Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

We're two-thirds through 2025 and it's been quite the year. Great video games, weird video games, weird and not so great state of the video game industry. The trend continues this month with Sword of the Sea, Is This Seat Taken, and Mafia: The Old Country. And we've got plenty more news and games where that came from!

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

It's 2003! Peter Jackson's epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy comes to a close as The Matrix and X-Men get solid sequels. Fantasy, sci-fi, and comic books nerds are happy. But what about video game nerds? Well, as our list proves, we were pretty happy too. Come along with us for a discussion of the best video games to release in 2003. Final Fantasy X-2 is not on the list.

Games Discussed:

Call of Duty, Dark Cloud 2, Dynasty Warriors 4, Enter the Matrix, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Freelancer, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, Jak II, Kirby Air Ride, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, Ribbit King, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Rebel Strike: Rogue Squadron III, The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Tony Hawk's Underground, Viewtiful Joe, WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames, Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

Honorable Mentions (so that no one can be mad at us):

Beyond Good and Evil, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Devil May Cry 2, Disney Extreme Skate Adventure, Eve Online, Gladius, Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde, Kung Fu Chaos, Manhunt, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, Midnight Club 2, Need for Speed Underground, PlanetSide, Pokemon Channel, Second Life, Silent Hill 3, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, The Getaway, Toontown Online, True Crime: Streets of LA

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

We're into August and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of summer slump going on. That is, besides the bummer of a time you experience when playing Destiny 2. We've also got conflicting thoughts on DK Bananza, a few new indies that are bringing the vibes, an update on our favorite gaming magazines, and rumors on how Sony is pivoting their publishing strategy to match Microsoft's "everything is an Xbox."

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

In this episode, the boys travel back to 2002, when developers still had not figured out how to do 3D action games (or make good licensed games on Game Boy Advance). Here are the worst games of 2002!

Games Discussed: Antz Extreme Racing, Blade II, Gungrave, Ice Age, Metal Dungeon, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, Shrek Super Party, Simpsons Skateboarding, Sneakers, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

We are at the quarter century mark (big yikes) so let's take a look back at the best games to come out in the last 25 years! Rather than make a collective list like we usually do with Game of the Year, this time we're just celebrating our individual Top 25s with a countdown.

Games discusses (spoilers!)

7 Days to Die, Animal Crossing, Astro Bot, Bioshock, Baldur's Gate 3, Borderlands 2, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Cyberpunk 2077, Dark Souls, Dead Space, Death Stranding, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Fallout 4, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance, Final Fantasy X, Freelancer, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, Gone Home, Guitar Hero 2, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, Halo 3, Journey, Katamari Damacy, Kingdom Hearts, Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metro 2033, Minecraft, Pikmin 4, Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal, Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, Portal 2, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, Return of the Obra Dinn, Spiritfarer, Star Wars: Battlefront, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Smash Bros. Melee, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Part II, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, World of Warcraft, Xenosaga Episode I

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

The state of the world and the state of the video game industry continue to be pretty dire, so let's all disassociate together and chat about some fun (and not so fun) video games! We also go deep on the ROG Xbox Ally X and what it means for the future of Xbox consoles, talk through our most anticipated games releasing in July, and find a little time to celebrate Cody's big summer purchase.

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

In this episode, the boys travel back in time to the era of The Two Towers, Chamber of Secrets, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, and Tom Brady's first Super Bowl win (gross). It's 2002 and there are also good video games.

Games discussed: Animal Crossing, Battlefield 1942, Crimson Sea, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Gitaroo Man, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, James Bond 007: Nightfire, Kingdom Hearts, Medal of Honor: Frontline, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Prime, Mister Mosquito, Monsters Inc: Scream Arena, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, Ratchet and Clank, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil Gaiden, Resident Evil Remake, Rez, Shenmue II, Shinobi, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals, Spider-Man, Star Fox Adventures, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, Super Mario Sunshine, Syberia, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Getaway, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Mark of Kri, The Thing, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Way of the Samurai

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We watched all the Summer Game Fest conferences and only some of them were a waste of time! Hear our thoughts on the biggest games shown at PlayStation State of Play, Xbox Games Showcase, Future Games Show, Wholesome Direct, PC Gaming Show, Day of the Devs, and Summer Game Fest proper!

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

Cody is back from his European honeymoon and the boys have a lot to yap about: the biggest May releases (and plenty of older games), predictions and (low) expectations for Summer Game Fest announcements, an important update on our Fantasy Critic league, the biggest gaming releases in June (we're looking at you, Nintendo Switch 2), and your emails!

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Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

In this episode, the boys travel back to 2001 when the video game chicks were thicc and the video game dudes were thicker. The attitude era of the 90s was over but some of the hardcore angsty names remained. Here are the worst video games of 2001!

Games discussed: Batman: Gotham City Racer, Batman: Vengeance, Blood Wake, Dark Summit, Frogger: The Great Quest, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Illbleed, Portal Runner, S.W.I.N.E., Shrek, Super Smash Bros. Melee (not really), The Simpsons Wrestling, Vampire Night

Did we miss anything? What game on our list would you defend? Let us know!

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