Its a Kurt-and-Jean-Luc-only episode this week! They give their final update on the Fallout TV show, and dive into some major spoilers (skip to around 27:32 to avoid). Kurt discusses his thoughts on Harold Halibut, Jean-Luc gives their first im

#235 - Giving Fallout A Second Chance

11 days ago 56m 23s

This week we discuss the hottest topic of the week: the Fallout TV Show. There's also The Rogue Prince of Persia, Children of the Sun, Everybody's Golf and the Stellar Blade demo. Also we find yet another excuse to bring up Persona 3 Reload and

#234 - Throw it in the backlog bin

18 days ago 59m 19s

This week we're joined by special guest Kyle Hilliard, magazine content director at Game Informer, to chat a little bit about their new standalone subscription!

#233 - The PAX Tunnel

25 days ago 1h 3m

This week Lucy and Tam return to talk about their time at both GDC and PAX East, plus the whole crew has been playing the hottest game of week Dragon's Dogma 2.

#232 - Grow Up Nintendo!

Mar 22nd, 2024 1h 18m

It's been a busy week in video games with lots of new releases and GDC here in San Francisco. Jean-Luc has been playing Alone in the Dark and Princess Peach. Jake didn't care much for Rise of the Rōnin but did enjoy his brief look at Wild Basta

#231 - Can You Expense a BBL?

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 8m

This week on After Dark we pour one out for Rooster Teeth, Michael has been playing Unicorn Overlord, Jake loves Queen's Blood, and Jean-Luc's playing the Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster.

#230 - Spooky Milk Life

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 7m

This week on GameSpot After Dark: Jake has gotten into off-road trucking, Kurt is deep into the HOPA genre, Michael's got a love/hate relationship with Balatro, and Jean-Luc finally got around to playing Homebody.

#229 - Nomura Was Cooking

Feb 23rd, 2024 1h 11m

This week we it's another Jean-Luc and Michael only episode devoted entirely to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

#228 - Sea of Bones

Feb 16th, 2024 56m 14s

This week we react to the "big news" from Xbox. Michael previewed Unicorn Overlord, the latest game from Vanillaware. Jake's been playing Mario vs Donkey Kong. And Jean-Luc has NOT been playing Skull and Bones.

#227 - They Lost Timdog

Feb 9th, 2024 1h 12m

This week is a Jean-Luc and Michael only joint which of course means they're gonna dive deep into their bullshit like Final Fantasty VII Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, Infinite Wealth, and anime elf girls.

#226 - Persona Sickos

Feb 2nd, 2024 1h 14m

It's Persona 3 Reload week and we're devoting the whole episode to it! Jake and Jean-Luc are joined by Jess Cogswell who reviewed the game for GameSpot as well as Michael Higham, who reviewed the game for IGN.

#225 - We're All Having Great Fun Aren't We?

Jan 26th, 2024 44m 36s

It's not been a great week for the games industry but we're gonna try our best to keep our heads up and focus on the good just like our boy Ichiban would want.

#224 - Indian Jone

Jan 19th, 2024 50m 37s

Lucy, Tam, and Jake talk about the biggest news from the Xbox Dev Direct, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

#223 - Hourglass Game Design

Jan 5th, 2024 56m 12s

Happy 2024! Jake and Jean-Luc kick in the new year by talking about what games they played together over the break including: Lethal Company, The Finals, and LEGO Fortnite. Jean-Luc also tried Star Wars Jedi Survivor and finally got around to p

#222 - Video Game Trivia 2023

Dec 29th, 2023 56m 16s

We're closing out the year with a special episode for you all! We are joined by the creator of Video Game Trivia, Jacob McCourt, for a special video game 2023 in-review edition. Who will win? Who will take the fattest L?

#221 - The Dude and the Bird

Dec 22nd, 2023 1h 2m

It's the last "regular" episode of GameSpot After Dark for 2023! What does regular even mean? Who knows! After four years of debate we've finally come to the conclusion that this is NOT a family-friendly podcast. We attempt to talk some video g

#220 - E3 Is Dead, But For Real This Time

Dec 15th, 2023 1h 3m

WE ARE BACK! We return from The Game Awards in LA just in time for E3 to die... again. Jake talks about Pokemon's final DLC, Jean-Luc has been playing Alan Wake 2 the Final Draft, and Michael's putting his fingers to work with StepMania.

#219 - I lied there is an episode this week

Nov 24th, 2023 57m 44s

Michael and Jean-Luc are here to crank out a special holiday episode for you all. We chat about Super Mario RPG, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (skip to 37:00 if you want zero spoilers), Pre-Game of the year talk, and our favorite Thanksgiving sides.

#218 - You Don't Always Need To Be Gaming

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 14m

This week we get comfy on the couch. Jake is disappointed with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer, meanwhile, Michael and Jean-Luc are disappointed with the PlayStation Portal and PULSE Explore wireless earbuds. But we also got things

#217 - Talking out of our asses with Alex Van Aken

Nov 10th, 2023 1h 16m

The lovely Alex Van Aken from Game Informer joins to talk about his Making of Humanity Documentary. We also chat about Call of Duty's mediocre campaign, the meditative climbing of Jusant, Fornite OG's nostalgia play, the upcoming GTA 6 teaser,

#216 - Ichiban Kasuga's Job is Beach

Nov 3rd, 2023 59m 33s

This week on After Dark Jean-Luc saw the Five Night at Freddy's movie, Michael's been kicking it in Waikiki in the Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Special Trial, and Lucy and Tam gush about a few of the incredible games they got to see at Indie L

Bonus

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Spoilercast with Bryan Intihar

Oct 28th, 2023 47m 20s

Tamoor and Lucy sit down with the creative director of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Bryan Intihar, and go in-depth on the game's story. Spoilers!

#215 - Tales of the Griddy

Oct 27th, 2023 1h 12m

This week on After Dark we gush about Alan Wake II for pretty much the whole episode.

#214 - Marvel's Super Mario Bros.

Oct 20th, 2023 1h 3m

This week Jean-Luc, Michael, Jordan, and Jake discuss the hottest games of the week: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They also touch more on Sonic Superstars, Lies of P, and World of Horror.

#213 - Getting Kurt With Kurt

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 7m

Welcome to a special intimate episode were two people sip expired beer and talk about the things that matter most to them like: the lost art of video games yelling at you, anime butt rock, and forgotten horror masterpieces from the 80s.