Video Game Movie Hell

Rhi, Axel and Luke dive into the history, development and legacy of Mass Effect: Andromeda. Talking points include face betrayals, aliens on the run and just a little sprinkle of that magic EA pixie dust. Nirav will be back next week! Or was he ever really gone? It's Game Busters: Text to Speech Edition! Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel of self-proclaimed experts explore the history and legacy o...

Strap on your red hats and jump into the NEO-ONE with Nirav, Rhi, and special guests Nikhil and Elizabeth as they name drop EVERY Pokemon Spin-off game and even talk about a few, including New Pokemon Snap! It’s a lot. Talking points include Ganesh’s secrets, the Baldog, and Nintendo 64 envy. It’s Game Busters XD: Gale of Darkness! Yosh! Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel of self-proclaimed expert...

See the tier list here! Nirav is joined by Ryan, Matt, Kyle and Justyn to determine the best and  the worst in gaming. The selection of games was provided by Tiermaker,  so we couldn't choose what the 100 games were, we're just sorting them.  This is going to be very controversial, please don't @ me. I am not  prepared to deal with criticism, constructive or otherwise. This epi...

Game Luster presents its first tabletop podcast, featuring Cyberpunk RED from R. Talsorian Games, in a limited series.  Join our staff as they prowl the mean streets of Night City, looking for payback against the corporate executive who did them wrong.  The crew moves towards the endgame in their quest to get even with executive Clarence Reeves.  But a salvage mission through the ra...

Climb into your gothic skirts and dive into the Bunker with Nirav, Matt and Justyn as they discuss the history, development and legacy of Nier Replicant and NieR: Automata! Rhi will be back next week. Talking points include humanitarian juggalos, warm Irish sushi and Kingdom Hearts for babies. Apologies for the audio quality, but Matt and Justyn were actually the voices of the Pods in NieR: Automa...

Strap on your useless armor and don't jump into the history, development and legacy of Dragon Age II with Nirav, Rhi and special guest Bri. Talking points include Bioware Blues, hummus hazards, continuity confessions and Spaghetti Time. It's Game Busters: Season 2! Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel of self-proclaimed experts explore  the history and legacy of a specific game and share some l...

Alas, all good things come to an end. Season One of the podcast has come to a close and we decided to go out on a bang with special guests Kate and Elizabeth! All previous winners of the Hall of Fameluster were put into a pool, and using cards from the game Superfight we ran a battle royale simulation to see who would come out on top! Will it be Junko from Danganronpa with her army of simps? A pol...

Game Luster presents its first tabletop podcast, featuring Cyberpunk RED from R. Talsorian Games, in a limited series.  Join our staff as they prowl the mean streets of Night City, looking for payback against the corporate executive who did them wrong. When a courier drops off an engraved invitation to Oliv from the most powerful cabal of Fixers in the city, it's going to be a dinner party to...

Strap on your space suits and dive into the GUTS with Nirav, Rhi and special guest Bri as they discuss the history and legacy of Prey (2017) and Arkane Studios. Talking points include EA Soccer, Valve gaslighting, Steven Spielberg cancellations and space cantina memories. It’s Game Busters: Bioware Infinite Edition! I sure hope you like listening to Nirav talk. Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel o...

Jump on your Palamutes and dive into the watering hole with Nirav, Rhi and special guest Josh as they discuss the history, development and legacy of the Monster Hunter franchise in our most accidentally informative to date. Talking points include the biggest turtle, the deep lore, dragon friends, freakish killer Pokemon, PSP hacks and Xenoblade Chronicles for kids. It’s Game Busters: Westward Boun...

FEED DROP Game Luster presents its first tabletop podcast, featuring Cyberpunk RED from R. Talsorian Games, in a limited series.  Join our staff as they prowl the mean streets of Night City, looking for payback against the corporate executive who did them wrong.  Fresh off their previous gig for the enigmatic Harry Matucek, the crew are hired to break a prisoner out, and end up with more...

In a special episode spiritual sequel to Cool Games Inc, Nirav, Rhi and special guest Ashleigh create a brand new game out of fan submitted suggestions! Thanks to suggestions from Gobalysstic, Alex, Andrew R, Axel, Baumeister32, Calcputer, Chloe, Combatcoldcuts, Dan Alcorn, Elkmane, Frostie, Hazel, Inkweaver, Jess, Derryberry, Justyn, Kate, Kryten Wolfgang, Kyledrewapicture, Luke, Matt, Pet Purple...

Strap on your Infernal Arms and break out of Tartarus with Nirav, Rhi and special guests Ryan and Alyssa as they cover the history, development and legacy of Hades and Supergiant Games. Talking points include what time it is right now, Bitcoin shilling, Meg stans, dunking on roguelikes, the Unknown God of Podcasts, Welsh mythology and getting your husband into the bag. It’s Game Busters: Become as...

Strap on your imaginary armor and dive into the history, development and legacy of the Yakuza series with Nirav, Rhi, Tim, Luke and Luke's 2 year old nephew. Talking points include anime club, Hostess Club rabbit holes, Samurai Warrior Night Final, gamer boy takes, Rhi’s caveman internet and the Midnight Attacker Mark Hamill.  It’s Game Busters: Next Gen Crustacean AI Edition! Every week, Nir...

Strap on your running shoes and dive into the Distortion world with Nirav, Rhi and special guests Nikhil and Bri to discuss the history and legacy of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Talking points include the Bad Frog, Zoomer takes, Brexit 2, hidden Japanese cinema, playground rumors, Lickitung’s Mountain Journey and hating new things. It’s Game Busters: Platinum Edition! Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a p...

FEED DROP In a special bonus episode, Game Luster presents its first tabletop podcast, featuring Cyberpunk RED from R. Talsorian Games, in a limited series. Join our staff as they prowl the mean streets of Night City, looking for payback against the corporate executive who did them wrong. Cast List Brennan - Lock Haley - Oliv Mike - Slash Kate - J45 Tim - Doc Axel - GM Opening Music Kraftamt feat....

Put on your long-sleeved tee and dive into the ink with Nirav, Rhi and special guest Rhett as they discuss the history and legacy of Splatoon. Talking points include loving the goop, Miyamoto’s Nasty Words, toilet hands, blue dwarf deception and calamari froyo. It’s Game Busters: Off the Hook Edition! Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bust open a game to its component p...

Put on your skin tight leather suits and jump into the Metaverse with Nirav, Kate, Elizabeth and Will as we discuss the history and legacy of Persona 5 (Rhi will be back next week!). Talking points include the Ultimate Loser, summoning Toby, eating the big burger, dunking on the olds, Futaba's catchphrase, Pentatonix spoilers and a river in a dry land. It's Game Busters: Delicious Pancakes edition...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guests Axel and Kyle as we climb into the Mako and dive into the history and development of Mass Effect! Talking points include citizen science, Disney’s Sandwich Rush, nuclear physics class, the Garrus Fan Society, sci-fi movie madness and the reign of the Tin-fisted Queen. It’s Game Busters (da ba dee) ! Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bu...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guests Jess and Axel as we lose influence with Kreia and dive into Knights of the Old Republic I & II, and the history of Star Wars games. Talking points include bad British accents, ignoring Cicero, Jar Jar's political career, immortal Gungans, George Lucas' charm, and outlawing "Game of the Year" re-releases. It's Game Busters: prequel fan edition! Every week, Nir...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guests Luke and Kyle as we put on our tactical miniskirts and venture into the history and development of the original Resident Evil. Talking points include gamer presidents, David Cagematch, the Gerald Robotnik Leap, not enough polygons, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Zombieland Puppies and the good, tall vampire lady. It’s Game Busters: Jill Sandwich Edition! Every week, Nira...

Join Rhi, Nirav and special guests Luke and Axel in a freeform discussion about our time with Cyberpunk 2077 since it released a month ago and how the development of the most anticipated game of the decade went so, so wrong. Spoiler warning for all endings and stories!  We'll be back next week with our regular episodes! This is an audio version of a Youtube video, so if possible you're better...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guests Kyle and Luke as they climb into their mech suits and dive into the history and development of Wolfenstein. Talking points include horrifying pizza, boomercast, Harry Potter and the Cover-Based Shooter, dunking on Ubisoft, mustache thieves, Operation Dracula and Todd Travels Through Time. It’s Game Busters: Nazis are bad, actually Edition! Every week, Nirav, Rhi...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guests Johnny, Jess and Tim as we strap on our Pip-Boys and dive into the history and development of Fallout 3. Talking points include mecha presidents, true ambivalence towards both good and evil, Todd Howard’s secret sticky notes, CENSORSHIP, Fallout Tactics jail, fighting Liam Neeson’s dad, Wolverine the Hedgehog, Master Chef & Knuckles and storming the Capitol i...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and special guests Kate and Chelsea as we quit our jobs in the big city and deep dive into the history and development of Stardew Valley. Talking points include the beanaonomics, monkey butt, long-haired men, the alarming relevance of Pixar’s Soul, Joe Rogan’s Neighborhood, meeting your long-lost twin and Coco Bandicoot Spongebob. It’s Game Busters, gagoh! Every week, Nirav, Rhi a...