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Video Game Outsiders
VGO has been churning out stupidity and gaming since 2005 making it one of the longest running podcasts of all time. Hosts John “John’s Arcade” Jacobson, and author/comedy creator Michelle Madison, explore all things gaming from console to PC, with a healthy dose of random insanity in between all of the latest videogame and tech news. Live every Tuesday on Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle, Video Game Outsiders is home to a unique community of adult gamers. For weekly extra episodes, game giveaways…
Episodes
Video Game Outsiders#930 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Review: The Worst CoD Ever? Where Winds Meet Proves China is Serious about Free to Play PC Gaming, Plus Steam Machine & more Game News!
Thanksgiving show! Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Impressions, Octopath Traveler 0 Zero Prologue, Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, Where Winds Meet MMO and RPG…
Video Game Outsiders#929 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Review: The Best Zelda for Nintendo Switch 2? Sony State of Play, Sonic Rumble Free, more Gaming News
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Sonic Rumble Free, Kirby Air Riders demo, The Séance of Blake Manor vs Blue Prince, Outbreak Island FPS survival-craft…
Video Game OutsidersWeeb Outsiders - Premium Preview! Anime Movies, TV, and Gaming, Plus Japanese/Japan/Manga News!
John and Michelle talk anime! Movies/TV: I want to Eat your Pancreas, Love is War, Chainsaw Man movie is a hit, Fullmetal Alchemist, and more manga. Japanese…
Video Game Outsiders#928 - Arc Raiders Review, Dragon Quest 1 & II Remake, Fortnite: The Simpsons, & Gaming News!
Arc Raiders, RV There Yet?, DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake, Silly Polly Beast, Slots and Daggers, Fortnite The Simpsons, Battlefield Six Redsec, Path of…
Video Game Outsiders#927 - Halloween Spooktacular with Scary Games, Spooky Xbox & Microsoft News, Horror Gaming & Movies
Old host Matt joins us to talk Outer Worlds 2, Duet Night Abyss, Ninja Giaden 4, Little Nightmares 3 co-op, Ball X Pit, Painkiller, Plants vs. Zombies…
Video Game OutsidersMicro VGO #213 - Premium Preview! Ball X Pitt, Exclusive Games are Dead says Xbox President, Microsoft Hate Online, & Gaming News
Enjoy this bonus mini VGO episode free as a preview! To get weekly bonus shows from us, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps support on…
Video Game Outsiders#926 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A vs Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Plus Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines 2 review, & Gaming News. Plus Next Xbox PC Hybrid is Confirmed!
Creature Pet Collector Monster Battle Week! Pokémon Legends: ZA round table review, Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines 2, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, DRAGON QUEST…
Video Game Outsiders#925 - Battlefield 6 Mega Review, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance MMO, and more PC and Console Gaming News!
Battlefield 6 Campaign and BF6 Multiplayer impressions, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance anime MMO, Cloudheim, Final Sentence typing battle royale, Skate Story…
Video Game Outsiders#924 - Ghost of Yotei Review, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Impressions, & the Xbox Game Pass Situation with more Gaming News
Ghost of Yotei, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 beta, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Daimon Blades roguelike, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II Demo, Aethermancer, more on…
Video Game Outsiders#923 - Silent Hill F, Final Fantasy: Tactics, EA gets Sold, the Future of Xbox, is Sony a Bad Company, & More Gaming News
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Silent Hill F is scary in 60s Japan, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Hades II 1.0, Mars First Logistics, more…
Video Game OutsidersWeeb Outsiders - Premium Preview! Anime Games, News, Reviews. Trails in the Sky, Digimon, Demon Slayer and more Japanese Inspired Gaming!
For more bonus shows, sub on VideoGameOutsiders.com Michelle - Games: Trails in the Sky Chapter One, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Goddess Order. Anime -…
Video Game Outsiders#922 - Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Dying Light: The Beast, Xbox Price Goes up, & More Gaming News
YogsCast PickAxe Week, Live Twitch Takeover! Sonic Racing CrossWorlds demo, Dying Light: The Beast, Fellowship beta/playtest is WoW dungeons, Hello Kitty…
Video Game Outsiders#921 - Borderlands 4 Review Gone Wrong & Nintendo Direct Games & News
Borderlands 4, Destiny: Rising, Skate, Nintendo is bringing back the virtual boy, Star Birds, Randy Pitchford says "go code your own engine" and Borderlands is…
Video Game Outsiders#920 - Hollow Knight: Silksong Review. Overhyped or Underpriced? Hell is Us & Cronos, Hot Shots Golf, CoD Movie, Gaming News
Hollow Knight: Silk Song round table, Hell is Us, Cronos: The New Dawn, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots review, I am Your Beast, Metal Eden, DeadZone: Rogue hits…
Video Game Outsiders#919 - Metal Gear Review, Path of Exile II Impressions, & Lost Soul Aside. Plus Gaming News & PS6 Rumors
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, PoE 2 / Path of Exile II: The Third Edict, Lost Soul Aside, Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World, Harvest…
Video Game Outsiders#918 - Our 20 Year Anniversary Special! 2005 Games, Xbox 360 Giveaway, VGO & Podcasting History, & More Gaming News!
We celebrate 20 years of the VGO podcast by going back to 2005, giving away an Xbox 360, and talking about games from the past with all the hosts! VGO origin…
Video Game Outsiders#917 - GamesCom Coverage! Gaming News, Trailers, Reviews from Opening Night 2025
Echoes of the End, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition, Shape of Dreams, Madden 26, Sword of the Sea, Metal Suits, Ovis Loop, Succubus Sexy…
Video Game Outsiders#916 - Mafia: The Old Country & Battlefield 6 Beta Review, Drag X Drive Impressions, PC Nintendo Sony PS5 and Xbox Gaming News
The Italian Gaming Special! Mafia: The Old Country, Battlefield 6 beta, Drag X Drive, Deadzone: Rogue, Ryse: Son of Rome, Kitchen Wars, Mina the Hallower demo…
Video Game Outsiders#915 - Titan Quest II ARPG, Grounded 2, Chillin by the Fire, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Killing Zone 3, & Gaming News
Grounded 2, Titan Quest II shadow drop, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is Zelda, Chillin by the Fire, WUCHANG Fallen Feathers, Killing Floor 3…
Video Game OutsidersPREMIUM PREVIEW - VGO on Vacation! Beach Gaming, Soulframe MMO, Sony Going Multi-platform, Pron Games Get Banned, more Gaming News!
No show tonight so enjoy this free Micro VGO preview, for more please sub on videogamesoutsiders.supercast.com and get the 20 year back catalog, ad-free VGO…
Video Game Outsiders#914 - Donkey Kong Bananza Review: Did Nintendo Deliver the Banana Juice? Plus Gaming News!
Donkey Kong Bananza for Nintendo Switch 2, Shadow Labyrinth Secret Edition is Pacman adjacent, Wildgate, Hell Clock, Drill Core, Until Dawn movie, Pauline…
Video Game Outsiders#913 - Enhanced, Remade, & Remastered with a Game Store Owner. Plus Gaming News & Reviews!
The Game Store Guy joins Michelle and John to talk about Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remastered, Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition…
Video Game Outsiders#912 - Weeb Week! Is the West DEAD? Japanese & Gacha Games, Anime TV Series, Manga, Crunchyroll Movies, Gaming News & Reviews, & Microsoft/Xbox layoffs!
Weeb Week #3! Mecha BREAK review, UmaMusume: Pretty Derby, Wuthering Waves aka WuWa, Bakeru, Zenless Zone Zero, Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™…
Video Game Outsiders#911 - Death Stranding 2 on the Beach Review: Walking Simulator or is Kojima a Genius? Plus the Future of Xbox Hardware, Dune, and Gaming News
4th of July Gaming Special! Death Stranding 2 on the Beach with Matt, Dispatch, Dune Awakening survival-craft MMO and new movies, HITMAN World of Assassination…
Video Game Outsiders#910 - Slap an X on it! Xbox Meta Quest, Chrono Odyssey Honest Review, PEAK Co-Op Climber, Nintendo Switch 2 Screen, RAIDOU Remastered Impressions, Gaming News!
Chrono Odyssey MMO - Did the playtest actually SUCK?, Tron Catalyst is the Turd of the Week, RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, PEAK co-op…
Video Game OutsidersPremium Preview - Micro VGO #204: Get Weekly Bonus Shows in the VGO Discord!
John and Michelle chat about Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey and Friends, gasoline…
Video Game Outsiders#909 - Xbox Commits to Windows Consoles, Stellar Blade Breaks Sony's Record on PC, and the only Mind's Eye Review You Need! Plus Gaming News!
Mind's Eye, The Alters, Stellar Blade PC breaks Sony's record, Steam on Xbox hardware, FBC Firebreak, Gears of War Reloaded MP beta, Path of Exile 1 Secrets of…
Video Game Outsiders#908 - Nintendo Switch 2 Mega Review, Dune Awakening Impressions, Valve Tour, and more Gaming News
Dune Awakening MMO Survival-craft, MarioKart World, Switch 2, Nintendo Pro controller, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Nioh 3 demo, Warhammer 40,000: Space…
Video Game Outsiders#907 - Elden Ring Nightreign Review, Hell is Us Preview, Stellar Blade PC Demo, Switch 2 Pre-Launch Prep, Gaming News
Elden Ring Nightreign, Hell is Us, Stellar Blade PC, Spray Paint Simulator, to a T, MS Flight Simulator, Tempest Rising, Switch 2 launch hype, Gray Zone…
Video Game Outsiders#906 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Review! Dark Fantasy King Arthur for Elder Scrolls Fans. Plus Game of Thrones Kingsroad and Gaming News!
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is polish Skyrim, Xbox Retro Classics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, Squirreled Away, Game of Thrones…
Video Game Outsiders#905 - Blades of Fire Preview, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Review, The Precinct is Cops Gone Wild, and MASSIVE Gaming News!
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, The Slormancer ARPG, The Precinct, Blades of Fire, Ubisoft NFT game Champions Tactics Reforged, Moorhuhn Kart 4, Grey…
Video Game Outsiders#904 - DOOM: The Dark Ages Review with a Game Store Owner, The Cult of Nintendo, Dune Awakening MMO, Gaming News
The Nintendo Patent war, Doom: The Dark Ages impressions and giveaway, Dune Awakening MMO Survivalcraft, Wildgate is Sea of Thieves in Space, Cash Cleaner…
Video Game OutsidersPremium Preview - Micro VGO #201 Elden Ring Movie, Xbox Handheld Leak, Doom the Dark Ages Hype, Gaming News
Xbox Handheld leaks, Captain Blood is PS2 but NOW, Tap Ninja, Doom: The Dark Ages hype, Nintendo heals?!? and the future of Zelda, Elden Ring movie details…
Video Game Outsiders#903 - The BALD Gaming Special! GTA VI Trailer & Release Date and Gaming News
Arc Raiders, Shotgun Cop Man, No Rest for the Wicked The Breach update, Throne of Bone, R.E.P.O., Conquest Dark, Kiborg roguelike, GTA VI trailer and release…
Video Game Outsiders#902 - The Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review from Hell! Plus Gaming News!
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 impressions, Rusty Rabbit, World of Goo 2, Marathon, Dark Deity 2, more Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered, Day's Gone drama, Call of…
Video Game Outsiders#901 - Xbox is Cool Again with The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster! Plus Switch 2 Pre-order Details, Mandragora Whispers of the Witch Tree Review, Last Epoch ARPG, and Gaming News!
Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster round table, Mandragora Whispers of the Witch Tree, Last Epoch: Tombs of the Erased ARPG, Call of Duty, Aviassembly, Mullet…
Video Game Outsiders#900 - Blue Prince HONEST Review, RuneScape: Dragonwilds Impressions, Plus Gaming News from PC, Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam!
Blue Prince, RuneScape: Dragonwilds and crafting blankets, Thronglets from Netflix's Black Mirror, Asgard's Fall - Viking Survivors & Conquest Dark ARPG…
Video Game Outsiders#899 - South of Midnight Review, Nintendo Switch 2 Price Wars, Path of Exile II: Dawn of the Hunt, Monster Hunter Wilds Update, Gaming News
South of Midnight, Path of Exile II Dawn of the Hunt, Rouge Loops, Monster Hunter Wilds Update 1, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, Nintendo Switch II delayed…
Video Game OutsidersBreaking News: Switch 2 Direct Details & Explosive Debate between a Nintendo Fanboy and a PCMRer!
John and Michelle go to war covering the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct news, game pricing, console pricing, Nintendo's Discord, C button, game share, screen…
Video Game Outsiders#898 - inZOI AI Sims Killer, The First Berserker: Khazan Review, Schedule I, and Nintendo's Digital Switch 2 Takeover
The First Berserker: Khazan, Schedule I, inZOI Sims Killer, AI Limit, Tower of Kalemonvo arpg, Mini Royale, Indiana Jones, Ubisoft's venture with TenCent…
Video Game Outsiders#897 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Review, Steam on Xbox, Switch 2 Launch Plans
Assassin's Creed Shadows review with Matt, Atomfall, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree playtest, Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, Wreckfest II…
Video Game Outsiders#896 - Why Western Games are Failing, Siege X, 33 Immortals Review, Xbox Handheld & Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors, Assassin's Creed Shadows Previews, and Gaming News
Rainbow Six Siege X Beta, Titan Quest II Playtest and ARPG talk PoE 1/2 vs Diablo 4, The Show 25 Baseball, 33 Immortals roguelike, more Monster Hunter Wilds…
Video Game Outsiders#895 - Split Fiction, Xbox Handheld, and Frag Punk
Split Fiction co-op, the Xbox Handheld, Frag Punk, I am Legion: Stand Survivors, Tony Hawk Pro Skater circle jerk, more Monster Hunter Wilds, PGA Tour 2K25…
Video Game Outsiders#894 - Monster Hunter Wilds Definitive Review & Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Preview Impressions
Monster Hunter Wilds round table, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Preview, Two Point Museum, Fast Food Simulator (watch the stream on Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle)…
Video Game Outsiders#893 - God Tier Gaming: Black Hawk Down, Steam Next Fest, Pirate Yakuza, and the Great COD Debate
Dune Awakening MMO Character Creator and Benchmark, Delta Force Black Hawk Down, Steam Next Fest: Solar Punk & Solasta II, Like A Dragon Pirate Yakuza in…
Video Game Outsiders#892 - Avowed Review, Elden Ring Nightreign Impressions, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza Demo, Gaming News
Avowed round table, Elden Ring Nightreign, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii demo, Sworn is a co-op Hades clone, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, Indiana…
Video Game Outsiders#891 - Valentine's Day Sexy Gaming Special
NSFW #8! SexDivers is Helldivers with Sex, LoveCraft vs 3DxChat, Catch Me, Catherine classic, Clickolding, A Game About Digging A Hole, GameCore and Lady's…
Video Game Outsiders#890 - Ben Heck, Kingdom Come Deliverance II Review, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is Animal Crossing, and Switch 2 vs Xbox Handheld Hardware News!
Kingdom Come Deliverance II impressions, Sniper Elite Resistance, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, more Tokyo Xtreme Racer and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle…
Video Game Outsiders#889 - Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, and Microsoft's New Plan for Xbox
Tokyo Xtreme Racer, NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black Remastered, STAR WARS™: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles™, Eternal Strands, Escape from Duckov, Few More Nights vs…
Video Game Outsiders#888 - The First Berserker: Khazan, Dynasty Warriors Origins, and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
The First Berserker: Khazan demo, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Dynasty Warriors Origins, Nunholy Hades rogue-like, Aloft survival-craft, Sorry We're Closed…
Video Game Outsiders#887 - Sony Special! PlayStation Games, Marvel Rivals & the Chinese Takeover, Ubisoft is DONE, Gaming News
Savral the Sony Stallion joins us, Marvel Rivals Season 1 on PS5 and the Chinese takeover, PS Plus Premium game trials, PlayStation PC Ports: Days Gone…
Video Game Outsiders#886 - Talkin' Sh*t with a Game Store Owner
Polishing turd games that got better, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, Skibidi Toilet Hero, Game Store guy CCgamesCeo talks poop games, Squid games in COD, Madden…
Video Game Outsiders#885 - Game of the Year Awards Special: The Biggest, Best, and WORST Games of 2024
Matt's big news will make you gasp, our Games of the Year picks and YOURS, plus a new mini pc, Wukong & Warhammer 40k Space Marine II giveaways in Discord from…
Video Game Outsiders#884 - Christmas Gaming Special & Holiday Play 2024
More Path of Exile 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader & Void Shadows DLC, Secret Level, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Madden EA doc, Helldivers II…
Video Game Outsiders#883 - Path of Exile II Definitive Review, Indiana Jones & the Great Circle Impressions, and is Marvel Rivals Good?
Path of Exile 2 and Indiana Jones and The Great Circle reviews & giveaways from CDkeys, Marvel Rivals, Delta Force, gaming news, win COD Gunnar Glasses in…
Video Game Outsiders#882 - Weeb Week #2: Japanese Games, Anime, Waifus, Manga, & more!
Infinity Nikki, Five Hearts Under One Roof, Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO & Dragon Quest 3 2D-HD Remake giveaways in our Discord from CDKeys, ONE PIECE ODYSSEY…
Video Game OutsidersPREMIUM PREVIEW: Micro VGO - Path of Exile 2 Details, Flight Simulator Launch Woes, and a new PS6 Handheld?
Enjoy this free premium preview for Thanksgiving, VGO is off tomorrow! Check out our sponsor CDkeys.com Black Friday sales too! Michelle recaps all the Path of…
Video Game Outsiders#881 - This Thanksgiving Special... is an Xbox!
MS uses a line from our show for Xbox marketing, Farming Simulator 25 & Dragon Quest 3 2D-HD Remake review & giveaway in VGO Discord from CDkeys.com, LEGO…
Video Game Outsiders#880 - The "Bro Show" Special: Win Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Empire of the Ants from CDkeys in our Discord Giveaways!
Win Call of Duty Black OPs 6 and Empire of the Ants from CDkeys in our Discord, Mario & Luigi Brothership, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Michelle watches American…
Video Game Outsiders#879 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Election Night War: Winner or Loser?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard review gets heated plus win a copy for Xbox giveaway in VGO Discord from CDKeys, Neva, Metal Slug Tactics, Monster Hunter Wilds PC…