Colette Bennett and Matt Silverman chat weekly about the most important topic in human civilization: video games. They discuss games they’re playing, gaming news, online communities, streaming culture, and emerging trends in virtual and augmented reality.
Nintendo unveiled the specs, features, and games for the Nintendo Switch 2, and hype was had for all.
And then the pricing was announced, and online sentiment went from excitement to concern, and even…
Nintendo had a Direct right before their OTHER Direct, which will reveal more details about the upcoming Switch 2.
What could possibly be in the latest Switch 1 Direct? Well, a whole damn lot!
New Metr…
Hey, you. Have you heard of the Future Games Show?
Neither have we. But it sure did reveal some bangers this week. From AAA epics and indie darlings, we pluck out the trailers and demos that caught ou…
Niantic, makers of such hits as "Pokémon GO" and...the rest...has sold the location-based creature-enslaving walk-em-up for $3.5 billion.
One catch: The buyer is Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, …
Our exploration of outstanding Steam demos and upcoming indies continues. Colette kicks the tires on three more excellent games.
Also, what will the Internet do with "Command & Conquer's" source code?…
Happy Steam Next Fest to all who celebrate! We break down the free demos that have been keeping us WELL-entertained over the past week.
Also, the fine line between Homage and Rip-Off, and a fascinatin…
The free-to-play hero arena battler "Marvel Rivals" has hit hard since its release in December, scooping up 40 million players and almost $3 billion in net revenue. So it's totally logical and not we…
We run down the list of games revealed Wednesday in Sony's State of Play showcase, and add a bunch of PS5 games to our Steam wishlist because none of them are exclusive.
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Good Guy Valve is at it again, this time with some handy yellow text that will be very helpful when considering your next Early Access purchase. And the wiki site Fandom dot Com suffers another exodu…
Colette is off this week, so Matt shares his early impressions of "Eternal Strands," a new action RPG that blends elements of "Breath of the Wild," "Control," and "Shadow of the Colossus."
Plus, the n…
Games are (probably) coming out in 2025!
We share the indie gems, fresh demos, and AAA bigguns we can't wait to play this year.
Also, social media is bad!
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After months of leaks and rumors, Nintendo finally revealed ... exactly what we already knew. We react to the official announcement, run down the features that are confirmed, and speculate about what…
Rumors swirl about the "Switch 2" (or whatever it will be called) as case manufacturers, store listings, and CES drop an ocean's-worth of leaks about the next console's functionality and design, incl…
Happy nude year.
We reveal our top 5 games of 2024 in REVERSE chronological order, which means the BEST ones come last!
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Happy holidays one and all! We want to know what video games you're cozying up with in between family obligations this year.
Plus, we revisit the recent Valve leaks around a new Steam Controller, a St…
The 2024 Game Awards probably had some awards, but the real show is all about the trailers and reveals, and boy howdy, there were some big ones. We run down the games that joined our wishlists.
Plus: …
Shocking private recordings, obtained exclusively by this podcast, reveal for the first time that Colette Bennet is madly in love with a 2007 video game man.
Meanwhile, we recount what our community p…
A credible leaker claims Valve is in the final stages of manufacturing a new Steam Controller, a device that the community has been clamoring for, especially after the Steam Deck's rise to hardware s…
Valve has released a stunning new limited edition OLED Steam Deck, and it's WHITE. We try very hard to not spend $700 on it.
Plus, the Warcraft remastered rumors were true, Xbox's confusing plans for …
THIS IS FURUKAWA.
Nintendo has officially confirmed what we've all been waiting to hear. The successor to the Switch will play your existing library of games (and hopefully run them better!).
The news …