POWER-UP

POWER-UP is back and this time it’s diving deep into the world of virtual reality. In a special episode, host Sam Stone sits down with V-NOVA co-founder and CEO Guido Meardi and general manager Gianluca Meardi to talk about the future of extended reality. With 35 million virtual reality users in the United States alone, the market is growing and V-NOVA PresenZ VR technology is perfectly poised to...

In POWER-UP’s very first Adventure Mode segment, host Sam Stone traveled to the Grand Canyon to not only go hands-on with ambitious Xbox title Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 but also to fly a real-life plane! Get a view of the Grand Canyon unlike any you’ve seen on any other video game podcast! And in a new Bonus Level interview, we talked to creators Tim Miller and Dave Wilson about the making o...

It's been 25 years since the release of the last Fatal Fury fighting game, which is why it's so exciting that a new sequel, titled City of the Wolves, is finally releasing in 2025. Ahead of the launch, POWER-UP host Sam Stone went hands-on with the game and interview the team at SNK behind the series' revival. Coincidentally, the last Fatal Fury game released on the very underrated Sega Dreamcast,...

While there are still plenty of heavy hitters to come this holiday season, gamers have already been treated to plenty of great new releases in 2024, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Dragon's Dogma 2, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Tekken 8, Helldivers 2, and more. In POWER-UP's biggest episode yet, host Sam Stone sits down with Den of Geek Games Editor Matthew Byrd to chat abou...

Nintendo is rounding out the life cycle of its beloved Switch console with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, an exciting installment that not only returns to the classic top-down perspective of the classic games but also finally makes Princess Zelda the star for a change. The latest episode of POWER-UP, the video game podcast from Den of Geek, reviews the new game and breaks down why it's the...

This Fall and the holiday season promise to bring plenty more heavy hitters to consoles and PC. This week, Nintendo releases a brand-new Legend of Zelda game called Echoes of Wisdom---the first entry to star the titular Princess Zelda---while Xbox will release Shattered Space, a major expansion for Starfield, at the end of September. October brings with it the long-awaited remake of Silent Hill 2,...

The second episode of POWER-UP, the brand-new video game podcast from Den of Geek, explores the past, present, and future of Star Wars games. At the top of the episode, we review Star Wars Outlaws, including our thoughts on the game’s third-person stealth action gameplay and level design, the many new and returning characters, and all the nerdy easter eggs and references in between. We also give t...

For the inaugural episode of POWER-UP, Den of Geek is proud to partner with legendary developer and publisher Daybreak Games. POWER-UP talks to the developers behind six of the longest-running MMOs ever---DC Universe Online, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Dungeons & Dragons Online, Magic: The Gathering Online, and The Lord of the Rings Online. Filmed in front of a live audience at Mission Brewery in San...