Hopped-Up Gaming

The Gamers start strong this week, with some hot tips on Bioshock Infinite, the endless monster that is Dark Souls, our love of Slenderman in all his video game incarnations, and a look into the hypothetical future wherein war is run entirely by gamers. PLUS, the HUG crew spend a full hour delving into the spoiler-ific details of Bioshock Infinite, discussing the ups, downs, and clarifying its beautiful, byzantine story, which starts at 1:07:13.

Beer of the Week: Blood Alley Bitters

On Hopped-Up Gaming this week the team talks about their favourite American salads, the Dark Souls 2 announcement, and how Sonic physically makes us ill. We also discuss crashing jets in Battlefield 3, trying to repress internet spoilers, EA retaining their title of "Worst Company in America", and ask the question "Just what the fuck *is* a bitcoin?"

Beer of the Week: Coal Harbour Powell IPA

The Hopped-Up Gaming crew go long this week, with such topics as the craft brewery wars, The Sims: Vigilante Justice, internet archaeology, our adventures in Second Life, the Bechdel test, and a whole slew of Bioshock Infinite discussion. We also talk about television and movies the only way we know how - a 20 minute rant on Prison Break.

Beer of the Week: Anarchist Amber Ale

The gang's all here this week on Hopped-Up Gaming, and we're celebrating this fact by actually talking about video games. We spend a lot of time discussing Bioshock Infinite's alternate history and our subsequent nerd desire towards it, Starcraft 2, Dark Souls, the people who are mean to us on the internet, and how Antichamber, this month's book club game, broke our stupid monkey brains. We also drink the same beer we've drank previously, make some inappropriate jokes, and struggle through (and eventually conquer) more technical difficulties. All this and an underlying tone of self-loathing on this week's episode of Hopped-Up Gaming!

Beer of the Week redux: Peroni

Most of the cast were unable to make it this week, so Norris, Emery, Bill, and Westaway just wild out instead. We discuss Bill Cosby, traumatic

childhood experiences, Home Alone 2, personal scents, anime, wrestlemania, A TON of things I had to edit out, and video games?

Beer of the Week: Russell Truth Serum Wheat Wine Ale

The HUG boys keep it light and lazy this, with only the original four in attendance. Emotions still run high though, with discussions on such topics as the resurgent Cola Wars, the film career of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and our admittance that we have no idea how to actually review beer.

We also delve further into the never-ending tire fire that is the Sim City post-release, Freudian pokemon, virtual prostitution in The Sims Online, and more Starcraft 2 talk than any one person could ever stomach.

Beer of the Week: The Creemore Springs Collection

The HUG boys get phat with a "ph" this week by rolling deep in such game-related topics as toilet brands, online Uno sex dens, adults earnestly complaining about children's games, the Harkness Test, South Korean pornographic law, MMA movies, and 12th-century racism. We also talk about how all our zombocalypse plans involve either fixing helicopters or killing ourselves as quickly as possible, why Libertarian college football players should never be allowed to become president, gundam foreign policy, as well as Sim City and our feelings towards DRM in PC gaming.

Beer of the Week: Philips Brewing Dr. Funk Dunkel

On this, a video game podcast, we discuss our favourite albums of all time, which leads to a passionate defense by special guest Jenna for the Charlies' Angels soundtrack, Norris finally gets a nickname, Mike talks about Alan Wake and Dragon Age: Origins, Vince discusses Dead Space 3 and also mad video game spoilers, while Emery gets upset at people who don't want shitty games spoiled for them. We also discuss this month's Book Club game, which, like all good book clubs, only one of us actually finished. Regardless we still spend an inordinate amount of time discussing Charles Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, while also coining the term "faux-pama", discussing the light-hearted fun that is "Amour", and talking about the loveliest part of America - Appalachia.

Beer of the Week: Mirror Pond Pale Ale

This week the HUG boys tentatively cross the line of good taste, discussing such ideas as religously-themed podcast events, battle dreidels, defending Metal Gear Solid 2, and the creation of shotgun miniguns. We also talk about virtual watermelon cutting, antagonistic virtual audiences, our slamming as well as jamming skills, and a long discussion the PS4 announcement conference.

Beer of the Week: Coal Harbour Vienna Lager

Things get real in the Hopped-Up Gaming house this week, as our favourite podcast/reality show contestants discuss issues such as the ongoing war between sweat pants and pajama bottoms, the proper pronunciation of FIFA, and their new "Dead Space Reviewing System." We also talk about Rock Smith groupies, Journey love (the game not the band), using Game Gears as a power source, and a discussion on the personal lives of both Ice-T and Ice Cube. Stay tuned!

Beer of the Week: Peroni