Episodes
![Hot Button Game Awards 2023 Special Follow-Up](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/TGA2023_2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Hot Button Game Awards 2023 Special Follow-Up
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
The annual VGAs have officially concluded. This week we give a play-by-play of the night’s events as well as our thoughts on every major reveal and announcement. This along with the tallying up the results of who in the podcast room made the most accurate predictions of them all!
![Hot Button Game Awards 2023 Special](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/TGA2023_1_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Hot Button Game Awards 2023 Special
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Awards season is upon us! Today we place our bets and personal picks as we run through all the main categories set to presented at Geoff Keighley’s big show. Who’s chosen group of nominees will come out on top? Tune back in next time to hear which one of us is crowed the winner!
![Episode 106: Hot Button Year-Five Edition](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/Y5_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Episode 106: Hot Button Year-Five Edition
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Five years! Can you believe it? Take a trip through time with us this week as we check back in with all our past episodes and update a half decade plus of some of the biggest stories in gaming!
![Episode 105: Cruis’n Toward Bankruptcy - The History of Midway](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/Midway_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Episode 105: Cruis’n Toward Bankruptcy - The History of Midway
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Get over here! At long last, we cover the third great pillar of defunct American software publishers! From the arcade classics to seventh gen sleepers, we take a look at everything these dead kings of the “B” game threw at us. The hits and the misfires! These folks left quite the mark on our industry. So allow us to take you on a guided tour of their humble beginnings, rise to stardom, fall from grace, and eventual collapse.
![Episode 104: Dark Horse - The Twisted Tale of Drowned God](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/DrownedGod_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Episode 104: Dark Horse - The Twisted Tale of Drowned God
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Halloween is now upon us… therefore it’s time the podcast tackles what is likely one of the most distressing stories to ever find its way into gaming history. Today we explore the tragedy and mind of an artist faced with the unimaginable. So you best be prepared for our discussion of death, conspiracies, aliens, PC adventure titles, and psychobilly rock music?
![Episode 103: Bodies Bodies Bodies](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/Bodies_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Episode 103: Bodies Bodies Bodies
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
In what might be the most unusual kick-off of our Halloween season, on this episode we examine five separate instances of when developers used actual real images of the recently deceased in their video games and why.
![Episode 102: Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game: The Podcast](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/SFMovieGame_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Episode 102: Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game: The Podcast
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
You’ve seen the motion picture, now it’s time for us to take a look at the video game… based off the movie… based off the video game? Today we examine the series’s most forgotten entry and why it failed to connect with fans. All three versions!
![Episode 101: Street Fighter: The Movie: The Podcast](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3841530/SFMovie_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Episode 101: Street Fighter: The Movie: The Podcast
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
This week we have returned to give a proper summary on what in the world we all just watched as well as a thorough analysis of how this wonderfully schlocky cult film made its way into theaters everywhere! For you it is the most important day of your life. But for us, it is Tuesday.
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Hot Button Podcast
A podcast chronicling strange and interesting stories in the world of video games!
Featuring Hosts Austin Blakeslee and Randall Beatrice, as well as a group of rotating guest hosts!