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Lovers of video games who write about them on www.vgu.tv!
We're also on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@vgutv
And make several different podcasts! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgutvpodcasts
We're also on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@vgutv
And make several different podcasts! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgutvpodcasts
What's good y'all, @ejsponge61.com here. Just wanted to thank y'all for getting us to 300 subscribers! Thanks for riding with us, but buckle up, we still have plenty of open road ahead! 😎
June 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What's good y'all, @ejsponge61.com here. Just wanted to thank y'all for getting us to 300 subscribers! Thanks for riding with us, but buckle up, we still have plenty of open road ahead! 😎
After a decade of near radio silence, OK Go has returned to grace the airwaves with their industrial sound and classic rock influences. But is this new album worth the wait?
https://vgu.tv/?p=35818
https://vgu.tv/?p=35818
April 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
After a decade of near radio silence, OK Go has returned to grace the airwaves with their industrial sound and classic rock influences. But is this new album worth the wait?
https://vgu.tv/?p=35818
https://vgu.tv/?p=35818
Game of the Year
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Indika
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
4) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
5) Fallout London
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Indika
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
4) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
5) Fallout London
February 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Game of the Year
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Indika
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
4) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
5) Fallout London
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Indika
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
4) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
5) Fallout London
Best Moment: Sponsored by Jedi: Survivor
1) Vegeta vs Goku Rematch (Dragon Ball Kakarot DLC “Goku’s Next Journey”)
2) The Canto Heist (Star Wars Outlaws) (@massive.se)
3) The Cutest PlayStation VIP Level (Astro Bot) (@playstation.com)
1) Vegeta vs Goku Rematch (Dragon Ball Kakarot DLC “Goku’s Next Journey”)
2) The Canto Heist (Star Wars Outlaws) (@massive.se)
3) The Cutest PlayStation VIP Level (Astro Bot) (@playstation.com)
February 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Best Moment: Sponsored by Jedi: Survivor
1) Vegeta vs Goku Rematch (Dragon Ball Kakarot DLC “Goku’s Next Journey”)
2) The Canto Heist (Star Wars Outlaws) (@massive.se)
3) The Cutest PlayStation VIP Level (Astro Bot) (@playstation.com)
1) Vegeta vs Goku Rematch (Dragon Ball Kakarot DLC “Goku’s Next Journey”)
2) The Canto Heist (Star Wars Outlaws) (@massive.se)
3) The Cutest PlayStation VIP Level (Astro Bot) (@playstation.com)
Games as a Helping Hand: Sponsored by Jusant
Astro Bot - Collective Pick
Al – TCG Card Shop Simulator
Josh – Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (@square-enix-games.com)
Emmett – Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
Graydon – Annapurna Games (@annapurna.com)
Astro Bot - Collective Pick
Al – TCG Card Shop Simulator
Josh – Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (@square-enix-games.com)
Emmett – Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
Graydon – Annapurna Games (@annapurna.com)
February 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Games as a Helping Hand: Sponsored by Jusant
Astro Bot - Collective Pick
Al – TCG Card Shop Simulator
Josh – Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (@square-enix-games.com)
Emmett – Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
Graydon – Annapurna Games (@annapurna.com)
Astro Bot - Collective Pick
Al – TCG Card Shop Simulator
Josh – Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (@square-enix-games.com)
Emmett – Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
Graydon – Annapurna Games (@annapurna.com)
Best Soundtrack/Score: Sponsored by Sea of Stars
1) MultiVersus (Stephen Barton)
2) Astro Bot (Kenneth CM Young)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom Sound Team)
1) MultiVersus (Stephen Barton)
2) Astro Bot (Kenneth CM Young)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom Sound Team)
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Best Soundtrack/Score: Sponsored by Sea of Stars
1) MultiVersus (Stephen Barton)
2) Astro Bot (Kenneth CM Young)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom Sound Team)
1) MultiVersus (Stephen Barton)
2) Astro Bot (Kenneth CM Young)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom Sound Team)
Better Together: Sponsored by Super Mario Bros Wonder
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@treyarch.com)
2) Super Mario Party Jamboree (@nintendousa.bsky.social)
3) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@treyarch.com)
2) Super Mario Party Jamboree (@nintendousa.bsky.social)
3) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
February 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Better Together: Sponsored by Super Mario Bros Wonder
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@treyarch.com)
2) Super Mario Party Jamboree (@nintendousa.bsky.social)
3) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@treyarch.com)
2) Super Mario Party Jamboree (@nintendousa.bsky.social)
3) Tekken 8 (@bandainamcousa.bsky.social)
Most Wholesome: Sponsored by Dordogne
1) Kind Words 2
2) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
3) Dungeons of Hinterberg (@microbirdgames.bsky.social)
1) Kind Words 2
2) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
3) Dungeons of Hinterberg (@microbirdgames.bsky.social)
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Most Wholesome: Sponsored by Dordogne
1) Kind Words 2
2) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
3) Dungeons of Hinterberg (@microbirdgames.bsky.social)
1) Kind Words 2
2) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
3) Dungeons of Hinterberg (@microbirdgames.bsky.social)
Best Debut Studio: Sponsored by Bramble: The Mountain King
1) LocalThunk (Balatro) (@playbalatro.com)
2) Team FOLON (Fallout: London)
3) HAMMER95 (Mullet Madjack) (@hammer95studios.bsky.social)
1) LocalThunk (Balatro) (@playbalatro.com)
2) Team FOLON (Fallout: London)
3) HAMMER95 (Mullet Madjack) (@hammer95studios.bsky.social)
February 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Best Debut Studio: Sponsored by Bramble: The Mountain King
1) LocalThunk (Balatro) (@playbalatro.com)
2) Team FOLON (Fallout: London)
3) HAMMER95 (Mullet Madjack) (@hammer95studios.bsky.social)
1) LocalThunk (Balatro) (@playbalatro.com)
2) Team FOLON (Fallout: London)
3) HAMMER95 (Mullet Madjack) (@hammer95studios.bsky.social)
Most Fun: Sponsored by Dead Island 2
Astro Bot – Collective Pick
Echo Point Nova – Emmett
Marvel Rivals – Graydon (@netease.bsky.social)
Tekken 8 – Josh (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Al (@bethesda.net)
Astro Bot – Collective Pick
Echo Point Nova – Emmett
Marvel Rivals – Graydon (@netease.bsky.social)
Tekken 8 – Josh (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Al (@bethesda.net)
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Most Fun: Sponsored by Dead Island 2
Astro Bot – Collective Pick
Echo Point Nova – Emmett
Marvel Rivals – Graydon (@netease.bsky.social)
Tekken 8 – Josh (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Al (@bethesda.net)
Astro Bot – Collective Pick
Echo Point Nova – Emmett
Marvel Rivals – Graydon (@netease.bsky.social)
Tekken 8 – Josh (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Al (@bethesda.net)
Best Character: Sponsored by Bode Akuna (Jedi: Survivor)
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Gwen Hunter (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) (@dontnod.bsky.social)
3) Captain Boomerang (SS: Kill the Justice League)
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Gwen Hunter (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) (@dontnod.bsky.social)
3) Captain Boomerang (SS: Kill the Justice League)
February 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Best Character: Sponsored by Bode Akuna (Jedi: Survivor)
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Gwen Hunter (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) (@dontnod.bsky.social)
3) Captain Boomerang (SS: Kill the Justice League)
1) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
2) Gwen Hunter (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) (@dontnod.bsky.social)
3) Captain Boomerang (SS: Kill the Justice League)
Best Ensemble Cast: Sponsored by Baldur’s Gate 3
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@ravensoftware.com)
2) Still Wakes the Deep (@thechineseroom.co.uk)
3) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@ravensoftware.com)
2) Still Wakes the Deep (@thechineseroom.co.uk)
3) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
February 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Best Ensemble Cast: Sponsored by Baldur’s Gate 3
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@ravensoftware.com)
2) Still Wakes the Deep (@thechineseroom.co.uk)
3) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (@ravensoftware.com)
2) Still Wakes the Deep (@thechineseroom.co.uk)
3) Astro Bot (@playstation.com)
Best Performance: Sponsored by Cameron Monaghan (Cal Kestis – Jedi: Survivor)
1) Anastasia Dyachuk (Indika)
2) Troy Baker (“Indiana Jones” – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
3) Brian Bloom (“Varric Tethras” – Dragon Age: Veilguard)
1) Anastasia Dyachuk (Indika)
2) Troy Baker (“Indiana Jones” – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
3) Brian Bloom (“Varric Tethras” – Dragon Age: Veilguard)
February 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Best Performance: Sponsored by Cameron Monaghan (Cal Kestis – Jedi: Survivor)
1) Anastasia Dyachuk (Indika)
2) Troy Baker (“Indiana Jones” – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
3) Brian Bloom (“Varric Tethras” – Dragon Age: Veilguard)
1) Anastasia Dyachuk (Indika)
2) Troy Baker (“Indiana Jones” – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
3) Brian Bloom (“Varric Tethras” – Dragon Age: Veilguard)
Best Narrative: Sponsored by 1000xResist
1) Indika
2) Star Wars Outlaws (@massive.se)
3) Dragon Age: Veilguard (@bioware.bsky.social)
1) Indika
2) Star Wars Outlaws (@massive.se)
3) Dragon Age: Veilguard (@bioware.bsky.social)
February 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Best Narrative: Sponsored by 1000xResist
1) Indika
2) Star Wars Outlaws (@massive.se)
3) Dragon Age: Veilguard (@bioware.bsky.social)
1) Indika
2) Star Wars Outlaws (@massive.se)
3) Dragon Age: Veilguard (@bioware.bsky.social)
Best Re-Release: Sponsored by Resident Evil 4 Remake
1) Persona 3 Reload (@sega.jp)
2) Gigantic: Rampage Edition
3) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered (@aspyr.com)
1) Persona 3 Reload (@sega.jp)
2) Gigantic: Rampage Edition
3) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered (@aspyr.com)
February 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Best Re-Release: Sponsored by Resident Evil 4 Remake
1) Persona 3 Reload (@sega.jp)
2) Gigantic: Rampage Edition
3) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered (@aspyr.com)
1) Persona 3 Reload (@sega.jp)
2) Gigantic: Rampage Edition
3) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered (@aspyr.com)
Best DLC: Sponsored by God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla
1) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
2) Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: Goku’s Next Journey (@dragonballgames.bsky.social)
3) Free Astro Bot Stages (@playstation.com)
1) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
2) Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: Goku’s Next Journey (@dragonballgames.bsky.social)
3) Free Astro Bot Stages (@playstation.com)
February 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Best DLC: Sponsored by God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla
1) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
2) Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: Goku’s Next Journey (@dragonballgames.bsky.social)
3) Free Astro Bot Stages (@playstation.com)
1) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (@bandainamcouk.bsky.social)
2) Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: Goku’s Next Journey (@dragonballgames.bsky.social)
3) Free Astro Bot Stages (@playstation.com)
Best Look: Sponsored by Hi-Fi Rush
1) Harold Halibut (@slowbros.bsky.social)
2) Judero (@king-spooner.bsky.social)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
1) Harold Halibut (@slowbros.bsky.social)
2) Judero (@king-spooner.bsky.social)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
February 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Best Look: Sponsored by Hi-Fi Rush
1) Harold Halibut (@slowbros.bsky.social)
2) Judero (@king-spooner.bsky.social)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
1) Harold Halibut (@slowbros.bsky.social)
2) Judero (@king-spooner.bsky.social)
3) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@capcomusa.com)
Biggest Fumble: Sponsored by Starfield
1) Concord
2) Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
3) Life is Strange: Double Exposure
1) Concord
2) Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
3) Life is Strange: Double Exposure
February 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Biggest Fumble: Sponsored by Starfield
1) Concord
2) Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
3) Life is Strange: Double Exposure
1) Concord
2) Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
3) Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Zeitgeist of the Year: Sponsored by Baldur’s Gate 3
1) Balatro (@playbalatro.com)
2) Helldivers II (@helldivers2.bsky.social)
3) Black Myth: Wukong
1) Balatro (@playbalatro.com)
2) Helldivers II (@helldivers2.bsky.social)
3) Black Myth: Wukong
February 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Zeitgeist of the Year: Sponsored by Baldur’s Gate 3
1) Balatro (@playbalatro.com)
2) Helldivers II (@helldivers2.bsky.social)
3) Black Myth: Wukong
1) Balatro (@playbalatro.com)
2) Helldivers II (@helldivers2.bsky.social)
3) Black Myth: Wukong
Biggest Gaming News: Sponsored by Geoff Keighley
1) The 5 month span of Concord's reveal to Firewalk's closure
2) Xbox Layoffs, De-Exclusivity, and Game Pass Changes
3) Yuzu sued by Nintendo – $2.4 million court settlement and emulator shut down.
1) The 5 month span of Concord's reveal to Firewalk's closure
2) Xbox Layoffs, De-Exclusivity, and Game Pass Changes
3) Yuzu sued by Nintendo – $2.4 million court settlement and emulator shut down.
February 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biggest Gaming News: Sponsored by Geoff Keighley
1) The 5 month span of Concord's reveal to Firewalk's closure
2) Xbox Layoffs, De-Exclusivity, and Game Pass Changes
3) Yuzu sued by Nintendo – $2.4 million court settlement and emulator shut down.
1) The 5 month span of Concord's reveal to Firewalk's closure
2) Xbox Layoffs, De-Exclusivity, and Game Pass Changes
3) Yuzu sued by Nintendo – $2.4 million court settlement and emulator shut down.
What Took So Long? (Games We Finally Played in 2024)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (@obsidianent.bsky.social) – Al the Jew
Lily’s Well – Josh
Pleh! – Graydon
Grime ( @playgrime.bsky.social) – Emmett
South Park: The Stick of Truth (@obsidianent.bsky.social) – Al the Jew
Lily’s Well – Josh
Pleh! – Graydon
Grime ( @playgrime.bsky.social) – Emmett
February 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What Took So Long? (Games We Finally Played in 2024)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (@obsidianent.bsky.social) – Al the Jew
Lily’s Well – Josh
Pleh! – Graydon
Grime ( @playgrime.bsky.social) – Emmett
South Park: The Stick of Truth (@obsidianent.bsky.social) – Al the Jew
Lily’s Well – Josh
Pleh! – Graydon
Grime ( @playgrime.bsky.social) – Emmett
Next Week, it's finally time for...
Game of the Year 2024 Week!
Starting Monday, we'll be sharing our GOTY '24 deliberations for all 18 categories every day next week, with Friday being the day we share all of our winners.
Lock into the podcast feed and site...there will be surprises!
Game of the Year 2024 Week!
Starting Monday, we'll be sharing our GOTY '24 deliberations for all 18 categories every day next week, with Friday being the day we share all of our winners.
Lock into the podcast feed and site...there will be surprises!
February 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Next Week, it's finally time for...
Game of the Year 2024 Week!
Starting Monday, we'll be sharing our GOTY '24 deliberations for all 18 categories every day next week, with Friday being the day we share all of our winners.
Lock into the podcast feed and site...there will be surprises!
Game of the Year 2024 Week!
Starting Monday, we'll be sharing our GOTY '24 deliberations for all 18 categories every day next week, with Friday being the day we share all of our winners.
Lock into the podcast feed and site...there will be surprises!
We've seen the inauguration. We know the US is headed down a dark path, but how do we convince its people of that? @msolurin.bsky.social expresses how badly the left needs a new plan in "America Hates The Left & We Need A Plan", which also made this year's list of best video essays.
January 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We've seen the inauguration. We know the US is headed down a dark path, but how do we convince its people of that? @msolurin.bsky.social expresses how badly the left needs a new plan in "America Hates The Left & We Need A Plan", which also made this year's list of best video essays.
Most of us know that the prison industrial complex is one of America's greatest sins. But do the worst criminals deserve that empathy? @kathrinyt.bsky.social attempts to answer this question in "Prison Abolition: What About The R@pists and Ped0philes?", which made this year's list.
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Most of us know that the prison industrial complex is one of America's greatest sins. But do the worst criminals deserve that empathy? @kathrinyt.bsky.social attempts to answer this question in "Prison Abolition: What About The R@pists and Ped0philes?", which made this year's list.
To make art is to bear your soul, but how much of yourself it too much to reveal when making art? @tensaistudios.bsky.social attempts to answer that question using some bizarre human spectacles in "Exploiting Your Life for Art", which made this year's list.
January 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
To make art is to bear your soul, but how much of yourself it too much to reveal when making art? @tensaistudios.bsky.social attempts to answer that question using some bizarre human spectacles in "Exploiting Your Life for Art", which made this year's list.