Special guest and video game developer Ryan Jenkins gives us a peak behind the curtain as we talk about some of the most notable open world games.

We live in a golden age of gaming, where anyone with the right software and talent can create and publish games for the whole world to play. This week we chat about some of our favorite games from independent developers.

Bowser, Ganon, Dr. Wiley, Dracula...some of the best video game moments come from those end-of-game boss battles. This week we're talking about some of our favorite big baddies that kicked our asses and left a lasting impression.

May the 4th is just around the corner, so we're firing up the hyperdrive to talk about some of our favorite (or notorious) video games based on that galaxy far, far away.

With the release of a new film 25 years after the original, it's time to revisit the franchise that brought "fatality" into the gaming lexicon. We dissect the games and review the latest entry in the MKCU.

This week we take a peak behind the curtain to praise the makers of some of our favorite video game franchises. And special guest Jason Forno regales us with tales of celebrity run-ins at Blockbuster Video.

From the Sega Saturn to the Nintendo Virtual Boy, gaming has had its fair share of failed consoles. This week we go dumpster diving to uncover some of the most notorious and try to determine where they went wrong.

Over on our sister podcast, The Editing Bay, we assemble one last time to review the Zack Snyder cut of DC's Justice League, in all of its square, black and white glory. Check out our thoughts in this bonus episode, then subscribe and revisit all of our episodes from the last 6+ years on editingbay.com.

This week we're turning up the headphones and listening to some of our favorite video game jams. We talk about (and listen to) some of the music that made us jump, cry, laugh and have panic attacks.

The term is a bit broad, but we take a stab at defining the genre and offering up some of our favorite games. Special guest Paul Cline joins the Gladiators as we talk Action RPGs.