YoVideogames!
A commentary on gaming lifestyle: its history, its news, and all things hype!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 508
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
YoVG # 385 Sony's Bad Fur Day
Looks like Sony has lost and the Activision Microsoft deal is all but done. So, what are the possibilities? Yeah, okay, sure. We know they are going to mostly pump out COD year in and year out til th…
YoVG # 384 Indie World Direct(ion)
Nintendo had its Indie World Direct this morning and presentations like this are always good windows into where the Indie world is going. We believe there's two types of indie devs - chargers and cha…
YoVG # 383 Gaming's Marvel Moment!
Is it here?! Super Mario Bros dominating at the box office. Last of Us crushing it on streaming services. Are we finally having our Marvel moment for video game adaptations? And if we are, what comes…
YoVG # 382 Okay, E3 is Dead For Real This Time...
So, E3 is truly and wholly dead this time, right? With nothing on deck to replace it, and no one left to save it. Plus RE4R was fantastic, but maybe some changes took away more than they added. Add t…
YoVG # 381 Outsourcing Creative Development
Community driven creative development is always a big win! If only because it means the industry is seeing what people actually want, but also because it increases the longevity of a game when you ha…
YoVG # 380 Your Favorite *Hero* is Lame!
We all saw this coming. We had a good time last week talking about lame, but beloved villains. Of course we have to do it for our beloved heroes.
So, lets talk about why our favorite heroes are lame…
YoVG # 379 Your Favorite Villain is Lame!
Sorry for the delay this week - I was sick and sounded awful!
This week we have decided to slaughter a sacred cow. We're going after beloved villains. A good villain should be a solid foil to your he…
YoVG # 378 They Weren't Even Good Jokes (Gaming Journalism Hindsight)
The Yoshi P commentary really stirred the hornets nest.
The early 2000's were the wild west of the digital age. Other, more poetic, writers have said that before, and sometimes it's the only way to …
YoVG # 377 The Hurdles + Possibilities of VR
I have a few friends who really love VR. The conversation usually goes in circles, beginning and ending with "how to make VR worth it". Today, former Nintendo USA CEO Reggie Fils-Amie tweeted an info…
YoVG # 376 Brainiac's Lame
Sony released it's first State of Play for 2023 and there were a couple surprises outside of the presentation too. Let's hop in and talk about Sony's outlook for 2023!
YoVG # 375 Who Shot The Golden Goose?
Whole lotta GaaS games are getting the axe! Many companies who went all in on live services games are now in hot water. At one point it was considered the golden goose, with an EA CEO famously saying…
YoVG #374 Why Nintendo Won't Be at E3
It turns out Nintendo won't be light on releases this year. Both of us were delightfully surprised by this direct. But the direct being so big is probably why they didn't want to bother going to E3. …
YoVG # 373 Bursting Bubble Bobbles
Free to play games may be running out of GaaS and E3 won't have any of the first party publishers attending. Bubbles are bursting all over and who's to say whether it is a good or a bad thing long te…
YoVG # 372 Microsoft Developer Direct 2023!
For the first time in years - Microsoft seems to have a little something for everyone. Personally we were delightfully surprised by the new Tango Gameworks shadow drop - Hi Fi Rush. While this line u…
YoVG # 371 Ubisoft's Agonizing Death
Ubisoft is a sinking ship. And not just because of the latest Skull and Bones delay. It just seems like it cannot get out of their own way. From unexpected bombs like Rainbow Six Extraction, to a roa…
YoVG # 370 The Great '98!
25 years ago began possibly the greatest year in gaming. 1998 saw the likes of Metal Gear Solid, Ocarina of Time, Half Life, Resident Evil 2, Banjo Kazooie and much much more. Has there ever been a y…
YoVG # 369 Hype Check 2023
The first six months of 2023 has some very exciting releases. But oddly enough - the back half of 2023 is a blank calendar... Does this mean E3 2023 is going to be epic? Or will there be nothing of n…
YoVG # 368 Lost Gaming Trends
You ever miss an old trend? Maybe a game, or genre that used to dominate. Like I miss couch co-ops. I've said it before, I'll say it again but I do.
Well today's episode is all about those dead trend…
YoVG 367 Our Top Ten Games in 2022
It's that time of year, again. Where we compile our top ten games from the year and make an argument for why you should play them if you haven't. This was a pretty solid year for gaming and so we act…
YoVG # 366 Artificial Un-Intelligence
Can't avoid it anymore. We're talking AI art and AI driven game development today. Mostly about it sucking, but I am open to counter arguments.