Video Game News Radio

Video Game News Radio - 08/13/2016

·1 hr 10 min·5 clips
The hosts play a drinking game where they must drink if a top-selling item isn't a video game, starting with a camouflage Xbox controller.
The episode begins with hosts Kevin Baird, Brian Baird, Don Anderson, and Larry Mack introducing a drinking game where they list top-selling items and drink if it's not a video game, starting with an Xbox controller. Brian shares that he's becoming an American citizen and discusses playing Neverwinter on PS4, then tells a story about waking up thinking it was a workday. Don briefly mentions taking his daughter to a fair. Larry recounts going to a horror convention in Akron with a Barbie doll, where a stranger tried to chat it up, and describes painting a landscape with a kraken. He also talks about watching Sharknado 4 and hosting movie nights for a coworker unfamiliar with classic films. The news segment covers Relentless Software shutting down after 13 years, Take-Two's earnings with Battleborn underperforming, and GameStop acquiring AT&T retailer chains. The hosts read emails, including one about being a Dungeon Master with advice like playing death metal music, and another criticizing reboots like Ghostbusters and Star Trek. They discuss the NES Classic Mini announcement and end with an email about school vaccinations, prompting childhood stories about needles and suppositories.

As heard by us

A games-chart drinking game drifts into movie nights, packing, home projects, and an undignified childhood memory.

A drinking game based on the week's Movers and Shakers titles gives Kevin Baird, Brian Baird, Don Anderson, and Larry Mack just enough structure to riff on a camouflage controller, inexpensive cola, and a memorably named chocolate stout.

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Why you'd press play

You get a gaming-chart drinking game, a chocolate stout nobody likes, proudly sloppy deck staining, and one mortifying childhood suppository memory.

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