Video games are BACK, with three bangers released over the last week. "Hades II" officially entered Early Access after a brief tech test, and Colette has been screaming in her hotel room trying to get back home to play it. But is it more than j

155 "Another Crab's Treasure" Is Almost a Good Video Game! (Sky Burkson Returns!)

7 days ago 2h 41m

Colette is on assignment this week, so video game miniaturist and social media hurricane Sky Burkson returns to discuss his latest project for Summer Games Done Quick, Sony's idiotic blunder with their hit "Helldivers 2," the announcement of th

154 How Team 0% Beat All 800,000 Remaining "Mario Maker" Levels Before Nintendo Pulled the Plug

14 days ago 1h 10m

Since 2017, a small collective of "Super Mario Maker" enthusiasts have been trying to complete every single player-created level — a quest to truly "beat" a game with hundreds of thousands of uncleared stages.But when Nintendo announced that th

153 Nintendo's April Indie World Was Short But Exciting

28 days ago 1h 29m

A handful of third-party games were showcased on Nintendo's short-but-sweet Indie World on Wednesday, and on second glance, there are some bangers coming up (including multiple cat games!). We run down the full list, and share our impressions o

152 Our Wish Lists Just Tripled After the Triple-i Showcase

Apr 12th, 2024 1h 45m

The Triple-i Initiative, a loose collective of successful indie development teams, ran a showcase on Wednesday full of announcements, sequels, updates, and DLC. We run down the games that caught our attention, joined our wish lists, or got a ha

151 Discord's New Ads May Not Be as Bad as We Thought

Apr 5th, 2024 1h 38m

After years of monetizing through premium features and publicly dismissing the prospect of ads, Discord will soon roll out its new "Sponsored Quests," as reported by The Wall Street Journal. But unlike algorithmic news feeds or mid-chat interru

150 How Many of These Video Game Trivia Questions Can You Get Right?

Mar 29th, 2024 1h 11m

A fascinating Polygon interview with Xbox honcho Phil Spencer kicks off a discussion about about why AAA games are SO expensive to make, and the pressure it puts on them to succeed across platforms. We break down how this relates to the indie s

149 The "Stardew Valley" 1.6 Patch Notes Are Thicc AF

Mar 22nd, 2024 1h 18m

The long awaited 1.6 update for "Stardew Valley" has hit PC, and Colette wasted no time in diving back into her favorite cozy game. We discuss her experiences so far, and react to the absolutely HUGE amount of new content in the patch notes.And

148 Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Is Off to a Rocky Start

Mar 15th, 2024 1h 10m

"Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection" contains the two original games fans have been salivating over for decades. They look great. They run great. So why does everyone hate them?Plus, a group of "Mario Maker" enthusiasts are attempting to

147 Nintendo Obliterates the Yuzu Switch Emulator in $2.4 Million Settlement

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 37m

The Switch emulator Yuzu has been in development since 2018, allowing hobbyists to play Nintendo software on PCs and Steam Decks, often at higher resolutions and frame rates. But the trappings around Yuzu — including a Patreon that raked in $30

146 Everything Announced in Nintendo's February Partner Direct

Feb 24th, 2024 1h 4m

Colette is on assignment this week, so Matt flies solo to rundown Nintendo's February Partner Direct, which looks like a banger — depending on what kind of games you like.New games, new footage reveals, Xbox exclusives crossing the divide, the

145 What "Persona 3 Reloaded" Gets Right

Feb 16th, 2024 59m 16s

Colette shares her early impressions of "Persona 3 Reloaded," the remake of the 2006 Atlus classic that updates and streamlines in all the best ways. Also, is Colette a min/maxer now???!Plus, Matt launches a demo for the highly anticipated "Hom

144 "Elden Ring," But On Your Telephone

Feb 9th, 2024 1h 11m

Reuters is reporting that Tencent and FromSoft have a mobile spinoff of "Elden Ring" well underway. So, how would a Genshin-style Souls-like actually work? We discuss the continued convergence of platforms and IP, and the future dominance of mo

143 All the Announcements From January's PlayStation State of Play

Feb 2nd, 2024 1h 49m

Sony revealed a variety of 1st and 3rd party games, sequels, and DLC on its January 2024 State of Play livestream. We discuss the items that piqued our interest using our patent-pending scale of "How Many Fucks Given?"Plus, the ever-expanding K

142 We Have to Talk About "Palworld"

Jan 26th, 2024 1h 20m

The only story in video games this week is the explosive debut of "Palworld," an open world survival craft-em-up where you also use magic balls to capture (and enslave) adorable creatures that look ... a LOT ... like other Pocket Monsters you m

141 The Dumbest Video Game Lawsuit We've Seen in a While

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 22m

Colette is back to discuss the mind-blowing way a 13-year-old reached the "end" of NES "Tetris." On December 21, BlueScuti (aka Willis Gibson) became the first person to reach the breakneck mathematical end of "Tetris" for the NES, which causes

140 An In-Depth Discussion About the Ethics of AI-Generated Art (w/ Human Artist Sky Burkson)

Jan 12th, 2024 1h 59m

Miniature artist and video game connoisseur Sky Burkson returns to the show to fill in for Colette. And while we set out to talk about some video game news, we veer into a wide-ranging and deeply philosophical discussion about the artistic proc

139 More "Switch 2" Predictions, and Mickey Mouse Goes on a Killing Spree

Jan 5th, 2024 1h 34m

We're back after a long and virus-infused holiday break to dive into the latest Switch 2 rumors which predict that...The Switch 2 will definitely happen! Also, what are Square Enix's "aggressive" plans to use AI in game design? And, the differe

138 We Tried So Hard to Like Farming MMO "Palia"

Dec 22nd, 2023 1h 22m

Farming MMO "Palia" came out for Nintendo Switch after some time in the PC oven, and it has everything we want from this kind of game. So...why is it so bad?Also, to the surprise of no one, "Dave the Diver" is GREAT! Plus: A huge data breach at

137 Our Top 5 Games of the Year for 2023

Dec 15th, 2023 1h 33m

🎵 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎵 when we rank our absolute favorite video games of 2023. We reveal our 5 favorites to each other, and to you in real time! Get ready for a few surprises, and of course some obvious choices.Plus: E3

136 Our Faves From the Wholesome Snack Showcase

Dec 8th, 2023 1h 24m

We woke up WAY too early to recap the Wholesome Snack showcase and pluck out the cozy, adorable, and beautiful games that caught our attention. Don't worry, they're not ALL farming sims.From communal city builders to 2D-3D cats, we've got the s

135 We Tried to Play a Video Game Together on the Internet

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 34m

For possibly the first time ever, Colette and Matt attempted to play a video game together. It was a spectacular failure, but not for the reasons you'd suspect.Plus: Would you want your OWN voice to be the protagonist in your next game? EA's ne

134 Bring Your Nintendo DS to Thanksgiving

Nov 24th, 2023 1h 3m

It's that time of year when we gather with family and friends, only to sneak away and grind out a few levels between the mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.We asked our listeners what they've queued up over the long Thanksgiving weekend, and disc

133 "Hades" Is Coming to (Certain) Telephones, and Our Fave November Nindies

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 39m

"You can play 'Hades' on a telephone via Netflix" is a sentence we never thought we'd say, but it's happening. We continue to be fascinated by Netflix's innovative approach to game licensing, and the convergence of platforms (console, PC, mobil

132 Who Will Play Link in the Zelda Movie? And a New Steam Deck!?

Nov 10th, 2023 1h 57m

We fell asleep for a week and woke up to an unhinged amount of video game news, including the green light for a live action "Legend of Zelda" movie, "GTA 6" announced, a new "Mass Effect," more Switch 2 rumors, and the surprise launch of the St