This week we welcome back Dustin Hansen to fight against us in this year's Console Wars - four consoles enter, one console leaves! We pit the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch against one another in a battle royale that's DEFINITELY NOT A RIPOFF OF PUBG (please don't sue us, Bluehole).
JD was alone for Christmas and almost asphyxiated on Froot Loops, Peterson got his kids a Switch, and Spencer fell back in love with an old ex-gamefriend. We look forward to a new year and everyone makes a few gaming New Years Resolutions for 2018. And stick around to the end because we do a Dice of Destiny re-roll!
We wrap up our Blursties two-part special with a bang, laying down our nominations for Worst Decision, Worst Company, Worst Writing, Worst Launch, and Worst Gamer Rage. Listener voting opens TODAY so make sure to vote for your favorites here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SQLPTY
Christian Spicer, stand-up comedian and host of the DLC podcast stops by to help us with the first annual Blursties - our video game version of the Razzies. We give out our nominations for biggest gaming disappointment, worst name, worst sequel, worst character, and most overrated game. Oh and Christian tells us about that time he beat someone so badly in Blitz 2000 that they never played video games again.
Would you rather be lucky or good? We're usually neither, so this week we're talking all about luck in video games. We get into a 2v1 fight about whether our group is really jinxed and then argue some more about whether or not loot crates count as gambling.
We catch up on what everyone's playing - from Heroes of the Storm to Call of Duty to Ibb and Obb. Listen in for a rant about microtransactions and Peterson's idea for a colorblind mode paywall. And JD makes a huge prediction about the upcoming Age of Empires games.
This week we bring on special guest Jackson Livingston to talk about sports video games and why none of ever really play them anymore. Peterson is obsessed with Mario Tennis while the rest of the group talks about NBA Jam, Madden, and NFL Blitz.
You know we gotsta talk about this Battlefront II nonsense. Peterson has finally found his perfect MMO in AIR and the guys interview JD about his experience with Wolfenstien II. Also the draft results are in and it's not looking good for JD...
The resident idiots head to Anaheim to kick off BlizzCon week in the first of 4 special episodes this week. We talk about taking sketchy shortcuts to Jack-in-the-Box, opening ceremonies, and investor relations.
The Cucumber Sandwich Quest - It's that time again when the gang is too lazy to plan a sode so we answered your listener questions instead! In our third listener question episode we answer burning questions about PUBG, Stranger Things, video game foods, and our favorite video game sound. And don't forget, we will be releasing all kinds of BlizzCon sodes next week!
It's Halloween and we have you covered with all the spookiest content you could ever want. We tell you which horror movies would make good games and stick around until the end because we also help you out with some last minute gaming costume ideas!
This week we turn our geek dials to 11 and talk Trekkies, Mystique, and Josh Hartnett. We beg game devs to make a good comic book villain game, discuss why there's never been a good Star Trek game, and break down the good, bad, and ugly in comic book video games. Featuring our guest AJ from the World War G podcast!
Now that you have to wait another two years to get another season you may be desperate for some Rick and Morty content. We talk about what makes a good sidekick in games, do a Crew, Carry, Kill with R&M characters, and beg for a R&M game in Dear Game Devs.
October 2017 is absolutely CRAZY for new game releases. With so many incredible indie and AAA titles on the horizon, we dig into which games you should buy in Is It Worth It? and get everyone caught up on Dice of Destiny and our Fall Video Game Fantasy Season. (Cuphead OST)
Wrapping up our coverage at the Salt Lake Comic Con, we talk about what we saw, what we loved, and why comic con is the coolest!
This week we sit down with the worldwide creative director for Epic Games, Donald Mustard, who gives us some serious life advice. Donald fills us in on Chair's unlikely path to greatness, featuring Cliff Bleszinski, Orson Scott Card, and J.J. Abrams and later gets into the origins of Epic's hottest title right now, Fortnite. And make sure to stick around because we round things out with Fortnite's newest game mode, Battle Royale - out now (for free)!
We finally appease Spencer and let him rant for far too long about Destiny 2 - he...likes it. Later we talk about when it's too little too late with a online games, featuring The Division, No Man's Sky, and For Honor.
This week the guys try to absolve their fantasy football sins with another fantasy draft. We each pick a game for the next 9 weeks and the game with the highest Metacritic score each week takes home the W. If you haven't already, click he link below to fill out your own draft card before the episode - anyone who beats us will get some sweet loot! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-0xfTaUD5yBjELYqk03zyyylhVCgCQPeSWCmWswzrz7s0_Q/viewform...
This week we bring on an Esports veteran, Aidan to give us an inside look into the world of college Esports. And later, Peterson and Spencer regale us with their nerdiest tales of tabletop gaming.
Everyone's played Screw, Marry, Kill so we made our own version, video game style! We discuss which celebrities we'd like to have on our gaming crew, play with just one time, and troll into rage quitting. And stick around for later, because we tell you every game you need to look out for for the rest of the year in our Fall Gaming Preview!
It's back to school season and 3BG loves to keep things topical, so buckle up bookworms! Peterson shares his stories of installing StarCraft on every computer in his school library, Spencer picks his Dice of Destiny game, and JD convinces the group that we're the worst gaming fans around. Later we get into games we love to cram all night and why studying video games like Fortnite is way more fun than homework.
This week we tell our favorite summer gaming stories - from late night LAN parties to catching up on Steam backlogs. We also roll dem bones in our newest segment in which we throw a 20D to determine which type of game to buy during the summer doldrums.
Always eager to jump on any hype train they can find, this week we talk all about Game of Thrones. We discuss the biggest betrayals in video games and our favorite Dracarys moments in gaming. Be sure to stick around to the end to hear JD argue for a Game of Thrones video game set 4,000 years before the show.
You asked and we answered! In this month's listener questions episode we break down why Capcom stopped making Mega Man games and later get into our favorite video game villains of all time!
In memoriam of the founder of the modern zombie genre, George A. Romero, this week's episode is all about BRAAAAAAAIINSSSS...er, um, zombies. We talk about our favorite kinds of zombies, favorite zombie games, and what games could use a little extra dash of the undead. Outro music - Spy Hunter
Get your memberberries out, this week is all about games from the past! Our special guest, Dustin Hansen, regales us with stories of his past gaming experience and the game that literally gave him a heart attack! Then we talk about games that defined their genres like Guitar Hero and Grand Theft Auto; later we dive into old games we just can't stop playing (hint: JD talks about Age of Empires yet again).
Lynn is back and Peterson is gone (thank god) as we break down our most overrated games and the gaming weapons that changed our lives. We wrap up with a fiery conversation discussing how video games have grown more political over time, whether they like it or not.
This week we bring on a game night OG, Trent English, who sings us tales of the great guilds of Warcraft past. We talk all about the interactions in online games, seminal moments in MMORPGs, and the one game that got us into RPGs.
This week we take on more listener questions, touching on our GOTY 2016, thoughts on virtual reality in gaming, and a deep dive into why wrestling games suck. Want a hint? It's YOUR fault.
Peterson goes to live on a farm and Lynn takes over for our E3 special episode! We talk some of the games we're most excited to see at E3 including Call of Duty: WWII, Destiny 2, and Kingdom Hearts 3. And stay tuned for the second half of the show where we break down the bad, the worst, and the BLURST of E3 press conferences. Here's a sneak peak: Aisha Taylor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP9O1oS4F80 Wii Music E3 2008 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2DCflkA6s Mr. Caffeine - https://www.y...
