- 2,109
- Episodes
- 199
- Transcribed
- 803
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2005
- First episode
- 66K
- YouTube views
About Video Game Outsiders
VGO has been churning out stupidity and gaming since 2005 making it one of the longest running podcasts of all time. Hosts John “John’s Arcade” Jacobson, and author/comedy creator Michelle Madison, explore all things gaming from console to PC, with a healthy dose of random insanity in between all of the latest videogame and tech news. Live every Tuesday on Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle, Video Game Outsiders is home to a unique community of adult gamers. For weekly extra episodes, game giveaways, and ad free VGO - join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT For weekly bonus shows and the entire back catalog, visit our website VideoGameOutsiders.com and go premium!
- Publisher
- Pickaxe
- Category
- leisure · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 26 Aug 2005
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
199 of 2,109 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#974 - GTA VI PC Launch Leak, Valor Mortis Review, Dragon's Dogma II Dark Arisen DLC, Hellraiser, Gaming News
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
PC Outsiders #147 - Unpacking GTA VI Day One on PC, Best 1k PC Deal on Amazon's Prime Day Gaming Sale, Steam Growth, News, Mods, Reviews
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#973 - Gears of War E-Day Review & Girl Boss Drama, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Demo, Gaming News
Inside a recent episode
#974 - GTA VI PC Launch Leak, Valor Mortis Review, Dragon's Dogma II Dark Arisen DLC, Hellraiser, Gaming News
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I was definitely having a problem getting the parry timing, and there was an extra layer of difficulty for me being first-person. But once you get used to it, it's actually pretty cool. So you are a fallen soldier in Napoleon's army and it has this whole supernatural kind of thing going on there. I don't want to spoil anything because they have Vincent Cassell doing Napoleon's voice acting and there's a couple of other people like Jennifer English and stuff. It's presented very well. Graphically, it looks cool. Voice acting is cool. You have magic to start off with, like a flame on one of your hands or a gun. […]
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- YouTube views
- 66,014
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.1 / 5
- 624 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 179 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 97
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