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Aug. 16, 2024

It's Time to Talk Half-Life 3

We’re talking Rogue: Genesia, the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes, the THQ showcase including news on Gothic, Titan Quest 2, and an unnamed Darksiders project, as well as more Abiotic Factor, and Odd Realm! Rogue: Genesia - Walk upon a new world an…

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June 21, 2024

Brothershippin'

We’ve got a short episode this week but it’s “Jamboree” packed with exciting announcements from Nintendo Direct,  and we’ve also a feast for the eyes, and the brain just for you, called Forever Winter! The Forever…

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June 14, 2024

THE BIGGEST

If your’e a fan of words like Indie, Doom, Gears, Metal, Battle, Mecha, Tactics, Aces, Dark, Darker, and Flintlock, then this is the show for you! Kick back and relax as we discuss some choice favorites, and some controversial showcases from S…

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May 31, 2024

PS5 ON PC AND TWITCH PLAYS!

Exciting News for VR Enthusiasts: Sony PSVR2 PC Compatibility on the Horizon Virtual reality (VR) fans have a reason to rejoice! Sony is working towards expanding the reach of its PSVR2 (PlayStation VR2) beyond the confines of the PlayStation 5. Re…

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Feb. 23, 2024

AK's VS Full Plate VS Queue Times

Helldivers 2 - The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter. - Arrowhead Game Studios (Steam, PS5, Available now)…

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Feb. 16, 2024

Helldivers 2, and the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo #1

This week we played Helldivers 2 and the first of two demos for one of the worst named video games of all time - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth! Then we dive into the unethical way the military is influencing your kids. Abiotic factor takes us back to the…

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Feb. 9, 2024

WHAT ARE THESE GAMES!? STEAM NEXT FEST 2024!

Backrooms - The Backrooms is an Online Co-Op experience with friends, dynamic levels, and proximity voice chat. Every second week new level will be added! Or CREATE your own levels with the in-game level editor! Face the unknown together, communicat…

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Jan. 26, 2024

Palworld and Caves of Qud

Josh waxes whatever he wants and then talks about Riot layoffs. Nick waxes poetic under the high salt sun about caves of qud, then Doom enters the blockchain, and Palworld. Riot Games to lay off 530 workers amid broader gaming industry cuts - Artic…

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Jan. 12, 2024

CES 2024, Pacific Drive, and AI vs Gamers

We’ve got new handhelds, new gpus, new broken records, and some broken hearts from those working in the gaming industry. On this episode of Video Game Tango a 13 year old has BEATEN Tetris for the first time! Then, an estimated 2400 people hav…

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Jan. 5, 2024

Let's Discuss "i'm sick of fake gamers" by Alanah Pearce

This is a bit of a departure from our normal show. We don't have any specific games to discuss this week, and we aren't addressing any industry news either! Instead, Josh and Andy take a look at "i'm sick of fake gamers" by Alanah Pearce. Published …

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Dec. 22, 2023

Sony Leaks and Death Must Die

Bobby Kotick is gone from Activision Blizzard in just 9 more days, so inevitably there’s going to be a waterfall of World of Warcraft content, and fortunately Blizzard gave us a roadmap for the next year! Then, Sony got hacked again (surprise)…

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Dec. 15, 2023

The Game Awards 2023

It’s that time of year again for Geoff Keighley to wave his magic Wiimote and give us the gift of new game trailers to drool over for the next few months! Nick and Josh have chosen a couple games showcased during the announcements to discuss a…

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Dec. 1, 2023

Lethal Company and the New Handhelds!

Grand Theft Auto is coming to Netflix, Fallout is coming to Amazon, hats are coming to Chocobos, games are coming to your hands, and Lethal Company is really pissing off Activision!   Three ‘Grand Theft Auto’ titles are coming to …

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Nov. 17, 2023

9 Years of Shadows

This week is a little bit different!    First off, Andy addresses ongoing issues with the podcast on YouTube Josh talks about Strauss’ plans on charging for games in a totally new way! And finally, Nick reviews “9 Years of …

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Nov. 10, 2023

Grand Theft Auto 6, The Zelda Movie, and Blizzcon 2023!

Who knew that being gone for a week would mean that all of the world's biggest gaming announcements were going to happen! This week we’ve got new details on Grand Theft Auto 6, a new Legend of Zelda live action movie announced by Nintendo them…

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Oct. 27, 2023

Getting Thin and Slippery

XBOX Partner Preview shows us some games to look forward to, Nick shows us some games we can play now, and Josh and I talk about nerdy numbers and specs and whatnot! XBOX Partner Preview - XBOX wants to put the spotlight on it’s 3rd party dev…

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Oct. 12, 2023

THESE DEMOS ARE INSANE! STEAM NEXT FEST!

Unity’s CEO is out! The mills are aflutter with rumors of Titanfall 3! Rocket League isn’t allowing player trading any more! And apparently it’s 2009 all over again, because the Fall of the Lich King dropped for Wrath Classic today…

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Sept. 29, 2023

CHRIS METZEN IS BACK AND SO IS COUNTER-STRIKE!

Chris Metzen is back at the helm, writing for Blizzard! EVE Online is making another shooter! Counter Strike 2 got hot-dropped today by our lord Gaben! More strikes are picking up steam in the entertainment industry, and Tomb Raider and Devil May Cr…

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Sept. 15, 2023

IN UNITY AGAINST UNITY

Unity has unified gamers, developers, and stock owners against them! The Sag Aftra strike might hit the video games industry! XDefiant is such a buggy mess that it failed it’s certifications for both Playstation and Xbox! We dredge up baby&rsq…

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Sept. 1, 2023

Armored Core, Demos, and News!

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is here and so are a bunch of other games that are on sale on Steam right now! CD Projekt Red is going to be hard at work with a new Witcher game in the very near future! We’ve got 3 demos we’ve featured…

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Aug. 25, 2023

GamesCom and Future Games Show 2023

We were told this weeks GamesCom was going to be a weak sauce, and sure enough, Opening Night Live was a bit of re-hash of the same old Triple-A trailers we’ve come to expect this year! But don’t fret because we’re still going to t…

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Aug. 18, 2023

GamesCom 2023 and a New Valorant Competitor

There’s very little news this week because GamesCom is next week! But the first bit of news is Geoff Keighley says there won’t be a whole lot of news coming out of GamesCom next week. So we’re gonna talk a little bit about Phasmoph…

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Aug. 11, 2023

Dark and Darker, and Our Review of Baldur's Gate 3 Chapter 1

It looks like Sony has thrown in the towel, and is working with Microsoft and Activision Blizzard to make a deal on Call of Duty, then we have the Early Access release of Dark and Darker, followed by an awesome Humble Bundle deal for all the mainlin…

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Aug. 4, 2023

Baldur's Gate, FF14 on XBOX, Dave the Diver, and More!

This time on Video Game Tango we dive in with Dave the Diver, We square off with Square Enix and their commitment to bring more games (including Final Fantasy 14) to XBOX, we jump into the void with Voidigo and Doomsday hunters, then we Rogally and …

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