Videogame-industry veterans Mikel Reparaz and Anne Lewis rally their colleagues for weekly discussions about games, the industry, and the circus of egos and inf...
Some release dates loom especially large in videogame history (mostly because they factored heavily into marketing), and this week Anthony Abatte joins us as our first guest of 2025 to talk about five of the most significant ones. Then we'll get into Dynasty Warriors Origins, Hyper Light Breaker, the DICE Awards nominees, and the gaming innovations you think are the most important, Question of the Week: What's the first game you remember adding to your backlog? Break song is Supersonics by The Presidents of the United States of America. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.
The announcements at CES (and their heavy push toward AI) this week inspired us to resurrect the debate-format Top 5 to decide what the five most important technical innovations in gaming are. Did we get it right? Probably not, but you can tell us what we missed. Then we'll get into Sony's freshly announced slate of game adaptations, alleged Nintendo leaks, and the games you're most looking forward to in 2025. Question of the Week: What do you think is the most important innovation in gaming? Break song is Push a Little Button by Ninette. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.
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2025's Most Anticipated Games - Vidjagame Apoclaypse 608
We're a quarter of the way into the 21st century, and kicking off a new year of shows the way we always do: with a look ahead to the five announced games we're looking forward to the most. Then we'll get into January's PS+ games, how Riot measures Arcane's success, and your personal Games of the Year for 2024. Question of the Week: What upcoming game are you most looking forward to in 2025? Break song is Love is a Long Road by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.
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Our Top 10 Games of 2024 (Part 2) - Vidjagame Apocalypse 607
It's time for our last show of 2024 - and the end of our Games of Year countdown! This week, we'll get into our top 5 favorites with a roster of guests including Trone Dowd, Steve Guntli, Brendan Hesse, Kevin Erhard and Phil Keeling of Pixel Lit, Emmett Watkins, Jorge Albor, and TL Foster! Did your favorite game(s) make the cut? Listen and find out! Question of the Week: What's your personal Game of the Year for 2024? Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne. There's a lot of chat this week, so here's a quick timestamp cheat sheet if you'd like to skip ahead to unveil each entry: 0:02:32: #5 with Trone Dowd and Steve Guntli 0:30:16: #4 with Brendan Hesse 0:45:12: #3 with Kevin Erhard and Phil Keeling 1:11:03: #2 with Emmett Watkins and Jorge Albor 1:28:47: #1 with TL Foster and Brendan Hesse
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Our Top 10 Games of 2024 (Part 1) - Vidjagame Apocalypse 606
2024 is almost over, so it's time to begin our annual Games of the Year countdown - split into two parts, because there's a lot to talk about. This week, we've invited a rotating panel of guests including TL Foster, Steve Guntli, Greg Moore, Tony Wilson, and Anthony Abatte to discuss our favorites; check out entries 10 through 6 this week, and stay tuned for next week, when we'll resume the countdown at #5 and drill down to our Game of the Year. Question of the Week:Â What's your personal Game of the Year for 2024? Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne. There's a lot of chat this week, so here's a quick timestamp cheat sheet if you'd like to skip ahead to unveil each entry: 0:08:29: #10 with TL Foster 0:33:09: #9Â with Tony Wilson 0:47:26: #8 with Anthony Abatte 1:11:30: #7 with Steve Guntli and Greg Moore 1:37:34: #6 with Anthony Abatte and TL Foster
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.
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