Video Game Hangover

A weekly show about playing an unreasonable amount of video games. Each week we discuss the games that are keeping us up late and chat about gaming culture and the games industry.

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Sep 8, 2011 · 1 hr 15 min
VGH #21: Can't Stop Putting It Down
In this week's show, Deus Ex star Adam Jensen infiltrates VGH Industries! D.J. revisits the original Legend of Zelda and Randy muses about de Blob 2. The Crew also discuss some long running series that they feel need to be given The Old Yeller treatment. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00Hangover: 2:35Out to Pasture: 37:00Hangover: 62:00Outro: 74:00
Sep 1, 2011 · 1 hr 14 min
VGH #20: I Want Your PAX
D.J. has returned from PAX Prime in Seattle with a cornucopia of new and exciting games to share (as well as a virulent new strain of the PAX pox). We also discuss Deus Ex, Xenoblade Chronicles, fine Canadian comedy and football games that nobody buys. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 2:40Hangover: 5:05PAX Chat: 28:40Last Call: 65:40Outro: 70:55
Aug 25, 2011 · 1 hr 17 min
VGH #19: The Line Piece Is for Noobs
Crossovers! The VGH crew stitch together elements from some of their favorite games into a twisted new batch of franken-games. Developers: are you listening? Plus: D.J. gets bionic, Paul finds a sneaker sleeper, and Randy looks for the fun button. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 2:00Hangover: 6:58Crossovers: 31:50Last Call: 66:58 Outro: 74:00
Aug 18, 2011 · 1 hr 6 min
VGH #18: Attack on Your Wallet!!
GET HYPE! As the summer drought comes to an end, the VGH crew looks into the back half of 2011 for that one game (or two, or three) that seems most worthy of our hard-earned burrito money. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00Hangover: 2:20Get Hype: 21:20Last Call: 57:28Outro: 64:00???:???
Aug 11, 2011 · 1 hr 16 min
VGH #17: A Giant Bottle
A huge enemy is approaching fast! This week, the VGH crew takes on boss battles: Do they still have a place in modern gaming or are they relics of an almost forgotten age? We've also got groovy coasters and secondhand shooters. I hit it with my axe! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 1:40Hangover: 4:57Boss Battles: 24:50Outro: 66:10???:???
Aug 4, 2011 · 1 hr 1 min
VGH #16: A Hard Road to Hoe
With only 10 minutes on the clock, the VGH team will weigh in on two recent gaming headlines: the demise of the Red Faction series and the big Nintendo 3DS price drop. We've also got Viewer Mail, the Hangover, Last Call, and lightsabers. Time's up! Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:00Viewer Mail: 1:15Hangover: 4:35Death of Red Faction: 21:503DS Price Drop: 36:50Last Call: 51:10Outro: 60:20???:???
Jul 28, 2011 · 1 hr 17 min
VGH #15: Very Menu Heavy
Ding! Achievement unlocked! In this week's show, we discuss the allure of trophies and achievements in video games. Feedback is read, "retractments" are issued, and the Last Call offers some sage advice for managing your backlogs. Episode Timeline Intro & Listener Feedback: 1:07Hangover: 9:45Achievements & Trophies: 29:45Last Call: 68:48Outro: 75:45???:???
Jul 21, 2011 · 1 hr 12 min
VGH #14: Top Shelf, Very Classy
Why can't we have nice things? Critics loved some of June's big new releases but gamers were mostly indifferent. In this week's show, the VGH crew weigh in on this disturbing--but not terribly surprising--trend. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:47Hangover: 3:15 Great games, poor sales: 28:02Last Call: 65:00Outro: 71:00???: ???
Jul 14, 2011 · 1 hr 14 min
VGH #13: The Nuclear Option
On this week's show: Gaming in the Digital Age! The crew wax poetic about how evolution in the gaming distribution landscape is a total GAME CHANGER. Guest stars this week include: Vegan Nuclear Bombs, Uncharted 3, Navi and someone named Steve??? Episode Timeline Intro: 0:50Hangover: 4:15Gaming in the Digital Age: 35:28
Jul 7, 2011 · 1 hr 8 min
VGH #12: Flong
On this week's show: games! Specifically, the guilty pleasures and bargain-bin treasures that keep us entertained between all of those Big Important Games we play. We've scoured our collections for the titles that we'd categorize as "so bad it's good" or "too cheap to suck" and included our favorites here. We've also got sweat, dude-bros, James Bond and swanky new music by Brother Android. So good it burns! Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:56Hangover: 4:14Guilty Pleasures: 31:55
Jun 30, 2011 · 1 hr
VGH #11: Cartoon Animal Abuse
We're back and dreaming of a world where a Scrubs-inspired Kinect game is Microsoft's next big triple-A title. It could happen, right? In this episode, we obsess over great movies, TV shows and books that beg to be turned into video games. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:43Hangover: 3:28Dream Games Part 1: 25:10VGCT Sam & Max: 46:35Dream Games Part 2: 47:22
Jun 9, 2011 · 1 hr 10 min
VGH Bonus Round: E3 2011
The VGH crew offer their fascinating insight and biting commentary on the big announcements from E3 2011. Episode Timeline Intro: 1:05Microsoft Conference: 3:05Sony Conference: 24:55Nintendo Conference: 43:09
Jun 3, 2011 · 1 hr 11 min
VGH #10: Honk the Horn
M-M-Multikill! The crew discuss their unhealthy obsession with multiplayer gaming, including a certain game starring ostriches on Mars. Also: We put on our robes and wizard hats, Randy says something inappropriate, and VGCT bids farewell to an old friend. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00Hangover: 2:15Multiplayer and Red Faction Guerrilla: 22:10VGCT - Resident Evil: 39:45Favorite Multiplayer Games: 41:02
May 31, 2011 · 38 min
VGH #9.5: Portalable
Here there be spoilers! In this bite-sized episode of Video Game Hangover, the hosts discuss only one game: Portal 2.
May 24, 2011 · 1 hr 20 min
VGH #9: Big Revelations or Whatever
Modern Warfare 9?! We love our gaming sequels... or do we? In this week's episode the VGH crew talk about what they think makes a great sequel. In our Hangover Segment, D.J. impresses with his encyclopedic knowledge of the Godfather films. We also dive into a discussion on some of our personal favourite, and not so favourite gaming sequels. In this episode's installment of Video Game Community Theatre, we try our hand at Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The results? Well, listen for yourself! In the second part of our show, we play "The Sequel Game" which we blatantly stole from Kotaku. Thanks Kotaku! Also, one lucky listener wins the AWARD OF THE WEEK! Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:00Hangover: 5:15Game Sequels: 20:20VGCT - Uncharted: 57:55The Sequel Game: 59:05
May 4, 2011 · 1 hr 28 min
VGH #8: Blips and Bloops
Toe tappin' and neck snappin'! While the PlayStation Network is down, the hosts find time to indulge one of their second-favorite loves: video game music. Rather than just about their faves, you'll hear excerpts from classic scores and modern tracks with color commentary from the VGH crew. In the final moments of the show, listen closely for directions on how you can enter our newest contest and win a copy of the Video Games Live DVD. It's "nuawesome"! Episode Timeline:Intro: 0:00Hangover: 2:15Game Music, Part 1: 20:30VGCT - Dead Rising: 49:30Game Music, Part 2: 51:00
Apr 20, 2011 · 1 hr 54 min
VGH #7: The Bad Ending
Backloggery! A less-than-inspiring collection of recent releases has given the VGH hosts an opportunity to dig into their gaming backlogs a bit, which inspires a conversation about memorable moments in games and the crew gets a bit worked up about morality as a gameplay device. Plus: We've picked a winner our "Free Ramen" PAX/Amazon contest. Episode Timeline:Intro: 0:00Hangover: 5:15Memorable Moments: 33:15VGCT - Psychonauts: 56:15Tough Decisions: 59:00
Mar 31, 2011 · 1 hr 12 min
VGH #6: Freakyzeeky Is Better than You
Metacritic: Is it the devil? Probably not, but on this week’s show we talk about that and the world of video game criticism, in general. We also weigh in with our early impressions of the Nintendo 3DS and our 3D gaming wishlists, the new leaderboard-centric Need for Speed, and an inaccurately named not-quite-sequel to Contra. Plus, we announce our next big contest and there's yet another installment of Community Theater. Finish him! Episode Timeline: Intro: 0:003DS Chat: 4:30What We've Been Playing: 16:153DS Games We'd Like to See: 29:45VGCT - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: 37:00Reviewing Game Reviews: 38:45
Mar 17, 2011 · 1 hr 46 min
VGH #5: You Don't Know Zangief
An outbreak of the T-virus (or something) at VGH headquarters delayed production of the new episode for over a week! We're back now, in better health and clamoring to share our thoughts on Dragon Age 2, Bulletstorm, Pixeljunk Shooter and more. Randy's experiences at Volition Community Day and PAX East lead to a discussion about our favorite video game developers, past and present. Paul's love for Bioware and D.J.'s love for fine Mexican cuisine all factor in, somehow. Put it in your ears!
Feb 24, 2011 · 1 hr 14 min
VGH #4: Zed's Dead, Baby
The VGH crew discusses the unofficially unannounced state of video game DLC and a conversation about the Xperia Play phone turns into something else entirely. Also, our listeners weigh in on their earliest gaming memories and Paul dreams of a world that more closely resembles Canada. Lastly, a new installment of Video Game Community Theater gets all "Buster Wolf" on your ass.