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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What should I read next? Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A devout and happy family. The Griegos Lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Father, Mother and 3 young children, 9, 5 & 2. But their world would completely shatter on a Cold Winters January evening. Gunshots & Murder, the detectives thought it was a random attack, but once they dug a bit deeper, they realised this was an horrific crime that was a lot …
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The King Of Superiority Complex & The Lady Of Odinsong (2 Short Gaming Creepypastas)
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27:20In todays Creepypasta Episode, I will tell the tale from 2 short stories. Story 1, called The King of Superiority Complex, by Resident Devir, is about a man named Andy who is pretty useless at everything. That is, until one day, he gets a weird message and his luck turns around! But was this just good luck for a man with nothing, or was there somet…
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What makes a setting feel so vivid it becomes a character? With Paula Hawkins
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50:39Which novels are truly unputdownable and what should you read on a dark winter's night? We’re joined by best-selling author, Paula Hawkins, who discusses art, love and remote islands in her latest thriller, The Blue Hour. She also helps us tackle your listener questions with a stack of gripping recommendations to guide you to your next great read. …
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MoistCr1TiKaL Vs Sneako (The Ultimate Youtuber Feud)
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35:30Streamers & Youtubers are Wholesome, Some.. Are not. Some thrive off controversy and click bait crap, others get their numbers just from being good and entertaining. So what happens when two of the biggest Youtubers start randomly kicking off? Well, that is a whole heap of entertainment for the masses. I look at exactly what happened between Sneako…
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In The Image Of A Human & Knob.Exe (2 Short Gaming Creepypastas)
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30:30In todays Creepypasta episodes, I tell the tale 2 stories. Story 1 ,by Blue Heart 3679, is called In The Image Of A Human, and is about some creepy enough happenings told from the perspective, of a blocky game character. Story 2, by Blittle Mcnilsen, is called Knob.Exe, and is about someone who finds a USB drive and decides to see whats on it. They…
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Gamings BIGGEST Controversies *Part 9* (Perfect Dark, Bulletstorm & UFC 4)
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36:52Welcome to another edition of Gamings BIGGEST Controversies Part 9. In todays episode I dive into:- The Perfect Dark saga. When it was released, it was with critical acclaim, but there was one problem... It was released on Nintendo and the family friendly aura around it, was in jeapordy. Story 2 is about Bulletstorm, and as always, the self proclai…
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In A Downpour/Infinity & A Jumble Of Letters (3 Short Creepypasta Stories)
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26:28Welcome back to more Creepypasta Gaming goodness! Today, I tell the tales from 3 short stories. Story 1 is called In A Downpour, and it is about someone who gets sent a very obscure console and 3 games. These games end up being intertwined with one another, but it isn't fun, and it ends up becoming creepy, almost as if it has a hold on the player. …
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What is the best translated fiction to read? With Karl Ove Knausgaard
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51:30What are the best new books in Korean fiction? What is the process of translating a book into English? And how do you evoke a sense of place you haven't visited? This week we sat down with award-winning and internationally best-selling author, Karl Ove Knausgaard to discuss his latest novel, The School of Night. The School of Night is a Faustian-in…
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Amazon Games: The Biggest Flop Money Could Buy
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29:51Jeff Bezos is a pretty rich guy. Like with all companies, they want to take over everything, be the next big thing in something else. This time, it was Amazon in games. Today, I will dive deep into what made Amazon Games, how far they got, and have they truly succeeded in gaming at all? The answer straight off is.. No. So lets take a look at those …
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A Haunting Most Mario/Helious (2 Short Gaming Creepypasta Stories)
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27:21Welcome back to another Gaming Creepypasta Episode! Today, I tell the tale from 2 stories. Story 1 is a spooky, yet totally unserious one called A Haunting Most Mario. This is about a, yup, you guessed it, Haunted Mario cartridge, but it so spooky, yet weird and funny, you laugh more than you scare. Story 2 is an alien story called Helious. In it, …
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Gamings Greatest Mysteries (Part 10) *Metroid Prime, Luigis Mansion & Majoras Mask*
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34:14Welcome back to another episode of Gamings greatest mysteries! I will once again take you through a solved gaming mystery, an unsolved mystery and a creepy old Easter egg. Story 1 is the solved mystery about the Phazon Mines in Metroid Prime, but more specifically, the extremely creepy noises that haunt the mines and what they actually are. Story 2…
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The Grey Man/Harmony (2 Short Gaming Creepypasta Stories)
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23:18In this episode, I tell the tale from 2 short creepypasta stories. Story 1 is called The Grey Man, by Palmshark, and is about a man who had a friend named Mike, who had a Youtube Channel. Mike finds and plays this extremely obscure game thinking he may get some views in, but after playing, he begins to see things and starts losing his mind. Could t…
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Why are generations at war with each other? With Zadie Smith
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56:01Which multi-generational novels inspired White Teeth? Where does Zadie Smith turn for her next great read? And our Penguin team is back to solve your reading dilemmas - whether you're after fascinating memoirs, this year's pick of prize-winning books, or stories perfect for Autumn. Discover all the books mentioned on this episode: Click here Zadie …
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Welcome back to some more weird, funny and Bizarre things that have happened in real life to do with gaming. Story 1 is about a man who got caught with hundreds of stolen pokemon cards, but where he got them from baffled police. Story 2 is about someone who stole something quite large and claimed that video games gave him the confidence to do it. S…
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Is never growing up the secret to great storytelling? With Philip Pullman
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42:11What was the inspiration behind Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights series? How does he want readers to feel on Lyra’s final adventure in The Rose Field? Has his demon changed now that he has got to the end of this writing journey, and how do you say goodbye to characters you love? In this special edition of Ask Penguin, host Rhianna Dhillon visits Ph…
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The Columbine Tragedy - The Media Vs Video Games
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35:27It was one of Americas most tragic of dark days. Two Evil Teens did the the unthinkable, they waltzed into Columbine High School in Colorado and opened fire, killing 13 students and 1 teacher. They at least had the good grace of unaliving themselves afterwards, but it left a tragic hole and even to this day, anything that happens, traces of the Col…
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In this Creepypasta Episode, we learn about a developer who, after being invited to a party, excitedly hands out copies of his new game. Unfortunately, not a lot of people cared, but our man telling the story, found it in his garage, years later. He played it, to the point of obsession, and what he found was, although boring at first, ended up bein…
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8 Passengers, 6 Prisoners: The Fall of Ruby Franke
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33:51Family vlogging in the early 2010s kicked off sensationally. People filming their daily lives and their kids all for the name of fun. But every view, every click, every penny earned, leads people into obsession. Obsession that sometimes can still be fun, but leads others and turns them into monsters. This is the story of the evil Ruby Franke and he…
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Is Jane Austen's legacy more than just romantic love? With Andrew Hunter Murray and Gill Hornby
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50:10Why do we still love Jane Austen’s novels 250 years later? What makes her stories continue to inspire readers and creators today? And if Jane were alive now, which book would you recommend she read? In this special episode, recorded at Jane Austen’s family home in Alton, host Rhianna Dhillon is joined by Miss Austen author and president of the Jane…
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Gamings BIGGEST Controversies *Part 8* (Cooking Mama, Raid Over Moscow & Fighters History)
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33:56Welcome to Gamings BIGGEST In game controversies Part 8. In this episode we take a look at a simple game which should not have caused as much controversy as it did. Cooking Mama: Cookstar was meant to be nice, wholesome and relaxing. Instead, it had accusations of crypto mining and putting the game out without permission from the games original dev…
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In this Creepypasta Episode (Full credit to Blarble Blornets), we look at a young man who LOVED Super Mario 64 as a kid, as did his friend, Cody. They would grow up and part ways, until one day, our guy gets an invite to go over Codys house.. Reluctantly, he goes, but things take a turn for the worse when he tries to leave.. When he comes too, he r…
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Randy Pitchford: The Controversial Gear Head at Gerabox Studios
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31:27Ceos at companies ALWAYS have an aura about them. Mostly, its greed while their employees suffer with minimum wage and day to day struggles. Some get there through fair practise and eve rarer, continue fair practise. Some get there through malevolence, and continue that which is more common. Then, there is Randy Pitchford, Co founder and CEO of Gea…
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In todays Creepypasta Episode (Full Credit to Stormlilly), we are in the shoes of a 50 something year old shop collector. A frequent visitor in the form of a young woman is always in the shop, but she never quite meets the gaze of our shop guy, and she always paid in cash, rendering her a little suspicious. One day, while rummaging through the barg…
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Why do we still laugh when times are hard? With Ocean Vuong
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53:40I'm looking for a novel that reads like poetry - where should I start? Can you recommend a queer love story with a happy conclusion? What are the best books that explore small-town life? We put your book dilemmas to bestselling author Ocean Vuong and Penguin Editor and award-winning poet Sarah Howe. Joining Rhianna this week is Ocean Vuong, whose l…
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Gamings Greatest Mysteries *Part 9* (Sad Satan, Super Mario 64 & Doctor Who)
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30:19Welcome back to Part 9 of Gamings Greatest Mysteries! In todays episode I Take a look at anotehr unsolved mystery, Solved mystery & Creepy old easter egg. Story 1 is about a supposed game you can only find in the deepest corners of the Dark Web. Sad Satan. It was uploaded by Youtuber Obscure Horror Corner in 2015 but NO other original copy of the g…
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In todays Creepypasta Episode (Full credit to Umbrello), we see someone and his best mate, Owen, who both have some money and go to buy a game. Instead of both of them buying super smash bros, Owen put his money to bad use with a game called Tamadochi. A cute game where you have little avatars (Called Nintendo Miis) go around, be helpful and nice, …
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Welcome back to part 7 for more Funny & Bizarre crimes that have happened with gaming. Story 1 is about Epic Games actually suing 2 players for cheating. Story 2 is about someone selling rare in game villagers on animal crossing new horizon for real life money. Story 3 is about about someone who bought a jailbroken Playstation 4, which was literall…
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The Game Stopped: Nine Years, One Night (Murder)
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34:13*Warning, This Episode contains crimes against a child, therefore, may not be suitable for all listeners* When 9 year old Anthony Maldonado woke up one christmas morning, he was the happiest boy in Harlem. He had just gotten a new Playstation 3 console from Santa. Beaming, he played it a lot over the winter holidays, and then, just after new years …
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The Electric Rabbit *Part 2/2* (Gaming Creepypasta)
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50:56Please give the show a 5 star rating if you enjoy and share with your friends! :) In todays Gaming Creepypasta Episode, We are at Part 2/2 for The Electric Rabbit. In this, our main guy begins to get feverish and paranoid. It was just a game right? A bit weird and sadistic for a kids games but Fun bunn Can't ACTUALLY hurt us in real life right? Tha…
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The Disturbing World of Futuristichub (Streamer Controversy)
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37:09Brian Martin, Aka, Futrutstichub is percieved as one of the most disgsuting youtubers to ever exist. (Satire) It harks back to elsagate, where many youtube channels have child friendly thumbnails with disturbing or sexual content in the video. Martin profited off the ad revenue off Youtube for years with this method, but not before an even bigger w…
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The Electric Rabbit Part 1/2 (Gaming Creepypasta)
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46:22Please give the show a 5 star rating if you enjoy and share with your friends! :) In todays Creepypasta Episode (From the Cold Relics series), we learn of a man who ends up staying with a jolly old Russian man, named Boris. Boris, was a Whiz with electronics and decides to show our guy a very old game on a very old VHS tape. Thinking nothing of it,…
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Which Penguin books shocked society and became cultural icons? With Jack Edwards and Penguin Editor, Simon Prosser
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1:05:19Outrageous, iconic and unforgettable - these are some of the books Penguin have been publishing over its 90-year history. As part of a special content series called 'The books that shaped us' on Penguin.co.uk, we invited readers from the world of publishing, comedy, and music to explore must-read titles across the decades. The Internet's resident l…
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Gamings BIGGEST Controversies *Part 7* (GTA Series Part 2)
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30:27Welcome back to another edition of Gamings Biggest Controversies. In todays episode, I will tell another 5 short stories about one of the most controversial game series on the planet... Grand Theft Auto. In it, I talk about loud mouth Ex lawyer, Jack Thompson who seemed opposed to anything fun, but had particular gripes with Rockstar. The whole mic…
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Escape From Merrywood (2 Short Creepypasta Stories)
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24:53In todays Gaming Creepypasta, I tell the tale from 2 short Stories. Story 1 is about someone who is in an experimental lab with animals and has to fight them off. (Some hardcore fans may get the references early to what game I am reading about). Story 2 is about an awesome sounding survival horror concept game where the player must escape a village…
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With Big Corporations, comes some insanely excellent decisions that got them there, and then, there are some decisions that almost killed the company entirely, with people asking... Why? Here are another 5 stories about Sony and their awful decision making which has almost seen them collapse and get sued for many things. This is the shady side of p…
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Gamings Greatest Mysteries *Part 8* (Herobrine, Pale Luna & Fallout 3)
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34:33*NOTE* I apologise for my voice and the rough sounding, I recorded this with a throat infection :) In today Gamings Greatest Mysteries Part 8 Episode, we look at:- Story 1 - Herobrine from Minecraft, what is the mystery surrounding the Steve figure with pale ember eyes. Creepy or simply unnerving? Story 2 - There was rumours of a game in the 1980s …
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Daunting Depths *Part 2/2* (Gaming Creepypasta)
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42:09This is part 2 out of 2 of gaming creepypasta, Daunting Depths (By TheColdRelic). In this second and final part, our guy gives up after finding not much else to go on. That is, until he receives an email telling him to go to some kind of weird building, where, inside, he finds what he is looking for. What he finds, is something he and nobody else w…
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In todays Part 6 Episode of Funny/Bizarre Crimes related to Video Games, we look at:- Story 1 - A man who decided to commit fraud and go to prison for 1 of the rarest pokemon cards to exist. Story 2 - A russian teen who would get arrested over terrorism charges.... But it was all in a video game. Story 3 - A couple who started an argument over a vi…
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Daunting Depths (Part 1/2) *Gaming Creepypasta*
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45:48In todays Creepypasta Episode (By Cold Relics), we are in the shoes of a gaming journalist, who was an avid arcade cabinet lover. He hears of a story of an extremely rare cabinet called Daunting Depths and its apparent ability to literally strike fear into those who play it. So much fear infact, that it gave people heart attacks, strokes and more. …
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Youth culture, love and music with Irvine Welsh and Derek Owusu
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47:30Recorded live at Latitude Festival, Irvine Welsh sits down with host Rhianna Dhillon to delve into his new novel Men in Love, the eagerly awaited sequel to Trainspotting, which explores the vibrant landscape of youth culture through the decades and the nuances of defining a generation through the arts. Plus, award-winning author and Penguin colleag…
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Pixels & Paranoia: The Archage Hammer Attack (Murder)
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34:37*NOTE* My apologies but there are a few inaccurate things in this episode. While i say the victims BROTHER had helped, it was actually his STEPFATHER. Some of the times the attack took place maybe off by 30 minutes or so as well. Also, it turns out that the alleged attacker bought his weapon of choice in a different place to where I had mentioned i…
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In todays Creepypasta Episode, we learn of 3 young girls who rent out a copy of Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly. They soon get a real sense of dread and not just from playing the game. All of a sudden, a deathly ghost face appears before them and the next day, their friend goes missing. Now it is a question of, just what the hell is going on here?…
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