VideoDestruct Podcast

Hoss and Brandon head back into the Xbox 360 era and talk about the big "kill a bunch of zombies" craze that started with Inafune's Dead Rising. Joining Frank West (he's covered wars ya know?) and a bunch of wacky weaponry in a mall, we talk about the strange window into Americana from a Japanese writing staff. Also Brandon isn't paying very good attention today!

We cap off an accidental trilogy of Racing Games this week with the Micro Machines series of games. Not the most popular racing game but certainly a unique take and a staple in the genre since the near start of the industry boom. Sadly the fast talking guy never showed up in the games like in the commercials.

After a technical issue we are BACK with a new episode about the Wipeout series. A fast and furious racing series that has been on the periphery of racing mainstays for a while. Well today we celebrate the history of this series and it's standing in the racing game world.

Burnout Paradise is one of Hoss’ favorite games of all time. An open world racing game? How does that even work. Sure there have been attempts but how to you make a game feel like an open world and keep racing from being pinned into a track? Here’s the game that figured it out! We Also Discuss: * Shadow of the Tomb Raider * Geralt of Rivia Soul Cal 6 Trailer * Fortnite Mobile * PUBG Sm...

Our first Old Game from the Gameboy is covered today on the VD Podcast as we talk about a precursor to the Trials Fusion series. Motocross Maniacs! A wonderful, basic, and simple stunt bike platformer. Let's talk about it!

We talk about Hoss' giant collection of Super Famicom games can finally be dusted off now that he's gotten his hands on a Retron 5! This lovely machine can play 5 base systems from Nintendo and Sega and can even be modded for TurboGrafx-16. Listen to us talk about it's technical specs and some of the cool features that help break the language barrier for you foreign games!

This week we talk about Soul Calibur, one of the best looking games on the Sega Dreamcast and the real franchise starter for the Soul Games. Why did the console version look better than the arcade> We got the answer! We also discuss: * Twin Galaxies, Billy Mitchel Controversy * Ryu in Mon Hu * Remake of System Shock Hiatus * Rainbow Six Seige $120 Game Pack * Darks 3 DLC * The Long Dark

This week Hoss and Brandon talk about about Castlevania: Rondo of Blood or Dracula X OR Vampire’s Kiss! That’s a lot of names for a late run SNES game that barely anyone played during it’s release time. But it’s an interesting game in the library of the SNES and the Turbografx 16. Let’s talk about it’s history. We also discuss: * Soul Caliber Trailer * Microsoft...

This week we talk about a classic NES Platformer Adventure Island. Or is it Wonder Boy? It’s NOT! But you might confuse it for that. There’s a weird connection there that we talk about. A fast paced platformer before sonic was ever a thing. Let’s talk about it. And a bunch of other stuff! We also discuss: * Fortnite Battle Royale * Nintendo Labo * Getting Over It: With Bennett Fo...

This week on VideoDestruct we talk about the titular online gaming experience Quake 2! This game revolutionized the online gaming community and is the grandfather for all the LAN Parties of the late 90’s. ID once again makes a ground breaking classic. We also discuss: * Black Mirror * Yakuza * PS4 Pro

We are BACK ladies and gentlemen for season 4 of the VideoDestruct Podcast and we’ll be talking about the BEST GAMES of 2017. That’s right Hoss AND McCLain have their top ten games of the year and the old awards categories are back as well. Then we elect to pick THREE GAMES that we package together for a consumer if you were going to TIME CAPSULE the year of 2017. Enjoy!

This week Hoss and Brandon talk about the EA Lord of the Rings Games The Two Towers and Return of the King and how they were the first real jaunt into the cinematic gaming experience in the tone of Uncharted, Last of Us and Tomb Raider format as well as the run from Visceral Studios after their closure from EA earlier this week. We also dicsuss: * BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle * Evil Within 2 * Shadow...

This week Hoss and Brandon talk about a real classic that is available on the SNES Classic, Super Mario Kart, the BEST cart racing franchise out there. Fight me. We Also Discuss: * Blue Hole and Epic Games * Cup Head * Wonder Boy * Computer Story * Project Cars 2 * SNES Classic

This week we talk about the SEGA Game Gear, the only portable console that had a shot at de-throwning the Nintendo Game Boy. But it still came far from that like all others. Was this step one in all the bad steps that sent SEGA out of the console wars? Have a listen. We also discuss: * Metroid: Samus Returns * Breath of the Wild * Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle * Destiny 2

It’s a big ol’ crossover podcast today as Animation Destination, The Nerd Brand and VideoDestruct come together to talk about a video game, an anime, and the cross promotional marketing from EA Games. We also discuss: * Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle * Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

Today we discuss the rollercoaster career of Peter Molyneux and all the hype around his Fable series and the company Lionhead. What went right and what went so… so wrong! We also talk a lot about the SNES Classic Pre-Order debacle. Have a listen! We also discuss: * SNES Classic * Quake Con Weekend * System Shock 2

This week we talk about the 2001 game Rez. Do to it’s new release on the Oculus and other VR Platforms we figured it was worth coming back to and talking about it’s initial release, Rez Infinite on the PS4 and what the future holds for this game franchise and it’s odd spin-offs and spiritual tie-ons. We also discuss: * Metroid Fusion * Sonic Mania * Rime  

Metriod has got some comeback momentum going on right now with Metroid Prime 4 in the works and Metroid: Samus Returns for the 3DS getting released (suspiciously soon after AM2R got shut down), so we figure we’d go back and cover likely one of the greatest video games of all time, Super Metroid for the SNES. We also discuss: * Vanquish on PC * Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 * Fortnite * PUBG Patch

It’s our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE and we’re covering the game we said we would cover since the near beginning of our new format, that’s right it’s BINARY DOMAIN! A crazy romp from the director of the Yakuza franchise that asks that crazy video game question: What is Humanity? Let’s get this thing started! We also discuss: * PUBG * N64 Classic? * Shantae: Half Genie Hero...

Hello! This week we discuss a little trend that might start up given the success and fandom over the NES Classic and the anticipation of the SNES Classic. What if a Genesis Class released? Yes there is a Genesis Classic but we are discussing a make and model LIKE the Nintendo Classic boxes. HDMI output, high quality emulation, etc. So what are the best Sega Games to put out on the Genesis Classic?...

The new Mario Odyssey game takes us into NEW DONK City and the SNES Classic is bringing back memories so we figured we’d explore Donkey Kong’s SNES roots. And just how ugly and bland Donkey Kong Country really was. Ouch! We also Discuss * SNES Classic * Thumper * Player Unknown Battleground * Last Man Standing    

It’s time for part 2 of our E3 2017 discussion as we cover Bethesda, Sony and Nintendo. What games won out the whole show? What games did we not get to see? What surprised us? Find out now as we get closer to episode 100!    

It’s our E3 discussion episode where we break down our thoughts on all the stuff that came out this year on E3. We have McClain back with us to talk about the first round of presentations including EA, Ubisoft and Microsoft. What’s the pick of the shows? What was the most worrying parts? Find out today!    

This week Brandon Hoss and McClain break down the best year in gaming from our selected years from our last few episodes. Will it be the turn of the century quality smash 1998, or the extremely dense production run of hit titles 2007! Find out NOW!

We’re back with our BEST YEAR IN GAMING episode and this week we’re talking about the year 2007! It’s not just quantity coming out this year it’s also a bunch of heavy hitters in the last bit of the 4th Quarter releases so let’s dig in and see if the year 2007 is the best year in gaming!