We had planned to do a show inspired by this week's Presidential Debate, but we ended up talking about how much we love Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown for an hour instead. Hope you don't mind.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 5:00Hangover: 15:40Game Debate #1: 50:00Last Call: 61:00Outro: 66:32

Besides pretty graphics, what do you want from next gen games? On this week's show, we're hoping for evolution beyond 1080p. We've also got awesome new theme music, talk of the Wii U, and reviews for Double Dragon Neon, Darksiders II, and Demons' Score!

Episode TimelineIntro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 2:30Hangover: 7:45Next Gen Games: 33:25Last Call: 61:10Outro: 68:12

Borderlands 2 is out and the summer drought is over! This week, we're talking about the highs and lows of gaming in 2012 and this fall's most anticipated releases. Also: LittleBigPlanet Vita, Joe Danger 2, BF3: Armored Kill and GIANT ROBOTS.

Episode TimelineIntro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 2:34Hangover: 8:202012 Progress Report: 31:50Last Call: 64:30Outro: 71:40

We pitch our own amazing sandbox games after being inspired by the bar-raising Sleeping Dogs. We also talk about Mark of the Ninja, Super Hexagon, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Steam's Big Picture mode.

Episode TimelineIntro: 0:00Hangover: 3:33Sandbox Games: 32:18Last Call: 68:50Outro: 78:20

Couldn't make the trek to Seattle? If Randy can somehow survive the intro, we might have the lowdown on all the cool stuff that D.J. saw at PAX Prime 2012. We've also got reviews of Sleeping Dogs and the newest Walking Dead episode.

Episode TimelineIntro: 0:00PAX Part 1: 6:40Hangover - Sleeping Dogs: 28:45PAX Part 2: 44:02Hangover - Walking Dead, Episode 3: 57:35PAX Part 3: 64:23Last Call: 78:30 Outro: 84:20

Getting old sucks. This week, we're talking about our evolving tastes and the gaming concepts that just don't do it for us anymore. Also: pre-PAX anticipation, Viewer Mail, Dungeon Defenders, Spec Ops: The Line, and more on Mario and The Last Story.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 3:48Hangover: 11:49Changing Tastes: 41:20Last Call: 61:09Outro: 68:44

Can games be fun without the threat of death? On this week's show, we're talking about death and consequences in gaming. We also got a coffin-load of your Viewer Mail and we weigh in on the New Mario, Sound Shapes, Papo and Yo, and The Last Story.

Episode TimelineIntro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 2:20Hangover: 12:18Death and Consequences: 44:08Last Call: 79:40Outro: 86:05

NASA's Curiosity rover is the coolest thing to happen on Mars since the rise of the Red Faction. This week, we're talking about games in space. We've also got Viewer Mail, thoughts on Deadlight and Limbo, and we pick sides in the EA vs Zynga dust-up.

Episode TimelineIntro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 2:05Hangover: 7:30Space Games: 41:35Last Call: 63:50Outro: 69:30

Sure, Michael Phelps can swim... but how is he at Tekken 3? With apologies to all of the real Olympians out there, we humbly present our own Gold Medal Moments in Gaming. Also: MW3, AssCreedRev, Puddle, and lots of fighting games. Go for the gold!

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 1:53Hangover: 10:50Gold Medal Moments: 32:15Last Call: 58:18Outro: 63:19

What Summer lull? This week, we're talking about the crazy new Ouya console and the Diablo III endgame controversy. We also recast the upcoming Superman movie and report on our time with Tribes: Ascend, Quantum Conundrum, and Mighty Switch Force.

Episode Timeline

Intro: 0:00Hangover: 2:43Ouya: 31:50Diablo III: 49:25Last Call: 62:00Outro: 70:00