Fallout or Fall Off?
Video Game Tango
This week the guys ask the question: "what is a comfort game?" and try do discern between comfort games, cozy games, cute games and more! The second half of the episode is an in-depth look at Amazon Prime Video's new Fallout series! There are no real spoilers in the beginning of the discussion, but after the spoiler warning, all bets are off!
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New Eye Pee Cures Sequelitis
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This is The End.
Video Game Tango
- Article by Rock Paper Shotgun - Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living. - Stulock Studios ( available now, coming soon) - Article by IGN - Article by Gamespot
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AK's VS Full Plate VS Queue Times
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- The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter. - Arrowhead Game Studios (, , Available now) - Article by GamesIndustry.biz - Article by Xbox Wire - Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred transformative skill trees. Last Epoch is being developed by a team of passionate Action RPG enthusiasts. - Eleventh Hour Games (,...
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Helldivers 2, and the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo #1
Video Game Tango
This week we played Helldivers 2 and the first of two demos for one of the worst named video games of all time - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth! Then we dive into the unethical way the military is influencing your kids. Abiotic factor takes us back to the heyday of the Half-Life era, and Larian reminds us they made a great game and continue to make it greater. Lastly we discuss Millenia, a game that might give Civ a run for it’s money! - The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious...
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WHAT ARE THESE GAMES!? STEAM NEXT FEST FEBRUARY 2024!
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Backrooms - The Backrooms is an Online Co-Op experience with friends, dynamic levels, and proximity voice chat. Every second week new level will be added! Or CREATE your own levels with the in-game level editor! Face the unknown together, communicating strategically in this immersive and chilling adventure. - Found Footage Studios (, March 2024) Star Trucker - Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre. - Monster and Monster (, TBA 2024) Dungeonborne - Dungeonborne...
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Palworld and Caves of Qud
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Josh waxes whatever he wants and then talks about Riot layoffs. Nick waxes poetic under the high salt sun about caves of qud, then Doom enters the blockchain, and Palworld. - Article by Los Angeles Times - Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. - Freehold Games (, Early Access) - Article by CoinDesk - Article by Kotaku - Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called...
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CES 2024, Pacific Drive, and AI vs Gamers
Video Game Tango
We’ve got new handhelds, new gpus, new broken records, and some broken hearts from those working in the gaming industry. On this episode of Video Game Tango a 13 year old has BEATEN Tetris for the first time! Then, an estimated 2400 people have been laid off in the gaming industry already this year including nearly 35% of Twitch staff. Another series of handheld announcements have been made including MSI’s “The Claw” and a new SteamOS-fueled Ayaneo Next-Lite! Then we discuss upcoming indie developed “Pacific Drive”, a game we have been keeping a close eye on for some time is...
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Let's Discuss "i'm sick of fake gamers" by Alanah Pearce
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This is a bit of a departure from our normal show. We don't have any specific games to discuss this week, and we aren't addressing any industry news either! Instead, Josh and Andy take a look at "i'm sick of fake gamers" by Alanah Pearce. Published just a few days ago, Alanah Pearce poses a few opinions and questions regarding the current state of gaming, the opinions of "fake gamers", and the impact it might have on the industry going forward. Do we pay too much attention to bad video games, when there are always good games coming out? Let's discuss it! Sound off the in comments with your...
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Sony Leaks and Death Must Die
Video Game Tango
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