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Hello and welcome to our latest VGU podcast, You Just Made The List! On this show, various VGU members and their friends will gather to create a definitive list through roundtable discussion, themed around… anything they want! On our first episode, we wanted to make something special for Pride Month. Unfortunately, time got away from us so we had to make it a bit late. But hey, Pride deserves to e...

Hello and welcome to our latest VGU podcast, You Just Made The List! On this show, various VGU members and their friends will gather to create a definitive list through roundtable discussion, themed around… anything they want! To prevent this from being read every episode, Josh has made the rule breakdown of the show format. So give it a listen or dive right in with our new show - starting tomorro...

Welcome to the Indie Book Club! Each episode, we'll be playing some of our favorite indie games and discussing them with various VGU staff members, guests, and even listeners like you! After a substantial hiatus, Graydon and Allan are back in the game with the long-awaited Bastion series! Does Supergiant's debut title still stand strong amongst the pantheon of memorable indies? Do our year...

Welcome back to the Club! This month’s episode of the podcast is a massive one, as it’s Summer Game Fest season! As of this recording, we’ve see the main Summer Game Fest show, the PlayStation State of Play, and The Day of the Devs showcase. Al, Graydon, and Emmett talk about all of the biggest announcements from each showcase, as well as their favorite other games they’ve seen in other showcases....

Welcome back to the club! Emmett returns with Al and Graydon to talk about The Triple-i Initiative and PAX East 2026. The latter of which Graydon attended and the former Emmett and Al watched the day it aired. This means it’s an episode packed with excellent indie games to talk about, including many we actually put our hands on! Listen up for some early impressions on a whole slew of upcoming indi...

Welcome to the Indie Book Club! Each episode, we'll be playing some of our favorite indie games and discussing them with various VGU staff members, guests, and even listeners like you! After a substantial hiatus, Graydon and Allan are back in the game with the long-awaited Bastion series! Does Supergiant's debut title still stand strong amongst the pantheon of memorable indies? Do our year...

For the first time in 2026, welcome back to the club! That’s right! The Player’s Club is officially back, and we have some unfinished business. Last year Al, Josh, Emmett, and Graydon started a Fantasy Critic League, so in this episode, we reveal the winners of that season, and start up a new draft for 2026. This year is already looking a lot more promising for some, and a bit shakier for others....

Welcome to the Indie Book Club! Each episode, we'll be playing some of our favorite indie games and discussing them with various VGU staff members, guests, and even listeners like you! After a substantial hiatus, Graydon and Allan are back in the game with the long-awaited Bastion series! Does Supergiant's debut title still stand strong amongst the pantheon of memorable indies? Do our year-old ref...

New year, same club. Welcome back to The Player’s Club Podcast! It’s been a while, but we haven't been doing nothing all this time. Al, Graydon, Emmett, and Josh have all gotten back together to talk about the best games they played in 2025. There are 4 whole days of deliberations, so let’s get to the final boss with this fourth and final episode! Day four includes the following categories: Be...

That's right! We interrupt this week of Game of the Year podcasts to bring you a sneak preview of what's to come! Join Graydon as he pulls back the curtain on VGU in 2026. Be sure to subscribe to all our social media for everything we have on offer! VGU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vgutv VGU BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/vgutv.bsky.social VGU Gaiden: https://tinyurl.com/2e5ab6pp E...

New year, same club. Welcome back to The Player’s Club Podcast! It’s been a while, but we haven't been doing nothing all this time. Al, Graydon, Emmett, and Josh have all gotten back together to talk about the best games they played in 2025. There are 4 whole days of deliberations, so let’s get into some spoilers with this third episode! Day three includes the following categories: Best Character,...

New year, same club. Welcome back to The Player’s Club Podcast! It’s been a while, but we haven't been doing nothing all this time. Al, Graydon, Emmett, and Josh have all gotten back together to talk about the best games they played in 2025. There are 4 whole days of deliberations, so let’s keep the party going in this second episode! Day two includes the following categories: Best Upgrade/Re-...

New year, same club. Welcome back to The Player’s Club Podcast! It’s been a while, but we haven't been doing nothing all this time. Al, Graydon, Emmett, and Josh have all gotten back together to talk about the best games they played in 2025. There are 4 whole days of deliberations, so let’s get it started right in this first episode! Day one includes the following categories: What Took So Long...

Welcome back to the club, finally! Game of the Year 2025 is fast approaching, but in the meantime, let' celebrate Black History Month with a special Player's Club Episode. Emmett returns with Josh and Graydon to see..."Who Is Invited to the Cookout?" That's right, Emmett hosts a familiar quiz show about black trivia about black culture, art, and history. Do these two white bo...

Ok, one more time…it’s been a while, huh? Well, we are finally back with another Player’s Club! Last time we said there was a flood of games coming, and now we’ve pulled out heads above the water to talk about some of those games. And it’s not just Al and Emmett, they brought Graydon with them too! This week Al talks about their time with The Outer Worlds 2 and Pokemon: Legends Z-A, Graydon talks...

Welcome back to the club! This episode sees Al and Emmett return to run through everything they’ve been playing lately. As September starts, the great flood of fall gaming starts as well, so consider this the last check-in before we all drown in games. But there are plenty of non-sequiters too, like Emmett and Al arguing over who is more cancelable, speculating on what franchises Emmett should com...

Welcome to the Indie Book Club! Each episode, we'll be playing some of our favorite indie games and discussing them with various VGU staff members, guests, and even listeners like you! While Graydon and Allan bank a couple Bastion episodes so they can finally get a real series going, Graydon and Emmett decided to get together and talk about 2024’s most polarizing game - Life is Strange: Double...

Welcome back to the club! This week, Al, Graydon, and Emmett are finally going to talk about what has been discussed on the show and hinted at all year…the updated standings in our Fantasy Critic league! We’re halfway through the year now, so let's see how Al, Josh, Graydon, and Emmett are doing so far. Who’s winning? What games have been drafted since the start of the year? Who’s most likely...

Welcome back to the club! There are…a lot of reasons to feel overwhelmed right now. Probably least of which is the boatload of demos that were available during this summer’s Steam Next Fest. With over 2000 demos, it can be hard to know which games are worth being hype for, but that’s why you’re here! This week, Jesse Guarascia and Dominic Tarason join the show to discuss the overwhelming nature of...

Welcome back to a rare Fireside Chat episode of Player’s Club! This episode, Emmett solos to talk all about the overwhelming amount of video game showcases that have happened in the last few days. From Summer Game Fest and the Woman Led Game Showcase, to the Future Game Show and the Mix Summer Showcase. Plus, he also talks at length about the Splitgate 2 controversy, all of the tomfoolery going on...

Welcome back to the Club! This week, Graydon joins Al and Emmett to talk about the best games of PAX East 2025. Graydon saw a lot of cool indies, and at least one exciting AAA game as well, and he spends the entire episode telling us all about them. Plus, we talk about the Giant Bomb revival and get into some other random shenanigans as well. Tune in to hear all about them all! Timestamps: Start 0...

Welcome back to the Club! This time, Emmett and Al are talking about how to keep gaming at the end of the world. We’re on the verge of massive tariffs causing price hikes all over gaming, and we're amid a Boycott against Microsoft. Both of these things restrict what we’re able to play, but this episode will discuss a few ways to keep playing through everything that’s going on right now. Al tal...

Welcome back to the club! Been a lil while, but Allan Muir and Emmett Watkins Jr have returned to talk about what they’ve been playing the last few weeks, as well as the final Nintendo Direct for the Switch 1. Did this Directg finally convince Emmett that the Swtich 1 isn’t mid? Did they announce any features we could look forward to in the upcoming Switch 2? Did anyone on the show purchase a diff...

Welcome back to the Club! Hope you enjoyed the GotY podcasts because the proper show is back on! Emmett is back with Al and Graydon, and we are all looking forward to the new year of 2025 and asking…Is Gaming Cooked? Everyone has their hopes resting in the games of Grand Theft Auto VI and Switch 2, but will they be enough to stop layoffs and corporate greed running rampant in the games industry? W...

Welcome back to the club, for the first time in 2025! That’s right, we’re back after taking January off. Well, that’s not quite true, because that entire time we’ve been recording these Game of The Year deliberations! This is part four, the final one!, where Graydon, Al, Josh, and Emmett discuss the following categories: Best Soundtrack Games as a Helping Hand Best Moment GAME OF THE YEAR We also...