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Video Game Outsiders

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VGO has been churning out stupidity and gaming since 2005 making it one of the longest running podcasts of all time. Hosts John “John’s Arcade” Jacobson, and author/comedy creator Michelle Madison, explore all things gaming from console to PC, with a healthy dose of random insanity in between all of the latest videogame and tech news. Live every Tuesday on Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle, Video Game Outsiders is home to a unique community of adult gamers. For weekly extra episodes, game giveaways, and ad free VGO - join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT For weekly bonus shows and the entire back catalog, visit our website VideoGameOutsiders.com and go premium!

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Wednesday · 1 hr 39 min
#970 - Wolverine Review & Sony's & Kojima Breakup, Halloween, Blizzcon Recap News: Diablo V, Starcraft Open World Shooter, World of Warcraft Forever, Wardogs
Marvel's Wolverine, Halloween the Game asymmetrical horror, Blizzcon 2026 coverage WoW Diablo 5 Starcraft Overwatch, Valheim 1.0 vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds 1.0, DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World review, Wardogs launch, Sony loses Kojima to Asha, Valve takes Steam Frame pre-orders, more gaming news. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 9 · 1 hr 40 min
#969 - Onimusha Way of the Sword & Blood of Dawnwalker Review, Nintendo Zelda Ocarina of Time Event Reactions, Gaming News
The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha Way of the Sword round table review, Orbitals Switch 2, Final Fantasy Resonance demo, Wardogs, Bodycam, Nintendo Direct for Zelda Ocarina of Time remake and Switch 2, How to Fish friendslop, Blasterbug Bomberman clone, GTA VI stuff, and more gaming news with the Game Store Guy CC games. Follow Vgo.clips on Tiktok! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 2 · 1 hr 48 min
#968 - Star Wars Zero Company Review, GTA VI Netflix Reaction, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Elden Ring Tarnished Edition, CoD Switch 2, Gaming News
Grand Theft Auto 6 Netflix event, Star Wars Zero Company is Xcom meets Mass Effect, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and the Game Pass PC Problem, Crimson Moon co-op souls, Elden Ring Tarnished Edition and Reforged mod, Call of Duty on Switch 2 with Mumba mouse grip, Onimusha Way of the Sword demo - Capcom does it again?, Bodycam, Serious Sam Shatterverse, Xbox disc to digital, Gaming News. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 26 · 34 min
Micro VGO #232 - Batman Knightfall, New Fable Quest Gameplay, GTA VI Leaker's Netflix Countdown, Gamescom Gaming News, Games Review
PREMIUM PREVIEW! Batman Knightfall animated movie part 1, Lego Batman DLC, Shadow Dungeon solo dev arpg, How to Fish, thank you Juan for Pizza Sim and Tom for Brazilian Drug Dealer 3 idea, Elden Ring on Switch 2 launch, new Fable gameplay, Nodusfall from HoYoverse won't be gatcha but is free to play, more on Stage Tour, RockStar statement, 25 year Xbox, and more! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. Head to videogameoutsiders.com for Discord, to support, get show notes, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 26 · 1 hr 36 min
#967 - Duskbloods Network Test Impressions, GamesCom Announcements, Call of Duty Beta, Wardogs Review, Gaming News
Gamescom opening night live games, FromSoft's The Duskbloods - should it be delayed?, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 beta, Wardogs is a unique FPS, Dark Souls Remastered, Aliens Fireteam Elite 2, Duskfade, more on soulslike Mortal Shell II, Deadzone Rogue 2 beta, Aliens Fireteam Elite 2, ALL BETA MALE EP song, plus Stage Tour is the new Rock Band or Guitar Hero, GTA 6 leaks, plus Gamescom news! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 19 · 1 hr 32 min
#966 - Mortal Shell II Complete Review: Best New Soulslike or Indie GOTY? GTA VI Leaks, Wolverine PS5 No Disc No Buy Drama, Gaming News
Michelle's Mortal Shell 2 in depth review, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Legacy Edition LOTR Remake, Agent 64: Spies Never Die, GTA 6 leaks 30 fps, does Wolverine look bad or are gamers negative, no disc no buy, biggest gaming flops of all time, gaming news. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 12 · 1 hr 25 min
#965 - Gears of War E-Day Beta Impressions & Review, GTA VI on Netflix, No Disc No Buy Chat with a Game Store Owner, more PS5, Xbox, Nintendo, and PC Gaming News!
Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer open beta, The Division Resurgence lands on Steam, Bonehold vs Ignite the Depths, Chop Chop Inc, Truxton Extreme, Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Remake Demo, Zelda Switch 2 edition and controller leak, gaming news, physical media at CCgamesCEO's game store, and more! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 5 · 1 hr 44 min
#964 - Beast of Reincarnation Review, Mistfall Hunter Impressions, Halo: Campaign Evolved Drama, Gaming News
GameFreak's Beast of Reincarnation round table review, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Mistfall Hunter dark fantasy extraction, Batman Caped Crusader Chronicles, Palworld cards and MMO, more on Splatoon Raiders, Rubinite vs Sephiria, the dudebro, games are still good, Nintendo Fire Emblem event, and more gaming news! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 27 · 34 min
VGO on Vacation - Splatoon Raiders Review Switch 2, Gaming News, More!
Premium Preview! John is on the beach playing Splatoon Raiders, Michelle checks out ARPG updates: Grim Dawn: Fangs of Asterkarn DLC, Path of Exile 1 Curse of the Allflame, Plus Prelude Dark Pain Tactical RPG, do Nintendo gamers care about specs, New Batman game from Luna, WoW D&D crossover coming, and more gaming news! To get weekly bonus shows like this and the entire 21 year back catalog, check out videogameoutsiders.com and hit the red button to listen to more shows in your player of choice. Check out Loaded.com to save money on games or win from Loaded and VGO in the VGO Discord! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 22 · 1 hr 33 min
#963 - Aniimo First Impressions, DragonSword: Awakening Full Review, Duskbloods Sign-ups & more Gaming News
Aniimo creature collector closed beta review - Palworld or Pokemon?, New RPG Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call preview, Digimon UP, Denshattack!, Ascend to Zero, Stellar Blade revisited, more on Dragonsword: Awakening single player MMO no gatcha, Moss: The Forgotten Relic non VR version, EverRail and the Steam Train fest, Pathogenic, The Duskbloods Switch 2 signup, and more Xbox, PC, and Sony PlayStation gaming news. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 15 · 1 hr 41 min
#962 - Weeb Week Returns! Plus Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Review, Palworld 1.0 Impressions, SAO Echoes of Aidcrad, NTE hits Steam, Anime, Gaming news
Black Flag Resyned and the future of Ubisoft, Echoes of Aincrad Sword Art Online review, DragonSword Awakening demo vs Granblue Fantasy vs Gatchas like Genshin, Damon and Baby, Pal World 1.0, NTE: Neverness to Everness on Steam, Anime: Ghost in the Shell new series on Amazon Prime Video, Steins; Gate, and more on the Sony physical media backlash. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 8 · 1 hr 36 min
#961 - Sony Drowns in Gamer Tears as PlayStation Kills Physical Media for PS6, Digital Console vs PC Debate, Gaming News, Game Reviews, Xbox, Steam, More!
RIP PS, Valor Mortis first person souls, Witchfire Dark Fantasy FPS revisted, Rhythm Heaven Groove Nintendo Switch 2, Fatal Frontier 1869 real money game, Nier Automata is on sale, CoD Zombies, Dead by Daylight, Sony Physical vs Digital stuff, Pal World 1.0, Xbox Layoffs and Studio Closures, and more gaming news. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 1 · 37 min
Breaking News - Sony Kills Physical Media with the PS6, Xbox Helix goes all Digital, our Impressions on Nintendo & PC Gaming Impacts
PREMIUM PREVIEW: PlayStation goes ALL digital stopping disc production in 2028, Xbox Helix may be all digital too, angry people, and our thoughts on the future of console gaming for Microsoft and Sony (and what it means for Nintendo and PC). Come to VideoGameOutsiders.com and hit the red button to get weekly bonus shows, the 21 year back catalog, and to keep VGO ad free! You can also check out our Discord and let us know if you care about physical going away, win games from Loaded, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 1 · 1 hr 36 min
#960 - Star Fox Nintendo Switch 2 Review, Xbox Price Hikes vs PS6 Cost, GTA 6 Sales, Unhinged Netflix Game Impressions, Micosoft Studio Closures, Gaming News
Star Fox review with the Game Store Guy, Stonemachia chess soulslike, Unhinged secret Netflix Horror game, Rhythm Heaven Groove, NAMCO LEGENDARY Mountains vs Watermelon game, The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest, Sony says more people play on monitors than TVs and talks PlayStation six pricing, NFL2k 27 mod, Xbox layoffs and new price, Grand Theft Auto Six, Steam Machine chat, and more gaming news! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 24 · 1 hr 51 min
#959 - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Review, more Zelda-Likes, Steam Machine Price Impressions, Meccha Chameleon, GTA 6 Pre-orders, Gaming News
Steam Machine from Valve, Square's old school Zelda?: The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, Cloudheim, CrossCode, Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Dark Scrolls, Empulse, MECCHA CHAMELEON, World of Claudecraft fully vibe coded with AI, TANUKI: Pon's Summer, GTA VI pre-orders, PoE II end game, gaming news. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 17 · 1 hr 41 min
#958 - Michelle gets a Nintendo SWITCH 2?!?, Echoes of Aincrad Review, Microsoft vs Xbox Studio Closure Reactions, PC Gaming News
Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online Demo, Gamesir Nova Lite 2 Controller, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, Pokopia vs Animal Crossing, iPad Deck mode, Star Fox with mouse joycon, Zenless Zone Zero hits Steam, Don't Lose Aggro, Tome of the Damned, WuWa Cyberpunk, Duskbloods hype, and more on this Freaky Tuesday Body Swap Episode! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 10 · 1 hr 48 min
#957 - Summer Game Fest Recap, Latest Gaming News & Reviews, Nintendo Direct Reactions, TONS of Huge Xbox, PlayStation, & PC Gaming Announcements
Star Fox Demo Review, Gothic 1 Remake, Mortal Shell II beta is an impressive soulslike, Cursemark roguelike impressions, Amsterdam 1666 witch game, Killer Bean sucks, Bubsy 4d, Donkey Kong 64, more on Mina the Hollower and Path of Exile II, Call of Duty Black Ops Classic, and more! Plus all the big news from Summer Game Fest, Xbox Gears of War E-Day, Sony, PC Gaming, Nintendo Direct Ocarina of Time Remake, and more. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 3 · 1 hr 57 min
#956 - Mina the Hollower Review, Girl of War, Path of Exile II Biggest Update Ever, Fatekeeper, Sony State of Play Reactions, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Wolverine, Gaming News
PoE 2: Return of the Ancients and the Runes of Aldur league, Mina the Hollower and the "zelda soulslike" question, Onimusha: Way of the Sword Demo, Fatekeeper, Tennis Elbow 4, LumenTale: Memories of Trey pokemon creature collector, more on Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Arcane Merchant, Cheap Car Repair and the Polish mob, Call of Duty on Switch, and Sony State of Play news on Wolverine and God of War Laufey reaction - where is Kratos? And more Xbox and PC gaming goodness! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27 · 35 min
PC Outsiders - New Steam Deck Pricing, Best PC Build Budget Advice, Witcher 3 new DLC, Outward 2 Playtest, Gaming News & Review
Premium Preview PCO #141! Michelle and John talk Steam Deck price increase from Valve, Hell Forged and Outward 2 Closed playtests, Windows 11 performance update, Nvidia not reporting gaming GPU sales, new PC build plans, listener question about 2,500 PC budget, Summer Game Fest Steam tease, Mina the Hallower gets 10s, drone game Drone Gunner, and more on 007 First Light and Lego Batman, Mina the Hallower gets 10, new Witcher III new DLC Songs of the Past, and PC gaming goodness. To get weekly bonus shows and the 20 year back catalog, support VGO and keep it ad free by hitting the red button on VideoGameOutsiders.com and listening in your player of choice https://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ you can also join our Discord to win games from Loaded, chat, support, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27 · 1 hr 57 min
#955 - Bond 007 First Light Review, Warhammer Games, Yoshi & the Mysterious Book, Bungie says Destiny 2 Done, Gaming News
007 First Light Bond round table, Paralives life sim vs The Sims, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Nintendo Switch 2, Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core spin off, Warhammer 40k theme games: Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus II, Warhammer 40,000: Marytr 2.0 arpg, Warhammer Survivors and Boltgun 2 demo, Space Marines II and Darktide, the Steam fest and more WH. Plus Ryan’s Japan trip and how Forza holds up to it, Luna Abyss, a Bungie shuts down Destiny 2 vs. Marathon, Star Citizen hits one billion in funding, more Lego Batman, gaming news. Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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