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The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

By Cane and Rinse

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Episodes

Defender and Stargate – Cane and Rinse No.703

March 3, 2026

“IMMORTALS” Julian ‘Jaz’ Rignall joins us as special guest for this 45th anniversary celebration of Williams’ Defender, and its sequel, Stargate (both 1981). Leon, Chris […]

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Time Crisis – Cane and Rinse No.701

February 17, 2026

“Dance, baby, dance. Dance to the “death”!” The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast returns for its fifteen year with its first ever lightgun game coverage. […]

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Black Myth: Wukong – Cane and Rinse No.700

January 27, 2026

“What took you so long? Constipation?” Concluding our 2025 roster with a 25+ million seller because, well, why not? Leon, Jay and Tony (the original […]

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Turrican – Cane and Rinse No.699

January 21, 2026

“AND REMEMBER… SHOOT OR DIE!” Buttery-smooth 8-way scrolling and 1300 screens of run and gun platform shoot-’em up action on 8 or 16-bit. That was the […]

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Sin and Punishment – Cane and Rinse No.698

January 13, 2026

“Always believe in yourself and keep striving on!” Whether you consider it to be an on-rails shooter or a 3D run and gun with auto-scrolling, […]

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Rescue on Fractalus! – Cane and Rinse No.697

January 6, 2026

“And don’t call them V-Wings – that’s not correct terminology.” One of the very first games out of Lucasfilm’s freshly-formed games studio, Rescue on Fractalus! […]

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Sonic Adventure – Cane and Rinse no.696

December 30, 2025

“Okay, Eggman! Bring it on!” Our Sonic series of podcasts continues with Blue Blur’s 3D debut (proper), Sonic Adventure. Leon, Darren, Leah, Tony and a glut of […]

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Dark Cloud – Cane and Rinse No.694

December 16, 2025

“The Dark Genie’s power surges—stand or be erased.” In 2000, Sony needed an RPG for its new powerhouse console, the PlayStation 2. Perhaps surprisingly, it […]

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Judgment – Cane and Rinse No.693

December 9, 2025

“It’s Yagami. Take a good look.” Kamurocho? is overflowing with yakuza. The police are swamped and the legal system is on its knees. Who can […]

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Amnesia: The Bunker – Cane and Rinse No.692

December 2, 2025

“Down here, in the dark, it’s not just the monster you have to fear — it’s yourself.” Originally intended as DLC for Amnesia: Rebirth, Amnesia: […]

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Castlevania Legends – Cane and Rinse No.691

November 25, 2025

“There are as many legends in the world that deserve retelling as there are stars in the night sky.” Literally one person requested this podcast, […]

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Escape from Monkey Island – Cane and Rinse No.690

November 18, 2025

“Pick up the moon? Are you nuts?” By the year 2000 the popularity of the traditional point and click adventure was waning. However, Lucasfilm felt there […]

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Alan Wake II – Cane and Rinse No.688

October 28, 2025

“We can find our way through the darkness. We will break through the surface and crash into the light.” Sit with us as we recount […]

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Amnesia: Rebirth – Cane and Rinse No.687

October 21, 2025

“I will not live like this. I am trapped. I will die here. We are already dying.” After handing over development duties on the previous […]

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Inscryption – Cane and Rinse No.686

October 14, 2025

“Another challenger… it has been ages.” You find some GPS coordinates that lead to a buried trove of floppy disks. What could go wrong? Brian, […]

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Bayonetta 3 – Cane and Rinse No.685

October 7, 2025

“You’ve been naughty.” Latterly emerging from PlatinumGames’ cauldron, Bayonetta 3 conjured a multiverse of magic onto Nintendo Switch in 2022. Leon, Brian, Leah, community contributors […]

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Wipeout series – Cane and Rinse No.684

September 30, 2025

“Contender eliminated.” Celebrating 30 years of high-speed anti-gravity racing and combat with our Wipeout series podcast. Leon, Darren, Karl and Ryan – along with the […]

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Metroid: Samus Returns – Cane and Rinse No.682

September 16, 2025

“You must exterminate the Metroids once and for all!” Our third podcast on the second Metroid game, sort of. On this occasion, it’s MercurySteam’s official 2017 remake, […]

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Astro Bot – Cane and Rinse No.680

September 2, 2025

“Everyone’s here! Yes, even that guy!” Joy, creativity, and PlayStation memories abound in Team Asobi’s post-Playroom tour de force. Join Tom, Chris O’Regan and Karl […]

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Chrono Cross – Cane and Rinse No.677

August 12, 2025

I’ll kick yer sorry arse so hard you’ll kiss the moons! Time jumping, legendary dragons, and an arsenal of playable characters. Join Brian, Chris Worthington, […]

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Pikmin 3 – Cane and Rinse No.676

August 5, 2025

“What friendly little guys!” Pikmin skipped a full generation as Miyamoto and co. bided their time before unleashing the third instalment on the Wii U […]

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Pseudoregalia – Cane and Rinse No.675

July 29, 2025

“Not really the kind of person you wanna hang out with, right?” Caprine capers with Sybil in rittzler’s love-letter to the fifth generation of games […]

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RoboCop – Cane and Rinse No.674

July 23, 2025

“Drop it!” So how could a 40-year-old film about a dystopia in which capitalism has run amok and the overreach and militarisation of the police […]

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Walkabout Mini Golf – Cane and Rinse No.673

July 15, 2025

“Put away your irons and wedges.” Put away your irons and wedges. Ryan, Chris O’Regan, James and Jesse talk Mighty Coconut’s Walkabout Mini Golf, both […]

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AM2R: Return of Samus – Cane and Rinse No.672

July 8, 2025

“Primary Objective: Exterminate all Metroid organisms on Planet SR388.” Hot on the space boots of our – oh – 2021 podcast on the original (and […]

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Bomberman – Cane and Rinse No.671

July 1, 2025

“BATTLE…OVER. NOW…SLEEP…” Our Darren rightfully and righteously nominated the venerable Bomberman (also known by several other names) series for inclusion in our 2025 roster. Blasting […]

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Jet Set Radio – Cane and Rinse No.669

June 17, 2025

“We got a letter from Mr. Owsaki. He asks “How do I get rid of these nasty roaches?” Easy, just burn your house down.” Perhaps […]

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Umurangi Generation – Cane and Rinse No.667

June 3, 2025

“Dedicated to the last generation who has to watch the world die.” Somewhere between the Australian bushfires of 2019 and the Covid breakout, Umurangi Generation […]

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We Know the Devil – Cane and Rinse No.666

May 27, 2025

“We can tell the difference between god and the devil; finding god is pretty easy. He’s 109.8FM.” If you ever felt like playing along with […]

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Syberia II – Cane and Rinse No.665

May 20, 2025

“It was really a very beautiful journey. Now it is time to say ‘farewell’.” Syberia and Syberia II were originally planned as a single release […]

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Resident Evil 4 (2023) – Cane and Rinse No.663

May 6, 2025

“Where’s everyone going? Bingo?” We realised there haven’t been enough Cane and Rinse podcasts dedicated to Resident Evil 4, so here we are. Leon, Brian, […]

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Quake II – Cane and Rinse No.662

April 29, 2025

“Proceed north to big gun area.” Behold the Bitterman, in id Software’s archetypal ‘boomer shooter’ sequel, Quake II. Strogg-blasting vets Leon, Chris O’Regan, Darren and […]

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Dead Space (2023) – Cane and Rinse No.661

April 22, 2025

“Cut off their limbs.” Perhaps not the most pressing candidate for the remake treatment, nevertheless, EA Motive found itself remaking 2008’s sci-fi horror shooter Dead […]

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Smash TV – Cane and Rinse No.659

April 8, 2025

“Good luck! You’ll need it!” The twin-stick shooter never fully caught on in the arcade’s golden age, and yet, some years after the beloved Robotron […]

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Half-Life: Alyx – Cane and Rinse no.657

March 25, 2025

“We just gotta get to the vault, get the weapon, kick the Combine off Earth — super easy — and they’re — and there’s sandwiches, […]

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Tunic – Cane and Rinse No.655

March 11, 2025

“Dear Player. You’ve come a long way, haven’t you?” Lead developer Andrew Shouldice stuffed every single corner of Tunic’s world with secrets and mysteries, and […]

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Segare Ijiri – Cane and Rinse No.654

March 4, 2025

“It’s big.” Presented explicitly as the world’s first “stupid game” or “baka game”, Segare Ijiri is a pretty well known cultural touchstone in Japan, but […]

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Paperboy – Cane and Rinse No.653

February 25, 2025

“Now you have a friend in the paper business.” A vintage game about an anachronistic job delivering a dying medium. Atari’s arcade hit Paperboy is 40! […]

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Oikospiel Book I – Cane and Rinse no.652

February 18, 2025

“It is the year 1999, and our game development House, Koch Games, has been hired by The Oikospielen Opera to adapt the novel Tristram Shandy, […]

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Panzer Dragoon – Cane and Rinse No.651

February 13, 2025

Back for a fourteenth year of deep-dive videogame review podcasts, and the first subject for 2025 is SEGA’s Panzer Dragoon. Leon, Chris O’Regan, Chris Worthington […]

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Baldur’s Gate 3 – Cane and Rinse No.650

January 21, 2025

“Shouldn’t have wished to live in more interesting times.” We conclude our thirteenth year of podcasts by covering the all-conquering, 2023 game of the year […]

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Syberia – Cane and Rinse No.649

January 14, 2025

“Automatons do not have bugs, Kate Walker. They simply display functional idiosyncracies.” In the aftermath of the golden age of graphic adventure games, the early 2000s […]

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Marble Madness – Cane and Rinse No.645

December 17, 2024

“EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG” Mark Cerny’s first full project as a prodigious teen game creator (after coding a ‘mushroom growing algorithm’ for Millipede) was Atari’s […]

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JuJu Densetsu (Toki) – Cane and Rinse No.644

December 10, 2024

“The evil hand of BASHTAR has seized the lovely MIHO.” Representing the tiny overlap in the Venn diagram of at least two niche subgenres (prehistoric […]

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Manifold Garden – Cane and Rinse No.643

December 3, 2024

“…” Installation artist, juggler, balloon artist and first-time game developer William Chyr told himself it would take three months to design a Portal-sized puzzle game. […]

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Perfect Dark Zero – Cane and Rinse No.642

November 26, 2024

“If you make like you’re a DeathMatch hotshot you should be able to bluff your way into the party.” After a tumultuous few years of company […]

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Dredge – Cane and Rinse No.640

November 13, 2024

“Throw me back.” What better way to spend time in the ocean than to fish while trying not to succumb to ancient malices from the deep? […]

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles – Cane and Rinse No.637

October 22, 2024

“Go! Go! Go! Go-go!” It could have been Sonic 3D, but the tech wasn’t ready. In fact, the game itself wasn’t entirely ready when it […]

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Vampire Survivors – Cane and Rinse No.636

October 15, 2024

“Thank you Poe, but the vampire is in another coffin.” Vampire Survivors started off as a solo developer effort that turned into a huge indie […]

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Yie Ar Kung-Fu – Cane and Rinse No.635

October 8, 2024

“HOT FIGHTING HISTORY” Yie Ar Kung-Fu marked the first appearance of many core one-on-one fighting game tenets that remain in use fully 40 years later. […]

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DuckTales – Cane and Rinse No.634

October 1, 2024

“Guess what. This house has an illusion wall.” This week, we put the “cane” back in Cane and Rinse with our discussion of DuckTales on […]

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Tekken series – Cane and Rinse No.633

September 24, 2024

“Good morning.” Covering all the main games from thirty years of Iron Fisting, we relive the mad, bad Mishima saga and recall its many combatants. […]

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Fable – Cane and Rinse No.632

September 17, 2024

“Why not pay the tavern a visit first?” From oaks to acorns. The Fable series began life as O.G. Xbox exclusive, released under the weight […]

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Power Stone – Cane and Rinse No.631

September 10, 2024

“Oh no!” All-but abandoned after just two critically successful entries, Capcom’s Power Stone is a series that – until a recent announcement – lived on […]

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Untitled Goose Game – Cane and Rinse No.630

September 3, 2024

“Honk!” Terror most fowl or anserine champion? James, Brian and Leah are going to find out if House House’s goose is cooked or whether they […]

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Metroid: Other M – Cane and Rinse No.629

August 27, 2024

“Any objections, Lady?” The infamous odd-one out. Nintendo SPD collaborated with Tecmo’s Team Ninja for the Wii-exclusive follow-up to the Prime trilogy, with results that […]

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Stray – Cane and Rinse No.627

August 13, 2024

“You were my friend, the very best I could have asked for.” That game with the cat. Actually – as we briefly discuss in this […]

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The Ninja Warriors – Cane and Rinse No.626

August 6, 2024

“BUT THE PEACE DID NOT CAME.” A trio of games, but not a trilogy, make up our The Ninja Warriors series podcast. Leon, Chris Worthington, […]

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Policenauts – Cane and Rinse No.625

July 30, 2024

“We still have a long way to go yet, we can talk, if you’d like?” We return to Hideo Kojima’s back catalogue in the 1994 […]

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Elden Ring – Cane and Rinse No.622

July 9, 2024

“Are you quite finished?” It’s Elden Ring. In the lead-up to the long-awaited Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, Leon, Brian, Jay and Thomas summon collaborators […]

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Star Raiders – Cane and Rinse No.619

June 18, 2024

“GALACTIC COOK” “Ahead of its time” is a barely adequate phrase with which to describe Star Raiders. Doug Neubauer’s 1979 space combat simulator was a sensation […]

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428: Shibuya Scramble – Cane and Rinse No.618

June 11, 2024

“When the tongue slips, grab it, and yank out the truth.” A visual novel about ten hours in Shibuya, Tokyo. Not much could possibly happen, right? Spike […]

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Ghostbusters – Cane and Rinse No.617

June 4, 2024

“MAYOR AWARDS YOU $2000 FOR AVERTING MARSHMALLOW CATASTROPHE.” The summer of 1984 and Activision lights a fire under Davd Crane’s butt, giving him and his team […]

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Loom – Cane and Rinse No.616

May 28, 2024

“This reckless defiance is intolerable.” Lucasfilm Games teamed up with Infocom’s visionary creative Brian Moriarty in 1990 for the fifth of the studio’s SCUMM-based point and […]

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Pikmin 2 – Cane and Rinse No.615

May 21, 2024

“Ready for another day of toiling for the profit of your company?” Somehow, nearly six years has passed since we covered the original Pikmin back […]

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Cyberpunk 2077 – Cane and Rinse No.613

May 7, 2024

“To our dreams. For they alone keep us sane.” With the game having been released for over three years, and actually finished for a few months […]

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The Sausage Factory: 490 – CLeM by Mango Protocol

April 26, 2024

Chris O’Regan interviews Mariona Valls and Jordi Garcia of Mango Protocol about the design and development of CLeM, a comedy horror adventure game. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/sausage/TSF_Episode490.mp3   Music […]

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Super Mario Land – Cane and Rinse No.611

April 23, 2024

“OH! DAISY DAISY” Four years since we covered Super Mario Odyssey, and 35 years after its release, it’s time for Super Mario Land to get […]

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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… – Cane and Rinse No.609

April 9, 2024

“These things happen the second time around.” “Version Upgrade” NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… arrived just over a decade after the original(s), promising a slicker experience and […]

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Bruce Lee – Cane and Rinse No.608

April 2, 2024

“When you finally reach the wizard keep away from the fireballs streaming from his eyes.” More than a decade after his untimely death, Datasoft released […]

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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption – Cane and Rinse No.606

March 19, 2024

“Suit diagnostic complete: All systems functional.” We round off our coverage of Retro Studios’ Phazon trilogy with our Metroid Prime 3: Corruption deep-dive review. Leon, […]

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Brave Fencer Musashi – Cane and Rinse No.605

March 12, 2024

“Stupid costumes? Take that back! You… You little turd!” In the late 1990s, a swashbuckling and experimental Square released a Zelda-like action RPG based on […]

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Hi-Fi Rush – Cane and Rinse No.603

February 27, 2024

“Do you have ANY idea how difficult it is to make something people actually want to buy?” A relatively up-to-date title for our latest podcast, […]

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Stacking – Cane and Rinse No.602

February 20, 2024

“Ain’t no Mess we Can’t Address!!” The first team-curated selection of the year goes to Double Fine’s Stacking. Leon, Brian (who chose this one for […]

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Strider Hiryu – Cane and Rinse No.601

February 13, 2024

“THEY CAME FROM THE THIRD MOON WITH ANCIENT MONSTERS.” We’re back, yet again, for our thirteenth year of podcasts, and we kick off 2024 with a look […]

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Demon’s Souls – Cane and Rinse No.600

January 23, 2024

“Let strength be granted, so the world might be mended.” Wrapping up another year of Cane and Rinse podcasts, we revisit Demon’s Souls, this time […]

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Into the Breach – Cane and Rinse No.599

January 16, 2024

“Retrieving Compliment: ‘Jolly good show!’” When we covered Subset’s previous game, FTL back in… wait, what? Apparently we didn’t. Perhaps in the future then. Anyway, here […]

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Slay the Spire – Cane and Rinse No.598

January 9, 2024

“At least… confront the first boss…” Seattle didn’t invent grunge or coffee shops, but it certainly popularised them. Seattle’s Mega Crit didn’t invent roguelike deck […]

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Norco – Cane and Rinse No.596

December 26, 2023

“Know it’s not what happened but it’s what I wanted.” It’s the near future. The town of Norco has been driven to the brink of […]

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FIFA – Cane and Rinse No.595

December 19, 2023

“It did appear that they might be onto something but not so.” After almost thirty years of (more than) annual releases, EA Sports’ FIFA series […]

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OutRun 2 – Cane and Rinse No.594

December 12, 2023

“Shiny World” SEGA AM2 doubled down on an icon in 2003 when it finally released OutRun 2 into the arcades. Updates, expansions and follow-ups came – […]

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Halo Infinite – Cane and Rinse No.593

December 5, 2023

“It’s enough.” It’s been a while since we covered Halo 5 (check out that and our other Halo podcasts in the archive), but now it’s […]

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F-Zero series – Cane and Rinse No.591

November 21, 2023

“You got boost power!” When we scheduled this show, it had been over 18 years since the most recent release of a new F-Zero game. […]

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Super Castlevania IV – Cane and Rinse No.588

October 31, 2023

“DRACULA HAS REVIVED MANY TIMES.” Back on board the spooky train with the beloved action platform series, as we arrive in the 16-bit era and […]

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Ridge Racer series – Cane and Rinse No.587

October 24, 2023

“Are you all set?” From the arcades of 1993, through the console generations, we drift through every single iteration of Ridge Racer. OK, we haven’t […]

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Sonic CD – Cane and Rinse No.584

October 3, 2023

“Toot-Toot Sonic Warrior deep in space and time, Toot-Toot Sonic Warrior forever in your mind” Our third Sonic the Hedgehog show comes on a shiny […]

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Golf Story – Cane and Rinse No.583

September 26, 2023

“There are no free lessons here.” Fore! Ryan, Jon, Sean and Jesse tee up for a bunker-chipping, birdie-flopping, caddyshacking conversation about Australian indie darling Golf […]

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Myst – Cane and Rinse No.582

September 19, 2023

“Questions about whose hands might one day hold my Myst Book are unsettling to me.” After 30 years, we release Chris, James, Jesse and Jon […]

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Deathloop – Cane and Rinse No.580

September 5, 2023

“Goodest idea, underqualified gun man!” Colt and Juliana go head to head, life or death, day after and day and for what? Leon, Tom, Tony […]

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Final Fantasy Tactics – Cane and Rinse No.579

August 29, 2023

“The Zodiac Brave Story” Following two delays (one long, one short), we can finally bring you our in-depth discussion of Final Fantasy Tactics (and The […]

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Spiritfarer – Cane and Rinse No.577

August 15, 2023

“People like you are the reason why we have middle fingers” Should we fear death or should we embrace it? Join Brian, Jon, Rich and […]

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Life Is Strange 2 – Cane and Rinse No.575

August 1, 2023

“Once upon a time… in a wild, wild world… there were two wolf brothers…” For brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, the bond they share might […]

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Radiant Silvergun – Cane and Rinse No.574

July 25, 2023

“BRAVE FOR ENTER BOSOM” Treasure’s 10th release was also its first out-and-out shmup, and what an impact it made. A niche title made in small […]

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Death’s Door – Cane and Rinse No.573

July 18, 2023

“You found a shiny medallion!” Flicky, Agony, Alfred Chicken, Dynamite Dux, Untitled Goose Game. These are just some of the titles we think of when we […]

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The Oregon Trail – Cane and Rinse No.571

July 4, 2023

“You have died from dysentery.” Well, not really, but one of your party members probably did. In this installment we cover the edutainment game The Oregon […]

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Metroid: Zero Mission – Cane and Rinse No.566

May 30, 2023

“Could I survive long enough to escape?“ The Game Boy Advance game library featured many renowned Super Nintendo titles released on a handheld device for […]

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Unreal – Cane and Rinse No.565

May 23, 2023

“The constant fighting between prisoners seems to be getting worse.” The game that gave its name to an industry-changing engine (or was it the engine […]

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Fighters Megamix – Cane and Rinse No.564

May 16, 2023

“Better run home to mama now.” Another long standing ‘wrong’ righted, as the Cane and Rinse podcast finally covers a SEGA made Fighting game. Leon, […]

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Parodius series – Cane and Rinse No.561

April 25, 2023

Our Michiel’s pick for this year’s Volume of shows is Konami’s series of cute, comedy shmup capers, Parodius. Leon, Chris Worthington, Michiel (obviously), Ryan and […]

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Yakuza 5 – Cane and Rinse No.560

April 18, 2023

“Life is like a trampoline. The lower you fall, the higher you go.” Six down, two to go! The most epic Ryu ga Gotoku game […]

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Guacamelee! – Cane and Rinse No.559

April 11, 2023

“Oh my… Who do we have here?” Another case of, “This game is how old already!?” as Guacamelee! turns 10 (ten). Leon, Brian, Leah, new […]

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Dragon’s Crown – Cane and Rinse No.558

April 4, 2023

“Filthy lucre!” Not before time, a Vanillaware game finds itself under the Cane and Rinse microscope. Leon, Brian, Leah and Michiel party up in order […]

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Moss and Moss: Book II – Cane and Rinse No.557

March 28, 2023

“Your time has come at last, dear reader.” In this podcast we explore the world of Moss and its anthropomorphic inhabitants. Delving into the world […]

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Condemned 2: Bloodshot – Cane and Rinse No.555

March 14, 2023

“That’s me, Ethan Thomas… Drunk, tired and pissed off.” Time to tackle your fears and crack some skulls in Condemned 2: Bloodshot.  Join Brian, Jon, […]

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Shadow Dancer – Cane and Rinse No.554

March 7, 2023

“SHOOT ALL NINJAS!” Continuing our coverage of SEGA’s side-scrolling ninja series, Shinobi, we arrive at the second instalment – Shadow Dancer. This time he’s brought […]

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Dead Space 3 – Cane and Rinse No.553

February 28, 2023

“No-one cares about your love life, Marker Boy.” More than 11 years since we covered the original Dead Space and its first sequel, a different […]

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Year Walk – Cane and Rinse No.552

February 21, 2023

“You should not go outside without a hat on a cold day like this” In which we explore Simogo’s 2013 metatextual point and click adventure, […]

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A Short Hike – Cane and Rinse No.550

January 23, 2023

“You’re gonna have a great time this summer!” So we arrive at the conclusion of yet another mighty Volume of the Cane and Rinse videogames discussion […]

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Nintendo Land – Cane and Rinse No.545

December 19, 2022

“Welcome to Nintendo Land!” The park is open! Ryan, Michiel and Jesse have their tickets to Nintendo Land, the Wii U’s bundled-in launch title, and […]

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Console Special No.15 – SEGA Saturn

December 15, 2022

“Welcome to the Real World” The 32-bit SEGA Saturn is the subject of our latest single platform special. Leon, Chris, Karl, Michiel and community correspondents […]

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Metroid Fusion – Cane and Rinse No.544

December 12, 2022

“Then, someone found a cure.” Metroid 4. Or Metroid IV. Coming off the back of Wario Land 4, Nintendo R&D 1’s crack team set about […]

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Lost Odyssey – Cane and Rinse No.543

December 5, 2022

“Well, have you fallen for me yet?” The team tackles Lost Odyssey, the 2007 JRPG from the mind of Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the […]

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Nioh – Cane and Rinse No.542

November 28, 2022

“A dragon ought to know it is unwise to rile a cat.” As you’ll hear in this podcast, the history of this one goes way […]

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Cane and Rinse No.541

November 21, 2022

“Don’t just sit there and waste your precious time.” Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is 30 (thirty). Leon, Karl, Tony, guest Jamie Smith (Principal Game Designer […]

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Shinobi – Cane and Rinse No.540

November 14, 2022

“DESTROY THE ENEMY NINJA GROUP” Heavily inspired by Namco’s Rolling Thunder, SEGA launched its cool, ninja-based response 35 years ago, in 1987. Leon, Michiel, Rich […]

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Metroid Prime – Cane and Rinse No.539

November 7, 2022

“Here, another chapter of that history will be written.” As well as excitement, there was palpable trepidation when Nintendo announced that Metroid was going not […]

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Resident Evil Village – Cane and Rinse No.538

October 31, 2022

“Tell me what’s out there!” Josh is your host for this issue, accompanied by Brian and Leah as they discuss Capcom’s 2021 release to their […]

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Castlevania: The Adventure – Cane and Rinse No.537

October 24, 2022

“REST” The fourth stop on our Castlevania series retrospective is the (generally maligned) first handheld incarnation, Castlevania: The Adventure. Leon, Brian, Jon, Michiel and community […]

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Virtua Racing – Cane and Rinse No.536

October 18, 2022

“Time bonus!” Looking back a bit further than we did in our previous SEGA arcade racer podcasts on Daytona USA and SEGA Rally, we take […]

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Universal Paperclips – Cane and Rinse No.535

October 10, 2022

“Release The Hypno Drones“ Tom, James, Ryan and Jesse (who happens to be a former colleague of the game’s creator) take a break from furiously […]

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Maniac Mansion – Cane and Rinse No.534

October 3, 2022

“Don’t be a tuna head!” The creepy comedy tale of Maniac Mansion comprises the origin stories of point and click graphic adventures, cut-scenes in videogames […]

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Cuphead – Cane and Rinse No.533

September 26, 2022

A great slam and then some! Perfectly tuned or punishingly difficult? Join Brian, James and Ryan as they dodge, dash, and dive their way through […]

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Hades – Cane and Rinse No.532

September 19, 2022

“The Olympians have all grown soft… would you not agree?” There is no escape for James, Leah, and Rich, but with Hermes’ help they can […]

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Yakuza 4 – Cane and Rinse No.530

September 5, 2022

“Everyone go do their own thing, and we’ll reconvene here.” We’re up to the fifth show in our mainline Yakuza series of podcasts, which, therefore, […]

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Astral Chain – Cane and Rinse No.529

August 29, 2022

“Prime core fully seated.” Our second PlatinumGames joint of the year, comes in the form of 2019 Switch exclusive Astral Chain. In a sense – […]

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Psychonauts 2 – Cane and Rinse No.528

August 22, 2022

“Where’d you learn how to make pancakes?” A long-awaited podcast sequel for a long-awaited game sequel, in the year 2022 we re-enter Tim Schafer’s mind […]

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Darksiders II – Cane and Rinse No.527

August 15, 2022

“This is no place for a horse.” Almost a decade after we covered the original Darksiders, the Cane and Rinse panel reconvenes to review the […]

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Sine Mora – Cane and Rinse No.526

August 8, 2022

“None of us were there when it happened.” With some delay, we bring you our podcast about the Hungarian/Japanese developed shoot ’em up, Sine Mora. […]

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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Cane and Rinse No.525

August 1, 2022

“WINNER!” Welcome to the Blunderdome! Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout brought candy-coloured fun into millions of homes during the darkest hours of the COVID pandemic, and […]

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Pyre – Cane and Rinse No.524

July 25, 2022

“By the Scribes, we gather in their names. To face the Nightwings here before the flames.” In 2017 Supergiant games returned with the launch of […]

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Control – Cane and Rinse No.520

June 27, 2022

“You better go now or you won’t have to run with your head as your third leg.” Psychokinetic superhero Jesse Faden investigates the FBC’s X-Files […]

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Hitman III – Cane and Rinse No.519

June 20, 2022

“It’s good to be back.” The World of Assassination Trilogy redefined Hitman for a new generation. It also redefined the position of IO Interactive in […]

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The Outer Worlds – Cane and Rinse No.517

June 6, 2022

“Oh, you smell nice. Like mock-apples.” Our Tony’s pick for the year’s podcasts is The Outer Worlds. Not to be confused with Outer Wilds (Issue […]

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The Wonderful 101 – Cane and Rinse No.515

May 23, 2022

“Who are you calling sweaty!?” Why settle for controlling just a single solitary hero when you can wrangle a supergroup of 100? The Wonderful 101 […]

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Maskmaker – Cane and Rinse No.514

May 16, 2022

“But hope wears all kinds of faces” Chris, James, Jesse and Jon discuss Innerspace VR’s Maskmaker, in which you play as a maskmaker’s apprentice, learning […]

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Subnautica – Cane and Rinse No.513

May 9, 2022

“Attention. Hull failure imminent. All personnel abandon ship. Launch in 3…2…1…“ For this week’s issue, Tom, Ryan, Brian and Jon tackle Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s open […]

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Kentucky Route Zero – Cane and Rinse No.512

May 2, 2022

“What about a person? Can a person be haunted?” This week, Ryan, Leah, Jon and James take the long journey home through the twilight roads and […]

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It Takes Two – Cane and Rinse No.511

April 25, 2022

“Not so cocky anymore, are ya? Huh? Huh!?” Buy One Get One Free co-op only multi-genre adventure It Takes Two is the subject of our latest […]

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Jeff Minter – Cane and Rinse No.510

April 18, 2022

“You could think of things in your mind and then make them happen.” In honour of the legendary British coder’s 60th birthday, we bring you […]

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Console Special No.14 – Nintendo GameCube

April 17, 2022

“Born to Play” In recognition of its 20th birthday, we recall the life, library and legacy of Nintendo’s noisy baby, the GameCube. Leon, Brian, Darren, Michiel […]

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Haunted Castle – Cane and Rinse No.509

April 11, 2022

“ONE PLAYER ONLY” In the third of our current run of Castlevania series podcasts, we arrive at the 1988 arcade game, Haunted Castle. Although the […]

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Kingdom Hearts – Cane and Rinse No.507

March 28, 2022

“I’ve been having these weird thoughts lately…. like, is any of this for real or not?” From Destiny Islands to The End of the World, […]

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Super Metroid – Cane and Rinse No.506

March 21, 2022

“THE LAST METROID IS IN CAPTIVITY. THE GALAXY IS AT PEACE…” All back to Zebes for the third instalment of our Metroid series of podcasts. […]

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Hollow Knight – Cane and Rinse No.505

March 14, 2022

*sigh* Bafanada! No mind to think, no will to break, no voice to cry suffering, born of God and Void… James, Jon, Josh and Tom […]

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Yakuza 3 – Cane and Rinse No.504

March 7, 2022

“Clean up your acts.” Dad-mode Kiryu comes to the fore in our fourth Ryu ga Gotoku podcast. Leon, Brian, Leah, Michiel and community correspondents head […]

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LEGO series – Cane and Rinse No.502

February 21, 2022

“This must be where the hospital stores its huge fires” In this record-breaking issue, Ryan Leah, Tony and James strap in to discuss almost 20 […]

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Punch-Out!! series – Cane and Rinse No.501

February 14, 2022

“I’ll give you a TKO from Tokyo!” Join Brian, Michiel, Ryan and guest Ben Cartlidge as they look back over the journey of Little Mac […]

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Outer Wilds – Cane and Rinse No.500

January 24, 2022

“Oh, you launched! That’s great. Great job, you.” For our milestone 500th podcast we investigate 2019’s multi award-winning critical darling, Outer Wilds – an ambitious […]

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Another World – Cane and Rinse No.499

January 17, 2022

“RUN PROJECT 23” In the penultimate podcast of our tenth year, we mark the 30th anniversary of Eric Chahi’s Another World. Leon, Chris, Karl, Tony […]

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LISA: The Painful – Cane and Rinse No.498

January 10, 2022

“Here comes the Meat Train” Leah, Josh, Brian and Ryan discuss Austin Jorgensen’s post-apocalyptic role-playing videogame LISA: The Painful. http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_498.mp3   Music featured in this […]

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Death Stranding – Cane and Rinse No.497

January 3, 2022

“If we don’t all come together again, humanity will not survive.” In a genre-defying podcast, we bend at the knees and keep our backs straight […]

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Dead Rising – Cane and Rinse No.493

December 6, 2021

“It doesn’t sound like civil disobedience. It’s too quiet.” Regrettably late for Halloween and the game’s 15th anniversary (as well as the fifth anniversary of […]

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Tomb Raider – Cane and Rinse No.491

November 22, 2021

“Wait! We’re talking about the artifact here?” 25 years have passed since a fresh, if flat-face Lara Croft made her first graceful bow. Leon, Jon, […]

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Console Special No.13 – Sony PlayStation 3

November 11, 2021

“IT ONLY DOES EVERYTHING.” In our latest single platform, one console podcast we cast our minds back to the mid-2000s and Sony’s entry into the […]

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Mario Kart 7 – Cane and Rinse No.489

November 8, 2021

“Oh, yeah! Mario, wahoo!” Our seventh and penultimate – at least until they make a new game – Mario Kart podcast sees us arrive at […]

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Castlevania – Cane and Rinse No.488

November 1, 2021

“YOU PLAYED THE GREATEST ROLE IN THIS STORY.” Recording on the day of the 35th anniversary of the game’s launch in Japan, we embark upon […]

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Everything – Cane and Rinse No.487

October 25, 2021

“So we have this hostility to the external world because of the superstition, the myth, the absolutely unfounded theory that you, yourself, exist only inside […]

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Metro Exodus – Cane and Rinse No.486

October 18, 2021

“It’s rough and coarse and it gets everywhere.” Artyom’s search for the truth about the world outside Moscow picks up steam in the third of […]

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Bubble Bobble – Cane and Rinse No.484

October 4, 2021

“NOW, YOU FOUND THE IMPORTANT MAGIC IN THE WORLD” So simple on the surface, Taito’s cutesy single screen puzzle platformer, Bubble Bobble, hides abyss-like depths. […]

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Hypnospace Outlaw – Cane and Rinse No.483

September 27, 2021

“PAGE TEXT REMOVED DUE TO VIOLATION OF HYPNOSPACE LAW” Put on your Beefbrain Shield Pro. We’re going back to 1999 to rediscover (2019’s) bizarre retro […]

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Xenoblade Chronicles – Cane and Rinse No.481

September 13, 2021

“Eating grub, sleeping, laughing, crying. Sometimes arguing. Sounds all right!” Sometimes we cover a game that lasts barely the length of one of our podcasts, […]

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Metroid – Cane and Rinse No.480

September 6, 2021

“EMERGENCY ORDER” To mark the fearless space hunter Samus Aran’s 35th anniversary we embark upon what will be another long-running series of podcasts covering the […]

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Yakuza Kiwami 2 – Cane and Rinse No.479

August 30, 2021

“Comedy? There’s no place for comedy in a Yakuza story…” Our third Yakuza series podcast brings us up to the second title in the original […]

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SEGA Rally Championship series – Cane and Rinse No.477

August 16, 2021

“Very long, easy left, maybe.” Over jumping out of SEGA’s arcade heyday comes the mighty SEGA Rally Championship. Leon, Karl, Michiel and community correspondence buckle […]

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Quake – Cane and Rinse No.475

August 2, 2021

“YOU ARE THE MASTER NOW” We couldn’t let the 25th birthday of id Software’s phenomenally influential fps Quake go uncelebrated. Leon, Darren, Karl, Jesse and […]

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Console Special No.12 – Nintendo 64

July 28, 2021

“Change the System” In our latest single platform special we remember the awesome power of the Nintendo 64 during its brief but bright spell in […]

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Koudelka – Cane and Rinse No.474

July 26, 2021

“How hard could it be for thieves like you to get us out of a place like this?” Of the many (many!) JRPGs on the […]

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Sonic the Hedgehog – Cane and Rinse No.473

July 19, 2021

“SEGA” The very deserving recipient of an anniversary podcast, Sonic the Hedgehog turns 30 years old in 2021. Leon, Darren, Leah and guest John Linneman […]

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Star Trek: Bridge Crew – Cane and Rinse No.471

July 5, 2021

“Enviromental hazard detected” Part of Ubisoft and Red Storm Entertainment’s initial foray into the VR market, Star Trek: Bridge Crew recreated one of pop culture’s […]

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Overwatch – Cane and Rinse No.469

June 21, 2021

“Never accept the world as it appears to be. Dare to see it for what it could be.” Join Josh, Brian, Jesse and Rich as […]

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Disco Elysium – Cane and Rinse No.468

June 14, 2021

“You are extreme, all-engulfing madness. A volatile simian nervous system, ominously new to the planet” A mystery is afoot. Ryan converses with the voices in […]

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Trinity – Cane and Rinse No.467

June 7, 2021

“Of course, there’s the problem of causality…” For the first time in the ten-year history of the Cane and Rinse videogame podcast, we deep-dive into […]

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Streets of Rage 4 – Cane and Rinse No.466

May 31, 2021

“Bring it on!” Eight years on from our original Streets of Rage trilogy podcast, we are finally able to bring you the sequel. Daring revivalist […]

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Mario Kart Wii – Cane and Rinse No.465

May 24, 2021

“Go, go, go, go!” The biggest selling racing game of all time (at the time of recording), and the sixth mainline entry in Nintendo’s character […]

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Wave Race 64 – Cane and Rinse No.464

May 17, 2021

“What are you thinking!?” Between an early showing and its release, transforming powerboats became personal watercraft (i.e. jet skis) and Nintendo had itself a massively upgraded […]

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Console Special No.11 – Vectrex

May 13, 2021

Just as the videogame industry began to implode in North America, Milton Bradley set out to try and grab a piece of the pie by […]

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Dishonored 2 – Cane and Rinse No.463

May 10, 2021

“There is corruption here. It beckons you. Promises riches and power. So much temptation.” Join Josh, Brian, James and Tom as they slink through blood-soaked […]

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DOOM Eternal – Cane and Rinse No.460

April 19, 2021

“Welcome home, great Slayer.” As the red dust continues to settle after Doomguy’s latest landing, Cane and Rinse keeps pace with the mythical space marine. Leon, […]

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Dragon Age II – Cane and Rinse No.458

April 5, 2021

“You’ve been here before, haven’t you?” 2011: Crunch time for BioWare as EA’s corporate wyvern demands a prompt sequel to the successful Dragon Age: Origins, […]

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Stardew Valley – Cane and Rinse No.457

March 29, 2021

“The sooner we come to terms with our mortality, the more time we can spend really living in the here-and-now.” The fecund soil of Stardew […]

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Pokémon – Cane and Rinse No.456

March 22, 2021

“This world is inhabited by creatures called Pokémon! For some people, Pokémon are pets. Others use them for fights. Myself… I study Pokémon as a […]

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Celeste – Cane and Rinse No.454

March 8, 2021

“It’s hard to believe that it’s over, isn’t it? Funny, how we get attached to the struggle.” Join Josh, Brian, Rich and Tony as they […]

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Duke Nukem 3D – Cane and Rinse No.453

March 1, 2021

“Your face. Your ass. What’s the difference?”  90s throwback 80s throwback Duke Nukem is the subject of our latest podcast, as the big lunk’s first […]

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Monster Hunter: World – Cane and Rinse No.452

February 22, 2021

“Gather ’round people, we have much to discuss” A decade after the release of Monster Hunter, Capcom set out to bring the fifth mainline game […]

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Hitman 2 (2018) – Cane and Rinse No.451

February 15, 2021

“Do what you do best, man!” On the eve of the completion of the World Of Assassination trilogy, join James, Jon, Josh and Ryan as […]

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Console Special No.10 – Sony PlayStation 2

January 26, 2021

“Live In Your World, Play In Ours.” At the time of recording, 20 years after its launch, the PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling videogame console […]

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Wandersong – Cane and Rinse No.450

January 25, 2021

“I wanna be a heroControl my life’s eventsI’ll use my song to prove them wrongAnd make a difference” To conclude our ninth year of shows […]

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Super Mario Odyssey – Cane and Rinse No.449

January 18, 2021

“Goodness! Look at the size of that thing!” Friendly and fun family frolics in our penultimate podcast of our ninth year, as we catch up […]

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Devil May Cry 5 – Cane and Rinse No.448

January 11, 2021

“Rest in peace, little chicken. It’s been a bash.” Join Josh, James and Leah as we reunite with the Sparda family to remove a overgrown […]

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Yakuza Kiwami – Cane and Rinse No.447

January 4, 2021

“Running… isn’t… the answer…” In our second show on SEGA’s multi-generational crime saga, we take a look at Yakuza Kiwami as well as look back at […]

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Steep – Cane and Rinse No.446

December 28, 2020

“RIDE FAST, EXPLORE MORE.” Join Karl, Rich and Charlotte as they venture to the Alps to tackle Ubisoft’s latest take on open world game’s design […]

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Mario Kart DS – Cane and Rinse No.445

December 21, 2020

“Here we go!” The beginning of the Nintendo Dual Screen’s heyday in 2005 saw the not insignificant release of a new, handheld Mario Kart. Mario Kart […]

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P.T. (Playable Teaser) – Cane and Rinse No.441

November 23, 2020

“Don’t touch that dial now, we’re just getting started.” More than five years since the last Silent Hill issue, Ryan, Leah, Brian, and Jon trepidatiously […]

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Jet Force Gemini – Cane and Rinse No.440

November 16, 2020

“Across the level, you will meet the Tribals.” Knee deep in the “golden era” of the Nintendo 64’s lifespan, its most expert second party developer […]

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A Boy and His Blob – Cane and Rinse No.439

November 9, 2020

“Calm down.” Ready those hug buttons as Leon, Leah, Rich and Tony flick jellybeans in your general direction for our A Boy and His Blob podcast. 2D […]

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Console Special No.9 – Microsoft Xbox 360

October 22, 2020

“Jump In” In our latest free-for-all console special podcast we look at Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Leon, Jay, Tony, Jon and community contributors remember the flawed […]

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Oxenfree – Cane and Rinse No.436

October 19, 2020

“Time to take a little magic trip to cupcake town“ Josh, James, Charlotte and Jon head to Edwards Island to join Alex and her crew […]

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Halo 5: Guardians – Cane and Rinse No.435

October 12, 2020

“The other humans are approved for passage. Regretfully, you are not.” It’s been more than five years since we covered a Halo title, when we […]

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Bury me, my Love – Cane and Rinse No.434

October 5, 2020

“We’re just another group of migrants.” Conceived after reading a 2015 article about the Syrian refugee experience, already several years into the country’s civil war, […]

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Rayman – Cane and Rinse No.433

September 28, 2020

“No problem!” Less than a decade after the French studio was founded, Ubi Soft Entertainment (as it was then), released colourful and seemingly armless character […]

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The Gardens Between – Cane and Rinse No.432

September 21, 2020

Arina’s room The Gardens Between ponders the transient nature of friendships through the lens of the ability to time travel and pull memories together from […]

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Paper Mario – Cane and Rinse No.430

September 7, 2020

“Great, just great. You’re on an exciting adventure with Mario. Talk about unfair.” Scheduled for the game’s 20th birthday, in this podcast we look back […]

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The Mark of Kri – Cane and Rinse No.429

August 31, 2020

“Gather round all of you who would listen.” Years prior to Sony San Diego becoming the MLB: The Show studio, the team made its debut […]

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Missile Command – Cane and Rinse No.425

August 3, 2020

“The End” It’s been fully four decades since Dave Theurer turned his apocalyptic nightmares into an arcade game. Missile Command told a darker story than […]

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Shovel Knight DLC – Cane and Rinse No.424

July 27, 2020

“You don’t need a potion to win me over! You already have!” Steel thy shovel….. again! We’ve discussed Yacht Club Games’s Shovel Knight before, but […]

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Batman: Arkham Knight – Cane and Rinse No.423

July 20, 2020

“How many more bones would you crush? How many lives will you destroy in pursuit of what you call justice?”  Concluding our Batman: Arkham series […]

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Beat Saber – Cane and Rinse No.418

June 15, 2020

“We’re playin’… We’re playin’… We’re playin’…” Whether it’s Guitar Hero by way of Fruit Ninja or a chance to live out the Star Wars Kid […]

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Days Gone – Cane and Rinse No.415

May 25, 2020

“We make the world what it is by what we do. All of us.” Bikers vs Zombies may sound like a late night made-for-TV movie, […]

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Axiom Verge – Cane and Rinse No.414

May 18, 2020

“Life. Afterlife. Real. Virtual. Dream. Nightmare. It’s a thin line.” Before the deluge of Metroidvania type games came Axiom Verge. Thomas Happ’s intriguing alternate reality […]

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Florence – Cane and Rinse No.413

May 11, 2020

“Yeah, I know.” After his work on Monument Valley, Ken Wong scaled the heights of creating his own studio, Mountains. With the publishing expertise of […]

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Dying Light – Cane and Rinse No.412

May 4, 2020

“You come to us, like a snake in the grass, here… in a city of lies, you… are the biggest liar of all”  Techland’s five […]

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Console Special No. 7: Sony PlayStation Portable

April 29, 2020

“Come out and play” In our latest single format special, Leon, Chris, James and Leah review “The Walkman of the 21st Century”, Sony’s PlayStation Portable. […]

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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat – Cane and Rinse No.410

April 20, 2020

“Let’s give DK our biggest Kong-gratulations!” In our latest show on Nintendo’s necktied primate, we swing back to the mid-2000s to go ape with Donkey […]

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Yakuza 0 – Cane and Rinse No.409

April 13, 2020

“He’s a… whatchacallit. A fisting artist.” As recommended by fans of the series, we begin our Japanese organised crime odyssey at its chronological beginning – […]

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Super Mario RPG – Cane and Rinse No.407

March 30, 2020

“A stranger you are… and strange looking at that!” Just before Square got into bed with Sony, their relationship with Nintendo seemed to be firing […]

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Donkey Konga trilogy – Cane and Rinse No.405

March 16, 2020

“Jungle Boogie!” Nintendo wanted in on the ‘BeMani’ action in the early-mid 2000s, and so roped in Taiko no Tatsujin producers Namco to reskin their […]

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Resident Evil 2 (2019) – Cane and Rinse No.403

March 2, 2020

“Enough with this cat and mouse game.” After almost two decades of feverish speculation, Capcom finally brought us the remake of Resident Evil 2 that […]

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God of War (2018) – Cane and Rinse No.402

February 24, 2020

“Keep your expectations low boy, and you’ll never be disappointed.” A serious assessment of Sony Santa Monica’s soft reboot of the successful but stagnating God […]

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Red Dead Redemption II – Cane and Rinse No. 401

February 17, 2020

“This whole thing is pretty much done. We’re more ghosts than people.” Welcome home, pardners. The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast returns for its ninth […]

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Console special No.6: SEGA Dreamcast

January 14, 2020

“Up to 6 billion players” The latest of our single platform podcast specials focuses on SEGA’s final console, the Dreamcast. Leon, Karl and guests Ben […]

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Final Fantasy XV – Cane and Rinse No.400

December 30, 2019

“My hair does not look like a chocobo butt.” In this issue, Josh, Leah, Charlotte and Tom hop into a convertible and embark on an […]

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Cane and Rinse – 2019 in Review: Part 5

December 30, 2019

It’s the end of the year, and Cane and Rinse are celebrating another year in videogaming with not one but five 2019-in-review shows of epic […]

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Cane and Rinse – 2019 in Review: Part 4

December 29, 2019

It’s the end of the year, and Cane and Rinse are celebrating another year in videogaming with not one but five 2019-in-review shows of epic […]

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Cane and Rinse – 2019 in Review: Part 3

December 28, 2019

It’s the end of the year, and Cane and Rinse is celebrating another year in videogaming with not one but five 2019-in-review shows of epic […]

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Cane and Rinse – 2019 in Review: Part 2

December 27, 2019

It’s the end of the year, and Cane and Rinse is celebrating another year in videogaming with not one but five 2019-in-review shows of epic […]

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Cane and Rinse – 2019 in Review: Part 1

December 26, 2019

It’s the end of the year, and Cane and Rinse is celebrating another year in videogaming with not one but five 2019-in-review shows of epic […]

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Asteroids series – Cane and Rinse No.397

December 9, 2019

“1 COIN 1 PLAY” Marking its 40th birthday, we celebrate one of Atari’s most iconic, influential and successful arcade games from the so-called ‘golden age’: […]

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The Evil Within 2 – Cane and Rinse No.396

December 2, 2019

“Fear… radiates from you. It’s beautiful, but not yet finished.” Having sunken into a drunken stupor since the previous Tango Gameworks title, the lure of […]

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Donkey Kong 64 – Cane and Rinse No.395

November 25, 2019

“Hey, Been a long time, Donkey-Dude!” After the rousing success of Diddy Kong Racing and Banjo-Kazooie, it was time for Rare to step up to […]

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The Evil Within – Cane and Rinse No.391

October 28, 2019

“If you only knew how satisfying that look on your face is.” Shinji Mikami brought back some of the survival and all of the horror […]

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Final Fantasy XIII – Cane and Rinse No.390

October 21, 2019

“There is no hope. Not for l’Cie.” We’re closing in on the final entries in our Final Fantasy series, and as the first game released […]

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Galaxian/Galaga series – Cane and Rinse No.388

October 7, 2019

“MISSION: DESTROY ALIENS”  October 1979 saw Namco’s brash, dynamic and eye-scorchingly colourful Space Invaders spiritual successor landed with a loud bang in arcades. Leon, Michiel […]

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Console special No.5: Commodore Amiga

October 6, 2019

“Only Amiga makes it possible” For the first time in our series of single format special podcasts, we reminisce about a computer, the 16, later […]

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PAX West 2019

September 29, 2019

From 30th August 2019 through to 2nd September 2019 at the Washington State Convention Centre and Cane and Rinse hosts Ryan Hamann and Chris O’Regan […]

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Prey (2017) – Cane and Rinse No.385

September 16, 2019

“They want to live inside us, like a disease.” Trapped on a 1960s space station in 2035, surrounded by homicidal crockery and are victims of […]

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Interview Extra: David L. Craddock

September 13, 2019

Leon speaks to David L. Craddock about his new book Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room. David […]

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SUPERHOT – Cane and Rinse No.384

September 9, 2019

“Promise you won’t launch superhot.exe again.” Time moves when you move. That might explain why James spent the first 20 minutes of this podcast recording […]

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Interview Extra: Benn Powell

September 7, 2019

In this Interview Extra episode, Charlotte chats to Benn Powell about the ins and outs of designing randomisers for REmake Remastered and the remake of […]

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Final Fantasy XII – Cane and Rinse No.382

August 26, 2019

“At least we thought to bring entertainment.”  The eleventh show in our 13 podcast series about the mainline (and non-MMO) Final Fantasy series is all […]

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>observer_ – Cane and Rinse No.381

August 19, 2019

“Quantum physics tells us that nothing that is observed is unaffected by the observer.” First person cyberpunk noir police procedural stealth survival horror walking simulator […]

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Pilotwings 64 – Cane and Rinse No.380

August 12, 2019

“You earned a perfect score!!” The Big N roped in simulation and silicon graphics specialists Paradigm to assist them with N64 launch title, Pilotwings 64. […]

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Dyad – Cane and Rinse No.379

August 5, 2019

Dyad is one of those titles that defies easy genre-identification, but in essence it is a psychedelic racer/shooter – if that helps! Tony, Darren and […]

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INSIDE – Cane and Rinse No.378

July 29, 2019

As the dark, eerie follow-up to Playdead’s dark, eerie platformer LIMBO, 2016’s INSIDE was exactly what one might expect – or was it? For a […]

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Prey (2006) – Cane and Rinse No.377

July 22, 2019

“The world is full of stories, and from time to time they permit themselves to be told.” Before Duke Nukem Forever… in fact before Duke […]

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Dino Crisis – Cane and Rinse No.376

July 15, 2019

“That’s disgusting” Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A crack team of specially trained operatives are sent to investigate the mysterious goings on […]

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Console Special No.4: Microsoft Xbox

July 9, 2019

“Life is short, play more” In the fourth of our single format console special podcasts, we look back at Microsoft’s big fat toe in the […]

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Donkey Kong – Cane and Rinse No.375

July 8, 2019

“HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET?” In the first of a series of podcasts about Nintendo’s iconic simian, Leon, Darren and Michiel find out who among […]

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Furi – Cane and Rinse No.374

July 1, 2019

“Pull yourself together. Get out of prison. Kill the Jailer.” Furiously fast, furiously precise, and a furiously thumping synthwave soundtrack, Jacob, Charlotte, Michiel, and James […]

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Interview Extra: Metako

June 25, 2019

In this interview extra podcast, Charlotte Cutts interviews Metako, a speedrunner who regularly bashes through 80+ hour marathons of the Final Fantasy series JRPG speedruns […]

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Final Fantasy X – Cane and Rinse No.373

June 24, 2019

“You’ll cry, you’re gonna cry, you always cry. See? You’re crying.” Final Fantasy X heralded the series’ much anticipated debut on the the ‘next gen’ […]

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Interview Extra: Tod Fennell

June 18, 2019

Leon speaks to actor, writer, voice artist, musician and black belt karateka Tod Fennell (and his Siberian Husky, Havok) about his work in videogames and […]

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Paradroid – Cane and Rinse No.372

June 17, 2019

“Prepare to board Robo-Freighter Paradroid to eliminate all rogue robots.” Andrew Braybrook’s Paradroid garnered plaudits and captured imaginations upon its 1985 release, before going on […]

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Interview Extra: Edenal

June 4, 2019

In this interview extra podcast, Charlotte Cutts interviews Edenal, chief organiser of the European Speedrunner Assembly The European Speedrunner Assembly has gone from strength to […]

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Ape Escape – Cane and Rinse No.370

June 3, 2019

“It works. It actually works!” We revel in two decades of recapturing rampant primates by casting our net over the original Ape Escape (aka Saru! […]

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Disney’s Aladdin – Cane and Rinse No.369

May 27, 2019

“A cave of wonders…”  Separate licensing deals meant that both of the major 16-bit consoles received a bespoke game to tie-in with Disney’s 1992 animated […]

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Persona 5 – Cane and Rinse No.368

May 20, 2019

“Let us start the game.” In this issue Josh, Leah, Charlotte and Cane and Rinse newcomer Jesse uncover the treasures and dark desires of the […]

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DOOM (2016) – Cane and Rinse No.367

May 13, 2019

“None could stand before the horde but the Doom Slayer.”  Three years on from the release of id Software’s sequel-cum-soft-reboot we ask just how DOOM […]

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Pony Island – Cane and Rinse No. 366

May 6, 2019

“INSERT YOUR SOUL TO CONTINUE.”  Obviously it’s a simple game about breeding and dressing up cute ponies. Or is it?  In the spirit of the […]

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Final Fantasy IX – Cane and Rinse No.365

April 29, 2019

“Doesn’t it feel nice to let yourself go under the stars?” We conclude the PlayStation one era Final Fantasy triptych with our Final Fantasy IX […]

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Pilotwings – Cane and Rinse No.364

April 22, 2019

“Do you ever dream of flying?” For the first of two podcasts on this lesser-known Nintendo IP, we swoop on Super Famicom showpiece title, Pilotwings. […]

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Console Special: Nintendo Game Boy

April 2, 2019

“Now you’re playing with power; PORTABLE POWER!” In the third of our series of single format console special podcasts, Leon, James and Leah stock up […]

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Dark Souls III – Cane and Rinse No.361

April 1, 2019

“Ashen One, hearest thou my voice still?” In March 2016, FromSoftware released Dark Souls III, their fourth game in the space of little more than […]

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NieR:Automata – Cane and Rinse No.356

February 25, 2019

“We are alive, after all. And being alive is pretty much a constant stream of embarrassment.” We turn our attention to one of 2017’s most […]

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Interview Extra: James Chen

February 19, 2019

To tie in with issue 355 of the podcast, Cane and Rinse’s own Michiel (@MKStayOnTarget) speaks with old school competitor, fighting game analyst, extra prolific […]

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HITMAN – Cane and Rinse No.354

February 11, 2019

“Sir, don’t sneak around like that, it makes you look suspicious.” Join Josh, Brian, Jon and James as they go undercover at IO Interactive. What […]

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Gravity Rush 2 – Cane and Rinse No.353

February 4, 2019

“A red apple fell from the sky…” Getting used to a whole new town is tough for anyone – but when you also have gravity […]

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Virginia – Cane and Rinse No.352

January 28, 2019

“Press A to begin journey” Join Karl, Jon, Jacob and James on an investigation into exactly what happened in Kingdom, Virginia in late summer 1992. […]

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Nex Machina – Cane and Rinse No.351

January 21, 2019

“Between the switch, fade through the blitz, and the strongest quits, burn through the kiss.” Cane and Rinse returns for its eighth year with by […]

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Console Special: Sony PlayStation

January 7, 2019

“Do Not Underestimate The Power of PlayStation” Leon is joined by Jay, Karl and Tony for the second of our single format console special podcasts. […]

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Final Fantasy VII – Cane and Rinse No.350

December 31, 2018

“There ain’t no gettin’ offa this train we’re on, till we get to the end of the line.” Appropriately – for the earth-shattering conclusion to […]

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Resident Evil VII: Biohazard – Cane and Rinse No.349

December 24, 2018

“Welcome to the family, son!” And so after a year’s worth of zombies, spooky mansions, scary laboratories, definitely not zombies, horrific scripts and shocking performances, we reach […]

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Interview Extra: Gory Detail

December 14, 2018

In this interview extra, Darren Gargette (@dezm0nd) talks to the two brainboxes behind Gory Detail (@gorydetail). They discuss games past (Conker), present (Rusty Pup) and future […]

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Resident Evil 6 – Cane and Rinse No.346

December 3, 2018

“You’ve made it this far, haven’t you?” In our penultimate Resident Evil series show, Leon, Karl, Leah and a host of community contributors partake in […]

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Ghouls ‘n Ghosts – Cane and Rinse No.345

November 26, 2018

“On top of the mazic power, Arthur obtaihed the Psycho Cannon from ST. Michael, then after a dreadful batlle, he finally defeater Lucifer.” Marking its […]

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Horizon Zero Dawn – Cane and Rinse No.343

November 12, 2018

“There’s so much to discover before the world ends.” An uncommonly recent (at the time of recording) ‘AAA’ title gets the Cane and Rinse treatment, […]

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Final Fantasy VI – Cane and Rinse No.342

November 5, 2018

“The world before the fall, Lovely is the light of dawn, Noble is the heart of man…” Josh, Leah, Jon and Maya Santandrea continue our […]

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Resident Evil 5 – Cane and Rinse No.341

October 29, 2018

“You’re merely postponing the inevitable!” For the eighth of our ten podcasts on the mainline Resident Evil games, we return to Kijuju for potentially the […]

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Far Cry 2 – Cane and Rinse No.339

October 15, 2018

“These militia, they come into our country, steal everything, and leave us nothing.” Darren and James buddy up to tackle the notoriously-hostile Far Cry 2. […]

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Console Special: Sega Mega Drive

October 14, 2018

“Welcome To The Next Level” In the first of our extra-length single-platform specials, Leon (@ratsoalbion) is joined by Mega Drive enthusiast and expert Dan Clark […]

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Resident Evil 4 – Cane and Rinse No.336

September 24, 2018

“You don’t seriously think a conservative mind can chart a new course for the world, do you?” For the first time ever – as we […]

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Resogun – Cane and Rinse No.334

September 10, 2018

“Armageddon.” Veteran Finnish code aces Housemarque helped launch a new generation with their PS4 (then) exclusive, Resogun. Taking its cues from classics Defender, Drop Zone […]

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Valkyria Chronicles – Cane and Rinse No.333

September 3, 2018

“Squad 7, move out!” Alright squad, listen up. The objective is to assist Josh, Michiel and Simon Cole in successfully evaluating Sega’s 2008 Tactics RPG, […]

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Final Fantasy V – Cane and Rinse No.332

August 27, 2018

“Knights do it two-handed!” The Final Fantasy that was initially deemed too hardcore for the West. Leon, Josh, Jon and Leah have got the job […]

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Daytona USA – Cane and Rinse No.331

August 20, 2018

“Blue, blue skies…” Just why is SEGA’s 25 year old coin-op racer still relatively easy to find in (what passes for) arcades in 2018? Leon, […]

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Resident Evil 0 – Cane and Rinse No.330

August 13, 2018

“It’s gonna be dangerous from here on in, why don’t we cooperate?” Perhaps appropriately, the last ‘classic’ style Resident Evil game (for a long while […]

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Secret of Mana – Cane and Rinse No.329

August 6, 2018

“Time flows like a river… and history repeats…” On a mid-90s roll, some of the team behind the Final Fantasy games broke off to create […]

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Braid – Cane and Rinse No.328

July 30, 2018

“Tim is off on a search to rescue the Princess. She has been snatched by a horrible and evil monster. This happened because Tim made […]

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Hyper Light Drifter – Cane and Rinse No.326

July 16, 2018

“HARNESSING A GREAT WELLSPRING, A PERFECT IMMORTAL CELL WAS CRAFTED TO BE IMBUED WITHIN ALL SENTIENT LIFE A NOBLE GOAL, THOUGH SUCH A POWER TERRIFIED […]

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Interview extra: Rapture Gaming Festival

July 13, 2018

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to Gary Kirby and Ogulcan “Ojo” Gunel about their Rapture Gaming Festival http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/rapture_gaming_festival.mp3   Edited by Jay […]

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Shovel Knight – Cane and Rinse No.325

July 9, 2018

“Sharpen thy shovel!” Hoist your gardening implement of choice and strike the earth as we explore a game grounded in the 8-bit era with Shovel […]

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Interview extra: David L. Craddock

July 6, 2018

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks again to author David L. Craddock (@davidlcraddock), author of Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II a documentary-style […]

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Final Fantasy IV – Cane and Rinse No.323

June 25, 2018

“You spoony bard!” Final Fantasy leaps the generation gap like a nimble young chocobo, and sets up camp on the Nintendo’s new for the 90s […]

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Zone of the Enders – Cane and Rinse No.322

June 18, 2018

“HIGH SPEED ROBOT ACTION” Ahead of the sequel’s latest re-release, we revisit Konami’s 2001 sci-fi mech action game Zone of the Enders. Leon, Karl and […]

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Interview extra: Konstantinos Dimopoulos

June 12, 2018

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to the game urbanist, designer, and writer Konstantinos Dimopoulos (@gnomeslair), author of the forthcoming book Virtual Cities.* […]

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Pikmin – Cane and Rinse No.321

June 11, 2018

“The Pikmin are as curious as children!” Leon, Darren, Leah and Michiel have finally recovered all 30 parts of their ship and succeeded in escaping […]

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Space Invaders – Cane and Rinse No.320

June 4, 2018

“PLAY PLAYER<1>” Cane and Rinse celebrates the 40th (fortieth!) anniversary of one of the most important and influential videogames of all time, Space Invaders. Leon, […]

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The Stanley Parable – Cane and Rinse No.318

May 21, 2018

“In here, I can be happy, forever. I will be happy.” Stanley popped his headphones on and started listening to his favourite podcast, Cane and […]

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Interview extra: Richard Moss

May 15, 2018

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to the writer Richard Moss (@MossRC), author of the book The Secret History of Mac Gaming, recently […]

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Worms series – Cane and Rinse No.317

May 14, 2018

“You had it comin’” Leon, Darren, Karl and Tony embark on a whistlestop tour of Team 17’s prolific ballistic battler franchise, Worms. Tunneling through from […]

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Final Fantasy III – Cane and Rinse No.315

April 30, 2018

“Maybe they’re out pillaging the countryside like good soldiers of doom?” Continuing our ongoing series, Josh, Leah and Jon say goodbye to the NES era […]

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Marvel Puzzle Quest – Cane and Rinse No.314

April 23, 2018

“Calling all Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Listen this week as Karl Moon, James Carter and guest, Brad Gallaway of GameCritics discuss Demiurge Studios’ 2013 title, Marvel […]

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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis – Cane and Rinse No.313

April 16, 2018

“S.T.A.R.S!” Leon, Josh and Michiel are pursued from beginning to end by the relentless, merciless and fashion-conscious Nemesis in our third Resident Evil podcast of […]

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Interview extra: Gareth Damian Martin of Heterotopias

April 13, 2018

Gareth Damian Martin (@JumpOvertheAge) is a writer, game designer, and photographer. Early last year, he took his column at Kill Screen, entitled “Heterotopias” and fleshed […]

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Rampage – Cane and Rinse No.312

April 9, 2018

“STILL AT LARGE… VERY LARGE!” Just ahead of the release of the 2018 movie version, Leon (George), Michiel (Lizzie) and Dan Clark (Ralph) team up […]

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Actual Sunlight – Cane and Rinse No.311

April 2, 2018

“This game is not a game: It’s a portrait.” James, Leah, Tony, and guest Charlotte Cutts (@ccuttsgames) are your panel this week, as Will O’Neill‘s […]

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BioShock Infinite – Cane and Rinse No.310

March 26, 2018

“It would seem the universe does not like its peas mixed with its porridge.” Comstock’s corrupt Columbia is the Cane and Rinse collective’s destination in […]

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Yoshi’s Woolly World – Cane and Rinse No.309

March 19, 2018

“Hrm? This tangle of yarn here looks familiar… …AH! IT’S A YOSHI! Another entry into the subset of textile-based platformers(!), Yoshi’s Woolly World arrived on […]

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Interview extra: David L. Craddock

March 8, 2018

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to the gaming historian David L. Craddock (@davidlcraddock), author of the popular online book Rocket Jump: Quake […]

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Resident Evil 2 – Cane and Rinse No.307

March 5, 2018

“So… this is what everyone’s been dying for…” Raccoon City itself is under siege from the infected hordes and – wouldn’t you know it? – […]

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Final Fantasy II – Cane and Rinse No.306

February 26, 2018

“Guy speak beaver.” In the second of at least fifteen podcasts on the series, Leon, Josh, Leah, and drop-in fourth party member Jon Salmon take […]

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Crackdown – Cane and Rinse No.304

February 12, 2018

“Skills for Kills, Agent. Skills for Kills.” In anticipation of the series’ forthcoming third instalment, Leon, Leah, Tony and guest David Turner from The Computer […]

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Rez – Cane and Rinse No.303

February 5, 2018

“aren’t you afraid?” Belatedly following on from issue 3 of the podcast(!) – in which we spoke to producer James Mielke about Child of Eden […]

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Bleed / Bleed 2 – Cane and Rinse No.302

January 29, 2018

“Whatever dreams you have! You’ll do your best to make them come true!” It’s been a long time coming, but all heroes must eventually fall. […]

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Resident Evil (1996) – Cane and Rinse No.301

January 22, 2018

“How come you look so scared?” The Cane and Rinse podcast’s seventh year commences with our look at the original 1996 incarnation of Capcom’s Biohazard […]

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A Look Back at 2017

January 9, 2018

The entire Cane and Rinse team takes an epic look back at 2017 to reflect on all of the games that released that year that […]

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Our Patreon update for December 2017

December 22, 2017

Thank you to all of our Patreon patrons and supporters. We didn’t hit our ambitious target, but we still thrive on your support. We knew […]

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Call of Duty – Cane and Rinse No.299

December 18, 2017

“Death to the fascists!” Following on from our Medal of Honor: Allied Assault podcast back in 2014, we move on to Infinity Ward’s first ever […]

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Mario Kart 64 – Cane and Rinse No.298

December 11, 2017

“Battle.” Cane and Rinse rejoins the race in 1996, as we review Mario Kart 64 – a wildly divisive entry in a much-loved but polarising […]

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Final Fantasy – Cane and Rinse No.297

December 4, 2017

The people wait, their only hope, a prophecy….” In the first podcast of what we intend to be several years’ worth of Final Fantasy coverage, […]

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Capcom Versus series – Cane and Rinse No.294

November 13, 2017

“Don’t miss out on the enjoyment of a lifetime!” Are you ready, true believers? This jam-packed show spans a whole slew of fighting games released […]

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Beyond Good & Evil – Cane and Rinse No.293

November 6, 2017

“Maybe this old pig can’t fly… But he’s still got a bounce in his step!” Attention Hillyans! Cane And Rinse Network members, Tony, Leah, Josh […]

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Grim Fandango – Cane and Rinse No.291

October 23, 2017

“My scythe… I like to keep it next to where my heart used to be.” Tim Schafer‘s final game for LucasArts was his much-loved noir […]

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Our October Patreon update

October 20, 2017

Here’s our latest update to our ongoing Patreon campaign to try and raise enough to allow us to make Cane and Rinse a full-time concern […]

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Bayonetta 2 – Cane and Rinse No.290

October 16, 2017

“Heaven condemned me, and hell deceived me. Now, it’s time to teach them both a lesson.” Autumn 2014 saw PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta 2 arrive as a […]

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Interview extra: William Collis of Gamer Sensei

October 14, 2017

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to William Collis (@William_Collis) the Co-Founder and President of esports coaching platform Gamer Sensei that provides personalized […]

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SOMA – Cane and Rinse No.289

October 9, 2017

“…Who am I?” Join Josh, Tony and Sean as we travel to the year 2104 and try our best not to slip up on the […]

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The Room trilogy – Cane and Rinse No.288

October 2, 2017

“The answers you seek are inside this box… You always were the smart one.” Fireproof Games‘ trilogy of mobile puzzle games is about to become […]

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Blade Runner – Cane and Rinse No.287

September 25, 2017

“Gimme a hard copy of that” The acid rain beats the streets of L.A. like drums, marching me towards my next stop on the trail […]

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Interview extra: Ben Cartlidge (One Credit Classics)

September 22, 2017

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to Ben Cartlidge (@1creditclassics) the creator behind the YouTube channel One Credit Classics, a channel dedicated to […]

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Mortal Kombat – Cane and Rinse No.286

September 18, 2017

“Come here!” Kane and Rinse kovers the early years of one of videogames’ more kontroversial koncepts, Midway’s Mortal Kombat. From the ropey blue-skreen of the […]

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Double Dragon Neon – Cane and Rinse No.285

September 11, 2017

“Marian! Aw, man; not this again.” A subtly different show this issue as Leon, James and Michiel consider three different approaches to reviving or renewing […]

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Destiny – Cane and Rinse No.284

September 4, 2017

“This path should lead us straight to the grave.” From Earth to Mars and everywhere in between, join Guardians Leah and Karl, with guests CJ […]

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Super Mario Kart – Cane and Rinse No.282

August 21, 2017

“SPECIAL CUP” As Super Mario Kart celebrates a quarter of a century of infuriating racing mania, we return to the Mode 7 madness Super Famicom/SNES […]

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Super Hexagon – Cane and Rinse No.281

August 14, 2017

“AGAIN!” In this issue we test our nerve to the very limit in the face of colour and sound smashing together and the very walls […]

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Interview extra: Nate Crowley

August 11, 2017

Joining Leon for this interview extra is author of 100 Best Video Games (That Never Existed), Nate Crowley Originating from an idea that began on […]

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Until Dawn – Cane and Rinse No.280

August 7, 2017

“I feel like someone’s watching us.” Karl, Tony, Josh and Leah discuss Supermassive Games first foray on Playstation 4 with the console exclusive, Until Dawn. […]

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Joust – Cane and Rinse No.278

July 24, 2017

“BUZZARD BAIT!” Recorded one day after the 35th anniversary of the game’s arcade debut, the Cane and Rinse crusty crew remembers Williams’ bizarre bird-battler Joust. […]

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Life Is Strange – Cane and Rinse No.277

July 17, 2017

“No wonder they call it a ‘web’ – nothing can ever get out.” Time travel is complicated. When time travel is the best hope you […]

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R-Type and R-Type II – Cane and Rinse No.276

July 10, 2017

1987: Inspired by Aliens and Gradius, a compact but crack team at Irem produced a horizontally scrolling shoot-’em up that would become a genre icon, […]

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Viewtiful Joe – Cane and Rinse No.275

July 3, 2017

“Am I… am I in-inside the movie?” As part of the once Nintendo GameCube exclusive Capcom 5 and Hideki Kamiya’s third directing job, following the […]

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The Witcher – Cane and Rinse No.274

June 26, 2017

“Old age is no jest!” The first of four podcasts covering CD Projekt Red’s celebrated series of RPGs. Leon, Josh and Sean each complete the […]

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Robotron: 2084 – Cane and Rinse videogame No.273

June 19, 2017

“DUE TO A GENETIC ENGINEERING ERROR, YOU POSSESS SUPERHUMAN POWERS.” Robotron: 2084 – by Williams’ ‘Vid Kidz’ – may not have been the first twin-stick […]

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Tales of Vesperia – Cane and Rinse No.272

June 12, 2017

“I can’t even win with a sword anymore.” For more than twenty years, the sprawling, lush titles of the Tales series have captivated JRPG fans […]

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Double Dragon – Cane and Rinse No.271

June 5, 2017

“INVADE THE ENEMYS BASE” After the success of Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun and Renegade, Yoshihisa Kishimoto of Technos Japan set about outdoing himself with Double Dragon. […]

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Tetris – Cane and Rinse No.270

May 29, 2017

“LINES LEFT” Tetris: Such a simple, elegant game with such a complex and convoluted back story. Leon, Josh, Karl and Leah recall the heights of […]

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Perfect Dark – Cane and Rinse No.269

May 22, 2017

“Watch her… she’s sharp.” Following a protracted and disrupted development, Rare eventually launched its spiritual successor-cum-sci-fi-sequel to the ubiquitous GoldenEye 007 (see issue 200 of […]

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Interview extra: Tomm Hulett

May 19, 2017

Joining Leon for this interview extra is WayForward Technologies‘ Game Director, Tomm Hulett. Recounting his remarkable career, Tomm tells us of his early days testing […]

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Help us DOUBLE the amount of Cane and Rinse podcasts!

May 16, 2017

Cane and Rinse announces its desire to make twice the amount of podcasts from 2018 with the support of its incredible listeners and community http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/patreon_appeal_full_2017.mp3 […]

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Flashback – Cane and Rinse No.268

May 15, 2017

“That’s my story, just the way I lived it…” We travel to the year 2140 and crash land on the planet Titan. Panellists Karl, Michiel, […]

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Mad Max – Cane and Rinse No.267

May 8, 2017

“Here it comes… A MIGHTY DUSTER!” His name is Max and his world is fire and blood. Tony Atkins, Sean Bell (@CaptainToss), Jay Taylor and, […]

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Ninja Gaiden – Cane and Rinse No.266

May 1, 2017

“It seems I have greatly overestimated you.” The art of the Ninja is one of subtlety, patience and stealth. However, no one told Mr. Hayabusa […]

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Diablo III – Cane and Rinse No.265

April 24, 2017

“Stay awhile and listen.” In this three-man dungeon run Cane and Rinse, we delve deep on (almost) everything Diablo, briefly discussing the first two games […]

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Interview extra: Mattia Traverso

April 21, 2017

In this interview special, Ryan talks to Mattia Traverso (@MattiaNotFound) about the 2016 Kinect oddity FRU, on which he is one of the designers. They […]

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Gone Home – Cane and Rinse No.263

April 9, 2017

“Meow meow, meow meow meow.” Join Josh and guests Jon Salmon (@CatatonicNali) and Sean Bell (@CaptainToss), as we return to the family home on Arbor […]

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Chibi-Robo! – Cane and Rinse No.260

March 19, 2017

“We’re here to make you happy!” Another ‘cult classic’ comes under the Cane and Rinse microscope as we inspect skip Ltd.’s late entry into Nintendo’s […]

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Blast Corps – Cane and Rinse No.259

March 12, 2017

“You’re just trying to impress me!” Former Rare man Darren is your host as a panel of Karl, Michiel and Tony cause environmental carnage in […]

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They Breathe – Cane and Rinse No.258

March 5, 2017

“First we need to make sure that you can see in the darkness.” In a slightly different sort of Cane and Rinse podcast, Leon, James […]

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Undertale – Cane and Rinse No.256

February 19, 2017

“You are the first human to come here in a long time.” It’s high time humans extended an olive branch to the monsters they exiled […]

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The Order: 1886 – Cane and Rinse No.255

February 12, 2017

“Never Accept. Always Question.” Tony, Leah, Sean and Jay take to the grimy, smog-filled streets of an alternative history Victorian era London to discuss Ready […]

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Interview extra: Ryan Hart

February 6, 2017

To tie in with issue 254 of the podcast, we talk to the most successful European Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike player of all time, […]

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Street Fighter III – Cane and Rinse No.254

February 5, 2017

“May the best fighter win and win again.” Following the earlier Street Fighter II and Street Fighter Zero/Alpha series podcasts, Leon and James – along […]

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A look back at 2016

January 2, 2017

In this little podcast extra to kick off 2017, Leon Cox, Leah Haydu, Josh Garrity, Darren Gargette and Ryan Hamann look back and reminisce about […]

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Interview extra: Raphael Corkhill

December 23, 2016

Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to talented young actor Raphael Corkhill (@raphaelcorkhill) about making a living, including providing a variety of vocal performances for high profile […]

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Bloodborne – Cane and Rinse No.250

December 4, 2016

“We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood.” We conclude our fifth year of the podcast with our […]

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Podcast special: An interview with Jeff Cork

December 2, 2016

In this Cane and Rinse interview special Leon (@ratsoalbion) talks to Game Informer Senior Editor Jeff Cork (@gijeff) about his new book, Limitless Sky: No […]

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MDK – Cane and Rinse No.248

November 20, 2016

“Good job Kurt, you saved Kirkcaldy (tourism is safe!)” Leon, Tony and Sean Bell display their Mighty Deep Knowledge of Shiny’s bizarre 1997 3D run […]

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Metropolis Street Racer – Cane and Rinse No.247

November 13, 2016

“It seeks ambition… and it will change the way you think about driving. Forever.” Join Karl, Tony and guest Gary Blower (@Xantiriad) as they race […]

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Fallout: New Vegas – Cane and Rinse No.246

November 6, 2016

“It’s… a thing. A science thing. It hurts robots.” Honest hearts Josh, Sean and James take a long journey down the lonesome road towards Obsidian’s […]

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Cane and Rinse No.245

October 30, 2016

“There is nothing left, everything is gone.” Join Josh, Leah, Sean and special guest Simon Cole, as they explore the dilapidated halls of Brennenburg Castle […]

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Alien: Isolation – Cane and Rinse No.242

October 9, 2016

“Working together for a safer, better connected Sevastopol.” In this issue Josh, Tony and Sean, along with special guest and writer for PC Gamer Andy […]

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Grand Theft Auto V – Cane and Rinse No.238

September 11, 2016

“Nothing looks more suspicious in America than someone who’s actually prepared to make something.” Leon, James, Jay and Sean take on Rockstar Games‘ critical and […]

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Out Run – Cane and Rinse No.237

September 4, 2016

“Checkpoint!” Celebrating its 30th anniversary, SEGA AM2’s iconic coin-op racer Out Run is the subject of our latest podcast retrospective. Leon, Ryan (new to the […]

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Kick Off – Cane and Rinse No.236

August 28, 2016

“Penalty.” Dino Dini and Steve Screech collaborated in the late 80s to make the 16-bit footy phenomenon that was a ubiquitous multiplayer fixture for the […]

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The Wolf Among Us – Cane and Rinse No.234

August 14, 2016

“I can take care of myself. I’ve been doing it for centuries.” In 2014 Telltale Games applied its episodic, adventure game formula to a title […]

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Rock Band – Cane and Rinse No. 233

August 7, 2016

“Hello there ladies and gents, are you ready to rock?” A combo of Leon (guitar), Ryan (bass), Tony (drums) and full combo-meister Paul Shotton (vox) […]

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80 Days – Cane and Rinse No.232

July 31, 2016

“We leave for Paris on the 8:25. In an hour.” Pack your bags! Ryan, James, Tony, and special guest Sean Bell grab their train schedules, […]

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Crazy Taxi – Cane and Rinse No.230

July 17, 2016

“Hey hey hey, c’mon over, have some fun with Crazy Taxi!” It’s 1999 and arcade gamers are enjoying some Crazy Taxi, SEGA Hitmaker’s loud and […]

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Plants vs. Zombies – Cane and Rinse No.229

July 10, 2016

“I know your type: tall, dark, and dead you want to bite all the petals off of my head.” No-one had pitted flesh-eating vegetation against […]

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Golden Axe – Cane and Rinse No.225

June 12, 2016

“To defeat them is a must and bringing peace to the land is my duty!” With their mothers, fathers, siblings and even their old mate […]

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Titanfall – Cane and Rinse No.223

May 29, 2016

“Bring it down.” Titanfall landed just over two years ago, the much anticipated first product of former Infinity Ward devs, Respawn Entertainment. Although closely associated […]

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Gunstar Heroes – Cane and Rinse No.221

May 15, 2016

“We have awakened the terrible destructor…” Breakaway studio Treasure launched its first game in 1993, Gunstar Heroes. Formed of some of Konami’s crack Super Nintendo […]

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RAGE – Cane and Rinse No.220

May 8, 2016

“I know you got questions, but we gotta get moving.” Darren, Karl and Sean discuss RAGE, a game from a fascinating time in id Software’s […]

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Conker’s Bad Fur Day – Cane and Rinse No.218

April 24, 2016

“Oh… man! It’s gonna be a long day…” Darren, Ryan, Cane and Rinse debutant Michiel Kroder and returning guest Jon Salmon discuss the potty-mouthed squirrel […]

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Beyond: Two Souls – Cane and Rinse No.216

April 10, 2016

“You said you were different, Jodie. In what way?” Following on from our much earlier Fahrenheit (96) and Heavy Rain (100) podcasts, we now turn […]

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Podcast special: An interview with Alfie Bown

April 8, 2016

On this special edition of Cane and Rinse, Ryan Hamann (@Insrtcoins) interviews author, professor, and games philosopher Alfie Bown, sharing the insights that he has […]

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DOOM 3 – Cane and Rinse No.215

April 3, 2016

“Your mission has always been to die, soldier!” In the second of our current run of three id Software podcasts, Leon, Darren and Jon Salmon […]

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Final Fight – Cane and Rinse No.214

March 27, 2016

“My sweet heart since child hood.” Certainly not the first urban brawler although perhaps one of the most fondly remembered and influential, Capcom latterly entered […]

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Her Story – Cane and Rinse No.213

March 26, 2016

“And all these stories we’ve been telling each other. Just that… stories.” Her Story arrived in Summer 2015 to critical acclaim and has since garnered […]

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DOOM and DOOM II – Cane and Rinse No.211

March 6, 2016

“ONCE YOU BEAT THE BIG BADASSES AND CLEAN OUT THE MOON BASE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO WIN, AREN’T YOU?” The landscape of the videogame industry changed […]

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Catherine – Cane and Rinse No.210

February 28, 2016

“I swear on the name of Dumuzid, the Shepherd, consort of Ishtar! Your ass is mine, punk.” Buckle your chastity belts because we’re exploring the […]

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Deus Ex – Cane and Rinse No.209

February 21, 2016

“No, I wanted orange! It gave me lemon-lime.” In the year 2000, Ion Storm released the cyberpunk-themed action role-playing game Deus Ex to universal acclaim. […]

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Sunset Overdrive – Cane and Rinse No.206

January 31, 2016

“It’s Me! Fizzie!” In this issue, Host Tony Atkins is joined by Karl Moon, Sean O’Brien and Darren Gargette as they venture over to Sunset […]

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A little look back at 2015

January 1, 2016

Cane and Rinse contributors Leon, Darren, James, Josh, Ryan and Sean crack open the brandy and cigars and pass judgement on their personal 2015 gaming […]

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Mass Effect 3 – Cane and Rinse No.202

December 13, 2015

“If this thing goes sideways and we end up on the other side, meet me at the bar. I’m buying.” Following on from issue 22 […]

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The Legend of Zelda – Cane and Rinse No.201

December 6, 2015

“IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS.” The Cane and Rinse podcast returns for its fifth year with the start of its longest series yet. […]

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Help support us with our Patreon!

November 30, 2015

What is Cane and Rinse? Cane and Rinse is a videogames podcast and blog. Our team of experienced enthusiasts takes a different game (or occasionally […]

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GoldenEye 007 – Cane and Rinse No.200

November 1, 2015

“For England, James?” Because we failed to do it for issue 007, finally here it is for issue 200. That’s right, to polish off our […]

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Interview extra: Paul Rose aka Mr Biffo

October 30, 2015

“Stay away from my bins!” The driest and most reverent gaming organ around (that’s us) comes face-to-face with possibly the most succulent and disrespectful – […]

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Just Cause 2 – Cane and Rinse No.199

October 25, 2015

“Hello, Mr. Snowman” In the penultimate issue of Volume Four, Ryan Hamann, Brian Tarran, Jay Taylor, and guest CJ Black explode into the action-packed Just […]

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Halo 4 – Cane and Rinse No.197

October 11, 2015

“Before this is over, promise me you’ll figure out which one of us is the machine.” Concluding our run of Halo podcasts ahead of the […]

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Podcast special: An interview with Denis Dyack

October 8, 2015

The incomparable creator of Eternal Darkness and Too Human breaks radio silence to offer us this searingly honest interview. Leon and James are joined by […]

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Podcast special: An interview with Greg Toppo

October 6, 2015

In this special edition of the Cane and Rinse podcast, Ryan Hamann interviews USA Today’s top education writer, Greg Toppo. Greg was invited to speak […]

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Threes! – Cane and Rinse No.196

October 4, 2015

“Sup?” Ryan, Josh, Jay, and James swipe right to express their fondness for the deceptively simple iPhone mega-hit Threes!. The panel discusses the developmental history […]

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Comix Zone – Cane and Rinse No.195

September 27, 2015

“…I’m just a drawing! But I’ll be free soon enough…” Leon, Tony and Karl abuse save-states to see SEGA Technical Institute’s late era Mega Drive/Genesis […]

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Thomas Was Alone – Cane and Rinse No.194

September 20, 2015

“Thomas was alone. Wow, what a weird first thought to have” Josh, Ryan and Tony set up their microphones, for what was bound to be […]

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Halo: Reach – Cane and Rinse No.193

September 13, 2015

“It’s wounded, end its suffering!” For the penultimate podcast in our current run of Halo shows Leon, Josh, Karl and Tony remember Reach. Did Bungie, […]

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The Secret of Monkey Island – Cane and Rinse No.192

September 6, 2015

“That’s the second biggest monkey head I’ve ever seen!” LucasArts (nee Lucasfilm Games) discovered buried treasure with their swashbuckling 1990 point-and-clicker, The Secret of Monkey […]

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Dark Souls II – Cane and Rinse No.190

August 23, 2015

“Oh disciple of the dark sun, thou hast journeyed far.” From Software switched personnel around for Dark Souls II, the first straight sequel in their […]

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Halo 3: ODST – Cane and Rinse No.189

August 16, 2015

“Get set for a combat drop!” In the latest of our Halo series of podcasts, Leon, Karl, Tony and guest CJ Black (Twin Humanities) revisit […]

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The Geometry Wars series – Cane and Rinse No.188

August 9, 2015

“Super State.” Stephen Cakebread’s Geometry Wars may have started life as a Project Gotham Racing Easter egg but has since taken on an intensely glowing, […]

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Halo 3 – Cane and Rinse No.185

July 19, 2015

“Wake me… when you need me.” Halo 3 saw the Master Chief’s debut on the Xbox 360, surfing in on a tidal wave of hype. […]

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Transistor – Cane and Rinse No.183

July 5, 2015

“I love you so much, Red. You know that right?” As a follow up to their critically well-received first game Bastion, Supergiant Games came up […]

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Halo 2 – Cane and Rinse No.181

June 21, 2015

“I… I am a monument to all your sins…” With Halo 5: Guardians scheduled to arrive later this year, Cane and Rinse company drop from […]

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Killer7 – Cane and Rinse No.180

June 14, 2015

“I’m talking guys who beat off, four times a day!” Goichi Suda teamed up with co-writer Shinji Mikami to create one of the ‘Capcom Five’ […]

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Too Human – Cane and Rinse No.178

May 31, 2015

“This one red hour will make your reputation or mine… are you right with your maker?” Silicon Knights‘ 2008 Xbox 360 exclusive, Too Human, was […]

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God Hand – Cane and Rinse No.177

May 24, 2015

“You can wax on, wax off all you like. I’m still kicking your ass.” A late-generation cult classic or a ridiculous, slapstick B-movie take on […]

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Wolfenstein: The New Order – Cane and Rinse No.176

May 17, 2015

“Yes, the Nazis rule the world now, they are everywhere. Everywhere.” Our four podcast series tracing the history of this particular franchise concludes with MachineGames‘ […]

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Max Payne 3 – Cane and Rinse No.174

May 3, 2015

“What was I really doing walking in there with my bad haircut and ridiculous shirt?” Max has a snazzy shirt and new employers as he […]

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Kameo: Elements of Power – Cane and Rinse No.173

April 26, 2015

“Magic… The elusive trickery that chains my people…” Hanging up their Covenant sniper rifles and Dragon Greatswords to dawn the wings of a fairy princess […]

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Dragon’s Dogma – Cane and Rinse No.170

April 5, 2015

Guests CJ Black (Twin Humanities) and Sean Bell (Midnight Resistance) join Leon and Jay in our entirely unbalanced Dragon’s Dogma issue. That’s right, you’ll not […]

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Sleeping Dogs – Cane and Rinse No.169

March 29, 2015

“Why don’t you have a pork bun in your hand?” United Front Games fused classic Hong Kong crime cinema with contemporary open-world videogame shenanigans for […]

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Wolfenstein (2009) – Cane and Rinse No.168

March 22, 2015

“Mein Leben!” In this, our third podcast on the Wolfenstein series of games, James, Brian and Tony discuss Raven Software’s 2009 addition to the series […]

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Chrono Trigger – Cane and Rinse No.166

March 8, 2015

“Did you guys just come out of the closet? Get out of here!” In 1995 a Square Soft development ‘Dream Team’ launched an epochal RPG […]

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Sound Shapes – Cane and Rinse No.164

February 22, 2015

Move a little, turn a little break a little, hurt a little In this podcast Ryan, Josh, Karl and Sean confer about Queasy Games‘ 2012 […]

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Spelunky – Cane and Rinse No.160

January 25, 2015

“I should never have angered that shopkeeper…” Join us as we explore the spider-infested, alien-contested and shopkeeper-invested world of Derek Yu’s 2008 and 2012 roguelike […]

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Silent Hill 3 – Cane and Rinse No.159

January 18, 2015

“Monsters? They looked like monsters to you?!” We’re less than halfway through our Silent Hill series of podcasts and yet already concluding the ‘original’ and […]

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NiGHTS into dreams… – Cane and Rinse No.158

December 28, 2014

“You are that special one that I’ve been waiting for” A slightly under-the-weather Leon (cold), Karl (stomach ache) and Dan Clark (headache) huddle together to […]

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Skylanders – Cane and Rinse No.157

December 21, 2014

“Let’s ruffle some feathers!” Tony, along with guests Gary Blower (GameBurst) and Brad Gallaway (GameCritics) take a look at the Activision published Skylanders series – […]

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Diddy Kong Racing – Cane and Rinse No.156

December 14, 2014

“Select your vehicle.” Fond festive memories of Christmas ’97’s gleeful kart, hovercraft and plane adventure: Diddy Kong Racing. Leon, Darren, Karl and our community peer […]

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Silent Hill 2 – Cane and Rinse No.155

December 7, 2014

“I guess I really don’t care if it’s dangerous or not. I’m going to town either way.” Can we already reached the peak of the […]

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Super Smash Bros. series – Cane and Rinse No.154

November 30, 2014

“Wow! Incredible!” Leon, Darren, Josh and Ryan explore the vast, chaotic world of Super Smash Bros. from its pre-millennial inception on N64 up to and […]

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Gravity Rush – Cane and Rinse No.153

November 23, 2014

“What are you doing here? Are you lost too?” In this issue, James Carter, Ryan Hamann, Brian Tarran and Jay Taylor discuss Keiichiro Toyama’s gravity […]

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Castle Wolfenstein – Cane and Rinse No.152

November 16, 2014

“Mein Leben!” In the first of four podcasts looking into the storied history of the (Castle) Wolfenstein saga, we start with the late Silas Warner’s […]

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Silent Hill – Cane and Rinse No.151

November 9, 2014

“Huh? Radio? What’s going on with that radio?” Cane and Rinse returns for its fourth year with the start of our Silent Hill series. In […]

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Hotline Miami – Cane and Rinse No.150

October 19, 2014

“Do you like hurting other people?” In a flurry of chaos, Hotline Miami burst through the door of the videogame world and took on all […]

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Dragon Age: Origins – Cane and Rinse No.149

October 12, 2014

“We now have a dog and Alistair is still the dumbest one in the party.” Ahead of the forthcoming Inquisition (which we are expecting), Leon, […]

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Team Fortress 2 – Cane and Rinse No.147

September 28, 2014

“Let us fight man versus tiny baby man!” For this week’s podcast, Josh, Darren G., Karl and Jay discuss Valve‘s 2007 idiosyncratic cartoonish shooter Team […]

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Brütal Legend – Cane and Rinse No.146

September 21, 2014

“Ugh! It smells like a whale… ate some cabbage… and died in your mouth… like a year ago!” Darren, Brian, Ryan and Jay discuss Double […]

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Gunpoint – Cane and Rinse No.145

September 14, 2014

“i borrowed this phone from a sex worker and i haven’t figured out how to do capitals on it yet” Tom Francis’ Gunpoint is, by […]

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The Last of Us – Cane and Rinse No.144

September 7, 2014

“It doesn’t matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery.” Oft-requested, once delayed, here at last is our podcast devoted to Naughty […]

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Viva Piñata – Cane and Rinse No.143

August 31, 2014

“Don’t be a stranger now!” This week Tony, Darren, Ryan and guest Gary Blower (Gameburst) discuss Rare‘s brightly coloured, papier-mâché life (or perhaps zoological) simulation […]

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Snatcher – Cane and Rinse No.142

August 24, 2014

“You come from a world that’s been gone for 50 years…” Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher isn’t quite 50 years old, but James, Sean, Karl and special […]

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The Chronicles of Riddick – Cane and Rinse No.141

August 17, 2014

“Talking about me? Never wise.” Darren Gargette, Darren Forman and Brian Tarran discuss interplanetary anti-hero Richard B. Riddick and his break-out critical hit, 2004’s first-person […]

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System Shock 2 – Cane and Rinse No.140

August 9, 2014

“Your flesh is an insult to the perfection of the digital.” Leon, James and Karl were unfazed by the task of having to complete Looking […]

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Fire Emblem Awakening – Cane and Rinse No.139

August 3, 2014

“Mya ha! They’ll remember ME once I drive my axe into their… Wait… my axe! Where’s my axe?!” Nintendo‘s near-quarter-of-a-century-old tactical, turn-based fantasy battle RPG […]

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Tearaway – Cane and Rinse No.138

July 26, 2014

“Yes, that’s it! Embrace the path of uncertainty! Jump!” Media Molecule‘s Vita-feature utilising Tearaway is the subject of this issue of the podcast. Traversing a […]

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Banjo-Kazooie – Cane and Rinse No.137

July 20, 2014

“It really does sound quite absurd, adventure of a bear and bird!” Rare’s ursine-avian twosome are the subject of this issue of the podcast. Not […]

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Burnout Paradise – Cane and Rinse No.136

July 12, 2014

“You’re so fine, I want you mine, you’re so delicious, I think about you all the time, you’re so addictive…” Bringing our journey through the […]

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To the Moon – Cane and Rinse No.134

June 28, 2014

“Because, y’know, that’s what grown-ups do. They make things up.” Leon, Tony, Josh and Ryan plug into old Johnny’s brain to experience the RPG Maker […]

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Street Fighter II – Cane and Rinse No.133

June 22, 2014

“The fight is everything.” With some trepidation but no little enthusiasm Leon, Josh, Sean and guest Dan Clark take on the phenomenon that was Street […]

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Hitman: Blood Money – Cane and Rinse No.131

June 8, 2014

“Names are for friends, so I don’t need one!” Karl, Brian, James and Jay dust off their silverballers, check their fiber wires and discuss the […]

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Portal 2 – Cane and Rinse No.130

June 1, 2014

“Oh, hey. Hiya, pretty lady. Name’s Rick. So, you out having yourself a little adventure?” Leon, Tony, James and Josh awake after 999999 days of […]

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Portal – Cane and Rinse No.126

May 4, 2014

“Have I lied to you? …I mean, in this room?” From Narbacular origins to Orange Box unveiling, Leon, Josh, Karl and the Cane and Rinse […]

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Papo & Yo – Cane and Rinse No.124

April 20, 2014

“To my mother, brothers and sister, with whom I survived the monster in my father.” In this issue of the podcast Leon, Tony, James and […]

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Super Mario Sunshine – Cane and Rinse No.121

March 30, 2014

“What happened? Did the perpetrator get away?” In the fourth of our six podcast ‘core’ Super Mario series, Leon, Tony and Darren G jet off […]

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Demon’s Souls – Cane and Rinse No.118

March 9, 2014

“No interest eh? I can tell you’re not going to last long here.” In Issue 76, Cane and Rinse visited Lordran to discuss of Dark […]

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Super Mario 64 – Cane and Rinse No.117

March 2, 2014

“Ah spaghetti… Ah ravioli… Ah mamma mia…” In the third of our ‘core’ Super Mario series podcasts we arrive at the dawn of the 64-bit […]

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The Binding of Isaac – Cane and Rinse No.116

February 24, 2014

“Isaac and his Mother lived alone in a small house, on a hill…” In our second podcast covering an Edmund McMillen designed videogame, James Carter, […]

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The Last Story – Cane and Rinse No.114

February 9, 2014

“It’s like looking after a bunch of misbehaving kids…” Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker attempted to ring in some changes to the traditional JRPG template for Wii […]

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Nier – Cane and Rinse No.111

January 20, 2014

“Makes you wonder what the point of everything is.” James Carter and Darren Forman along with Joystiq’s Sinan Kubba and The AI Bots’ Dan Clark […]

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Super Monkey Ball – Cane and Rinse No.110

December 29, 2013

“Magical spell is Ei-Ei-Poo!” Tony ‘AiAi’ Atkins, Darren ‘GonGon’ Gargette and Leon ‘MeeMee’ Cox are your guides on this whistle-stop tour of SEGA Amusement Vision’s […]

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Mark of the Ninja – Cane and Rinse No.108

December 15, 2013

“Rule number one: Don’t get me killed.” In 2012 Klei Entertainment released their love letter to the stealth genre in the form of Mark of the Ninja. […]

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Proteus – Cane and Rinse No.107

December 8, 2013

Ed Key and David Kanaga’s collaborative musical exploration game Proteus raised eyebrows equally for its distinctive visual style and interactive music, as much as for […]

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Killzone 2 / Killzone 3 – Cane and Rinse No.106

December 1, 2013

“‘In and out within a month’ they said.” Taking in all of Guerrilla’s now six-game PlayStation-exclusive sci-fi FPS series but focusing on Killzone 2 and […]

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Batman: Arkham City – Cane and Rinse No.105

November 24, 2013

“What’s next, Arkham County, Arkham Country, or even Arkham World?” We conclude our brief Caped Crusader series with in-depth analysis of Rocksteady‘s highly rated 2011 […]

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Football Manager – Cane and Rinse No.103

November 10, 2013

“I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” Leon, James and Karl jump in the communal bath and swap boot-room stories […]

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Heavy Rain – Cane and Rinse No.100

September 30, 2013

“I’m trying to keep a handle on it. But… it’s difficult.” Concluding both our Quantic Dream series and Volume Two of the Cane and Rinse […]

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Psychonauts – Cane and Rinse No.99

September 22, 2013

“Now hold still, this will only hurt until your brains come flying out!” Ex-LucasArts employees Tim Schafer, David Dixon and Jonathan Menzies formed Double Fine […]

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L.A. Noire – Cane and Rinse No.98

September 16, 2013

“Well you picked the right place, Cole, a city that needed an honest cop like a thirsty man needed water.” After the best part of […]

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Super Meat Boy – Cane and Rinse No.97

September 8, 2013

Using the foundations laid down by a 2008 flash game, Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes crafted what would become one of the most talked about […]

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Fahrenheit – Cane and Rinse No.96

September 2, 2013

“It all started right here… Where else could it happen?” James, Tony, Sean and special guest, GamerNode’s Eddie Inzauto contend with fourth wall breaking, multiple […]

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The StarFox saga – Cane and Rinse No.94

August 19, 2013

“It’s about time you showed up, Fox. You’re the only hope for our world!” Corneria, fourth planet of the Lylat System. The evil Andross turned […]

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Deadly Premonition – Cane and Rinse No.93

August 12, 2013

“I’ve been through a lot of crazy situations, but that one… that one takes the cake.” After a four year absence following 2003’s Spy Fiction […]

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DmC Devil May Cry – Cane and Rinse No.92

August 4, 2013

“Breaking news, Bob! You’re fired!” Following mixed fortunes with Grin’s Bionic Commando and Blue Castle’s Dead Rising 2, Capcom decided to hand over another of […]

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Minecraft – Cane and Rinse No.89

July 14, 2013

“In the end, you know it’s all just blocks.” Mojang Studios, based in Stockholm, Sweden created not only one of the most popular games in […]

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Dishonored – Cane and Rinse No.88

July 7, 2013

“We all start with innocence, but the world leads us to guilt.” Borrowing elements from Thief, Deus Ex, Half-Life and more, Arkane’s Dishonored debuted in […]

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Fez – Cane and Rinse No.86

June 23, 2013

“Today is special day.” After five years of development, would Phil Fish and his Polytron Corporation be able to create the indie darling that everyone […]

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Driver: San Francisco – Cane and Rinse No.83

June 2, 2013

“Hell, what happened to you?” 2011’s Driver: San Francisco, the sixth game in the franchise. Were Ubisoft Reflections able to turn back the clock and […]

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Tale of Tales – Cane and Rinse No.81

May 20, 2013

Lo cunto de li cunti Independent developer, Tale Of Tales aims to create “emotionally rich interactive entertainment” whilst eschewing the “limitations of competitive play”. In […]

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Persona 4 – Cane and Rinse No.80

May 12, 2013

“We fell through a TV! Actually, uh… what is going on here?” Shin Megami Tensei has been around for awhile, standing just outside the industry […]

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Cane and Rinse No.78

April 28, 2013

“We will be watching” Once again you’re put in charge of defending the Earth from an extraterrestrial incursion, only this time you have an army […]

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Metro 2033 – Cane and Rinse No.77

April 21, 2013

“I know this tunnel, and it knows me.” Would you Adam ‘n’ Eve it? Another nuclear apocalypse, and this one’s due in 2013! Leon, Tony, […]

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Dark Souls – Cane and Rinse No.76

April 14, 2013

“YOU DEFEATED” In the Age of Ancients, The world was unformed, shrouded by fog A land of grey crags, archtrees, and everlasting dragons But then […]

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Grand Theft Auto IV – Cane and Rinse No.75

April 7, 2013

“You motherf**kers think you’re too good for these?!” Grand Theft Auto IV was of course in fact the eleventh GTA title. Five years and three […]

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Animal Crossing – Cane and Rinse No.74

April 1, 2013

“Hello.  Um…allow me to introduce myself…” “The name’s Resetti.  Mr. Resetti. Have we…met before?  At the…post office, perhaps?  Yeah, whatever. Anyway, let me just say thanks for […]

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BioShock 2 – Cane and Rinse No.73

March 24, 2013

“This is not a sermon. I will offer no insight.” It took four studios to make BioShock 2: 2K Marin, 2K China, Arkane and Digital […]

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I Am Alive – Cane and Rinse No.72

March 17, 2013

“Like it or not, the world has changed.” In Ubisoft’s I Am Alive you play as an unnamed man trying to reach his partner and […]

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BioShock – Cane and Rinse No.69

February 25, 2013

“I am Andrew Ryan, and I’m here to ask you a question.” “Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? ‘No!’ says […]

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Crysis / Crysis 2 – Cane and Rinse No.68

February 18, 2013

“If you want guarantees, buy a toaster.” Formed by the three Yerli brothers, Frankfurt’s Crytek burst onto the PC gaming scene with the technically impressive FarCry […]

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Spec Ops: The Line – Cane and Rinse No.67

February 10, 2013

“It takes a strong man to deny what’s right in front of him.” Released in June 2012 for 360, PS3 and PC, Yager Development’s Spec […]

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The Walking Dead – Cane and Rinse No.66 part. 1

February 4, 2013

“Clementine will remember that.” From a secure location, Cane and Rinse continue to podcast to any and all survivors. Be warned, point-and-click adventures have risen […]

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Shenmue II – Cane and Rinse No.65

January 28, 2013

“Remember that pain! Next time it will be worse!” On the day that the snow turned into rain we recorded the second and final of […]

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Podcast special: An Interview with Jim Crawford

January 23, 2013

In the first of an occasional series of bonus podcast industry interviews, Leon speaks with Jim Crawford of San Francisco’s Twinbeard Studios. Creator of the […]

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Alan Wake – Cane and Rinse No.64

January 20, 2013

“Guess that one saw the light!” Following a protracted period in well-publicised ‘development hell’, Max Payne developer Remedy’s David Lynch/Stephen King/Rod Serling homage Alan Wake […]

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Shenmue – Cane and Rinse No.62

December 23, 2012

“Heh… you like me that much?” A developer whose hallmark is technical wizardry, Yu Suzuki’s AM2 were responsible for eye-popping innovation throughout the 80s and 90s with […]

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Okami – Cane and Rinse No.61

December 17, 2012

“Origin of all that is good and mother to us all” During its relatively short existence, Clover Studio produced a triumvirate of significant and memorable titles; […]

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Binary Domain – Cane and Rinse No.58

November 25, 2012

“Am I the only one who understands the meaning of the word “covert?”” Thick-necked, wise-cracking future soldiers shooting the crap out of robots with big guns. […]

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Cave Story – Cane and Rinse No.57

November 18, 2012

Doukutsu Monogatari The late 1990s: Inspired by a host of classic Japanese titles, printer operating systems programmer, Daisuke Amaya, has a dorm-mate teach him how to code […]

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Half-Life 2 – Cane and Rinse No.56

November 11, 2012

“Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and shine.” Some twenty years after defeating the Nihilanth on Xen, Dr. Gordon Freeman is brought out of stasis […]

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Syndicate (2012) – Cane and Rinse No.55

November 4, 2012

“By 2069 the world will be controlled by giant mega-corporations called Syndicates.” They will vie for the minds of a populace helpless to escape their […]

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Asura’s Wrath – Cane and Rinse No.53

October 21, 2012

“Stop praying. This is pathetic.” Asura’s Wrath doesn’t so much defy description as demand a lengthy one: The game, produced by CyberConnect2 (best known for […]

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Half-Life – Cane and Rinse No.52

October 14, 2012

“Fascinating! I never suspected such things could be.” In 1996 Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington founded Valve Corporation. Employing a team plucked from the cream […]

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Mirror’s Edge – Cane and Rinse No.51

October 7, 2012

It’s still alive, and cannot apologise: Mirror’s Edge We mantle into Volume Two by reflecting on the strange time of 2008, when Electronic Arts were […]

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Borderlands – Cane and Rinse No.50

September 16, 2012

“C’mon everybody, check me out: I’m dancin’! I’m dancin!” Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked, money don’t grow on trees. I got bills […]

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Darksiders – Cane and Rinse No.48

September 2, 2012

“You can look me in the eye when I kill you.” Melding the comic book stylings of Joe Madureira with Hebrew mythology while lifting structure […]

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Rhythm Heaven series – Cane and Rinse No.45

August 13, 2012

“Don’t get your hopes up… Not all humans… look as good as me!” Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and Josh review Nintendo Software Planning and Development’s […]

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Kirby’s Epic Yarn – Cane and Rinse No.43

July 29, 2012

Cute and fluffy: that’s the team talking Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and James get cute with Kirby’s Epic Yarn. HAL Laboratories’ pink […]

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No More Heroes – Cane and Rinse No.41

July 15, 2012

“If I become number one, will you do it with me?” Leon, Darren Forman, Josh and Sinan Kubba discuss the tenth game by Goichi Suda’s […]

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Left 4 Dead / Left 4 Dead 2 – Cane and Rinse No.37

June 17, 2012

“Ain’t seen anything like this before…” Grabbin’ pills! Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and special guest David Turner of Joypod discuss Valve’s zombie opus Left 4 Dead […]

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Fallout 3 – Cane and Rinse No.35

June 3, 2012

Leon, James, Karl and Sean emerge from the Vault to relive their time with Bethesda’s Armageddon RPG Fallout 3. Was the mutation from Black Isle’s isometric third […]

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Vessel / Dear Esther – Cane and Rinse No.34

May 26, 2012

Tony, James, Josh and Darren are your panel for two contrasting titles. Strange Loop’s Vessel is a puzzle-platformer with a steampunk aesthetic and an emphasis on physics. […]

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Bulletstorm – Cane and Rinse No.32

May 13, 2012

“I’ll give you a mouthful of love, punk!” Leon, Tony, Karl and Darren Forman don their muscle suits and slogan-daubed space armour while reloading their […]

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Metal Gear Solid – Cane and Rinse No.28

April 15, 2012

“So you’re the one that the Boss keeps talking about.” In the second of six planned Metal Gear specials, Leon, Tony, James and Ready-Up‘s Paul […]

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BIT.TRIP Complete – Cane and Rinse No.27

April 8, 2012

In this show we exchange views on Gaijin’s BIT. TRIP series. Leon, Joshua and Darren join Commander Video on his “journey of the soul” with […]

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Luigi’s Mansion – Cane and Rinse No.25

March 25, 2012

“Oi! You! With the moustache! Yeah, you!” Mario’s unsung sibling got his own gig in 2001 for the launch of the Nintendo GameCube. Leon, Tony, […]

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LIMBO – Cane and Rinse No.24

March 18, 2012

Multiple sinners Leon, Tony, Josh and Sean journey into the afterlife to revisit Playdead‘s 2010 début, LIMBO. The panel proffer some theories as to what […]

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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath – Cane and Rinse No.21

February 27, 2012

“Steef! Steef! Steef! Steef!” In which Leon, Tony and Darren Gargette attempt to establish whether Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath‘s hallowed reputation is justified, as well as […]

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Rayman Origins – Cane and Rinse No.20

February 19, 2012

In this 20th issue of the podcast Leon, Tony, James and Josh go to town on Michel Ancel’s lush 2011 UBIart platformer Rayman Origins, as […]

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Red Dead Redemption – Cane and Rinse No.18

February 6, 2012

“People don’t forget. Nothing gets forgiven.” In this week’s issue, Leon Cox, Tony Atkins, James Carter and Joshua Garrity venture back to the wilds of […]

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Introspective Retrospective – Cane and Rinse 15

January 16, 2012

To conclude our thoughts on the year in videogames that was 2011, Cane and Rinse contributors Karl Moon, Darren Gargette, James Carter, Joshua Garrity and […]

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2011 – Cane and Rinse 14

January 8, 2012

For the first podcast of 2012 Leon and Tony gather up the vestiges of the holiday season (some Thornton’s chocolates & Crabbie’s ginger beer), huddle […]

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Battlefield 3 – Cane and Rinse No.13

December 29, 2011

A less structured than usual and festively combative issue this week as Leon, Tony, Jay and Karl assemble to trade shots over EA/DICE’s Battlefield 3. […]

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Bayonetta and Vanquish – Cane and Rinse No.12

December 18, 2011

In this issue Leon, Tony, Josh and Darren revisit two full-on action games from Japanese ‘super-group’ developer PlatinumGames. Bookending 2010, Bayonetta and Vanquish embraced their […]

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Cane and Rinse No.11

December 12, 2011

Leon, James, Josh, Sean and Ready-Up’s Dan Bendon return to review Square Enix’ late summer 2011 smash, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Did Eidos Montreal’s prequel […]

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Bastion – Cane and Rinse No.10

December 4, 2011

“No matter what happens now, you done good kid.” Leon, James, Josh and Sean are joined by Ready-Up’s Dan Bendon to air and share their […]

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Shadows of the Damned – Cane and Rinse No.8

November 21, 2011

“Demon keeps a-dreamin’ of a demon town…” In part one Leon, Tony, Joshua Garrity and newcomer Sean O’Brien take an express elevator to Hell and […]

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Gears of War 3 – Cane and Rinse No.5

October 31, 2011

“You ever feel like you’re dead, but no one told you?” An uncommonly up-to-date show this week as we cast eight compound eyes over Epic’s […]

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Team Ico – Cane and Rinse No.4

October 23, 2011

“But heed this: the price you pay may be heavy indeed.” These two great stories of four young people: ICO, Yorda, Wander, Mono and the […]

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James Mielke interview – Cane and Rinse No.3

October 16, 2011

Our first interview subject on Cane and Rinse is the multi-talented industry veteran James Mielke. He describes his remarkable career path from comic illustrator to […]

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Resident Evil 4 – Cane and Rinse No.2

October 9, 2011

“Better try a new trick ’cause that one’s getting old!” Leon Cox is joined by Jay Taylor, Darren Forman and Joshua Garrity to worship and/or […]

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God of War III – Cane and Rinse No.1

October 2, 2011

“My vengeance… ends now!” For the first show proper Leon, Tony and Jay are joined by Darren Forman to discuss Sony Santa Monica’s God of […]

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The Beginning – Cane and Rinse 0

September 29, 2011

The “Dummy” Issue A shorter than usual podcast allowing us to introduce ourselves and give a little background on both our gaming and podcasting histories […]

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