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The Meta Quest Pro VR headset is here. It's lighter, and has more precise hand tracking, but a lower resolution, refresh rate, and battery life, and it's being marketed to creative professionals at a…

We URGENTLY react to the world premiere footage from the Super Mario Bros. animated movie, and discuss the commercial and cultural stakes for Nintendo as they approach next year's release.

Also, what …

We lament the demise of cloud gaming service Google Stadia, and speculate on what it might portend for the future of game streaming. Plus, we cover what our community has been playing, and gape in aw…

This week we discuss what it takes to re-wire your home for a grown-up PC gaming lifestyle, the massive leaks of GTA VI and Diablo IV,  and the strange machinations of Disney's $30 Early Access game …

This week has more game news than you can swing a dead cat at, so we run down the highlights from Nintendo's September Direct, Sony's State of Play, and peek across the ocean at what's poppin' at the…

Have you heard of Fortnite? It is a popular video game that is sweeping the nation. Matt shares his thoughts about diving in for the first time ever, while Colette wraps up her Vampire Survivors obse…

Would you take your Steam Deck on a cruise ship? Your answer to this question is better than any horoscope.

Also, Sony's investment in mobile MMOs and live service games leads us to a conversation abo…

We run down the teasers, announcements, updates, and surprises from Gamescom 2022, conduct our court-mandated Vampire Survivors check-in, and share some fresh gems we've been playing.

Also, the lesson…

The depth and complexity of a game has nothing do with with its control scheme, graphical fidelity, or writing, as our continued obsession with Vampire Survivors proves. We spin the wheel and pick th…

Vampire Survivors, the indie darling that's sweeping the nation, only uses one stick. But its strategic complexity is a miles-deep "just one more run" rabbit hole, and Colette may never climb out.

Spe…

The world NEEDS a cross-platform, free-to-play, ranked, competitive mahjong game with unlockable cosmetics that make rainbows shoot out of your tiles...and WE will be the ones to make it.

We also disc…

Is Stray, the most-wishlisted game in Steam history, living up to the hype? Colette shares her first impressions on both the Steam Deck and her PC. Also, Matt finally finished 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim…

We are offline this week for overlapping vacations but in the meantime, we wanted to introduce you to another fantastic podcast in the HyperX family called Nice Games Club, where three game devs talk…

You asked for it, and we have delivered. Volume 2 of our hidden gems series is here. And while Colette is on vacation this week, guest co-host Sky Burkson has a treasure trove of under-the-radar beau…

If you're in the mood for a game that's off the beaten path, we have a treasure trove of hidden gems from our community and our personal list of favorites. From tear-jerkers to potion crafting to dan…

Like many of us in the late '90s and early '00s, Ryan Schutter was obsessed with real-time strategy games like Warcraft, Command & Conquer, and StarCraft. When StarCraft II was on the horizon, he bou…

Colette got a STEAM DECK! She shares her first impressions and what she's been playing on it. We also discuss the beat-em-up joy of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.

Email us with what you're playing and we'l…

Summer Games Fest, Sony State of Play, Xbox + Bethesda, Wholesome Games Direct, and MUCH more. We pluck out our most hyped game announcements, some interesting gems, and the biggest reveals of the "N…

Colette has gone hard on Diablo Immortal, both as a player and in covering its business model, which has made headlines this week for its loot boxy mechanics and exorbitant end-game price tag.

But if …

Somehow, Colette doesn't know who beloved children's singer Raffi is, but we'll do the show anyway.

This week, mobile/PC hybrid Diablo Immortal is upon us, so Colette shares her first impressions. We …