The VGBees Podcast
Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohost Niki Grayson and illustrious guests adjacent to video games and culture for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about an art form that is both uniting and dividing us.
Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games.
Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces by our collaborators and guests.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 103 minutes
- Episodes
- 72
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The One Where We Admit Deadlock Exists
We have a big confession to make, gamers. John and Niki have watched videos and read articles about a video game called Deadlock, which Valve has sworn us to secrecy never to divulge its very existen…
The Important Work of Game Informer with Alex Van Aken!
This week, John and Niki are joined by former Video Lead at Game Informer Alex Van Aken to talk about the abrupt, ghoulish closure of the storied publication. It's a great chat that illuminates what …
Buying Cars with Sony Money
This week, Niki and John discuss a terrible week for Bungie employees, a terrible week for Jon Blow, and a terrible week for AI discourse in video games. All in all, it's a laugh riot for two straigh…
Evo Sportscast 2024
This week, Niki and John got way into it about Evo 2024, the brilliance of fighting games, and the way sports have (and haven't) infiltrated the industry's biggest event for the genre. Also:
- No Man's …
Mascot Head Theater with Kofie Yeboah
This week, Niki and John tackle the most important news of the week, including:
- whether Niki should see Longlegs
- not wearing headphones on video calls
- hanging doors
Oh also video games, including:
- Kunitsu…
Jazz & Wine, a Podcast for Sophisticates with Ash Parrish!
This week, Niki and John are joined by The Verge's Ash Parrish. On the agenda:
- our favorite jazz musicians
- which wines pair best with human aging
- disgusting Aperol
- Cody Rhodes' appalling chosen a…
Fragpunk, M. Bison, & The Land Beneath Us
This week, John's riding solo due to holiday scheduling apocalypses. Never fear! He's here to chat about the best in games this week, including:
- The new Switch Online slate (it's weird)
- Fragpunk's …
Erdtree, Aiai, and Beahm: Attorneys at Law with Imran Khan
John and Niki are back at it again with all the news and analysis in games you need to know. This time, they're joined by Imran Khan, who is totally normal when it comes to heating up leftovers!
Anywa…
Nintendo Direct Recap w/ Merritt K
John and Niki take a deep dive into a very strong Nintendo Direct, featuring discussion of:
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- Marvel vs. Capcom Figh…
SGF 2024 Recap with Charles Harte
Niki and John are joined this week by Game Informer associate editor and MinnMax contributor Charles Harte. All three were all in Los Angeles to cover Summer Game Fest 2024 and came away feeling most…
Consult Your Doctor Before Taking Veilguard
On the eve of SGF, John posted up in his downtown Los Angeles hotel room to talk to himself for roughly 40 minutes. Niki's busy getting ready for Giant Bomb's extremely busy weekend and John's trying…
We're Back & Sony Had A Terrible Week
John & Niki are officially back in the saddle talking what it means to be back working in games media after a hiatus!
TL;DR, they're both excited to be doing this again together.
This week, our hosts a…