It's been a busy few months for #Riftbound! We caught up with game director @davetron.bsky.social to discuss Riot's announcements from their #PAXUnplugged panel, how the company is addressing Origins product shortages, what steps they're taking to ensure better access to future releases, and more!

Just announced: Riftbound Set 4: Vendetta! Launching Q3 2026, this set is Riot’s target to reach global parity with sets launching around the world simultaneously. #Riftbound #PAXUnplugged

Just announced: Riftbound Set 3: Unleashed, featuring Master Yi, Rengar, LeBlanc, and Vi! #riftbound

Got this covered! We're hosting the panel live on twitch.tv/hypocriticgg (from twitch.tv/pax), and we'll have recap summaries posted on YouTube as the weekend progresses! #hypocriticgg #PAXUnplugged #riftbound

It's time for PAX Unplugged, and boy do we have some treats for you: coverage of Riot and Riftbound's announcements, fun stuff from Riftbound's manufacturer UVS Games, show floor livestreams, board game giveaways for our 1,000-subscriber milestone, and more! #hypocriticgg #PAXUnplugged

Remember Blood Stone? Despite sounding great on paper, the game was an outlier in Activision's slate of Bond games, and it seemingly speed-ran its fall into relative obscurity. Is the game worth revisiting today if you can track a copy down? Let's discuss! #hypocriticgg #jamesbond #bloodstone

Well would ya look at that 👀 It may not look like much, but this is a pretty big deal for us! Our YouTube channel is a thoroughly spare-time endeavor that we contribute to and produce for as life lets us, so to have reached even this modest four-digit subscriber milestone is super, super exciting!

Plugging in for the next stop on the Road to PAX Unplugged with some nice, laid-back Balatro! Digital card games still count, right? Join us LIVE now on our quest to hit 1,000 YouTube subs before Unplugged! youtube.com/live/zuj-ZHk... #hypocriticgg #balatro #PAXUnplugged

More Rfitbound openings? Some League gameplay? A @sericereal.bsky.social?? What a night this is gonna be. Tune in LIVE now: Twitch: twitch.tv/hypocriticgg YouTube: youtube.com/live/rpK12kJ...

We've LIVE! Join us for a #Riftbound booster box opening, deck and card discussions, pack giveaways every 30 minutes and more! Twitch: twitch.tv/hypocriticgg YouTube: youtube.com/live/J2eP1fV... #hypocriticgg #giveaway #tcg

Today's the day! @riftbound.riotgames.com is now available, and we're celebrating with a launch stream TONIGHT! Tune in around 9:30PM ET for lots of pack cracking, legend and deck discussions, and plenty of giveaways! Watch at hypocritic.gg! #hypocriticgg #riftbound #launch #giveaway

ICYMI - we're back on the road to PAX Unplugged! Get ready for the next few weeks to be full of tabletop, board game, and card game content: the return of #TokyoHighway, some fun stuff from @floodgategames.bsky.social, and lots of @riftbound.riotgames.com, of course!

We're live again, finally! It's #Splatoon3 night - tune in for the Salmon Run, stay for the exciting announcements! Twitch: twitch.tv/hypocriticgg YouTube: youtube.com/live/_ANHl7w... #hypocriticgg #livestream #intrigue

Curious about what it takes to make video game creation into a real, sustainable business? Check out our interview with Matt Rubin, CEO of Red Rabbit Games (publisher of @unsentgames.bsky.social) and get a deep-dive into exactly that! #hypocriticgg #interview #indie

And you thought we were done for the month? Hardly. Here's a preview of our upcoming week: an exclusive interview with the CEO of the publisher behind Unsent, extensive @riftbound.riotgames.com launch week content (including giveaways), and PAX Unplugged coverage announcements! Wow, wow, wow.

But wait, there's more! Early tomorrow, we're dropping our review of @retroware.bsky.social's Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit exclusively on our podcast, Hypocritical - what better to wake up to than a 17-minute breakdown of a shiny new indie game? Links below! #hypocriticgg #avgn #retroware

Have a soft spot for the collect-a-thon platformers of yore? Unsent may well be a good way to scratch that itch. Check out our thoughts on the closed beta for this indie platformer from @redrabbitgames.bsky.social and @unsentgames.bsky.social ahead of its Early Access launch later this week!

New review time! A Bubsy revival probably wasn't high on many wish lists in 2017, but Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back forged ahead anyway. Is there more to this game than just good bones and a solid soundtrack? Watch and find out! #hypocriticgg #bubsy #review www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ikJ...

We've got a busy October coming up - reviews of both Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back and AVGN 8-bit, plus some pre-release impressions of collect-a-thon platformer Unsent! You may see some streams and live looks at some of these in the next few days, too... #hypocriticgg #bubsy #avgn #unsent #indie

See y'all in Houston. 👀 We'll be competing in and covering @riftbound.riotgames.com's first-ever Regional Qualifier - more details and plans to come as we get closer! #riftbound

Want to go deeper on Bubsy 4D's development? Look no further - we've got a nearly 25-minute interview with @fabraz.bsky.social, covering everything from the project's initial pitch and design to optimization, respecting the character, and more. Check it out! #bubsy #bubsy4d #indie #hypocriticgg

Surprise - we've got an exclusive (and lengthy) interview with Bubsy 4D lead and @fabraz.bsky.social founder Fabian Rastorfer coming soon! We discuss the game's origins, what makes a quality platformer, the importance of earnestness to a project like this, and much more - don't miss it!

If you want to kick your D&D or Pathfinder sessions up a notch, @sphinxstationery.com and their high-end offerings just might do the trick - notepads, journals, planners, oh my! Check out our interview with founder Alyssa! #tabletop #accessories #dungeonsanddragons #paxwest

LIVE now with another Riftbound trial deck stream - tonight, we're teaching someone brand-new to TCGs how to play and slowly making them obsessed with it! Tune in on: Twitch: twitch.tv/hypocriticgg YouTube: youtube.com/live/ZWddF1X...

We smell a new Mario Kart update, so that can only mean one thing...time for @cheetspeek.bsky.social to get mad at it LIVE! twitch.tv/hypocriticgg OR youtube.com/live/2t0WBD-...

LIVE now with yet another episode of our famous viewers-choice Sims 4 playthrough - come ruin our Sims' lives with dice rolls! #hypocriticgg #thesims #d20

Told you it'd be back - we've got another #Riftbound trial deck livestream TONIGHT starting around 8:30 or 9:00PM ET! Want more live gameplay before it launches in October? Well, here you go! Tune in at twitch.tv/hypocriticgg or www.youtube.com/@hypocriticgg/! #hypocriticgg #riotgames #tcg

Happy weekend! Throwing it back this time to what is still a definite motion-control gaming experience, even all these years later - Wii Sports! Check out our bite-sized review on YouTube. #wiisports #nintendo #hypocriticgg

Catching up with Cat Secretary! At The MIX Fall Games Showcase, we talked to Chris from @goodstoryguild.co‬ in a (very) casual chat about how the game has evolved since PAX East - check it out! #hypocriticgg #catsecretary #indie

We had to do it. Bubsy is back, nearly 30 years after the entry that doomed the franchise, with some legitimately great platforming to boot? What could possibly go wrong?? Check out our interview on the unlikely return of one of gaming's most meme'd-on mascots! #hypocriticgg #bubsy #paxwest

@arcaneeats.bsky.social will bring out your inner foodie as you use its unique roguelite deckbuilding mechanics to feed and satisfy patrons of your restaurant - check out our interview! youtu.be/2_ChsNX_CAk #hypocriticgg #PAXWest #arcaneeats #deckbuilder #indie

Let's wrap up PAX West the right way - with some Riftbound trial deck gameplay courtesy of @riotgames.com! Tune in LIVE now: Twitch: twitch.tv/hypocriticgg YouTube: youtube.com/live/W4Sebj2... #hypocriticgg #riftbound #TCG

Got a burning desire to play as a heart-shaped mailman? What a specific wish you’ve got - good thing Unsent is here to grant it! Check out our interview with @redrabbitgames.bsky.social on their new collect-a-thon platformer! #hypocriticgg #PAXWest #platformer #indie

The English launch of @riftbound.riotgames.com is getting closer, so now’s a good time to catch up with it! Check out our quick interview with @riotgames.com designer Nik Davidson on what to expect from its initial release. #hypocriticgg #PAXWest #riftbound youtu.be/aGAiEFLLY5I

No words...except THANK YOU. We raised over $750 tonight for Child's Play. Thanks to your exceptional generosity, the lives of kids in pediatric hospitals all around the country will be made easier and lighter when they need it most. It's humbling beyond measure to be a part of endeavors like this.

Reminder - we’re streaming LIVE from the @lanfest.bsky.social Charity Stream Zone at #PAXWest tonight. Tune in starting around 10PM ET / 7PM PT! #hypocriticgg #mariokartworld #lanfest

Fresh Tracks has launched, but there’s more to talk about! We caught up with Patrick from @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social on the last few months of development and what it really takes to publish a game - check it out! #hypocriticgg #freshtracks #PAXWest youtu.be/_a9-bei33-Y

Birdseed VR was just announced today, and we’ve already gone hands-on with it! We interviewed @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social creative head Patrick Owens about the brand-new project and what’s going into this cozy birdwatching game! youtu.be/7wqlfXyKtyw?... #hypocriticgg #paxwest #birdseedvr

It begins! Follow us here and on YouTube for coverage of #PAXWest2025 all weekend long! #hypocriticgg #PAX #herewego youtube.com/@hypocriticg...

At last! #PAXWest2025 is upon us, and we've got a jam-packed weekend of content for you - including our return to the @lanfest.bsky.social Charity Stream Zone! Tune in on Twitch and YouTube on Saturday, August 30th around 10PM ET / 7PM PT and help us raise money for @childsplaycharity.bsky.social!

LIVE now with our last stop on The Road to #PAXWest ends tonight with more Kart - gotta prep for those tourneys! Tune in NOW: youtube.com/live/HxBB2qn... OR twitch.tv/hypocriticgg

More details on when/what we’re streaming and how you can get involved coming later this week! #PAXWest2025

Fresh Tracks from @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social is one of the most satisfying and unique rhythm games in years, and its soundtrack is so good, it merits a separate purchase of its own. Check out our review! www.youtube.com/watch?v=isx8... #hypocriticgg #rhythmgame #freshtracks

LIVE now with pre-release gameplay of Fresh Tracks, the new indie rhythm game from @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social! Join us, won't you? youtube.com/live/037MpKY... OR twitch.tv/hypocriticgg

Our surprise stream tonight is for a game we loved at PAX East - Fresh Tracks! Join us around 10PM ET for an early look at this unique action-rhythm-roguelite game from @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social before it launches on August 26th! twitch.tv/hypocriticgg OR www.youtube.com/@hypocriticgg

Sometimes, you just need a little more Balatro in your life. This is a good way to do that. LIVE now with some chill Balatro gameplay on YouTube! youtube.com/live/41wJqcu...

Fresh review for ya! We're taking it back to 1999, the Game Boy Color, and an oft-forgotten port of one of the best video games of all time. How does Super Mario Bros. Deluxe stack up all these years later? Let's find out! #hypocriticgg #mario #retro #gameboycolor #review

LIVE now: The Road to #PAXWest continues with a gem we covered at last year's #PAXUnplugged - indie card game PNW from creator @tomcardgames.bsky.social! Tune in and have a nice, chill night with us: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/hypocriticgg YouTube: youtube.com/live/MKdS_JL...

New review! 🙌🏻 We love us a good casual strategy game, and Mini Motorways is among the best of its kind - check out our bite-sized review of it, and find out if its unique gameplay hooks are enough for you to try it out! #hypocriticgg #minimotorways #strategygame

Another episode in our ever-popular The Sims 4 series where your dice rolls control our poor characters is LIVE now! Tune in: Twitch: twitch.tv/hypocriticgg YouTube: youtube.com/live/1POR5Sx... #hypocriticgg #livestream #thesims