The Xbox One is real and we can’t contain our excitement! We discuss Microsoft’s next-gen console reveal and how it stacks up with the PlayStation 4. We’ve also got your reactions to the news!

In the Hangover, we’re scrounging for bullets in Metro: Last Light, being very secretive about the first Guild02 title, The Starship Damrey, and making new friends in Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery.

Episode Timeline:
0:00 – Intro
2:28 – Hangover (Metro: Last Light, The Starship Damrey, Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery)
25:00 – Xbox One
55:00 – Viewer Mail
58:00 – Last Call
1:01:54 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
Arrested Development on Netflix
The Starship Damrey trailer (with introduction from the creators)
The birth of XBONE

We’re joined by Robert Maher and Tyler Bud, developers of the retro sci-fi game, Rex Rocket, to talk about their experience developing the game and reaching new fans via Kickstarter. They discuss how to do a modern take on an old school genre, find the line between “epic” and “too epic,” and reveal their surprising pick for best Mega Man game of all time.

Make sure to check out the game on Kickstarter!

Episode Timeline:
0:00 – Intro
1:10 – Interview: Rex Rocket with Robert Maher and Tyler Bud
36:20 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
Back Rex Rocket on Kickstarter
NintendoLife features:
Rex Rocket could come to Wii U and 3DS if funding targets are met
Rex Rocket creator on bringing pixel heavy action to the 3DS and Wii U
Rex Rocket developer keen to bring Zelda style Blossom Tales to Nintendo systems

Follow the developers on Twitter!
Rob Maher (designer, artist) – @r0bbieTheRobot
Tyler Bud (programmer) – @kidexodus
Nigel “Saskrotch” Shields (composer) – @saskrotch – Bandcamp

Nama biiru hitotsu onegaishimasu!

On this week’s show, D.J.’s back from Japan with a suitcase full of slimes, cats and beef tongue. We grill him for details about his trip to the gaming mecca.

We’re also reading your tweets and messages and talking about our time with Gears of War: Judgment, FarCry 3: Blood Dragon, and Gunslinger Stratos.

After listening to this week’s show, be sure to read how you can join us for our 100th episode of the podcast!

Episode Timeline:
0:00 – Intro
2:54 – Viewer Mail
16:45 – Hangover (Gears of War: Judgement, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon)
34:25 – D.J. in Japan
56:28 – Last Call
1:00:45 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
Shacknews is writing about the DNA of Grand Theft Auto
DILLON!
Video of Gunslinger Stratos / trailer and gameplay
The story of Hachiko
Music by Daniel Coughlin / website and Facebook / “Livin’ on a Prayer”

Video Game Hangover’s 100th episode is just around the corner. It’s been an incredible ride and a lot of fun getting to this point, but we wouldn’t still be podcasting every week if it wasn’t for you–our listeners! We’ve got big plans for episode 100, but we’re going to need some help from you.

Specifically, one of you.

That’s right: We want to bring you, dear VGH listener, onto episode 100 so you can chat with us about what you’ve been playing in the Hangover, discuss a gaming topic of your choosing, get in a Last Call shout-out, and generally be a part of the mayhem that goes into producing a VGH episode. (Don’t worry, we’ll take care of all the paperwork.)

Are you excited yet? Great! Here’s all you have to do for your chance to sit in the guest host chair:

- Own a computer microphone or headset. It’ll be a short show if you can’t talk to us!
- Be available to record via Skype on either Saturday, June 1st or Sunday, June 2nd.
- Send us a 60-second (or shorter) message, via audioboo.fm/vghangover or 682-999-VGH1*, describing your topic and why you should guest host. Don’t forget to mention some way for us to reach you!

That’s it! We’ll pick a guest host by Thursday, May 23rd and contact you to get everything ready for you to come on the show. All you need to do now is give us a call! (Please leave your 60-second message by the end of Monday, May 20th, so we have time to listen to them!)

*Since phone calls usually don’t sound great, we’d prefer you leave us a message via Audioboo, but it’s up to you!

Update: We’ve updated the post to answer some common questions. To save you the trouble of reading the post again, here they are:

Q: What day will the recording take place?
A: We’ll record either on Saturday, June 1st or Sunday, June 2nd, depending on when you’re available. We’ll contact you about which day (and what time) you prefer.

Q: How long do I have to send in my recording?
A: To ensure we have enough time to listen to and compare everyone’s recordings, please send yours by the end of the day on Monday, May 20th.

If you have any other questions, leave us a comment below, or hit us up on Twitter @vghangover.

On this week’s show: the excitement is building but we’ve still got more questions than answers after (repeatedly) watching Rockstar’s new trailers for Grand Theft Auto V. We also break down Nintendo’s odd decision regarding their participation in this year’s E3.

Also this week: Thomas Was Alone, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Suikoden: Tierkreis, The Last Door, Rex Rocket, and our love for all-things Marc Maron.

Boomer lives!

Episode Timeline:
0:00 – Intro
2:02 – Viewer Mail
13:37 – Hangover (Suikoden Tierkreis, Thomas Was Alone, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon)
33:25 – GTA V Chat
43:20 – Nintendo Chat
54:30 – Last Call
1:00:18 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
The Last Door, a free episodic horror adventure.
Rex Rocket, a Mega Man/Metroid-inspired 2D platformer on Kickstarter.
The Retron 5 will play games from five classic gaming consoles.
Check out Marc Maron’s new show, Maron, on IFC.
Get Marc Maron’s new book, Attempting Normal, from Amazon.

Does it offend you? On this week’s show, we’re talking about one gamer’s objection to the religious themes in Bioshock Infinite and our own sensitivities to games that push the envelope. We’ve also got talk of Fire Emblem: Awakening, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, SimCity 2.0, and more.

We close out this week’s show with a spoiler-filled discussion about the Bioshock Infinite endgame. If you haven’t finished the game yet and intend to, be sure to press stop when you hear our warning!

Episode Timeline:
0:00 – Intro
2:55 – Viewer Mail
9:05 – Hangover (Fire Emblem, Luigi’s Mansion, Guacamelee, Dishonored)
29:00 – Offended by games
57:05 – Last Call
1:00:30 – Outro
1:01:24 – Bioshock Infinite spoiler chat

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
Some Don’t Like BioShock’s Forced Baptism. Enough To Ask For A Refund. (via Kotaku)
The Worst Interview of My Career
Penny Arcade on Luigi’s Mansion
The Last Door, a free episodic horror adventure.

On this week’s show, we’re talking about the closing of LucasArts and reflecting on the best stuff from their massive catalog of games, including our hopes for the future of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Grim Fandango. We’ve also got talk of Guacamelee, the new Dishonored DLC, Quakecon excitement, early multiplayer memories and more.

Episode Timeline:

0:00 – Intro
2:55 – Viewer Mail
11:53 – Hangover (Guacamelee, Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall)
27:19 – Farewell, LucasArts!
57:36 – Last Call
1:00:20 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
Quakecon 2013 Registration
We Need Better Video Game Publishers
Wiki of every LucasArts game
The Big Lebowski: 100% Electronic by Chipocrite

Time to pull the plug on online multiplayer? Responding to claims that multiplayer is lagging out, we discuss ways to potentially save it (and whether it deserves saving at all). In the Hangover, everyone’s hooked on Bioshock Infinite.

Episode Timeline:

0:00 – Intro
2:33 – Viewer Mail
5:12 – Hangover (Guacamelee, Bioshock Infinite)
26:48 – The Decline of Multiplayer
1:00:57 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
The Incredible Disappearing Multiplayer – by Ben Kuchera for the Penny Arcade Report

The often cantankerous relationship between gamers, publishers, and the press is in the spotlight this week. We’ve also got thoughts on Tomb Raider (not Dude Raider) and we’re diving deeper into Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.

Episode Timeline:

0:00 – Intro
2:11 – Hangover (Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate)
29:30 – Entitled Gamers, Corrupt Press, and Greedy Publishers
1:01:38 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Runner2 Theme” and “Credits” from the Runner2 Original Soundtrack by Matthew Harwood of Petrified Productions

Links:
A Life Well Wasted, Episode 7: Work – the long-awaited return of Robert Ashley’s podcast
Inspiration for this week’s topic: “Entitled Gamers, Corrupt Press, and Greedy Publishers” by Brendan Sinclair

We’ve got a little something extra for your ears this week: Randy joins forces with some fellow gaming podcasters—Jordan from Boom Headshot, Joe from Geeks With Wives, and Dan from the First World Podcast—to discuss their love/hate relationships with achievements and trophies. They also weigh in on recent releases like Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, God of War: Ascension, Dead Space 3, and Runner 2.

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This Episode’s Music:
“Cloudy” by Subway Sonicbeat

Links:
Boom Headshot
Geeks With Wives
First World Podcast