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Feb 14, 2024
Feb 14, 2024
3hr 22 min
We’re back with our second and final part on the best (and worst) of 2023! Why not celebrate Valentine’s Day by listening to us argue four more awards categories, including… Biggest Surprise, Most Disappointing, Worst Game, and of course a ranked top 10 of the Best of the Best!
Biggest Surprise - 00:01:45
Most Disappointing - 00:37:53
Worst Game - 01:47:30
Best Game - 02:03:51
Jan 31, 2024
Jan 31, 2024
4hr 28 min
With 2024 now upon us, what do you say we take a look back and discuss our top releases of last year. This week we kick it off with awards for Best Aesthetic, Best Narrative, Best Character, and Best Moment! Be sure to return for the remaining categories in Part 2 of 2 coming soon! Note - There will be story spoilers during certain conversations and we will label where to skip ahead in the time codes below.
Best Aesthetic - 00:02:10
Best Narrative - 00:53:49
Best Character - 01:52:22
Best Moment or Sequence - 02:36:08
Jan 8, 2024
Jan 8, 2024
1hr 20 min
Sometimes something happens that we just can’t sit on. In perhaps what is likely THE most self-destructive move we have ever seen in almost any industry, today we buckle down and discuss the recent explosion of controversy from the folks at the Unity company. Please note that this recording is not only an expansion of the latest anniversary update, but also a follow-up to the history we covered of the game engine in episode 85!
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
1hr 28 min
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!
Dec 6, 2023
Dec 6, 2023
2hr 29 min
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!
Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023
2hr 2 min
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!
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
1hr 53 min
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.
Oct 31, 2023
Oct 31, 2023
2hr 1 min
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?
Oct 17, 2023
Oct 17, 2023
1hr 24 min
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.
Sep 30, 2023
Sep 30, 2023
1hr 48 min
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!
Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
2hr 16 min
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.
Aug 29, 2023
Aug 29, 2023
1hr 47 min
It’s another Hot Button commentary track! Now with more schlock! Sit down alongside us and hear our real-time thoughts on the only 1994 kung-fu action flick to be based off of a premiere fighting game franchise from Capcom, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme! You know the one! So be properly prepared for when we will soon get into the crazy production of it all in the coming weeks!