We’ve arrived in 2019 to tell you about our favorite Yakuza and non-Yakuza games from 2018.
January 10, 2019
VGH #375: Spontaneous Horse Combustion
December 27, 2018
Mini Hangover: 2018 Bonus Tracks
Eight quick songs for your listening enjoyment.
December 20, 2018
VGH #374: No More Bears
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.
December 13, 2018
VGH #373: Best Game Music of 2018
We take a look back at 2018 in game music and everything was Ben Prunty or Yakuza.
December 6, 2018
VGH #372: Untitled
We dive into Life Is Strange 2 and find out just how strange life… is? On an even stranger note, we’re thoroughly confused by The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game. Also, D.J. makes some questionable modifications to his Switch.
December 4, 2018
Join us for Drunktacular 2018 live!
Our annual drunktacular season finale is coming up this weekend, and for the first time in VGH history, we’ll be streaming the show live! You can watch us answer your listener questions while enjoying mysterious beverages on our channel at twitch.tv/vghangover. Is this a good idea? Find out on Saturday! The stream will start at 9:30 PM Eastern.
We’ll be taking questions from the stream chat, as well as from our Discord. You can also still submit text or audio questions before the show — here’s how to do that.
This is our first live show so there may be a few bumps, but we’re excited and hope to see everyone this Saturday!
November 29, 2018
VGH #371: The Bane of My Existence
D.J. takes a day trip to the most fantastical of video game realms: Watch Dogs 2‘s San Francisco. Randy grapples with his perfectionist urges in Spyro the Dragon. Also, Cthulhu and the Third Reich: A classic combination?
November 21, 2018
VGH #370: Mandatory Furries
Paul causes all kinds of gruesome dismemberment in Mortal Kombat XL and Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. D.J. experiences the five stages of grief during the latest Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival. And, finally, Randy plays Spyro.
November 20, 2018
Drunktacular 2018: Send us your burning questions!
Leave us a voicemail with your question or comment*:
Update: We’re streaming the drunktacular live on Saturday, December 8, at 9:30 PM Eastern at twitch.tv/vghangover!
We’re wrapping up another year of mostly coherent video game chat with our annual drunktacular finale, and we need your help! As is tradition, we spend our final show of the year reading your questions and doing our best to answer them while responsibly enjoying some festive beverages.
November 15, 2018
VGH #369: A Long-Ass Time
Extra Life is a wrap! Laser League reveals Randy’s true calling as an eSports pro, Paul flirts with a side career in voice acting thanks to Doki Doki Literature Club, and D.J. attempts to make sense of 14 hours of Kingdom Hearts.
November 8, 2018
VGH #368: A Horrible Night to Have a Curse
We’re taking a quick break from our 24 hours of Extra Life to tell you about some of the games we played, like Tetris Effect, We Happy Few, Business Clicker, Castlevania II, and… Guilty Summer Kiss 2: Bloody Secret? OK, sure.
November 1, 2018
VGH #367: Moppin’ Up Moons
Even with Extra Life right around the corner, we find ourselves distracted and wondering what it’s like to play the Cowboy Game. Also, the thrilling deaths of Spider-Man and his lady friends, returning to New Donk City, and — why not? — Dragalia Lost.
October 25, 2018
VGH #366: Permanent Cringe Face
We’re getting spooOOooOoky this week with Slayaway Camp, Detention, and… Soulcalibur VI? Also, Konami rises from the dead.
October 22, 2018
VGH @ #ExtraLife 2018
Join us on Discord on game day!
For the 5th year in a row, we’re participating in the Extra Life gaming marathon for charity! This year, we’ll be raising funds for the Children’s Miracle Network of hospitals by playing two separate marathons, on Saturday, November 3 and the following Saturday, November 10. We hope you’ll tune into our livestream, cheer us on, and pledge your support for our team by donating a few dollars toward our fundraising goal. Any amount is appreciated! You can contribute here:
extra-life.org/team/vghangover
October 18, 2018
VGH #365: Maximum Spider
We wrap up both Spider-Man and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, then bust ghosts like it’s 2001 in the Luigi’s Mansion remake. Also, getting raidy in Dragalia Lost, and self-dismemberment for fun and donuts in The Missing.
October 11, 2018
VGH #364: A Huge Head on a Tiny Body
Randy does some minor time traveling in The Gardens Between. D.J. survives the latest Monster Hunter World festival, only to find himself surrounded by dragons in Dragalia Lost. Paul sets everyone straight on what is a sword and what is an axe.
October 4, 2018
VGH #363: My Super Flashy Desperation Move
Randy advances his chicken liberation agenda by implanting one with deadly explosives in Bomb Chicken, then spends some time in the slightly less volatile world of Hob. D.J. re-enters the Stage of History in Soulcalibur VI. Also, Fortnite for adults.
September 27, 2018
VGH #362: Help a Noob Out
Paul’s thrilling 14859024-part Yakuza segment comes to a close as he wraps up Yakuza Kiwami 2. Also, Forza Horizon 4 vs. The Crew vs. a pleasant Hawaiian vacation, and a nearly endless buffet of exploding heads in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise.
September 20, 2018
VGH #361: Famous Asian Actors
We’re continuing to murder people indiscriminately as Spider-Man but occasionally tagging in Lara Croft to show us how it’s really done. Also, full-contact lawyering in the Yakuza studio’s upcoming Judge Eyes.
September 13, 2018
VGH #360: Charleston Bomb
We’ve got Spider-Man fever, although we can’t seem to remember all the words to his theme song. Also, a return to World War II via the Battlefield V beta, and follow-up thoughts on Pokémon Go and Dragon Quest XI.