It can be daunting to follow the weekly Switch releases on the eShop—there are just so many. Watching Budget Gamer's list of the Best Indie Games on Switch I only recognized the names of four of his 15 picks, but quickly added a few to my wish list after. This is a great roundup of the games you may have missed, and Budget Gamer's indie-focused YouTube channel includes longer … [Read more...] about Budget Gamer Compiles List Of 2020’s Top 15 Indie Games On Nintendo Switch
Archives for December 2020
MinnMax: Museum Curators React To 2020’s In-Game Museums
I don't think you've seen as unique a Reacts video as this in 2020 (let me know if somehow I missed one). MinnMax host Ben Hanson took note that a number of the past year's biggest titles have in-game museum sequences, and assembled a small panel of real museum curators to comment on their design, layout, and...lack of trash cans in this video. Games covered include The Last of … [Read more...] about MinnMax: Museum Curators React To 2020’s In-Game Museums
Noclip: Tim Schafer Breaks Down 20 Years Of Double Fine Games
You should watch this Noclip video of Tim Schafer talking through Double Fine's 20-year history and gameography. And then if you haven't, dig into the rest of Noclip's documentaries because they are all great stuff. Noclipby Danny O'DwyerWebsite / YouTube / Twitter / Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Spotify / Patreon … [Read more...] about Noclip: Tim Schafer Breaks Down 20 Years Of Double Fine Games
Illegally Sighted Explores Vision Accessibility Options In The Last Of Us Part II
Accessibility advocate, consultant and YouTuber Jesse Anderson's Illegally Sighted channel covers tech and games from the perspective of a low-vision user, with a wide variety of videos and playlists covering VR, mobile, and gaming accessibility. The above video is a Mixer stream he did from earlier this year exploring The Last of Us Part II's extensive accessibility options … [Read more...] about Illegally Sighted Explores Vision Accessibility Options In The Last Of Us Part II
Go Beyond Cyberpunk 2077’s Bugs And Troubles With The Cyberpunk Lorecast
Much of the Cyberpunk 2077 talk on gaming podcasts this month has centered around its troubles—performance issues, bugs, returns, delisting from PSN, etc. So it's at times hard to remember that there's a game in there too, one that some players are enjoying despite these issues; where players can spend a hundred-plus hours, based on an existing, long-running tabletop RPG series … [Read more...] about Go Beyond Cyberpunk 2077’s Bugs And Troubles With The Cyberpunk Lorecast
Getting Gamers: A New Gaming Podcast For Non-Gamers, Noobs
Here's a gaming podcast out to help non-gamers or noobs attempt to understand gaming culture and the community lingo therein a little better. In the second episode, Getting Gamers' host Juke and boyfriend Perf help explain some common gamer terminology like GG, noob, BM, and GLHF, and promise to build a gamer glossary on their website as they publish new episodes. The show is … [Read more...] about Getting Gamers: A New Gaming Podcast For Non-Gamers, Noobs
Host Of Retro Game Podcast Giraffe Feels Talks About His Mom And Her Love Of Animal Crossing City Folk
In lieu of wpwend's normal annual holiday episode talking about a specific retro console, the host of retro gaming podcast Giraffe Feels spends this one with the story of how his mom got into video games via the Nintendo Wii and Animal Crossing City Folk. This is the second episode in the show's feed dedicated expressly to stories of his mother's gaming habits (she passed away … [Read more...] about Host Of Retro Game Podcast Giraffe Feels Talks About His Mom And Her Love Of Animal Crossing City Folk
Nintendo Shack x Xbox Empire Game Of The Year 2020
Here's an interesting take on a Game of the Year show. The hosts of the Nintendo Shack and Xbox Empire (both part of the PSVG podcast network) got together to discuss their favorites of the year. EXCEPT...it doesn't include only the games released in 2020—just what the hosts played and enjoyed this year. The hosts' lists include games from in some cases many years past, and the … [Read more...] about Nintendo Shack x Xbox Empire Game Of The Year 2020
Liam Robertson Unearths The Work Boy After 28 Years
After the Game Boy's massive success, a boatload of peripherals were launched for the handheld. The most common of these were your standard magnifiers, battery packs and lights, but others had greater ambitions. One such device was Fabtek's WorkBoy concept, a small keyboard that plugged into the Game Boy's link port and turned the device into a PDA of sorts. After a yearlong … [Read more...] about Liam Robertson Unearths The Work Boy After 28 Years
Wonder Woman Needs Her Own Game – Superhero.VG
Maybe you're asking the question yourself after watching the recent release of Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max—why DOESN'T Wonder Woman have her own video game? Chris Baker explores this in his latest video for his Superhero VG channel, making a great case for Diana to get her own game, looking at scenes from 2017's WW film, the roster of DC character-based video games, and the … [Read more...] about Wonder Woman Needs Her Own Game – Superhero.VG
TCGS Picks Their Game Of The Year 2020
Yes I've only just started this site and yes I've already covered two episodes of The Computer Game Show (TCGS) but SO WHAT. As I mentioned previously, the Game of the Year Draft episode and the Game of the Year episode itself have been some of my yearly favorites for as long as I've been listening (they started in 2016). This year's discussions do not disappoint. In each … [Read more...] about TCGS Picks Their Game Of The Year 2020
Looking Back At Nintendo’s Virtual Boy With Memory Card
Memory Card's fourth season just finished up recently, and if you've missed this podcast it might be a good time to catch up. Each episode focuses on systems, games, or moments in gaming's history. In "Virtually Unplayable," the first episode of season four, hosts Ben and Push take a look back at Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy, digging into the development, history and games … [Read more...] about Looking Back At Nintendo’s Virtual Boy With Memory Card
Dragon Age 4’s Game Awards Trailer Analyzed By Lady Insanity
Trailer analysis is serious detective work. It takes being enough of a fan to know the lore, do the forensics, connect the dots of lore from previous games, and pull as much detail as possible out of just a few minutes of footage. Lady Insanity does this with ease in her latest analysis of the Dragon Age 4 trailer from this year's Game Awards. But it's also worth diving into … [Read more...] about Dragon Age 4’s Game Awards Trailer Analyzed By Lady Insanity
Square Roots Investigates The Finer Points Of Vagrant Story
I gotta admit, when I pressed play on this one I did not expect to hear so much discussion of the main character's... midsection. Yet, that's exactly where the hosts of Square Roots go, to hilarious results. This first episode in their current multi-part series on Vagrant Story (PS1) is a great introduction to Square Roots, a show which describes itself as "a book club for your … [Read more...] about Square Roots Investigates The Finer Points Of Vagrant Story
Relive The Top PlayStation Stories Of 2020 With The Trophy Room
You wouldn't want to revisit nor relive most of 2020. But when keeping it to the top gaming stories of the year, it doesn't seem so bad! Somehow we even had two next-gen platforms launch! In this week's episode of The Trophy Room, hosts Joseph Moran and Kyle Stephenson trek through the big PlayStation-centric news of 2020. From the January CES reveal of the PS5 logo being the … [Read more...] about Relive The Top PlayStation Stories Of 2020 With The Trophy Room