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One of the purest joys in video games is lounging on a couch with friends, chomping on junk food, and playing co-op video games. A great co-op mode can make a mediocre campaign...
2025-08-06 15:26:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 & 4 tries to recapture a simpler time in video games. Can it succeed? Plus, we've be...
2025-07-22 04:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post
More great video games have been released in 2025 than any one person can play, and we still have half of the year to go. To love video games is to drink from the...
2025-07-08 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Each year, video game publishers flood the market with sequels. And yet, so many franchises remain dormant (or desperate for a fresh star...
2025-07-02 05:33:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody. Due to some scheduling issues, this week's Besties Battle Bracket will arrive a few days late. It should be live Thursday at the latest, though hopefully sooner. Thank you for your patience!
2025-06-30 14:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Besties Patreon supporters, it’s Plante! Normally, this feed is limited to The Besties and The Resties, but today (just this once) I’m uploading a bonus episode. Don’t worry, you’ll still get your guaranteed Besties and Resties content ...
2025-06-27 22:47:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Just like going fishing in real ife, Cast n Chill can be as stressful or relaxing as you'd like it to be. Want a challenge? Spend hours wrestling with big fish in deep waters, and barely catch a few walleye without snapping a line. W...
2025-06-24 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We need fresh questions for upcoming episodes. Drop them in the comments!
2025-06-20 14:40:23 +0000 UTC View PostWe're nearly halfway through 2025. Now's an opportune time to reflect on the best games so far. Plante and ...
2025-06-10 07:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Editor's note: Sorry for the delay! I scheduled the episode for the usual time, but it didn't publish. Still, I'm...
2025-06-04 17:19:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! Next Tuesday, the Resties will be taking a mid-year look at the games of 2025. What's hit? What hasn't? What have we missed? And what's still waiting in the wings?
We'd love to include your dark horse candidates for the ...
2025-06-03 20:00:37 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties share two great new games and revisit a AAA monstrosity that has been refined into something interesting.
Frushtick talks about The Midnight Wal...
2025-05-27 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties visit the furthest ends of the indie game spectrum.
On one end, 2025-05-13 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Besties Battle Bracket, your favorite four friendly fellows select the best bumbling beings built for blasting. Yes, that's right: it's time to choose the best grunt in the history of video games!
This week, we chat about two games plopped at the furthest ends of the indie game spectrum. First, Frush shares Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, ...
For May, the Besties Battle Bracket returns to pick the best enemy grunt. But what about the months after that? We need your help! Vote in the Besties Battle Bracket poll. We'll turn the t...
This week, Frushtick went hands-on with the Nintendo Switch 2 at an NYC event. We're saving our opinions of Nintendo's announcements for Friday's Besties ...
Finally, an episode you can latch onto! The Besties swing into action this month, selecting the greatest grappling hook. Will Batman bust the bracket? Will Plante explain why publicists sent him an unmarked box of rancid meat? The answer...
For whatever reason, Patreon's upload corrupted our audio file so that this week's Resties episode skipped from the 47-minute mark to the 1-hour mark. We're re-uploading the episode again here. Sorry for the double post and thanks for your patience!
2025-03-26 14:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties talk about the value of the Game Developers Conference and hike up a mountain of questions.
One example? This question from Bestlies/Resties listener Emily:
If you were going to be st...
2025-03-25 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Resties will be answering your questions in the upcoming episode — along with talking about why the annual Game Developers Conference matters to the average gamer.
Drop your questions in the comments below!
2025-03-12 23:09:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't get us wrong, we've enjoyed swimming in the flash flood of big-budget games. But after sinking dozens of hours into not one, but two massive RPGs inspired by marine biology, it's a relief to splash about in something smaller. S...
2025-03-11 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you define a video game Easter egg?
Sometimes, it's the video game equivalent of graffiti, a designer leaving a permanent mark inside their creation, defying corporate policies that would otherwise erase their involvement. Othe...
2025-03-04 06:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, The Resties hit the highway with 2025-02-25 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In 2008, indie studio The Behemoth released Castle Crashers, one of the greatest beat 'em up video games of all time. Fans have been pleadin...
2025-02-11 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
What's Nintendo's secret to success? Its leadership isn't afraid to greenlight a big, risky, weird project. For every Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, we get a Virtual Boy and Nintendo Cereal System. Turn out you...
2025-02-04 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Resties talk about what makes Lonely Moun...
2025-01-28 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostNext week, The Resties will be talking about a couple of the early video game surprises of 2025. We'll also make time to answer some of your questions about games! Drop your burning Qs in the comments and we'll answer some in this episode and other episodes this year.
2025-01-23 19:42:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In Get to Work, an aspiring businessman straps rollerblade...
2025-01-14 05:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Besties strive to challenge themselves with each new Besties Bracket. Sure, for this month we could have done something safe and familiar like "Best open world game." But you can find the answer to that question on your vid...
2025-01-07 08:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
