Vic's Basement

One of Vic’s favorite games of all time (heh) is getting remade by Ubisoft! Here’s Vic with the game director, Pierre-Sylvain Gires, and the star, Yuri Yowenthal, of Prince of the Persia: The Sands of Time Remake! Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Jose “DonFubar” Sanchez Drops by the Basement to chat with Victor Lucas about the Best from Gamescom, The Nintendo Mario 35 Highlights, and the big news that Nvidia and Intel dropped this week plus a whole lot more! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introductions & Congratulations! 02:53 – Top 10 From Gamescom 38:14 – Nintendo’s Mario … Continue reading "Episode 244 – Nintendo’s Mario35! Gamescom Top 10! Much More! Guest: Jose Sanchez!"

Victor Lucas’ visitor to the Basement is Beyond The Trailer’s Grace Randolph! We find out about Grace’s history, her thoughts on DC FanDome, Zack Snyder, Comic Books, Videogames and much more! Subscribe to Grace’s Channel: youtube.com/BeyondTheTrailer TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introductions 00:35 – Video Games and Movies! 01:12 – Welcome to the Show! Zombieland Double … Continue reading "Episode 243 – Grace Randolph on DC FanDome, Movies and Making YouTube in 2020!"

Brandon Jones joins Victor Lucas in the Basement to talk about the Most Exciting Games Coming Out Before The End of 2020! There’s also a good chat about Brandon’s history with Easy Allies and GameTrailers and a whole lot more… TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 00:59 – The History of Brandon Jones! 01:45 – Thoughts … Continue reading "Episode 242 – Top 5 Games of 2020! With Easy Allies’ Brandon Jones!"

The mega talented, actor/writer/director/producer, David Hayter, stops by for a nice long chat in Vic’s Basement! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 – Crappiest Apocalypse 02:19 – What Games Is David Playing? 03:58 – Japanese Culture and Ghost of Tsushima 06:17 – Thrill to Be a Fan of a Game 07:04 – “Never Go Back … Continue reading "Episode 241 – David Hayter on Warrior Nun! Metal Gear Solid! X-Men & More!"

The huge news in the tech world these days in the big fight that Apple and Epic (and Google) are in! Our guest Rene Ritchie visits Vic’s Basement to discuss! Follow Rene: YouTube.com/ReneRitchie Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Mike Williams from US Gamer joins Vic in the Basement for a discussion on the Best Games of 2020 (So Far)! It’s been a crazy year but an excellent one for new games to play! Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Victor Lucas welcomes one of his game development heroes, the legendary Eugene Jarvis to the Basement! The duo discuss every aspect of Eugene’s 40-year+ career making some of the best games of all time, including Vic’s favorite arcade game: Robotron 2084!! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Intro Eugene and Raw Thrills! 01:57 – Did You Always … Continue reading "Episode 238 – Arcade Legend Eugene Jarvis!! (Robotron! Jurassic Park! Defender! Halo Fire Team!)"

Actor-Writer-Director, Jay Baruchel joins Victor Lucas in the latest episode of Vic’s Basement to talk about Jay’s new movie: Random Acts of Violence, his love of comic books and the responsibilities that creators have. Plus you know these two Canadians gotta talk about Canada! Enjoy! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction & the idea of Random … Continue reading "Episode 237 – Jay Baruchel Creates Random Acts of Violence and Loves Comics & Canada!"

Vic is joined by guests Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica and Mike Williams from US Gamer to talk about Sucker Punch’s excellent Ghost of Tsushima, wrapping up the PS4 and what Microsoft has to show us at the Xbox Games Showcase! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introductions & Ghost of Tsushima Discussion 21:21 – Why Was … Continue reading "Episode 236 – Ghost of Tsushima–The Last Exclusive for PS4!? Xbox Games Showcase! Guests: Sam Machkovech and Mike Williams!"

Neil Druckmann, Naughty Dog’s VP and the co-writer and director of The Last of Us Part II, drops by the Basement for a SPOILER=-filled chat with Victor Lucas about the creation, reception and the uproar surrounding one of the best games of the PS4 generation! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 01:41 – The Inspiration for … Continue reading "Episode 235 – Neil Druckmann SPOILER Chat About The Last of Us Part II!!"

Sam Machkovech from Are Technica joins Victor Lucas in the Basement to discuss the Ubisoft Forward event the reveal of Far Cry 3, their hands on time with Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and more! TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro and The Abuse Controversies At Ubisoft 11:25 – The Irony of Watch Dogs Legion … Continue reading "Episode 234 – Ubisoft Forward and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla & Watch Dogs Legion Hand On with Sam Machkovech!!"

Victor Lucas is joined by Benoit Richer from Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to talk about the development of the game, the unique aspects of this latest entry and contending with recent setbacks like developing through a pandemic and contending with the abuse investigations, firings and the ongoing ramifications rocking Ubisoft. Official EPN Merch is available … Continue reading "Episode 233 – Ubisoft’s Benoit Richer talks Assassin’s Creed Valhalla!"

Ryan Payton, the director of Iron Man VR from developer, Camoflaj, is Victor Lucas’ guest in the Basement! Enjoy this in depth conversation about his team’s efforts to make an authentic Iron Man experience in Virtual Reality!

Victor Lucas welcomes Ed Boon, the ko-kreator of Mortal Kombat to the Basement for an in-depth conversation about the latest in the franchise, it’s cultural impact and some thoughts about the future of game making! Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Victor Lucas is joined by Beyond a Steel Sky’s Game Director, Charles Cecil, and Art Director, Dave Gibbons to talk about their long friendship, their new game, their previous work (including Gibbons’ art for Watchmen and thoughts on the HBO series) and a whole lot more! #PlayForever #BeyondASteelSky #Watchmen Official EPN Merch is available at … Continue reading "Episode 230 – Charles Cecil & Dave Gibbons talk about Beyond a Steel Sky! Watchmen! And More!"

#Predator #TQJefferson #SpiderMan Victor Lucas talks with VP of 20th Century Games, TQ Jefferson about his long and amazing career in the videogame industry! His list of credits is RIDICULOUS! So many Spider-Man games! TIME STAMPS 00:10 – Introduction to TQ Jefferson 01:13 – How Long at 20th Century Games? 02:00 – Predator Hunting Grounds … Continue reading "Episode 229 – TQ Jefferson talks Predator! Spider-Man! Deadpool! Black Lives Matter and more!"

#PlayStation5 #VicsBasement #TLOU2 Are Technica’s Sam Machkovech joins Victor Lucas in the Basement for a long chat about the PlayStation 5 Reveal, The Last of Us Part II, the Xbox Series X, the leak of Gods & Monsters on Stadia, What Nintendo is up to, the current state of things in Seattle and much more! … Continue reading "Episode 228 – Sam Machkovech talks The Last of Us Part II! PS5 Reveal! Xbox Series X! Stadia Leak & More!"

#AnimalCrossing #GaryWhitta #StarWars Victor Lucas is joined by writer/host Gary Whitta to talk about his incredible and eclectic career writing for Movies, Games, TV, Comics and Animation on massive projects like Star Wars, The Walking Dead, The Joker, The Book of Eli and much more. Join these two veteran super fans of pop and geek … Continue reading "Episode 227 – Guest: Gary Whitta talks Star Wars: Rogue One! Joker! Animal Talking & More!"

#PlayForever #TheSnyderCut #AnimalCrossing Marissa Roberto is back in the Basement! Vic and Marissa go over: – A long overdue catch up – The Snyder Cut – Tenet and movie theatres opening in the Summer – Cross console compatibility – Mortal Kombat Aftermath – Animal Crossing and more! Sit back and enjoy the conversation! Official EPN … Continue reading "Episode 226 – Guest: Marissa Roberto! Talking The Snyder Cut! Animal Crossing! Tenet! Mortal Kombat!"