Game Mess Decides

Jeff has never played World of Warcraft, but he has played House Party and Left Alive. In the news, Valve is just so god damn dumb, you guys. Most of its problems wouldn't be problems if it knew how to communicate. Also, Anthem has blown up almost every single PlayStation 4. There are maybe two or three that are still working. E3 is dead again. We will never get anything like Uncharted ever again,...

After crushing the game to get the review out, Mike Minotti sits down to talk about Devil May Cry 5.

The video game industry is closing up shop after another wild week, and now it’s time to read books and speak to our families. But first, you know we gotta wrap up everything that happened with the GamesBeat Decides podcast. On this week’s episode, co-host and PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb talks about Trials Rising and Ape Out. Meanwhile, fellow co-host and reviews editor Mike Minotti goes deep i...

We are back! The GamesBeat Decides podcast took two weeks off because co-host Jeffrey Grubb had another kid. What was he thinking? But he has returned from parental leave, and co-host Mike Minotti and GamesBeat PC guest post editor Rowan Kaiser joins him.  On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides team talks about Apex Legends, and how it is dominating the world. Jeff has also played Far Cry:...

The news was still slow this past week, but we have plenty to talk about. On this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about their reviews for Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts III. The crew also gets into some details about the first 24 hours in The Big Eco Game that is happening now. In the news, Mike and Jeff break down the monthly NPD repo...

The news has calmed down after last week, and the GamesBeat staff is playing a lot of games for review. That means it's time for a quick episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast.  On this half-hour of power, GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about playing Tales of Vesperia on Switch. PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb, meanwhile, is playing Resident Evil 2 and Eco.  In the news, the co-hosts di...

We're two weeks into 2019, and the year finally decided to wake up. On this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, we look back at several big stories that all broke in the last couple of days.  Co-hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk Activision and Bungie splitting up. That includes the future of Destiny, Blizzard, and more. They also dive into the beef between Unity and Improbable...

We've had enough of looking backward at 2018. That year was stinky. Forget about it. We've got a fresh 2019 ahead of us, so we're going to talk about it on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides crew runs down the big list of upcoming games. They talk about Anthem, Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, and more.  Join us and learn about the future. Here’s every...

The GamesBeat talks about 30 games on their way to selecting the top 10 best of the year.

We invent some awards to give to the best and worst moments of the year. This is the Best Star Fox Game in Forever Nostalgia is real Horizontal Platforming is Cool Best night out with a friend award The John Maynard Keynes Memorial Award for Video Game Economics The "Oh, there are good people in games" Award Solving deaths in Obra Dinn Getting through any section in Celeste The black, gay, furry e...

We invest some bad awards for some of the worst games of the year. 02:00 The Award For Loving Your Own Farts/Sticking Your Head Up Your Ass 07:17 Ain't No Roach 11:28 The "100 Hour Work Week Challenge" Award 19:25 Riot Games sexual harassment 26:16 The "Why Is This OK in Video Games" Award 31:17 The "Hey, why I am playing the baby version when I can play the real thing" 33:01 Worst "Let's Build a...

We invent some good awards to give out to some of the best games of the year. The Award for "Let's play this game so I can make a cool YouTube video" The Missing Dungeon Master Award Best Apocalypse of the Year Best Boozy Game of the Year Best History Repeating Game Best Throwing Game of the Year Best Mardi Gras of the Year Best Mining Contraption Best Chat with a God while being a Pirate Best Izz...

Even after a life on the internet, the hosts of the GamesBeat Decides podcast discovered this week that a picture of Sonic the Hedgehog could still disturb them. On this podcast, co-hosts Jeffrey Grubb (PC gaming editor) and Mike Minotti (reviews editor) discuss the horrifying man limbs on Paramount Pictures' Sonic. When not despairing at the unholy hedgehog, the GamesBeat Decides crew also talk a...

The GamesBeat Decides podcast is back to talk about all of the games and news happening over the last week. That includes a check-in on Red Dead Redemption 2, trying to finish Spider-Man, and trying out The Missing. In the news, GamesBeat Decides co-hosts Jeffrey Grubb (PC gaming editor) and Mike Minotti (reviews editor) dive into the Fallout 76 mess. Few people love the game, and Bethesda is maki...

It's time for Thanksgiving here in the United States, and that means it's time for naps and catching up on video games. Oh, and family or something. On this week's GamesBeat Decides podcast, we talk about all of that and killing Sean Bean. On this episode, co-host (and GamesBeat reviews editor) Mike Minotti talks about how much he is enjoying Pokémon -- Let's Go. Fellow co-host (and PC gaming edit...

Sony is skipping the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show next year. This is the first time PlayStation won't have a presence at the event since it began 24 years ago. On this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti dig into this news. What does it mean for Sony? What does it mean for E3? We know*, but you'll have to listen to find out. (*we don't...

The GamesBeat Decides podast is back. In this episode, we talk about betraying the very rational and calm fans. We also go over all the news from BlizzCon and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct. Have a listen: Here’s everything we talk about: Games Mike:  BlizzCon Jeff: Red Dead Redemption 2 News BlizzCon Path of Exile comes to PlayStation 4 Sunset Overdrive is probably coming to PC Call of Dut...

It's our 100th-episode spectacular! To celebrate, we are doing exactly what we always do! That's right. This week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast is a power-hour of two guys pretending to know what they're talking about. Co-host and GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti has spent some time with Soul Calibur 6, and he tells us about the status of said soul vis-à-vis burning. Co-host and...

The country roads have lifted their embargo, and now GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti can talk about them. He spends some time explaining what he found on this week's episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast. It turns out that we still have questions. PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb joins Mike to talk about BOBO (Call of Duty: Black Ops Black Out), which still isn't doing it for him. Mike is a...

The GamesBeat Decides podcast is so nuanced that it can see the silver lining of even the worst human tragedies. That's why on this week's episode, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti don't shy away from talking about the new Mega Man movie.  Mike also returns from West Virginia with stories of his time with Fallout 76 ... although he can't talk about Fallout 76 itself. But we can talk about Mega...

It's time to podcast, y'all. The GamesBeat Decides crew is back for another week of news and games.  On this episode, we have only the latest in entertainment. That includes ... Super Mario Bros. 3 and The Legend of Zelda? Well, co-host Jeffrey Grubb has at least spent some time with Forza Horizon 4 and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. He dives into both of those, while fellow co-host Mike Minotti waste...

It's a Friday show this week for the GamesBeat Decides podcast, and that means hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti are in a saucy mood. On this episode, the GamesBeat Decides crew talks about Call of Duty's Blackout beta and Spider-Man. Mike also tells the tale of beating Dead Cells. It turns out that double-bow strategy is legit. In the news, it's mostly a Nintendo Direct roundup. Switch is gett...

Jeff is back from PAX, and Mike is back from All In wrestling ... we should do one of those GamesBeat Decides podcasts. On this week's episode, Jeff talks about competing in the Kinda Funny championship, and Mike talks about playing and finishing Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4. In the news, the GamesBeat Decides crew talk about the devastating Hokkaido earthquake in Japan and how that forced Nin...

[iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xViKYe_JPu8" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen] GamesBeat PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb hurt his hand after 80 hours of Dead Cells and poor posture, and now he's going to whine to you about it. If that sounds like your kind of content, you can tune into this week's GamesBeat Decides podcast with co...

The GamesBeat Decides podcast is back, and it's going to get it right this time. On this episode, GamesBeat PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and review editor Mike Minotti talk about video games and private detective Ray Tracing. The crew also dives into the NPD numbers for July. Nintendo did really well, and so did Octopath Traveler. WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING Jeff: Dead Cells The Messenger Samsung ultr...