Vidjagame Apocalypse
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 138 minutes
- Episodes
- 511
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Asslevania - Vidjagame Apocalypse 544
Another spooky season is upon us, and this one arrives alongside a new Castlevania series! To mark the occasion, we've invited Mike Williams back on to revisit five of the worst-reviewed Castlevania …
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 …
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 G…
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 racer…
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 bei…
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 retu…
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 plu…
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 for…
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 ch…
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…
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 cin…
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…
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 …
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 tal…
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 c…
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 …
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 fo…
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. Th…
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 su…
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 …