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Gamings Darker Side

The Welsh Hunter

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Welcome to Gamings Darker Side. A Podcast where we dive deep into the underbelly of all things mysterious & worse that have happened in, with or around gaming. Murders, Studio controversy, Streamer controversy & more, everything you can think of has happened and i will relive these stories for you! Please be aware, in some stories, due to potential violence and more, listener discretion is advised. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram & Tiktok - @gamingsdarkerside & on X - GamingsDside For Busin ...
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Rotten Mango

Stephanie Soo

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Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into the darkest crimes and we tend to not leave out any details - which can get a little rotten at times. If you want deep dives in the psychology of killers, no holding back storytelling of crimes, and stories of lesser known criminals from around the world this is the place for you. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Rotten Mango ad-free. Start a fr ...
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Opinionated Streamers

Opinionated Streamers

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Why listen to us? We are two guys who want to make you laugh like crazy but also keep you up to date with current events going on in the gaming world! Challenge time? Listen to our podcast and don't laugh. its that simple ;), Are you up for it? Please give us feedback, we are hungry to learn and motivated to change for the better! please let us know what were doing right, wrong, and inbetween! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinionated-streamers/support
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Kitchen Table Magic

Kitchen Table Magic

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A podcast about the amazing people of the Magic: The Gathering community. Hear stories by pro players, cosplayers, YouTubers, content creators, streamers, controversy makers and inspiring people.
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The New Meta

New Meta Podcast

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This is a an ARPG focused podcast featuring Twitch Streamers Lord_Fluffy and ThaPchild. Stay tuned for the latest news and discussions on all things ARPG’s including: Diablo 3, Diablo 4, PoE, PoE 2, Lost Ark, Last Epoch & many more!
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What's In Store

Unforgotten Studios Podcast Network

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Ladies and gentlemen, gather round for the ultimate entertainment news and gaming roundup! What's In Store with your favorite host KeithakaBobb is dropping every Saturday at 12:30pm Est, bringing you the latest and greatest in the worlds of video games and pop culture. From the hottest memes to the wildest news stories, we've got you covered. Who needs to scour the internet for hours when you can just sit back, relax, and let us do the work? Don't be left out of the loop - tune in and get re ...
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Welcome back to part 4 of Gamings BIGGEST Controversies. In todays episode, I take a look at and tell the story of:- Six Days in Fallujah, an extremely controversial game meant to depict the real events of the bloodiest urban battle of the iraq war. This riled up not only Veterans of the U.S, U.K and beyond, but also many iraqi soldiers and civilia…
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Where is the first place she goes after being released from prison? The investigators and reports want to know… They start following her - into the mountains? The first place she visits has an unsettling feeling. It’s in the middle of the mountains and there is a giant stone monument at the entrance that reads - “final resting place for souls.” Wha…
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Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins discuss some of the biggest media stories this week including:The latest on the Pentagon leaks in America from David Smith Washington Bureau Chief for the Guardian newspaper. Political commentator Isabel Oakeshott and Peter Cardwell author of "The Secret Life of Special Advisers" consider the relationship between politi…
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In todays episode, I tell 2 short stories. Story 1 (By Rojo) is about a game in the late 1980s and all you need to do is waste an hour or so of your life, clicking a closer button that leads to a womans eyeball.. But the further you go into the game, the creepier it gets and once you reach the end of the game, a whole bunch of questions are asked, …
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Many people are drawn to things, and many will usually hang onto it for life. What this mental Norwegian man, Tor Eckhoff, would hold onto and make it his entire life, would forever be drawn into the history of not only Youtube, but the small towns of Norway where he grew up and resided. This is the story of the incredible Tor Eckhoff, AKA, Apetor.…
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Katie Razzall talks to Katy Balls, Political Editor of the Spectator as she heads off for her new posting as Washington Editor for the Times and Sunday Times. What's it like reporting on the industrial crisis which led to the recall of parliament at the weekend? Sky's Economics Editor Ed Conway describes his difficulties gaining access to the Chine…
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The story starts on TikTok. First, with all the things that don’t make sense. After Gabby goes missing - the only person that knows where she might be is her fiancé Brian Laundrie. But he’s now missing. He goes missing for a month straight - before his body is found in a local park in Florida… by his parents. The FBI have been searching for over a …
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In todays story (Full credit to Stephen Miller), we learn of a man who, among with a few others, think that they are in for the pay of a lifetime when they get new jobs testing a Virtual Reality game. Easy testing for great pay? Whats not to love! But things quickly begin not adding up, and when our main guy sees something he really wish he hadn't,…
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15 days before the murder. “Hello, I would like to report a dispute. I saw a gentleman slapping the woman.” The police chase after the van life YouTuber couple in their white, sprinter van. By the end of the hour long investigation of questioning both Gabby and Brian - the two police officers step off to the side to figure out what to do next. One …
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Nintendo. A Global Powerhouse since 1977 has always been a talking point. A lot of the times, very good, but also, a lot of other times, very bad. Whatever decision they seem to make, controversy is not often far away and today in just part 1 of.. Many, I take a look at some of Nintendos biggest controversies *Including the Switch 2 announcements a…
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*WARNING* This story contains materials of a heavily sexual nature, therefore, may not be suitable for all listeners. In todays story (Full credit to Ryan P), we learn of a man named Jeremy who lives a pretty lonely life and has an unnatural obsession with Tracer.. A character from Overwatch. As he watches more and more sexually explicit content of…
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Katie Razzall and guests discuss some of the biggest media stories this week: As the cricket season gets going Tim Wigmore cricket commentator at The Telegraph focuses on the Indian Premier League which has become one of the most valuable sports media events ever. Former Editor of The Lady magazine Rachel Johnson and current editor Helen Budworth d…
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In todays episode, I take a look at another Gaming mystery that took YEARS to solve, 1 that remains unsolved (Although this is real life this time), and 1 haunting easter egg you would normally expect to find it in a Horror game. *Please note, that the actual mysteries and things in the game did actually happen, but i am telling it to you in a more…
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Today, I tell the tales from 2 short creepypastas. Halooween 64 by J.Speziale is about someone who randomly gets a Nintendo 64 cartridge and instead of throwing it away, decides to play it. What he finds is that you MUST beat all 3 levels within 10 lives. Each level is unique to that specific player and is designed to mess with them. Is it all just…
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We explore the impact of the hit Netflix drama, Adolescence, which has sparked national debate over boys' media consumption and online misogyny. Katie talks to Cenk Uygur, founder of US progressive network The Young Turks and, on the afternoon it's released, we get the lowdown on Nintendo's long-awaited Switch 2 console. Guests: Claire Holubowskyj,…
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Another 5 short stories of some funny/Bizarre/Sad stories all to do with gaming that you would not think would happen. We have a Pac-Man pizza incident, Pokemon Counterfeit Card rings, A traitor to bring down an entire faction in EVE Online, a sad story of a swatting incident from Call Of Duty where someone who wasn't even involved in the feud, got…
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2 people are rushed into the emergency room. The doctors and nurses don’t ask questions - they have one objective in mind. Save these people. Both are suffering from stab wounds. Sadly, only 1 of them will make it. 8 year old, Haneul, is deceased from multiple stab wounds to her neck, back, and chest. The 48 year old woman however, is alive. The nu…
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The director of Wolf Hall, Peter Kosminsky, and CEO of Bad Wolf, Jane Tranter, discuss a TV industry in crisis. As the editor of the Atlantic magazine reveals he was added to a White House group chat on Signal, we profile the founder of the messaging app. Also on the programme, how authors and publishers are responding to their works allegedly bein…
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“I don’t do naughty things, I’m a really good girl.” That is what Ruby Franke tells her husband Kevin in a recorded jail call. She’s a really good girl - that almost killed 2 of their youngest children. She kept them locked away in her marriage counselor/“lovers” mansion basement - torturing them for months. Soon, all the evidence will come out - t…
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In todays story, (With Full credit to Connor Phillips), we learn about a popular streamer who is about to have the biggest stream of his life! In it, he ends up playing with a 7 year old boy named Tanner, but things take a quick, dark, sinister and unexpected turn. No, this has nothing to do with the supernatural either. He hears the sound of glass…
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It was the most viewed home on realtor websites for weeks. It’s a curious looking house. As you swipe through the photos of the 15 foot tall ceilings, the grand glass windows, the $5M price tag starts to make sense. But what is that? There is an entire concrete bunker like structure underneath the house with its very own panic room. A bank vault do…
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*WARNING* This Episode contains neglect & abuse towards children & may not be suitable for all listeners. Today, I tell the tale of 2 people who met in a dimly lit internet cafe and hit it off over the shared love of their favourite game, World of Warcraft. What would blossom into a relationship, turned into marriage, which turned into complete and…
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Ros, Katie and guests assess Labour's media strategy amid its £5bn welfare cuts and weigh up the impact of Donald Trump’s defunding of US state-backed broadcasters. We've another in our series of 'tech bro' profiles, this week of Chinese AI entrepreneur Liang Wenfeng, whose Deepseek chatbot is challenging the US tech giants. Plus we talk to Dan Ree…
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Jodi is one of the most recommended marriage therapists in the area but there’s something about her that feels - wrong. “Every relationship needs to die in order to be reborn.” Her pattern is simple yet effective. Find the husband’s addiction. Each husband has one. It’s usually watching too many explicit videos, staring too long at his female cowor…
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In todays Creepypasta (Credit to K.G Lewis) We look at a man who installs a new game app called Hangman. What is meant to just be like an Augmented Reality type game (Think Pokemon GO), and meant to be a bit of dark humoured fun, turns into a nightmare. He picks a target, goes to him, and holds the phone up where a noose comes on screen.. But what …
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Today, I tell the tale of a man who had amassed over 800,000 youtube subscribers showing off his extravagant lifestyle. But one big question remained. Where did this random guy from Philadelphia come from? How did he appear to be so rich? Why was he so dam charasmatic? Questions would begin to be asked, and it would not take long before the TRUE re…
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In todays Creepypasta, (Full written credits to Insomniacccc), I will tell the tale of a 12 year old boy, who, for his birthday, gets money to get the one thing he has wanted for MONTHS! A Nintendo 64. He hurries to the local game shop to buy it and gets a copy of Super Mario 64. He hurries home to being playing it but almost immediately, something…
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It’s the middle of the desert and the pavement is scorching hot. If you dare to step barefoot on it, it’s the equivalent of sticking your foot on a cast iron pan on high heat. Enough to cause instant blisters. But the 12 year old boy has no choice. He has once more chance to escape and he needs to make it to a neighbors house for safety. He crawls …
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Today, I will tell 3 more stories about some of the BIGGEST Controversies In Video Games. Story 1 is Death Race, a game which really ended up being the first of its kind in terms of spreading moral fear and panic & if the violence was linked to real life crimes. Story 2 is about Wolfenstein 3D and more specifically, why a fast paced, over the top, …
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As the Trump administration takes control of the 100 year-old media pool system, Eugene Daniels, President of the White House Correspondents' Association shares concerns about government transparency and who now gets access to the President. Max Tani, Media Editor at Semafor explains the Washington Post's controversial new opinions policy and forme…
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In todays story, we follow the working life of a man namd Tom. Tom works at a company called Razor Games where he is a sound engineer. One day, his boss, Jason, gets an email from a korean company seemingly wanting to do business. Razor games will create the worlds first 360 Immersed VR headset horror game and Jason and his crew, have been chosen! …
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Police find 10 year old Victoria’s body completely dismembered. Her arms, legs, and organs were severed off and the rest of her body was lit on fire. When they bring in Victoria’s mother, Michelle, the pieces of the puzzle start coming together. Michelle states that her boyfriend, Fabian, had been sexually assaulting Victoria. Michelle states that …
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In todays episode, I take a look at just some of the huge controversies that have damaged Microsoft & Its Xboxs reputation. Xbox IS a monolith in the console world wether you like it or not, but some of its desicions have been questionable. From the bungled Xbox One E3 Presentation to promises and eventual failures of certain exclusive games, this …
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A woman walks into the Pavena Foundation. “You have to help me!! Please!” She frantically tells the nonprofit that she has just escaped from the country of Georgia. She had been held hostage by an organized crime group that forced her to do unspeakable things. Not only that - there are 100 more girls trapped there. “What did they make you do?” They…
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Social media bosses from Meta, X, TikTok and Google were grilled by the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee yesterday. We speak to Labour Chair of the committee, Chi Onwurah, for her reaction. Also on the programme, a career interview with the British-American broadcaster Mehdi Hasan. He discusses his new media business Ze…
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The man is walking alone in the rain. He’s not pacing, or trying to cover his face with his arm, he is just slowly walking in the rain. He looks like he’s in the middle of a k-drama scene. To his left there is a whole wall of reporters just silently recording him. Waiting to see what he’s going to do next. He gives them what they want. He collapses…
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Today, I tell you the creepypasta (By Anon) about a young man named Joseph. He loves books, He rarely plays video games until one of his friends gets him into one. Joseph, then searching for a similar game stumbles upon one called "The Shame". It is indeed an extremely obscure title, but the goings on in the game would never have crossed his mind. …
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As international talks continue about the war in Ukraine, former NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu and Times defence editor Larisa Brown compare notes. David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, joins us to discuss his editorial process and business strategy as the magazine turns 100. Also on the programme, Mike Isaac from The New York Times profiles t…
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In Brazil, this specific prison is known as the “real dungeons.” Because once you get in - you feel like you’re trapped in hell until they let you out. That is - if you can even get out alive. BBC reporters are there to interview one of the most high profile prisoners. Every single prisoner in there has been deemed a dangerous criminal - this one e…
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In todays episode, i take a look at another Gaming mystery that took YEARS to solve, 1 that remains unsolved (Although this is real life this time), and 1 haunting easter egg you would normally expect to find it in a Horror game. Fez Is Solved Mystery - The Black Monolith Puzzle Bezerk Arcade machine of the 1980s is the unsolved mystery where 2 ver…
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It’s not the most captivating livestream. Ash Trevino is on the phone with her boyfriend and we, the viewers, are forced to just listen to their seemingly mundane conversations. Out of nowhere, the 36 year old mom of two starts getting angry. She starts screaming - “He’s innocent. I don’t care what y’all say. He is innocent and y’all are going to s…
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What happened at Elon Musk’s unexpected White House press conference alongside President Trump? Reuters’ Jeff Mason was there. Semafor’s Max Tani and First Amendment expert Katie Fallow discuss Trump’s $20 million lawsuit against CBS News. We also examine the impact of US AID cuts on global media, with BBC Media Action’s Simon Bishop addressing cla…
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16 year old Manohara is walking up towards the private plane. Her mother and sister are grabbing their bags from the black car behind her. She’s walking up the private jet steps… when she feels something. It’s a wave of panic? A sixth sense? Something in her body is telling her this is not where she should be right now. She turns around and starts …
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Todays episode focuses on 5 short stories about the most random crimes committed by gamers. We have Scams from fortnite, Tax Fraud from The Sims, A Mario Kart style Chase, a World of Warcraft Catfish and a Pac Man Pizza? Random but golden. Follow me on Youtube and consider subscribing! Also, Check me out on other Social Media platforms. X - Gamings…
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“New Parent Decision Coin.” It’s a great gag gift for new parents. On one side it reads - “daddy’s turn” and on the other it reads “mommy’s turn.” When the baby starts getting fussy, you flip the coin, and whoever’s side it lands on gets to take care of the new baby. 13 year old Maddie sends the link to the coin with the text - “We need this - can …
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Katie and Ros are joined by some of the biggest names in media to dissect the shifting landscape of news, business models, and audience trust. Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon discusses the network’s latest research on Gen Z’s relationship with truth and news consumption, while Sky News Group Executive Chair David Rhodes lays out his vision for the future …
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*Please note, I forgot to record the first Minute, so skip ahead to 1:05 to start the story* Today tells the tale of a spooky story (Written fantastically by moonlit_cove!) of a man and his young son who play, what they think is just a new beta version of a brand new survival horror game. But this isn't just some spooky thing that happens in the ga…
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In todays episode, I talk about (In story format as always) the tragedy of the Bethel High School Shootings. We learn about one young man and his decision making. But it wasn't just an off the cut decision, it was made through years and years of torment, abuse off everyone he was supposed to be protected by. Once in his teen years, his obsession wi…
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The plot of a famous thriller goes viral. It goes something like this. A wife is called into the police station to talk about her husband. There are pictures of her husband with another girl. Graphic photos and now that girl is missing. Does the wife know what her husband did to the missing girl? Will the wife support her husband or leave him immed…
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