A year’s worth of video game podcasting has brought us to this moment. The Besties use their brains and brackets... more

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Besties have places 16 games in their annual bracket. By the... more

Ahead of the annual Game Awards spectacle, Frushtick and Griffin make their predictions on which games will take home statues.... more

The 20th-anniversary update to Half-Life 2 turns the game into a masterclass in game design. The Besties talk about the... more

It's not the holiday yet, but we couldn't help ourselves from digging into a game that embodies a decadent feast.... more

This week, The Besties host a double feature! First, we’ve got the Hades-like Windblown, the new game from the creators... more

This week, the Besties pay tribute to the words of the great Huey Lewis and "gotta get back in time."... more

After nearly a decade, a new Dragon Age soars into the world. The Besties grab their swords and spells, hop... more

Crave the era of demo discs? It’s returned thanks to Steam Next Fest. This week, The Besties discuss 10 demos... more

The new remake of Silent Hill 2 has painterly visuals, killer sound design, and genuinely scary surprises. But why does... more

Half of The Besties adore Metaphor: ReFantazio. The other half? It’s complicated! Griffin and Plante talk about the new RPG... more

New Zelda week! The Besties step into the shoes of Zelda (not Link!) in Echoes of Wisdom. With the help... more

To pick through the 50 indie games stuffed into UFO 50, The Besties called in support: Bloomberg reporter and author... more

This week, The Besties bring a crop of games that hadn't received the time and attention they deserve: Children of... more

Everybody on the crew agrees that Astrobot is a top contender for Game of the Year. But one member believes... more

This week, The Besties travel to a galaxy far, far away to play Star Wars: Outlaws. The crew also talks... more

Black Myth Wukong is a sequel to the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. It’s also a AAA action... more

Tactical Breach Wizards looks like XCOM, plays like FTL, and has writing as good if not better than most RPGs.... more

The Operator is a spy game set entirely on the desktop computer of a government employee. We call this sort... more

What makes a video game funny? This week, The Besties try World of Goo 2, the sequel to one of... more

SteamWorld Heist 2 is one of the year’s best surprises. The turn-based tactics shooter builds on its 2015 predecessor in... more

This week, Nintendo challenges the Besties to become elite speedrunners. Can they beat Mario in minutes? Will they transform into... more

We have talked about dozens of awesome games in 2024, yet we still missed several tasty delights. This week, the... more

We stand at the midpoint of 2024. Behind us, we see a towering pile of video games. We reach into... more

Nintendo’s final year of Switch has been a bizarre mishmash of remakes and spinoffs. Luigi’s Mansion 2 continues that trend,... more

Can the game of the year be a DLC expansion? This week, The Besties discuss Elden Ring: The Shadow of... more

Nintendo can't be stopped! With the Nintendo Switch 2 coming in 2025, we expected 2024 to be a slow year... more

Hundreds of games were shown during the Summer Game Fest. The Besties spotlight some of their favorites, while discussing the... more

Prince of Persia is back — again! For the second time this year, Ubisoft has released a new Prince of... more

This week’s special guest is Mario! Or as some people say, Merry-O. The most popular plumber on our podcast... more

Here’s a short list of indie games released in May: Crow Country, Animal Well, Arctic Eggs, 1000xResist, Skald, Hades 2,... more

The Besties went through HELL to record this episode. With Griffin and Justin out, Frushtick and Plante prepared to record... more

The gang has a spoiler-free discussion of one of the most intriguing games of the year, Animal Well. Will Griffin's... more

What if you combined Dark Souls and Diablo, then added a pinch of city-building mechanics and survivor elements? You’d get... more

Special guest Lucy James (GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Frames Per Second Podcast) joins Frushtick and Plante to discuss Another Crab’s Treasure.... more

Duck and cover! This week, The Besties discuss the first two episodes of the excellent Fallout TV series. Then, they... more

This week, The Besties share their favorite “rainy day” games! These are the games we dig out when we’re... more

This week we've got a game inspired by the SNES era and a game that probably shouldn't have come out... more

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is the best game of the year? Or is it the buggiest? It might be the most... more

Team Ninja has been busy! In the past five years, the studio released Dead or Alive 6, Marvel Ultimate Alliance... more