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The 1st Annual Resties Awards!

The fi...

The Besties holiday recommendation swap

For the holiday, we’d like to try something new. In the comments, we encourage folks to ask for recommendations of video games, movies, comics, anime and any other media. Share what sort of stuff you like and/or what you’re looking for.

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Help us pick the best Besties bracket

Hey y'all! This holiday, we'll be sharing one of our Patreon Besties Battle Brackets on the Besties' main feed. We'd love your help picking the bracket episode th...

Most of you will never play the new Batman game

What if I told you there's a new Batman: Arkham game that chan...

Besties Battle Bracket: Best Food

Okay, we've been doing these brackets long enough. It's time for something serious. Something substantial. Something indisputable. Yes, it's time ...

Vote on the next Besties Battle Brackets!

Happy Thanksgiving, U.S. listeners! And to folks elsewhere, Merry Thursday!

To celebrate, we cordially invite you to pick the opening episo...

The year of Shadow the Hedgehog

The prophecy was foretold: In 2024, all creatures of Earth shall know the name Shadow the Hedgehog. And so, with a single pa...

What brackets do you want to hear next?

In the coming weeks, we'll post a poll for everybody to vote on our next collection of bracket topics. But before then, we'd love t...

Why Call of Duty is the surprise of 2024

Yes, you read that headline right. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features the series' best s...

Besties Battle Bracket: Best Party Games

This ...

This movie-length space thriller is a perfect spooky season treat

This week, the Resties discuss a brilliantly written sci-fi horror gem, a lovingly d...

Why are some of the year's best games flopping?

Every week of 2024, we have gotten at least one good new game. In theory, this should be good news. Who doesn't love more great stuff to play?

But ...

Besties Battle Bracket: Best Launch Games

Last month, we selected the best video game consoles. In a twist, we excluded games excluded from the debate. This month, we recorded our first sequel episode, choosing the...

Your guide to zombie media, including Dead Rising's remaster

This week, The Resties head to the mall to stock up on improvised weapons for the zo...

Stardew Valley's greatest challenger yet

Fields of Mistria&n...

Besties Battle Bracket: Best Console (not counting the games)

What is the greatest video game console of all time? Before you answer that, we have one ...

A Shy Guy learns how to do crow things

Sorry for the delay! Due to unforeseen travel issues, this week’s Restie...

New Polygon alert!!

Just wanted to let y'all know we launched Polygon's first major redesign in 12 years. We hope you like it!

2024-08-13 15:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post

2024's sleeper hit plays like a lost PS2 gem

Kunitsu-Gami is Capcom's audacious attempt to blend action, strategy, and Japanese theatrical performance into one beautiful game. Or to p...

Besties Battle Bracket: The Best Sidekick

It feels a bit cruel to pit sidekicks against one another. These lovable Plus-Ones have spent their whole lives playi...

Commenter convo: The most underrated game of 2004

The Besties Patreon is quiet this week. (Besties Battle Bracket: Sidekick Edition d...

The secret to making time for games

This week, The Resties went into the deepest, darkest corners of the video...

The key to games in 2024? The games of 2014

2014 was like an alternate universe.

Nintendo's console was a p...

Resties AMA!

The Resties will answer your video game (and movie, if Chris has his way) questions on this week's episode. Drop your Qs in the comments!

Besties Battle Bracket: The Best Best* Weapon

Welcome to one of the most chaotic episodes of the Besties Battle Bracket! This month, we pick the best "most powerful" weap...

Pick the next Besties Battle Bracket

2024-07-02 03:15:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Our most anticipated indies for the rest of 2024

The Steam Next Fest recently concluded, but not before the Resties dove in...

What are your favorite games in Steam Next Fest?

The Resties will discuss 2024-06-15 16:22:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Two new games transform the past into the future

Was May one of the best months in the history of video games? The Resties ...

Question: Most exciting announcements from SGF?

We're in the thick of Summer Game Fest! What are your favorite announcements so far? With the Xbox event just about to begin and a Ubisoft event tomorrow, feel free to keep adding your...