Video Game Hangover

Are you proud to call yourself a gamer? This week, we're talking about how Nintendo and the Maine GOP both seem to think it's something to be ashamed of. We'll also revisit The Great Gaming Debate and weigh in on Tokyo Jungle and Inversion.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:45
Hangover: 8:58
Gamer Pride: 33:50
Debate #2: 57:28
Last Call: 67:18
Outro: 72:15 

Direct download: VGH_73_-_No_Nolan_North_No.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:48pm PDT

We had planned to do a show inspired by this week's Presidential Debate, but we ended up talking about how much we love Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown for an hour instead. Hope you don't mind.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail:  5:00
Hangover: 15:40
Game Debate #1: 50:00
Last Call: 61:00
Outro: 66:32 

Direct download: VGH_72_-_Rebuttaled.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:32am PDT

Besides pretty graphics, what do you want from next gen games? On this week's show, we're hoping for evolution beyond 1080p. We've also got awesome new theme music, talk of the Wii U, and reviews for Double Dragon Neon, Darksiders II, and Demons' Score!

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:30
Hangover: 7:45
Next Gen Games: 33:25
Last Call: 61:10
Outro: 68:12 

Direct download: VGH_71_-_The_Foxiest_of_the_Hounds.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am PDT

Borderlands 2 is out and the summer drought is over! This week, we're talking about the highs and lows of gaming in 2012 and this fall's most anticipated releases. Also: LittleBigPlanet Vita, Joe Danger 2, BF3: Armored Kill and GIANT ROBOTS.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:34
Hangover: 8:20
2012 Progress Report: 31:50
Last Call: 64:30
Outro: 71:40 

Direct download: VGH_70_-_Mostly_Tanks_Occasionally_Airplanes.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:52am PDT

We pitch our own amazing sandbox games after being inspired by the bar-raising Sleeping Dogs. We also talk about Mark of the Ninja, Super Hexagon, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Steam's Big Picture mode.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 3:33
Sandbox Games: 32:18
Last Call: 68:50
Outro: 78:20 

Direct download: VGH_69_-_A_Moose_and_a_Beaver.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:08am PDT

Couldn't make the trek to Seattle? If Randy can somehow survive the intro, we might have the lowdown on all the cool stuff that D.J. saw at PAX Prime 2012. We've also got reviews of Sleeping Dogs and the newest Walking Dead episode.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
PAX Part 1: 6:40
Hangover - Sleeping Dogs: 28:45
PAX Part 2: 44:02
Hangover - Walking Dead, Episode 3: 57:35
PAX Part 3: 64:23
Last Call: 78:30 
Outro: 84:20

Direct download: VGH_68_-_Big_Fist.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:18am PDT

Getting old sucks. This week, we're talking about our evolving tastes and the gaming concepts that just don't do it for us anymore. Also: pre-PAX anticipation, Viewer Mail, Dungeon Defenders, Spec Ops: The Line, and more on Mario and The Last Story.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:48
Hangover: 11:49
Changing Tastes: 41:20
Last Call: 61:09
Outro: 68:44 

Direct download: VGH_67_-_A_Japanese_Hamburger.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:09am PDT

Can games be fun without the threat of death? On this week's show, we're talking about death and consequences in gaming. We also got a coffin-load of your Viewer Mail and we weigh in on the New Mario, Sound Shapes, Papo and Yo, and The Last Story.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:20
Hangover: 12:18
Death and Consequences: 44:08
Last Call: 79:40
Outro: 86:05 

Direct download: VGH_66_-_All_Chaps_Are_Assless.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am PDT

NASA's Curiosity rover is the coolest thing to happen on Mars since the rise of the Red Faction. This week, we're talking about games in space. We've also got Viewer Mail, thoughts on Deadlight and Limbo, and we pick sides in the EA vs Zynga dust-up.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:05
Hangover: 7:30
Space Games: 41:35
Last Call: 63:50
Outro: 69:30 

Direct download: VGH_65_-_Space_Madness.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00am PDT

Sure, Michael Phelps can swim... but how is he at Tekken 3? With apologies to all of the real Olympians out there, we humbly present our own Gold Medal Moments in Gaming. Also: MW3, AssCreedRev, Puddle, and lots of fighting games. Go for the gold!

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:53
Hangover: 10:50
Gold Medal Moments: 32:15
Last Call: 58:18
Outro: 63:19 

Direct download: VGH_64_-_Moves_like_Toothpaste.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:00pm PDT