Video Game Hangover

We discuss the dark side of game sales and consumerism while D.J. bites his tongue completely off. Also, Randy inspects Lara Croft's HD-er makeover and Paul plays the latest Final Fantasy 13. If you listen to this episode right now, it's half off! Episode Timeline: 0:00 - Intro2:40 - Viewer Mail10:42 - Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition14:00 - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII19:55 - Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds26:45 - VGCT: Far Cry 331:30 - Jason Rohrer vs. game sales58:13 - Outro

We're eating tacos and getting hyped for some of this week's new games including Bravely Default, Outlast, Dustforce, Adam Venture's Chronicles, and the Ace Combat beta.

This week, we finally bring the hammer down on Conan O'Brien and his fraudulent video game reviews. (Someone has to!) Randy tries out Contrast and Don't Starve on PS4, Paul sets his sights on 100%-ing Radiant Historia, and D.J. keeps on doing his thing. Episode Timeline: 0:00 - Intro3:32 - Viewer Mail9:00 - Contrast13:37 - Don't Starve21:52 - Final Fantasy XIV29:12 - Radiant Historia34:27 - Conan O'Brien and YouTube payola57:25 - Outro

It's the debut of Taco Tuesday! Join Randy and Paul as they have a quick chat about the upcoming release of Broken Age and the DEFINITIVE Tomb Raider game, definitely. Intro music "La Cucaracha" by: egg1111115 and outro music "Mexico" by: Jimmy Pe.

We know you're not the type of gamer who would ever skip a game's cutscenes and just watch the ending on YouTube but, as suggested by one of our awesome listeners, we're discussing those lamentable practices on this week's show. We've also got more hype for the upcoming Bravely Default and thoughts on the new Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus and Catlateral Damage.Episode Timeline:0:00 - Intro3:35 - Viewer Mail14:45 - Catlateral Damage17:55 - Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus24:03 - Bravely Default35:35 - Cutscenes and games as complete experiences56:09 - Last Call1:02:15 - Outro

Get hype for delicious pizza in 2014! We literally salivate in anticipation of this year's hottest upcoming pizzas, featuring the latest sauce innovations and the most surprising topping exclusives. Pre-order yours for delivery today! Also, video games! Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro3:20 - Viewer Mail11:00 - Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder18:52 - XCOM: Enemy Unknown27:45 - 2014 Hype Train54:30 - 2014 Gaming Resolutions63:50 - Outro 

We take a last look back at 2013 and all the great games we played. Find out which ones were our choices for Game of the Year! Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro7:36 - Top Games of 201365:00 - Outro 

D.J. and Paul try out the new Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod and live to tell you about it! Also: Flying Boats...? Intro and Outro music for this show are from the Just Cause 2 soundtrack, composed by Mats Lundgren.

It's just D.J. and his microphone again, so it must be time to talk about the Guild games on 3DS! Get impressions on Keiji Inafune's Bugs vs. Tanks! and Kaz Ayabe's Attack of the Friday Monsters! Also... is that you, Snake? SNAAAAAKE!

It’s our annual Hungover Hangover special! Join us for a special extended episode where we take your tweets, emails, and voice messages! Thank you for your support, and boy are you in for a doozy.

Turn up the volume and get ready for an hour of 2013’s best game music! We play and discuss some of our favorite tracks this year. Also, SteamWorld Dig. Episode Timeline:0:00 - Intro1:48 - Viewer Mail5:50 - SteamWorld Dig12:30 - Best Game Music of 201362:48 - Outro

What happens when we stop talking about games and decide to make one? The results surprised even us. (Don't worry, there's still some gaming chat, including more Zelda, Mario 3D World, and some PS4 catch-up.) Episode Timeline:0:00 - Intro1:48 - Viewer Mail6:45 - Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds16:00 - Super Mario 3D World18:51 - Knack29:48 - Live streaming games41:26 - VGH: The Video Game65:20 - Outro

Who needs next-gen consoles when you've got Nintendo games to play? This week, we're unhealthily obsessed with Zelda, Link, Mario, Toad, and... is there a Wii Sports guy? Why are we talking about Wii Sports in 2013 again? Episode Timeline:0:00 - Intro4:27 - Viewer Mail15:36 - Wii Sports Club21:30 - Super Mario 3D World36:00 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds63:00 - Outro

We bought two of Sony's new PlayStations and boy, are our arms tired! We also played a Nintendo 2DS without buying one, then took a break from playing games to look at some in a museum. Finally, Burial at Sea is the BioShock Infinite DLC of the Year. Episode Timeline:0:00 - Intro3:56 - Viewer Mail8:10 - BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea12:50 - Games at the MoMA20:12 - Nintendo 2DS24:50 - PlayStation 471:10 - Outro

Between all the grinding, collecting, and microtransactions, it’s amazing we even had time to record this week’s show about the extremes we go to for some games. We’ve also got talk of Saints Row IV, Tiny Death Star, and (seriously?) more on Pokemon X/Y. Episode Timeline 0:00 - Intro2:14 - Viewer Mail11:41 - Saints Row IV21:50 - Pokemon X/Y29:58 - Tiny Death Star39:52 - The Grind61:50 - Outro 

With next-gen consoles right around the corner, we’re laying the PS3 and Xbox 360 to rest this week with all of our favorite stuff from the current gen. Also: Pokemon (we actually played it!), AiRace Speed, and Nintendo’s Swapnote dong debacle. Episode Timeline0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Viewer Mail 10:05 - Pokemon X/Y 22:55 - AiRace Speed 27:27 - Eulogy for a Generation 76:00 - Outro  

We're having a spooOOoOOOOoOoky time playing Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and deciding if we like this new direction horror games are headed. Also, we played Splinter Cell Blacklist with the community and lived to tell about it! So we tell you about it. Episode Timeline 0:00 - Intro4:04 - Viewer Mail6:00 - Spinter Cell: Blacklist multiplayer18:00 - Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 35:35 - Horror Game Chat42:00 - Spooky Viewer Mail51:55 - Last Call56:20 - Outro 

Writer/director Rob McCallum talks with us this week about his upcoming indie documentary, The NES Club.

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 Timeline0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Viewer Mail9:09 - Battlefield 4 Demo17:25 - The Wolf Among Us25:24 - Shadowrun Returns32:59 - The Stanely Parable Demonstration37:07 - Pokemon Chat?54:54 - Last Call62:45 - Outro 

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 Mail6:15 - GTA V20:40 - Beyond: Two Souls35:38 - Phoenix Wright 43:00 - Etrian Odyssey49:52 - Flashback57:30 - Last Call 61:00 - Outro