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GameSpot After Dark

242 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 177 ratings

The GameSpot crew gets together to talk about games and other shenanigans.

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Episodes

#232 - Grow Up Nintendo!

March 22, 2024 16:55 - 1 hour - 108 MB

It's been a busy week in video games with lots of new releases and GDC here in San Francisco. Jean-Luc has been playing Alone in the Dark and Princess Peach. Jake didn't care much for Rise of the Rōnin but did enjoy his brief look at Wild Bastards. And Kurt previewed a bunch of games including Harold Halibut, Tales of Kenzera, and the Sinking City 2.

#231 - Can You Expense a BBL?

March 08, 2024 19:27 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

This week on After Dark we pour one out for Rooster Teeth, Michael has been playing Unicorn Overlord, Jake loves Queen's Blood, and Jean-Luc's playing the Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster.

#230 - Spooky Milk Life

March 01, 2024 18:23 - 1 hour - 92.1 MB

This week on GameSpot After Dark: Jake has gotten into off-road trucking, Kurt is deep into the HOPA genre, Michael's got a love/hate relationship with Balatro, and Jean-Luc finally got around to playing Homebody.

#229 - Nomura Was Cooking

February 23, 2024 17:20 - 1 hour - 98.8 MB

This week we it's another Jean-Luc and Michael only episode devoted entirely to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

#228 - Sea of Bones

February 16, 2024 17:01 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

This week we react to the "big news" from Xbox. Michael previewed Unicorn Overlord, the latest game from Vanillaware. Jake's been playing Mario vs Donkey Kong. And Jean-Luc has NOT been playing Skull and Bones.

#227 - They Lost Timdog

February 09, 2024 17:56 - 1 hour - 99.4 MB

This week is a Jean-Luc and Michael only joint which of course means they're gonna dive deep into their bullshit like Final Fantasty VII Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, Infinite Wealth, and anime elf girls.

#226 - Persona Sickos

February 02, 2024 19:08 - 1 hour - 102 MB

It's Persona 3 Reload week and we're devoting the whole episode to it! Jake and Jean-Luc are joined by Jess Cogswell who reviewed the game for GameSpot as well as Michael Higham, who reviewed the game for IGN.

#225 - We're All Having Great Fun Aren't We?

January 26, 2024 18:26 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB

It's not been a great week for the games industry but we're gonna try our best to keep our heads up and focus on the good just like our boy Ichiban would want.

#224 - Indian Jone

January 19, 2024 18:11 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MB

Lucy, Tam, and Jake talk about the biggest news from the Xbox Dev Direct, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

#223 - Hourglass Game Design

January 05, 2024 18:41 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

Happy 2024! Jake and Jean-Luc kick in the new year by talking about what games they played together over the break including: Lethal Company, The Finals, and LEGO Fortnite. Jean-Luc also tried Star Wars Jedi Survivor and finally got around to playing Resident Evil - Code: Veronica.

#222 - Video Game Trivia 2023

December 29, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

We're closing out the year with a special episode for you all! We are joined by the creator of Video Game Trivia, Jacob McCourt, for a special video game 2023 in-review edition. Who will win? Who will take the fattest L?

#221 - The Dude and the Bird

December 22, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

It's the last "regular" episode of GameSpot After Dark for 2023! What does regular even mean? Who knows! After four years of debate we've finally come to the conclusion that this is NOT a family-friendly podcast. We attempt to talk some video games like The Finals, the death of Last of Us Online, and the state of multiplayer games. We also talk movies like Godzilla and The Boy and The Heron. Oh, and Kurt is finally done talking about Alan Wake 2.

#220 - E3 Is Dead, But For Real This Time

December 15, 2023 17:23 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

WE ARE BACK! We return from The Game Awards in LA just in time for E3 to die... again. Jake talks about Pokemon's final DLC, Jean-Luc has been playing Alan Wake 2 the Final Draft, and Michael's putting his fingers to work with StepMania.

#219 - I lied there is an episode this week

November 24, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB

Michael and Jean-Luc are here to crank out a special holiday episode for you all. We chat about Super Mario RPG, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (skip to 37:00 if you want zero spoilers), Pre-Game of the year talk, and our favorite Thanksgiving sides.

#218 - You Don't Always Need To Be Gaming

November 17, 2023 17:01 - 1 hour - 103 MB

This week we get comfy on the couch. Jake is disappointed with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer, meanwhile, Michael and Jean-Luc are disappointed with the PlayStation Portal and PULSE Explore wireless earbuds. But we also got things we love, such as Like A Dragon Gaiden, Mario RPG, and Persona 5 Tactica. Finally, Jake and Jean-Luc reveal that big project they've been teasing for months.

#217 - Talking out of our asses with Alex Van Aken

November 10, 2023 18:23 - 1 hour - 105 MB

The lovely Alex Van Aken from Game Informer joins to talk about his Making of Humanity Documentary. We also chat about Call of Duty's mediocre campaign, the meditative climbing of Jusant, Fornite OG's nostalgia play, the upcoming GTA 6 teaser, the shiny new Steam Deck OLED, and Like a Dragon: The Man Who Made Jean-Luc Cry.

#216 - Ichiban Kasuga's Job is Beach

November 03, 2023 17:31 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MB

This week on After Dark Jean-Luc saw the Five Night at Freddy's movie, Michael's been kicking it in Waikiki in the Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Special Trial, and Lucy and Tam gush about a few of the incredible games they got to see at Indie Land 2023.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Spoilercast with Bryan Intihar

October 28, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes - 65 MB

Tamoor and Lucy sit down with the creative director of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Bryan Intihar, and go in-depth on the game's story. Spoilers!

#215 - Tales of the Griddy

October 27, 2023 18:24 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

This week on After Dark we gush about Alan Wake II for pretty much the whole episode.

#214 - Marvel's Super Mario Bros.

October 20, 2023 18:32 - 1 hour - 87 MB

This week Jean-Luc, Michael, Jordan, and Jake discuss the hottest games of the week: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They also touch more on Sonic Superstars, Lies of P, and World of Horror.

#213 - Getting Kurt With Kurt

October 13, 2023 16:23 - 1 hour - 93.2 MB

Welcome to a special intimate episode were two people sip expired beer and talk about the things that matter most to them like: the lost art of video games yelling at you, anime butt rock, and forgotten horror masterpieces from the 80s.

#212 - The First Filipino Pope

October 06, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour - 120 MB

Michael and Jean-Luc are joined by Kurt this week. We chat about Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resident Evil 4's Seperate Ways Expansion, Lies of P, Counter Strike 2, Forza Motorsport, and cap it off with Horror Movies for spooky month.

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Spoilercast

September 30, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 122 MB

Jean-Luc, Jake, and Michael dive deep into Phantom Liberty, talking openly about its many endings and why this expansion hit them so hard.

#211 - The Game is Fixed

September 29, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MB

Everyone is out on assignment so Tam and Lucy are joined by Jan Ochoa from Giant Bomb to talk about video games, board games, and even books.

#210 - Yakuza Grandpa

September 22, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

Jean-Luc, Jake, and Michael are joined by Jess to talk about the Like a Dragon Direct, Baldur's Gate 3, and we get deep into our feelings about Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty.

#209 - Mario Squeezes What?!

September 15, 2023 18:57 - 1 hour - 101 MB

This week we're covering all the latest news and releases in video games, like Cyberpunk's 2.0 patch, Mortal Kombat 1, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask DLC, and the Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play.

#208 - Communism in the Mushroom Kingdom

September 08, 2023 16:30 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MB

This week, Lucy and Tam return from their first PAX and are now train people. Jake was also there but he spent most of his time harassing Nintendo employees. We're also still playing Starfield.

#207 - The Starfield Episode

September 01, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

This week, GameSpot video producers Aaron Sampson and Tom Caswell join Jean-Luc and Michael to talk about Starfield and only Starfield.

#206 - We Come For Starfield

August 25, 2023 18:26 - 1 hour - 95.4 MB

This week Jean-Luc, Kurt, and Jake talk about the coolest announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live including the Destiny 2 Showcase and Alan Wake 2. Kurt also saw Mortal Kombat 1, Jake finally made it to Baldur's Gate, and Jean-Luc walked very slowly through Fort Solis.

#205 - The Stewie Griffin of D&D

August 18, 2023 16:24 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB

This week on After Dark, the crew continues their Baldur's Gate campaigns, Jean-Luc's been blasting strogg in Quake 2 remastered as well as finally finishing Final Fantasy XVI, and we continue to stress out about the volume of games still to come this year.

#204 - Wine o'Clock

August 11, 2023 19:24 - 1 hour - 105 MB

This week, Jean-Luc returns from Las Vegas for his first-ever EVO! Michael also went to Vegas a few weeks back for Final Fantasy XIV FanFest. Jake is excited about the latest news on the Pokemon DLC. And everyone is still playing Baldur's Gate III.

#203 - Baldur's Gate, Fate, Late, Plate, Date, Cake, Hate, Jake

August 04, 2023 20:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MB

The After Dark crew discusses the biggest release of the week... Hello Kitty Island Adventure. They also share their Baldur's Gate 3 adventures from destroying entire villages to walking in on trolls getting... intimate.

#202 - Just the Two of Us

July 27, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MB

With everyone busy or out this week, Tam and Jean-Luc get together for a short but sweet episode about Tam's experience at Comic-Con and a little fighting game talk.

#201 - The games start coming and they don't stop coming

July 21, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 96.9 MB

The three J's of GameSpot (Jake, Jordan, and Jean-Luc) talk about some of the latest releases like Pikmin 4 and Viewfinder, wrapping up FF16, and dreading the continued avalanche of games that is 2023.

#200 - Somehow they haven’t stopped us yet: the 200th episode

July 14, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 154 MB

We're celebrating our 200th episode by getting nostalgic with a full crew of GameSpot staff. Thank you everyone for watching our silly little podcast.

#199 - DeVante's Dreamlight Valley

July 07, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MB

We're one episode away from the big two hundred, and the crew is hard at work preparing by BEING UNAVAILABLE TO RECORD THE PODCAST. But that's ok because Tam and Jean-Luc called in superstar video producer DeVante Chisolm! He flew all the way from the eas

#198 - The P Stands For Pikmin

June 30, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MB

We're now halfway through 2023! We give an update on how our 5 game backlog list is going (NOT GREAT), Jake gives his thoughts on Final Fantasy 16, Jean-Luc's grinding out Diablo 4 and Street Fighter 6, and Michael's been playing BattleBit Remastered and

#197 - Lies of Peter Griffin

June 23, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB

We are back from LA, but the video games don't stop! We talk about Steam Next Fest, the Lies of P demo, and a little game called Final Fantasy XVI.

#196 - Summer Game Fest 2023

June 11, 2023 03:33 - 1 hour - 106 MB

GameSpot After Dark is at Summer Game Fest, bringing our impressions of the live show!

#195 - Mommy Knows Best

June 02, 2023 01:30 - 1 hour - 99.3 MB

Video games are back baby! This week we're chatting about Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, System Shock, and a little game called Max Payne.

#194 - The Chunky Boy Universe of Warhammer

May 27, 2023 04:08 - 1 hour - 121 MB

On this week's episode of GameSpot After Dark, Will Carle joins Michael, Jean-Luc, and Jake to talk Zelda, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress, and Exoprimal.

#193 - Hey Siri, Did Jean-Luc Beat Final Fantasy IV?

May 19, 2023 18:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MB

This week Michael Higham takes the hosting reins! Jean-Luc beat Final Fantasy IV, Jake talks about the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC, and Kurt has strong opinions about Koroks.

#192 - Tears of the Netflix

May 12, 2023 01:30 - 1 hour - 103 MB

GameSpot's Zelda expert Max Blumenthal joins to talk about the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

#191 - The Return of Michael Higham

May 05, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB

Michael Higham is officially back at GameSpot and we're celebrating with everyone together in person. This week we chat about our disappointment with Redfall, Michael's final thoughts on Octopath Traveler 2, and Lucy gets in on the anime corner with Vinla

#190 - Tiniest Baby Tiger

April 28, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

This week the anime boys are here to pay their respects to Waypoint, talk about Jedi: Survivor, Honkai: Star Rail, and rounding everything out with some anime corner. Fuck Capitalism, Go Home.

#189 - Lucy and Tam Return (feat. Steven Spohn)

April 21, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 86 MB

Steven Spohn, Sr. Director of AbleGamers, joins the After Dark crew to give us some fantastic book and TV recommendations. Meanwhile, Jake shares his experience with Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, and Lucy spreads the gospel of Succession. If you're in

#188 - Resident Evil 4 and Octopath Traveler are basically the same game

April 14, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

Jake helms this week's episode After Dark and he's joined by Kurt Indovina and Michael Higham to talk about Octopath Traveler 2, Resident Evil 4, and xDefiant.

#187 - Mario's Disappointed Italian Father

April 07, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB

It's a Nintendo-filled episode! This week we're talking about The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Pokémon Scarlet, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Octopath Traveler II, and how much we love the Nintendo Switch.

#186 - E3 Is dead. Long Live E3.

March 31, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MB

Jean-Luc, Jake, and Michael discuss the breaking news of E3 2023's cancellation, Resident Evil 4 remake, Tekken 8, and more!

#185 - When You're Here, You're Here

March 24, 2023 17:25 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

This week Jake and Jean-Luc are joined by Brian Wilson to talk about GDC and his latest game, The Forest Cathedral.

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