Welcome back to the Club! This week, Graydon joins Al and Emmett to talk about the best games of PAX East 2025. Graydon saw a lot of cool indies, and at least one exciting AAA game as well, and he spends the entire episode telling us all about them. Plus, we talk about the Giant Bomb revival and get into some other random shenanigans as well. Tune in to hear all about them all! • Timestamps: • Start 00:00 • TOTS: PAX East 2025    6:47 • Desktop Survivors 98    20:41 • In Full Bloom    33:10 • Fresh Tracks    40:11 • Nocturne    46:38 • Airframe Ultra    51:17 • Overpower    1:02:32 • RIP Giant Bomb (Long Live Giant Bomb)    1:06:11 • Fighter's Forge    1:23:59 • Militsioner    1:25:44 • Crimson Desert    1:28:01 • What's Next?    1:35:05 • Gori Cuddly Carnage Shoutout?!?!?    1:40:57 • What games did Al buy?    1:43:05 • Housekeeping    1:48:39 • Housekeeping: • Desktop Survivors 98 on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339780/Desktop_Survivors_98/) • In Full Bloom by obleak games, anchiyis | Charisse, LisaBach (https://obleakgames.itch.io/in-full-bloom) • Fresh Tracks on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202950/Fresh_Tracks/) • Nocturne on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374860/Nocturne/) • Airframe Ultra on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/Airframe_Ultra/) • Fighters Forge on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853810/Fighters_Forge/) • Militsioner on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373530/Militsioner/) • Crimson Desert on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3321460/Crimson_Desert/) • Blades of Fire | VGU Test Drive (https://youtu.be/S_9zK1cDWnY) • Captain Blood Review: Blood Tinted Glasses - VGU.TV (https://vgu.tv/?p=36809) Check out YouTube Channel here!⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ) ⁠Follow us on Bluesky, @vgu.bsky.social!⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/vgutv.bsky.social) ⁠Like us on Facebook!⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/VGU.TV) ⁠Follow us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/vgu_tv?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==)

Allan is here with some gameplay from Piece by Piece which at the time of recording had been featured in the February Steam Next Fest. Piece by Piece is a fascinating game concept I (Allan) have played that fuses platforming and puzzle solving elements into a really fun time. It is coming soon to Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3249380/Piece_by_Piece/ For more video content, please subscribe! For written content, check out our site at: https://vgu.tv/ To check out our podcasts, head here: https://vgu.tv/category/podcast/ And follow us on Bluesky at: https://vgutv.bsky.social Thank you for watching!

Ready for another hack & slashin' Test Drive? This episode has Emmett playing Blades of Fire, the newest title from Mercury Steam, developers of Metroid Dread, Clive Barker's Jericho, and more. But will this game be another surprising gem or a forgotten odessey? Find out on this episode of Test Drive! PlayStation Store Page: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP4040-PPSA26312_00-0000BLADESOFFIRE Captured on PS5 For more video content, please subscribe! For written content, check out our site at: https://vgu.tv/ To check out our podcasts, head here: https://vgu.tv/category/podcast/ And follow us on Bluesky at: https://vgutv.bsky.social Thank you for watching!

Back with another Test Drive! Emmett returns to check out the demo for The First Berserker: Kahzan. He's come around on the Soulslike genre a lot in the last few years, but is this the one that finally steers him away from it, or is it a new classic for him? Find out on t6his episode of Test Drive! Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680010/The_First_Berserker_Khazan/ Captured on PS5 For more video content, please subscribe! For written content, check out our site at: https://vgu.tv/ To check out our podcasts, head here: https://vgu.tv/category/podcast/ And follow us on Bluesky at: https://vgutv.bsky.social Thank you for watching!

Test Drive time! Emmett is back with a look at Embark Studio's next title, ARC Raiders. He loves their work on The Finals, but how do they fare with a third-person extraction shooter? Find out on this episode of Test Drive! Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808500/ARC_Raiders/ Captured on PS5 For more video content, please subscribe! For written content, check out our site at: https://vgu.tv/ To check out our podcasts, head here: https://vgu.tv/category/podcast/ And follow us on Bluesky at: https://vgutv.bsky.social Thank you for watching!