GameSpot After Dark

Michael and Jean-Luc are here to crank out a special holiday episode for you all. We chat about Super Mario RPG, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (skip to 37:00 if you want zero spoilers), Pre-Game of the year talk, and our favorite Thanksgiving sides.

This week we get comfy on the couch. Jake is disappointed with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer, meanwhile, Michael and Jean-Luc are disappointed with the PlayStation Portal and PULSE Explore wireless earbuds. But we also got things we love, such as Like A Dragon Gaiden, Mario RPG, and Persona 5 Tactica. Finally, Jake and Jean-Luc reveal that big project they've been teasing for months.

The lovely Alex Van Aken from Game Informer joins to talk about his Making of Humanity Documentary. We also chat about Call of Duty's mediocre campaign, the meditative climbing of Jusant, Fornite OG's nostalgia play, the upcoming GTA 6 teaser, the shiny new Steam Deck OLED, and Like a Dragon: The Man Who Made Jean-Luc Cry.

This week on After Dark Jean-Luc saw the Five Night at Freddy's movie, Michael's been kicking it in Waikiki in the Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Special Trial, and Lucy and Tam gush about a few of the incredible games they got to see at Indie Land 2023.

Tamoor and Lucy sit down with the creative director of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Bryan Intihar, and go in-depth on the game's story. Spoilers!

This week on After Dark we gush about Alan Wake II for pretty much the whole episode.

This week Jean-Luc, Michael, Jordan, and Jake discuss the hottest games of the week: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They also touch more on Sonic Superstars, Lies of P, and World of Horror.

Welcome to a special intimate episode were two people sip expired beer and talk about the things that matter most to them like: the lost art of video games yelling at you, anime butt rock, and forgotten horror masterpieces from the 80s.

Michael and Jean-Luc are joined by Kurt this week. We chat about Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resident Evil 4's Seperate Ways Expansion, Lies of P, Counter Strike 2, Forza Motorsport, and cap it off with Horror Movies for spooky month.

Jean-Luc, Jake, and Michael dive deep into Phantom Liberty, talking openly about its many endings and why this expansion hit them so hard.

Everyone is out on assignment so Tam and Lucy are joined by Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb to talk about video games, board games, and even books.

Jean-Luc, Jake, and Michael are joined by Jess to talk about the Like a Dragon Direct, Baldur's Gate 3, and we get deep into our feelings about Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty.

This week we're covering all the latest news and releases in video games, like Cyberpunk's 2.0 patch, Mortal Kombat 1, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask DLC, and the Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play.

This week, Lucy and Tam return from their first PAX and are now train people. Jake was also there but he spent most of his time harassing Nintendo employees. We're also still playing Starfield.

This week, GameSpot video producers Aaron Sampson and Tom Caswell join Jean-Luc and Michael to talk about Starfield and only Starfield.

This week Jean-Luc, Kurt, and Jake talk about the coolest announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live including the Destiny 2 Showcase and Alan Wake 2. Kurt also saw Mortal Kombat 1, Jake finally made it to Baldur's Gate, and Jean-Luc walked very slowly through Fort Solis.

This week on After Dark, the crew continues their Baldur's Gate campaigns, Jean-Luc's been blasting strogg in Quake 2 remastered as well as finally finishing Final Fantasy XVI, and we continue to stress out about the volume of games still to come this year.

This week, Jean-Luc returns from Las Vegas for his first-ever EVO! Michael also went to Vegas a few weeks back for Final Fantasy XIV FanFest. Jake is excited about the latest news on the Pokemon DLC. And everyone is still playing Baldur's Gate III.

The After Dark crew discusses the biggest release of the week... Hello Kitty Island Adventure. They also share their Baldur's Gate 3 adventures from destroying entire villages to walking in on trolls getting... intimate.

With everyone busy or out this week, Tam and Jean-Luc get together for a short but sweet episode about Tam's experience at Comic-Con and a little fighting game talk.

The three J's of GameSpot (Jake, Jordan, and Jean-Luc) talk about some of the latest releases like Pikmin 4 and Viewfinder, wrapping up FF16, and dreading the continued avalanche of games that is 2023.

We're celebrating our 200th episode by getting nostalgic with a full crew of GameSpot staff. Thank you everyone for watching our silly little podcast.

We're one episode away from the big two hundred, and the crew is hard at work preparing by BEING UNAVAILABLE TO RECORD THE PODCAST. But that's ok because Tam and Jean-Luc called in superstar video producer DeVante Chisolm! He flew all the way from the eas

We're now halfway through 2023! We give an update on how our 5 game backlog list is going (NOT GREAT), Jake gives his thoughts on Final Fantasy 16, Jean-Luc's grinding out Diablo 4 and Street Fighter 6, and Michael's been playing BattleBit Remastered and

We are back from LA, but the video games don't stop! We talk about Steam Next Fest, the Lies of P demo, and a little game called Final Fantasy XVI.