Video Game Outsiders

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 comedy creator Michelle Madison, explore all things gaming from console to PC, with a healthy dose of random insanity in between 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, and ad free VGO - join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT For older episodes and the rest of the perks you can also download our VGO app or visit our website VideoGameOutsiders.com for more info.

Episodes

Our 20 Year Anniversary Special! 2005 Games, Xbox 360 Giveaway, VGO & Podcasting History, & More Gaming News!

August 26, 2025 • 102 mins
#918. 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 story and podcast history, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance GameCube, Fahrenheit aka Indigo Prophecy, WoW / World of Warcraft, FlatOut, Brothers in Arms, Swat 4, Devil May Cry 3, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Psychonauts, F.E.A.R., and more gaming news! Plus John, Michelle, Mat...
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#917 - GamesCom Coverage! Gaming News, Trailers, Reviews from Opening Night 2025

August 19, 2025 • 102 mins
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 Devils on Switch 2, CoD, more on Battlefield 6 and Deadzone: Rogue, Enter the Gungeon on mobile, Abiotic Factor, new Kirby and Black Myth game, upcoming Pokemon game, new World of Warcraft expansion Midnight, and more gaming news. Get a 20 year t-shirt on vgomerch.com! Support us...
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#916 - Mafia: The Old Country & Battlefield 6 Beta Review, Drag X Drive Impressions, PC Nintendo Sony PS5 and Xbox Gaming News

August 12, 2025 • 99 mins
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 Switch 2, Gatekeeper vs Risk of Rain, Italian Brainrot Arena, COD/Call of Duty isn't a milsim anymore, Achilles Survivor, PS is on Xbox with Helldivers Halo crossovers, and more! Weekly bonus shows, ad free vgo, 20 year back catalog: http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ ...
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#915 - Titan Quest II ARPG, Grounded 2, Chillin by the Fire, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Killing Zone 3, & Gaming News

August 5, 2025 • 94 mins
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, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game, more DK Bananza and Fretless, next gen Xbox and PS6 rumor, Nintendo raising prices, and more gaming news! The Libsyn VGO app is being phased out, please support us on Supercast to listen to weekly bonus shows, the 20 year ba...
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PREMIUM PREVIEW - VGO on Vacation! Beach Gaming, Soulframe MMO, Sony Going Multi-platform, Pron Games Get Banned, more Gaming News!

July 29, 2025 • 45 mins
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, and weekly bonus shows like this from the hosts. John calls Michelle from the beach. Warframe studio's new MMO Soulframe, Grimshire is a dark Stardew Valley, Prison Escape Simulator and the digging genre, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game from WETA preview, Gro...
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#914 - Donkey Kong Bananza Review: Did Nintendo Deliver the Banana Juice? Plus Gaming News!

July 22, 2025 • 103 mins
Donkey Kong Bananza for Nintendo Switch 2, Shadow Labyrinth Secret Edition is Pacman adjacent, Wildgate, Hell Clock, Drill Core, Until Dawn movie, Pauline Amiibo, and all about Ry's drug mule cruise. Plus Hellraiser game, Zelda movie and casting, Ubisoft says Star Wars isn't popular, and more gaming news! FYI: The Libsyn VGO app is being phased out, support us on Supercast to listen to weekly bonus shows, the 20 year back catalog, ...
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#913 - Enhanced, Remade, & Remastered with a Game Store Owner. Plus Gaming News & Reviews!

July 15, 2025 • 103 mins
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, College Football 26, Vengeful Guardian Moonrider, more on Dune Awakening, Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion, Suit for Hire, Iron Meat, Nintendo Switch 2 bricking/banning and docks, Xbox Rog pricing, Playasia and imports, Stop Killing Games, and more gaming news! Support us in Discor...
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#912 - Weeb Week! Is the West DEAD? Japanese & Gacha Games, Anime TV Series, Manga, Crunchyroll Movies, Gaming News & Reviews, & Microsoft/Xbox layoffs!

July 8, 2025 • 109 mins
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™ Remastered, Final Fantasy IV 25 year anniversary remake rumors and Memoria Mod + Moguri Mod, Solo Leveling Arise Overdrive, Outrider Mako, win RAIDOU Remastered The Mystery of the Soulless Army from CDKeys in our VGO Discord, anime, gacha games, and more on Xbox and Microsoft layoffs! ...
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#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

July 1, 2025 • 108 mins
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 Bond mission LeCHIFFRE from Casino Royale, Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon, Battlefield Hardline, Picnic Peril, Doom the Dark Ages, The Alters, Xbox's hardware desires cause a stir online, and gaming news. Sign up for the Mario Kart event, win games from CD keys, or support us in...
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#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!

June 24, 2025 • 104 mins
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 climbing game, Netherworld Covenant soulslike roguelike Hades x Souls, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, Xbox Launcher Launcher puts Steam games in your library, Xbox VR, World of Tanks: Blitz Reforged, sign up from the Mario Kart cup, win DUNE AWAKENING from cdkeys, or support ...
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Premium Preview - Micro VGO #204: Get Weekly Bonus Shows in the VGO Discord!

June 18, 2025 • 53 mins
John and Michelle chat about Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey and Friends, gasoline fingers, Donkey Kong Direct Bananza with Pauline and PAINT, Tron game looks bad, negative game articles, Alarmo, and Nintendo vs Sony. Join Discord to support the show and get weekly bonus shows like this, the 20 year back catalog, and ad-free VGO as well as extra perks like...
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#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!

June 17, 2025 • 105 mins
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 the Atlas, Ry's Switch 2 review and Mario Kart event info (sign up in Discord for July 6th race), the Canadian host torch gets passed, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, FNAF: Security Breach, Dead by Daylight, Cast n Chill Fishing Idle game, Ball x Pit, is Sony d...
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#908 - Nintendo Switch 2 Mega Review, Dune Awakening Impressions, Valve Tour, and more Gaming News

June 10, 2025 • 111 mins
Dune Awakening MMO Survival-craft, MarioKart World, Switch 2, Nintendo Pro controller, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Nioh 3 demo, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition, Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2, Fast Fusion, Connor from MMOfallout visits Valve HQ to check out Steam, Siege X, Firefighter Frankie, Fornite with Joycon mouse, Switch Welcome Tour sucks, GameCube games, Hell is Us, My Friendly Neighborhood. Get weekly bon...
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#907 - Elden Ring Nightreign Review, Hell is Us Preview, Stellar Blade PC Demo, Switch 2 Pre-Launch Prep, Gaming News

June 3, 2025 • 107 mins
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 Warfare, Splitgate 2, Nice Day for Fishing, the big "oled" fight and reveal, and more gaming news! Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app (or on the web ilovevgo.com) or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsider...
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#906 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Review! Dark Fantasy King Arthur for Elder Scrolls Fans. Plus Game of Thrones Kingsroad and Gaming News!

May 27, 2025 • 97 mins
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is polish Skyrim, Xbox Retro Classics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, Squirreled Away, Game of Thrones: Kingsroad care package, Split Gate 2 Beta, Grey Zone Warfare Winds of War update, more on The Precinct, and more of more! PSVR Frank stops by... actually THE GAME STORE GUY shows up... Switch 2 hype and GAMING NEWS! Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalo...
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#905 - Blades of Fire Preview, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Review, The Precinct is Cops Gone Wild, and MASSIVE Gaming News!

May 20, 2025 • 107 mins
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 Zone Warfare, Matt Bradford stops by to review Doom: The Dark Ages, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, Path of Exile 2, and more! Plus Steam being tested on Xbox, Randy Pitchford is an idiot again with Borderlands comments, Sony's new shooter FairGameS...
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#904 - DOOM: The Dark Ages Review with a Game Store Owner, The Cult of Nintendo, Dune Awakening MMO, Gaming News

May 13, 2025 • 107 mins
The Nintendo Patent war, Doom: The Dark Ages impressions and giveaway, Dune Awakening MMO Survivalcraft, Wildgate is Sea of Thieves in Space, Cash Cleaner Simulator, Hordes of Fate, Necrophosis, Captian Blood, Creature Keeper, game store guy joins us to talk about Capcom Fighting Collection 2 has SNK, Power Stone, and Street Fighter, Day's Gone, Off the Grid, The Precinct, and more! Plus GTA VI delayed again, we're the number 1 pc...
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Premium Preview - Micro VGO #201 Elden Ring Movie, Xbox Handheld Leak, Doom the Dark Ages Hype, Gaming News

May 7, 2025 • 36 mins
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, GameStops in Canada are all EBgames, more on Tim Sweeney on Lex and John's lost past. Get weekly bonus shows like this, ad-free VGO eps, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discor...
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#903 - The BALD Gaming Special! GTA VI Trailer & Release Date and Gaming News

May 6, 2025 • 101 mins
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 date, God of War 1/2/3, Cast n Chill, Epic's Tim Sweeney on Lex, more on Clair Obscur, Switch 2 virtual game cards, is Xbox pushing people to buy PlayStations. Plus Gears of War Reloaded Remastered. Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 year...
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#902 - The Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review from Hell! Plus Gaming News!

April 29, 2025 • 102 mins
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 Duty, Rubinite, Constance is Hollow Knight, Borderlands 4, Switch family share, and we all yell a lot with guest Ry. Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.co...
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