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The Telltale Heart – VidjaGame Apocalypse 284

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Telltale Games may be gone, but it lives on through its legacy of redefining how games told stories, and through our memories of those stories themselves. This week, special guest and former Telltale employee Scott Butterworth joins us to celebrate... Read more

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Videogame-industry veterans Mikel Reparaz and Anne Lewis rally their colleagues for weekly discussions about games, the industry, and the circus of egos and information that surrounds it all.

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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Jump Duck: On this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse we revisit some of our favorite anxiety-inducing music from games and talk about beloved games from our youth. Sorry this episode is a little late. We ran into a minor technical difficulty. It’s.. by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- The Musical Episode: Things get musical on this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse. That’s not a joke. There’s a LOT of singing in this one and we’re not even drunk. Well, not all the way drunk. Maybe a little drunk. We also play... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Walk Like a Zombie: This week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse is hungry for brains. We talk about zombies, the things hurting the games industry and we delve into the forums. Question of the Week Do you think it would affect your enjoyment of a... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse – Move 2: With the Oscars recently done away with, we present a special Top 5 (er, Only 5?) along with some new release talk, PS4 news and a quickie debate. Question of the Week We’re using the same question as last week... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Podcast Ho!: On this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse we find ourselves lost on the high seas of tangents. We swear this episode was supposed to be all about pirates. Question of the Week What are your thoughts on microtransactions in games?... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Torture is Bad, Kids:   We talk sports, torture, teen wolves, and super secret industry rumors. All the good things in life…   DOWNLOAD by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Sunshine Superman: This week’s episode is all about SUPERHEROES. Our Top 5 is all about superheroes. Our new releases section is all about superheroes (well, mostly). Our news is all about superheroes (okay definitely not all but we still talk about them).... Read mor by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Rumor Has It: We discuss our favorite narrators, recent releases and Sony rumors. This is a long one.   RSS DOWNLOAD by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 30 – I’ll Wear You Like Pants: Not a whole lot’s happening during the gap between Gamescom and PAX, and yet we somehow found a way to fill more than 100 minutes with chatter about great actors who slummed it in games, next-gen console release dates, and... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 19 – 1 Million Enemy Crabs: This week we recorded our show before everyone left for E3, so we went light on speculation and instead counted down the most memorable moments from the expo’s past. Also, did you know there are new games coming out while... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 35 – One and Done: This week, we decided to take a look at some of our favorite, sadly misguided one-off consoles, created mainly by companies who’d dipped their toes into video games once or twice and suddenly thought they could be the next Nintendo.... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Something Something Redemption: This week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse is all about one game in a failing series that raised the franchise from perdition to stand tall once more. We talk redemption, a whooooole lot of SimCity, QotW and answer some community questions.... Read by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Rad Bromance: We are all about bro-love in this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse. For reals, this episode is about bromance, yo. We discuss our favorite bros with bro-nefits, make waaaaaay too many bro puns and really lose our shit near the... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Lusting for Violence: You’ve asked for it and here it is. WE’RE GONNA TALK ABOUT GAMES, Y’ALL! The first episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse has arrived to make the Laser Time family a little more complete. Our debut features potty talk, sexy violence and... Read by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Going to the Dogs: In this week’s episode we talk about our favorite canine friends and the Xbox One reveal. It’s basically just four people talking about dogs for two hours. Question of the Week What do you think about the Xbox One? Short... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Drunkpocalypse Now: We get a little silly in this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse and talk about BIOSHOCK INFINITE OMG. Episode 8 of Vidjagame Apocalypse is all about our favorite alcoholics with a very healthy helping of BioShock Infinite talk. Don’t worr by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 37 – The Pokéclypse: This week, Mikel and the rest of the regular VGA crew take a breather, giving special guests Henry Gilbert, Carolyn Gudmundson and Brett Elston exactly the opening they need to stage an impromptu reunion of their old Pokémon Monday podcast... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 20 – E3plosive Decompression: Last week was crazy, but it’s over now, so your exhausted hosts gather before the firelight and trade harrowing stories from the blood-caked trenches. Ha, just kidding — we sit around and complain about video games, just like always! This... Read mo by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Craptastic: In this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse we talk about shitty games we love. These games are simultaneously painful and so much fun. Sorry about the wait, folks. The laptop we edit the show on is seriously fuuuuucked. We’re working... Re by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 22 – Taste the Rainbow: Last week was a pretty important one for our LGBT friends; not only was it Pride Week, but the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, clearing the way for gay marriages to be recognized on a federal... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- It’s Only VG Wasteland: On this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse we talk about our favorite barren, mutant-infested wastelands. There’s also a little more singing. Apparently we didn’t get enough last week. Question of the Week What’s one moment in by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 25 – Hiyo Silver: Have we really been doing this for 25 straight weeks? Dang! To celebrate being halfway to 50, we spend this episode counting down our top 5 games of 2013 (so far), gushing about Earthbound, recounting your most memorable game deals,... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- It Was Tuesday: In this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse we talk about memorable appearances in shitty videogame movies and make speculations about the next Xbox. Yes, we realize the reveal has already happened but when we recorded this, it hadn’t. Ques by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Suicide is Painless: In this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse we start up a suicide prevention hotline. JUST KIDDING. We talk about making people kill themselves in videogames. Good times. We also talk about Remember Me and your reactions to the Xbone. Question... by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse- Arts and Crofts: In this week’s episode of Vidjagame Apocalypse we talk Lara Croft wannabes and some sad news. We’re also doing a giveaway! Yay! Question of the Week Which LucasArts game do you have the fondest memories of? Also, what should the... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 21 – The Passion of the X: This week’s Vidjagame Apocalypse starts out innocuously enough, with a look at movies based on fake games, but things get heated in the second half, when the crew debates the merits of Microsoft’s decision to roll back its digital rights... Re by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 39 – Sea Wolves: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is out today, and to mark the occasion, we sit down with a SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Gabe Graziani, senior community developer at Ubisoft and the official face of Assassin’s Creed fandom! But first, Halloween is... Re by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 48 – Head Games: Apropos of nothing, we start off this week’s show with a Top 5 about heroes who have, at best, a tenuous grip on their heads. Then there’s some talk about Broken Age, Banner Saga, and a smattering of last week’s... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 28 – Fake Band Camp: You can never have too many musical episodes, right? This week, we give a listen to five bands that exist only in their respective games (counting down our favorites as we go). There’s also some talk about Luigis and clown... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Vidjagame Apocalypse 23 — Hog Wild: Ride to Hell: Retribution is already being hailed by critics as the worst game of 2013, which has been enough to get most outlets to forget about it. Most outlets, however, are not run by masochists for whom the phrase... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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2021’s Best DLC – Vidjagame Apocalypse 450: 2021 is drawing to a close(!), and all things considered it’s been a pretty great year for videogames. Before we begin our annual GOTY countdown next week, let’s invite Tony Wilson of Framework for a look at five of our... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Snowball Fight! – Vidjagame Apocalypse 449: December is here and the snow is upon (some of) us, so this week, we’re taking a look at games that let us step back from the action, take a deep breath, and nail someone real good with a snowball.... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Fake-Out Endings – Vidjagame Apocalypse 448: When is the end not the end? When a hinky-looking credits sequence is interrupted to let you know the game’s not over yet. This week, PNB‘s TL Foster rejoins us to talk about five times games faked us out with... Read more by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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Unreliable Narrators – Vidjagame Apocalypse 445: An “unreliable narrator” can mean that a character is withholding information or deceiving you, or it can, in a very literal sense, mean a narrator who just doesn’t have their shit together. Leif Johnson joins us for a look at... Read mo by Vidjagame Apocalypse
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