Knocked Off The Top – Vidjagame Apocalypse 526

In 1992, Alone in the Dark pioneered the genre that would become known as “survival horror,” with polygonal zombies and fixed camera angles similar to those that propelled Resident Evil to massive success a few years later. With a new… Read more

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Zelda Sequels – Vidjagame Apocalypse 523

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out this week, and it’s one of only a few Zelda entries that could really be called sequels, continuing a story started in an earlier game. So this week, Ryan Harig… Read more

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Zom-Beatdown – Vidjagame Apocalypse 521

What if you could wade into a mob of the undead and, rather than being eaten, punch their lights out with your superior brawn? Last week’s launch of Dead Island 2 got us thinking, so we re-invited Alex Faciane of… Read more

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Ancient Aliens – Vidjagame Apocalypse 520

What if all our stories of gods and magic weren’t mythology, but sufficiently advanced technology? What if the world, nay, galaxy was seeded full of ancient future tech with a cool mystery to discover? Huh? What then? This week, Alex… Read more

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Farewell, 3DS eShop – Vidjagame Apocalypse 517

Nintendo finally shuttered the 3DS (and Wii U) eShop this week, on the 12th anniversary of the landmark handheld’s North American release, so this week we’re paying tribute to it with a look at five of the best digital-only exclusives… Read more

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Can’t See Me – Vidjagame Apocalypse 515

John Cena is the cover athlete for this week’s launch of WWE 2K23, and his silly catchphrase is enough of a reason to invite Ryan Harig of Zanzeezee podcast to talk about five games that give players cool invisibility powers…. Read more

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Four-gotten Four-quels – Vidjagame Apocalypse 514

Sometimes, wrapping a trilogy leaves developers without a clear path forward – and sometimes, their follow-ups are weird outliers that are quickly forgotten once the series either fades away or finds its footing again. A certain 10-year anniversary this week… Read more

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Trapped In A Theme Park – Vidjagame Apocalypse 512

Now that Super Nintendo World is bringing videogame aesthetics to Universal Studios, we’re marking the occasion by inviting Emmett Watkins Jr. for a chat about five games set entirely in theme parks  — specifically the kind that characters are usually… Read more

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Alien Abductions – Vidjagame Apocalypse 511

UFOs have been in the news a lot lately, and while they’re most likely of the non-extraterrestrial variety, it seemed like a good time to grab Mike Williams of Fanbyte for a chat about five games themed around UFOs and… Read more

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Adapted Open Worlds – Vidjagame Apocalypse 510

Open-world games, at their best, can be detailed portals to places we’ve always wanted to visit, whether real or fictitious – and this week, Anthony Abatte joins us for a look at five sandbox games that offer prime opportunities for… Read more

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