We can’t believe that we’ve made 51 episodes already! On this week’s show, we discuss a whole slew of other gaming-related things that we simply can’t believe: Call of Duty's success, the Wii's dominance, Mass Effect's overlooked accomplishment and the possibility of a single-console gaming future. In the Hangover segment, we explore our love/hate relationships with Disgaea, Radiant Historia, Kinect, Witcher, and Bit.Trip Saga.

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Inspired by reviews of The Witcher 2, we’re discussing the importance of story in video games. We’ve also got Fez, Bit.Trip Saga, Driver: San Francisco, and more!

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Grappling hooks for everyone! On this week’s show, we’re talking about our favorite (and regrettably underutilized) gameplay mechanics. Red Faction, Crackdown, Super Mario Galaxy, Just Cause, Mother 3, and more are mentioned during our conversation. In the Hangover this week, we're revisiting Bioshock, playing with our balls in Hustle Kings, and trying to learn all of the moves in Skullgirls.

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It’s a Hangover takeover! Rather than squeezing this week’s gaming talk into the first segment of the show, we’ve decided to dedicate the entire episode to Kid Icarus: Uprising, Xenoblade Chronicles, and the recent Battlefield 3 updates. Game on!

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Oh, Mass Effect 3...where did it all go wrong? Inspired by Bioware's recent debacle, we're seizing the opportunity this week to discuss video game endings: the ones that got it right and the ones that missed the mark. Also: Mulchers, hand cramps, vagina monsters, generic white men, and the importance of carrying enough arrows. In the Hangover: Paul is having fun losing with Dark Souls, D.J. addresses some concerns with the Starhawk beta, and Randy la-la-la-la-loves Gears of War 3.

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Our love for thatgamecompany's Journey can not be contained... nor could our discussion of the game be confined to just one episode. On this week's show, we engage in some nothing-held-back talk about our experiences with the game and what, if anything, it all means.

In the Hangover: Paul, Matt and D.J. are all playing Mass Effect 3...or are they? Randy is getting his fix elsewhere, with Trapdoor's WARP.

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Every gamer has a story about the one that got away. Red Dead, GTA, Fable, Dead Space... We discuss the games that we’ve played but somehow never finished. Sometimes life gets in the way, sometimes we have to force ourselves to finish a game that just isn't fun...and sometimes Randy just can't get past a certain boss battle and won't stop talking about it.

In the Hangover: Matt buys a Vita, D.J. prepares himself for Mass Effect 3 by getting his Shepard in order, and Randy gets closer to God with El Shaddai: The Ascension of the Metatron. D.J. also got his hands on the yet-to-be-released fighting game Skullgirls, and Randy and Matt keep their Journey talk 100% spoiler-free.

Lastly, we pay tribute to some of our favorite fake radio ads from the Grand Theft Auto series in this week's Video Game Community Theatre segments.

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We chime in on the big Mass Effect 3 DLC debacle, the rampant rumors about Valve's "Steam Box" home console, and the recently leaked (then quickly confirmed) Assassin's Creed III. In the Hangover: Randy wraps up both inFAMOUS 2 and Syndicate, Paul gets a fancy-pants smartphone and finally plays Game Dev Story, and D.J. does NOT, in fact, revisit Mass Effect 2.

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Would Uncharted be just as fun as a kart racer? New series reboots of Syndicate, XCOM and Kid Icarus bear little (if any) resemblance to the classic games that they're based on. Naturally, purists and fanboys around the 'net have mixed feelings on the matter. On this week's show, we offer up our 2 cents and talk about how important genre classification is to our favorite games.

In the Hangover: Randy declares which game stands out as his favorite in the huge PS Vita launch line-up, Paul plays a game that isn't really a game, and D.J.'s love affair with SoulCalibur V continues unchecked.

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It's been a big week in gaming and this episode of the Video Game Hangover podcast is super-sized to match! We kick off the show this week with some in-depth analysis of the new single-player and (gasp!) multiplayer demos for Bioware's upcoming Mass Effect 3. We also dig in to some other recent plays including Shank 2, Rhythm Heaven, and Double Fine's Happy Action Theater. Boredom also gives Randy the excuse he needed to reconsider Red Faction: Armageddon and...guess what? It's actually pretty fun! The heart of this week's show is our conversation about Sony's brand-spankin' new handheld, the PlayStation Vita. Can a dedicated gaming system compete in a world of Androids and iPhones? We don't care...we just want to play awesome games! Tune in for our impressions of this insanely sexy new piece of hardware along with new Vita games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Little Deviants, Escape Plan, Gravity Rush and more.

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The new PlayStation Vita is grabbing headlines this week but we're not quite done with the PSP. On this week's show, we celebrate the life, love and times of Sony's last-gen portable by remembering the system's best games. Also: The winter gaming drought is finally over as the VGH team chimes in on three big recent releases. Randy really likes The Darkness II, Paul is lukewarm on Kingdoms of Amalur, and D.J. takes a second shot at Soulcalibur V.

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Epic fail! Despite the best intentions, not every video game release is a hit. On this week’s show, we’re talking about some of our favorite gaming flops. We also chime in on the Syndicate co-op demo, Soulcalibur V, Osmos HD, and the Art of Video Games.

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On this week's show, we discuss the finer points of the current generation of consoles! Also: the glorious return of Video Game Community Theatre! There's a gun inside.

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For here or to go? On this week’s show, we’re talking about the ever increasing ways we can take our games with us. Also: we played the demo for Asura’s Wrath so you don’t have to.

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Brace yourselves because VGH is getting political! In this week’s show, we’re taking on the SOPA debate. Spoiler alert: we’re against it. Also: Paul likes Mario, Randy likes Rayman, and D.J. dabbles in The Troll Class. It burns my ass!

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In this week's show: 2012, will it be as great as 2011 or is everything just going to end? The Crew chat about what games they look forward to in the coming year!

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It's our Best of 2011 show! To kick off the new year, we're recapping our favorites of last year!

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In his Mini Hangover, Randy dives into his backlog for Shadows of the Damned, ventures into the 3DS' eShop wasteland for Pushmo, and then...counts down his favorite electro-industrial albums of 2011? Randy doesn't really understand the meaning of the word "mini".

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Matt was supposed to talk about Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and he does, but since he's vacationing with family, he also had a chat with his wife and her siblings about the Playstation Move game Carnival Island. He briefly discusses a couple games that helped them pass the time while at the in-laws' house too, as well as a few portable gems that helped him survive the lengthy road trip it took to get there.

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D.J.'s finally made it through the first dungeon in the new Zelda and he's here to tell you what he thinks of it so far. Or, at least that's what he's supposed to do.

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