John, Michelle, and Game Store owner CCgamesCEO, (and Ry) share their favorite games and hardware from 2025, and we go over your winners! Plus Terminator 2D: No Fate, Diablo IV Paladin, PBA Pro Bowling 2026, Samus Amiibo and Metroid, new Bond is "modern", lobsters are missing, prices are up, and COD COD COD vs Clair Obscur! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com

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Michelle: Shapewear for men, Vogue article asks "Is having a boyfriend embarrassing now?", Words like "The Ick" and "Banger", Game Award's Protest, This Side Up is bull. John: Brainrot and AI shorts, Alexa, Wendy's live streaming, Dubai chocolate, boxes, software upgrades, Indie Game Award yanks winner, experts, and more. To get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year back catalog of VGO, and ad free eps - hit the red button on VideoGameOutsiders.com and listen in your player of choice like Spotify, Apple, and more! VGO Returns on the 30th with our games of the year, have a great holiday! Join Discord.

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Pragmata, Path of Exile 2 Fate of the Vaal Druid, Super Meat Boy 3 Demo, Light up the Town, Matt joins us for the Holiday play, Tricky Madness is SSX, Wario World on Nintendo Switch online, Tron Ares and Princess Bride, Sektori twin stick shooter, Cyberpunk revisited, Yooka-Replaylee, Routine, Arc Raiders, PubG Black Budget signups, hot Lara Croft making fake Tomb Raider fans mad, and more gaming news! Plus our 2025 Christmas play! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com You can also win a gaming chair from ewinracing and use code VGO to save 30 percent!

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Guild Wars: Reforged, Octopath Traveler 0, World of Warcraft housing, Pokemon DLC, What's in Your Fridge?, CoD season 1, Arc Raiders,

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Michelle and John Monday morning check in! Enjoy this free preview of one of our weekly bonus shows. John's parking brake and what truck he wants, Jensen on Joe and more on Nvidia, Train Dreams, Game Awards tease, and more! Get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year back catalog, and ad free VGO - support on Supercast and listen in your player of choice on videogameoutsiders.com or directly here http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ or hit the red button on videogameoutsiders.com! Join the VGO Discord to chat, win games, or support us: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

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Ash and Steel Indie RPG, more on Arc Raiders, My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All), Brotato vs Noobs are Coming, Call of Duty Zombies Arcade, Escape from Duckov, Grandpa High on Retro, more on Pokemon ZA and Kirby Air Riders, WoW getting housing, plus Metroid is getting bad reviews! Win Solo Leveling Arise Overdrive from Loaded in Discord, and a chair from ewinracing - use code VGO to save 30 percent. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com

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Thanksgiving show! Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Impressions, Octopath Traveler 0 Zero Prologue, Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, Where Winds Meet MMO and RPG, Lumines Arise, Smite 2 Moba, Risk of Rain 2: Alloyed Collective, more on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and more. The Game Awards noms and the VGO Discord Awards are up! Steam Machine and new hardware from Valve for 2025, Ubisoft may have been sold or is dead again, GameStop trade anything day, and the Turkey stops by! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to vote, chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com We are off next week, so sub for an episode!

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Sonic Rumble Free, Kirby Air Riders demo, The Séance of Blake Manor vs Blue Prince, Outbreak Island FPS survival-craft, Nintendo dock blocking, The Sexy Brutale, Sony PS PC monitor and crossplay rumor, CoD hype and more gaming news. Win a year of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from Microsoft in the VGO Discord! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com

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John and Michelle talk anime! Movies/TV: I want to Eat your Pancreas, Love is War, Chainsaw Man movie is a hit, Fullmetal Alchemist, and more manga. Japanese inspired games: Maid of Salvation, Crystal of Atlan PC/Mobile Crossover MMOARPG, Solo Leveling game full release. News: Anime therapy, Minecraft Dragon Ball Z, Anime industry breaks global record, Japan must stop AI, and more weeb news! Join the VGO Discord to chat, win games, or support us: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT and to get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year back catalog, and ad free VGO - support on Supercast and listen in your player of choice on videogameoutsiders.com or directly here http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/

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Arc Raiders, RV There Yet?, DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake, Silly Polly Beast, Slots and Daggers, Fortnite The Simpsons, Battlefield Six Redsec, Path of Exile 1 Keepers of the Flame, and more gaming news! Win a year of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from Microsoft in the VGO Discord! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com

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