in real time. The hosts move from Treyarch's long Black Ops history into an annual Call of Duty rap that keeps slipping sideways through jokes about AKs, rhymes,…
Three comedians riff on new releases and revisit terrible old games on Get Played Remastered.
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Rob Zacny and Patrick interview indie game developers and unpack the industry's rough patches.
Game Informer's editors review new releases and debrief hands-on previews from events like Summer Game Fest.
Panel and interview deep dives on video game history, from Shiny Entertainment to Sonic hacks.
This episode features a casual, humorous discussion with guest Ben Russell about video game topics including PAX wrap-up, Nintendo's short films, 343 Studios' issues, and Ghost of Yotei.
This episode of Filthy Casuals discusses reactions to the Switch 2 Direct event and reviews the games South of Midnight and Haste.
Business as usual, allegedly.
Silksong is finally here.
Filthy Casuals spends this episode on the Triple-I Showcase, with Tommy Dassalo and Ben Vernel comparing it to The Game Awards and Summer Games Fest while they dig for smaller releases.
This episode of Filthy Casuals is a comedic podcast about video games, focusing on Elden Ring leaks and other gaming topics, hosted by Tommy Dassolo and Ben Vanell.
The hosts introduce their video game podcast, share personal anecdotes about their appearance and upcoming comedy shows in Melbourne, and briefly mention video game topics like Xbox Partner Preview and Super Mario Bros.
This episode discusses the DLSS5 controversy in video games, exploring the memes and online reactions while examining how technology developers can become disconnected from users.
The hosts introduce their video game podcast and humorously compare their recording setup to a true crime interview room.
The show opens in holiday mode.
Tommy Dassalo and Ben Vernell are back in the room together after about a month apart, with Tommy having been on the road.
Filthy Casuals episode 539 follows Tommy Dasolo and Ben Vanell through game-industry news, Pokémon rereleases, and a Virtual Boy revival.
Tommy Dassalo and Ben Vernel open from Perth and Melbourne.
This episode of Filthy Casuals features early impressions of Hollow Knight Silksong and a review of Hell Is Us, along with discussion of a gaming influencer event and 007 First Light.
The hosts humorously propose a symposium to brainstorm solutions for fixing the video games industry's issues like bad practices, high costs, and layoffs.
The hosts of Filthy Casuals celebrate their 500th episode by reflecting on the milestone and discussing the nature of podcasting achievements compared to other media.