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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Best Ninja Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 643
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We are very much still in a ninja type of mood around these parts, with the recent release of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, the upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden 4, and the very ninja-like Hornet, star of this week's big new release, Hollow Knight: Silksong. So we decided to sneak up and surprise you with a top 5 all about our favorite ninja games. Aft…
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Best Mech Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 642
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It's his birthday, so we're letting TL take over the wheel -- or the cockpit, as it were -- to walk us through a retrospective of sorts about the various genres of mech video games, inspired by this week's release of Super Robot Wars Y. From fighters to tactical RPGs and everything in between, if you like games about giant robots you pilot and punc…
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Next Best Movie Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 641
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Summer movie blockbuster season may be winding down, but we still have movies on the brain around these parts. So much, in fact, that we wanted to talk about movie tie-in games. And who better to help us with that than special guest Steve Guntli from the excellent CinemArcade podcast? We are all familiar with the games that are generally regarded a…
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Best Recent Changes in Gaming - Vidjagame Apocalypse 640
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Let's face it, the games industry hasn't exactly been all sunshine and rainbows lately. As the late, great Dusty Rhodes would say, the industry has been facing hard tiiiiiimes, daddy. And yet, as a game player, there's a lot of really cool stuff to be excited about, including some recent trends and changes to the hobby that are just plain awesome. …
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Best Prequel Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 639
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This week's release of the prequel game Mafia: The Old Country is as good an excuse as any for us to get nostalgic and take a trip back in time to discuss games that did exactly that, as the VGA crew and special guest Greg Moore pick the best prequel games of all time. After that, we talk about Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaib…
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Fantastic Four-Player Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 638
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The recent release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps got us reminiscing about games where you get to team up with friends and create your own fantastic foursome. Whether it's huddling around an arcade cabinet, sharing a couch, or meeting up online, it doesn't take a brainiac like Reed Richards to know that some games are just more fantastic with f…
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Best Donkey Kong Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 637
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The VGA crew is going bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza, and we wanted to celebrate the best Donkey Kong game in years with a top 5 retrospective taking you through the various eras of games starring Nintendo's big, lovable ape. After that, we dig deep and leave no fossil unturned as we talk all things Donkey Kong Bananza, cover this week's news, and…
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Best Character Redesigns - Vidjagame Apocalypse 636
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The recent Donkey Kong redesign featured in Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza got us thinking about other video game character redesigns. When companies decide it's time for a character to get a new outfit, haircut, or entirely new look, you can always count on people having strong opinions, and we're no exception as we list our favorite gam…
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Best Superman Games featuring Chris Baker and Randy Ma - Vidjagame Apocalypse 635
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James Gunn's Superman flick just hit theaters, so the VGA Boyz grabbed not one but TWO super guests who happen to be comic book experts for this week's show. SUPERHEROdotVG's Chris Baker and DC's own Randy Ma join us this week to hash out the best video games featuring the Man of Steel. Then it's on to way more sports talk than we're used to as TL …
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Best Light Gun Games - Vidjagame Apocalypse 634 featuring Pastblaster of Podouken
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This weekend America celebrates its Independence Day, so we're paying tribute to our beloved homeland with a show about one of the most American things we can think of: GUNS! Specifically light gun games. We're joined by arcade expert Pastblaster of the Podouken podcast to discuss those glorious games of yore where the only thing standing between p…
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Heroes Begetting Heroes - Vidjagame Apocalypse 633
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With Matt away, and left to their own devices, Chris and T.L. decided to do a bit of a looser episode. The Florida Boyz are joined by Tony Wilson from Framework, as they talk about games where the heroes are inspired by heroes from previous games in the franchise. After that, the guys talk a little about Death Stranding 2, the Capcom Showcase, and …
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The Best Kart Racing Items - Vidjagame Apocalypse 632
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We can't put our Nintendo Switch 2 systems down or get Mario Kart World out of our heads, so while doing laps around the tracks, the VGA boys started thinking about our top kart racing items from across the genre. Guest Jarrett Green joins us to list our favorites, from the most useful, to the wacky and weird, and everything in between. Then we jum…
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The Big Not E3 2025 Episode - Vidjagame Apocalypse 631
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It's June, which used to mean E3 time, but now just means there are still a ton of huge announcements and places to see new games in Los Angeles, just not at the convention center or E3 itself. And that is why we are calling this our BIG NOT E3 2025 EPISODE! Oh, did we mention there was also the launch of a little thing called the Nintendo Switch 2…
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Most Powerful Nintendo System Launches - Vidjagame Apocalypse 630
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The big Nintendo Switch 2 launch is already here, and guest Emmet Watkins Jr. and the VGA Boyz are celebrating the occasion by listing off the top Nintendo system launches of all time. Then we team up to discuss more Elden Ring Nightreign, some Symphonia, Xbox handheld news, and more. Question of the Week: What's your favorite game system launch of…
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Thanks for the Memory Sequences - Vidjagame Apocalypse 629
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Look, it's a short holiday week, so can you blame the VGA Boyz for taking things easy and a bit too literally by celebrating Memorial Day week with a top 5 about... memories? Join us as we look back and... er, remember... our favorite memory sequences and flashbacks in videogames. Then it's on to some Elden Ring Nightrein talk, some Elden Ring movi…
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Re-Boot to the Head - Vidjagame Apocalypse 628
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Mikel's gone, but the show must go on -- with an all-new third chair and maybe just a tad more soundboard! TL Foster joins Matt and Chris on a more permanent basis, and this all-new VGA triumvirate reboots the show with a very appropriate Top 5: Modern Reboots. Then we duke it out over the Capcom Fighting Collection 2, rip and tear into more DOOM: …
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Heroic Deaths - Vidjagame Apocalypse 627
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Mikel's farewell show kicks off with our most spoileriffic Top 5 EVER, focusing on games where the hero's death is an unavoidable part of the story - will you tough it out, or skip around with the spoiler-dodging timestamps we throw out before even speaking each entry's name? Once that's done, we'll get into more Doom: The Dark Ages, Revenge of the…
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