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Coulrophobia – Vidjagame Apocalypse 337

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Once-beloved children’s entertainers become blazing nightmare fuel in videogames, where white makeup and red noses are all but synonymous with sadism and murder. While this week’s Laser Time explores evil clowns in wider pop-culture, we’re drilling down to find five... 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 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- 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- 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 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 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 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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