Join hosts Matthew Green and Blake Grundman for the Power Button podcast. Power Button aims to provide intelligent and humorous discussion by taking on the latest gaming releases and video game industry issues of the day. We enjoy chatting with developers, publishers, public relations specialists, journalists and more, asking the tough questions and getting to the heart of the issues which matter to gamers. It's a perfect cross section of the gaming industry served up an hour at a time once a week. The show launched in February 2010 from the ashes of the Kombo Breaker podcast produced for the now-defunct Kombo.com. The original Power Button host line-up featured Matthew, Joey Davidson, and Brad Hilderbrand; Joey and Brad departed in Episode 100 with Blake joining in Episode 101. Follow us on Twitter via the @PressTheButtons or @ThePowerButton feeds, , call and leave a voicemail at (720) 722-2781 that could be featured on a future episode, subscribe to the show on iTunes (note that the iTunes feed may not always display episodes; we know this and are working with PTB's provider TypePad on a solution) and Google Play plus be sure to check us out on Stitcher. We also have a tip jar if you'd like to kick a dollar or two of support our way. For the RSS feeds of past episodes to load into your podcast app, click here.
Power Button - Episode 390: The Second Time Around
Archive
- Episode 1: The Dream Console Is Alive!
- Episode 2: OverClocked Remix Discussion With Larry Oji And David Lloyd
- Episode 3: Broken PlayStations and Broken Promises
- Episode 4: Crystals, Prisms, And Nintendo 3DS Magic
- Episode 5: April Fooling With Dan "Shoe" Hsu
- Episode 6: Blasting Across Panau In Just Cause 2
- Episode 7: Mapping Out Strategy Guides With Keri Honea
- Episode 8: The Great Art Debate
- Episode 9: Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake Producer Matt Morton Feeds Us Answers
- Episode 10: EA's Online Pass Breaks Hearts; PSP2 Is Due To Start
- Episode 11: In Which Super Mario Galaxy 2 And Red Dead Redemption Consume Our Nights
- Episode 12: Junking The Press Junkets And Beating The Bribes With Dan "Shoe" Hsu
- Episode 13: E3 Madness!
- Episode 14: Cracking Down On PlayStation Plus From Green Bay
- Episode 15: You're Not Buying Games Fast Enough!
- Episode 16: Born To Be OnLive
- Episode 17: Talking Comic-Con And E3 With Rob Welkner Of COIN-OP TV
- Episode 18: The Surprising Case Of Activision v Women (Plus A Return To New Austin)
- Episode 19: How The Gaming Journalism Sausage Is Made
- Episode 20: Promising Titles From Gamescom
- Episode 21: Garth Chouteau Of PopCap Games Brings The Zombies And Zumas (Plus A Diegetic Discussion)
- Episode 22: Get Shanked! Also, The Rising Costs Of Owning An Xbox 360
- Episode 23: Handling Metroids With "Ys"
- Episode 24: We're Not Playing Halo: Reach
- Episode 25: Pull Your Jungles Out!
- Episode 26: Joey Takes Manhattan
- Episode 27: First Singing, Then Stringing
- Episode 28: Dis-Kinect-ed
- Episode 29: The Grand Power Button / Games Are Evil Multiverse Crossover Special
- Episode 30: Assassins!
- Episode 31: The Resurgence Of The Nintendo Platformer
- Episode 32: Epic Mickey's Camera Woes Meet Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's Highs And Lows
- Episode 33: Deep Thoughts Regarding Characterization And Opening Sequences
- Episode 34: The Best That 2010 Had To Offer
- Episode 35: Deep Thoughts About Deep Characterization
- Episode 36: AJ LoCascio Takes Us Back To The Future! (Plus A Discussion On Time Travel Games)
- Episode 37: Here Comes The Sony NGP And There Goes LittleBigPlanet 2
- Episode 38: The Super Terrific Happy Hour!
- Episode 39: Activision Runs Wild While Sly Cooper Gets Restyled
- Episode 40: Closer To The Killzone, Please And Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Madness (Plus The Biggest Contest In PTB History)
- Episode 41: Unlocking The Nintendo GDC Keynote Address
- Episode 42: Joey Gives Us The PAX Experience In The Age Of Dragons
- Episode 43: East Meets West
- Episode 44: The Launch Of The Nintendo 3DS Takes Us Beyond The Parallax Barrier
- Episode 45: Anonymous Sources Spill Nintendo's New Wii Secrets
- Episode 46: Who's Ready To Make Some Science With Portal 2?
- Episode 47: A Combination Of Anger, Disappointment, And Disgust
- Episode 48: One Week Later
- Episode 49: A Return To Aperture Science
- Episode 50: Take This Genre Behind The House And Shoot It
- Episode 51: The Road To E3 2011
- Episode 52: Take To The Streets With L.A. Noire As Call Of Duty: Elite Starts A Premium War
- Power Button at E3 2011
- Episode 1: Crazy Predictions Run Wild!
- Episode 2: Press Conference Cavalcade
- Episode 3: A Brief Tour Of West And South Halls
- Episode 4: So Very Tired
- Episode 5: Final Wrap-Up
- Episode 53: Court Is Now In Session While Duke Nukem Forever Leaves An Impression As We Cope With Our inFamous 2 Obsession
- Episode 54: Back To Hyrule
- Episode 55: How To Fix Nintendo Even Though It's Not Really Broken (Depending On Who You Talk To)
- Episode 56: Ultimate Everybody Vs Capcom
- Episode 57: The First 3DS Price Cut Is The Deepest
- Episode 58: Kombo Reunion
- Episode 59: Ya-Gadda-Lower-Da-Price-Of-Da-Vita
- Episode 60: Deus SNEX
- Episode 61: To Everything There Is A Season Pass
- Episode 62: Nintendo's 3DS Strategy Is Crazy Like A Star Fox
- Episode 63: PlayStation Vita Pricing Is A Trickster While Netflix Spins Off Qwikster
- Episode 64: Where Will Today's Hits Be Tomorrow?
- Episode 65: PS2 Emulation, Microsoft IPTV Domination, Dinosaur Mobs, And The Death Of Steve Jobs
- Episode 66: Arkham City Limits
- Episode 67: Nate And Sully's Excellent Uncharted 3 Adventure
- Episode 68: Arkham City's Last Laugh
- Episode 69: Heated Discussions Regarding Uncharted 3 And Super Mario 3D Land
- Episode 70: Gone Mad At The Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Episode 71: Building A Better Spike Video Game Awards With Philip Kollar
- Episode 72: The Best That 2011 Had To Offer
- Episode 73: Big Games For 2012
- Episode 74: Squashing SOPA And Poking PIPA
- Episode 75: The Amazing Insanity of Saints Row: The Third
- Episode 76: We're Not Buying PlayStation Vita (Yet); Let's Get This Party Kickstarted
- Episode 77: Megacritical Of Metacritic And On-Disc DLC
- Episode 78: The Pits And Peaks Of Kid Icarus: Uprising and Journey
- Episode 79: Joey Takes Boston
- Episode 80: $99 Xbox 360 Ushers In The Next Step In Living Room Domination (Plus: Brad On Tap At The NFL Draft)
- Episode 81: 38 Special
- Episode 82: Beneath The Cone Of Silence
- Episode 83: How To Turn A Double-A Game Into A Triple-A Smash
- Episode 84: Assassin's Creed Producer Calls On Race; OnLive Service Falls On Its Face
- Episode 85: The Rise And Fall Of Nintendo Power, G4, And Beyond
- Episode 86: Here Comes Monied Wii U
- Episode 87: Going Inside The Jokes Of Borderlands 2 And Retro City Rampage
- Episode 88: Multiple Conflicts Of Interest
- Episode 89: The Pinball Episode
- Episode 90: Publishers Have Attachment Issues
- Episode 91: The Best That 2012 Had To Offer
- Episode 92: New Super Mario Brothers, Too
- Episode 93: What Are You Hiding, PlayStation 4?
- Episode 94: The Linkitivity And Connectitude Of PlayStation 4
- Episode 95: The Force Is With Neil Sorens Of Zen Studios And Star Wars Pinball
- Episode 96: Sly Cooper And Other Games From Older Times
- Episode 97: Paging Through The Industry
- Episode 98: Enraptured With BioShock Infinite
- Episode 99: Talking About Voices
- Episode 100: This Game Changed My Life
- Episode 101: Volatile PR Personalities Unleashed
- Episode 102: What's To Come For PlayStation Plus And Xbox Live Gold?
- Episode 103: WayForward Director Austin Ivansmith Rewrites History With DuckTales: Remastered
- Episode 104: Co-op Games For Couples
- Episode 105: Handheld Futures
- Episode 106: Blake Wants His PlayStation Vita TV
- Episode 107: Playing Lackluster Favorites
- Episode 108: Raiders Of The Lost Handheld Gaming Box
- Episode 109: Lateness Awaits
- Episode 110: Zen Studios And The Art Of Star Wars Pinball: Balance Of The Force Featuring Super League Football
- Episode 111: Superheroes And Superzeroes
- Episode 112: Best Of Times, Worst Of Times (Part 1)
- Episode 113: Best Of Times, Worst Of Times (Part 2)
- Episode 114: Getting To Know The PlayStation 4
- Episode 115: Holiday Shopping Cavalcade
- Episode 116: VGX Unbound
- Episode 117: 2013's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 118: The Power Button Christmas Special
- Episode 119: The Best That 2013 Had To Offer
- Episode 120: Paging Dr. Mario
- Episode 121: Pride And Shame
- Episode 122: The Show Must Go On (To Become A Video Game)
- Episode 123: Purging The Binge List
- Episode 124: Let's Get Infamous (Second Son, That Is)
- Episode 125: Oculus Grift
- Episode 126: Let's Get Smashed!
- Episode 127: How I Met Your MonkeyPaw Games With Ryan Olsen
- Episode 128: Laughing It Up With Mel Kirk About Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within
- Episode 129: Nintendo's Road Ahead
- Episode 130: Kinect Drops Out
- Episode 131: Lights, Camera, Pain!
- Episode 132: E3 2014 Keynote Analysis Special
- Episode 133: E3 2014 Wrap-Up
- Episode 134: Behind The Lines Of Console Wars With Blake J. Harris
- Episode 135: Unfinished Business With Infamous: Second Son
- Episode 136: Digital Distribution Sidequests
- Episode 137: The Video Game Cartoon Express Action Zone Adventure Power Hour With David Oxford
- Episode 138: Digging Into Shovel Knight With Nick Wozniak Of Yacht Club Games
- Episode 139: The Future Of Strategy Guides With Keri Honea
- Episode 140: The Neo Retro Revolution
- Episode 141: The Best Gaming Accessories Of All Time
- Episode 142: The Worst Gaming Accessories Of All Time
- Episode 143: Underrated Gaming Mascots Take The Stage
- Episode 144: Feeling Twitchy About Acquisitions
- Episode 145: The New 3DS Is Coming
- Episode 146: Introducing Destiny
- Episode 147: The Highest Of Definitions
- Episode 148: A Day In The Spotlight
- Episode 149: Crossover Madness
- Episode 150: Regrets (We've Had A Few)
- Episode 151: Concluding Destiny
- Episode 152: The Sound Of Fear
- Episode 153: Revisions And Variations
- Episode 154: The Comic Adventures Of Nintendo's Heroes
- Episode 155: Thankful Thoughts
- Episode 156: Reboot Camp
- Episode 157: Sonic The Hedgehog Writer Ian Flynn's Gotta Go Fast And Questions Are Gonna Get Asked
- Episode 158: Christmas In Videoland
- Episode 159: 2014's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 160: The Best That 2014 Had To Offer
- Episode 161: What Have UDON For Us Lately, Matt Moylan?
- Episode 162: The Great Prognosticus Predicts!
- Episode 163: Limited Special Ultimate Collectors Editions With Ryan Olsen
- Episode 164: The Changing Face Of Gaming Media
- Episode 165: Beyond The Valley Of The Fourth Walls
- Episode 166: All Aboard The Relation-Ship!
- Episode 167: Get Out Of My Dreams And Into My Console
- Episode 168: Blue Bomber Bonanza With Mega Man's Ian Flynn, Matt Moylan, And David Oxford
- Episode 169: Short Order: 1886
- Episode 170: The Press The Buttons Story
- Episode 171: Nintendo App-rehensions
- Episode 172: The Woe Of Amiibo
- Episode 173: Double-dipping With Shovel Knight And Mortal Kombat X (Part 1)
- Episode 174: Double-dipping With Shovel Knight And Mortal Kombat X (Part 2)
- Episode 175: Scarred By Hard
- Episode 176: Pinball Dreams
- Episode 177: E3 2015 Wish List
- Episode 178: E3 2015 Wrap-Up
- Episode 179: Who Do You Trust?
- Episode 180: Nothing To Fear With Batman: Arkham Knight
- Episode 181: A Year Of Destiny
- Episode 182: Here Come The Games!
- Episode 183: Let's-a Go Play Super Mario Maker
- Episode 184: Wait For It...
- Episode 185: The Ups And Downs Of DLC
- Episode 186: The Complete Incomplete Edition
- Episode 187: Where We're Gaming, We Don't Need Roads
- Episode 188: Cavalcade Of Costumes
- Episode 189: Pinball Delusions
- Episode 190: Today's Games Of Yesterday Tomorrow
- Episode 191: Open Minded About Open Worlds
- Episode 192: The Games Of Star Wars
- Episode 193: 2015's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 194: The Best That 2015 Had To Offer
- Episode 195: The Great Prognosticus Predicts Again!
- Episode 196: Going Mobile
- Episode 197: Power Button Conquers The World!
- Episode 198: UDON Entertainment's Matt Moylan Won't Break 'Cause He Works On Street Fighter
- Episode 199: Benched
- Episode 200: PS3 Revisited
- Episode 201: Gone, But Not Forgotten
- Episode 202: Miitomo Leads The Nintendo Mobile Charge
- Episode 203: Aliens Vs Podcast
- Episode 204: Disney In-finish-ity
- Episode 205: Favorite Fresh Features
- Episode 206: Turn The Lights Out When You Leave
- Episode 207: Donkey Kong For Juniors
- Episode 208: E3 2016 Wrap-Up
- Episode 209: Seeking Our Fortune With Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Part 1)
- Episode 210: Seeking Our Fortune With Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Part 2)
- Episode 211: Pokémon Go And New NES Classic Console Bring The Joy
- Episode 212: Shake Hands With Danger In Episode 1 Of Batman: The Telltale Series
- Episode 213: Blake Buys A Wii U
- Episode 214: Big Changes From Nintendo, Apple, And Sony
- Episode 215: Matthew Bought A New Nintendo 3DS
- Episode 216: Another Year Of Destiny
- Episode 217: Let's Go To Virtual Reality (Plus: Blake Meets PlayStation VR)
- Episode 218: Experience Gaps
- Episode 219: An Appointment With Disappointment
- Episode 220: Blake Bought A PlayStation VR
- Episode 221: My Pet Monster
- Episode 222: Mike Haggar For President
- Episode 223: Nintendo Switches It Up
- Episode 224: Hilarity Ensues
- Episode 225: Pinball Fever
- Episode 226: Let's Go For A Super Mario Run
- Episode 227: Watch Dogs 2 And Other Open World Favorites
- Episode 228: Nintendo Switch Finally Revealed
- Episode 229: 2016's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 230: The Best That 2016 Had To Offer
- Episode 231: No Sir, I Don't Like It
- Episode 232: Scratching The Switch Itch
- Episode 233: Into The Wild With The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
- Episode 234: Another Pass At Season Passes
- Episode 235: Scalper's Paradise
- Episode 236: The Strength Of Length
- Episode 237: Back To The Wild With The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
- Episode 238: Gothams And Guardians: The Telltale Discussion
- Episode 239: Destiny 2 Is Coming
- Episode 240: E3 2017 Wrap-Up
- Episode 241: Super NES Classic Brings The Super Joy
- Episode 242: Mastering The Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Master Trials
- Episode 243: Betrayal Most Foul
- Episode 244: Underrated All-Stars
- Episode 245: Off The Ramp With Mel Kirk And Pinball FX3
- Episode 246: Jump, Jump, Slide, Slide Into Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
- Episode 247: A Brief History Of Reviews
- Episode 248: Manic For Sonic Mania
- Episode 249: Great Minds Think Alike
- Episode 250: A Dish Of Gaming Comfort Food
- Episode 251: Jump Up For Super Mario Odyssey
- Episode 252: Thanksgaming
- Episode 253: Super NES Classic Plays It Loud
- Episode 254: Dumb Moments In PR History
- Episode 255: The Mega Man 11 And Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Cavalcade Of Capcom
- Episode 256: Failure To Relaunch (Part 1)
- Episode 257: 2017's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 258: The Best That 2017 Had To Offer
- Episode 259: Movie Mode: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Episode 260: Failure To Relaunch (Part 2)
- Episode 261: Catching Up
- Episode 262: Movie Mode: Avengers: Infinity War
- Episode 263: Mega Man 101
- Episode 264: Sealing The Pact With Batman: The Enemy Within
- Episode 265: E3 2018 Predictions: The New Batch
- Episode 266: E3 2018 Wrap-Up
- Episode 267: Living In A Box
- Episode 268: Surfing Channels
- Episode 269: Remonikered Mavericks And Other Updated Re-releases
- Episode 270: Another Round Of Updated Re-Releases
- Episode 271: Big Williams/Zen Pinball News Plus The Last Round Of Updated Re-Releases
- Episode 272: A Farewale To Telltale
- Episode 273: PlayStation Classic Means Blake Has A Problem
- Episode 274: A Tribute To Developers (Part 1)
- Episode 275: A Tribute To Developers (Part 2)
- Episode 276: Belmont Meets Blue Bomber
- Episode 277: Thanksgaming II
- Episode 278: Matt Buys A PSVR
- Episode 279: Nintendo 64 Classic Wishlist
- Episode 280: The Ultimate Smash!
- Episode 281: 2018's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 282: The Best That 2018 Had To Offer
- Episode 283: Wii Shop Channel Ends, Bungie Meets Its Destiny, and Anthem Performs
- Episode 284: Activision Layoffs And Nintendo Direct
- Episode 285: We Must Prepare For The Coming Of Bowser
- Episode 286: Writing Future History With Blake J. Harris
- Episode 287: Matt's Top PSVR Picks
- Episode 288: Everybody Announces Everything
- Episode 289: Blood And Spiders
- Episode 290: Now We're Reminiscing About Portable Power
- Episode 291: Antiques Sideshow
- Episode 292: Blast Processing Glory Days
- Episode 293: Nintendo Direct Inspect
- Episode 294: Everything Old Is New Again
- Episode 295: The Force Is Strong With Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
- Episode 296: Super Fun Holiday Season Gaming Preview Show
- Episode 297: Celebrating Donkey Kong Country, Sega 32X, and Sony PlayStation Silver Anniversaries
- Episode 298: What I Played On My Holiday Vacation
- Episode 299: Loose Ends
- Episode 300: 30 Years Of Super Mario Bros. 3
- Episode 301: Remain Indoors
- Episode 302: Guilty Displeasures
- Episode 303: The Many Games Of Nintendo Direct Mini
- Episode 304: Tribute To The 1988 Nintendo Buyer's Guide
- Episode 305: 100 Hours
- Episode 306: Leak Sneaks
- Episode 307: Favored Endings
- Episode 308: Sony PlayStation 5 Revealed
- Episode 309: Not-E3 2020 Roundup
- Episode 310: The Big Borderlands Show
- Episode 311: 2 Destiny 2 Furious
- Episode 312: Xbox Series X Xhowcase
- Episode 313: Paper Mario, The Origami Killer
- Episode 314: Avengers Beta, Assemble!
- Episode 315: A Celebration Fit For A Plumber
- Episode 316: The Tomb Raider Rises
- Episode 317: Preorder Tech: The Next Generation (Or, PlayStation Versus Xbox: Mayhem At The Terrordome)
- Episode 318: Cities In The Sky
- Episode 319: Into The Console Wars Documentary Trenches With Directors Blake J. Harris and Jonah Tulis
- Episode 320: Gaming's Greatest Weddings
- Episode 321: You Are Cordially Invited...
- Episode 322: Play Has No Limits (Some Limits Apply)
- Episode 323: Movie Mode: The Mandalorian
- Episode 324: 2020's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 325: The Best That 2020 Had To Offer
- Episode 326: Nintendo/Pokémon Direct Q1 2021 Recap
- Episode 327: Twenty Years Of Playing With Advance Power
- Episode 328: A Love Letter To The Delisted
- Episode 329: Ten Years Of Playing With 3D Power
- Episode 330: Our VR Helmets Awaken For Star Wars Pinball VR
- Episode 331: Days Spent With Days Gone
- Episode 332: Birthday For Barrel And Banana
- Episode 333: Metroid Memories
- Episode 334: 30 Years Of 16 Bits
- Episode 335: Getting A Handle On 20 Years Of Nintendo GameCube
- Episode 336: Epic v. Apple
- Episode 337: Nintendo Direct Q4 2021 Recap
- Episode 338: N64 Expanded
- Episode 339: The Man With Two Brains
- Episode 340: At Long Last, Metroid Dread
- Episode 341: Microsoft Puts A Ring On Activision-Blizzard
- Episode 342: 2021's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 343: The Best That 2021 Had To Offer
- Episode 344: Health Hiatus
- Episode 345: Coma Catch-Up
- Episode 346: Kirby's Dream Podcast
- Episode 347: Turtle Power!
- Episode 348: Nintendo Direct / Sony State Of Play September 2022 Recap
- Episode 349: Live Team Coverage!
- Episode 350: Gone But Not Forgotten
- Episode 351: Thirty Hours With Sonic Frontiers
- Episode 352: Gather The Family Around Video Gaming's Warm Glowing Warming Glow
- Episode 353: 2022's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 354: The Best That 2022 Had To Offer
- Episode 355: James Bond Will Return
- Episode 356: February 2023 Nintendo Direct Recap
- Episode 357: Tales! Of! Hardware!
- Episode 358: This Game Must Be Terrible
- Episode 359: Movie Mode: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Episode 360: Metroid Prime Revisited
- Episode 361: Wandering Hyrule In The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
- Power Button - Episode 362: PlayStation Showcase June 2023 Recap
- Power Button - Episode 363: Nintendo Direct June 2023 Recap
- Episode 364: Duplicates And Dragons In The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
- Episode 365: Forty For Famicom
- Episode 366: Microsoft's Active Visions
- Episode 367: Thinking About Strength In Street Fighter 6
- Episode 368: The Making Of Karateka
- Episode 369: September 2023 Catch-Up
- Episode 370: September 2023 Nintendo Direct Recap
- Episode 371: Grab Bag Goodies
- Episode 372: The Mario And Sonic Wonder Superstars
- Episode 373: At Long Last Spider-Man
- Episode 374: Welcome Back, Super Mario RPG
- Episode 375: The Future Of Law Enforcement
- Episode 376: 2023's Biggest News Revisited
- Episode 377: The Best That 2023 Had To Offer
- Episode 378: More Grab Bag Goodies
- Episode 379: Hack Pack
- Episode 380: Yakking About Llamasoft
- Episode 381: Dangerous Blake In "Copyright Infringement"
- Episode 382: All New For 2024! More Updated Re-Releases! (Part 1)
- Episode 383: All New For 2024! More Updated Re-Releases! (Part 2)
- Episode 384: Super Shopping Spree
- Episode 385: May The Fourth Be With You On The Sixth
- Episode 386: Emulation Nation
- Episode 387: Red And Black Virtual Boy Attack (Part 1)
- Episode 388: Red And Black Virtual Boy Attack (Part 2)
- Episode 389: Even More Grab Bag Goodies
- Episode 390: The Second Time Around