The VGBees Podcast

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Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohost Niki Grayson and illustrious guests adjacent to video games and culture for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about an art form that is both uniting and dividing us. 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. Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces by our collaborators and guests. We all have to work together to build a brighter future for games, so Join The Honey Hive today!

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Ep 100: GameStop Preps eBay Purchase, usTwo's CEO Blunder, Paste Games Shuts Down

    Niki, Lotus, and John celebrate 100 episodes and discuss GameStop's potential purchase of eBay, usTwo's CEO saying some wild stuff into a microphone, the final death of Paste Games, and more! 00:00:00 Intros & At Least It's Friday 00:06:05 GameStop could be prepping for an eBay takeover 00:13:50 Saudi Arabia is divesting from some entertainment properties 00:20:36 Atari acquires emulation studio Implicit Conversions 00:24:39 MTG: Arena devs unionize 00:28:48 usTwo CEO speaks way too candidly about labor relations within company 00:39:45 GreedFall dev Spiders being liquidated; mismanagement alleged 00:44:22 GameMaker integrates with Claude Code 00:48:00 The program is interrupted by Niki's neighborhood "Snacks Man" 00:51:55 Mac Minis are super expensive now because of AI 00:58:58 Last Flag not continuing content updates or console development 01:05:15 Thick as Thieves gets shorter, cheaper 01:08:08 AV Club Games is no more, which spells the end of Paste Games 01:14:50 Flotsam is a cell-shaded city builder on sea that Lotus really likes 01:22:22 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is playing with dolls 01:36:00 CorgiSpace is a collection from one of the medium's most prolific creators 01:42:44 Titanium Court avoids Balatro time suck because of reading 01:44:00 Niki continues to build a NAS 01:54:55 We answer your Hive Questions for Episode 100 03:06:40 Outro Thanks 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/join VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.

    3h 10m

  2. 26 APR

    It's Okay For The Boys To Be Childish

    Lotus & John discuss the lawsuit against Mr. Beast, Xbox Game Pass carving out Call of Duty, Playdate's interesting AI policy, and much more! VGBees is 100% listener-supported. Join The Hive for bonus content, exclusive Discord access, and input on future content. https://vgbees.com/join 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:46 Mr. Beast sued by former employee 00:13:11 Ludum Dare to "end" in 2028 00:18:10 Playdate to block generative AI asset games; allow generative AI coded games 00:26:55 BAFTA Game Awards pulls trailer of "triggering" game 00:35:48 Sanrio & Toei both form game subsidiaries 00:39:39 Xbox carves out Call of Duty from Game Pass 00:50:17 Nintendo sued over tariff refund hoarding 00:54:49 Titanium Court is a feast for players looking for more substance in their roguelikes 01:02:20 Lotus went to a bunch of live sports events 01:14:05 Lotus went to Little Craft Fest 2026 01:25:00 Lotus & John answer your Hive Questions straight from the Discord 02:04:05 Outro Thanks 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/join VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.

    2h 8m

  3. 19 APR

    VGBees Woke Camp 2026

    SUPPORT US BY JOINING THE HIVE! Hi there! Lotus is still in space teaching the aliens about baseball (they like it!), while Niki and John are earthbound to discuss the week's biggest stories in games, including: Disney lays off 1,000; Marvel visual effects guttedDisney quietly delists games from SteamXenosaga Pied Piper, somehow, is coming to Switch and PCIron Galaxy lays off unknown number of staffJollibee x Final Fantasy XIV crossover eventSeason 3 of Playdate is comingKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 creative lead is weirdLana Del Rey is the 007 First Light songstressEpic's HR lead also lost their jobImagine Dragons' capture the flag game is outMouse: PI for Hire is unremarkable in every way that mattersSetting up a NAS in the endtimesWe answer your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from the Discord Thanks for listening! Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.

    2h 18m

  4. 12 APR

    The Assassination of Piglet by the Coward Buzz Lightyear

    Support us by joining The Hive! This week, Lotus repaired the toilets aboard the Artemis II on its way safely (!!!!) back to Earth. Niki and John were grounded, however, and came together to discuss the biggest games news of the week. Here's the run of show: Is Sid Meier the Ken Burns of video games?The Pacers Couple is fine and goodEpic is in deep with Disney and making an extraction shooterPete Hines has choice words for MicrosoftState of Decay 3 didn't really exist when they released the reveal trailerGlen Israel apocalyptically posts about Microsoft on LinkedInDoki Doki Literature Club removed from Google Play StoreProve You're Human is the next game from the 1000xResist devsYoshihisa Kishimoto passes away at the age of 64Marvel Rivals will apparently evolve from 6V6 PVPGunzilla, the new owner of Game Informer, accused not paying games salaries and contracts for monthsSlay the Spire 2 took a while to beat, but it's been a blastNiki's upcoming appearances on AstrogoblinWe answer your burning Hive Questions, like "what's a food that's better left out a while?" Thanks so much for listening! Leave us a review and we'll read it on the show! Note: we discuss three Microsoft stories this week. Microsoft continues to be a complicit player in the genocide happening in Gaza. Go to nogamesforgenocide.com to learn more about the BDS boycott and to make your own pledge.

    2h 40m

  5. 5 APR

    Garry's Mod II: Electric Boogaloo

    Support us by becoming a member of The Hive! With Niki on board the Artemis II to fix their Outlook situation, Lotus and John tackle the news and games of the week, including: Eidos-Montreal lays off 124 employeesStellar Blade's Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's brand new studioStormgate loses online support because their server provider was bought by an AI companyUS Patent Office rejects overbroad Nintendo patentS&box, the follow-up to Garry's Mod, is out later this monthPSA: the Steam versions of some classic Capcom games contain DRM not found on other storefrontsThe Gaming Historian retires from the channelThe Perfect Tower II exponentially expands the systems typically found in incremental gamesLucid Blocks has some charm, but maybe not the juiceProject Hail Mary is uneven but still made John cryAlamo Drafthouse has completely ruined its value propositionSummer House might be Bravo's most soulless show (that John can't stop watching)Your Hive Questions are answered, including if ET would be better with legs Thanks for listening! Leave us a review and we may read it on the show! Join The Hive!

    2h 6m

  6. 29 MAR

    Nintendo's Slice of Life Spring

    Support us by joining The Hive! This week, Lotus, Niki, and John contemplate Nintendo's strange (but maybe deliberate) choice to launch Animal Crossing's Switch 2 edition, Pokemon Pokopia, and Tomodachi Life in one tidy two month stretch. Also: Epic lays off 1,000 due to Fortnite "underperforming"OpenAI cans Sora and Disney exits investmentAlex from Street Fighter 6 married his adopted sister!Nintendo to price digital and physical differentlyPlayStation raising all hardware pricesNintendo planning new Star Fox, Ocarina of Time remake, no 3D Mario in 2026Wanderstop dev Ivy Road is shutting downFuni Raccoon Game is Irish in surprising and delightful waysTomodachi Life's demo reminds us why the Wii era was so successfulMarathon might make it????BLΛƆKPIИK has a new EP out!We answer your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from our lovely Discord Thanks so much for listening! Leave us a review and we'll read it on the show!

    2h 14m

  7. 22 MAR

    Deep Learning Super Sampling Five

    Support Us! Join The Hive! This week, the crew gets completely redrawn on the fly by Nvidia's new AI-powered technology that everyone besides Digital Foundry seems to hate! How do they look? So lifelike, I bet. While getting yassified (and polluting water sources near data centers!), John, Niki, and Lotus discuss: DLSS 5 and its introduction to the worldWhy everyone hates DLSS 5Jensen Huang's hilarious responses to the criticismSaudi Arabia's EGDC acquires 5% of CapcomRemedy's FBC: Firebreak gets its final major update; commitment to stay onlineUbisoft's Red Storm Entertainment studio to cease game developmentCrystal Dynamics lays off 20 despite working on two Tomb Raider gamesRubato is a 2D physics platformer that scoffs at genreShould you play Slay the Spire 2 with a calculator on hand?Pokopia is a lot of gameFuni Raccoon Game asks "what if Super Mario 64 was made by the most online people you've ever encountered?"Your Hive Questions straight from Discord, including our thoughts on Geoff Keighley's dad not getting a mention during the Oscars As always, thanks for listening, leave us a review, and considering joining The Hive!

    2h 5m

  8. 15 MAR

    The Battle of Yerba Buena

    Support us by joining The Hive! This week, Niki, Lotus, and John played some great games and took a full week off from games news because there just wasn't anything to talk about! What's that? [holds earpiece] I'm being told there was a lot of news this week. Okay. Well. Here's what they talked about, I guess! Sony testing dynamic pricing everywhere but JapanEA conducting layoffs at Battlefield 6 devsGDC will return to San Francisco despite everythingResident Evil 4 director Shinji Mikami has a new studioSAG-AFTRA issues "do not work" order for Mega Man: Dual OverridePEGI ratings getting overhaul targeting loot boxes and dark patternsJeff Kaplan left Blizzard after CFO gave him a nightmarish ultimatumV-Bucks receive a significant price hikeSlay the Spire 2 is more of the same, yes, but it's also better than the first oneLost and Found Co. is impossibly cute and a lot of funPokémon Pokopia continues to delight and mechanically excelMarathon is the pleasant surprise of the yearYour Hive Questions have us wondering what we'd teach Ditto Thanks again for listening and please leave us a review and tell your friends about us!

    2h 34m
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Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohost Niki Grayson and illustrious guests adjacent to video games and culture for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about an art form that is both uniting and dividing us. 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. Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces by our collaborators and guests. We all have to work together to build a brighter future for games, so Join The Honey Hive today!

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  • Creator
    VGBees
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 VGBees
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    The VGBees Podcast

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