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VGC: The Video Game Podcast, hosted by Video Games Chronicle reporters Jordan Middler, Andy Robinson and Chris Scullion, who each week will be joined by an expert voice to discuss the biggest stories and talking points in video games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · July 2026
VGC turns the week's video-game industry news into a talkative panel that ranges from console strategy to Pokemon nostalgia.
VGC: The Video Game Podcast runs the games beat like a weekly news meeting. Jordan Middler anchors with Andy Robinson and a rotating cast of co-hosts and guests, and they pull the biggest stories in the business onto the table and argue them out.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A fan interview that wanders through plushes, favorites, and shelf-worthiness without losing its easy chemistry.
Jordan Middler talks with Jenny Nicholson in a way that suits VGC well: plushes, Eeveelutions, favorite evolutions, and the kind of shelf judgment that only Pokemon can inspire.
Loose, funny platform talk that still lands on something real.
VGC spends this episode on Xbox's next console and the platform strategy under it, then keeps circling the harder questions around first-party pressure, revenue incentives, and why changes like this take years to show up in public.
A bleak games industry roundup that stays lively because the hosts keep pressing on the mess.
This episode stays on the latest rough patch in games publishing: more media job losses, another Ubisoft reshuffle, and the same old churn around Xbox management. The panel keeps it brisk and a little bitter, which helps.
A lively games podcast that wanders, but mostly in a good way.
This VGC episode keeps moving, even when it drifts from the Super Mario Galaxy movie trailer into energy drinks, banana-flavoured oddities, and then a run through Xbox, PlayStation, and Sunset Overdrive.
A festive catch-up that wanders from holiday chaos into lively games talk without feeling overly polished.
VGC does what it does best here: a year-ahead catch-up that starts loose and stays loose, with games, football, gifts, and whatever else turns up.
Three comedians riff on new releases and revisit terrible old games on Get Played Remastered.
Giant Bomb's weekly panel on new releases, industry news, and Game of the Year debates.
Rob Zacny and Patrick interview indie game developers and unpack the industry's rough patches.
Game Informer's editors review new releases and debrief hands-on previews from events like Summer Game Fest.
Panel and interview deep dives on video game history, from Shiny Entertainment to Sonic hacks.
This segment discusses UBC's wildfire management strategies and transitions into a video game podcast episode covering topics like the Xbox developer direct and Nintendo news.
Host Jordan Middler interviews creator Jenny Nicholson for a special episode celebrating Pokemon's 30th anniversary, diving into childhood memories of Pokemon fandom, vintage merchandise, and cultural differences in how fans engaged with the franchise.
The hosts discuss Microsoft's announcement of Project Helix, a PC-console hybrid for Xbox, debating its market appeal and challenges.
The hosts discuss major gaming industry news, including Asha Sharma replacing Phil Spencer as Microsoft Gaming CEO, with debates on her AI background and Xbox's future.
The hosts debate the artistic merit of the Super Mario Bros.
The hosts of VGC podcast catch up after the festive break, sharing personal stories about New Year's traditions, cooking gadgets, and viral food trends before diving into detailed discussions of the games they played, including Hades 2 and WWE 2K25, and nostalgic memories of attending wrestling events as kids.