For the past several days, I’ve wondered how to approach the dismantling of Game Informer magazine, as well as its website and social media presence, by GameStop management. After 33 years of publishing, the entire editorial and design team was laid off on Friday, August 2, and the website was gutted and turned into a single landing page. While the demise of yet another pillar of print publications in the video game space is not unexpected news in this era of the internet, I’d still like to take a look back at Game Informer’s history, what it means to me, and how much it meant to the industry at large.

Welcome to the 3rd episode of Arcade Reloaded! Neoplasmic is joined by AllysonSparkles and newcomers ScottishSoul and Rynkoth as they discuss recent video game news and releases, including the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike! Plus, a conversation about live service games and their impact on the industry! Finally, a recap of the EVO 2024 fighting game tournament that took place from July 19th to the 21st! Bring extra quarters and tell us you got next here at the Renegade Arcade!

In this episode of the newly relaunched Arcade video game podcast, Neoplasmic is joined by Organoid Zero, Allyson Sparkles, and returning co-host Red to discuss the recent Capcom Next 2024 showcase, the revival of Double Dragon, and the issues surrounding the current state of game preservation! We also cover the biggest releases, including First Descendant, Once Human, and Zenless Zone Zero! It’s a fun discussion, so enjoy the show!

Welcome, Renegades, to the first episode of our video game focused podcast, the Renegade Arcade, now Reloaded for maximum pleasure! Joining host Neoplasmic and regular co-host Organoid Zero are newcomers Pixie and Allyson Sparkles, as the four discuss a bunch of games announced and showcased during Summer Game Fest season, which took place earlier this month. Enjoy the inaugural episode of Arcade Reloaded!

Hello, Renegades! Neoplasmic here with an article on the announcements of Street Fighter 6 Year 2 DLC characters, including some guests from the SNK universe! Also, hot and fresh from the Nintendo Direct on June 18th, we have the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection reveal! More Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves characters fill out the roster! And we talk about 2XKO, Tekken 8, Mortal Kombat 1, and some indie fighters like Coreupt and Umbral Core!

Hello, fellow Renegades! We’ve decided to try something a little bit different with this piece in the interest of adding some visual variety and a little bit of an exploration of what it means to utilize media as a form of escapism. The world’s going to Hades in a handbasket, so a break from the harshness of reality is always welcome. Anyway, hope you enjoy this experiment!

Welcome to our Summer Games Fest 2023 wrap up special! Neoplasmic and Organoid Zero (Keona and Brock, respectively) break down their favorite game announcements and reminisce about the incredible titles shown off at “Keigh-3,” both of the triple-A and indie varieties! Enjoy the show! (Note: This audio is taken from a Twitch stream, so you may hear us interact with people in text chat as well.)

Dead By Daylight is an asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror title featuring 4 players trying to survive against 1 unstoppable killer. The survivors must band together and use what resources they can to outwit the killer, while the killer must track and incapacitate them before they escape. Developed by Behaviour Interactive and released in 2016, the game has captured the imagination of horror fans through its cast of licensed characters and solid gameplay loop. Read on for our review!

With the release of Capcom’s Resident Evil Village Winters’ Expansion comes the debut of the Shadows of Rose DLC, which serves as the finale to Ethan Winters’ time as the current series protagonist. Here’s BioShocker with her verdict on the DLC!

How far would you go to protect the one you love? We attempt to answer that question with our review of A Plague Tale: Requiem, the follow-up to Asobo Studios’ award-winning 3rd person stealth action title. Click the link to discover our verdict!

Welcome back to the Renegade Arcade, a podcast for the players! On this episode, Neoplasmic is joined by BioShocker and Organoid Zero as they discuss Capcom’s Resident Evil Showcase, Konami’s Silent Hill Transmission, the controversy surrounding Platinum Games’ Bayonetta 3, the release of WB Montreal’s Gotham Knights, and much, much more!

Tonight, on a non-Doritos-sponsored episode of the Renegade Arcade! Neoplasmic, Organoid Zero, The Director, and returning special guest Millennial Mike from The Exiles Network talk about all the games shown off at Keigh-3, aka Summer Game Fest! We also check in with Phil Spencer and the developers at Microsoft and Bethesda and discuss all of the games from their showcase! Join us, won’t you?

Hello there, citizens of Midgar! I am Neoplasmic, and welcome to my video game ramblings. Yesterday, Square Enix held a short livestream centered around Final Fantasy VII’s 25th anniversary, and boy, it was a doozy! So strap in, hang tight, and let’s chat about it!

Welcome to another edition of the Renegade Arcade, the Podcast for the Players! This week, Neoplasmic is joined by Bioshocker and The Director for a look at Sony’s latest State of Play showcase, featuring heavy hitters like Street Fighter VI, Final Fantasy XVI, and Resident Evil 4 Remake! Plus our take on the latest gameplay videos for Sonic Frontiers!

Welcome to yet another overdue episode of the Renegade Arcade! After 8 months, the Podcast for the Players has returned, rebooted and ready for action! Neoplasmic, Organoid Zero, Bioshocker, and The Director reunite to discuss the gaming news we missed out on, along with our favorite games of 2021! We review Halo Infinite and the Paramount Plus series, and we talk about what we want to see at not-E3—I mean, Summer Game Fest!

The Animation Guru returns to give his first impressions on the latest video-game-to-series adaptation Netflix has spawned: Arcane!

In the final editorial just in time for Halloween, our resident Director braves the fog filled streets of Silent Hill 2, and lives to tell the tale, as well as what he took away from the legendary game…

In the second of three editorials leading up to Halloween, our resident Director takes a trip to Bright Falls to write about Alan Wake, and how the Remedy Entertainment cult classic gives the player a glimpse into the horror of creation.

Tonight, on a REUNION episode of Renegade Arcade, Neoplasmic returns with OrganoidZero and the Bioshocker to discuss the Playstation showcase and even read some audience comments!

It is almost the month of June, which means it’s time for a bunch of gaming announcements! This week, we’re breaking down the news floodgates with Brock, Tyler, Keona, and extra-special guest host Chris Clow from the Comics on Consoles and Discovery Debrief podcasts! We have a ton of news to cover from titles like Dying Light 2, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, Sonic the Hedgehog, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, and, of course, Horizon: Forbidden West! On top of that, we have impressions of RE Village, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the Scarlet Nexus demo, and Biomutant! Whew, that’s a lot! Let’s get to it!

Brock, Tyler, and Keona welcome Zayne back to the fold as we hype up the release of Resident Evil Village, and our PS5 owners debate the pros and cons of Returnal’s gameplay! More Mass Effect Legendary Edition excitement as that game’s launch approaches, and we cover all the news from the past week! Oh, and we play a little development team match game (you’ll see what I mean in the episode)! Now, let’s prepare to meet our tall vampire goddess!

Welcome to another installment of the Renegade Arcade, our video game podcast! This time, Brock, Tyler, and Keona are back with yet more hype for Resident Evil Village (also known as RE8), along with some pre-release impressions of Returnal, even more Mortal Kombat discussion, and all the news and perspectives than you can shake Lady Dimitrescu’s shoes at! Strap in and enjoy the ride!

Welcome to RPC’s Mortal Kombat celebration, featuring Mike, Brock, Keona, and the return of Josh and Kristal to the show! After 24 years, we finally see the return of the classic video game franchise to theaters and HBO Max, and IT IS GLORIOUS!!! Well, at least some of us think so! Check out our thoughts in the video below! And now for a taste of things to come…

In this special edition of the Renegade Arcade, we speak with two of the creators of [lock-on] Volume 1, a Kickstarter-funded video game journal produced and launched by an indie publishing start-up known as Lost in Cult! Join us as we chat with Jon Doyle and Jason Maddison, the Director and Creative Director of the journal, about their influences, favorite games and consoles, the genesis of the [lock-on] project, and the progress of their Kickstarter so far!

Hello, and welcome to another special installment of the Renegade Arcade! Today, we hear from Andrew Smith, founder of gaming website Guidefall, and the creative force behind From Gamers Magazine, a new print publication currently being crowdfunded through Kickstarter! He’s almost reached his goal, so let’s help him get there! Enjoy the interview!

Welcome back to the stage of history, and another episode of the Renegade Arcade! This is a bit of a different version of the podcast for us, as it was our very first video live stream! So you may hear us refer to comments or things that we see as the episode goes along. Anyway, this week Brock, Tyler, and Keona chat about the Square Enix event which showcased Outriders, Marvel’s Avengers, and Life is Strange: True Colors! Plus, a new arcade-style Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game was announced, called Shredder’s Revenge! Finally, we discuss the 25th anniversary of Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise and where we think RE Village is going to take the series in the near future! Join us, won’t you?

The Renegade Arcade Mega News Roundup episode is now here! Brock, Tyler, and Keona are joined by special guests Michaela and Kristin as they chat about all the latest announcements from Nintendo's Direct event and Sony's State of Play, plus the new Mortal Kombat movie trailer, news about the Halo TV series moving from Showtime to Paramount Plus, impressions of the Outriders demo and Call of Duty's new Outbreak mode, Anthem's inevitable death, details about the Diablo franchise's upcoming releases, and some Mass Effect and Destiny 2 news! Sit tight and grab a cold one, this one's a doozy!

Welcome back to the stage of history and another episode of the Renegade Arcade! Keona, Tyler, and Brock are back to discuss the Last of Us HBO series casting news, along with some Call of Duty Zombies chatter, Epic Game Store’s upcoming exclusive PC release of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, more Resident Evil Village/Lady Dimitrescu analysis, and some fighting game news to top it all off! We’re a little late with this episode, so please forgive us! Now let’s get the party started!

Brock, Tyler, Tony, and Keona are joined by our newest co-host, Mauricio, as we chat about our favorite video game characters, the new releases of the past week, including Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood and Destruction All-Stars, and the big news about the Mass Effect Legendary Edition! Enjoy the episode!

Tyler, Brock, and Keona are back again with episode 12 of the Renegade Arcade! We have tons of amusing news stories, naughty Cyberpunk parody names, Tomb Raider’s 25th Anniversary, rumors about a Resident Evil 4 remake, some recent releases like The Medium and Hitman III, and finally, we chat about the Gamestop Stock Saga, which is already being made into a movie or two. Enjoy the episode and show notes!

Capcom delivers a new look at Resident Evil Village, Microprose lives(!), a new Hitman is released, and Tyler is joined by Keona and new guest host Kristin as they chat about the most memorable game soundtracks of 2020 and beyond! It’s another visit to the Renegade Arcade! Join us, won’t you?

Good evening, Night City! Welcome to the 2021 relaunch of the now-weekly podcast known as the Renegade Arcade! We have a very long, jam-packed episode with the latest industry news and a look back at our favorite games of the past year, which, frankly, needed all the awesomeness it could get! From Doom Eternal to Animal Crossing to a brand new Streets of Rage game, we rip and tear out the innards of the best games of 2020! Check a look, as the Devolver Digital folks might say!

Brock, Tony, Tyler, and Keona gather together on this N7 Day to reminisce and chat about their favorite moments in the Mass Effect series, the excellent action-RPGs from developer Bioware and publisher EA! We talk about the characters, worlds, and yes, even the romances, that captured our imaginations as we played through all four of the classic ME titles! Enjoy the episode, and check out our first official RPC video podcast/reaction to the Mass Effect cast panel from earlier in the day!

In this episode of the RPC podcast, we speak with Rob Duenas and James Bacon, two of Keona’s buddies who worked on the 2010 version of GameFan Magazine, a truly unique gaming publication which saw many editorial turnovers and crazy shenanigans occur behind the scenes. From unpaid contributors to acid-spiked coffee to an utterly shameful printing mishap, GF was truly a chaotic place to work in its original incarnation. But what of the 2010 relaunch? Did Rob and James have the same experiences as their predecessors? Read the show notes and listen to our conversation to find out!

Randy here with an update from the frontlines of the GPU Wars! With the release of Nvidia’s latest set of graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 30 series comes both good news and bad news. In short, the good news is that they’re awesome! The bad news is that some users are experiencing issues while playing games. That is, if they’re lucky enough to even find one of the 3080s or 3090s to buy in retail stores! <Sigh> Yet another tech shortage. Goodie.

Welcome to another special edition of the Renegade Arcade here on the RPC Podcast Network! This episode, Jacob and I had the chance to interview the awesome co-directors of the Console Wars documentary, currently available on CBS All Access! This was an incredible opportunity to speak with fellow gamers about a time which seems so long ago, and yet I still remember it like it was yesterday. Ah, the nostalgia. The documentary, like Harris’ book, is chock full of discussions with industry luminaries like Nintendo’s Howard Lincoln and Gail Tilden, along with Sega’s Tom Kalinske and Al Nilsen. It’s a veritable wealth of first-hand accounts and behind the scenes info, and it is just glorious for gaming history buffs like myself. Click that link and let’s ride the time wave back to the early 1990s!

Welcome back to the most electrifying podcast in the world of entertainment: The Free For All! It’s been a while since we did a free-flowin’ discussion about the things that interest us, so Mike, Brock, Josh, Kristal, and Keona sat down to chat about the Sony Playstation 5 preorder fiasco, the Microsoft Xbox Series S/X preorder kerfuffle, David Ayer’s Tax Collector film, Netflix’s Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance cancellation, a bit of wrestling news, the Beatles’ most famous songs, and so much more! Smash that play button!

Neoplasmic here, with some thoughts on Blake J. Harris’ excellent non-fiction novel, Console Wars! Nostalgic, informative, and fast-paced to the point that I could barely put it down, Console Wars recounts the years-long battle for video game industry dominance between Nintendo (the big N, perennially in control of the market) and Sega (the scrappy, edgy underdog). Whichever one you owned or rooted for back then, the competition between both entities certainly resulted in an exciting time for those of us who remember the first Console War. Suit up, click the link, and be ready to enter the front lines!

Welcome to the first installment of RPC Tech, our new article series on the world of technology! Leading us off with an article on the latest GPUs from Nvidia and AMD is Randy, aka rKochi, the newest addition to the RPC family! He’s giving us the view from Hawaii on the most cutting edge GPUs known to mankind! Enjoy the article!

Welcome to the second episode of our Mental Health Checkup series here on the RPC Podcast Network! This episode was a bit different from the first one, in that we kept the format a bit looser and the discussion turned into more of a Free For All venting session, but the core message was still there: Whatever it is you’re dealing with, especially during these unprecedented and strange times, even though the path is dark and confusing… things will get better. The dawn will come again. Life, to paraphrase Dr. Ian Malcolm, will find a way. I know that may sound trite, especially for those going through the most horrible of circumstances, but just know that you can make it through, and as you’re struggling, you’ll always have the RPC crew cheering you on!

Hello and welcome to the inaugural edition of Renegade Pop Culture’s interview show, tentatively titled RPC 1 on 1! This time, Neoplasmic (aka Keona) interviews cosplayer/model/actress Michaela Lee, also known as Mika Cosplay! Michaela’s an awesome, talented person with a background in business management who’s a huge fan of League of Legends, among many other games. She has well over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, which is amazing, considering that she’s only been cosplaying and modeling for just over a year! It was a pleasure to talk about her career and hobbies, and to share our common interests with each other. We hope you enjoy listening to our conversation!

Neoplasmic has some thoughts to share on one of his favorite video game franchises, Halo, particularly in light of the latest installment in the franchise’s delay. It’s the latest edition of Rambling About Games! It’s a long one, so please enjoy!

Welcome to the official RPC Gaming review of Sucker Punch’s magnum opus, Ghost of Tsushima. The samurai epic was published by Sony on July 17th and has gone on to earn many accolades and a heapin’ helpin’ of positive reviews. So what’s our verdict on this visually spectacular Kurosawa simulator? Read on and find out!

This video essay from RPC mainstay The Director, aka Joshua Lozano (and Youtuber joshboy64), details how Naughty Dog elicits strong emotions through the gameplay of such titles as Last of Us 1 and 2, as well as the Uncharted franchise.

Join Keona, Josh, Kristal, and newcomers Brock and Zayne as they discuss everything about The Last of Us 2 in this very special installment of the Renegade Arcade! Nothing is off-limits as they dive deep into the surprising depth of the game’s combat system, narrative structure and pacing, the possible fates of the characters, most meaningful cinematic moments, and so much more!

Hey, all! Your friendly neighborhood RPC founder and EIC, Neoplasmic, here. Just thought I’d write out some stuff about our video game content and rating system and what we love to do here. As you’ve no doubt discovered by listening to our awesome Renegade Arcade podcast, we love games, and we want to be clear about how we choose the games we cover, how we review them, and what our scores mean.

Here it is, at long last: our review of The Last of Us Part 2! A word of warning, however… as there are SPOILERS AHEAD! Since launching two weeks ago, this game has seen a lot of criticism and controversy over its themes, characters, and design. So what’s our verdict? Read on and find out!

Tony, Josh, Kristal, and Keona discuss Sony's Playstation 5 reveal event, Electronic Arts' Play 2020 show, and share some spoiler-filled thoughts on the Last of Us 2 in the latest episode of the Renegade Arcade!

Join Keona, Josh, Kristal, and special guest host Millenial Mike from the Exiles Network as they discuss the hit video game, Final Fantasy VII Remake, developed and published by Square Enix! This is a SPOILER special, which means if you haven’t finished the game, you may want to come back to this show in the future!

Here it is, our review of Final Fantasy VII Remake! We tried to keep spoilers to a minimum, but be warned if you haven’t finished the game! Join us as we dive deep into the history of the legendary original game up to the release of FFVII Remake! What’s the verdict? Read on to find out! (Also, it’s a long one, so maybe bring a drink and a sandwich while you read it?)

Greetings, gamers and non-gamers alike! This is the second episode of the Renegade Arcade, in which we discuss a whole ton of remakes and a whole lot of Final Fantasy VII! Join our hosts Tony, Josh, and Keona as they take you on a nostalgic but modern trip down memory lane, chatting about such titles as Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 remake, and Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Remake! We also discuss our feelings on Halo 5 Guardians and more!

Renegade Pop Culture presents our Doom Eternal video game review! One of our favorite FPS franchises of all time, and the godfather of modern shooters (Wolfenstein 3D would by the grandfather), comes to hellish life in the form of this sequel to 2016’s reinvention of the series. So how did it turn out? Discover the truth in our RPC review!

Welcome, one and all, to episode five of the Renegade Pop Culture podcast! We recorded this one about a week ago, so I apologize for taking so long to post it. Family emergencies and a stressful week are to blame for my tardiness. But enough of that! Let’s talk about Jared Leto’s cult, Tom King’s Batman run, the launch of Doom Eternal, and a little bit about PS5 tech specs!

Welcome, one and all, to the second episode of the Renegade Pop Culture Podcast and the very first volume of the Renegade Arcade, our show about the news, perspectives, and culture surrounding the world of video games! Now, without further ado, have a gander at some of these show notes!