Borderlands 4 is here, so this week, we take a look at other loot games that leave you in constant pursuit of that legendary piece of gear you've been chasing, and the dopamine hit that comes with it. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-loot-ga...

After a long six years, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here. Was it worth the wait? You'll have to listen to find out. But before that, we talk about some of our other most anticipated game releases that have kept us waiting for years. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/most-anticip...

Following last week's release of Shinobi, we're very much still in a ninja mood around these parts, so we decided to sneak up & surprise you with a top 5 all about our favorite ninja games. Then we talk new releases, news, & more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-ninja-g...

It’s his birthday, so we let TL talk about mechs for an hour to celebrate the release of Super Robot Wars Y. Then we talk about Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sword of the Sea, Mafia: The Old Country, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-mech-ga...

We are all familiar with the games that are generally regarded as the best movie tie-in games, but this week we offer up some of our favorite movie games that you may not have heard of, in what we're calling the top 5 next best movie games. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/next-best-mo...

There are a lot of really cool recent trends and changes to the hobby that are just plain awesome, and the VGA crew is here to help celebrate those changes. Then we give our impressions of Mafia: The Old Country and Madden NFL 26, talk news, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/webpage/cate...

This week's release of the prequel game Mafia: The Old Country is a good excuse for us to take a trip back in time to discuss games that did exactly that, as the VGA crew and special guest Greg Moore pick the best prequel games of all time. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-prequel...

The release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps got us reminiscing about games where you get to team up and create your own fantastic foursome, because it doesn't take a brainiac like Reed Richards to know that some games are just better with friends. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/fantastic-fo...

The VGA crew is going bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza, and we wanted to celebrate the best Donkey Kong game in years with a top 5 retrospective taking you through the various eras of games starring Nintendo's big, lovable ape. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-donkey-...

We just launched an all-new Patreon-exclusive show: The Matt-inee Movie Minute. It's a regular series of mini-episodes where we offer a (mostly) spoiler-free take on recent movie releases to let you know if they are worth seeing. Our big Superman review goes live tomorrow at Patreon.com/lasertime

The recent Donkey Kong redesign got us thinking about our favorite game character redesigns of all time. After that, we talk about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, more EA Sports College Football 26, some Nintendo news, and Uno, for some reason. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-charact...

Thanks to everyone who flagged the weird audio dropout in this week's episode. We are uploading a new file so if you delete then redownload the show in a few minutes, that should fix the issue.

James Gunn's Superman flick just hit theaters, so the VGA Boyz grabbed SUPERHEROdotVG's Chris Baker and DC's own Randy Ma to hash out the best video games featuring the Man of Steel. Then we talk EA Sports College Football 26, news, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-superma...

Last 5 GOTYs (as heard in our GOTY shows): 2020: Hades 2021: Resident Evil Village 2022: Elden Ring 2023: Baldur’s Gate III 2024: Metaphor: ReFantazio

We’re paying tribute to our beloved homeland with a show about one of the most American things we can think of: GUNS! Specifically light gun games. Pastblaster of the Podouken podcast joins to discuss those glorious games of arcades past. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-light-g...

Left to their own devices, Chris and TL decide to do a bit of a looser episode as they're joined by Tony Wilson from Framework to talk about games where the heroes are inspired by heroes from previous games in the franchise, Death Stranding 2, & more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/heroes-beget...

We can't get Mario Kart World out of our heads, so we started thinking about our top kart racing items from across the genre. Guest Jarrett Green joins us to list our faves, from the most useful, to the wacky and weird, & everything in between. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/the-best-kar...

There are still a ton of huge announcements this month, just not at E3 itself. And that is why we are calling this our BIG NOT E3 2025 EPISODE! Oh, did we mention there was also the launch of a little thing called the Nintendo Switch 2 to discuss? vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/the-big-not-...

Hey everyone. The combination of a huge week full of Switch 2 launch impressions, press conferences, and business travel means we recorded a day late and the show will be posted Friday afternoon. Stay tuned for our enormous Not-E3 2025 extravaganza later today!

The big Nintendo Switch 2 launch is here, and guest Emmet Watkins Jr. and the VGA Boyz are celebrating the occasion by listing off the top Nintendo system launches of all time. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/most-powerfu...

This was @mattycallen.bsky.social last night during the podcast recording ( @vgapocalypse.bsky.social new episode dropping in the morning)

It's a short holiday week & the VGA Boyz may have taken things a bit too literally by celebrating Memorial Day week with a top 5 about... memories. Join us as we look back and remember our favorite memory sequences and flashbacks in videogames. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/thanks-for-t...

Those who have listened to this week’s show know we dedicated it to the memory of our friend Leif Johnson. In his tribute to Leif, Wes does a tremendous job showing us what an amazing life he led.

TL Foster joins Matt and Chris on a more permanent basis, and this all-new VGA triumvirate reboots the show with a very appropriate Top 5: Modern Reboots. Then we duke it out over the Capcom Fighting Collection 2, news, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/re-boot-to-t...

New episode dropping later today! Now that we’re permanently down an editor, the posting time may vary a bit here and there but we’ll do our darnedest to get it posted on Fridays, because if you can’t rely on the Apocalypse, what can you rely on?

Mikel's farewell show is live, and spoilerphobes beware - this week's Top 5 focuses on five games where the heroes canonically die (with timestamps to skip ahead before we even reveal what they are). Plus Doom: The Dark Ages and a whole lot more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/heroic-death...

New show! This week, @tony-wilson.bsky.social joins us to talk about five games that let you control entire swarms, plus Doom: The Dark Ages, Skin Deep, Xbox price hikes, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/swarm-attack...

Hey all - heads up that we're going to post just a bit later than usual due to an embargo on one of the games we talk about this week. Expect to see the show in your feeds sometime tomorrow morning (West Coast time).

New show! This week, @tlfoster.bsky.social joins us for a Thunderbolts-inspired discussion of five games that let you play as whole teams of established villains, plus Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Switch and Switch 2 news, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/bad-guy-team...

If you like good times for yer ears check out this episode of @vgapocalypse.bsky.social with my good friend @brucewaynebrady44.bsky.social. The section with the Macho Man impressions had me dying YEAH!

im back on @vgapocalypse.bsky.social!

New show! @merrittk.com and @brucewaynebrady44.bsky.social join us to talk about five games that launched the same day they were revealed (in honor of Oblivion Remastered, of course), plus Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/shadow-drop-...

Aaaand we're back! This week, @drudden.bsky.social joins us to talk about five times actors from Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse killed it in games, plus more chatter around Blue Prince, the Minecraft movie, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/view-askew-a...

Heads up that we're running a day late again this week - Episode 623 is in the can, but Mikel has a work deadline that won't allow for editing time until tomorrow. Sit tight for now and thanks for your patience; we'll be back soon.

The echo in this week's second segment should be fixed now; if you've already downloaded the episode, you likely will need to re-download to get the cleaned-up version. Thanks again for your patience!

Aaand we're back! The launch of South of Midnight inspired @tlfoster.bsky.social to join us for a look at five other games that fall into the strange and seamy Southern Gothic genre. Plus Blue Prince, Promise Mascot Agency, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/southern-got...

Heads up that a big show and a staggered recording schedule this week mean we're running late with episode 622. We'll have it ready for you sometime in the next 24 hours. Thanks as always for your patience!

New show! This week, we look at five of the worst versions of classic games, plus Atomfall, InZOI, plenty of #Switch2 talk, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/terrible-ver...

Oh, and I finally get to Wikiparaz you guys! The game with the gems that Chris was talking about was Ar Tonelico (specifically the PS2 game in The series). Here's "that" clip you're looking for:

Wheee! Listen to me rabble on about EGL fashion, Nikki, and Atelier like no one’s business 🙂‍↕️ This is my first podcast guesting appearance since before my time at Ubisoft (I wasn’t allowed to while I was there) so it was nice to get back on the mic!

New show! This week, @astraww.bsky.social joins us to talk about five games where frequent outfit changes play a role in gameplay, plus Atelier Yumia, The First Berserker: Khazan, the return of Game Informer, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/clothes-make...

New show! This week, @jarrettjawn.bsky.social joins us to talk about Assassin's Creed Shadows (which he reviewed for @ign.com), as well as five other games set in Japan but made in the west, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/games-set-bu...

New show! #Mar10 Day got us thinking about all the oooother attempts to create console mascots over the years - specifically the least enduring ones. Plus we'll talk about #WWE2k25, #Wanderstop, #MonsterHunterWilds, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/not-quite-ma...

Had a blast talking about some of the silliest and clumsiest video game movies I have ever seen (plus a bunch of other stuff) on Welcome to the Thing this week! Thanks to @tlfoster.bsky.social for inviting us on.

The latest @vgapocalypse.bsky.social raises an interesting question: When did "D-pad" become commonplace terminology? I definitely remember the Genesis calling it the D-Button. I have to think it evolved from that. The earliest form of "D-pad" I can find is actually Xbox, but still not quite.

New show! @streetcleaner.bsky.social joins us this week to talk about five cool gameplay features that are or were locked behind patents, plus #MonsterHunterWilds, #TwoPointMuseum, #Everhood2, more #StreetCleaner3, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/patent-prote...

Tonight, I was reminded of these two gems.

Joined the VGA crew this week to talk about games with celebrities that became controversial figures, gaming news this week, and #StreetCleaner3 !

Aaaand we're back! This week, @brucewaynebrady44.bsky.social joins us to talk about five games with celebrity appearances that have, uh, aged poorly, plus #SteamNextFest, #StreetCleaner3, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/problematic-...

For those who missed when I went on about this the other day: Street Cleaner 3 is an absolute blast from start to finish. If you have any affection for old-school sidescrollers (and maybe wish they felt a bit more modern, gameplay-wise), you owe it to yourself to check it out.