Video Game Hangover

It's the Pokemon episode you've been waiting for, featuring three guys who have never played Pokemon! Also, dungeonmaster Randy rolls an elf in an RPG. D.J. plays a gritty first-person shooter. Matt tries a demo... OR DOES HE? WHAT'S HAPPENING?

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro 
2:30 - Viewer Mail
9:09 - Battlefield 4 Demo
17:25 - The Wolf Among Us
25:24 - Shadowrun Returns
32:59 - The Stanely Parable Demonstration
37:07 - Pokemon Chat?
54:54 - Last Call
62:45 - Outro
 

Direct download: VGH_118_-_Who_Murdered_a_Buddy.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:10am PDT

What's better than staring at a GTA Online error screen? How about hanging out with creepy wooden versions of Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe? We dish on Beyond: Two Souls, Flashback: More Bros Edition, the new Phoenix Wright in 3D, and Randy plays a JRPG.

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro
2:08 - Viewer Mail
6:15 - GTA V
20:40 - Beyond: Two Souls
35:38 - Phoenix Wright
43:00 - Etrian Odyssey
49:52 - Flashback
57:30 - Last Call
61:00 -
Outro

Direct download: VGH_117_-_Thats_Not_How_a_Human_Works.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:00am PDT

We pay our respects to the late Hiroshi Yamauchi by looking back at the big N’s history and sharing some of our favorite Nintendo memories. In the Hangover: We like GTA5 when it doesn't make us torture people, and D.J. learns to sew in Final Fantasy XIV.

Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:25 - Viewer Mail
2:35 - Grand Theft Auto V
18:55 - Lego City Undercover
24:17 - Final Fantasy XIV
31:49 - Hiroshi Yamauchi and Nintendo Chat
58:08 - Last Call
65:00 - Outro

Direct download: VGH_116_-_Come_Get_Some_New_Pants.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:19am PDT

Brace yourselves. It's a full hour dedicated to the Grand Theft Auto V of video games: Grand Theft Auto V.

Direct download: VGH_115_-_The_Weed_Mission.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:00am PDT

We finally stick a fork in the Summer Backlog Attack because it's time to stop playing old games and start stealing cars. We also stick multiple forks into Splinter Cell, and Paul's still playing Diablo III? Oh, it's the NEW Diablo III. Plus Watch Dogs!

Episode Timeline:

0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Viewer Mail
11:38 - Backlog Attack
25:03 - Splinter Cell Blacklist
31:31 - Killzone: Mercenary
39:35 - Diablo III
47:35 - Grand Theft Auto V
52:10 - Watch Dogs
58:49 - Last Call
64:30 - Outro

Direct download: VGH_114_-_Play_It_in_Klingon.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:06am PDT

Is there any good reason to pick up an Xbox One or a PS4 on release day? The truth is out there! This week, we're playing Gone Home (no spoilers!), Spelunky, Final Fantasy 14, Jet Set Radio, and weighing in on the next-gen console release dates.

Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Viewer Mail
4:55 - Backlog Attack Update
10:10 - Spelunky
17:45 - Gone Home
31:05 - Final Fantasy 14
39:06 - Next Gen Release Dates
57:20 - Last Call
65:00 - Outro 

Direct download: VGH_113_-_Aliens_Are_Real.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am PDT

We've got a report on the best new games and biggest announcements from PAX Prime 2013 in Seattle! Also, we're still playing Splinter Cell Blacklist, Shin Megami Tensei IV, and the Backlog Attack continues on with Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel.

Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:56 - Viewer Mail
11:10 - Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
16:32 - Splinter Cell Blacklist
19:20 - Shin Megami Tensei IV
28:05 - PAX Prime 2013
62:22 - Last Call
65:40 - Outro

Direct download: VGH_112_-_7_Donuts.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:02am PDT

RAGE! RAGE! RAGE! We're letting off some steam over the things in games that make us mad. (Then we're binge eating.) In the Hangover, we're playing Splinter Cell Blacklist and Spec Ops: The Line. Also, your comments from Twitter on Viewer Mail!

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Viewer Mail
15:18 - Spec Ops: The Line
20:28 - Spinter Cell: Blacklist
34:10 - Gamer RAGE
56:28 - Last Call
59:08 - Outro 

Direct download: VGH_111_-_Whoops_Im_a_Ghost.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:07am PDT

Are you a game collector or just a hoarder? We're discussing the nuances of video game collecting and the allure of that shiny, new collector's edition of your favorite game. In the Hangover, we're playing Steamworld Dig, Brothers, and Divekick.


Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Viewer Mail
7:58 - Backlog Attack update
9:19 - Shadows of the Damned
21:17 - Divekick
25:42 - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
30:27 - Steamworld Dig
39:38- Collecting Games
1:03:45 - Outro

Direct download: VGH_110_-_Drop_the_Beets.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:50am PDT

Despite the doom haze surrounding the Wii U, we manage to stay positive and discuss the things that Nintendo's doing right. (But we can't resist dishing on the motion controls and the Big N's stubbornness anyway.) Also, your Backlog Attack entries!

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Intro
2:49 - Viewer Mail
9:22 - Backlog Attack Update
16:20 - Spec Ops: The Line
22:01 - Resident Evil: Revelations
30:25 - Shadows of the Damned
38:16 - Ode to Nintendo
61:50 - Outro 

Direct download: VGH_109_-_Oily_Men.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:08am PDT