Advertise on podcast: Beat of the Month: Video Game Podcast

With Resident Evil Requiem releasing not too long ago, this month we're focusing on the Resident Evil franchise - again! As old fans may recall we had a Resident Evil podcast waaaay back for episode 7 where we covered the entire series along with our memories & experiences. For this episode, we all played some Resident Evil games and talk about our recent experiences with those games. And what a variety of games we have! Of course we have Requiem to talk about, but we also have RE1, RE4, RE8, and RE Revelations. That's a lot of Resident Evil! But wait, this episode is called Resident Evil Two but we're not talking about Resident Evil 2? Yeah that's the deal - 2nd RE episode for us but no one played that specific game this month. To hear our thoughts on that (and the rest of the games in the franchise) go check out episode 7. Be warned, the audio quality back then was as scary as the games! Anyway, grab your first aid spray, your grenade launcher, and your headphones - and join us for this episode all about Resident Evil - again!

It's March Madness again and that means we've got another one of our annual tournament episodes. But wait, it's already April you say? Yeah well this one took a little longer to cook up - but it's worth it! We've got nearly 3 hours of discussion to decide the best game ever made! The 64 games selected are pitted against each other at random so we've got some spicy match ups right out of the gate. We've got some new games, some old games, some great games, and some crap games. Not sure why all the other guys chose crap games, but hey it's their decision. If you want to play along and follow the bracket - head to Instagram @beatofthemonth where we've got the bracket posted!

Here at the Beat of the Month podcast we value the finer things in gaming, and nothing can elevate a game more than a great soundtrack. We've taken a look at game music before with a mini tournament for the best game song of all time, but this time around we take a more laid back approach and just play some games with music that we love. As we talk about the games we bring up a song here and there and talk about why we like it so much. We also talk a bit about what makes a song stand out in a game. Oh yeah - the games! We talk about a bunch of stuff from indie games Gris and Journey, retro stuff Um Jammer Lammy and Parappa the Rapper 2, modern stuff like Lumines Arise and Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta, and then...Eyetoy stuff? That peripheral from the PS2 era? Yeah we fit that in too. So grab your headphones, and your headph...oh yeah I guess you listen to music and podcasts with the same equipment. Well anyway, just sit back with whatever listening device you've got and join us for this looks at games with great music!

It's been a long time coming, but the Beat of the Month crew is finally doing a deep dive for one of the most acclaimed and beloved franchises in gaming - Metal Gear Solid! We take a look at the humble beginnings on NES and our experience with those games before getting into the main course of the franchise with Metal Gear Solid on PS1 and the rest of the mainline games that followed. We also touch base on some of the side games and re-releases that have came out over the years - and there's a lot of them! We don't dive into the plot too much for each entry but there are spoilers sprinkled through out. Come to think of it I should have used the alert sound effect for those...oh well. You have been warned! We don't spoil much from MGS4 though since that is finally getting released from PS3 prison, but MGS5 has a big spoiler that some people learned for the first time. So without further ado - grab your cardboard box and your cigarettes and join us, for this deep dive into Metal Gear Solid!

Well the groundhog saw its shadow so we have 6 more weeks of winter. Even though that rodent betrayed us once again, the Beat of the Month crew are here to get you through it - with a topic of Groundhog Day games! What is a groundhog day game you ask? You ever see that movie from the 90s with Bill Murray when he repeats the same day over and over? Well these are games that we like to play over and over again. Or is it just a game where you do the same thing over and over? Whatever it means, we've got quite a variety of games to talk about! Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, World of Tanks, Final Fantasy Tactics, Parappa the Rapper, Fortnite - and many more! As always we've got some trivia with a 'Ground' 'Hog' theme, and we even sneak some movie discussion in there as well. So grab your headphones and your warmest sweater to ride out the rest of winter and join us for this look at Groundhog Day games!

Given the recent closures of many of their stores across the country, we have decided to dedicate an episode all about everyone's favorite and most beloved game store, GameStop. Ok so maybe it's not everyone's favorite, and maybe not quite so beloved, but hey buying physical games in a physical store is becoming a bit of a rarity! We start off the discussion looking back at the origins of GameStop and what companies led to it's formation. Then we reminisce about our favorite (and not so favorite) memories of the workers, the trade-ins, and the store itself. We also play some rounds of trade-in value trivia as well as think about where the store is headed and what they could do to improve their fortunes. Speaking of fortunes, we of course have to touch on the GME stock drama. Whether you love it or hate it, there's plenty to enjoy in this episode. So grab your pro-player membership card, your brand new (but opened) headphones, and join us for this episode all about GameStop!

It's a brand new year and with that comes a brand new year of gaming to look forward to! And to usher in that new year of gaming we are doing another Video Game Fantasy Draft. We explain it all in the episode, but we pick games we think will come out in 2026 and score well with critics. If the game doesn't come out, we get no points. We're hot off some controversy from last year's contest, so the stakes are high! As expected, we've got some heavy hitters that get drafted early - Marvel's Wolverine, Resident Evil Requiem, and Grand Theft Auto 6,but we've also got some picks that you may not have heard of (and some games you may never hear of again in 2026). We'll provide more updates as the year goes on, but for today, just grab your headphones, your crystal ball, and join us for this video game fantasy draft!

It's our end of year celebration and this time we've got a massive show! First, we kick things off with a trivia segment that has some big stakes. Then we get into our annual awards show with a variety of topics including what was the most shameful thing The Beats Crew has done in 2025. After that, we get into individual picks for our top 5 games of the year, followed by a dive into the stats of all the games we played as shared by Sony (what gives Microsoft and Nintendo - no year in review?) and also stats that we logged ourselves. As if that weren't enough, we also cover the results of our Fantasy Critic video game fantasy draft league and announce the big winner for 2025. Wait, still more?? Lastly we choose the 10 games that define The Beat of the Month podcast for a nice bookend down memory lane. Wow - it's a lot of content! It's been a fun 2025 and we are looking forward to more episodes in 2026. Stay tuned for our 2026 fantasy draft where we'll be taking a look at all the games coming out next year and picking our roster that we think will review well (and hopefully keep on track for release!). If YOU have any ideas for a topic we should tackle for 2026, please send us an email at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

Every year we celebrate spooky season, but we haven't really had an episode dedicated to Christmas - until now! That's right this episode we are taking a look at Holiday Games! We talk about some modern classics like Spider-Man Miles Morales, some old classics like Snatcher, and then...well...I don't think any one is calling 'Games Advent Calendar 2024' a classic, but it is a holiday game! We also take time to play the new hotness Lumines Arise, which does have some holiday-ish levels tucked away. On top of games, we also talk about some holiday traditions that we have such as black Friday shopping or getting Popeye's chicken. And then as usual we've got some trivia at the end with a game of 20 questions. Brian couldn't make it in time for that but he would have gotten it way earlier than those fools. Anyway, grab your wrapping paper and your scotch tape and do some multi-tasking while listening to our latest episode on Holiday Games!

The 2025 Game Awards have just wrapped up and The Beats crew watched for the entire 3 and a half hour stretch! We recorded our reactions to the show and are bringing them to you raw and unedited (except for a large chunk of time where we didn't say a whole lot - we'll spare you hearing Muff eat chips and use his printer for an hour). See any games announced that you're excited for? Any games that you think got robbed (no Lumines nomination for best music??) Let us know by sending a note to [email protected]. And stay tuned for our next episode with our Beat of the Year celebration!

For this episode we have another one of our deep dives, although this time we are taking a look at not 1, not 2, but 25 individual games! UFO 50 is a compilation of 50 individual retro style games that released in 2024 and more recently this year on Switch, and has been on the Beats crew radar for awhile. But wait, there are 50 games and we're only talking about 25? What gives? Yeah, it turns out that playing 50 games takes a long time, and so does talking about 50 games. So we decided to split things in the middle and call it at the halfway point. For a sampling of what to expect from the first half of this collection, you've got a car racing game with a Splatoon paint mechanic, a golf ball RPG, a house party deck builder, a platformer with controls unlike anything we've ever played, and a ton more! It's a fun and varied collection of games with something for everyone. So settle in, grab your retro style controller of choice, and join us for this deep dive of UFO 50!

Apologies for the delay with this episode, but it was a rough work week. Well while we're on the subject, let's go ahead and talk about some games featuring the Beats Crew's favorite past time - work! We talk about Yakuza Infinite Wealth where you get occupation based job classes, Once Upon a Katamari where your dad gives you work all day long, and more! But it's not all just about fun and games - we talk about our real life work experiences at Walmart, Gamestop, and other places that kept us gainfully (painfully?) employed in our youth. And to wrap things up have a double dose of work based trivia at the end to put your brain to work as well. So get ready to punch in, zone out until break time, and join us for this look at working games!

Halloween is almost here and the spooky season is coming to a close. To send things off with a bang we are celebrating by having a trivia game show contest with a spooky theme! All questions will be related to horror games such as Silent Hill, Five Nights at Freddy's, old school horror games - and more! As an added twist, we select categories in the order that we think will bank us more points. Later questions are worth more points, so it's best to tackle the challenging topics first and hope for the best later. Think you've got some skills in horror game trivia? Then grab your chainsaw controller and join us, for this Spooky Game Trivia Contest!

We are halfway through the spooky season and we have another fitting episode dealing with Creepy games! For long time listeners of the show you may recall way back in 2020 when we did an episode about Scary games. So what's the difference between Scary and Creepy you ask? Well we kick the episode off with that discussion and then get into the specific Creepy games that we played such as Little Nightmares 2, Silent Hill 4, and more! We also talk about some creepy adjacent titles that we wrapped up recently like Expedition 33 and Elden Ring. And then after that as always we've got some trivia lined up that will not only test your game knowledge but also the lyrics of one Creep-y song in particular... So go ahead and get yourself settled into the dark basement or the dusty attic and join us - for this look at Creepy Games!

Spooky season is here, and to celebrate we are kicking off October with a look at one of the oldest horror themed video game franchises (that also just celebrated a 40th anniversary) - Ghosts 'n Goblins! We cover the early games on NES, Genesis, and SNES that everyone knows and loves. Wait, does everyone love them? I thought so, but maybe not... We then cover some of the spin-off games with the Gargoyle's Quest and Maximo series before getting back into the more recent traditional releases on PSP and modern consoles. And if that's not enough Ghosts 'n Goblins content for you, we dive really deep into some obscure offshoots with some True or False trivia. So grab your dagger, and your - oh shoot I accidentally grabbed my torch. No one likes the torch. Well anyway, keep playing until the dagger shows back up and then join us for this deep dive - of Ghosts 'n Goblins!