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Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo.

#401

8-4 Play 9/5/2025: WHAT A THRILL

Turn down the Silksong BGM and turn UP the talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta, the Lumines ... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:07

05 Sep 2025

#400

8-4 Play 8/22/2025: NEODUDES

UFO 50 (buy it!), Mina the Hollower demo (try it!), Neorude (look it up!), Phantasy Star I... more

22 Aug 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:11

22 Aug 2025

#399

8-4 Play 8/8/2025: MOUSIN' AROUND

Oops, all games! The Adventures of Elliot, Rematch, Mario Paint, Lunar 2, Earthion, Shin-C... more

08 Aug 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:54

08 Aug 2025

#398

8-4 Play 7/25/2025: BANANZA REPUBLIC

Roy joins to peel back Donkey Kong Bananza, go crazy on Monster Hunter Wilds DLC, and...ta... more

25 Jul 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:14

25 Jul 2025

#397

8-4 Play 7/11/2025: SWEET HOME AUSTRALIA

Mark returns to hawk Lumines Arise and talk about 'Jima's latest, Death Stranding 2; also,... more

11 Jul 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:33

11 Jul 2025

#396

8-4 Play 6/27/2025: SUMMER REVUE

Summer is the time for love, Takarazuka, and Death Stranding 2 early access. Plus the late... more

27 Jun 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:18

27 Jun 2025

#395

8-4 Play 6/13/2025: ROCKET START

One week and three and a half million units later, tune in to hear the crew's first hands-... more

13 Jun 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:57

13 Jun 2025

#394

8-4 Play 5/30/2025: SWITCH 2 COMETH

With The Second Coming upon us, Digital Foundry’s John Linneman joins us for an exhaustive... more

30 May 2025

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:42

30 May 2025

#393

8-4 Play 5/16/2025: MEET ME IN THE RUMPUS ROOM

Tide yourself over this dry spell before the Summer Game Fest feast with (still tasty!) le... more

16 May 2025

57 MINS

57:40

16 May 2025

#392

8-4 Play 5/2/2025: GOLDEN OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 84

Golden Week? This year it's more of a Golden Weekend, sadly, but that hasn't stopped us fr... more

02 May 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:24

02 May 2025

#391

8-4 Play 4/18/2025: ROYAL BLUE

Grab your journal and get ready to scribble extensive notes on Blue Prince, the new Vampir... more

18 Apr 2025

55 MINS

55:49

18 Apr 2025

#390

8-4 Play 4/4/2025: JUNE THE FIFTH

SMAAAAAAASH that C-Button and join our chat all about (what else) Switch 2. Mario Kart! Do... more

04 Apr 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:40

04 Apr 2025

#389

8-4 Play 3/28/2025: DIRECT MISS

Sure, we may have recorded before yesterday's Nintendo Direct, but that just means we had ... more

28 Mar 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:49

28 Mar 2025

#388

8-4 Play 3/14/2025: PUMP 'N' DUMP

Pull up a slab of cheese nan and dig in to a full episode of (what else?) Monster Hunter W... more

14 Mar 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:27

14 Mar 2025

#387

8-4 Play 2/28/2025: THE STUFF OF NIRGENDS

Enjoy the final pod before we go Wild on the new Monster Hunter with…well, MHW review talk... more

28 Feb 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:22

28 Feb 2025

#386

8-4 Play 2/14/2025: STATE OF YAY

The gang runs down PlayStation’s latest State of Play showcase, including Housemarque’s Sa... more

14 Feb 2025

55 MINS

55:40

14 Feb 2025

#385

8-4 Play 1/31/2025: IS MONSTER HUNTER OUT YET?

You'll jump outta yo seat for the Dynasty Warriors: Origins impressions and Ninja Gaiden 2... more

31 Jan 2025

59 MINS

59:15

31 Jan 2025

#384

8-4 Play 1/17/2025: SWITCH, TOO

We did it We finally outsmarted Nintendo And all it cost us was…everything Time — Topic ... more

17 Jan 2025

59 MINS

59:21

17 Jan 2025

#383

8-4 Play 1/3/2025: NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' Q&A SPECIAL

We've barely recovered from our New Year's hangovers, but we're already back and hard at w... more

03 Jan 2025

56 MINS

56:44

03 Jan 2025

#382

8-4 Play 12/20/2024: OH HO HO HOLI-DAZE

'Tis the season for a loosey-goosey-boozy run-down of all the announcements and winners an... more

20 Dec 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:54