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Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohosts Niki Grayson and Lotus for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about the video games industry and video games medium (two very different things). Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games. The VGBees Podcast is produced by Jordan Mallory with thumbnail art by LB Hunktears.
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- Today2h 48m
Ep 120: Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, BlizzCon 2026, Roblox Standalone Games
This week, Niki, John, and Lotus discussed the biggest news stories of the week, including a look at Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, numerous head-scratching announcements from BlizzCon, and the news that Roblox is working toward a future providing standalone games to multiple platforms.00:00:00 Intro & sorting through John's will00:11:30 BlizzCon 2026: games that might not come out and what will we do with three World of Warcraft SKUs?00:25:30 King's unionized workers are about to strike, which prompted a very deep conversation about the nature of monetized free to play mobile games01:00:00 Roblox is going to release standalone games among other worrisome updates01:04:40 Hyper Light Drifter's Heart Machine is facing closure after publishing pull01:08:55 Game Developer dot com facing staff shakeup; IGN lays off many long-tenured staff01:12:25 Resident Evil solidifies Zach Cregger as one of horror's best active directors01:26:42 Niki bought a PlayStation Portal01:37:40 Lotus' time so far with Roman Sands RE:Build01:50:35 Carly Rae Jepsen's new double album is out; John watches the Barenaked Ladies rendition of "O Canada"02:00:00 HIVE QUESTIONS02:42:42 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.
- 1 weeks ago2h 45m
Ep 119: Ocarina of Time Remake, Sony Drops Kojima, Blizzard's Massive Union Contract
This week, John, Niki, and Lotus dove into both Nintendo Directs, the stunning news that Sony is dropping Hideo Kojima's next projects, and Blizzard's new union formation just ahead of Blizzcon.00:00:00 Intro & our new tagline00:10:03 Ocarina of Time is changing for modern audiences00:34:54 Samus is hungry in Metroid Ravenous00:37:00 Kirby and the World Beyond is perhaps the biggest adventure yet in the franchise00:43:50 Powerwash Simulator dev lays off staff in extremely strange way00:49:09 Big game-spoiling achievements were leaked from Steam00:53:55 Blizzard employees form union protecting 1,900 staff00:59:35 Sony drops Kojima projects, Xbox takes over, big conversation about game direction ensues01:31:10 Nintendo's tariff sale01:36:08 Grand Theft Auto VI preview apparently drives 100,000 Netflix sign-ups01:43:43 Tony is a slice of a biopic that manages to tell a lot of Anthony Bourdain's story01:48:20 The gang is split on the success of Coyote vs Acme02:07:45 Niki is very much enjoying the reboot of The Grand Tour02:18:55 iPhone Duo is weird but might just work02:27:20 HIVE QUESTIONS02:42:59 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.
- 2 weeks ago1h 39m
Ep 118: Star Wars Zero Company Furloughs, Xbox Cloud Limits, Pablo Torre & Games Journalism
This week, Lotus, Niki, and John discuss the Star Wars Zero Company furloughs, the new limits on Xbox Cloud for Game Pass, and the explosive Pablo Torre stories have the hosts asking, "why don't we have this kind of investigative journalism in games?"00:00:00 Intro & John's extremely beautiful voice00:07:18 Star Wars Zero Company devs furloughed ahead of game's release00:15:30 SteamDB is now under Nexus Mods' parent ownership00:21:10 Xbox introducing harsh limits on cloud gaming on Game Pass00:31:20 PlayStation says users know they don't own digital games and how common gamers are unequipped to fight this00:47:50 Pablo Torre exposed the Los Angeles Clippers and now we're wondering where all the investigative gaming journalism is01:16:20 Niki wants to know why they can't lock into games they want to be excited about01:22:30 HIVE QUESTIONS01:36:45 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.
- 3 weeks ago1h 55m
Ep 117: GTA6 Revealed, Witcher 3 Remastered, Star Citizen's Squadron 42 Delayed Again
This week, Niki, John, and Lotus did their homework on the bizarrely-edited Grand Theft Auto VI reveal on Netflix and also dove into Gamescom announcements, like The Witcher 3 Remastered.00:00:00 Intro & A Condensed History of How We Know Each Other00:14:30 Grand Theft Auto VI is every verb00:44:09 Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again00:48:25 The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past unearths an ancient evil for Geralt to fight00:49:48 The Witcher 3 Remastered is a free update with tons of improvements00:51:42 Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is not pumping the brakes00:56:25 Blood Dungeon is a survivors-like with platforming finesse00:59:42 Lotus got rid of her car (finally)01:16:40 John might have to get litigious over a wheelchair peripheral01:22:00 Jeff Grubb sent Niki a package01:23:50 HIVE QUESTIONS01:51:48 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.
- 4 weeks ago2h 10m
Ep 116: GTA6 Leaks, 2XKO Ending Development, Twitch's GenAI Training
This week, Lotus, Niki, and John tackled a jam-packed week of surprising news, including Riot ending 2XKO's development, Twitch's surprise auto-opt-in for GenAI training, and the ongoing and expansive Grand Theft Auto VI leaks.00:00:00 Intro & fun drug side effects00:08:00 Twitch's GenAI training program00:15:15 Roblox being investigated by US Senate for over 65,000 reported incidents of child abuse00:30:35 New Horizon live service game being rebooted by Sony00:37:42 Compulsion games now fully independent from Xbox00:41:02 2XKO ending development in December00:55:47 Grand Theft Auto VI build appears to be in the hands of a leaker...could it be an inside job??? (it is reportedly not but we recorded this a day early lol)01:15:28 Saber CEO apologizes to writer/narrative designer Stella Sacco01:17:56 Agent 64 Spies Never Die is a competent nod to games that have not aged well01:20:32 Esoteric Ebb might be a little too esoteric, frankly01:24:10 We haven't played The Duskbloods, but we talked about it anyway01:25:45 Entropy is a new RPG from the folks who made Dread Delusion and it is quite good so far01:32:45 HIVE QUESTIONS02:07:15 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotu
- Aug 16, 20262h 25m
Ep 115: Saber CEO's Outburst, Netflix Closes Studios, Star Wars Zero Company Impressions
This week, John and Niki are joined by Jesse Vitelli, fresh off a five day subathon on his Twitch channel after being laid off at Restart.Run. Together, they take a hard look at Matt Karch's history of odd behavior, Netflix's most recent studio closures, and Star Wars Zero Company.00:00:00 Intro & Raising Cane's talk00:11:25 Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch did something very weird and has done many weird things previously to this new weird thing00:34:14 Netflix closes Night School, Moonloot, and lays off others00:41:35 Restart.Run's remaining leadership releases a bizarre statement00:48:23 Pokémon Pokopia sold five million copies00:54:00 Take-Two looks to be getting deeper into simulation sports00:56:00 Wolverine & Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave previews dropped01:11:20 South of Midnight now listed as self-published, but is that the whole story?01:12:55 Esoteric Ebb serves the best of Disco Elysium without some of the baggage01:20:30 Knytt Classic is a faithful update of a 2006 freeware standout01:23:27 Niki's in the Splatoon Raiders endgame now01:26:55 Star Wars Zero Company is a lot more than a new XCOM01:47:00 HIVE QUESTIONS02:20:55 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.
- Aug 9, 20263h 15m
Ep 114: Big Walk Impressions, Devolver Digital Going Private, GTA6 Exclusive Look at Netflix
This week, Lotus, Niki, and John discuss their very enjoyable time together with Big Walk, Devolver Digital's move off of the London Stock Exchange, and Netflix's incredibly bizarre six hour rental of Grand Theft Auto VI's deeper dive trailer later this month.00:00:00 Intro & laundry hamper talk00:14:30 Netflix's Grand Theft Auto VI "exclusive" look00:47:26 EA's big deal with the Saudis and Jared Kushner closed01:12:30 Halo Studios parts ways with contractors01:20:32 Devolver Digital moves to unlist from London Stock Exchange to go private01:33:30 Square Enix is collaborating with Google Gemini for AI-based QA01:40:43 PlayStation by far the most played console in the US01:41:53 Restart Run staff laid off01:44:43 Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the best the MCU has been in a very long time01:51:40 Splatoon Raiders continues to delight us01:57:37 AYN Thor is probably the best one of these emulation handhelds02:02:10 The VGBees Crew is having a blast with Big Walk02:37:25 HIVE QUESTIONS03:10:57 Reviews & outroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.
- Aug 2, 20262h 44m
Ep 113: Xbox Down $1.7b, Tencent's Latest Misfire, Splatoon Raiders Impressions
This week, Lotus, Niki, and John discuss Xbox's 7% revenue decrease year over year, Tencent's alleged "Grand Theft Auto killer" Last Sentinel facing major problems, and impressions of one of 2026's most pleasant surprises, Splatoon Raiders.00:00:00 Intro & drug testing00:08:35 Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent00:13:07 Xbox reports $1.7b loss due to critical business failures00:17:07 Tencent's Last Sentinel quietly lays off staff, possibly canceled00:32:50 Super Mario Sunshine coming to Nintendo Switch Online00:38:55 Splatoon Raiders is what Splatoon probably should've always been00:54:25 Endacopia is a surrealist point-and-click jaunt00:58:18 Midnight Moments is a pleasant, but perhaps shallow, cyberpunk diorama-builder01:01:52 Niki's Apple TV came!01:08:53 VGBees Baseball Talk01:20:35 HIVE QUESTIONS02:40:35 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.
About The VGBees Podcast
Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohosts Niki Grayson and Lotus for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about the video games industry and video games medium (two very different things). Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games. The VGBees Podcast is produced by Jordan Mallory with thumbnail art by LB Hunktears.
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