Video Game Realness

Nintendo presented us again with a non press conference this year, and that’s ok because their digital event was awesome! James, Cameron and Delvin dive into all of the games that were shown off. Smash Bros details, NFC, Legend of Zelda, Bayonetta and much, much more! What new Nintendo game do you want to see … Continue reading "Episode 47 – E3 2014: Nintendo Conference"

The whole crew breaks down all the details of the very long Sony Conference. James, Michael, Cameron and Delvin breakdown the games that were announced such as Destiny, LittleBigPlanet 3 and the re-releases making a big splash this year. A lot happened and didn’t happen in this conference at the same time, but the guys … Continue reading "Episode 46 – E3 2014: Playstation Conference"

Check out our summary of both the EA and Ubisoft conferences. Not a whole lot to say about each one, but we still share our thoughts on what was shown and how it was presented. We discuss the Mass Effect teaser, shooter fatigue and why there was no Mirror’s Edge game footage. From the Ubisoft … Continue reading "Episode 45 – E3 2014: EA & Ubisoft Press Conferences"

Check out our summary of the Microsoft Conference from E3 2014 where we break it down and discuss everything. Lots of great titles were announced and given release dates, such as Sunset Overdrive, Dragon Age Inquisition and Halo! What did you think of their conference? Sound off below.

The full gang is back this week to dish on their E3 predictions and what things they are looking forward to seeing at E3 next week. The guys also discuss what things they know are most likely to make an appearance. Before dishing on the E3 goodness, the crew talks about what games they’ve been … Continue reading "Episode 43 – E3 Predictions"

This week on VGRealness, James, Cameron and Delvin discuss the games they have been playing through the week in Now Playing. Check out what they thought of Kirby Triple Deluxe, as well as their stint with the Wildstar MMO Open Beta weekend that passed last week. Back for our end of month segement, the guys … Continue reading "Episode 42 – Jeopardy Trivia Extravaganza Realness"

The crew is back this week with another News Extravaganza, and boy is there a lot of it. First off, James, Cameron and Delvin cover the slew of Nintendo news including Tomodachi-gate and how they felt about it. The guys touch on the news of Pokemon, as well as the other recent announcements from Nintendo. … Continue reading "Episode 41 – Flappy Nonsense"

In this week’s episode, the guys discuss a hot-button issue in today’s gaming culture. Using Manveer Heir’s talk at GDC as a spring board, Cameron, James, and Delvin discuss misogony, racism and homophobia in video games. We discuss both positive and negative examples of characters and story-telling devices and the mentality behind them. As well, … Continue reading "Episode 40 – The One Where We Talk About Social Injustice"

It’s our Mario Kart Spectacular! The guys are covering all the the details of the Mario Kart Direct that hit us last week. Join James, Delvin and Cameron as they break down all the details of the stages, characters, new OP items and all the online details. Strap yourselves in hunties because there’s lots to … Continue reading "Episode 39 – Vroom Vroom!"

The boys are back after an extended Easter break and there is a ton to talk about! This is your spring news extravaganza, so let’s get right to the talking points. Highlights: GaymerX2, Dragon Age: Inquisition release date, a dearth of Tales news, the monthly NPD sales pissing contest, Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor, the next Ace … Continue reading "Episode 38 – DSR: Double Sided Realness"

This week, the VGRealness crew of James, Cameron and Delvin dissect the Smash Bros Nintendo Direct. What was announced, what changes were made, what’s the release date? They discuss it all and more. But first, it’s Now Playing! The guys talk about what games they’ve been playing for the past few days. As always, the crew … Continue reading "Episode 37 – Smashtastic!"

The gang’s all here as Michael, Cameron, James and Delvin get together to discuss some of the week’s biggest news items — new Xbox president, Amazon Fire TV, April Fool’s jokes, console title drought — as well as Smash Bros. speculation and more. Later, the crew discusses what developers they might like to see take … Continue reading "Episode 36 – Titanface"

In this week’s redonk-a-donk episode, James, drunk Cameron and medicated host Delvin cover a lot of ground and try not to get lost along the way. The trio covers all of the social media discussions they had with listeners over the past week; they also announce the winner for the Smite contest. As it’s the … Continue reading "Episode 35 – Rabid for the D"

This week on VGRealness, the crew is all together for a JAM PACKED episode! Michael hosts (a relatively hashtag-less episode) this week and introduces a new segment, Review Corner. To kick off this new segment, he covers The Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville. As always, the boys cover the news of the week, starting with … Continue reading "Episode 34 – JRPG vs. WRPG: Round 1…FIGHT!"

This week on VGRealness, Cameron is in the driver seat to help us learn all about MOBAs! What are they? How do these games work? What makes them so popular? But of course, Delvin, Cameron and Michael talk all about Smite in preparation for the upcoming launch on March 25th! Before the guys dive into … Continue reading "Episode 33 – Smittenly Smited"

The trio of James, Michael and host Delvin are here this week and up to their usual shenanigans of weekly news and throwing shade! This week the guys discuss Square Enix’s Kingdown Hearts survey that is currently happening, Ouya’s new “Ouya Everywhere” service and what the company has planned with that. The guys also have … Continue reading "Episode 32 – Charlie’s Angels"

Can VG Realness get any more real? The answer is yes! This week join Cameron, James, Michael and Delvin as the crew discusses upcoming releases for the month of March and which games they’re most excited about. In news, the guys talk about Twitch Plays Pokemon, the Xbox One Titanfall bundle, PS4 Japan launch numbers, … Continue reading "Episode 31 – Me & My Things"

This week on VGRealness, it’s just James and Delvin giving you the T on the news of the past week. From new patch news in Killer Instinct to Sega’s plans with Atlus, the duo also discusses Activision’s plans for the Tony Hawk series and which system game developers are in favor of developing for in … Continue reading "Episode 30 – Two Lonely Gays Part 2: Double Trouble"

It’s time for a little role reversal. Michael hosts this week’s episode with James, Cameron and Delvin and let’s just say things are a little different, but in a #fun way. The gang discusses what they’ve been playing, including a lengthy discussion about Bravely Default — or as Michael likes to call it, #BrayvleeDefawlt. Have … Continue reading "Episode 29 – Hashtag Brayvlee Defawlt"

This week on VGRealness, the crew takes a look at iconic relationships in gaming. Whether it be a school girl crush, a bond that grows, or just cookie cutter romance, we take a look at them. We chose a list of our favorites and most memorable. What are some of your favorite and iconic relationships … Continue reading "Episode 28 – Love?"