This is it, our final show of 2011! In this week's episode, The Whole Crew get together with drinks, and frame the entire show around your incredible feedback! Thank you so much for the support and we'll see you in Season 2 in 2012! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Tomorrow's Hangover: 2:30 Listener Feedback: 6:55 Outro: 81:00
Stuff this down your chimney! This week, we've assembled the Ultimate VGH Holiday Shopping List for the obsessive gamers and pop-culture geeks on your list. We've also got Viewer Mail, our weekly Hangovers, and we'll wrap things up with Last Call! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:40 Hangover: 8:20 All I Want: 25:00 Last Call: 58:45 Outro: 64:20
The Crew discuss the new Zelda, waggle, and other unusual control schemes that they've both loved and hated. Paul goes the entire episode without hating on the Wii. We've also got your Viewer Mail, Saints Row: The Third, and yes, more Skyrim. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:20 Special Announcement: 6:08 Hangover: 8:58 Unusual Controls: 32:04 Last Call: 68:58 Outro: 74:28
Thanks but no thanks? This week, we're talking about the things that make us thankful to be gamers. This is also the episode where it sounds like Randy could drop dead at any moment. Sorry 'bout that. Plus: Mario, Saints, Skyrim, Queen and Muppets! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 1:35 Hangover: 6:45 We Give Thanks: 34:00 Last Call: 66:10 Outro: 72:45
Gaming is awesome, except when it isn't. In this week's show, we're talking about some of our least favorite things in the world of video games. Also: Mario rescues Peach, Paul goes full Skyrim, and someone's growing a glorious moustache. It's itchy! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:03 Hangover: 7:30 Gaming Shitlist: 35:40 Last Call: 68:50 Outro: 74:25
In this week's episode we chat about Uncharted 3! Spoiler alert, we chat about Uncharted 3, and only Uncharted 3. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Uncharted 3 Chat: 2:12 Outro:65:40
The first official trailer for Grand Theft Auto V prompts a conversation about our hopes, dreams and fears for the next installment in one of our favorite gaming series. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:05 Hangover: 11:30 GTA 5 is Coming: 31:00 Last Call: 66:00 Outro: 72:50
Everyone is a little bat-curious, right? In this week's show, we're talking about the Uncharted 3 theater events, our favorite scary games, and Batman: Arkham City. We've also got Aliens, Creepers, psychics, headcrabs and a Last Call that goes OONTZ. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Uncharted 3 Events: 2:50 Hangover: 19:30 Scary Games: 38:46 Last Call: 72:50 Outro: 77:42
Level up! RPG-like progression systems are creeping their way into all sorts of games these days. This week, the VGH Crew weigh in on the growing trend. Plus: D.J's playing Bastion, Randy's had RAGE all along, and Paul's putting on his Heisenberg hat. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:48 Hangover: 8:12 Level Up: 34:00 Last Call: 67:00 Outro: 73:09
How hard is too hard? The recent release of Dark Souls has us talking about insanely difficult games. In The Hangover, we're shocked to hear which game Randy is actually enjoying. We've also got a contest winner, Viewer Mail, and a zombie-fied Last Call. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 1:44 Hangover: 7:55 Game Difficulty: 29:50 Last Call: 71:05 Outro: 75:20
In this week's show: a new member approaches! The Crew talk about what makes a game "Timeless", and we chat a little about Gears of War 3, Rusty Hearts, and Cubixx HD. Also: earn more entries for our Ico HD contest! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Housekeeping: 1:49 Hangover: 5:30 Timeless Classics: 30:30 Last Call: 68:45 Outro: 77:30
In this week's episode: the crew discuss some of the news that came out of the recent Tokyo Game Show. We've got Viewer Mail, musings about the new Ace Combat, and Alice: Madness Returns! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:35 Hangover: 8:50 Tokyo Game Show: 32:56 Last Call: 73:30 Outro: 77:50
The recent PSN update of Elevator Action prompts the VGH crew to discuss rules and regulations for remaking classic games. We've also got sexy poutine, Deus Ex memes, the obligatory Monster Hunter segment and some amazing new music by DJ FINISH HIM! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:16 Hangover: 5:50 Rules for Remakes: 27:00 Last Call: 62:40 Outro: 70:29
In this week's show, Deus Ex star Adam Jensen infiltrates VGH Industries! D.J. revisits the original Legend of Zelda and Randy muses about de Blob 2. The Crew also discuss some long running series that they feel need to be given The Old Yeller treatment. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 2:35 Out to Pasture: 37:00 Hangover: 62:00 Outro: 74:00
D.J. has returned from PAX Prime in Seattle with a cornucopia of new and exciting games to share (as well as a virulent new strain of the PAX pox). We also discuss Deus Ex, Xenoblade Chronicles, fine Canadian comedy and football games that nobody buys. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:40 Hangover: 5:05 PAX Chat: 28:40 Last Call: 65:40 Outro: 70:55
Crossovers! The VGH crew stitch together elements from some of their favorite games into a twisted new batch of franken-games. Developers: are you listening? Plus: D.J. gets bionic, Paul finds a sneaker sleeper, and Randy looks for the fun button. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:00 Hangover: 6:58 Crossovers: 31:50 Last Call: 66:58 Outro: 74:00
GET HYPE! As the summer drought comes to an end, the VGH crew looks into the back half of 2011 for that one game (or two, or three) that seems most worthy of our hard-earned burrito money. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 2:20 Get Hype: 21:20 Last Call: 57:28 Outro: 64:00 ???:???
A huge enemy is approaching fast! This week, the VGH crew takes on boss battles: Do they still have a place in modern gaming or are they relics of an almost forgotten age? We've also got groovy coasters and secondhand shooters. I hit it with my axe! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 1:40 Hangover: 4:57 Boss Battles: 24:50 Outro: 66:10 ???:???
With only 10 minutes on the clock, the VGH team will weigh in on two recent gaming headlines: the demise of the Red Faction series and the big Nintendo 3DS price drop. We've also got Viewer Mail, the Hangover, Last Call, and lightsabers. Time's up! Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 1:15 Hangover: 4:35 Death of Red Faction: 21:50 3DS Price Drop: 36:50 Last Call: 51:10 Outro: 60:20 ???:???
Ding! Achievement unlocked! In this week's show, we discuss the allure of trophies and achievements in video games. Feedback is read, "retractments" are issued, and the Last Call offers some sage advice for managing your backlogs. Episode Timeline Intro & Listener Feedback: 1:07 Hangover: 9:45 Achievements & Trophies: 29:45 Last Call: 68:48 Outro: 75:45 ???:???
Why can't we have nice things? Critics loved some of June's big new releases but gamers were mostly indifferent. In this week's show, the VGH crew weigh in on this disturbing--but not terribly surprising--trend. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:47 Hangover: 3:15 Great games, poor sales: 28:02 Last Call: 65:00 Outro: 71:00 ???: ???
On this week's show: Gaming in the Digital Age! The crew wax poetic about how evolution in the gaming distribution landscape is a total GAME CHANGER. Guest stars this week include: Vegan Nuclear Bombs, Uncharted 3, Navi and someone named Steve??? Episode Timeline Intro: 0:50 Hangover: 4:15 Gaming in the Digital Age: 35:28
On this week's show: games! Specifically, the guilty pleasures and bargain-bin treasures that keep us entertained between all of those Big Important Games we play. We've scoured our collections for the titles that we'd categorize as "so bad it's good" or "too cheap to suck" and included our favorites here. We've also got sweat, dude-bros, James Bond and swanky new music by Brother Android. So good it burns! Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:56 Hangover: 4:14 Guilty Pleasures: 31:55...
We're back and dreaming of a world where a Scrubs-inspired Kinect game is Microsoft's next big triple-A title. It could happen, right? In this episode, we obsess over great movies, TV shows and books that beg to be turned into video games. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:43 Hangover: 3:28 Dream Games Part 1: 25:10 VGCT Sam & Max: 46:35 Dream Games Part 2: 47:22
The VGH crew offer their fascinating insight and biting commentary on the big announcements from E3 2011. Episode Timeline Intro: 1:05 Microsoft Conference: 3:05 Sony Conference: 24:55 Nintendo Conference: 43:09
M-M-Multikill! The crew discuss their unhealthy obsession with multiplayer gaming, including a certain game starring ostriches on Mars. Also: We put on our robes and wizard hats, Randy says something inappropriate, and VGCT bids farewell to an old friend. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 2:15 Multiplayer and Red Faction Guerrilla: 22:10 VGCT - Resident Evil: 39:45 Favorite Multiplayer Games: 41:02
Here there be spoilers! In this bite-sized episode of Video Game Hangover, the hosts discuss only one game: Portal 2.
Modern Warfare 9?! We love our gaming sequels... or do we? In this week's episode the VGH crew talk about what they think makes a great sequel. In our Hangover Segment, D.J. impresses with his encyclopedic knowledge of the Godfather films. We also dive into a discussion on some of our personal favourite, and not so favourite gaming sequels. In this episode's installment of Video Game Community Theatre, we try our hand at Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The results? Well, listen for yourself! In the ...
Toe tappin' and neck snappin'! While the PlayStation Network is down, the hosts find time to indulge one of their second-favorite loves: video game music. Rather than just about their faves, you'll hear excerpts from classic scores and modern tracks with color commentary from the VGH crew. In the final moments of the show, listen closely for directions on how you can enter our newest contest and win a copy of the Video Games Live DVD. It's "nuawesome"! Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 2...
Backloggery! A less-than-inspiring collection of recent releases has given the VGH hosts an opportunity to dig into their gaming backlogs a bit, which inspires a conversation about memorable moments in games and the crew gets a bit worked up about morality as a gameplay device. Plus: We've picked a winner our "Free Ramen" PAX/Amazon contest. Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 5:15 Memorable Moments: 33:15 VGCT - Psychonauts: 56:15 Tough Decisions: 59:00...
