You Like the Worst Stuff

This week, we're going full highbrow with a talk about NPR (from this article ), journalistic integrity, and Animal Crossing Lego sets. Also in this episode... – MOUNDALA EFFECT: Fourhman is corrected on how Crunch is spelled. – OBAMA CHUCKLED: Haygood catches us up on Knuckles. – AND FOR YOU: a free Game Old Games code! – PLUS: Woobles, Hot Ones, Pacific Drive! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fo...

It's a Golden Age of adaptations of video games! Mainly because they're not just using laser tag and puppets. This week, we get into Fallout: The Streaming Service Entertainment Product. Also in this episode... – TORTURED HEDGEHOGS: Shadow has entered the ring. – TORTURED FILE STORAGE: Haygood flushes his data. – AND FOR YOU: a free Game Old Games code! – PLUS: Knuckles, Taylor Swift, Tchi...

This week, we pivot to sports. Or at least, sports as filtered through silly pop culture junk. Like, say, wrestling! Ready your ears for Tony's in-depth explanation of just how The Rock returned to the WWE. Also in this episode... – OPEN WORLD: You guys, Tchia is really good. – CLOSED BETA: MultiVersus is back! In hockey form! – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! This podcast is mixed by Joe Four...

On this week's episode, we applaud Mike Drucker's attempt to be a legend at Charlie Brown Christmas Pinball . We tried it ourselves, but all we got was a rock. Also in this episode... – TOTALITY RAD: How about a little advance eclipse management? – MAKE IT DISAPPEAR: Suicide Squad slips even further behind with the new Joker season. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Princess Peach...

Your Worst Pals are pooling their change to afford some Dragon's Dogma DLC! It's fine, somebody else can complete this United States Quarters set. Also in this episode... – ECCHS-MEN: 97 X-Men? In this economy? – A HERB: Kotaku's corporate bosses are boneheads. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Tomb Raider, Four Minute Books, The Marvels! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman a...

Joe and Tony take a look at the latest nominees to the Strong Museum's gaming hall of fame! And they do it without ever mentioning the word "PORNTIPSGUZZARDO," which shows remarkable restraint. Also in this episode... – FOREVER OVER 9000: Remembering Akira Toriyama. – BATTLEDUMP: The Star Wars remake is on fire, in a bad way. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Unicorn Overlord...

The Worst Pals are back with a look at Nintendo's recent Partner Direct, and we can't stop talking about Endless Ocean. Also in this episode... – WONDER WHY LAND: There's a Borderlands movie now. – NOW IS THE TIME: Kat is back into Animal Crossing. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Unicorn Overlord, Thirsty Suitors, Balatro! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Jo...

It's been another weird week for Xbox, as the company had to hold a dour podcast to announce that they were still, in fact, doing business? This week, Joe, Tony and Joe talk about the most depressing Xbox Direct ever made. Also in this episode... – SONY'S GAP YEAR: PS5 is taking the (first party) year off. – UBISOFT SETS SAIL: Skull and Bones, good? – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS...

Sony posted another State of Play (and again Hermen Hulst seems mad at me? What did I do?) and we're doing a quick fire round of thoughts about the trailers trailers trailers therein. Also in this episode... – X Marks the Not: More rumors about Xbox going third party! – Not That Fragile: Let's get into that slick new Death Stranding 2 trailer. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Anim...

Another day, another dopey AI thing gets exposed as actually just a dopey guy-doing-a-bit thing. Turns out a computer program did not wholly and autonomously generate a George Carlin comedy special. Gasp, choke, and all that. Also in this episode... – LAYOFFS?: Microsoft starting the year with some ugly cuts. – I JUST HOPE WE GET A GAME: But aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the Xbox...

OK, so THAT'S an irresponsible episode title. But this is Tony's theory and prediction: Sega is firing on all cylinders in an effort to make themselves look appetizing, and who's hungrier than Microsoft? Also in this episode... – GOOD NIGHT: Alan Wake is coming to Dead By Deadlight. – GOOD LUCK: The Last of Us has found their Abby. – AND FOR YOU: a free EA Games code! – PLUS: Another C...

Welcome to 2024! This week the Worst Pals discuss last year's resolutions and make some new ones. How close to Joe Haygood get to his goal of finishing 50 games in 2023? And why is he pledging it again? Also in this episode... – NEW DEALS: After Black Friday, what else did we buy on sale? – OLD CREED: A look at the Assassin's Creed Ezio re-releases! – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! - PLUS...

How about a Worst look back at our faves and our hates from 2023? OK, since you asked. We also rewind to check in on what we were looking forward to at the end of 2022, and see if any of that was any good! And we reveal our individual Game of the Year picks. It's a very special auld lang syne episode of You Like the Worst Stuff! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, T...

Happy holidays to all and to all a worst night, because it's time again for the YLTWS Holiday Special! This year, it's a funky tribute to 1970s variety shows, with comedy, music and bad host patter! Sing along to holiday staples turned into Game of the Year parodies, and then try to get them out of your head hours later! Don't wait until Christmas! Open this present now!

OK, so now we're back to see how we did with our Game Award picks, and how deep our hypocrisy is that we hate that stuff but also feel the need to comment on it every year! Also in this episode... – SHAMELESS PROMOTION: Next week is the annual holiday episode! – WORKED ON ME: Fourhman discovers Alan Wake 1. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Obliterated, Wholesome Snack, Taylor Swift! T...

Does Microsoft want Game Pass on every screen bigger than a PlayDate, or do they not? These days, not even Clippy's C-suite is sure. But it still seems like they're gonna be the first to slowly back away from manufacturing consoles. Also in this episode... – I DON'T OWN YOU: Now you can't even keep your Naked and Afraid episodes anymore. – THAT'S MY PURSE: Fourhman found some n...

On this week's show, we vote LIVE in the 2023 Game Awards! Half of us had not even seen a preview of the nominations, so you're getting some unvarnished off-the-cuff reactions to this year's thing where the same five games win everything. Also in this episode... – SPENDING MORE TO SAVE MORE: We lightning round our way through our Black Friday pick-ups! – FLOP AT THE FINISH LINE: Haygoo...

If you're an Xbox owner, were you bothered by the boot-up billboard advertising for Modern Warfare? Joe and Tony discuss this latest spin on in-console advertising. Also in this episode... – NEW DECK: Valve reveals an improved Steam Deck. – DEAD SERVICE: Zaslav reveals his ignorance. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: The Marvels, N7 Day, local politics! This podcast is mixed by Joe Fou...

Remember Amazon Drone Delivery? You may not, but Amazon never forgot about it, to hilarious effect. This week, Tony and Joe discuss the sad state of drone delivery , or, the best way to get free jars of peanut butter. Also in this episode... – NOW: How about an update on where we are with Spider-Man and Mario? – THEN: Hope you voted! – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Nic Cage, The Beatles,...

This week, we go palindromic with a look at Twitch's recent Hail Mary play to keep popular streamers in-house. And listen to how out-of-touch Fourhman is on the topic! Also in this episode... – DING DONG: So they made a new King Kong game... – SING SONG: Here's how Tony feels about the flowers in Mario Wonder. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Spider-Man 2, Captain Laserhawk, Vegas...

This week, Joe, Kat, Tony and Joe honor the true believer who bought a Wii U in 2023! Thank for your service in providing gaming podcasters and webloggers something to talk about. Plus, we try to puzzle out what's going on with Sony's new PS5 hardware pricing! It's a mess, Jim! Also in this episode... – GET UP: We remember the Thighmaster's chief proponent. – STAND UP: Scholastic,...

Sony Pictures Core? What does that even mean?? This week in Worsts, we try to make sense of Sony's latest U-turn in the obscenely crowded online movie storefront space. Also in this episode... – _____ BUNNY: Somebody in your 3DS has finally been fired. – EASY MONEY: Animal Crossing x LEGO – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: The Order 1886, Smallville, Nell of Gumbling! This podcast is mi...

When you're the boss, you're never wrong! Or at least, you're never held accountable. This week, Kat, Tony and Joe talk about the boss fights going on at GameStop and Epic. Also in this episode... – GOTY CONTENTIOUS: We pick some hot fall releases. – GOTY CONTENDER: Fourhman discovers Balatro. – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS: Pikmin 4, Octopath 2, Mineko's Night Market! Th...

Nintendo and Sony both dropped video presentations... and Microsoft dropped a bunch of court documents? Here's what caught our eye from both upcoming game releases and upcoming embarrassed texts from Phil Spencer. Also in this episode... – THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH: Haygood has a good sports day. – ONE MORE THING: How much are AAA iPhone games gonna cost? – AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code! – PLUS...

We celebrate FIVE HUNDRED EPISODES with a quick look at what we were talking about in 2013 and 2018. So you're bound to hear some names that you have not heard in a decade, like "Disney Infinity," "Xbox One" and "Comedy Central." Also in this episode... – KEEP IT FREEZY: Haygood has a new fridge. – TODDIOUS: Fourhman slags off Starfield. – AND FOR YOU: a free Stea...