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Episode 261
God of War is out this week, taking jaded Greek hipster Kratos on a spree of cultural appropriation through Scandinavia (or something like that). To …
8 years, 2 months ago
Operatic Villains
Episode 259
Who doesn't like to hear a villain sing about themselves and their evil plans? It's a time-honored tradition, dating back to some really old thing or…
8 years, 2 months ago
In-Game Contests, Real-Life Prizes
Episode 258
Ready Player One is in theaters this week, and whatever you think of it, the core idea of being rewarded with actual riches for doing something in a …
8 years, 3 months ago
Missing Links in Localization
Episode 257
Big news this week - VGA is going on hiatus at the end of April. But we've got plenty of shows still to go, starting with this week's, in which Heidi…
8 years, 3 months ago
Moral Panics!
Episode 256
Last week saw a return to the bad old days of video games as a whipping boy in the national debate over violent crime, and that brought some weird ol…
8 years, 3 months ago
Antagonistic Protagonists
Episode 255
Plenty of games let you play as multiple heroes, but how many have you switching back and forth between heroes that seriously have it in for each oth…
8 years, 3 months ago
Tiny Heroes, Big Worlds
Episode 254
This week's big release is Moss, a VR game about a tiny mouse on a quest - so with help from Macworld editor Leif Johnson, let's take a look at five …
8 years, 4 months ago
Year of the Dog
Episode 253
The Lunar New Year has declared this the Year of the Dog, so let's celebrate with a Top 5 about our favorite dog protagonists (dogtagonists?) with Ma…
8 years, 4 months ago
Taking the Fifth
Episode 252
VGA's five-year anniversary was last week, so Henry Gilbert joins us for a belated Top 5 about some of the greatest fifth entries in game franchises …
8 years, 4 months ago