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Going to college for video games
And life as a video game professor
Sep 15 • 
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The rarest video game podcast returns
The behind-the-scenes story of A Life Well Wasted
Sep 8 • 
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Can you fit cable TV into a video game?
A video game inspired by Pee-wee Herman, hotel TV, and FMV.
Sep 1 • 
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August 2025

How video game movies got good
Filmmaker and video essayist Patrick H. Willems explains 30 years of game adaptations
Aug 25 • 
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A Broadway musician’s double life as a murder mystery maker
What happens when your dream becomes a reality?
Aug 18 • 
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Big predictions for the future of games
Plus an interview with the creator of 2025's newest games publication
Aug 11 • 
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Games about death improve our lives
Games about Game Over
Aug 4 • 
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July 2025

The forgotten history of Donkey Kong
Nintendo almost made Popeye its biggest star
Jul 28 • 
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How the Post Games mailbag works
Plus, a video about Donkey Kong's early life as a Popeye game
Jul 25 • 
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How to make video games funny
And a hilarious memoir about growing up as a gamer
Jul 21 • 
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The life, death, death, death, death, and rebirth of Atari
An extended interview with Atari CEO Wade Rosen
Jul 14 • 
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Why games are better and worse than ever before
Post Game's gives video game culture its first annual physical
Jul 7 • 
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