Final Fight – Episode 023
Episode 023 – Final Fight The Mad Gears must pay. We are joined by special guest co-host Chris Antista to discuss Capcom’s Final Fight! Capcom goes “huge and cool” to bring us one of the best beat ‘em… Read more
Fictional Characters, Real Legal Battles – Laser Time #417
Some of your most beloved, adorable, indelible comic, movie, and video game stars have been quietly kneecapped by forgettable suits? Oh yes, never underestimate old people when it comes to making money by doing very little, because we’re digging into… Read more
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat – Vidjagame Apocalypse 379
Stray, the cat-centric game that made a brief splash during June’s PlayStation 5 showcase (before being upstaged by Bugsnax), inspired us to hunt for other, currently existing games that offer a four-legged cat experience, and we’ll dig into five of… Read more
Chinatown 2, Sly Stallone Assembles his Old Friends, and the Greatest Video Game Movie of All Time
Aug. 7-13: Mel Gibson and RDJ take to the air, Kiefer Sutherland has a good day to die, Julia Roberts eats and prays, it wasn’t Shaggy, Keanu Reeves hits the gridiron while Natasha Lyonne is a cheerleader, Scott Pilgrim defeats… Read more
Devour Your Enemies – Vidjagame Apocalypse 378
Carrion slurped its way onto Xbox Game Pass the other week, and its eat-everyone ethos inspired us to take a look at five other amazing games where you deal with enemies mainly by consuming them. Then it’s on to (of… Read more
Kevin Bacon is Invisible, Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are Other Guys, Scrooge McDuck is a Movie Star
July 31-Aug. 6: Prelude to the Gulf War, Denzel and Spike are mo better, Young Guns go out in a blaze of glory, dancing on a bar is unsanitary, Kathy Griffin leaves the D list, the middle man behind Middle… Read more
Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja – Episode 022
Are you a bad enough dude or dudette to listen to this episode? That’s right, we’re talking about the game that sounds like it was made by an 80s word generator (and probably was) – Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja. The… Read more
Movies Have a Problem Child, Too Much Eddie Murphy, and Steve Carrell is a Schmuck
July 24-30: Marlon Brando parodies himself, Harrison Ford is presumed innocent, E! hits the air, Baby Blues, cats and dogs living together, Zac Efron has a dead brother, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are good moms, the Klumps take over,… Read more
Games of Defiance – Vidjagame Apocalypse 377
The sight of crypto-fascist stormtroopers in ominous gasmasks is enough to stir contempt within any rebellious heart, and on this week’s show, we celebrate the return of special guest Dan Amrich with a look at five games that pit you… Read more
Upbeat Songs About the End of the World – Laser Time #416
The world’s having a bit of a rough go right now, so feel free to take solace wherever you can. A great place to hide from the darkness is in your favorite music, which is exactly what we’re doing in… Read more
Angelina Jolie is Salty, John Goodman vs Spiders, and Pokemon Returns to the Big Screen
July 17-23: Charlie Sheen is a hot shot, Anthony Edwards goes west, iMacs are a rainbow, Jason Biggs is a loser, Harrison Ford lies beneath, call me by your earlier film, Happiness 2: Despondent Boogaloo, Herman Cain loves Pokémon, and… Read more
Soul of the Samurai – Vidjagame Apocalypse 376
Ghost of Tsushima is out now, and its release seemed like a great excuse for us to grab friend of the show Greg Moore and count down five of our favorite samurai simulators. Then it’s on to Bloodstained: Curse of… Read more
Golden Axe – Episode 021
What do you get when you mix a little Rambo, a lot of Conan, some Altered Beast, throw in some swords and sorcery, and put it all on a PCB that likes to kill itself? Golden Axe! Somehow this is… Read more
Patrick Swayze’s First Death, X-Men Battle on the Big Screen, and Leonardo DiCaprio Invades Your Dreams
July 10-16: The era of superhero movies truly begins, Andrew Dice Clay gets a vehicle, Northern Exposure disappears, Jennifer Lawrence hits the big time, Bill Murray escapes New York, Nicolas Cage is a wizard, soccer is attacked by killer bees,… Read more
Retro Spinoffs That Outshined Modern Games – Vidjagame Apocalypse 375
The arrival this week of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 got us thinking about retro-styled games that started out as companion pieces to bigger, more modern spectacles, but quickly became fan favorites and even enduring classics – so we… Read more
The Post-Credits Quiz! – Laser Time #415
Mount up, original bingers! We have got another fantabulous quizdown this week, and it’s guaranteed to activate something in the back of any TV-obsessed brain. There’s a little something at the end of every TV show that’s slowly dying out… Read more
Tigers and Dragons Wire Up the Big Screen, Predator Pluralizes, and the Worst Good Die Hard
July 3-9: George Jetson whooshes to the big screen, we die harder, Dream On predates Family Guy, Wayanses get scared, Big Brother is watching celebrities, Adrien Brody fights the Predator, the Minions ruin a very fun movie, we miss Joe… Read more
2020’s Best Games (So Far) – Vidjagame Apocalypse 374
We’re halfway through the worst year in recent memory – but as far as videogames go, it hasn’t been half-bad. So this week, let’s take a look back and pick our five favorite games from the past six months, with… Read more