The Usgamer Podcast: Mario Odyssey, Wolfenstein 2, and All the PlayStation Announcements

PODCAST | Nadia, Mike and Caty are back to cover some of this season's biggest reviews in our flagship podcast.

Article by Kat Bailey, Editor in Chief

Updated on 3 November 2017

The USgamer Podcast is our weekly flagship podcast that is updated every Wednesday. You can find the previous episodes here.

In the latest episode of the USgamer Podcast, Mike, Caty, and Nadia are here to cover two of the biggest reviews of the season, plus all the recent news and Sony's announcements (download link here)!

This week's big topic is video game violence. With Last of Us 2 giving us an unvarnished view of someone getting their arm broken by a hammer, how much is too much? The crew have thoughts on that and much more. Plus, Caty talks about Wolfenstein 2, and Nadia talks about her review of Super Mario Odyssey! Let-sa go!

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Show Description

Mike, Caty and Nadia get together to discuss Super Mario Odyssey (23:00), Wolfenstein 2's political statements (37:00), game sizes (44:00, and all the announcements from Sony's big Paris Games Week press event (52:30). The main topic: Violence in video games! After watching a lady get her arm broken by a hammer in the Last of Us 2 trailer, how much is too much? Our intrepid crew discusses that and much more! (01:03:00).

Music for The USgamer Podcast is provided courtesy of Slime Girls. Make sure to check out their full album Don't Forget here!

Kat Bailey

Editor in Chief

Kat Bailey is a former freelance writer and contributor to publications including 1UP, IGN, GameSpot, GamesRadar, and EGM. Her fondest memories as a journalist are at GamePro, where she hosted RolePlayer's Realm and had legal access to the term "Protip." She is USgamer's resident mecha enthusiast, Pokemon Master, and Minnesota Vikings nut (skol).

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