While Call of Duty is often regarded as the epitome of the annualized, cynically produced, lazily constructed videogame franchise, I've always maintained that both Infinity Ward and Treyarch expended much more effort than the...
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1:30 PM on 10.31.2013 Podtoid 276: Ron Perlman's Chrome Halloween CockIt's the Halloween special, and the gang resurrects a long-dead friend -- MAX SCOVILLE! Yes, the former Podtoid co-host Dtoid Show star is back ... and he may be a regular fixture. He joins the group to discuss Val Kilmer's H...
10:30 AM on 10.30.2013 Battlefield 4 AXE body spray commercial is ... uh huh ...Hey kids, do you want to look at something stupid this morning? Look no further than this juicy slice of video idiocy, courtesy of Battlefield 4 and AXE's pore-closin' smell juice! Together, AXE and BF4 celebrate men and wom...
2:00 PM on 10.29.2013 The Walking Dead: Season Two revealed by Telltale GamesTelltale Games has today lifted the lid on The Walking Dead: Season Two. Another installment of utterly depressing zombie sorrow is coming out way. It is a time to be both excited and fearful. There will be so much sad! As s...
8:00 AM on 10.28.2013 Review: Batman: Arkham OriginsBatman: Arkham Origins had to endure a lot of cynicism from the peanut gallery as it rushed headlong from sudden announcement to pre-Christmas release. It's hardly surprising, too -- after the Arkham series earned high c...
12:00 PM on 10.24.2013 Podtoid 275: A Moment on the NipsOn this week's episode, the gang opens an authentic Vietnamese restaurant with Jonathan "Lucky Dragon" Holmes' genuine recipes, while Willem Dafoe suffers a nipple-flavored curse at the hands of Brad Dourif. Elsewhere, there ...
11:45 AM on 10.24.2013 Killzone: Shadow Fall gifs showcase power and designThe Killzone series has always pushed graphical horsepower as one of its biggest selling points, and it's hard not to get excited at all the pretty lights and motion blur. As such, gorgeous gif images tend to crop up whenever...
10:00 AM on 10.21.2013 Day One: Garry's Incident developers censoring criticismWild Games Studio, the company behind Day One: Garry's Incident, is currently caught up in a controversy surrounding criticism of its game on YouTube. Immensely popular PC game critic John "TotalBiscuit" Bain has accused the ...
4:53 AM on 10.18.2013 Review: Sonic Lost WorldWhile it's still popular to suggest Sonic the Hedgehog hasn't had a decent game in decades, this generation alone has at least shown significant improvements. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 was an enjoyable, if controversial game, whil...
1:30 PM on 10.17.2013 Podtoid 274: Twilight RebornOn this week's Podtoid, the gang opens Boston's best fetish dungeon, Jonathan Holmes preserves the sperm of the greatest living human, Paul Stanley encourages his friends, and stalkers get stalked by stalkers who stalk stalke...
11:45 AM on 10.17.2013 Review: The Stanley ParableHow do you review a game like The Stanley Parable? To describe any one part of it is to risk its ruination. To detail what it has to say about game design, the illusion of choice, and the psychology of the gamer is to tell yo...
8:00 AM on 10.15.2013 Indigo Prophecy - Now Bloody Playing Pt. 4Oh look, it's time for more Indigo Prophecy! This time around, we get racist in a bookstore (again), we play basketball by watching basketball and pressing buttons, we push a wheelchair, and we play Simon Says while cutscenes have all the fun. Indigo Prophecy thrills us all.
5:15 PM on 10.14.2013 Jimquisition: ToxicThere has been much talk about how the gaming world is too toxic, too negative, too full of anger and rage. Jimquisition argues there might be just the right amount of it. The issue is in how it's used. Anger is a powerful weapon, but like all powerful things, it must be handled with care. Venom can be harnessed to our benefit, provided we be careful not to let it spill into our own faces.
8:00 AM on 10.14.2013 Squirty Play - IesabelFor some reason, I keep thinking hack n' slash RPGs will make for a good video. I keep getting it wrong, or at least picking the wrong games. This is Iesabel, a game that somehow got greenlit for Steam, despite it being utterly rubbish. Check it out. It's not good.
12:00 PM on 10.13.2013 Top Ten Legit PokemonWith Pokemon X and Y now out for public consumption, you're probably curious as to what the best Pokemon are for your silky pleasures. Fortunately, Jim Sterling is here to drop knowledge bombs in yo' face, and tell which Pokemon are the most legit. I know lots of things about Pokemon. Let me talk to you about Pokemon.
7:00 AM on 10.12.2013 Squirty Play - Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow WarriorHey there, cool friends! I've got more Indigo Prophecy coming to you, but right now I'm having a go at pulling my own little YouTube channel up by its bootstraps and experimenting with things. What yummy fun! Here, I play Vi...
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