Over its five-decade history -- and multiple generations of gaming systems -- Nintendo has been home to some of the most notable bad guys in video-game history. Some are original creations who only torment the heroes on Nintendo-owned titles. Some are third-party nemeses who have also appeared on other systems. And some are video-game adaptions of bad guys f ... Show More
Nov 18
Best John Williams Film Score
For the past 50 years, composer John Williams has arguably been the defining sound of cinema. Although he began composing music for TV and film in the 1950s, it wouldn’t be until the 1970s that he broke big, thanks to that iconic soundtrack to Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws. From there ... Show More
52m 59s
Nov 17
PREVIEW: Best John Williams Film Score
Great Pop Culture Debate host Eric Rezsnyak explains how we created the bracket for our episode devoted to the best cinematic score by American composer and legend John Williams, and walks you through the Round 1 match-ups. The main episode will release on Tuesday, November 18, w ... Show More
3m 48s
Dec 2023
EP 205 Pt. 2 | Console Wars Bracket
In Part 2 of this episode of the Dead End Gaming Podcast, Beezy and Granddad Woolly bring you another bracket and this is a console war like no other. They put 4 of the best systems that Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sega had to offer and find out who comes out on top as the grea ... Show More
1h 27m
Sep 2024
Episode 455 - Video Games with Cory J Phillips
Josh sits down with voice actor Cory J Phillips to chat about their favorite video games, movie news, Sony shutting down Concord, upcoming Starfield DLC, Genshin Impact cosplay, which Super Smash Bros character will pop up on Josh's tv, how much Yu-Gi-Oh has changed, and much mor ... Show More
1h 40m
Jan 2025
The Franchise That Deserves to Die
This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the franchise that deserves to die (5:06)! After making their picks, they listen to some listener picks and decide which one to include in the final poll (38:30). Later, they play a trivia game (44:35) and give out some awards (1:09:36). N ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 3
Game Scoop! 823: Are These Really the Best & Worst Nintendo Franchises?
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing the best and worst Nintendo franchises, Call of Duty, Monster Hunter Wilds, Factorio, and more. And, of course, they play V ... Show More
1h 9m
Oct 2024
Episode 457 - Spooktober - Silent Hill 2
For our second Spooktober episode, Josh and Carl sit down to discuss Silent Hill 2, the Silent Hill franchise, moral dilemmas, Final Fantasy X, spooky games, Charlie's Angels, the best Final Fantasy, the dog ending, Kingdom Hearts, and much more. What is Carl's favorite Silent H ... Show More
1h 8m
Apr 2025
Our Favorite YouTube Videos Ever!
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into all things YouTube! It's the 20th anniversary of the first YouTube video upload so everyone takes turns talking about what their favorite videos are before getting into the big antitrust news of the week regarding Google. Then ... Show More
1h 22m
Jun 2024
Ringer-Verse Recommends: June 2024
Return of the recommendations! The 'Ringer-Verse' and 'House of R' crews wrap up a packed June with the latest installment of their monthly shout-outs to fandom favorites from TV, anime, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond that were released recently but not yet covere ... Show More
24m 55s