Videogame-industry veterans Mikel Reparaz and Chris Antista rally their colleagues for weekly discussions about games, the industry, and the circus of egos and information that surrounds it all.
Remakes and remasters aren’t just a modern-gaming phenomenon – far from it. They’ve been part of gaming since at least the ’80s, and this week, we grab John Brandon of Square Roots to look back at five of our favorite… Read more
This week’s VGA pays tribute to the world’s embattled health-care professionals the only way we know how: By talking about five games that let you play as one, with help from Leif Johnson of MacWorld. Then it’s onward to Doom… Read more
Half the world is on lockdown right now, and the only way through this mess is to band together… by staying separate. But sometimes there’s power in isolation, and we’re here to help you through it with five games that… Read more
Between the third season of the Netflix show and the mobile release of Symphony of the Night, it’s a good time to be a Castlevania fan – so to celebrate, we grabbed friend of the show Greg Moore for a… Read more
Super Tuesday left seemingly everyone angry about politics, so let’s dedicate this week’s show to the only politicians everyone can agree on: the absolute shithouse ones that pop up as major villains in videogames. With Alex Faciane – of Super… Read more
This week’s release of One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows was precisely the shoddy excuse we needed to make like SNL’s “J-Pop America Fun Time Now!” and geek out over anime, as we discuss 5 games you might not have… Read more
Platinum Games is a studio known for extreme action and distinctive gameplay, so with Bayonetta and Vanquish out again as 10th Anniversary editions, let’s take a look at some of the most unique gameplay hooks they’ve come up with, with… Read more
Today is Valentine’s Day, so let’s take a look at some of gaming’s most iconic couples, with help from Larry Charles of Striking Distance Studios. We then take a close look at Dreams, Geoff Keighley’s departure from E3, and your… Read more
In honor of Black History Month, TL Foster of PNB podcast joins us this week for a celebration of five of our favorite Black videogame heroes, all of whom took the spotlight in their own games and helped redefine what… Read more
It’s finally time to reveal our picks for the greatest games of the past 10 years! And because we chose the list purely based on our personal preferences, dismissing silly ideas like “importance” or “cultural impact,” we invited USGamer Editor… Read more
Our march through the greatest games of the past 10 years continues this week, as Greg Moore rejoins us to run through five of Chris’ personal picks ahead of next week’s top 10. Then it’s on to a look at… Read more
Our ongoing series on the greatest games of the 2010s continues! After covering five of Mikel’s picks last week, this week’s show focuses on five of Matt’s nominees, with Jorge Albor of Experience Points along for the ride. Then it’s… Read more
This isn’t just our first show of the new year – it’s our first show of a new decade! With that in mind, let’s jump on the 2010s nostalgiawagon and count down our top 25 games of the previous decade,… Read more
It’s time for our seventh annual end-of-year show, in which we invite a rotating panel of guests to help us count down our Top 10 games of the year! This year’s show clocks in at just under 4 hours(!), and… Read more
Who says 2D’s dead? The year-end cavalcade continues as we take a look at five of our favorite retro-styled games to arrive this year, with help from Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski of Ultra 64! Then it’s on to Wattam,… Read more
2019 has been a great year for new and original games, and it’s introduced a ton of fresh characters to the gaming canon. This week, Leif Johnson of MacWorld.com joins us to talk about five (OK, six [OK, seven]) new… Read more
PlayStation turned 25 this week! To celebrate, we invited PNB Podcast‘s TL Foster and Kayla Zumbaum to join us for a dive into the past and a look at five much-loved PSOne exclusives that never made the jump to later… Read more
Shenmue 3 is just the latest example of crowdfunding as a way to bring back series and genres long thought dead – or to create new ones. This week, Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski of Ultra 64 join us to… Read more