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.

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Intro: 0:00Hangover: 2:20Get Hype: 21:20Last Call: 57:28Outro: 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!

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Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 1:40Hangover: 4:57Boss Battles: 24:50Outro: 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!

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Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 1:15Hangover: 4:35Death of Red Faction: 21:503DS Price Drop: 36:50Last Call: 51:10Outro: 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.

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Intro & Listener Feedback: 1:07Hangover: 9:45Achievements & Trophies: 29:45Last Call: 68:48Outro: 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.

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Intro: 0:47Hangover: 3:15 Great games, poor sales: 28:02Last Call: 65:00Outro: 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???

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Intro: 0:50Hangover: 4:15Gaming 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!

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Intro: 0:56Hangover: 4:14Guilty 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.

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Intro: 0:43Hangover: 3:28Dream Games Part 1: 25:10VGCT Sam & Max: 46:35Dream Games Part 2: 47:22

The VGH crew offer their fascinating insight and biting commentary on the big announcements from E3 2011.

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Intro: 1:05Microsoft Conference: 3:05Sony Conference: 24:55Nintendo 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.

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Intro: 0:00Hangover: 2:15Multiplayer and Red Faction Guerrilla: 22:10VGCT - Resident Evil: 39:45Favorite Multiplayer Games: 41:02