It's almost over for 2021 and we want to wrap up some game experiences we've had before we get to our Game Awards for 2021. A couple of bangers are UnMetal a weird and pretty hilarious parody of the original Metal Gear game and Xbox's big release of Halo Infinite. How did the anniversary edition of the biggest Microsoft game turn out? Tune in to find out!

This week we finish all the "What we've been playing" list during our lengthy hiatus. We cap it all off with some history of Psychonauts series, the troubles of it's production and finally the release and reception of the long awaited sequel Psychonauts 2!

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We are BACK BAY BAY! And we're talking Metroid Dread! We're also discussing all the games we've been playing since our long time hiatus. But for now tune in and listen to us talk about all the stuff we've been playing. What have YOU been playing? Let us know in the comments!

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The OUYA was an attempt to take a mobile gaming approach to the console wars. During a contentious time in the Video Game landscape Android executive Julie Uhrman stepped up to try and bring an alternative way to develop for a console with a massive kickstarting success. But ultimately the OUYA failed to be a competitor. Let's discuss why that happened.

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We return this week for a special Friday Movie night episode as we both watched Black Widow and are glad to report... that it was totally okay! ... We talk about that and the state of the future Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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The new Dark Alliance D&D game is getting some harsh criticism. Hoss has played some of it so we'll see if those critiques are legit. But this week we wanted to talk about the original Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and the Baldur's Gate series in general as the D&D realm is a hot topic for video games right now.

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We both checked out Zack Snyder's Justice League on HBO Max and we talk about all the differences in the theatrical cut. Hoss never having seen the theatrical version relies entirely on Brandon's account for how baffling the theatrical release really is when comparing it to the HBO version. Enjoy our interim episode of the VD Podcast!

E3 has come and went for 2021 and it was... Pretty underwhelming for a lot of people it seems. There were a lot of no-shows, the third party presentations were TENTATIVE to announce much, and Gearbox dropped a massive turd. But enough of all the problems. Let's talk about all the GREAT THINGS that were announced. Let's go!

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Movie licensed games are notoriously bad. Big cash in properties for companies to turn around in quick fashion. Ridiculously tight deadlines from movie studios. And any number things that are contrary to making a good game play a factor in these types of games. However, these 10 games have beaten all the odds and turned out to be some really cool, original and just plain fun experiences for players. Let's check out 10 Movie Licensed Games that DON'T SUCK!

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Resident Evil 8 is out and there might be a few parallels with the highly maligned Resident Evil 6 from 2012. A swan song of the old Action Adventure and corny action movie departure the Survival Horror franchise dips into Resident Evil 6 dove head first into a bunch of different types of game play and came out a bad Frankenstein's monster that satisfied no long term fans of the past games. Does Resident Evil 8 The Village do a better job with this balancing act? Let's have a look.

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