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GameSpot After Dark

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The GameSpot crew gets together to talk about games and other shenanigans.
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Episodes

#237 - Clive Rosfield's Rising Tide

Jean-Luc and Jake are joined by the new Tech Reviews editor for IGN, Michael Higham! This week we chat about Stellar Blade, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, Sand Land, and Final Fantasy XVI's The Rising Tide DLC.

Apr 26, 20241 hr 14 minEp. 237

#236 - You Can Ride the Carousel as Many Times As You Like

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 impressions of Hades II, and gets excited about the upcoming hottest release of the year.

Apr 19, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 236

#235 - Giving Fallout A Second Chance

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 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Apr 12, 202456 minEp. 235

#234 - Throw it in the backlog bin

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!

Apr 05, 202459 minEp. 234

#233 - The PAX Tunnel

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.

Mar 29, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 233

#232 - Grow Up Nintendo!

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 Bastards. And Kurt previewed a bunch of games including Harold Halibut, Tales of Kenzera, and the Sinking City 2.

Mar 22, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 232

#231 - Can You Expense a BBL?

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.

Mar 08, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 231

#230 - Spooky Milk Life

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.

Mar 01, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 230

#229 - Nomura Was Cooking

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

Feb 23, 20241 hr 12 minEp. 229

#228 - Sea of Bones

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.

Feb 16, 202456 minEp. 228

#227 - They Lost Timdog

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.

Feb 09, 20241 hr 12 minEp. 227

#226 - Persona Sickos

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.

Feb 02, 20241 hr 14 minEp. 226

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

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.

Jan 26, 202445 minEp. 225

#224 - Indian Jone

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.

Jan 19, 202451 minEp. 224

#223 - Hourglass Game Design

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 playing Resident Evil - Code: Veronica.

Jan 05, 202456 min

#222 - Video Game Trivia 2023

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?

Dec 29, 202356 min

#221 - The Dude and the Bird

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 games like The Finals, the death of Last of Us Online, and the state of multiplayer games. We also talk movies like Godzilla and The Boy and The Heron. Oh, and Kurt is finally done talking about Alan Wake 2.

Dec 22, 20231 hr 2 min

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

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.

Dec 15, 20231 hr 4 min

#219 - I lied there is an episode this week

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.

Nov 24, 202358 min

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

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 we love, such as Like A Dragon Gaiden, Mario RPG, and Persona 5 Tactica. Finally, Jake and Jean-Luc reveal that big project they've been teasing for months.

Nov 17, 20231 hr 15 min

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

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, the shiny new Steam Deck OLED, and Like a Dragon: The Man Who Made Jean-Luc Cry.

Nov 10, 20231 hr 16 min

#216 - Ichiban Kasuga's Job is Beach

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 Land 2023.

Nov 03, 20231 hr

#215 - Tales of the Griddy

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

Oct 27, 20231 hr 10 min

#214 - Marvel's Super Mario Bros.

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.

Oct 20, 20231 hr 3 min

#213 - Getting Kurt With Kurt

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.

Oct 13, 20231 hr 8 min

#212 - The First Filipino Pope

Michael and Jean-Luc are joined by Kurt this week. We chat about Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resident Evil 4's Seperate Ways Expansion, Lies of P, Counter Strike 2, Forza Motorsport, and cap it off with Horror Movies for spooky month.

Oct 06, 20231 hr 27 min

#211 - The Game is Fixed

Everyone is out on assignment so Tam and Lucy are joined by Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb to talk about video games, board games, and even books.

Sep 29, 202338 min

#210 - Yakuza Grandpa

Jean-Luc, Jake, and Michael are joined by Jess to talk about the Like a Dragon Direct, Baldur's Gate 3, and we get deep into our feelings about Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty.

Sep 22, 20231 hr 3 min
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