Episodes
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 4
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
We are almost there, folks! Today’s awards are a double dose of categories. What were the Biggest Disappointments and Biggest Surprises that gaming had to offer during the year? Which titles brought us up and which let us down? There’s only one way to find out! Timestamps: Biggest Disappointment - 00:01:05 Biggest Surprise - 01:22:20
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 3
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
We’ve reached the halfway point! Hot Button’s official Game of the Year deliberations continue on with Best Remake, Best Expansion, and Biggest Disaster! After we discuss what the Biggest Timesinks of 2021 were and then… Best Chelsie Game? Timestamps: Best Remaster, Remake or Rerelease - 00:01:35 Best Expansion or Improvement - 00:46:38 Biggest Disaster - 01:37:47 Best Chelsie Game - 02:27:02 Biggest Timesink - 03:04:08
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
It’s the spoiler-packed second chapter of Hot Button’s Game of the Year awards! On this episode we get into what we thought was the Best Moment or Sequence from a game, our favorite Best New Character, and which title featured the Best Narrative overall. This as well as finding out what was the Best Creature or Monster that we ran into in all of 2021!
Timestamps:
Best Moment or Sequence - 00:01:43 Best New Character - 02:27:50 Best Narrative - 03:48:36 Best Creature or Monster - 04:56:13
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
2022 is here! That must mean it’s time for Hot Button to take a look back on these past 12 months of releases and host its first ever Game of the Year deliberations! In our opening batch of categories, we discuss our nominees and find winners for Best Game Pass Game, the Game We Needed most, and Best Aesthetic. These along with Best Use of Music and Best Use of Time Loop! Timestamps: Best Game Pass Game - 00:05:25 Game We Needed - 00:48:11 Best Aesthetic - 1:54:21 Best Use of Music - 03:02:14 Best Use of Timeloop - 03:52:06
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Hot Button Game Awards 2021 Special Follow-Up
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
It’s time we tally up the results and see who came out on top following the airing of this year’s The Game Awards! NFTs thankfully weren’t welcome at the event, however it did come jam-packed with trailers, announcements, and of course those sweet trophies given to the victorious. So join in listening to us run through it all! Play by play! From Sting to the Matrix.
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Hot Button Game Awards 2021 Special
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
It’s awards season y’all! In this episode, we run through every category and nomination featured in Geoff Keighley’s big annual game of the year event. We then choose our picks on who we think will take home the gold and why as we play against each other in betting which title is going to come out on top in the end. Will it be Resident Evil: Village? Will it be Psychonauts 2? Is one of us upset that Returnal wasn’t included? Tune in to find out just how we align!Timestamps:Best Narrative - 00:03:45, Best Art Direction - 00:11:27, Best Score and Music - 00:17:09, Best Audio Design - 00:27:22, Best Performance - 00:35:18, Games for Impact - 00:44:54, Best Ongoing Game - 00:49:19, Best Community Support - 00:52:39, Best Indie Game - 00:55:48, Best Mobile Game - 01:03:27, Best AR/VR Game - 01:10:55, Innovation in Accessibility - 01:13:40, Best Action Game - 01:23:09, Best Action Adventure - 01:27:43, Best Roleplaying Game - 01:36:00, Best Fighting Game - 01:41:29, Best Family Game - 01:44:15, Best Sim/Strategy Game - 01:52:41, Best Sports/Racing Game - 01:56:14, Best Multiplayer Game - 02:02:52, Best Debut Indie Game - 02:10:15, Content Creator of the Year - 02:15:45, eSports Awards - 02:23:08, Best Game Direction - 02:31:46, Game of the Year - 02:35:42, Most Anticipated Game - 02:52:50
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Episode 95: Hot Button Year-Three Edition
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
It’s a full house this week as we celebrate our third birthday together. So join us in going back through every topic we’ve ever covered from the very beginning all the way to today! A near two and half hours of updating, correcting, and reflecting on the good times. This along with poking fun at the constant strangeness this industry seems to endlessly relish in.
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Episode 94: Microtransactions #5
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Our mini-stories series is back! This week we super vary it up and get into the licensing around car manufacturers in racing games, the theft of some classic internet memes, and finally which deep secrets lay hidden behind the legendary Demon’s Souls door.
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!