Hunters unite! Monster Hunter: World is here and we’re kicking off what’s sure to be the first of many VGH hunting nights this Friday, February…
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Feeling inexplicably thirsty? That can only mean one thing — it’s time for the drunktacular finale to another year of VGHangover! As we’ve done every year for the past 50 years of doing this show, we’re opening the phone lines so you can call in with your questions, then opening some bottles of the good(?) stuff to help us answer them. (That’s not to say that you come up with the sort of questions that necessitate drinking, but — look, it’s been a long 2017, OK?)
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We’re participating in the Extra Life 2017 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 4 and the following Saturday, November 11. 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
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As promised last week, we’re leaving the final games of this year’s Backlog Attack up to you! Each host has selected four possible games to play — simply vote in one of the Twitter polls below to choose their fate! We’ll play through the winners and discuss them on the show in a couple weeks.
(If you don’t use Twitter, just leave a comment on this post with your votes!)
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Good news: 2016 will soon be over. Better news: Our year-end finale show is even sooner! Once again, we’re taking calls and questions from you, the listeners, and answering them on the air over an endless stream of drinks. It’s gonna get weird.
2 CommentsUPDATE: The Backlog Attack will end at midnight on August 29! (That’s late Sunday/early Monday morning.) Make sure you comment with your final progress before…
9 CommentsThe summer Backlog Attack continues as the July round begins! Did you crush your backlog games in June? Keep the momentum going this month to…
17 CommentsIt’s back! Every summer, when the days between new game releases grow longer and longer, we take advantage of all extra time by digging into…
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2015 has been a big year for Video Game Hangover. We recorded our 200th episode. We raised (with your help!) hundreds of dollars for charity in this year’s Extra Life marathon. The Order: 1886 came out.
This is also our fifth year doing pods on the Internet. As per VGH tradition, we’re ending it with our drunktacular call-in show, but since this is the fifth one, we felt like we should do something extra special. Which means… we don’t actually know. But while we figure it out, you can still call in with a question!
2 CommentsWe’re in the last month of 2015’s Summer Backlog Attack, our annual attempt to play through some of those older, neglected games before the new…
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We’re coming up on a major VGH milestone: our 200th episode! After many heated debates over how we should celebrate*, we compromised and decided to…
Comments closedUpdate: Here’s our Google Hangout! Come chat with us during the game! Mario Kart night is back in honor of the new Animal Crossing DLC…
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If I were to start predicting my game of the year lists in January of that year, I think I’d usually be able to get at least one or two games correct. There’s often a notable game from a favorite developer or series that seems like a safe bet—sure things like Monster Hunter, Metal Gear, or anything by Yasumi Matsuno. Had I guessed at 2014’s list I would have struck out completely, which is disappointing because it means some of the games I was most looking forward to ended up falling short of my expectations. On the other hand, so many fun and surprising games appeared last year that I had no trouble filling the empty spaces.
Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)
Titanfall
Existing somewhere between Call of Duty and Unreal Tournament, Titanfall is one of the freshest first-person shooters I’ve played in years. The giant Titan mech suits, sort of a democratized version of other games’ killstreaks and vehicles, may be the feature attraction, but I found the parkour-inspired, out-of-mech movement system to be the real star. I quickly reached a point where I’d only climb into my Titan if I really had to—it was too much fun running on walls or discovering a new aerial route to the next objective.
Comments closedIt’s our fifth year of podcasting about video games. How are we doing?
As we hinted at on last year’s season finale, we’d like to hear what all of you think of the show. (Beyond all the effusive Twitter praise, of course.) To make it as easy as possible for you, we’ve put together a quick, less-than-five-minutes-long survey with a few questions about the VGH, games, and podcasts in general. We’d really appreciate it if you could take a few moments of your time and fill it out. Be completely honest; if there’s something you think we could be doing better—tell us!
As added incentive, we’ll be handing out a few Amazon gift cards to respondents (selected at random). Finally… proof that your opinions have value, and that it’s awkwardly quantifiable! (Update: The gift card giveaway has ended, but you can still take the survey.)
Seriously though, we’d really appreciate hearing from you.
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It’s back! Our fourth annual Hungover Hangover/Drunktacular/whatever we’re calling it is coming up in just a few weeks! That’s our year-end season finale show where we answer your calls and questions while enjoying some adult beverages.
1 CommentWe’re participating in the Extra Life 2014 gaming marathon for charity! This Saturday, October 25th, we’ll be raising funds for the Children’s Miracle Network of…
2 CommentsWe made it! Backlog 2014 is complete and is our most successful ever, with 11 out of 18 games eventually getting crossed off our lists.…
Comments closedThe board is finally free of Halo and Alan Wake! We made some serious progress in the next-to-last week of backlog attacking—get the full update…
Comments closedAlan Wake and Guardian Heroes complete! Guardian Heroes was short and deserves a little more time, so I’ll be splitting my time between replaying that…
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