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The VGBees Podcast
Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohosts Niki Grayson and Lotus for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about the video games industry and video games medium (two very different things). Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games. Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces by our collaborators…
Episodes
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The Unrivaled Joy of Astro Bot
Niki has been blessed to have several days with Astro Bot and decided to tell John all about it, despite the fact that John can't play it for another few…
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The Bottomless Pit of Takes Allegiances
Niki and John have a good old fashioned "hey are we separating art from artist now" conversation they didn't plan for when tackling the receptions to Black…
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The Return of the King, Peter Molyneux
This week, Niki and John celebrate the return of Peter Molyneux to the world of games with his main stage appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live. We were…
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The One Where We Admit Deadlock Exists
We have a big confession to make, gamers. John and Niki have watched videos and read articles about a video game called Deadlock, which Valve has sworn us to…
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The Important Work of Game Informer with Alex Van Aken!
This week, John and Niki are joined by former Video Lead at Game Informer Alex Van Aken to talk about the abrupt, ghoulish closure of the storied publication…
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Buying Cars with Sony Money
This week, Niki and John discuss a terrible week for Bungie employees, a terrible week for Jon Blow, and a terrible week for AI discourse in video games. All…
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Evo Sportscast 2024
This week, Niki and John got way into it about Evo 2024, the brilliance of fighting games, and the way sports have (and haven't) infiltrated the industry's…
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Mascot Head Theater with Kofie Yeboah
This week, Niki and John tackle the most important news of the week, including:whether Niki should see Longlegsnot wearing headphones on video callshanging…
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Jazz & Wine, a Podcast for Sophisticates with Ash Parrish!
This week, Niki and John are joined by The Verge's Ash Parrish. On the agenda:- our favorite jazz musicians- which wines pair best with human aging- disgusting…
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Fragpunk, M. Bison, & The Land Beneath Us
This week, John's riding solo due to holiday scheduling apocalypses. Never fear! He's here to chat about the best in games this week, including:- The new…
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Erdtree, Aiai, and Beahm: Attorneys at Law with Imran Khan
John and Niki are back at it again with all the news and analysis in games you need to know. This time, they're joined by Imran Khan, who is totally normal…
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Nintendo Direct Recap w/ Merritt K
John and Niki take a deep dive into a very strong Nintendo Direct, featuring discussion of:The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomMario & Luigi…
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SGF 2024 Recap with Charles Harte
Niki and John are joined this week by Game Informer associate editor and MinnMax contributor Charles Harte. All three were all in Los Angeles to cover Summer…
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Consult Your Doctor Before Taking Veilguard
On the eve of SGF, John posted up in his downtown Los Angeles hotel room to talk to himself for roughly 40 minutes. Niki's busy getting ready for Giant Bomb's…
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We're Back & Sony Had A Terrible Week
John & Niki are officially back in the saddle talking what it means to be back working in games media after a hiatus!TL;DR, they're both excited to be doing…