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Dec 5, 2023 · 2 hr 33 minThe Player's Club Podcast Ep 137: Predicting The Game Awards 2023
You ready for this, playa? Welcome back to the club! This episode has Emmett and Al joined by Graydon to discuss our predictions for the 2023 Game Awards. Will Zelda or Baulder’s Gate 3 sweep the whole show? Was 2023 even a good year for video games? Is Dave the Diver even an indie game? Well, no, but the answers to those first 2 questions will be given in this show! Timestamps: Content Creator of the Year 00:16:45 Most Anticipated Game 00:23:57 Best Adaptation 00:29:27 Best Multiplayer 00:33:03 Best Sports/Racing 00:37:36 Best Sim/Stratagey 00:41:07 Best Family Game 00:44:30 Best Fighting Game 00:51:38 Best RPG 01:00:21 Best Action/Adventure 01:05:13 Best Action Game 01:14:43 Best VR/AR Game 01:19:49 Best Mobile Game 01:23:22 Best Debut Indie Game 01:26:52 Best Indie Game 01:31:31 Best Community Support 01:39:51 Best Ongoing Game 01:45:14 Games for Impact 01:50:31 Innovation in Accessibility 01:55:37 Best Performance 02:02:27 Best Audio Design 02:03:39 Best Score & Music 02:05:13 Best Art Direction 02:07:05 Best Narrative 02:08:39 Best Game Direction 02:10:00 Game of the Year 02:16:35 Housekeeping 02:24:06 Housekeeping: Second Wind's Rise from the Ashes w/ Nick Calandra Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
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Nov 27, 2023 · 1 hr 29 minIndie Book Club - Thomas Was Alone: Episode 2
Welcome to the Indie Book Club! Each episode, we'll be playing some of our favorite indie games and discussing them with various VGU staff members, guests, and even listeners like you! Our first game is Mike Bithell's cult classic, Thomas Was Alone. Join Graydon and Allan as we dive into the game's back half: chapters 5-9. But we're not finished yet! Join us again next Sunday when we discuss Thomas Was Alone's 20-level DLC, Benjamin's Flight! If you have game requests, questions, or would like to jump in on an episode with us, please contact us: VGUGraydon@gmail.com
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Nov 12, 2023 · 1 hr 16 minIndie Book Club - Thomas Was Alone: Episode 1
Welcome to the Indie Book Club! Each episode, we'll be playing some of our favorite indie games and discussing them with various VGU staff members, guests, and even listeners like you! This has been a passion project of mine for a very long time, and it's such an honor to finally bring it to light! Our first game is Mike Bithell's cult classic, Thomas Was Alone. Join Graydon and Allan as we dive into the game's first half: chapters 0-4. Join us again next Sunday when we discuss the epic finale! If you have game requests, questions, or would like to jump in on an episode with us, please contact us: VGUGraydon@gmail.com
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Nov 6, 2023 · 2 hr 7 minThe Player's Club Podcast Ep 136: Franchise Playthrough Updates, Underrated GOTY Picks, and 4 Years of VGU!
You ready for this, Playa? Well, it sure as hell has been long enough, so you better get ready! We have returned with another episode of the Player’s Club Podcast and this time we’re celebrating 4 years of VGU.TV! This means we got the gang back together, which means Al and Emmett are joined again by Josh and Graydon! They're all reunited to revisit their promise to each play through a different video game franchise. Have we played all the games we said we would? Find out in this episode! Also, we give some recommendations of games from 2023 that we want to highlight that haven’t been discussed as much as the Spider-Man 2’s and Zelda’s of the world. Come here about our favorite indies and AA games that few are talking about! Timestamps Franchise Playthrough Updates 2:57 Allan - Mega Man Battle Network? 5:08 Graydon - Kingdom Hearts 11:29 Josh - F.E.A.R. 15:02 Emmett - Yakuza? 28:16 Low-Key GOTY Recommendations 47:31 Josh - Dordogne 48:40 Al - Robocop Rouge City 53:29 Graydon: Immortals of Aveum 58:28 Emmett - Turbo Overkill 1:06:25 Josh: Cassette Beasts 1:10:49 Al - Station to Station 1:17:08 Graydon - High Fi Rush 1:20:54 Emmett - En Garde! 1:27:51 Housekeeping & Anniversary Thoughts 1:33:51 Housekeeping: VGU Game Night! - TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (Part 1) Our Favorite Villains in Gaming - Roundtable - VGU.TV Just Passing Through - The Catch: Carp & Coarse VGU Plays - Night Book Welcome To The Thing #20: The Ranking of White Rappers Our Favorite Content to Consume | Spoonful Podcast Ep.28 Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
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Sep 29, 2023 · 1 hr 30 minSpecial Podcast: Rest in Peace, Volition Games
As of August 31, 2023, the creators of Red Faction, Saints Row, and more, Volition, has closed after 20 years of service. The company and the developers that worked there were responsible for some of our favorate games here at VGU.TV, so we wanted to stop and talk about thier legacy a bit. They had pretty humble beginings and some fascinating stops along there road to sucess, but ultimately, factors outside of their control led to their demise. But what were those factors? What were our favorate games from Volition? Ans how do we thing it could have gone differently? Well, Graydon, Al, and Emmett are here to talk about all that and more in this special episode.
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Sep 28, 2023 · 14 minDriver: Kansas City - Far Cry 7 and Jim Ryan
The VGU feed shouldnt be this barren, so Josh decided to record a quickie about some recent news that came out about Far Cry 7 and Jim Ryan. Intro/Outro Music - "Roadway" by DSTechnician on Pixabay
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Sep 13, 2023 · 1 hr 39 minHypertime to Podcast - George Perez
What better way to end Hypertime to Podcast than with a legend. George Perez is synonymous with comics whether it his work on books like Crisis on Infinite Earths or Future Imperfect. His characters he helped create whether it the Titans or White Tiger. But the thing he should most be remembered for, is who he was as a person. So join Josh in the Hypertime, one more time, as he discusses the late and great, George Perez. Sources: https://youtu.be/VBVNsr8a5v8 https://youtu.be/ikMIEG2yew8 https://youtu.be/5JdxfCgPXN0 https://youtu.be/3GYYZvBtZtU https://youtu.be/LX4txAKwpN4 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/george-perez-tells-us-he-has-stage-3-pancreatic-cancer/ https://www.gamesradar.com/george-perez-cancer-diagnosis/ https://screenrant.com/george-perez-celebrated-comments-diagnosis-marvel-dc-comics/ https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort/status/1468372251229798403?t=VmrNwVxeQA9UfET6i2QUxA&s=19 https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort/status/1468372963372244999?t=UESks1-qXVxoBzCQB6YFOA&s=19 https://twitter.com/chris_ryall/status/1468361691326869504?t=gCm5HOSpM-hVpX0PY5kagA&s=19 https://www.cbr.com/george-perez-comic-book-industry-fans-pay-tribute/ https://nerdist.com/article/marv-wolfman-george-perez-interview-teen-titans/ https://13thdimension.com/its-the-george-perez-interviews/ http://www.marvwolfman.com/marv/ORIGIN_OF_THE_NEW_TEEN_TITANS.html https://www.cbr.com/george-perez-wonder-woman-war-of-gods-redo-ending/ https://archive.org/details/wizardmagazine035/page/n87/mode/2up https://ew.com/books/2020/01/13/crisis-on-infinite-earths-marv-wolfman-george-perez-interview/ https://mrmedia.com/2017/01/young-artist-george-perez-talks-drawing-comic-books-1976-interview/ https://tombrevoort.com/tag/george-perez/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P%C3%A9rez https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort/status/1468389494701309952?t=u3hlF6_-oZTWTzFoSuaRZQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/georgepereznet/status/1526731636007739392 https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort/status/1468405838540906503?t=VtH79EyLsRp7E-Rr8THNcA&s=19 https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort/status/1468403660346597388?t=5eSxEv2pgZsBiwyhpyAeuA&s=19 https://twitter.com/TomBrevoort/status/1468378704476839942?t=jj4wLsaMWeoSmZDW6TqqYg&s=19 https://sites.google.com/a/comicbookseries.info/gpz/checklist-20/dc-comics/bird-of-prey-2011/birds-of-prey-7-2012 https://twitter.com/georgepereznet/status/1468917719600967681?t=HOOOF6KI0ghPWEihMN9Y7w&s=19 https://twitter.com/ronmarz/status/1469329905481572353?t=kahdsM0LfI3EHrx8hDzXXQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/georgepereznet/status/1469445399970725892?t=0aiVH-9WZ1VO9E211Ux2BQ&s=19 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-creators-talk-about-the-life-of-george-perez/ https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=123_139_142&products_id=1193 Intro and Outro Music: “RetroFuture Clean” by Kevin MacLeod RetroFuture Clean Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Sep 1, 2023 · 1 hr 26 minThe Player's Club Podcast Ep 132: Red Dead Redemption is Getting a Port, and Everyone is Mad
You ready for this Playa? Welcome back to the club! This week, Emmett and Al are back to talk about Rockstar’s latest release! No, GTA 6 isn’t out yet, but they did finally revisit Red Red Redemption, just in the least exciting way possible. What more could they have done with that simple port? Why is everyone so upset about it? All that and more gets discussed in this episode. And in the Whatcha Playin Segment, Al talks about their time with Pikmin 4, AEW Fight Forever, and Baldur’s Gate 3 while Emmett talks about Wanted: Dead, Iconoclast, and Borderlands 3. Timestamps: 4:13 TOTS: Red Dead Port Controversy 46:33 Whatcha Playin 46:47 Pikmin 4 58:22 Wanted: Dead 1:10:32 Baldur’s Gate 3 1:13:24 Borderlands 3 1:14:46 AEW: Fight Forever 1:17:08 Iconoclast 1:19:32 Housekeeping Housekeeping: VGU Test Drive: Bang-On Balls Chronicles VGU Rewind - TMNT Rescue Palooza Big Bad Wolf Arrested! | The Wolf Among Us Episode 2: Part 1 Just Passing Through - Touhou Luna Nights Ranking The WWE 2K Games: Part Zero - VGU.TV Best Ways to Track Video Games & Barbenheimer (ft. Jacob McCourt) | Spoonful Podcast Ep.24 Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
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Aug 23, 2023 · 30 minHypertime to Podcast - Armageddon 2001
What happens when a comic book company really wants to surprise its readers, but they learn of the surprise ahead of time? You get Armageddon 2001! So join Josh in the Hypertime as he discusses this DC event that caused a major oopsies! Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon_2001 https://screenrant.com/dc-comics-armageddon-2001-monarch-captain-atom-twist/ https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/dan-jurgens-on-batman-beyond-the-history-of-the-dc-universe-and-more/ https://crisisonearthprime.com/armageddon-2001/ https://books.google.com/books?id=i5x9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=%5C%22monarch+was+going+to+be+captain+atom%5C%22#v=onepage&q=%5C%22monarch%20was%20going%20to%20be%20captain%20atom%5C%22&f=false https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-13/ http://www.dcinthe80s.com/2017/01/1989-hawk-dove-v3-ongoing-series-part-2.html?m=1 http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may00/kesel.shtml https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=123_139_142&products_id=1193&zenid=7guebrrf0us7nqdb7jcasn0tj5 Intro and Outro Music: “RetroFuture Clean” by Kevin MacLeod RetroFuture Clean Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Aug 16, 2023 · 32 minHypertime to Podcast - Mix & Match
Josh has had plenty of failed attempts at getting a podcast going. While many of them were deleted after disappointment, some he still had on the backend. So in this episode, he decides to just get those failed attempts out. So come check out some facts about Tower of Babel, Bloodlines, 52, and Underworld Unleashed. Intro and Outro Music: “RetroFuture Clean” by Kevin MacLeod RetroFuture Clean Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Aug 11, 2023 · 17 minDriver: Kansas City - Baldur's Gate 3 Problem & Arcade Paradise
Josh is back in his car and this time he vents some frustration about Baldur's Gate 3. Specifically regarding it not being on Xbox due to the Series S/X feature parity restriction. Then he talks Arcade Paradise for a few minutes.
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Jul 25, 2023 · 2 hr 3 minThe Player's Club Podcast Ep 131: What Happens After Microsoft Buys Activision/Blizzard?
You ready for this, Playa? Welcome back to the club! This week, Allan Muir and Emmett Watkins Jr. return to talk about our lingering thoughts in the final days before the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger is finalized. Will Game Pass get a bunch of new games added? Will dead franchises like Singularity and Spyro return? Will the Call of Duty devs get a break for a few years? And more importantly, will the folks who have been suffering under Bobby Kotick be treated better once under Microsoft? We discuss all that and more in this episode, so buckle up! Also, in the Watcha Playin segment, Al talks about Tears of the Kingdom and South Park: The Stick of Truth and Emmett talks about Thymesia and Victor Van. Timestamps TOTS: Microsoft & Acti/Bliz is near official, what now? 8:17 Whatcha Playin 1:14:43 South Park: The Stick of Truth 1:15:02 Thymesia 1:22:23 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1:38:00 Victor Van 1:49:59 Housekeeping 1:56:48 Housekeeping: Our Favorite Double-A Games - Roundtable - VGU.TV Al's Top Ten of Summer Game Fest 2023 | VG-Lists - VGU.TV Protect Toad Jr At All Costs! | The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Part 6 VGU Rewind - Bloodstained Ritual of the Night Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Mini Spoilercast Social Media in the Modern Age & What We're Playing | Spoonful Podcast Ep. 22 - YouTube Welcome to the Thing 17: We Apologize (with ukulele) The Abridged Videogaming History of Big-Money Buyouts & Mergers Game Companies are NOT Your Friends Player’s Club Episode 77: The Games Industry Is Failing the Working Class Companies Don't Want You Playing Classic Games Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
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Jul 14, 2023 · 1 hr 37 minThe Player's Club Podcast Ep 130: FTC vs. Activison/Blizard & Microsoft Leaks and Steam Next Fest Picks
You ready for this, playa? Welcome back to the club! This week, Emmett and Al are back to talk about all of the juicy leaks coming out of the FTC’s trial against Activision/Blizzard and Microsoft. We talk about wild stories like: What other companies were Microsoft looking to purchase? Was Fallout 76 a success? What’s IO Interactives next game gonna be like? And we get into so much more because there is a LOT to talk about! Later on, in the Whatcha Playin section, Emmett talks about Thymesia, and a bunch of Steam Next Fest demos and al talks about Aliens: Dark Decent and the Dead Space Remake. Timestamps: TOTS: FTC vs Activison/Blizard & Microsoft Merger News 3:46 Whatcha Playin 50:03 Thymesia 50:59 Aliens: Dark Decent 55:20 Steam Next Fest Quick Hits 1:06:29 Echo Point Nova 1:07:30 El Paso Elsewhere 1:11:42 En Garde! 1:16:55 Loodlenaut 1:22:18, Dead Space Remake 1:27:14 Housekeeping 1:35:43 Housekeeping: Bufkin Is Having A Little Bit of the Bubbly! | The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Part 4 VGU Plays - Will You Snail Game Olympics - Ultimate Ski Jumping 2020 Our Favorite Double-A Games - Roundtable - VGU.TV Al's Top Ten of Summer Game Fest 2023 | VG-Lists - VGU.TV Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
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Jun 29, 2023 · 22 minDriver: Kansas City - FTC vs Microsoft Redactions
It's a slobberknocker in court this week as the FTC tries to defend its stance (poorly) against the acquisition of Activision by Microsoft. But I don't care about that! Instead I want to talk about some of those juicy deets that have been coming out due to redactions that....aren't as redacted as they should be. Plus, just some other fun stuff that's come out of it! Intro/Outro Music - "Roadway" by DSTechnician on Pixabay
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Jun 21, 2023 · 2 hr 20 minThe Player's Club Podcast Ep 129: Every Summer Game Fest Game is Interesting!
You ready for this, Playa? Welcome back to the club! Once again, Emmett Watkins Jr is not alone as Allan Muir joins him once again, with a visit from Josh and Graydon, to talk about all things Summer Games Fest. We go over the showcases from Xbox and PlayStation, and really just gush about how much brighter Xbox’s future seems right now in comparison. Then we talk about a bunch of the individual games from all of the many showcases, from indies to AAA blockbusters. There’s so much to talk about, we didn't even have enough time to talk about what we’re playing! So better step up and get a big heaping helping of games discussion. Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Xbox Showcase vs PlayStation Showcase 02:32 Graydon's Thoughts 39:15 Josh's Thoughts 52:36 Best Games of Summer Games Fest 1:12:54 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 1:13:14 En Garde! 1:21:36 Still Wakes The Deep 1:25:45 Luto 1:30:19 Clockwork Revolution 1:33:07 Alan Wake 2 1:42:28 Starfield 1:48:23 YASUKE: A Lost Descendant 1:51:43 Rapid Fire 1:55:21 Housekeeping 2:08:14 Housekeeping: End of Lines Review - An Unexpected Journey - VGU.TV Edge's Road to WrestleMania Ends | VGU Plays Smackdown vs Raw 2010 VGU Plays The Big Bad Wolf | The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Part 1 Know Your Onions | VGU Plays The Alone in the Dark Prologue VGU Rewind - Disneyland Adventures Xbox is FINALLY Dominating the Summer | Spoonful Podcast Ep. 21 Welcome to the Thing • A podcast on Spotify The Articulate OX Podcast Episode 23: Health & Family (w/ Rick Seaholm) Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
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Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Mini Spoilercast
Now for something completely different... Graydon saw the new Guardians movie, and he had some thoughts! So he's taken this opportunity to run through his initial thoughts and feelings, as well as deliver a eulogy for the franchise he holds so near and dear. This is full spoilers for the entire Guardians of the Galaxy franchise; you have been warned! Please let us know if you'd like to hear more opinion pieces like this, and please subscribe! Editor's Note: I struggled with this audio a LOT. I wanted to make a fun intro and outro, but every time the audio would mess up again. So this is the best I could get, sadly. Please bear with me, and enjoy nonetheless!
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Jun 15, 2023 · 19 minDriver: Kansas City - Phasmaphobia, PeopleCanFly, NickMercs, and Cassette Beasts
Back on another drive home and Josh wanted to talk about a few things. Phasmaphobia on consoles? PeopleCanFly have a Microsoft project in the works? Going off on bigots? And why not finish it off with some talk about what he's been playing - Cassette Beasts. Intro/Outro Music - "Roadway" by DSTechnician on Pixabay
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Jun 13, 2023 · 1 hr 9 minThe Player's Club Podcast Ep 128: A Fireside Chat with Emmett
You ready for this, Playa? Welcome back to the club! Well, tonight, the club is at low capacity, as the audio for the usual show was lost during editing. But now worry! While it might be a few days late, but Emmett Watkins Jr. has a solo episode for everyone this week. He spends the time talking about all the games he’s been dabbling in the last few days and gives some updates about a promise he made on a previous episode of the show. We talk about everything from Dreamcast hidden gems to the biggest game of 2023, so far, so tune in and listen up! Timestamps: God of War: Ragnarok 5:49 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 19:21 Dynamite Cop 35:00 Overcooked: All You Can Eat 41:04 Wanted Dead 41:27 Pursuit Force 43:53 Resident Evil 4 46:47 Yakuza Update 48:56 Fallout 4 54:13 Housekeeping 59:26 Housekeeping: Welcome to the Thing • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters Spoonful - YouTube Edge's Road to WrestleMania Week 10 | VGU Plays Smackdown vs Raw 2010 VGU Rewind - Thor: God of Thunder Eye of the Jedi Survivor | VGU First Foray recAPP - Stumble Guys MLB The Show 23 Review: Pride and Perseverance - VGU.TV Roundtable - Most Emotional Games - VGU.TV Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - A Literary Analysis The Strangest Game of 2023 The Real Life Landscapes of Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 PlayStation disappointed us. Easy Achievers Ep.158 Check out YouTube Channel here! Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!
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May 24, 2023 · 17 minDriver: Kansas City - Test Run
Trying something new, ya know? Why not? Since Josh is on the late shift, he decided to experiment on the feed a little bit and record while driving home. Mainly talks One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows and Will You Snail? Intro/Outro Music - "Roadway" by DSTechnician on Pixabay