Video Game Hangover

Inspired by the effusive reviews that The Witcher 2 has been receiving, we're dedicating this week's discussion to the importance of story in video games. We've also got talk of Fez, Bit. Trip Saga, Driver, and more! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 4:12 Story in games : 31:50 Last Call: 67:20 Outro: 74:20 

Grappling hooks for everyone! On this week's show, we're talking about our favorite (and regrettably underutilized) gameplay mechanics. We've also got talk of poop, divorce, bad-assery, QTEs, and fighting games! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:15 Hangover: 4:03 Underutilized Mechanics: 27:18 Last Call: 63:00 Outro: 68:35

It's a Hangover takeover! Rather than squeezing this week's gaming talk into the first segment of the show like we usually do, we've decided to dedicate the entire episode to Kid Icarus, Xenoblade Chronicles, and the recent Battlefield 3 updates! Game on! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 1:55 Extended Hangover: 5:05 Last Call: 60:30 

On this week's show, we're talking about video game endings: the ones that got it right and the ones that missed the mark. Also: Mulchers, hand cramps, vagina monsters, generic white men, and the importance of carrying enough arrows. The end is nigh! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 1:40 VG Endings:  36:20 Last Call: 90:00 Outro: 92:20 

Is it the journey or the destination? On this week's show, we're in a glass case of emotion because of the uniquely moving new PS3 game, Journey. We've also got a lot to say about Mass Effect (in its many incarnations) and Randy can't get enough of WARP. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:15 Hangover: 5:35 Journey Talk: 26:45 Last Call: 59:30 Outro: 68:16 

Every gamer has a story about the one that got away. On this week's show, we're talking about the games that we've played but somehow never finished. Also: we're totally hungover on El Shaddai, Mass Effect 2 and 3, Journey, and the upcoming Skullgirls. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Nexuiz Contest Winners: 2:35 Hangover: 4:12 Unfinished Games: 40:10 Last Call: 67:45 Outro: 75:30

It was a big week for gaming news and we're offering up our opinions on the Mass Effect 3 DLC debacle, Valve's rumored Steam Box console, and the freshly-announced Assassin's Creed III. Also: hate mail, emo kids, Syndicate, Game Dev Story, and... Monopoly? Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Shank Contest Winners: 2:42 Viewer Mail: 4:00 Hangover: 9:50 Gaming Headlines: 29:18 Last Call: 67:45 Outro: 74:50...

How important is genre to the identity of a game? On this week's show, we're talking about how new takes on classics like Syndicate, XCOM, and Kid Icarus are breaking the mold. Also: Mutant Blobs, Dear Esther, Taito tweets, and Phoenix Wright. Objection! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Warp Contest Winners:  1:55 Hangover: 3:35 VGCT Ace Attorney: 24:20 Sequels in Name Only: 27:06 Last Call: 72:15 Out...

It's been a big week in gaming and we've super-sized this week's episode to fit it all in! We've played a Shep-load of the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer(!) demo AND we've had some quality alone-time with Sony's sexy new handheld, the PlayStation Vita. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:10 Hangover: 7:20 Vita Talk: 48:20 Last Call: 94:15 Outro: 100:00 

The PSVita may be the new hotness but we're not quite done with the PSP. On this week's show, we're remembering our favorite games for Sony's last-gen portable. Also: Darkness, Amalur, Soul Calibur, and a Dragon Quest Community Theatre. Thespians! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Hangover: 2:20 VGCT DQ1: 33:20 PSP Memorial: 35:35 Last Call: 67:55 Outro: 74:50 

Epic fail! Despite the best intentions, not every video game release is a hit. On this week's show, we're talking about some of our favorite gaming flops. We also chime in on the Syndicate co-op demo, Soulcalibur V, Osmos HD, and the Art of Video Games. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:10 Hangover: 9:20 Gaming Flops: 35:58 Last Call: 63:45 Outro: 71:00 

On this week's show, we discuss the finer points of the current generation of consoles! Also: the glorious return of Video Game Community Theatre ! There's a gun inside. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 1:30 Hangover: 5:45  VGCT RE2: 24:50 Finer Points of this Gen: 28:10 Last Call: 60:50 Outro: 69:25 

For here or to go? On this week's show, we're talking about the ever increasing ways we can take our games with us. Also: we played the demo for Asura's Wrath so you don't have to. Episode Timeline Intro : 0:00 Viewer Mail : 2:15 Hangover : 4:30 Portables : 26:00 Last Call : 64:00 Outro : 69:45 

Brace yourselves because VGH is getting political! In this week's show, we're taking on the SOPA debate. Spoiler Alert: we're against it. Also: Paul likes Mario, Randy likes Rayman, and D.J. dabbles in The Troll Class. It burns my a**! Episode Timeline Intro : 0:00 Hangover : 2:10 SOPA : 20:00 Last Call : 68:30 Outro : 73:00 

In this week's show: 2012, will it be as great as 2011 or is everything just going to end? The Crew chat about what games they look forward to in the coming year! Episode Timeline Intro : 0:00 Viewer Mai l: 1:50 Hangover : 5:45 Hype 2012 : 21:55 Gaming Resolutions : 54:45 Outro : 60:35

It's our Best of 2011 show! To kick off the new year, we're recapping our favorites of the last year! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Best of 2011: 4:30 Outro: 68:20

In his Mini Hangover, Randy dives into his backlog for Shadows of the Damned , ventures into the 3DS' eShop wasteland for Pushmo , and then... counts down his favorite electro-industrial albums of 2011? Randy doesn't understand the meaning of "Mini".

Matt was supposed to talk about Assassin's Creed: Revelations , and he does, but since he's vacationing, he also had a chat with his wife and her siblings about the PS Move game Carnival Island . Also: Portable games that he played on his road trip! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Carnival Island Chat: 4:48 Assassin's Creed Revelations: 13:55 Outro: 22:50

D.J's finally made it through the first dungeon in the new Zelda and he's here to tell you what he thinks of it so far. Or, at least that's what he's supposed to do.

In this special Mini Hangover Episode, Paul and Matt spend the first half of the show playing PAYDAY: The Heist. We then take a quick break and give you our impressions immediately after finishing our first session with the game! Episode Timeline Live PAYDAY: 0:00 After Session Impressions: 11:08 Outro: 19:16 

This is it, our final show of 2011! In this week's episode, The Whole Crew get together with drinks, and frame the entire show around your incredible feedback! Thank you so much for the support and we'll see you in Season 2 in 2012! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Tomorrow's Hangover: 2:30 Listener Feedback: 6:55 Outro: 81:00 

Stuff this down your chimney! This week, we've assembled the Ultimate VGH Holiday Shopping List for the obsessive gamers and pop-culture geeks on your list. We've also got Viewer Mail, our weekly Hangovers, and we'll wrap things up with Last Call! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:40 Hangover: 8:20 All I Want: 25:00 Last Call: 58:45 Outro: 64:20 

The Crew discuss the new Zelda, waggle, and other unusual control schemes that they've both loved and hated. Paul goes the entire episode without hating on the Wii. We've also got your Viewer Mail, Saints Row: The Third, and yes, more Skyrim. Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:20 Special Announcement: 6:08 Hangover: 8:58 Unusual Controls: 32:04 Last Call: 68:58 Outro: 74:28 

Thanks but no thanks? This week, we're talking about the things that make us thankful to be gamers. This is also the episode where it sounds like Randy could drop dead at any moment. Sorry 'bout that. Plus: Mario, Saints, Skyrim, Queen and Muppets! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 1:35 Hangover: 6:45 We Give Thanks: 34:00 Last Call: 66:10 Outro: 72:45 

Gaming is awesome, except when it isn't. In this week's show, we're talking about some of our least favorite things in the world of video games. Also: Mario rescues Peach, Paul goes full Skyrim, and someone's growing a glorious moustache. It's itchy! Episode Timeline Intro: 0:00 Viewer Mail: 2:03 Hangover: 7:30 Gaming Shitlist: 35:40 Last Call: 68:50  Outro: 74:25