Asynchronicity 2: Holiday Spectacular
A grand cast of holiday favorites are subjected to a gauntlet of questions.
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Perspexpertise
Our standard party of panelists covers the newly announced God of War and Death Stranding adaptations, what they’d teach in game design school, hangout flavors, and Christopher Lambert.
Starfield and Friends
The panel is ill-prepared for these questions, but unites once more to cover The Game Awards 2022, cool ladies, and the greatest game of all time no one is talking about yet.
Doki Doki Paisano, with Ash Parrish
Video Game Reporter Ash Parrish joins the panel to cover unfinished games, Mario’s origins, and the friendship-building return of Violence Island.
Extractula the Dracula, with Esper Quinn
Editor Esper Quinn joins the table to give thanks for a feast of listener submitted questions.
Phantastic, with Gita Jackson
Journalist Gita Jackson joins the full panel to decide how much video games should cost, share research tips, and reveal Barbies in the garbies. Plus, memories of Reiko Kodama.
Clown Insanity, with Andrés Velasco y Coll and Fūnk-é Joseph
EVO tournament organizer Andrés Velasco y Coll and PC Gamer editor Fūnk-é Joseph join Frank and Jaffe for the new Sonic game, predatory publisher tactics, and Nickelodeon’s Fortnite.
Banjo-Kazoomer
The full panel reunites to determine what a video game is, how to do RPG dungeon music right, and Bob Oldfather.
Specdracular 2022, with Christa Lee
Game music composer and console restoration expert Christa Lee joins this year’s monster hunting party, taking on evils like foreshadowing, deceptively powerful industry figures, and ranking the Silent Hill series. Questions this Specdracular: 1. What do we think of all the Silent Hill
Tapey Toppies
The panel reunites in total to cover the death of the Stadia, if it’s ever okay to make a 30 FPS game, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Building the Sandwich While You're Eating It, with Chris Plante
EIC of Polygon and co-host of The Besties Chris Plante fills in for Frank on topics like the Cyberpunk anime, Anthem, and a Republican poet’s paradise.
Top 20 Arcade Edition
The full panel reassembles to create an Insert Credit approved ranked list of twenty arcade games.
It's Boss Time Now, with John Learned
Game annotater and journalist John Learned joins the panel to cover dead babies, doing a Batman, and Mr. Bones and me.
Quora Spectaskular 2, with Ash Parrish and Chris Kohler
The reunited Ash Parrish and Chris Kohler, both formerly of Kotaku Splitscreen, join Frank Cifaldi and Alex Jaffe in answering the top video game questions on Quora.
Getcha Self a Hot Dog, with Liz Ryerson
Insert Credit Fringe Games Correspondent Liz Ryerson returns to the panel to cover being a tool user, the year of peak stupidity in video games, and crystals of fun syrup.