Impressions of Sea of Thieves, Far Cry 5, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and Arcade Archives PUNCH-OUT!! Grow that e-penis with more easy platinum trophies. Tasty brews. Recommended record Summertime Songs from Field Report and the usual disagreement at the end of the show this time about Jack White's new LP. 0:02:53 Side A Video Games News Pixel Junk Monsters 2 No Man's Sky coming to XBOX One Playing Sea of Thieves Far Cry 5 Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Arcade Archives PUNCH-OUT!! PlayStati...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 163
Review of Burnout Paradise Remastered, easy platinum trophies for enhancing your e-penis, Faux Fiction Dark Matter hat trick, Led Zep fake or legit band Greta Van Fleet and MGC Music 2018 line up. 0:02:53 Side A Video Games News Super Smash Bros is headed to the Nintendo Switch. A release date was announced for a new Tomb Raider game revealed in theaters as a trailer before the Tomb Raider movie. Game is called Shadow Of The Tomb Raider and will be released on September 14th on PlayStation 4, XB...
Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 162
Is Nintendo playing it safe with the Switch? It's probably the only safe bet in this entire episode to be fair. Hear how the PlayStation Vita has been doing the handheld thing with proper controllers for years now. How the guys risk their lives to enjoy IPA's every episode. Graphic warning labels that can't stop cancer. Horrible games for dirty platinums. A pop album that makes Shane and Joel squirm. All culminating at the end with an argument about respected bands that can't get no respect on A...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 161
Take a seat on a memorial park bench, it's time to listen to a new episode of ABOG. Slow news period in gaming but there's still plenty to rant about including anti-social media, cheap platinum trophies and the end of a long-running addiction. Recommended record from Khruangbin, Joel's Valentine's Day with Valerie June, Karl's guilty pleasure record and a potentially pricey Gorillaz pressing for Shane in music. Side C details ABOG's Midwest Gaming Classic 2018 plans and they're so good a special...
Feb 20, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 160
Karl leads a book club for ladies who are never squeamish. Joel designs the ugliest Pinewood derby racer to never fall out of the starting gate. Shane limits his friends list to four and has an imaginary cat named Bernie. Side A Video Games News XBOX Game Pass expands to include new release games from Microsoft Studios God of War will release in April Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed XBOX has a serious exclusive games problem per a recent Polygon story and will Microsoft buy EA or Valve to quickly ...
Feb 06, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 159
Amazing how talking about some cardboard can help even three old dudes remember they used to be kids. Nintendo might be onto something. Join Joel, Shane and Karl for another episode of weather reports, gaming and music. Perhaps they'll even teach you how to fold yourself a record player by the end of this one. Pour yourself a strawberry beer and plug in some headphones, it's ABOG time children. Side A Video Games News Nintendo Direct Mini 1/11/18 https://youtu.be/a_u7g5BlfiY The World Ends With ...
Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 158
The 2017 Footys! Favorite video games and albums of 2017. 0:02:20 Side A Video Games Favorite video games of 2017 Karl Persona 5 (PS4) Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) CupHead (Xbox/PC) Yakuza Zero (PS4) Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch) Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (PS4) NIER Automata (PS4) South Park: The Fractured But Whole (PS4, Xbox, PC) Legend of Zelda: BOTW (Switch) Shane GT Sport (PS4) Super Nintendo Classic Nier: Automata (PS4) South Park: The Fractured But Whole (PS4) H...
Jan 09, 2018•3 hr 8 min•Ep. 157
Little quick something for your stocking. Ear stuffing for the drive to grandma's house. Happy Holidays and Merry New Year from ABOG! See you in 2018. Side A Video Games Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Gran Turismo Sport Side B Music Amos Pitsch Lake Effect Todd Wisenbaker Christmas in Silver Lake Vol. 1 Join The Community Discord Facebook Group Links Subscribe To Podcast (RSS Feed) Website ABandofGamers.com Twitter @ ABandofGamers Instagram.com/ABandofGamers Email ABOGpo...
Dec 24, 2017•25 min•Ep. 156
Shane and Karl called this episode Biblical. Either they are celebrating Christmas with a full dose of Jesus or perhaps they think it's a large scale, epic or intense show. Listen to find out. Side A Video Games Game Awards PSX PUBG XBOX One Fortnite Monster Hunter Worlds BETA (PS Plus) Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker BETA Yakuza Zero Xenoblade Chronicles 2 GT Sport NHL18 Planet of the Eyes Side B Music Noel Gallagher Who Built The Moon? Oasis: Supersonic Gigs Shed Seven Cast Join The Communit...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 155
Shane loses the cliches, Karl talks a long song and Joel sneaks in through the backstage. Side A Video Games XBOX One X Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Destiny 2 Yakuza 0 Hand of Fate 2 Side B Music Quicksand Interiors Shed Seven Instant Pleasures Zach Pietrini house show and Holding Onto Ghosts Kamasi Washington The Divine Comedy Side C Community Midwest Gaming Classic 2018 Upcoming Favorites of the Year Episode Discord questions for the co-hosts Ever think you could be doing something more pr...
Nov 27, 2017•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 154
Joel proclaims 2017 the year of Nintendo and the guys chat about the SNES Classic and Super Mario Odyssey. Shane prefers a more realistic digital pinball game. New game discussions about Pinball FX3, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Cuphead and Gran Turismo Sport. Liam Gallagher's new record might be the third best Oasis album. Karl recaps EGX, talks about the new Prophets of Rage record and defends Audioslave. Side A Video Games EGX 2017 Recap SNES Classic Edition Pinball FX3 South Park: Th...
Nov 05, 2017•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 153
ABOG Unpubbed new and improved with more Rick. Side A Video Games Nintendo Minified Punch Out! Arcade Expensive iPhone Gaming Second PS4 Everybody's Golf Madden NFL 18 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash Uncharted: The Lost Legacy NHL 18 Side B Music JD McPherson Live Death From Above 1979 Outrage! Is Now The Gleasons Worries at the Gate Side C Community Which generation of consoles is better? Gaming Nights Extra Life Movies to watch over and over again Music...
Sep 18, 2017•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 152
The old timers crawl out of retirement and get the band back together in a new, relaxed format. No agenda and no edits. So basically like 99% of the gaming podcasts out there. Side A Video Games Gamescom XBOX One X Preorders Minecraft XBOX One S Crackdown 3 delay Shenmue 3 SNES Mini What We're Playing Side B Music Queens of the Stone Age Villains Bon Scott AC/DC Van Halen and Van Hagar Join The Community Discord Facebook Group Links Subscribe To Podcast (RSS Feed) Website ABandofGamers.com Twitt...
Aug 28, 2017•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 151
Joel, Shane and Karl share their thoughts on the big three at E3 2017 and end on a high note. Side A Video Games E3 2017 Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo pressers Side B End On A High Note 150 Episodes Strong Song | "Garage" by Brett Newski Music Played In This Episode With permission Intro by Tiny Rockets Brett Newski "Garage" Join The Community Discord Facebook Group Links Subscribe To Podcast (RSS Feed) Website ABandofGamers.com Twitter @ ABandofGamers Instagram.com/ABandofGamers Email ABOGpod@gm...
Jun 18, 2017•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 150
Favorite score chase video games, review of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch, recommended record In-ter A-li-a from At The Drive-In and a tune off of Joseph Huber's latest album The Suffering Stage . 0:02:15 Side A Video Games Favorite score chase video games and moments Track & Field | Arcade Chase H.Q. | Arcade Out Run | Arcade Pole Position | Arcade Super Off Road | Arcade Street Fighter II | Arcade Gradius | Nintendo Entertainment System Geometry Wars Retro Evolved | XBOX 360 ...
May 23, 2017•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 149
The guys share their tips and yours on how Microsoft can help the XBOX One try and catch up to Sony's PlayStation 4. With a great deal more certainty they recommend you listen to The Ride and then play new tunes from a couple favorite Milwaukee bands. 0:02:22 Side A Video Games XBOX One/Scorpio Surpasses PlayStation 4/Pro Hypothetically that is We'll share our ideas and yours on what Microsoft needs to do in order to pull that off 0:35:50 Side B Music Recommended Record | The Ride by Whips https...
May 09, 2017•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 148
Feels like living in a Tarantino flick with a grooving soundtrack from the recommended record Freedom Is Free . Shane is taking down fools in a 70's cop show and enjoys Big League Chew. Joel capitalizes on the increased value of the NES Classic and insists Side B is better. Karl struts down the road to ace bass and sings along to Persona 5. 0:02:15 Side A Video Games XBOX Scorpio MLB The Show 17 Impressions Games worth your time and money The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Persona 5 0:37:25...
Apr 25, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 147
Upcoming video games to look forward to from the show floor at EGX Rezzed 2017. A recommended record from Midnight Reruns. Tune from CJ Ramone and Joel's wrap up of Midwest Gaming Classic 2017. 0:01:37 Side A Video Games EGX Rezzed 2017 Persona 5 Yooka-Laylee Little Nightmares SteamWorld Dig 2 Knights and Bikes Snake Pass Tokyo Dark Victor Vran The Town of Light The Sexy Brutale Ken Levine 0:21:48 Side B Music Record | Spectator Sports by Midnight Reruns https://midnightreruns.bandcamp.com/album...
Apr 11, 2017•57 min•Ep. 146
Joel and Karl share their impressions of the Nintendo Switch and Shane mixes it up with a country record by Margo Price. 0:02:06 Side A Video Games Nintendo Switch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild PlayStation 4, XBOX One or Nintendo Switch? 0:37:58 Side B Music Record | Midwest Farmer's Daughter by Margo Price http://thirdmanstore.com/bands/margo-price/margo-price-midwest-farmers-daughter Also Listening To Midnight Reruns Spectator Sports Beach Slang A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings Temple...
Mar 28, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 145
Learn about Midwest Gaming Classic (MGC), it's history, how it was saved by a community of passionate gamers, and how Dan Loosen's prior experience positively contributes to an annual event attended by over ten thousand. Music Played In This Episode With permission Intro by CW Ayon "Catron County Time" Outro by CW Ayon "In My Dreams" --> http://www.cwayon.com Subscribe To Podcast --> http://abandofgamers.libsyn.com/rss Website --> http://www.abogpodcast.com Twitter --> https://twitte...
Mar 19, 2017•1 hr 31 min
Joel, Shane and Karl review a game from one of their all-time favorite developers Guerrilla Games. The folks behind the amazing Killzone franchise. Does Horizon Zero Dawn impress them enough to play it as many hours as they did Killzone 3 during all the Sunday community nights? Side B starts with a review of Little Deaths by Idle Bloom and gets festive for St. Patrick's Day with a new tune from Shane's local heroes The Real McKenzies. The ABOG attorneys are mentioned in Post Game specifically as...
Mar 14, 2017•53 min•Ep. 144
The guys play with their phones more than a Facebook junkie to bring you a review of the new Nintendo mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes. Joel wears out a coffee table and Shane leaves skin on his steering wheel drumming along to Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings. Karl is busy maintaining his beard and calls out Tony for his one star reviews. 0:01:19 Video Game | Fire Emblem Heroes 0:27:18 Record | Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings http://www.cloudnothings.com 0:45:53 Song | "Blood Moon" by Ti...
Feb 28, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 143
Joel, Shane and Karl set up their past selves to help their present selves in order to get their future selves where they need to be. Then Shane tickles a jar of mayonnaise. Starts with the most intellectual game they've ever played and closes with the least. In between there's a review of Sleater-Kinney Live in Paris and a tune from Indonesian Junk. 0:01:24 Video Game | Induction http://www.inductiongame.com 0:21:05 Record | Live in Paris by Sleater-Kinney https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/s...
Feb 07, 2017•55 min•Ep. 142
ABOG takes a deep dive with Abzu and discovers fresh air in an unlikely place. They follow the light of Free Sun Rising to the surface and spin Modern Ruin by Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes. 0:01:20 Video Game | Abzu 0:25:32 Record | Modern Ruin by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes https://www.andtherattlesnakes.com 0:43:04 Song | "Brad Pitt" by Free Sun Rising https://freesunrising.bandcamp.com 0:49:13 Post Game For Honor Beta MGC Music '17 Blind Melon Soup Quiet Records Music Played In Th...
Feb 01, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 141
Too many cooks in the kitchen can be a good thing, the guys valiantly attempt to speak Spanish and Myles Coyne brings the vibes. 0:01:10 Video Game | Overcooked 0:16:50 Record | Arañas en La Sombra by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez https://orlprojects.bandcamp.com/album/ara-as-en-la-sombra 0:38:12 Song | "Slender-Man" by Myles Coyne - Mouse Corn EP https://mylescoyne.bandcamp.com/album/mouse-corn-ep 0:41:23 Post Game Listener email Therapy for big game losses Music Played In This Episode With permission I...
Jan 25, 2017•55 min•Ep. 140
Grooving to the bass while carefully watching their step out the front door, ABOG returns with stories of gardening, potato deliveries and refreshing dental work. 0:02:30 Video Game | Stardew Valley 0:26:41 Record | Esperanza Spalding Emily's D+Evolution http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/emilys-devolution/ 0:47:27 Song | "Someone's gotta hold the ladder" Old Earth - Six Around One https://oldearthcontact.bandcamp.com 0:50:58 Post Game Reaction to the Nintendo Switch launch details Music Pl...
Jan 18, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 139
Joel, Shane and Karl give the record treatment to a video game. Like they do every episode with an album, all three guys will focus on one game and then share their thoughts about it on the show. They chose Headlander as the first and have a fun convo about it before reviewing, by listener request, Metallica's Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. Thereafter they play a tune from Devils Teeth and share some of their favorite live albums in Post Game. 0:01:37 Video Game | Headlander 0:25:07 Record | Met...
Jan 11, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 138
Karl goes further down the rabbit hole, Shane catches up on a favorite from 2016 and Joel shares his thoughts after playing through The Last of Us. Thereafter they recommend a record from Car Seat Headrest and play a tune from Space Raft's Rubicon release. In Post Game, Karl and Shane have a mini spoiler discussion about The Last Guardian and then convince Joel to listen to Metallica's latest for the next show. 0:04:00 Side A Video Games Dark Souls III The Last Guardian Plants Vs. Zombies: Garde...
Jan 04, 2017•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 137
The guys share their Top 5 Favorite Video Games and Top 10 Favorite Albums in ABOG's fifth annual Favorites of the Year Episode. 0:01:50 Favorite Video Games of 2016 Joel Inside Firewatch Gears of War 4 Forza Horizon 3 Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Shane Overwatch The Last Guardian Absolute Drift Unravel Battlefield 1 Karl Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End Overwatch Salt and Sanctuary Stardew Valley Forza Horizon 3 0:39:15 Favorite Albums of 2016 Joel White Lung Paradise Ryley Walker Golden Sings...
Dec 21, 2016•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 136
Best of the Rest Video Games and Albums 2016, Review of The Last Guardian, record and tune from Tenement and the Enjoy the Rides test press winner announced in Post Game. 02:30 Best of the Rest 2016: Video Games Mantis Burn Racing Quantum Break Doom Titanfall 2 NES Classic Ratchet & Clank 13:00 Video Games Inside The Last of Us Remastered Bioshock Pure Pool 24:00 Review: The Last Guardian 36:50 Notable New Record Tenement Bruised Music, Volume 2 44:35 Best of the Rest 2016: Albums Brett News...
Dec 14, 2016•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 135
