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Joe and Diego sit down for a (long) discussion on Bethesda's highly anticipated space game: Starfield.Note This contains spoilers

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In this episode of The Wrap-Up, Spencer and Will talk about the fast and fun Sonic Frontiers!The Wrap-Up is a MonsterVine original audio series where our reviewers discuss the games they’ve been playing to get a more personal perspective.

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In this episode of The Wrap-Up, Spencer and Diego talk about the strange and intriguing Weird West!

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In this episode of The Wrap-Up, Spencer and Diego talk about Netflix's adaptation of Cuphead, The Cuphead Show!

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Spencer and Diego talk about the hellishly rad Nintendo Switch port of Dusk, and its demake, Dusk '82!

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In the latest episode of the Wrap-Up, Austin and Brian talk about Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. The Wrap-Up is a MonsterVine original audio series where our reviewers discuss the games they’ve been playing and to get a more personal perspective.

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Listen to Spencer, Joe, Diego, Frank, Nick, and Will discuss SEGA's Yakuza: Like a Dragon, MonsterVine's 2020 Best Game winner as part of our Game of the Year podcast series.

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Listen to Spencer, Joe, Diego, Frank, and Brian discuss Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima as part of our Game of the Year podcast series.

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Listen to Joe, Spencer, Frank, Brian, Nick and Samantha discuss Supergiant Games' Hades as part of MonsterVine's Game of the Year podcast series.

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In the latest episode of the Wrap-Up, Spencer and Will talk about Mafia: Definitive Edition. The Wrap-Up is a MonsterVine original audio series where our reviewers discuss the games they’ve been playing and to get a more personal perspective.

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In the latest episode of the Wrap-Up, Spencer and Diego talk about Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time. The Wrap-Up is a MonsterVine original audio series where our reviewers discuss the games they’ve been playing and to get a more personal perspective.

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In the latest episode of the Wrap-Up, Spencer, Will, and Joe talk about Marvel's Avengers. The Wrap-Up is a MonsterVine original audio series where our reviewers discuss the games they’ve been playing and to get a more personal perspective.

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We sit down with director Ludvig Gur & producer Ralph D'Amato of the upcoming film "Pretending I'm a Superman"; a documentary following the life of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise.

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Spencer, Joe, and Diego assemble to discuss the closed beta of the upcoming game Marvel's Avengers.

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As part of MonsterVine's Hot Games Summer Showcase, we had the chance to interview Felix Soumpholphakdy from JellySnow Studio, one of the developers behind the side-scrolling platformer roguelike game Metal Unit.

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Listen in as Spencer discusses the upcoming adaptive isometric RPG, Gamedec, with Lukasz Hacura or Anshar Studios!

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We got to speak to David Szymanski, creator of DUSK, on his work on his latest project: The Dread X Collection.

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In the latest episode of The Wrap-Up, Spencer and Joe talk about the highly-anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake and its differences from the original game.

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We were lucky enough to sit down with PR guru, Tara Bruno on what happens behind the scenes for a public relations professional in a show like PAX and what it’s like running her own PR firm.

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In this episode of the Wrap-Up, Spencer and Diego discuss the latest fighting game based off the Granblue mobile game. Oh, and they also get mad about Mr. Satan's continued absence from Dragon Ball FighterZ.

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In this episode of Take One, Spencer talks to the voice of the iconic Cloud Strife in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake, Cody Christian. They discuss the impact of Final Fantasy VII, the challenges of taking on the role of such a famous character, and more!

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Recently, Spencer had the chance to speak to Bryan and Amelia Dechart. You may know them from Detroit: Become Human, where they played Connor and the Tracis respectively, or from their wildly successful Twitch channel, DechartGames.

We got to talk about their various roles, the experience of streaming the games they star in, and tips for aspiring actors and actresses.

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We recently had the chance to talk with Darren Jacobs, who you may know as the fascinating Heartman from one of 2019's biggest titles, Death Stranding. In this episode of Take One, Spencer and Darren discuss Heartman, Hideo Kojima, ambition, and how fun it is to delve into the stranger side of entertainment.

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Diego, Spencer and Austin have a 30 minute conversation about a pretty sweet gaming mouse with TWO joysticks, the Lexip Pu94.

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In this episode of the Wrap-Up, Spencer and Diego talk about the newest and most controversial mainline entry in the Pokémon series.

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In this episode of the Wrap-Up, Spencer and Sean talk about industry visionary Hideo Kojima's latest title, Death Stranding.

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Join Diego and Will as they sit and gush about the stylish game Sayonara Wild Hearts.

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In this mini-Vinecast episode, Spencer Legacy and Samantha Lienhard discuss the newest trailer for the highly anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake.

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Austin invites Diego and Joe to talk about one of their favorite games of 2019. Beware, plenty of spoilers found within. Go play Control and then come back and listen.

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Diego and Will to talk about some hands on experience from a preview event for Wasteland 3

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Diego and Samatha join Will to talk about his time playing Blair Witch at a recent preview event.

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Austin and Diego discuss about how Wolfenstein: Yongblood might have changed their outlook and anticipation for future games in the franchise. Spoilers inside.

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Austin and Trevor discuss Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds. Published by Private Division, a first-person sci-fi RPG from the makers of Fallout New Vegas and critically acclaimed story-based video games.

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The gang wraps up E3 2019 with a discussion Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and Marvels' Avengers.

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Your PAX boys are back and this time we brought Derek along. Join us as we recount how Diego embarrasses himself in front of Austin Walker twice, we fight back against the insect horde in Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain, and Derek meets Todd Howard.

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It's day one of PAX East and Diego is here with Joe to talk about some of the games they saw today. We talk about proper video-games like Kunai and venture into phones for some reason then over to Street Fighter Exceed which is actually a board-game. And wait a minute, someone's out here giving out teeth! That's gotta be illegal right?

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Spencer, Will, and Diego talk about the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts III, and whether it was truly worth the wait.

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The gang gets back together to talk video games. Join us as Austin, Diego, Spencer, Will, Michael, Jessica, and Trevor discuss Marvel Spider-Man, Destiny 2: Forsaken, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

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On this final episode of IndieComplete, the crew jumps into indie game Butterfly Soup!

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We've made it! The final day of E3 has concluded but wait, here's one more podcast before you hit the road. Join us as Austin, Diego, Spencer, Michael, and Will discuss their E3 experience.

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We're back and E3 2018 is underway with the conclusion of Day 1. Only two more days to go! Join Will, Austin, Spencer, and Michael for a recap of the first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo recorded here in Los Angeles, CA. \

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MonsterVine sits down with Crystal Dynamics' Chris Johnston and lead writer Jill Murray to discuss the upcoming game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This Pre E3 interview covers the overall development of the game and specifically dives into the game's narrative. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the third installment of the Tomb Raider Trilogy where players will witness Lara Croft's defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider.


Shadow of the Tomb Raider comes out September 14, 2018 on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows.

Follow this link to watch the official trailer! https://youtu.be/XYtyeqVQnRI


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Spencer and Will comment on the eSports arena's many features such as timely toxic gas emission.

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Spencer and I spend some time at the Comedy Cellar before the media briefing.

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Spencer talks to Blair Randall of Blue Evolution about his upcoming mobile game Polar Rollout.

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Spencer talks Fire Emblem, anime, and voice acting with Brianna Knickerbocker, the voice actress for Sakura in Fire Emblem!

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Spencer, Will, Diego, and Shannon talk about the Metal Gear Solid series, Metal Gear Survive, and the best upcoming games of 2018!

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Spencer talks RPGs, anime, and Secret of Mana with Tom Bauer, the voice actor for Secret of Mana's Randi!

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Trevor, Diego, Will, and Spencer talk about Dynasty Warriors 9!

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In this episode of the IndieComplete podcast, the show jumps into indie-title Golf Story, for Nintendo Switch! That’s right, our first sports game! We pick up our clubs and play as Darl, 20 years after he played the game of golf in his childhood. His childhood golf course has taken a turn for the worse as a real jerk now runs the place, and it’s up to Darl, his coaches and rival Lara to change things for the better, hopefully.

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Listen in as Diego, Austin, and Spencer talk about MonsterVine's 2017 Game of the Year!

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Austin, Diego and Spencer end the year with the first part of our Game of the Year discussions. Join us as we experience a language mix-up, vent our frustrations with entitled animals, and preach that good word about Taco Bell™.

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Nintendo Switch review wrap-up for Battle Chef Brigade.

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Spencer, Diego, Will are joined by David Bruno, PR for Mastiff Games and Violet Moon to discuss their recent gaming moments, experiences with gaming communities, and video game icons in the eleventh episode of The VineCast.

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In this episode of IndieComplete, the cast jumps into into title, Hiveswap Act 1!

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Season 2 of The Wrap-Up is here, whether you like it or not.

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Season 2 of The Wrap-Up is here, whether you like it or not.

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Season 2 of The Wrap-Up is here, whether you like it or not.

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Austin, Spencer, Diego, and Michael talk about what games they've been playing, being objective in writing reviews, and a suspicious GoFundMe that's mysteriously disappeared in the tenth episode of The VineCast.

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On this episode of IndieComplete, we jump into PC/Mac title, Stardew Valley!

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On this episode of The VineCast, special guest Arturo "churroz" Molina (@churroz) joins Austin, Diego, and Spencer to discuss Kingdom Hearts and their dream video game adaptations.

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MonsterVine sits down with Andie Grace and Jeff Smith of Special Reserve Games to talk about the physical Collector's Edition industry and the difficulty of finding the right paper to make a pog.

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IndieComplete: Episode 7 - Tacoma by MonsterVine.com

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On this episode of The VineCast, special gusts Dave Oshry, CEO of New Blood Interactive (@daveoshry) and David Szymanski (@DUSKdev) join the MonsterVine crew to discuss Dusk: Episode 1, annoying fanbases, and Kingdom Hearts fanfiction.

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IndieComplete: Episode 6 - Perception by MonsterVine.com

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On this episode of The VineCast, Mike, Will, Diego, Austin, Spencer and special guest Steve Sawyer discuss alt-history Denny's, an orange bandicoot, and vinyl collections.

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A MonsterVine.com IndieComplete interview with indie developer Nina Freeman, on to talk about titles 'Kimmy' and 'Lost Memories Dot Net', as well as the upcoming 'Tacoma'.

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Will, Spencer, and Mike bring you post E3 talk.

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That’s a wrap! E3 2017 is over, with just articles left to write the entire core MonsterVine crew gets together to discuss their final day. They Talk Marvel vs Capcom, Yakuza Kiwami, get a showcase of what's coming from publisher, Focus Home and we even have a call from Diego “FloRida” Escala.

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E3 2017 coverage continues with a second E3 Vinecast. Spencer, Michael, Will and Austin cover their feelings on E3 going public. They also give fresh impressions on the games they’ve played like, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Life is Strange, Destiny 2, Drop Mix, new Nintendo games and more!

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A very special edition of the Vinecast, live from E3! Will, Austin and Spencer are all in the same time zone for the first time! They are all in various states of exhaustion from traveling and processing the biggest gaming event of the year but still manage to cover the bulk of what happened Pre-E3 from Sony, Bethesda and Xbox.

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On our shortest episode to date, Mike, Will, Diego, and Austin come together to talk about their E3 predictions, hopes, and dreams. No segments, no mercy, and for once an episode wasn't named for something Spencer may or may not have said. This is Monster Vine!

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The gang returns for the 4th episode of our official podcast. With the exception of Michael, everyone comes together to talk about some of the games we've been playing as of late. Will, Diego, and Spencer talk about Persona 5. We round off this short one with some Xbox Scorpio specs details and console generations as well as some Scorpio games speculation talk with Austin, Will, and Mike.

10:30 Will, Diego, and Spencer - Persona 5 Talk 35:00 Austin, Will, and Mike - Project Scorpio Talk

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Diego, Austin, and Spencer talk about Loot Rascals!

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Segment 1 - Switch Talk with Spencer, Austin and Will Segment 2 - Mass Effect: Andromeda with Michael Elliott, Mike Edwards and Aaron (33:00) Segment 3 - Developer Interview: Robin Beanland of Rare Ltd/Sea of Thieves with Mike Edwards (1:02:00) Segment 4 - Best and Worst Licensed Games with Spencer, Mike, and Diego (1:38:50)

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Spencer and Diego talk about Nioh!

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In episode 2 of The VineCast the Viners talk about thier most anticipated games of 2017, the recent Gamestop fiasco, Michael Elliott does an interview with Andy Robinson of Playtonic Games, and we rounded it out with some of our best and worst gaming moments.

Most Anticipated Games - 5:09 Gamestop - 21:16 YookaLaylee Interview - 33:54 Best and Worst - 45:24

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Spencer and Diego talk about Digimon World: Next Order!

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Spencer and Diego talk about the latest Hitman release!

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Grinding Gear Games' Jonathan Rogers talks with Will Saw about Path of Exile's Act V and Xbox One version.

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Michael and Spencer talk about Resident Evil 7!

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In this inaugural episode of MonsterVine's new official podcast, the team introduces themselves and talk about their aim for the cast. Host, Mike Edwards leads, Will, Diego, and site writer, Ed in an Assassin's Creed movie discussion. Spencer interviews Omar Cornut of Lizardcube and PR Rep, Stephanie Tinsley about Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap. Finally we wrap things up with Will, Diego, Spencer and Austin discussing our 2016 Game of the Year.

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Spencer and Diego talk about Yakuza 0!

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Spencer and Will talk about the long-awaited Final Fantasy XV!

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MonsterVine interviews LET IT DIE Game Director, Hideyuki Shin about the challenges and inspirations that come from developing a free-to-play online action survival game.

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Spencer and Will talk about Dragon Quest Builders!

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Trevor Stamp interviews Rich Briggs, Brand Director at Crystal Dynamics about the new content fans can expect in Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20th Year Celebration, releasing October 11 for Playstation 4.

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Diego Escala interviews Olivier Proulx and Fleur Marty about Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

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Diego Escala talks with Nicolas Verge, Community Manager at Square Enix Montreal about the studio's latest game, Deus Ex GO.

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Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 E3 2015 Demo by MonsterVine.com

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Interview with Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag Game Director Ashraf Ishmail.

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Host Trevor Stamp is joined by William Saw to discuss their hands-on experience with Sony's new handheld, the Playstation Vita.