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.
One of humanity’s greatest regrets is that we never existed at the same time as dinosaurs, and therefore never got to fight them in a planetwide Thunderdome for control of existence. So instead, we imagine the conflict over and over… Read more
Videogames aren’t always the most welcoming medium for newcomers, and one way they can confuse is through their titles; some series are easy enough to decipher, while others are Byzantine jumbles of numbers and subtitles. With game-industry legend Chris Baker… Read more
If they were to happen in real life, the events of a lot of videogames could leave a person seriously messed up – and yet, videogame protagonists always seem to effortlessly bounce back in time for a new adventure. Every… Read more
Back in the ’80s, Rambo (along with a lot of other action and sci-fi movie franchises) had a huge influence on game developers, and there was a point when the standard uniform for serious arcade action heroes was just a… Read more
Roller Champions is out this week, so to mark the occasion, we decided it’d be as good a time as any to look at five action games starring rough-and-tumble badasses who are strapped into a pair of roller skates the… Read more
This week was sandwiched between an elaborate MultiVersus Trailer and the new Rescue Rangers movie, so naturally our thoughts gravitated toward children’s TV animation — specifically, five of our favorite games based on it — and we invited Jeremy King… Read more
With this week’s release of Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising — a side-scrolling prequel to the upcoming JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes — we’ve invited Anthony Abatte on for a look at five other times big games gave players a little taste… Read more
Some (mostly older) game consoles launched with generation-defining games packed into the box; others found them a little later down the line. This week, we’ll take a look at five of the best games ever to be added as a… Read more
Dune: Spice Wars hit early access on PC this week, and its based-on-the-movie-based-more-closely-on-the-book status inspired us to invite Ryan Harig of Conspiracy Therapy on for a chat about five games that directly adapted novels and short stories. Then we’ll get… Read more
With The Batman hitting streaming this week, our dormant interest in The Caped Crusader has been rekindled, and we’ve invited Dan Amrich on for a chat about five of the best (non-Arkham) Batman games. Then we’ll get into the Ghostbusters… Read more
Even the best games aren’t flawless; some even have moments that can (almost) derail the whole experience. PNB’s TL Foster joins us this week for a look at five of the most glaring examples, after which we’ll get into Chinatown… Read more
Not only did this week’s launch of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga pleasantly surprise us — it inspired us to invite Greg Moore on for a Top 5 about lightsabers in non-Star Wars games. Then we’ll mourn E3’s cancellation,… Read more
There’s an argument to be made for videogame graphics being TOO detailed when that detail starts to include rendered, clearly visible buttholes on little dogs, giant pigs, and other things we won’t mention here. But we WILL mention them in… Read more
The reappearance of a certain recurring deceiver in Elden Ring inspired this week’s Top 5, in which we take a look at some of gaming’s most prolific, remorseless, and – inevitably – successful liars ever to repeately pull a metaphorical… Read more
Usually, games based on a popular media franchises let you embody the main characters from movies, TV shows, or books. This week, though, we’ll rope in Brendan “The Crawl” Hesse for a look at five games that cast you as… Read more
WWE 2K22 launches this week, inspiring us to take a look at the way wrestling matches have been represented in non-“sports entertainment” games over the years. Then we’ll dig into Gran Turismo 7, lots more Elden Ring, Sony’s State of… Read more
Elden Ring is here, and we can’t shut up about it! But before we start being unable to shut up, let’s grab Tony Wilson of Framework for a look at five of our favorite open worlds created by Japanese developers…. Read more
Some plot twists are just too good to keep under wraps for long, whether because of a game’s popularity, loose-lipped fans, or sequels that build their lore on formerly secret knowledge. This week, Larry Charles joins us for a look… Read more