With Steam Deck and the OLED Switch vying for preorders last week, now seems like an opportune time to grab Greg Moore for a look back at five handhelds that tried and failed to take on Nintendo, but made us… Read more
July 23-29: Peewee gets busted, a last outing for Pryor and Wilder, Kathleen Turner is a detective, Christian Slater is a mobster, like everybody funny has a Wet Hot American Summer, the UK faces Paedogeddon, Steve Carell has crazy stupid… Read more
Donkey Kong, just like the plumber who debuted alongside him in 1981, has expanded far beyond his arcade roots to appear in everything from racers to rhythm games over the years. To celebrate Kong’s 40th anniversary, let’s take a look… Read more
July 16-22: The second fuckbuddy movie, the Milwaukee cannibal is arrested, Nicolas Cage is in an erotic thriller, Bill and Ted are dead, Julia Roberts is America’s sweetheart, Hedwig finds the origin of love, Ed O’Neill goes on a roadtrip,… Read more
We’re blasting off on the first episode of our new SHMUP miniseries with the shooter that set the mold for horizontal STGs – Konami’s Gradius. How did this accidental hit become such a groundbreaking series? What anime movie had a… Read more
Wise old men who lurk in caves to dispense advice and magical weapons are a trope as old as time – but as far as games go, their heyday was firmly in the ’80s. So this week, three cave-dwelling old… Read more
July 9-15: Harrison Ford loses his memory, Final Fantasy tries to get more cinematic, soccer goes kung fu, Brando’s final score, Reese Witherspoon and Laurence Fishburne become stars, The Office debuts for the first time, Dance Moms yell at kids,… Read more
What’s on TV tonight? Does it matter?! Television shows remain great, while TV itself seems in an unstoppable cycle of decay. Have you noticed your favorite Nature or Music channel look alarmingly similar these days, when you need them most?… Read more
We’ve passed the midpoint of the year, so with help from Alex Faciane of Chilluminati and Super Beard Bros, it’s time to look back at five games that did the most to light up our first six months of 2021…. Read more
July 2-8: A shorter episode before a monster moviepalooza next week, with Slackers, Jet Li, more Scary Movie and Problem Child, Kevin James talks with the animals, The White Stripes arrive, and Tom Petty is learning to fly. All that… Read more
June 25-July 1: The Smell of Fear, Ginger Snaps, Seinfeld, the finale of the Witwicky Transformers trilogy, Court TV debuts, an epic collaboration between two of the best directors of the century, Chris Rock sines his pitty on the runny… Read more
It’s time for another Arcade Obscura where each of the hosts pitch their choice of underrated or under-appreciated driving-based arcade game. Rob goes full ‘Merica with a cross-country racer that features the first appearance of a beloved video game mascot…. Read more
Any fictional feud that goes on long enough is bound, sooner or later, to be put on hold for an episode where the hero and villain team up to survive or fight a greater enemy. And this week, PNB‘s TL… Read more
June 18-24: Julia Roberts hates cancer, Eddie Murphy still talks to the animals, Sonic the Hedgehog launches, Xena battles for the last time, the former Duchess of Sussex gets a show, your mom gets horned up for Christian Grey, Cameron… Read more
E3 came back! Holy crap! And don’t worry, we’ll get deep in the weeds about it on this week’s show, but first we welcome PNB’s Brendan Hesse and take a look at our favorite episodes of Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer,… Read more
Explore the arcade series birthed by the unholy alliance of a Nintendo license developed by Namco running on a Sega board – Mario Kart Arcade GP. It’s the two biggest video game characters in a race to the finish as… Read more
June 11-17: Kevin Costner can’t do an accent, Van Halen hits big Right Now, Disney goes to Atlantis, Angelina Jolie raids tombs, Jim Carrey meets some penguins, Pablo Escobar builds his own jail, and Ryan Reynolds fails as a superhero… Read more
We’ve always been great fans of trash pandas at VGA, so when this week’s release of Backbone cast one as a down-on-his-luck detective, we indulged our love of raccoons with a Top 5 about games that let you play as… Read more
