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Video Game Outsiders

VGO has been churning out stupidity and gaming since 2005 making it one of the longest running podcasts of all time. Hosts John “John’s Arcade” Jacobson, and comedy creator Michelle Madison, explore all things gaming from console to PC, with a healthy dose of random insanity in between the latest videogame and tech news. Live every Tuesday on Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle, Video Game Outsiders is home to a unique community of adult gamers. For weekly extra episodes, game giveaways, and ad free VGO - join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT For older episodes and the rest of the perks you can also download our VGO app or visit our website VideoGameOutsiders.com for more info.
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Jul 18, 2025

Hey guys, the Libsyn app is being phased out by Libsyn and will be going away in a month (or 2 or 3 we don't know). Thank you for your support! As we celebrate 20 years this Summer we are proud to offer a new way to get our 20+ year back catalog, weekly bonus shows, and ad free VGO in YOUR player of choice. Supercast supports Apple podcasts, Spotify, Google Music, RSS, and more! 

We have a 5 percent promo going until our 20 year show at the end of August for monthly and year sub. Thank you again and we hope to add more and more features on Supercast!

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Jul 16, 2025

Michelle doesn't want to be here and John talks about his toes. Plus Becoming Saint, Lossless Scaling on Steam Deck, dripping beer with DeoxIT vs WD40 specialist Contact Cleaner, Ikea CPC stand, Steam Automation Fest, The Golden Age of PC Gaming, and more. Joing Discord to chat, support, and win games from CDK https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

Jul 16, 2025

The Game Store Guy joins Michelle and John to talk about Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remastered, Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition, College Football 26, Vengeful Guardian Moonrider, more on Dune Awakening, Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion, Suit for Hire, Iron Meat, Nintendo Switch 2 bricking/banning and docks, Xbox Rog pricing, Playasia and imports, Stop Killing Games, and more gaming news! Support us in Discord to get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show.

Jul 15, 2025

Walkcast - Smash burgers with onions on the flat top, weeds and hedge trimming, Nintendo news, and much more

Jul 9, 2025

Is the West DEAD? Japanese & Gacha Games, Anime Series, Manga, Movies, Gaming News about Xbox layoff! Weeb Week #3! Mecha BREAK, UmaMusume: Pretty Derby, Wuthering Waves aka WuWa, Bakeru, Zenless Zone Zero, Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered, Final Fantasy IV 25 year anniversary remake rumors and Memoria Mod + Moguri Mod, Solo Leveling Arise Overdrive, Outrider Mako, win RAIDOU Remastered The Mystery of the Soulless Army from CDKeys in our VGO Discord, gacha games, and more! Plus Josee the Tiger and the Fish, 90's Berserk, Jujutsu Kaisen JJK, Solo Leveling, The Apothecary Diaries, Attack on Titan, and the bad rep anime gets. We also get into the Xbox drama. To listen to Weeb Week 1&2 (Eps 837 & 882), support us in Discord to get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show. 

Jul 2, 2025

Xbox layoffs, Wordatro, Tower Wizard, more on Dune Awakening... a lot more (John wants to buy gold). Support in Discord and get extra weekly shows and more! https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

Jul 2, 2025

Death Stranding 2 on the Beach with Matt, Dispatch, Dune Awakening survival-craft MMO and movie, HITMAN World of Assassination Bond mission LeCHIFFRE from Casino Royale, Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon, Battlefield Hardline, Picnic Peril, Doom the Dark Ages, The Alters, Xbox's hardware desires cause a stir online, and more gaming news! Sign up for the Mario Kart event, win games from CD keys, or support us in Discord to get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT where there is also an EXTRA Discord only podcast! Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show.

Jul 1, 2025

Walkcast - Muggy and buggy, apple cider vinegar chuck roast - yuck, kielbasa and baked beans, rain and deck mode, Odyssey team, Nintendo news and much more. Support in Discord to get weekly bonus shows and the back catalog! https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

Jun 25, 2025

John and Michelle fight about... we mean talk about grilling, cooking, and more! Gas-lined grill, the gas fight, kitchen scissors, Crying Tiger and Thai food, pudding cookies, Selena Gomez Oreos, gravy vs sauce John's mom vs random woman, smoked shotgun shells, homemade dressing, John loves the 1800s. Chat about it or support in Discord: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

Jun 25, 2025

Chrono Odyssey MMO playtest, Tron Catalyst sucks, RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, PEAK co-op climbing game, Netherworld Covenant soulslike roguelike, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, Xbox Launcher Launcher puts Steam games in your library, Xbox VR, World of Tanks: Blitz Reforged, sign up from the Mario Kart cup, win DUNE AWAKENING from cdkeys, or support us in Discord, Morbid Metal, new Elden Ring: Nightreign, EA Summer Sale - Star Wars Battlefront II, and this episode was sponsored by NOSPANKO! Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app (or on the web ilovevgo.com) or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT where there is an EXTRA Discord only podcast! You can also win games weekly from our sponsor CDkeys in our giveaways! Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show. 

Jun 18, 2025

John and Michelle talk Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey and Friends, gasoline fingers, Donkey Kong Direct Bananza with Pauline and PAINT, Tron game looks, negative game articles, and Nintendo vs Sony. Come down to Discord for weekly bonus shows, the back catalog of 20 years, AND a weekly Discord show/perks. https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

Jun 18, 2025

Mind's Eye, The Alters, Stellar Blade PC breaks Sony's record, Steam on Xbox hardware, FBC Firebreak, Gears of War Reloaded MP beta, Path of Exile 1 Secrets of the Atlas, Ry's Switch 2 review and Mario Kart event info (sign up in Discord for July 6th race), the Canadian host torch gets passed, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, FNAF: Security Breach, Dead by Daylight, Cast n Chill Fishing Idle game, Ball x Pit, is Sony dead and more gaming news! Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app (or on the web ilovevgo.com) or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT where there is an EXTRA Discord only podcast! You can also win games weekly from our sponsor CDkeys in our giveaways! Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show.

Jun 17, 2025

Walkcast - Raincast, Pixel Fold broke, power washing hell, sidewalk repairs, deck work, Tires, Nintendo news and much more. Make the swap and support in Discord for an extra weekly bonus show and download these eps along with ad free vgo! https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

Jun 11, 2025

John and Michelle talk Steam Next Fest, Star Birds from kurzgesagt – in a nutshell, Nvidia says quantum computing is coming, Firefighter Frankie, Mr. Mine idle, All Will Fall, Mind's Eye is trash, Windows 11 being made better for gaming, and more PC news! Join the Steam group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/VGO Join Discord: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT 

Jun 11, 2025

Switch 2 Mega Review, MarioKart World, Dune Awakening MMO Survivalcraft, Pro controller, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Nioh 3 demo, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition, Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2, Fast Fusion, Connor from MMOfallout visits Valve HQ to check out Steam, Siege X, Firefighter Frankie, Fornite with Joycon mouse, Switch Welcome Tour sucks, GameCube games, Hell is Us, My Friendly Neighborhood. Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app (or on the web ilovevgo.com) or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT where there is an EXTRA Discord only podcast! You can also win games weekly from our sponsor CDkeys in our giveaways! Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show.

Jun 6, 2025

John talks to Michelle about his first day with the Switch 2! Walmart launch, Switch 2 syncing, Mario Kart World and Discord community event: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT, free game upgrades, Game Cube virtual console and Zelda: The Wind Waker, Welcome Tour, family share, and more on VGO this Tuesday. Check out his unboxing on Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle - sub free with your Amazon Prime for Twitch for the archive.

Jun 4, 2025

John wakes Michelle up to talk about toothpaste and deodorant, Switch 2 eve and Walmart info, reddit rant, and Nintendo on mobile?!? 

Jun 4, 2025

Elden Ring Nightreign, Hell is Us, Stellar Blade PC, Spray Paint Simulator, to a T, MS Flight Simulator, Tempest Rising, Switch 2 launch hype, Gray Zone Warfare, Splitgate 2, Nice Day for Fishing, and more gaming news! Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app (or on the web ilovevgo.com) or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT where there is an EXTRA Discord only podcast! You can also win games weekly from our sponsor CDkeys in our giveaways! Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show.

May 28, 2025

Bloodshed, Steam OS, Steam Deck "pro tip", Mindseye, PC games outselling console games including Capcom, future of Xbox/Sony/PC, chips in our head from Gabe and more with John and Michelle. Head to discord for more: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

May 28, 2025

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is peak dark fantasy King Arthur Skyrim, Xbox Retro Classics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, Squirreled Away, Game of Thrones: Kingsroad care package, Split Gate 2 Beta, Grey Zone Warfare Winds of War update, more on The Precinct, and more! PSVR Frank stops by...actually THE GAME STORE GUY shows up... Switch 2 hype and GAMING NEWS! Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app (or on the web ilovevgo.com) or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT where there is an EXTRA Discord only podcast! You can also win games weekly from our sponsor CDkeys in our giveaways! Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show. 

May 21, 2025

Games of Thrones Kingsroad package sent to us and game, Grey Zone Warfare, Zone out games: Path of Exile 2 and Idles, Xbox is having a moment adding Metaphor to game pass and adding retro classics, Steam pass, Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee, Grief is back in COD, Firebreak Preview, Leaf Blower Simulator, and a long chat on AI. Chat or support in Discord for even more extra shows and contests https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT

May 21, 2025

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, The Slormancer ARPG, The Precinct, Blades of Fire, Ubisoft NFT game Champions Tactics Reformed, Moorhuhn Kart 4, Grey Zone Warfare, Matt Bradford stops by to review Doom: The Dark Ages, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, Path of Exile 2, and more!  Plus Steam being tested on Xbox, Randy Pitchford is an idiot again with Borderlands comments, Sony's new shooter FairGameS in trouble as Jade Raymond leaves, Hideo Kojima has a new idea for a game but he forgot it, Marathon is dead and stole art, the "deprofessionalization" of video games, and more gaming news! Get weekly bonus shows, ad-free VGO, and the entire back catalog of 20 years by going premium on our VGO mobile app (or on the web ilovevgo.com) or NOW in Discord on VideoGameOutsiders.com via https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT where there is an EXTRA Discord only podcast! You can also win games weekly from our sponsor CDkeys in our giveaways! Head to Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle and sub free with Amazon Prime every month for our game streams and to support the show.

May 20, 2025

Walkcast - Chuck Roast and Cowboy Beans, Tuna salad with Mark Wahlberg pickles, MXR Rockman 100, Nintendo news, and much more

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