2021 was a terrible year, but that can’t stop our FOTY podcast! Join us as we talk about our favorite games of the year. And this year there are NO RULES. Games released at any time qualify! Early access! Mobile games! Pinball tables! Board games! Indies! AAAs! It’s chaos!

It’s 2021 and you can play updated versions of Myst, Diablo II and Quake on current consoles. What the…? Also, we’ve got actual new games including Far Cry 6, Deathloop, Psychonauts 2, The Artful Escape and Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Then there are seasoned takes and deep dives into Curse of the Dead Gods, Hades, Maki’s … Continue reading "NQcast120 – What Year Is It?"

Game Pass continues to be the way we discover and sample new game releases, and this episodes features several titles from the service. All the latest and greatest (?) including The Ascent, Balder’s Gate Dark Alliance, Death’s Door and Bloodroots. Also, Maki finally discovers the goodness of the most recent Shadow of the Colossus remaster. … Continue reading "NQcast119 – Die-alogue"

Press F Weekend happens May 28th-May 31st, 2021 and we’ve got all the details! If you’d like to see them in print you can check out this post but otherwise stay tuned to the episode! We’ve also got the hottest new video games to talk about like Returnal, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Outriders, Just Die … Continue reading "NQcast118 – Griefing Your Whales"

Time for another exciting episode! In the first half of this installment we cover the new Xbox Wireless headset, Hitman 3, Sniper Elite 4, Maquette, Poker Club, Unruly Heroes and Maneater. Then in the second half it is a whirlwind of games including Ghost Recon Breakpoint, State of Decay 2, Mario Tennis Aces, Scott Pilgrim, … Continue reading "NQcast117 – Dielysis"

It’s time for the 2020 Favorites of the Year awards! It was a very strange year so we’ll try to make sense of the video game side of things for you, as well as work through some new rules for the awards going forward. Also, expect some Hades talk!

2021 has arrived and we’ve got a lot of games to discuss. In the first half: Cyberpunk 2077, Harlo gets a PS5, Astro’s Playroom, Spider Man Miles Morales, Spelunky 2, Demon Souls, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Marvel’s Avengers, Call of the Sea and Call of Duty. The second half features: Watch Dogs Legion, Assassins Creed Odyssey, … Continue reading "NQcast115 – Wreckfast"

New consoles are here! Let’s get right to it. First Half: Xbox Series X! Games include Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare Warzone, Watch Dogs Legion, Dirt 5, Tetris Effect Connected, Maneater, Fuser, State of Decay 2, Control, Forza Horizon, Burnout Paradise and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit remastered. Second Half: … Continue reading "NQcast114 – Cool Baby Magnets"