GameSpot After Dark

In this special spoiler cast episode of After Dark, we're talking all about Silent Hill f. Kurt Indovina is joined by game reviewer Jessica Cogswell and Silent Hill first-timer Lucy James to gush, pry, and analyze the latest installment in the iconic series.

Update day on the GameSpot After Dark feed! Kurt and Lucy are here to talk about their new podcast and the future of the After Dark podcast feed.Check out Kurt & Lucy Gotcha Covered using the links below or wherever you get your podcasts!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4S5mfmLES0ubhj5xcDZJniRSS Feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/6752166/episodes/feed

Join us for the final traditional episode of GameSpot After Dark.

This week we talk about our growing preference towards PC over consoles, Rockstar games, more Blue Prince, and Robocop: Rogue City.

This week Kurt and Jean-Luc talk about Blue Prince and playing older games just to feel something.

Its been a perfectly normal week in video games.*Apologizes for the lower quality audio for the first 2 minutes. We lost the recording and needed to pull it from the video stream. The rest of the episode sounds much better.

On this week's episode of After Dark, Jean-Luc, Kurt, and Jake have more to to say about Atomfall, they share their thoughts on REPO, and Jean-Luc plays some bad licensed video games.

Let's talk about Assassin's Creed Shadows and Atomfall.

We launched our new live programing, The Power Block. Let's talk about it.

What is the chicken enchilada lasagna of video games?

Let me tell you about a little film called Shocker.Apologizes for some volume issues with Jake's audio in the later half of the episode.

We're asking the tough questions this week.

This week, we officially kick off the start of a new segment, Kurt's HOGs.

We're starting off our 2025 strong with Jean-Luc forgetting what episode number the podcast is on.

GameSpot After Dark returns to send off 2024.

This week on GameSpot After Dark we continue to talk about how good the Silent Hill 2 remake is and what we'd like to see next from Bloober Team. Jean-Luc concludes their Dragon Age series replay with Inquisition and has THOUGHTS about it as well as the current state of BioWare as a whole.

Kurt's playing his latest hidden object puzzle game, Jake and Jean-Luc are loving Silent Hill 2 remake, and Jean-Luc has played the first two episodes of Life is Strange Double Exposure.

We return from our hiatus to discuss Kurt's positive feelings towards the Silent Hill 2 remake, Potential GOTY contender Metaphor: ReFantazio, and cinematic experience of the year Megalopolis.

As the GameSpot office is being packed up, the lovely Jacob McCourt visits for one last hurrah in the old studio.

It's episode 250 of GameSpot After Dark and we are celebrating with an extra long episode this week featuring both past and present staff.

It's a Jean-Luc and Kurt episode this week, chatting about Splitgate 2, Witchfire, Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Kid, and Fields of Mistria.

IGN's Michael Higham is back as a guest this week so you know we gotta run back talking about Final Fantasy XIV and Persona 3... The Answer? Jake also makes his return to talk Red Dead Redemption 2 and Street Fighter 6. Finally, the crew pours one for Game Informer.

After being away for a few weeks, Jean-Luc and Kurt are BACK to talk about Kurt's favorite things in the world: Star Wars and Borderlands!

Lucy and Tam make their return to After Dark this week to help name as many celebrity appearances in video games as possible.

It's the BIGGEST WEEK in video games dear listeners. We got Riven: The Sequel to Myst! Resident Evil on GOG! Ummm... other stuff! 

Jake, Kurt, and Stu fill in for regular After Dark crew to talk about Elden Ring, that Nintendo Direct, and WOLFENSTEIN BABY!!!

Summer Game Fest is OVER. Most of GameSpot is taking well deserved time off but Jake and Jean-Luc sit down to discuss their highlights from the big showcases and the games they got to see including, Dragon Age, Monster Hunter Wilds, Metaphor, Stalker 2, and Slitterhead. Jean-Luc has also gotten around to playing Destiny 2 The Final Shape, and ya'll... THEY NAILED IT.

It's a busy time at GameSpot HQ with Summer Game Fest prep, but we're still here to talk about some video games! We discuss what excited us from the PlayStation State of Play, Rave about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Crow Country, and Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door Remake, and give early impressions on Frost Punk 2 and The Alters.

This week we talk about our disappointment with Hellblade 2 and Kurt closes out the saga of his PC building experience - which has more poop involved than you might think.

This week Jean-Luc "beat" Animal Well and is building their vampire castle in V Rising. Meanwhile Kurt is ready to fully transition into a PC gamer and never shut up about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.

Kurt and Jean-Luc reflect on the Xbox shutdowns and their overall disillusionment with console publishers. But it's not all doom and gloom as this week's also seen the release of some amazing indie titles! Kurt raves about Animal Well and Jean-Luc gives their impressions on the 34th Nancy Drew game.

Welcome to episode #1 of the Gaming Magical Mystery Tour. This week Jean-Luc's been playing No Rest for the Wicked, Jake reviewed Indika, and Kurt's been playing Oblivion again.

Jean-Luc and Jake are joined by the new Tech Reviews editor for IGN, Michael Higham! This week we chat about Stellar Blade, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, Sand Land, and Final Fantasy XVI's The Rising Tide DLC.

Its a Kurt-and-Jean-Luc-only episode this week! They give their final update on the Fallout TV show, and dive into some major spoilers (skip to around 27:32 to avoid). Kurt discusses his thoughts on Harold Halibut, Jean-Luc gives their first impressions of Hades II, and gets excited about the upcoming hottest release of the year.

This week we discuss the hottest topic of the week: the Fallout TV Show. There's also The Rogue Prince of Persia, Children of the Sun, Everybody's Golf and the Stellar Blade demo. Also we find yet another excuse to bring up Persona 3 Reload and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

This week we're joined by special guest Kyle Hilliard, magazine content director at Game Informer, to chat a little bit about their new standalone subscription!

This week Lucy and Tam return to talk about their time at both GDC and PAX East, plus the whole crew has been playing the hottest game of week Dragon's Dogma 2.

It's been a busy week in video games with lots of new releases and GDC here in San Francisco. Jean-Luc has been playing Alone in the Dark and Princess Peach. Jake didn't care much for Rise of the Rōnin but did enjoy his brief look at Wild Bastards. And Kurt previewed a bunch of games including Harold Halibut, Tales of Kenzera, and the Sinking City 2.

This week on After Dark we pour one out for Rooster Teeth, Michael has been playing Unicorn Overlord, Jake loves Queen's Blood, and Jean-Luc's playing the Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster.

This week on GameSpot After Dark: Jake has gotten into off-road trucking, Kurt is deep into the HOPA genre, Michael's got a love/hate relationship with Balatro, and Jean-Luc finally got around to playing Homebody.

This week we it's another Jean-Luc and Michael only episode devoted entirely to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

This week we react to the "big news" from Xbox. Michael previewed Unicorn Overlord, the latest game from Vanillaware. Jake's been playing Mario vs Donkey Kong. And Jean-Luc has NOT been playing Skull and Bones.

This week is a Jean-Luc and Michael only joint which of course means they're gonna dive deep into their bullshit like Final Fantasty VII Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, Infinite Wealth, and anime elf girls.

It's Persona 3 Reload week and we're devoting the whole episode to it! Jake and Jean-Luc are joined by Jess Cogswell who reviewed the game for GameSpot as well as Michael Higham, who reviewed the game for IGN.

It's not been a great week for the games industry but we're gonna try our best to keep our heads up and focus on the good just like our boy Ichiban would want.

Lucy, Tam, and Jake talk about the biggest news from the Xbox Dev Direct, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

Happy 2024! Jake and Jean-Luc kick in the new year by talking about what games they played together over the break including: Lethal Company, The Finals, and LEGO Fortnite. Jean-Luc also tried Star Wars Jedi Survivor and finally got around to playing Resident Evil - Code: Veronica.

We're closing out the year with a special episode for you all! We are joined by the creator of Video Game Trivia, Jacob McCourt, for a special video game 2023 in-review edition. Who will win? Who will take the fattest L?

It's the last "regular" episode of GameSpot After Dark for 2023! What does regular even mean? Who knows! After four years of debate we've finally come to the conclusion that this is NOT a family-friendly podcast. We attempt to talk some video games like The Finals, the death of Last of Us Online, and the state of multiplayer games. We also talk movies like Godzilla and The Boy and The Heron. Oh, and Kurt is finally done talking about Alan Wake 2.

WE ARE BACK! We return from The Game Awards in LA just in time for E3 to die... again. Jake talks about Pokemon's final DLC, Jean-Luc has been playing Alan Wake 2 the Final Draft, and Michael's putting his fingers to work with StepMania.