Video Game Movie Hell

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guest Jess as we Fragile Jump into the history and development of Death Stranding. Suggested talking points include Mingus Lucien Reedus, Doll Face, The Kojima Kode, video game prophecies, Jess v. Hall of Fameluster, walking a kilometer in my boots and Sora’s big shoes. It’s Game Busters: Ground Zeroes! Spoiler warning! We had some issues with Jess’s audio so I edited v...

This week we take a break from learning (yuck) and have a special episode, powered by all our listeners and friends! In this spiritual successor to Cool Games Inc. , we have taken your suggestions for game ideas in search of the Dank Nug, the really good game that's gonna put us on the map. Some talking points include Cyberpunk'd 2077, Kingdom Hearts 3.14159 Final Remix, Detroit: Become Knuckles,...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guest Tim as they deep dive into the mako and explore the history and development of Final Fantasy VII and the 2020 remake. Talking points include water bottles from secret admirers, Worst Buy, Samurai Pizza Cats, memory loss boyfriends, cactuar cutscenes, Advent College, everyone speaks Gaelic, and Princess Tycoon 2. It’s Game Busters: Sepharith Edition! Spoilers for F...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guest Elizabeth for our most dramatic episode yet, full of tearful confessions, heartfelt pleas for forgiveness and realizations of crimes long past that we will never recover from. Talking points include underground Raymond server farms, selling virtual dragons for real money, missed connections, fanfiction confessionals, a Hooters adventure, Final Fantasy: Alabama, do...

Grab your oversized shuriken and jump into the history of the Mortal Kombat franchise with Nirav, Rhi and special guest Tim. Talking points include Naruto Clash of the Ninja 2, Subzero: Chronicles, edgy SEGA ports, the Me, Myself & Irene Cinematic Universe, Wii Fit Fatalities and my good son Lockheed. Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bust open a game to its compone...

Grab your rusty knife and jump into Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne with Nirav, Rhi and special guests Kyle and Justyn. Talking points include counting to 3, getting the Netflix Plat, polygamist rabbits, crossroads demons, NPC cackles, prequel apologies, triple double baitin’ and what’s in that really nice chest around the corner. Come on, it’s not a mimic. This is truly the Dark Souls of...

Jump into the Animus with Nirav and special guests Tim and Axel (Rhi will be back next week) as we do a deep dive into the Assassin's Creed franchise. That's right, the whole one. This is a chunky boy. Talking points include TRUE historical accuracy, George Washington mishaps, time knives, dumb Final Fantasy crossovers,  Dad of Boy, legal loopholes in the Hall of Fameluster, basking in the IM...

This is gonna be a cozy one folks, so snuggle up by the fire. Join Nirav and Rhi for a free-form discussion on our most anticipated titles of next gen before the consoles launch this week followed by a fight to the death to see which heroes and games were the best of the best last generation. Can The Hunter from Bloodborne manage to climb one mountain? Is Mario actually a better Royal Knight than...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and special guests Jess and Becca as they dive into their favorite horror games and create some new ones. Keep an eye on the Steam Store for upcoming hits such as Five Nights at Freddy’s but You have to Sneak to the Bathroom, Time Crysis, You’re the Zombie?, the Haunted Water Bottle, and of course Relaxing Namaste featuring the Great Horned Owl and NO ONIONS. CONTENT WARNING: Bird...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and special guests Grace and Alyssa as they dive comp into the history and development of Overwatch. Talking points include a substantial contribution from Belon Busk, discovering saltines in Torblettes, resurrecting drunk dead friends, texting each other secret messages, developing a dating app to connect us with e-girls, watching Jeff Kaplan eat a cookie, and banishing Essex fro...

In this podcast, we had the chance to talk to Sarah and Stephen from 2TonStudios, about their upcoming game, Unto The End. Unto The End is a hand-crafted cinematic platformer coming soon to Steam, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The developers talk about different aspects of the development process, their inspirations and challenges, and what to look forward to in Unto The End.

Join Nirav, Rhi, and special guests Nikhil and Annie as we discuss the Spyro series, stay at the YMCA, get the diabeetus, boomercast, fight with tiny Elijah Wood fists, team up with James Pond the gun fish, inspire some art careers, pay for piracy crimes, enter a cheat code to summon Cheezerback and Heartdizzizor and End our Journey permanently in Miami. It’s Game Busters: Wyayum Edition! Every we...

Join Nirav, Rhi and special guests Elizabeth and Bri as we dive into Animal Crossing, strap ourselves to a desert island, create a socialist utopia with Tom “Bernie Sanders” Nook, join Nirav’s Journey to the Savage Platinum, fight the Nintendo Switch Online App, try to figure out what Reggie Nintended, deny the existence of Amiibo Festival, simp for Japanese toilets and talk about animal crackers...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and guests Tim and Luke as dive into Among Us, apply Gweneth Paltrow Goop to our crystals, buy the Dimmsdale Dimmadome, listen to Nirav simp for Arkane Studios again, kill our fiancees, fight a space dinosaur from 10,000 years in the future, identify Solid Snake way too quickly, do a victory lap, and try to wrest a real gun out of Luke’s cold, dead hands. It’s Game Sus-ters! Every...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and guests Tim and Jess as we sneak through the world of Dishonored, uncover the Hollow Moon conspiracy, find our inner horse girl, swim upstream to the toilet, watch Nirav’s descent into fangirl madness, love the time knife, realize we’re all psychopaths, stealthily replace Todd Howard with Peter Molyneux without anyone noticing and pass out in the car park of a Spoons after a $1...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and special guests Kate and Luke as we fight back the British, architect a building for 200 moons, pocket the chicken woman, ride Prince Sidon, spill Tubby Custard everywhere, cast Tom Holland as the Happy Mask Salesman, and accept the golden poop. It's Game Busters: John Barrowman edition! Every week, Nirav, Rhi and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bust  open a game to its...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and special guests Alexis and Nikhil as we bust open the Sonic Adventure Games, create the abomination Chipley, reminisce about the Chao garden, defeat the entire US military, kiss a real human woman, glitch into the matrix, become truly ambivalent towards good and evil, teach a robot to love, and tell Eggman if we’re playing that new Avenger. It’s Game Busters International! Yosh...

Join Nirav, Rhi, and special guest Nikhil as we bust open Super Mario 64/Sunshine/Galaxy, reminisce about the good old days, simp for FLUDD, discover Reggie's evil plans,  find out no one has finished Galaxy, and realize Il Piantissimo was just a guy. Like, just a dude. It's the Super Mario Brothers Super Show! Swing your arms from side to side and join us for some chill times, good vibes, an...

This month on Buy It, Try It, Deny It, the gang takes a look at Marvel’s Avengers , as well as discussing more remake and sequel trends with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 . Buy It, Try It, Deny It is a monthly show dedicated to analyzing future releases to predict how they will be received critically and commercially, as well as personally. Come join us as we delve into the mi...

Join Nirav, Elizabeth, and special guest Rhett as we dive into Pokemon Sword and Shield, eat the blue donut mushroom, lovingly caress Machoke, defeat Kappa Alpha Theta, put Game Freak on notice, stan for Dreepy, Dream a Super Dream, and find Mr. Rime’s real mouth. It’s the 95th Annual Pokemon Spectacular! Come join us for some good vibes, good Pokemon, and good times! No knowledge of Pokemon neces...

Join Nirav, Rhi, Tim and special guest Katie as we bust open Life is Strange, kill seven lions, simp both for and as Warren, attend Teen High, and become the Mario Man. It’s chill, it’s fun, and we’re just talking about games we love. So I ask you this - bae or bay? Every week, Nirav and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bust open a game to its component parts with a mixture of large hammers and...

Join Nirav, Kate, Tim and special guest Kyle as we talk about The Witcher 3,  simp for Ciri, begin armageddon, celebrate a birthday wedding, summon the Good King Wenceslas, threaten Todd Howard’s life, and try to survive the horrors of Dolly Parton’s fighting pit/dinner show, O’ valley of plenty. It’s chill, it’s fun, and we’re just talking about games we love. Praise Geraldo! Every week, Nir...

This month on Buy It, Try It, Deny It, the usual gang discusses some of Neil Druckmann’s creative choices in The Last of Us II , reminisce over Jin Sakai’s rear-end in Ghost of Tsushima , and more! Buy It, Try It, Deny It is a monthly show dedicated to analyzing future releases to predict how they will be received critically and commercially, as well as personally. Come join us as we delve into th...

Join Nirav, Axel, Jess and special guest Ryan as we talk about the ups and downs of Skyrim, use the Darth Maul sword, host a Creek Party, stan for Wizard: Tales of Arcadia, and both berate and praise Todd Howard to an equal degree. It’s fun, it’s chill, and we’re just talking about games we love. Jump in! Every week, Nirav and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bust open a game to its component pa...

Join Nirav, Kate, Elizabeth and special guest Annie as we formally adopt the Totem from Monument Valley, simp for Miles Edgeworth, unearth the secrets of the DL6 incident, cancel Persona, dunk on the Japanese justice system and put Jeff Bezos on notice. It’s fun, it’s chill, and we’re just talking about games we love. Jump in! Every week, Nirav and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bust open a ga...