GameSpot After Dark

GameSpot After Dark is GameSpot’s official gaming podcast. Each and every week Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain, Jean-Luc Seipke, Jordan Ramée, Jake Dekker and the rest of the GameSpot team share their insight on some of your favorite games and the industry at large.

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#135 - Thanks, Pizza Hut (Feat. Steven Spohn & ...
This week we're joined by Steven Spohn and Alanah Pearce to talk about the second annual Video Game Accessibility Awards, happening March 12th! Tam also discusses his recent watch of The X-Files, Jordan's been playing Have a Nice Death, and a very tired Jean-Luc details his 19+ hour run in Destiny 2's new raid.
65 min
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#134 - Episode One Dirty Four
After Dark is getting filthy this week. Lucy and Tam talk about The Batman, and everyone continues to play Elden Ring.
59 min
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Game Spotlight - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Welcome to Game Spotlight, where we bring together the passionate people of GameSpot to talk more in depth about a game. This week, Jean-Luc Seipke, Phil Hornshaw, and David Ahmadi dive deep into Destiny 2's latest expansion, The Witch Queen. The first 50 minutes are a spoiler-free discussion, perfect for those of you who haven't played yet. Afterwards we dive deep into the big story revelations of the campaign and what it means for future of Destiny.
97 min
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#133 - Elden Steam Queens
One of the biggest weeks in video games for 2022 is here and it's not even March yet! We got GameSpot video producer Dave Klein on to help Tamoor answer your burning questions about Elden Ring, as well as talk about Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and Valve's new handheld PC, the Steam Deck.
83 min
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#132 - A Human Podcast
Tam is out this week, but Lucy, Jordan, and Jean-Luc are still here to talk about Cyberpunk's surprise next-gen release, one of this year's biggest releases Horizon Forbidden West, and we dive into our backlog of emails and listener questions.
82 min
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#131 - ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY THAT?
This week the crew goes over the biggest news from the Nintendo Direct. Will Jean-Luc's internet hold up for the whole show? Tune in to find out!
72 min
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#130 - Thoughts with a capital C
It may try but not even the internet can stop us from talking about video games! Jean-Luc and Jordan both played Dying Light 2 and Pokemon Legends: Arceus, meanwhile Lucy is playing [redacted], and Phil Hornshaw joins to talk about OlliOlli World and the big Sony/Bungie news.
88 min
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#129 - Rawdogging A Podcast
New games are right around the corner, but while we wait for those to come out, the crew of After Dark catches up on TV, anime, sleep, and learning how to cook.
77 min
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#128 - Poker Night At The Xbox Inventory
This week the After Dark crew talks about Rainbow Six Extraction, pissed off Naruto fans, cheese-based reward systems, and why Xbox needs to create the Smash Bros of poker games.
81 min
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#127 - Roll For Perception Check
This week the after dark crew talks about wanting to try D&D, why Dead or Alive Extreme is still the best volleyball video game, Lucy raves about Yellowjackets, and people are bullying Tam on stream while he plays Dark Souls 3.
84 min
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#126 - Arcane in the Membrane
It's a new year, which means new games but also some old faces. Fanbyte's Michael, the P stands for Pino, Higham joins us to talk the Hideo Kojima "classic" Policenauts, Netflix's Arcane, and the hottest game of 2022, Wordle.
83 min
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#125 - The After Dark Awards 2021
It's time for the second annual After Dark Awards, a totally legit and in no way absurd award show we slapped together at the last minute to close out 2021.
48 min
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#124 - Our Personal Top 10 Games of 2021
On this magical Christmas Eve (or normal-ass Friday if you don't celebrate), the After Dark crew gets together to talk about their personal top 10 games of 2021.
84 min
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GameSpot's 2021 Game of the Year
Lucy and Tam talk about GameSpot's choice for the best game of 2021.
24 min
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#123 - Fortnite Is The Lost Of Video Games
Lucy and Tam in LA for the Game Awards so this week Jean-Luc and Jordan are joined by GameSpot's newest editorial members, Mark Delaney and Jessica Howard. The crew talks Halo Infinite's campaign, Fortnite Chapter 3, Chorvs, and Solar Ash.
76 min
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#122 - GamesMaster
Head over to http://tiny.cc/gsextralife2021 to donate to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. This week Jean-Luc plays catch up with Life is Strange: True Colors and Psychonauts 2, Lucy gives her final Bake Off Minute, and Tam educates us on the British TV show, GamesMaster.
64 min
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#121 - Cowbow Beflop
While you're waiting in line, real or virtual, for those sweet sweet Black Friday deals, why not enjoy your favorite video game podcast to help pass the time? This week the crew talks more Halo Infinite multiplayer, the mess that is the Cowboy Bebop live action series, and our favorite songs to sing for Karaoke.
77 min
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#120 - Halo, Is It Chief You're Looking For
This week After Dark welcomes GameSpot video producer Jessie Earl as we discuss our thoughts on Halo Infinite's multiplayer. Tam also gives his early impressions on Halo Infinite's campaign, Jean-Luc talks GTA Trilogy, and Lucy gives her Bake Off Minute.
82 min
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#119 - Video Games & Depression
This week the After Dark crew talks Forza Horizon 5, Alan Wake, Animal Crossing's 2.0 update, and Elden Ring.
83 min
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#118 - The Return of the Queen
The After Dark crew is finally all back together in the same time zone and we are celebrating by actually answering a listener question this week! But only one. Also, Lucy spends more time playing Unpacking then actually unpacking, Jordan finishes Inscryption, Jean-Luc summons some demons in Shin Megami Tensei V, and Tam revisits Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
85 min
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#117 - Star-Lord 117
This week the After Dark crew welcomes GameSpot's news host extraordinaire DeVante Chisolm. We talk about that game we kept teasing last week (spoilers, it's Guardians of the Galaxy), as well as Inscryption, Darkest Dungeon 2, and Moonglow Bay. Finally we cap things off with a special 117 quiz courtesy of Jacob McCourt.
103 min
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#116 - SPOOKY SZN
This week we're all playing a game we can't talk about so instead we dive into the spooky season TV and film we've been watching.
53 min
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#115 - No Time To Die (In Metroid)
This week is a bit of a short one due to how busy it is but we're still here to talk about Back 4 Blood, Metroid Dread, and the latest James Bond movie,
40 min
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#114 - Metroid Dread Is Good Y'all
Video game season is upon us, which means the games are flowing and they won't stop! This week Jean-Luc and Jordan are joined by David and Persia to talk Far Cry 6, Metroid Dread, Battlefield 2042 beta, Alan Wake Remastered, and the Outer Wilds DLC.
124 min
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#113 - The Many Saints of GameSpot
This week Jean-Luc raves about Squid Game, Lucy cries over a nice Italian dinner, and Jordan demands the monster version of Samus Aran we all deserve.
53 min