EPISODE ARCHIVE

• June 2025
  • Jun 13, 2025 Episdoe 121: Not Like This - The Sad Story of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Jun 13, 2025
• March 2025
  • Mar 28, 2025 Episode 120: The Seven Deadly Sins of Dante’s Inferno Mar 28, 2025
• February 2025
  • Feb 14, 2025 Episode 119: The Joy of Sex - A Hot Button Guide to Love Making Feb 14, 2025
  • Feb 8, 2025 Hot Button’s 2024 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2 Feb 8, 2025
• January 2025
  • Jan 30, 2025 Hot Button’s 2024 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1 Jan 30, 2025
• November 2024
  • Nov 29, 2024 Episode 118: Hot Button Year-Six Edition Nov 29, 2024
• October 2024
  • Oct 31, 2024 Episode 117: “Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!” - The Curse of Berzerk! Oct 31, 2024
  • Oct 19, 2024 Episode 116: This is a Brutal Blood Sport! - The History of Manhunt Oct 19, 2024
• September 2024
  • Sep 30, 2024 Episode 115: Oh, Bugger - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Sep 30, 2024
  • Sep 20, 2024 Hot Button Movie Commentary: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Sep 20, 2024
  • Sep 6, 2024 Episode 114: Microtransactions #6 Sep 6, 2024
• August 2024
  • Aug 2, 2024 Episode 113: The History of Valve Part 2 (Episode Two) Aug 2, 2024
• June 2024
  • Jun 28, 2024 Episode 112: The History of Valve Part 2 (Episode One) Jun 28, 2024
• May 2024
  • May 17, 2024 Episode 111: The Failure of the Coleco Chameleon May 17, 2024
• April 2024
  • Apr 22, 2024 Episode 110: The Dumb History of Flappy Bird Apr 22, 2024
  • Apr 5, 2024 Episode 109: Don’t Do the Do - The Perils of the 2014 MTN Dew Game_Jam Apr 5, 2024
• March 2024
  • Mar 8, 2024 Episode 108: Suck It Down - The History of Diakatana Mar 8, 2024
• February 2024
  • Feb 14, 2024 Hot Button’s 2023 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2 Feb 14, 2024
• January 2024
  • Jan 31, 2024 Hot Button’s 2023 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1 Jan 31, 2024
  • Jan 8, 2024 Episode 107: Unity Returns! Jan 8, 2024
• December 2023
  • Dec 22, 2023 Hot Button Game Awards 2023 Special Follow-Up Dec 22, 2023
  • Dec 6, 2023 Hot Button Game Awards 2023 Special Dec 6, 2023
• November 2023
  • Nov 29, 2023 Episode 105: Hot Button Year-Five Edition Nov 29, 2023
  • Nov 14, 2023 Episode 105: Cruis'n Toward Bankruptcy - The History of Midway Nov 14, 2023
• October 2023
  • Oct 31, 2023 Episode 104: Dark Horse - The Twisted Tale of Drowned God Oct 31, 2023
  • Oct 17, 2023 Episode 103: Bodies Bodies Bodies Oct 17, 2023
• September 2023
  • Sep 30, 2023 Episode 102: Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game: The Podcast Sep 30, 2023
  • Sep 12, 2023 Episode 101: Street Fighter: The Movie: The Podcast Sep 12, 2023
• August 2023
  • Aug 29, 2023 Street Fighter: The Movie: The Commentary Aug 29, 2023
  • Aug 8, 2023 Episode 100: The Life and Death of the Gizmondo Aug 8, 2023
• May 2023
  • May 19, 2023 Hot Button Interview with Alyse Knorr on GoldenEye 007 May 19, 2023
  • May 8, 2023 Episode 99: Welcome Back, 007 - The History of GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64 Part 3 May 8, 2023
• April 2023
  • Apr 24, 2023 Episode 98: Welcome Back, 007 - The History of GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64 Part 2 Apr 24, 2023
  • Apr 10, 2023 Episode 97: Welcome Back, 007 - The History of GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64 Part 1 Apr 10, 2023
• January 2023
  • Jan 23, 2023 Hot Button’s 2022 Game of the Year Deliberations Jan 23, 2023
• December 2022
  • Dec 9, 2022 Episode 96: Hot Button Year-Four Edition (Kinda) Dec 9, 2022
• February 2022
  • Feb 4, 2022 Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 5 Feb 4, 2022
• January 2022
  • Jan 28, 2022 Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 4 Jan 28, 2022
  • Jan 21, 2022 Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 3 Jan 21, 2022
  • Jan 14, 2022 Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2 Jan 14, 2022
  • Jan 7, 2022 Hot Button’s 2021 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1 Jan 7, 2022
• December 2021
  • Dec 15, 2021 Hot Button Game Awards 2021 Special Follow-Up Dec 15, 2021
  • Dec 8, 2021 Hot Button Game Awards 2021 Special Dec 8, 2021
• November 2021
  • Nov 26, 2021 Episode 95: Hot Button Year-Three Edition Nov 26, 2021
  • Nov 10, 2021 Episode 94: Microtransactions #5 Nov 10, 2021
• October 2021
  • Oct 31, 2021 Episode 93: Watching You - The Tale of Camdrome Oct 31, 2021
  • Oct 20, 2021 Episode 92: A Free Mind is a Tasty Mind - Stubbs the Zombie/F.E.A.R. Cannibalism Controversy Oct 20, 2021
  • Oct 15, 2021 Episode 91: I Podcast, Therefore I AM - The History of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Part 2 Oct 15, 2021
  • Oct 8, 2021 Episode 90: I Podcast, Therefore I AM - The History of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Part 1 Oct 8, 2021
• September 2021
  • Sep 29, 2021 Episode 89: Well Bam, There It Is! - The History of the Xbox 360 Kinect Sep 29, 2021
  • Sep 15, 2021 Episode 88: For the Love of Gaia… - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Sep 15, 2021
  • Sep 8, 2021 Hot Button Movie Commentary: Final Fantasy The Spirits Within Sep 8, 2021
• August 2021
  • Aug 25, 2021 Episode 87: Dead Faction - The History of THQ Aug 25, 2021
  • Aug 11, 2021 Episode 86: The Development of Rogue F*cking Warrior Aug 11, 2021
• July 2021
  • Jul 26, 2021 Episode 85: The Little Engine That Could - History of Unity Jul 26, 2021
  • Jul 14, 2021 Hot Button Movie Commentary: The King of Kong - A Fistful of Quarters Jul 14, 2021
  • Jul 7, 2021 Episode 84: Can’t Ditch the Mitch! - The Story of Billy Mitchell and Twin Galaxies Part 2 Jul 7, 2021
• June 2021
  • Jun 23, 2021 Episode 83: Can’t Ditch the Mitch! - The Story of Billy Mitchell and Twin Galaxies Part 1 Jun 23, 2021
  • Jun 18, 2021 Hot Button E3 2021 Special Jun 18, 2021
  • Jun 1, 2021 Episode 82: You’ve Gotta Be Jivin’ Me! - History of Night Trap Part 2 Jun 1, 2021
• May 2021
  • May 21, 2021 Episode 81: You’ve Gotta Be Jivin’ Me! - History of Night Trap Part 1 May 21, 2021
  • May 3, 2021 Episode 80: The History of G4 - Hot Button Gamer’s Guide May 3, 2021
• January 2021
  • Jan 4, 2021 Episode 79: Microtransactions 4 Jan 4, 2021
• November 2020
  • Nov 23, 2020 Episode 78: Hot Button Year-Two Edition Nov 23, 2020
  • Nov 9, 2020 Episode 77: We’ve Got A Console For You - The Launch and Times of the Xbox One Nov 9, 2020
• October 2020
  • Oct 26, 2020 Episode 76: Porto And Her Beloved Ghast - Investigating Killswitch Oct 26, 2020
  • Oct 19, 2020 Episode 75: 40.24248, -121.4434 - Investigating Pale Luna Oct 19, 2020
  • Oct 11, 2020 Episode 74: Xinnie the Pooh - The Story of Devotion Oct 11, 2020
  • Oct 5, 2020 Episode 73: The Story of The Story of Kamikuishiki Village Oct 5, 2020
• September 2020
  • Sep 21, 2020 Episode 72: Lights! Action! Acclaim! - The History of Acclaim Entertainment Sep 21, 2020
  • Sep 7, 2020 Episode 71: Rules of N-Gagement - History of the Nokia N-Gage Sep 7, 2020
• August 2020
  • Aug 24, 2020 Episode 70: Eat, Prey, Love - The Development of Prey Aug 24, 2020
  • Aug 10, 2020 Episode 69: It Came From The 3rd Dimension - Development of the Virtual Boy Aug 10, 2020
• July 2020
  • Jul 27, 2020 Episode 68: Criminal Actions Per Minute - Starcraft Match Fixing Part 2 Jul 27, 2020
  • Jul 13, 2020 Episode 67: Criminal Actions Per Minute - Starcraft Match Fixing Part 1 Jul 13, 2020
• June 2020
  • Jun 28, 2020 Episode 66: Microtransactions #3 Jun 28, 2020
  • Jun 15, 2020 Episode 65: Kicking Ass, Taking Names, and Making Games - The History of E3 Jun 15, 2020
• May 2020
  • May 25, 2020 Episode 64: Forever’s a Long Time, Bitch - The Development of Duke Nukem Forever May 25, 2020
  • May 11, 2020 Episode 63: Millions to Billions - The History of Valve Part 2 May 11, 2020
• April 2020
  • Apr 26, 2020 Episode 62: Metropolis Down - The Rise and Fall of Maxis’ Sim City Apr 26, 2020
  • Apr 12, 2020 Episode 61: Millions to Billions - The History of Valve Part 1 Apr 12, 2020
• March 2020
  • Mar 29, 2020 Episode 60: Pac Ma’am - The History of Ms. Pac Man Mar 29, 2020
  • Mar 15, 2020 Episode 59: Brogrammers Gone Wild - The Guy Game Mar 15, 2020
  • Mar 2, 2020 Episode 58: From Russia With Fun! - History of Tetris Part 4 Mar 2, 2020
• February 2020
  • Feb 17, 2020 Episode 57: From Russia With Fun! - History of Tetris Part 3 Feb 17, 2020
  • Feb 3, 2020 Episode 56: The Last Temptation of Pidgeot - Twitch Plays Pokémon Feb 3, 2020
• January 2020
  • Jan 19, 2020 Episode 55: From Russia With Fun! - History of Tetris Part 2 Jan 19, 2020
  • Jan 5, 2020 Episode 54: From Russia With Fun! - History of Tetris Part 1 Jan 5, 2020
• December 2019
  • Dec 29, 2019 Episode 53: Minecraft Takes Down the Internet - Mirai Botnet Dec 29, 2019
  • Dec 23, 2019 Episode 52: Microtransactions #2 Dec 23, 2019
  • Dec 18, 2019 Hot Button Game Awards 2019 Special Follow-Up Dec 18, 2019
  • Dec 6, 2019 Hot Button Game Awards 2019 Special Part 2 Dec 6, 2019
• November 2019
  • Nov 29, 2019 Hot Button Game Awards 2019 Special Part 1 Nov 29, 2019
  • Nov 22, 2019 Episode 51: I Have a Mouth, and I Must Scream... But Only with Hazard Pay - Video Game Voice Actor Strike Nov 22, 2019
  • Nov 15, 2019 Episode 50: Hot Button Year-One Edition Nov 15, 2019
  • Nov 8, 2019 Episode 49: World of Warcraft’s Corrupted Blood Incident Nov 8, 2019
  • Nov 1, 2019 Episode 48: Tales from EVE Online Nov 1, 2019
• October 2019
  • Oct 25, 2019 Episode 47: Itchy Tasty - The Origins of Resident Evil Oct 25, 2019
  • Oct 18, 2019 Episode 46: Kowloon’s Curious Kusoge - Hong Kong 97 Oct 18, 2019
  • Oct 11, 2019 Episode 45: Superstition Bowl - The Madden Curse Oct 11, 2019
  • Oct 4, 2019 Episode 44: Sinneslöschen's Ladder - The Polybius Conspiracy Oct 4, 2019
• September 2019
  • Sep 27, 2019 Episode 43: Hatred Sep 27, 2019
  • Sep 20, 2019 Episode 42: Pandora’s Gearbox - History of Gearbox, Borderlands, and Randy Pitchford Part 2 Sep 20, 2019
  • Sep 13, 2019 Episode 41: Pandora's Gearbox - History of Gearbox, Borderlands, and Randy Pitchford Part 1 Sep 13, 2019
  • Sep 6, 2019 Episode 40: Microtransactions #1 Sep 6, 2019
• August 2019
  • Aug 30, 2019 Episode 39: Play [Space] Station - Development of the Playstation Part 2 Aug 30, 2019
  • Aug 23, 2019 Episode 38: Play [Space] Station - Development of the Playstation Part 1 Aug 23, 2019
  • Aug 16, 2019 Episode 37: Never Sell Me The Odds - Battlefront 2 Loot Boxes Aug 16, 2019
  • Aug 2, 2019 Episode 36: The Tale of Drain Man - Super Mario Bros. Movie Part 2 Aug 2, 2019
• July 2019
  • Jul 26, 2019 Episode 35: The Tale of Drain Man - Super Mario Bros. Movie Part 1 Jul 26, 2019
  • Jul 19, 2019 Super Mario Bros. Commentary Jul 19, 2019
  • Jul 12, 2019 Episode 34: Currently Undergoing Maintenance - 2011 PSN Security Breach Jul 12, 2019
  • Jul 5, 2019 Episode 33: Destiny - From Beginning to Endgram Part 2 Jul 5, 2019
• June 2019
  • Jun 28, 2019 Episode 32: Destiny - From Beginning to Endgram Part 1 Jun 28, 2019
  • Jun 21, 2019 Episode 31: Skyrim’s Paid Mods Jun 21, 2019
  • Jun 14, 2019 Hot Button E3 2019 Special Jun 14, 2019
  • Jun 7, 2019 Episode 30: Occupy Eorzea - The Final Fantasy XIV Housing Crisis Jun 7, 2019
• May 2019
  • May 31, 2019 Episode 29: Nintendo vs Let’s Players May 31, 2019
  • May 24, 2019 Episode 28: Requiem for a Dreamcast - History of Sega Consoles Part 2 May 24, 2019
  • May 17, 2019 Episode 27: Requiem for a Dreamcast - History of SEGA Consoles Part 1 May 17, 2019
  • May 10, 2019 Episode 26: Warner Bothers - How the Westworld was Lost May 10, 2019
  • May 3, 2019 Episode 25: Video Game Special Editions Live! May 3, 2019
• April 2019
  • Apr 26, 2019 Episode 24: Birth of A Killer App - The Origin of Halo Part 2 Apr 26, 2019
  • Apr 19, 2019 Episode 23: Birth of A Killer App - The Origin of Halo Part 1 Apr 19, 2019
  • Apr 12, 2019 Episode 22: The Termination of Jeff Gerstmann by the Coward GameSpot Apr 12, 2019
  • Apr 5, 2019 Episode 21: Brown v Entertainment Merchants Association Part 2 Apr 5, 2019
• March 2019
  • Mar 29, 2019 Episode 20: Brown V Entertainment Merchants Association Part 1 Mar 29, 2019
  • Mar 22, 2019 Episode 19: Formation of the ESRB Part 3 Mar 22, 2019
  • Mar 15, 2019 Episode 18: Formation of the ESRB Part 2 Mar 15, 2019
  • Mar 8, 2019 Episode 17: Formation of the ESRB Part 1 Mar 8, 2019
  • Mar 1, 2019 Episode 16: IGN Plagiarism Scandal Mar 1, 2019
• February 2019
  • Feb 22, 2019 Episode 15: Super Columbine Massacre RPG! Part 2 Feb 22, 2019
  • Feb 15, 2019 Episode 14: Super Columbine Massacre RPG! Part 1 Feb 15, 2019
  • Feb 8, 2019 Episode 13: No Man’s Sky Feb 8, 2019
  • Feb 1, 2019 Episode 12: The Ouya Feb 1, 2019
• January 2019
  • Jan 25, 2019 Episode 11: History of the Xbox 360 Jan 25, 2019
  • Jan 18, 2019 Episode 10: CSGO Skin Betting & Gambling Jan 18, 2019
  • Jan 11, 2019 Episode 09: Modern Warfare 2’s ‘No Russian’ Jan 11, 2019
  • Jan 4, 2019 Episode 08: Epic Games v Silicon Knights Jan 4, 2019
• December 2018
  • Dec 28, 2018 Episode 07: The Re-rating of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Dec 28, 2018
  • Dec 21, 2018 Episode 06: History of the Original Xbox Dec 21, 2018
  • Dec 14, 2018 Episode 05: Video Game Contests Part 3 - Just Cause 3 Dec 14, 2018
  • Dec 7, 2018 Episode 04: Video Game Contests Part 2 - Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? Dec 7, 2018
• November 2018
  • Nov 30, 2018 Episode 03: Video Game Contests Part 1 - Advent Rising Nov 30, 2018
  • Nov 23, 2018 Episode 02: Hot Coffee Nov 23, 2018
  • Nov 16, 2018 Episode 01: 38 Studios Nov 16, 2018