The Besties
A video game club for everyone.
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Nintendo Is Playing the B-Sides
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Rhythm Heaven returns after an eleven-year hiatus with Rhythm Heaven Groove. It’s a fun game, but something’s changed. The series? The boys? Nintendo? We find the answer. Plus,...
Sony Kills Discs, Nintendo Revives Star Fox
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Griffin needed to take this week off, but our guest was more than prepared to talk about the huge gaming news. Stephen Totilo, the founder of Game File and former EIC of Kotaku, explains t...
2026's Best Games (and What's Still to Come)
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Midway through the year, The Besties share their top contenders. However, don’t make any bets on these being our final picks for our GOTY list, because the back half of 2026 is unprecedentedly dense with n...
Uh Oh! We're Drowning in Games Again
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This week, we throw our own summer festival of video games by opening the grab bag! There’s so much stuff to play, it took all three Besties working on different piles to separate the “Yes!” from the “Yuck...
Everything We Loved from Summer Game Fest
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We watched all of the Summer Game Festival events and curated the upcoming releases that we think you’ll enjoy! Plus, Frushtick and Plante attended SGF Play Days in Los Angeles and went hands-on with tons...
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