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VGO has been churning out stupidity and gaming since 2005 without the typical 'woke gamer' bull! YouTuber “John’s Arcade” Jacobson, and author Michelle Madison, explore all things gaming from console to PC, with random insanity in between. Live every Tuesday, VGO is also home to a unique adult gamer community. NOTE: For older episodes and extra weekly bonus content, please download our free VGO mobile app or visit videogameoutsiders.com
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Aug 27, 2020

Shadowlands release date and time has been revealed, Gamescom, Michelle buys a Warcraft 3 Arthas statue and an upgraded ultrawide for WoW, Afterlives: Bastion premiere animation, John forgot his main's name and thinks the PTR starting zone quests are insulting, expansion only systems are a waste, engagement does not equal fun, high elves, paid cosmetic customization, and more World of Warcraft!

Aug 27, 2020

Enjoy this premium content on the house to celebrate our 15 years, for more weekly bonus content hit that red GO PREMIUM button on VideoGameOutsiders.com! Gamescom is giving away awards from the future that piss off John, Michelle chats about God of War and Mass Effect audible audiobooks, Eye of the Temple: First Steps VR is dangerous, and we go over tons of gaming news: Call of Duty Cold War, Bungie and Halo Infinite drama, what the hell is Microsoft doing, Resident Evil series coming to Netflix, The Witcher: Monster Slayer for mobile, Amazon's fitness band, and Left 4 Dead is back?

Aug 26, 2020

VGO turns 15! Battletoads, Marvels' Avengers Beta, Pathfinder: Kingmaker Enhanced Edition, MOBAS like Smite, Michelle's new big purchase, MS Flight Simulator, Cris Tales, Undermine, 4k Switch, High Score and Tony Hawk docs, more Divinity Original Sin 2, and your live calls! Plus the first things we each said on the show, we hit a top 10 podcast list, and we announce another giveaway from Radiate Campfire! You can support us for hitting 15 years by grabbing some gear from our shop at https://teespring.com/stores/vgo-15-years or head to VideoGameOutsiders.com to go premium and gain weekly bonus shows for 1.99 a month!

Aug 25, 2020

SKATE CAST with John and his buddy McCarthy99 - Skate talk, Call of Duty chat, and more! Buy a shirt and support VGO for 15 years: https://teespring.com/stores/vgo-15-years

Aug 20, 2020

Michelle's new build is cool, quiet, but ARGB from cooler master is annoying? Plus John LOVES MS Flight Sim with HOTAS, new Lian Li UNI FANS, Sega goes after PC "aggressively", PC gamers are half of all gamers, Nvidia Ampere pricing rumors, NVme shines with transfer speeds, strimer cables, AMD and Intel GPUs, Amazon for tech support, and Razer goes after people working from home who don't game. Plus zombie game in a mall? Head to our Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com! (music via Warhammer 40k). Buy a shirt and support VGO for 15 year!

Aug 20, 2020

John's Switch mishap, Michelle's Nintendo regret - Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus, Call of Duty Black OPs Cold War, PS5 release date, Firewatch movie, and Deathloop is delayed says Bethesda! Plus a voicemail about why consoles work better for some than PCs!

Aug 19, 2020

The worst article ever written about WoW claims "For The Horde" is racist, Warhammer vs. World of Warcraft, Collector's Edition, Deadmines secrets and John's favorite dungeon, The Goonies, new adventure system auto-battler and companion app preview, Nvidia GPU drivers for ray-tracing, legendary levels, Quel'thalas' purple dome in PTR, boss coin drops in Shadowlands, broken PvP scaling, Animal Crossing Housing ideas, t-shirts, and Michelle thinks we might find out the release date next week at digital Gamescom!

Aug 19, 2020

This is your pilot speaking! Microsoft Flight Simulator, Mini Trains, Tracks, Anno 1800, Spiritfarer, Trailmakers, Ultrawings VR, Red Matter, Divinity: Original Sin 2, and more! Plus weak PS5 rumors, all digital Xbox, E3 has to apologize for stupid reason, No Russian, Oculus forces a Facebook login, John's Arcade return, and more gamin news! Our 15 year anniversary is next week, help us celebrate by buying a t-shirt off the link at VideoGameOutsiders.com or go premium for 1.99 a month for weekly bonus content and our entire back catalog! You can also listen live next week and call in live at (520) Des-kLED

Aug 18, 2020

Walkcast with John... and Michelle? YouTube aftermath, Halo 3, PS5 cooling, John's Arcade, Redbox death, bear issues, smoking meat, and more!

Aug 13, 2020

Apple removes Fortnite and gets sued by Epic over V-Bucks drama and Tim Sweeney is pissed, Halo Infinite could have been split up, Mario is in the sun, Forbes spreading Cyberpunk delayed rumors, Xbox release date, Hellpoint, Trailmakers, Control upgrade, tea, and more with John and Michelle!

Aug 13, 2020

Happy Birthday to the PC / IBM, A Night in Berlin, Nvidia Ampere announcement on the 1st of Sept, Michelle's water cooler rabbit hole leads her to the ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 and VRM, NVme drives, Duo-ring Fan, Gsync compatible vs. Gsync module monitors, HDR on PC, Twitch Prime rebrands to Prime Gaming, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is delayed, Shroud is back on Twitch, Steam games event set for Oct,  and WTF is MSI tweeting about? Head to our Discord for links to things discussed https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

Aug 12, 2020

Pre-patch hits PTR: new leveling, new graphics, new customization, scourge 2.0! Plus WoW secrets in the Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms Book, Covenant dungeons bonus, virtual Blizzcon in 2021, Shadowlands physical base edition cancelled, glossy skin, new hunter pets to collect, ground warts for skinners, one starting zone to rule them all, our first favorite dungeon pick, hidden doggy, Magisters' Terrace, Kael'Thas, the return of Poor Old Blanchy, Arthas, and we predict when Shadowlands will release! Head to VideoGameOutsiders.com for our Discord and more!

Aug 12, 2020

Halo Infinite is delayed, more Cyberpunk details, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout sucks, COD: Season 5 Pass, Project X-Cloud Beta, Half Life: Alyx VR, Tony Hawk Burrito, Xbox Series S controller, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition on PC, Nvidia Ampere announcement soon and Michelle's new build, Nickelback coverband, idle genre, VirtuaVerse, digital sales for consoles are booming, Elder Scrolls Online and more MMO chat. Plus we opened our gear store again: https://teespring.com/stores/vgo-15-years, head to VideoGameOutsiders.com to enter our contests, go premium, or for our Discord.

Aug 11, 2020

WALKCAST! Dark Sky is no more, surviving the storm and generator cables, Creem documentary, Black Sabbath and John, and much more.

Aug 8, 2020

Nvidia Ampere GPU announcement and release dates, mesh front cases run cool: Lian Li, Be Quiet!, Cooler Master TD500, Rogue Company and streamer-bait, Hellbound and the Steam Bethesda Quakecon sale, Dr Disrespect is back on YouTube, COD, Cyberpunk struggling with raytracing on 20 series 1080p, why you need an HTPC / server PC instead of TV apps, VLC and 4k hdr movies on PC, Newegg's Pixel policy has changed, Skyrim auto mod installer, and do you really need a console?

Aug 6, 2020

Assassination, Outlaw, Subtlety, combo points, stealth, poisons, most fun world PvP class, spy spec idea, rogue lore: Valeera Sanguinar, The Defias Brotherhood, Deadmines, and the VanCleefs. Plus we were on the July edition of the Realm-Maintenance.com Podcast Ep "Live and Outside", Shadowlands Beta new Shadowpriest rework, new AoE cap is awkward, Michelle's bugs, Shadowlands T-shirt and WoW Calendar, Activision-Blizzard earnings call praises COD mobile, leveling in the Eversong woods, Ghostlands, and Undead starting zones, phasing and toggles, the Great Vault changes, Gallywix real money gold selling drama, Blizzard salary stupidity from Jason Shreier, e-mail about Shadows Rising review and "soaked with sweat", and the new level squish variables. Head to VideoGameOutsiders.com for our Discord and more.

Aug 5, 2020

Live from the eye of the storm, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Spiderman Far from Home VR, Mute Protocol Rainbow Six: Siege, The Touryst, Oculus Quest VR on PC, Splinter Cell tv show, Paper Mario, and Michelle played Ghost of Tsushima - was Matt's review wrong? Plus tons of Xbox and PS5 news, John pooped in the ocean, John pees three times on air, John sees a tarp, John is out walking around without power, John is on his phone, John is drunk, and John sees a moon! Enter our contests by visiting our website on VideoGameOutsiders.com and look for the posts about PAC-man arcade cabinet and the Webaround green screen and win in our giveaways - while you are there GO PREMIUM to support us, we do tons of bonus shows during the week for only 1.99 a month.

Aug 3, 2020

Walkcast! Martha's Vineyard adventure, Switch on the beach, Country Style Pork Ribs, what's the best year ever for Nintendo, and so much more!

Aug 3, 2020

Demon seeds, alien plants, off-world vehicles, Canadians know something about UFOs, Trump says he saw a "strange guy" who knows "interesting" things, retreats with turquoise jewelry, Aliens messed with our DNA, Elon Musk, Post Malone, and more unknown. Plus Sally saw a light in the sky and Roger ate sperm.

Aug 2, 2020

John plays Crazy Machines 3 and Michelle plays Barn Finders! Plus Microsoft rebrands Xbox Game Pass, Halo Infinite multiplayer is free and all games might be, Last of Us Part 2 workout routine, Battletoads hype, Animal Crossing dicks, MS TikTok rumor, Diablo Immortal trailer and pre-register at ChinaJoy 2020, Paper Mario on the beach, and more on Grounded.

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