Let’s Make It A Blockbuster Night

Quick correction: At the start of this episode, we mentioned this was episode 210. Due to shifting the upcoming KVGT Hot Wings Challenge from a full episode to a special, this is now Episode 209 instead.

Episode Description

KVGT is back with another round of life updates, gaming catch-ups, and a deep dive into one of the biggest trends in entertainment right now. Jeremy, Patrick, Kevin, and Frank settle in with their usual mix of stories, shows, and games before tackling a bigger question: are we living in a golden age of revivals, or is the industry playing it safe?

From anime binges to multiplayer chaos and nostalgic throwbacks, the crew sets the stage before diving into a conversation sparked by the Gears of War E-Day showcase, exploring what it means for the future of gaming, franchises, and originality.

Topics Covered

Life Updates (Non-Gaming)

• Jeremy balancing dad life, rebuilding his company website, and revisiting shows like Castle and Psych.
• Patrick juggling life changes, including moving his parents, getting back into the gym, and a trip to Old Spaghetti Factory.
• Kevin deep in anime mode with series like Frieren, Goblin Slayer, One Piece, and more.
• Frank catching up on shows like The Bear, Outer Range, and diving into content from Red Letter Media.
• A mix of everyday life, routines, and the ongoing effort to stay balanced while still gaming.

What We’ve Been Playing

• Jeremy:
  Lunar: Silver Star Story Remaster, Lethal Company, YapYap, Devour, A Day Out, Marvel Rivals, and Mario Party Jamboree.

• Patrick:
  Marvel Rivals, YapYap, Lethal Company, UNO, Burglar Gnomes, Garten of BanBan, Resident Evil 4, Left 4 Dead 2, A Day Out, Devour, and Retro Rewind.

• Frank:
  Loop Hero, After Inc. Revival, and Pokémon TCGP.

• Kevin:
  Continuing his journey in World of Warcraft.

Main Topic: The Revival Debate

The crew dives into the Gears of War: E-Day showcase and uses it as a launching point for a bigger discussion:

• Are we in a golden age of revivals, where classic franchises are being reimagined the right way?
• Or are we entering a “coward age” of entertainment, where studios rely too heavily on nostalgia instead of taking risks?

The conversation explores:

• Why remakes and remasters succeed (or fail)
• The role nostalgia plays in both gaming and movies
• Whether studios are innovating or just playing it safe
• Which franchises deserve a comeback—and which should be left alone

It’s part industry analysis, part nostalgia trip, and part passionate debate about where gaming is headed next.

Notable Moments

• The group reflecting on how much of their current gaming still ties back to older franchises.
• Kevin casually running through an entire anime catalog like it’s a checklist.
• Multiplayer chaos continuing to be a core part of KVGT’s identity.
• The shift from “what we loved” to “what should come back” sparking some strong opinions.
• The realization that not every classic needs a second life… but some absolutely do.

What Next?

What do you think? Are we in a golden age of revivals, or has entertainment gotten too comfortable playing it safe?

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Episodes drop monthly (on a day ending in “Y,” as Patrick helpfully noted in a previous episode). Thanks for hanging out—see you next month!

Trivia Night Shenannigans

Episode Description

KVGT returns with a new episode full of post-holiday recovery, gaming catch-ups, and the kind of conversations that only happen when four long-time friends get comfortable behind the mics. Jeremy, Patrick, Kevin, and Frank share New Year reflections, recent adventures, and what they’ve been playing lately before diving into a brand-new segment that’s already destined to return.

To cap things off, Jeremy hosts the first-ever KVGT Video Game Trivia, putting the crew’s gaming knowledge to the test and proving that confidence, creativity, and wrong answers can be just as entertaining as getting things right.

Topics Covered

Housekeeping

• .Testing out audio-only YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.

• Ongoing experimentation with content formats as KVGT settles into its monthly groove.

Life Updates (Non-Gaming)

• Jeremy talks Christmas celebrations, post-holiday sickness, and ringing in the New Year.

• Patrick reflects on the holidays, a trip to Monterey Bay, and a refreshed mindset heading into the new year.

• Kevin dives into anime season, catching up on shows like One Punch Man, Ranma ½, Tengoku Daimakyo, and Wise Man’s Grandchild, plus dealing with a New Year cold.

• Frank checks in with his own post-holiday routine and day-to-day updates.

• Lighthearted (and sometimes unfortunate) food and health stories make their way into the mix.

What We’ve Been Playing

• Jeremy:
  Lunar: Silver Star Story Remastered, Kirby Air Ride, Marvel Rivals, and a selection of retro games while family was visiting, including Goof Troop (SNES). Plus multiplayer chaos with Liar’s Bar, Lethal Company, Don’t Scream Together, and REPO.

• Patrick:
  Multiplayer horror nights with Lethal Company, Liar’s Bar, Don’t Scream Together, and REPO, alongside Marvel Rivals, Lost Records, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Dead Island, Black Myth: Wukong, and RV There Yet.

• Frank:
  Settling into longer sessions with Fallout Shelter, Fallout 4, and RimWorld.

• Kevin:
  Spending time in New World, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Mario Party.

Video Game Trivia 

• The debut of KVGT Video Game Trivia, hosted by Jeremy.

• Questions covering iconic characters, classic games, console history, studios, and memorable gaming moments.

• A mix of confident answers, wild guesses, and creative wrong responses.

• Friendly competition, laughter, and just enough chaos to guarantee this won’t be the last time trivia shows up on KVGT.

Notable Moments

• The realization that holiday recovery sometimes takes longer than the holidays themselves.

• Kevin casually listing anime like it’s a full-time job.

• The group discovering just how dangerous confidence can be during trivia.

• Wrong answers that somehow feel more entertaining than the correct ones.

• The collective agreement that trivia needs to come back… soon.

What Next?

Want to submit trivia questions, suggest future topics, or throw a game into the spotlight for an upcoming episode? We want to hear from you.
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Episodes drop monthly (on a day ending in “Y,” as Patrick helpfully noted in a previous episode). Thanks for hanging out—see you next month!

Reviving an old favorite

Episode Description

It’s the holiday send-off episode for 2025. Jeremy, Patrick, Kevin, and Frank check in on life, work, conventions, and the ongoing “we’re actually being consistent now” era of KVGT. After some quick gaming updates, the crew leans into seasonal nostalgia and swaps stories about classic Christmas gaming moments from growing up in the 80s and 90s, including late-night console sessions, renting games from Blockbuster, and that magic feeling when a new system felt like a generational leap.

To close things out, KVGT brings back a fan-favorite segment: Versus, now with a new cinematic twist.

Topics Covered

Life Updates (Non-Gaming)

• Jeremy’s second week as a full-time stay-at-home dad and the behind-the-scenes grind of rebuilding the KVGT website.

• Holiday season chaos and the “how is it already Thanksgiving/December?” feeling.

• Frank and Patrick hitting a comic con, visiting a friend’s booth, and getting the itch to go to more conventions.

• The legendary crab feed (and Kevin catching heat for missing it).

• Kevin becoming a regular at a San Francisco pub and accidentally turning “going out” into a hobby.

What We’ve Been Playing

• Jeremy steps away from DC Universe Online and talks about finally losing the pull.

• A co-op horror night in Devour featuring a new carnival map, plus some frustration with one of the game’s tougher levels.

• Patrick’s time with the newest Call of Duty and why the internet outrage doesn’t match his experience.

• Marvel Rivals updates and experimenting with a new character kit.

• Patrick returning to Silent Hill F for a second playthrough.

• Frank wrapping up his obsession run with Infection Free Zone and returning to Rocket League after years away (and discovering how “rust” works in real-time).

• Kevin going deep into Baldur’s Gate 3, including the joys and dangers of “perfect outcome” decision-making.

Versus Returns

Versus is back, and it’s getting the full KVGT glow-up. This is our “nerd bar fight” segment where we toss two iconic characters into the same arena and argue it out like it’s the most important court case in gaming history. The difference in 2025? It’s more curated, more cinematic, and we’re bringing in a KVGT-trained AI to help generate tighter matchups, add flavorful fight breakdowns, and serve as a tiebreaker when the table inevitably deadlocks. Same chaos, better scaffolding.

Samus Aran vs. Doom Slayer @ Midgar (Final Fantasy 7)

Samus Aran isn’t just a bounty hunter, she’s a one-person tactical strike team in a power suit. She fights like a scientist with a cannon: patient, methodical, and always gathering information before committing. With long-range firepower, mobility tricks, and the kind of adaptability that comes from surviving hostile alien worlds on the regular, Samus thrives when she can control space, use cover intelligently, and force her opponent to play her game.

The Doom Slayer is the exact opposite kind of nightmare. He’s pure forward pressure, a walking apocalypse with a toolkit designed to keep momentum never-ending. He doesn’t “engage,” he arrives like a violent weather system, chaining weapons and movement with relentless purpose. The longer he stays close, the worse your life gets. In a battlefield like Midgar’s wreckage, the question becomes brutally simple: can Samus keep the fight at her preferred distance long enough to dismantle him, or does the Slayer close the gap and turn Sector 7 into a one-person horror show?

Who do you think wins: Samus or the Doom Slayer? Drop a comment and make your case. And if you’ve got a matchup you want us to throw into the arena next, send it in.

Holiday Nostalgia 

• Classic memories of opening consoles, staying up way too late, and sharing games with family.

• The “wow” moment of early PlayStation era upgrades: CD audio, intros, and graphics that felt unreal at the time.

• Christmas gaming staples: NES, Genesis, Madden, Twisted Metal, and the magic of that first real “next-gen leap.”

• A side tangent into tech nostalgia, including old TVs, old phones, and how quickly everyday tech becomes “ancient artifacts.”

Notable Moments

• Jeremy calling out the new intro still throwing him off, mid-intro.

• The group roasting their own “consistency era” while actively trying to be consistent.

• The crab feed talk turning into a culinary victory lap (and Kevin getting dragged for missing it).

• Frank describing Rocket League “warm-up science” like it’s a sacred ritual.

• Kevin casually revealing that his BG3 “playtime” and his “save file time” are wildly different… for reasons.

• The Versus segment returning with full dramatic narration, instantly provoking maximum group chaos.

• AI picking a different winner than the hosts, which immediately becomes part of the fun.

What Next?

Got a Versus matchup you want us to debate? Or want us to cover a specific game, topic, or bit of gaming news next month? Send it in.
📧 [email protected]

And follow KVGT across the realms:
🐦 Twitter: @KVGTpodcast
📸 Instagram: @KVGTpodcast

Episodes drop monthly (on a day ending in “Y,” as Patrick helpfully noted in a previous episode). Thanks for hanging out—see you next month!

We’re Back, We’re Rusty, and We Have New Music

Episode Description

KVGT kicks off 2025 with a freshly forged format, a new recording platform, and brand-new intro/outro music. Jeremy, Patrick, Kevin, and Frank settle into the revamped monthly rhythm and quickly fall back into the chaotic harmony only 15 years of friendship can produce. This episode is part catch-up, part gaming roundup, part industry chatter, and part “how did we get here?” in classic KVGT style.

Expect talk about becoming full-time parents, minimalist purges, VR fitness streams, sports heartbreak, wild show-floor stories, and a surprising amount of Google Maps appreciation. The crew also dives into what they’ve been playing—from DC Universe Online to Baldur’s Gate 3 to Black Myth: Wukong—while keeping it light and spoiler-safe.

If you’re here wondering, “What’s KVGT like in 2025?” this is the perfect episode to start with.

Topics Covered

Life Updates (Non-Gaming)

• Adjusting to a new recording setup and debuting KVGT’s original intro/outro music.

• Jeremy preparing for a year of stay-at-home-dad life and cleaning marathons.

• Patrick surviving work chaos and Raiders disappointment.

• Frank discovering the joy (and heartbreak) of finishing TV series.

• Kevin celebrating birthdays, decluttering hard, and making the painful decision to sell collectibles.

• The group reflects on adulthood, time, and how much “stuff” they’ve all accumulated.

What We’ve Been Playing

• DC Universe Online
  Jeremy continues the holiday grind and gives honest thoughts about the rapid sprint to endgame.

• Borderlands 2
  A revisit with family sparks a group debate about gun feel, difficulty spikes, and whether the magic of the first game was ever recaptured.

• Silent Hill F
  Patrick gives a spoiler-free but spicy review: beautiful game, strong story, questionable “Silent Hill-ness.” Combat frustrations included.

• Sea of Thieves
  Crew-based fun is still great; solo play… not so much.

• Marvel Rivals
  Season updates, Daredevil hype, and admitting the addiction.

• Infection Free Zone (Frank’s surprise pick)
  A base-builder with a brilliant hook: it uses real-world map data. Turns Google Maps into gameplay, and suddenly you’re defending your actual neighborhood from zombies.

• Red Dead Redemption 2 (modding)
  Frank tinkers more than plays, but it counts.

• World of Warcraft
  Kevin is excited about the upcoming player housing system—just not enough to actually log in yet.

• Black Myth: Wukong
  Gorgeous visuals, challenging combat, and the classic “let me try that boss for you” moment.

• Baldur’s Gate 3
  Deep dives into character creation (yes, those sliders), companion chaos, and discovering how even small decisions echo into future acts.

Industry & Community Talk

• EA’s massive $55B acquisition and what that means for beloved dormant franchises.

• Switch 2 hardware updates and its surprising sales trajectory.

• Microsoft confirming future Xbox hardware, shutting down rumors of going all-cloud.

• The AWS outage that temporarily took down Fortnite, Roblox, and half the internet’s sanity.

• Global gaming market growth—still climbing, still massive.

• TwitchCon controversy involving streamer safety, security failures, and community backlash.

Notable Moments

• The guys hear their new intro music for the first time on-air. Pure joy.

• Patrick almost steals Jeremy’s hosting duties within the first two minutes.

• A heartfelt conversation about fatherhood and childcare costs.

• A detour into the emotional challenge of decluttering lifelong collections.

• The phrase “Balded Gate 3” is born.

• A surprisingly philosophical tangent about security, accountability, and internet outrage culture.

• Multiple jokes about character genitals. KVGT tradition holds strong.

• Frank’s obsession with Google Maps resurfaces in glorious form.

• The team realizes they haven’t been keeping up with gaming news like they used to and vows (loosely) to do better.

• Patrick’s recommendation of the week: Big Ben’s “Angry Dad Podcast.”

What Next?

If you’ve got topics you want us to cover, news you want to hear us rant about, or games you think deserve our attention, send them our way.
📧 [email protected]

And follow KVGT across the realms:
🐦 Twitter: @KVGTpodcast
📸 Instagram: @KVGTpodcast

Episodes drop monthly (on a day ending in “Y,” as Patrick helpfully notes). Thanks for hanging out—see you next month!

You heard it right! KVGT Podcast is BACK!

But that’s not all! This revival is a true flashback to early KVGT circa 2010 with all four original hosts!

That’s right, Jeremy and Patrick are once again going to be joined by OG Hosts Frank and Kevin!

And there’s more. Oh, OH so much more!

Is This For Real?

Yes, the boys of KVGT are back. But before you get TOO excited, there are a few things you should know.

First and foremost, we’re coming back as a monthly podcast. Right now, that is every 4 weeks. This may change in the future once we get back up and running. We’re all pretty excited for the revival, but we also all have work and families and *shutters* responsibilities now.

But, if I’m being honest, the plan is bi-weekly, that is every other week.

Is The Show Staying The Same?

Nope! We’re growing, expanding, and bringing KVGT into the 2020s.

You’ll have to listen to the episode for all the details, but here are a few bullet points to give you an idea of what to expect:

• Minor change, but we are rebranding from Knights of the Video Game Table Podcast to KVGT Podcast. Logistically, nothing really changes here since we already use KVGT Podcast in many places. This is because…
• The podcast topics are expanding from fully video game focused! All of us still love video games and play them regularly, but we also have other interests in movies, tv, reading, tech, and who knows what else and we want the podcast to reflect that. BUT DON’T WORRY! Video games are still going to be a main topic for the show.
• We’re actually putting a small budget into production, meaning we’ll have cleaner, better sounding episodes and social media posts.
• The website is…still in flux. While the work on KVGT 3.0 is done, we’re not really sure where we are going from here. The podcast will ALWAYS live here, but we may end up using the site for more than just that. This isn’t some sort of vauge teaser, we really have no plans, but the idea of doing more has come up.

Speaking Of The Website…

Yeah, our website was trash for many years. Even when we were active in the late 2010s, the site barely functioned, and navigating around was a nightmare.

So I spent a week cleaning up categories (we had 30), tags (we had over 3000. WHAT?), and posts.

We actually have a decent backlog of interesting posts, but they were so far buried unless you happened to visit the website within the first few weeks of us posting that you wouldn’t even know they existed.

But the site isn’t quite done yet. The new blog hub (called Side Quests) is still just a list of everything we’ve posted, without cohesive excerpts or images, all current episodes are poorly formatted, and there are still around 100 episodes of the podcast that are misnamed, and our about page is…sad.

This is all part of the next update I’ll do in the coming weeks, you can call it 3.1 if you’re one of those types of people who love numbers.

So, This Is Real, Then.

It is.

And we’re looking forward to bringing you a new version of KVGT, I think a version we’ve all wanted since the beginning. More variety, more laid back, more of us.

Thanks for joining us once again, and we can’t wait to hear from you after you’ve listened to the first episode!

What can I say, it’s been a few years but we’re back! Kind of…

While we’re hoping to do more episodes in the near future, we’re still discussing internally what that might look like.

And, of course, in classic fashion, I (Jeremy) got sick right after we recorded this and couldn’t upload it until now!

But I’m sure you’ll all enjoy our tribute to E3.

Don’t forget to reach out and let us know if you’ve missed us!

Find out what’s coming out this week, what we’ve been playing, and a bit about what’s been going on in the industry lately!

What We’ve been playing

• Jeremy:
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Apex Legends
  • Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu
  • Beat Saber
  • Division 2
• Patrick:
  • Smash Bros Ultimate
  • Mario Party
  • Gears of War 4
  • Gears of War 3
  • Halo Master Chief Collection
  • Destiny 2
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Spider-Man
  • God of War
  • Kingdom Hearts 3

What’s coming out March 15

• The Division 2 [PC, PS4, XBO]
• Fenimore Fillmore: 3 Skulls of the Toltecs [PC]
• Lego Marvel Collection [PS4, XBO]
• One Piece World Seeker [PC, PS4, XBO]

 

News

• Lootbox Addiction a real thing?
• Xbox Live coming to Nintendo Switch
• Most Expensive Video Game Ever Sold
• Best Gaming Trilogy’s

Welcome back! We’re back at it (yet again…again…). We’ll have 2 episodes a month, one on each episode format (see episode 199 and 201 for information on that). This episode we’ll be talking about the future of E3, Sony, and Microsoft in gaming!

This episode is similar to what we did back in 199, so if you’re a long time fan you might notice the difference in format. We’re still moving things around, but if you do have feedback on this, please let me know!

What’s Caught Our Eye:

• Patrick
  • Angry dad podcast
    • YouTube
    • Spotify
    • iTunes
• Jeremy
  • Epic Game Launcher
    • Epic is proving that they can create something that stands alone and offers enough to make it worth it.
    • They give away free games every two weeks! Some great games on there, too.

Main Topic Questions – State of E3 and Next Gen

• What do you think about the recent announcement that Sony has pulled out of E3?
  • Do you think we’re at the end of an era with E3?
• With Sony pulling out, and Nintendo pretty much already gone, there’s been talk of Microsoft taking over the show and using it as a way to showcase their next console.
  • Are you excited for a next gen already? (XBONE/PS4 Nov. 2013)

Next Week’s Episode: A “standard” format where we talk about what’s in the news, what’s coming out, and what we’ve been playing.

Thanks for joining us for another episode of the podcast!  Going to be trying something a bit different this episode with the show notes. Instead of typing everything out, I’m just going to copy and paste from our internal document. It still gives all the same information and honestly it has a very “show notes” feel to it.

If you do have feedback on this, please let me know!

What We’ve been playing:

Jeremy:

• Ark: Survival Evolved
• No Man’s Sky Next
• Beat Saber

Patrick:

• GEARS OF WAR 4
• FRIDAY THE 13TH
• NES Classic – Mario, Balloon Fight, Techno Bowl

What’s coming out the week of 7/29-8/4

• CHASM – PS4
• CODE OF PRINCESS EX – NS
• TITAN QUEST

What’s Caught Your Eye

• The YouTube channel Be Amazed
• I’ve been hooked on this channel
• They do a lot of top10 type videos and list videos (Photos Proving Japan Is Unlike Any Other Country)
• Their videos range from funny and dumb like The Most Expensive Fails Ever to video game related, such as Best Shopping Cart Plays in Fortnite, to educational and really interesting, such as Biggest Things in the world or bizarre animals living in a volcano.

News

• PS4 Sales Pass 80 Million Units
• GameFly shutting down streaming service – Their mail service will continue.
• Destiny 2: Forsaken DLC Release Date And Pre-Order Guide (US)
• Mario Kart-inspired Game With Nickelodeon Characters Announced
• Nintendo released information on their top-selling Switch and N3DS games of all time
• Nerdgasm Network back? Well… Kinda…

Next Week’s Episode: We’re going to take a look at Early Access games, Games being released before they’re ready, devs charging for DLC before the base game is even complete, and more.

It’s here and we are so excited! Episode 200 is a special occasion and not only that, but we have a guest host, Kevin! We also have a special friend who sent in a message for our 200th episode. All this and more, so don’t miss this episode!

We didn’t have any news this week or other types of content, this one was mostly just us reminiscing on old episodes, past hosts and guests, and the future.

 

Well, here it is, our last show before hitting 200. Enjoy this episode and bask in all of its glory!

We talked about Injustice Gods Among Us 2, Gears of War 4, and The Last of Us, but other than that it was a very light episode. No special links this week, but don’t worry! Next week will start our new format where I think there will be a lot more to offer!