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Nintendo Is Playing the B-Sides

Episode 506

Rhythm Heaven returns after an eleven-year hiatus with Rhythm Heaven Groove. It’s a fun game, but something’s changed. The series? The boys? Nintendo…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Sony Kills Discs, Nintendo Revives Star Fox

Episode 505

Griffin needed to take this week off, but our guest was more than prepared to talk about the week’s huge gaming news. Stephen Totilo, the founder of …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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2026's Best Games (and What's Still to Come)

Episode 504

Midway through the year, The Besties share their top contenders. However, don’t  make any bets on these being our final picks for our GOTY list, beca…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Uh Oh! We're Drowning in Games Again

Episode 503

This week, we throw our own summer festival of video games by opening the grab bag! There was so much stuff to play, it took all three Besties workin…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Everything We Loved from Summer Game Fest

Episode 502

We watched all of the Summer Game Festival events and curated the upcoming releases that we think you’ll enjoy! Plus, Frushtick and Plante attended S…

3 months ago

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007 First Light Is Like a Great James Bond TV Series

Episode 501

007 First Light is the new game from IO Interactive, the developers of the beloved stealth series Hitman. So you’d be forgiven for assuming this entr…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Mina the Hollower Is GOTY Quality

Episode 500

Mina the Hollower is a delicious 7-layer dip of beloved video games. It looks and feels like a gothic Zelda, but its influences stretch far beyond Ni…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Forza Horizon 6 Wants You to Love It

Episode 499

Forza Horizon 6 wants you to be happy forever. It features a colossal open world that reimagines Japan, stuffed with more free cars than you’ll ever …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Mixtape Is a Musical Magic Trick

Episode 498

Mixtape arrived alongside a flood of euphoric reviews and a variety of discourses across various social media platforms and gaming groups. With a tin…

4 months ago

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Saros is More Bullet Heaven Than Bullet Hell

Episode 497

Saros is the continuation of decades of bullet-dodging action games from Housemarque. But it has most in common with the team’s previous game, Return…

4 months, 1 week ago

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