Vidjagame Apocalypse

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Videogame-industry veterans Mikel Reparaz and Anne Lewis rally their colleagues for weekly discussions about games, the industry, and the circus of egos and information that surrounds it all.

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The Game is Fixed - Vidjaga...

09.29.2023

The one-two punch of Cyberpunk 2077 rolling out version 2.0 and Phantom Liberty inspired us to grab Brendan "The Crawl" Hesse for a look at five games that managed to win back hearts and minds after especially rocky launches. Then ...

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09.29.2023 The Game is Fixed - Vidjagame Apocalypse 543 The one-two punch of Cyberpunk 2077 rolling out version 2.0 and Phantom Liberty inspired us to grab Brendan "The Crawl" Hesse for a look at five games that managed to win back hearts and minds after especially rocky launches. Then ...
09.23.2023 Mortal Klones - Vidjagame Apocalypse 542 Mortal Kombat 1 hit this week, so we're starting this week's show with a look at five games that sought to recapture its blood-spraying, digitized-actor magic back in the '90s. Joining us are Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski, formerly of ...
09.16.2023 Racers That Finished Their Final Lap - Vidjagame Apocalypse 541 Not too long ago, any publisher worth its salt had to have at least one major racing franchise - but somewhere along the line that changed, leaving us with a relative handful of big-deal arcade racers and sims for dedicated ...
09.08.2023 American IP (For Export Only) - Vidjagame Apocalypse 540 This is a massive week for RPG fans, with Starfield and Baldur's Gate III both hitting consoles - but before we get into that, Chris "cbake" Baker joins us to talk about five games that - despite being licensed from ...
09.01.2023 Mecha Games Due for a Comeback - Vidjagame Apocalypse 539 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon marks the landmark mecha series' return after a 10-year absence - so this week, Greg Moore joins us to talk about five other mecha series that are overdue for a return. Then we'll get ...
08.26.2023 Mario Without Martinet - Vidjagame Apocalypse 538 Charles Martinet, iconic voice of Mario, is stepping down from the role - and whie it's difficult to imagine the character without him, he's far from the first actor to embody the plucky Brooklyn plumber. This week, Dave Rudden and ...
08.18.2023 No Mr. Trope I Expect You to Die - Vidjagame Apocalypse 537 When Mikel's away, Chris and Matt (and TL) will play - and we're not just talking about how much fun Chris had playing with the soundboard this week. In this episode, we stretch the limits of our format - and ...
08.11.2023 Fighters From Another Series - Vidjagame Apocalypse 536 This week, the incomparable Greg Moore joins us to talk about his experiences shadowing pro players at this year's EVO fighting-game tournament - and to keep the theme going, we'll talk about five characters from non-fighting games who somehow ended ...
08.05.2023 R.I.Pee-Wee - Vidjagame Apocalypse 535 This week, we said goodbye to a legend - Paul Reubens, aka Pee-Wee Herman - and as has become habit when celebrities we like pass away, we're paying tribute with a look at five of his videogame roles. Then we'll ...
07.28.2023 Bird Bastards - Vidjagame Apocalypse 534 Digital Eclipse's legendary Chris Kohler joins us this week to talk about his upcoming The Making of Karateka interactive documentary, which delves into Jordan Mechner's groundbreaking classic of cinematic videogame storytelling like never before. It's also got a really annoying ...
07.21.2023 The Barbenheimer Effect - Vidjagame Apocalypse 533 Barbie and Oppenheimer turned movie counter-programming into a cultural event, so let's seize on that by inviting Ryan Harig of Zanzeezee Podcast for a look at five dates when two huge and/or weirdly dissonant videogames debuted at the same time. ...
07.14.2023 Mario Games Nintendo Never Re-Released - Vidjagame Apocalypse 532 Nintendo has generally done a great job of making classic Mario games widely available; no matter the system, you'll be able to play Super Mario Bros. and its sequels in some form. But not all Mario games get that kind ...
07.07.2023 Indy Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 531 A new Indiana Jones movie has hit theaters, and that's all the excuse we need to grab Framework's Tony Wilson and devote a show to five of Dr. Jones' best starring roles in videogames. Then we'll talk about Six Days ...
06.30.2023 2023's Best Games (So Far) - Vidjagame Apocalypse 530 The midpoint of the year means it’s time to decide what our five favorite games of the past six months are, and this week we’re joined by Jesse Cox of Chilluminati (among other projects) to help us count ’em down. ...
06.23.2023 Failed Platforms of the Past Decade - Vidjagame Apocalypse 529 The OUYA turned 10 this week, having fallen well short of its mission to reset the games industry as we knew it - so this week, we'll take a look at what went wrong, along with what happened to four ...
06.17.2023 Summer Game Overload - Vidjagame Apocalypse 528 Summer Game Fest and a broad assortment of other showcases happened over the past week, unveiling hours of new trailers, gameplay footage, and announcements - so we're breaking format this week to focus on the news, pulling highlights from the ...
06.09.2023 Weird in the Streets - Vidjagame Apocalypse 527 Street Fighter 6 is out, and we're celebrating by inviting Emmett Watkins Jr. for a chat about five of the franchise's most off-kilter weirdos that we hope make a comeback in the very near future. Then we'll delve into Diablo ...
06.02.2023 Knocked Off The Top - Vidjagame Apocalypse 526 In 1992, Alone in the Dark pioneered the genre that would become known as "survival horror," with polygonal zombies and fixed camera angles similar to those that propelled Resident Evil to massive success a few years later. With a new ...
05.26.2023 One-Player Co-Op - Vidjagame Apocalypse 525 Sidekicks? Tag teams? Amateur stuff. This week, Greg Moore and Dave Rudden rejoin us for a look at five games that push you to move and be aware of two characters at the same time, with no help from another ...
05.20.2023 Heroes with Artificial Arms - Vidjagame Apocalypse 524 In Tears of the Kingdom, Link loses an arm but gains a shinier new one that lets him manipulate and fuse matter like a boss, enabling players to create everything from stick-and-rock hammers to functional mechs. That inspired this week's ...
05.12.2023 Zelda Sequels - Vidjagame Apocalypse 523 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out this week, and it's one of only a few Zelda entries that could really be called sequels, continuing a story started in an earlier game. So this week, Ryan Harig ...
05.05.2023 Keep Hoth Weird - Vidjagame Apocalypse 522 The ice planet Hoth was once one of the most ubiquitous levels in Star Wars games, and with more than 50 examples to choose from, some are bound to be kinda weird - so with Chris Baker on board to ...
04.28.2023 Zom-Beatdown - Vidjagame Apocalypse 521 What if you could wade into a mob of the undead and, rather than being eaten, punch their lights out with your superior brawn? Last week's launch of Dead Island 2 got us thinking, so we re-invited Alex Faciane of ...
04.21.2023 Ancient Aliens - Vidjagame Apocalypse 520 What if all our stories of gods and magic weren't mythology, but sufficiently advanced technology? What if the world, nay, galaxy was seeded full of ancient future tech with a cool mystery to discover? Huh? What then? This week, Alex ...
04.14.2023 From Miniboss to Final Boss - Vidjagame Apocalypse 519 This week sees the long-overdue return of erstwhile host Dave "Diamond Dog" Rudden to the show, to talk about five villains who rose from being secondary antagonists to the final boss in later games. Then we'll get into the remake ...
04.08.2023 Return of the Living Dead Gaming Trends - Vidjagame Apocalypse 518 "Modern gaming" has been a thing, more or less, for close to 20 years now, and in that time we've seen a lot of hot new features, ideas, and trends become wildly popular and then fade out of fashion — ...
03.31.2023 Farewell, 3DS eShop - Vidjagame Apocalypse 517 Nintendo finally shuttered the 3DS (and Wii U) eShop this week, on the 12th anniversary of the landmark handheld's North American release, so this week we're paying tribute to it with a look at five of the best digital-only exclusives ...
03.24.2023 Chronicles of Reddick - Vidjagame Apocalypse 516 Last week, the world lost an iconic and unique talent with the passing of Lance Reddick, an actor who - in addition to a number of film and TV roles - lent his voice and face to a handful of ...
03.17.2023 Can't See Me - Vidjagame Apocalypse 515 John Cena is the cover athlete for this week's launch of WWE 2K23, and his silly catchphrase is enough of a reason to invite Ryan Harig of Zanzeezee podcast to talk about five games that give players cool invisibility powers. ...
03.11.2023 Four-Gotten Four-Quels - Vidjagame Apocalypse 514 Sometimes, wrapping a trilogy leaves developers without a clear path forward - and sometimes, their follow-ups are weird outliers that are quickly forgotten once the series either fades away or finds its footing again. A certain 10-year anniversary this week ...
03.04.2023 Wrestling Outside the Ring - Vidjagame Apocalypse 513 Wrestling and videogames have been closely intertwined since the early days - and this week, Jarrett Green of IGN and Welcome to the Thing joins us to talk about five non-wrestling games that nevertheless let you crush your enemies with ...
02.24.2023 Trapped In A Theme Park - Vidjagame Apocalypse 512 Now that Super Nintendo World is bringing videogame aesthetics to Universal Studios, we're marking the occasion by inviting Emmett Watkins Jr. for a chat about five games set entirely in theme parks — specifically the kind that characters are usually ...
02.19.2023 Alien Abductions - Vidjagame Apocalypse 511 UFOs have been in the news a lot lately, and while they're most likely of the non-extraterrestrial variety, it seemed like a good time to grab Mike Williams of Fanbyte for a chat about five games themed around UFOs and ...
02.11.2023 Adapted Open Worlds - Vidjagame Apocalypse 510 Open-world games, at their best, can be detailed portals to places we've always wanted to visit, whether real or fictitious - and this week, Anthony Abatte joins us for a look at five sandbox games that offer prime opportunities for ...
02.03.2023 Music That Gives Us Pause - Vidjagame Apocalypse 509 Last week, the games industry defied licensing issues and rivalries to bring back GoldenEye 007 - and its banger pause-menu music, which inspired us to grab TL Foster for a quick Top 5 about our favorite pieces of music that ...
01.27.2023 THAT Movie Got A Game!? - Vidjagame Apocalypse 508 January is traditionally the dumping ground for movies that studios don't expect to do well, so before it's over, let's grab Chris Baker for a look at five movies that got game adaptations in spite of being obscure, deeply weird, ...
01.20.2023 Games From Old-School Animators - Vidjagame Apocalypse 507 There's a lot of overlap between the videogame and animation industries, but it's always a big deal when a big name in 2D cel animation decides to apply their talents to something interactive. This week, we'll look at five standout ...
01.13.2023 Enhanced for Sega CD - Vidjagame Apocalypse 506 The Sega CD (or Mega-CD) turned 32(!) last month, and it remains the home not just of questionable FMV games and music-video makers, but of some of the best and weirdest versions of 16-bit games that were popular on other ...
01.06.2023 2023's Most Anticipated Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 505 As a new year dawns, it's time to look ahead to the next 12 months (with help from Anthony "BruceWayneBrady" Abatte) and the five games we're most excited for. Will any surprise you? Probably not! But they'll be fun to ...
12.30.2022 Our Top 10 Games of 2022 (Part 2) - Vidjagame Apocalypse 504 The clock's running out on 2022, so let's cap it off with part 2 of our GOTY show, with our Top 5 Games of 2022 and a roster of guests including Brendan Hesse of The Crawl, Kat Bailey of IGN ...
12.24.2022 Our Top 10 Games of 2022 (Part 1) - Vidjagame Apocalypse 503 As another year draws to a close, it's time to look back on the past 12 months and pick our top 10 games of the year, with help from special guests including Alex Faciane, Kat Bailey, TL Foster, Chris Baker, ...
12.16.2022 2022's Best DLC - Vidjagame Apocalypse 502 2022 is almost over, but wait! There’s still DLC to talk about! So let’s grab Brendan Hesse for a look at five of our favorite pieces of DLC to launch this year, after which we’ll get into the Game Awards, ...
12.09.2022 2022's Best Remakes and Remasters - Vidjagame Apocalypse 501 This year has seen some excellent revivals of old games on new hardware, so let's kick off awards season a little early and take a look at our five favorite remasters and remakes of 2022, after which we'll get into ...
12.02.2022 Games We Still Won't Shut Up About - Vidjagame Apocalypse 500 Against all odds, we've somehow made it to 500 episodes, so we're celebrating by inviting a Secret Mystery Guest and digging into the five videogame franchises we've talked about the most over the past 499 episodes. Then we'll break format ...
11.25.2022 Classic Movie Games (That Ignored the Movie) - Vidjagame Apocalypse 499 Some games based on movies try to faithfully adapt the events of the film; others invent new scenes to pad out their runtime. And a select few throw the script in the garbage and invent their own version of events, ...
11.18.2022 Stuck on Wii U - Vidjagame Apocalypse 498 With this week marking the 10-year anniversary of the Wii U's release, TL Foster joins us for a look at five of the coolest games that still haven't made the jump to Switch. Then we'll dig into Pentiment, Tactics Ogre: ...
11.11.2022 Most-Expensive Consoles - Vidjagame Apocalypse 497 This week, we take a look at five of the most sophisticated, fantastically expensive gaming devices ever released - you know, the ones the REALLY rich kid at your school had - with font of knowledge Dan Amrich, who also ...
11.04.2022 The Next Generation - Vidjagame Apocalypse 496 The arrival of Resident Evil Village's Winters' Expansion DLC - which adds a new story starring Ethan's daughter Rose - inspired us to dig into five sequels where the hero's kid steps into the spotlight as the new protagonist. Then ...
10.28.2022 Be the Slasher - Vidjagame Apocalypse 495 It's our last show of spooky season, so TL Foster joins us for a look at five games that gave players the chance to be slasher villains, stalking and slaying hapless campers, partygoers, and other movie-inspired machete-fodder. Then we'll get ...
10.21.2022 Who Ya Gonna Call? - Vidjagame Apocalypse 494 Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed is out this week and it's great, so we're leaning fully into it (and technically staying on-theme for Spooptober) by inviting Dan Amrich for a chat about the best and most memorable Ghostbusters games of the past ...

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