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Episode 125: Dastan Checks In - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Jun 5, 2026
2h 06m 12s
Hot Button Movie Commentary: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
May 29, 2026
1h 58m 45s
Hot Button’s 2025 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2
Mar 6, 2026
5h 37m 37s
Episode 124: My Bloody Valentine in 2-D - The History of Doki Doki Literature Club
Feb 13, 2026
1h 37m 52s
Hot Button’s 2025 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1
Jan 30, 2026
4h 47m 22s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/5/26 |  Episode 125: Dastan Checks In - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time✨ | film historyPrince of Persia+3 | — | Jerry BruckheimerPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time | — | Prince of Persiafilm+5 | — | 2h 06m 12s | |
| 5/29/26 |  Hot Button Movie Commentary: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time✨ | movie commentaryvideo game adaptation+3 | — | UbisoftDisney+1 | — | Prince of Persiamovie commentary+3 | — | 1h 58m 45s | |
| 3/6/26 |  Hot Button’s 2025 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2✨ | Game of the Yearvideo games+4 | — | — | — | Game of the Year2025+4 | — | 5h 37m 37s | |
| 2/13/26 |  Episode 124: My Bloody Valentine in 2-D - The History of Doki Doki Literature Club✨ | Doki Doki Literature Clubindie horror games+3 | — | Doki Doki Literature Club | — | Doki Doki Literature Clubindie games+5 | — | 1h 37m 52s | |
| 1/30/26 |  Hot Button’s 2025 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1✨ | Game of the Yearvideo games+4 | — | — | — | 2025 Game of the Yearvideo game awards+6 | — | 4h 47m 22s | |
| 12/23/25 |  Episode 123: Hot Button Year-Seven Edition✨ | holiday specialvideo game updates+3 | — | — | — | Peter MolyneuxPoop Slinger+3 | — | 1h 33m 00s | |
| 7/25/25 |  Episode 122: “Hentai_Overflow” - The Time Bigoted Hackers Took Down LittleBigPlanet and Titanfall✨ | online video gameshacking+3 | — | — | — | Hentai_OverflowLittleBigPlanet+5 | — | 1h 23m 01s | |
| 6/13/25 |  Episode 121: Not Like This - The Sad Story of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5✨ | video game historyTony Hawk's Pro Skater+3 | — | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 | — | Tony HawkPro Skater 5+3 | — | 2h 02m 14s | |
| 3/28/25 |  Episode 120: The Seven Deadly Sins of Dante’s Inferno✨ | video game marketingPR campaigns+4 | — | Dante’s Inferno | — | Dante’s Infernovideo game+5 | — | 1h 36m 56s | |
| 2/14/25 |  Episode 119: The Joy of Sex - A Hot Button Guide to Love Making✨ | Valentine's Dayinteractive video games+3 | — | Philips CD-isex manual | — | Philips CD-isex manual+3 | — | 1h 49m 06s | |
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| 2/8/25 |  Hot Button’s 2024 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2✨ | Game of the Yearvideo game awards+3 | — | — | — | Game of the YearBest Surprise+3 | — | 6h 08m 03s | |
| 1/30/25 |  Hot Button’s 2024 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1✨ | Game of the Yeargaming debates+4 | — | — | — | 2024 gamesgaming awards+3 | — | 5h 58m 17s | |
| 11/29/24 |  Episode 118: Hot Button Year-Six Edition | Woo lad! It’s been a whopping six years and nearly 120 episodes! You know what that means. Today we reinvestigate the back catalog to see what’s new with our topics. It’s honestly surprising just how much can change in the last 12 months. Come find out! | 2h 05m 42s | ||||||
| 10/31/24 |  Episode 117: “Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!” - The Curse of Berzerk! | We close out the spookiest of all holidays with the unusual tale of how a fun 80s arcade shooter came to be! That was before it killed someone, played a role in a homicide case, and found itself in the middle of multiple conspiracy theories! | 1h 35m 11s | ||||||
| 10/19/24 |  Episode 116: This is a Brutal Blood Sport! - The History of Manhunt | Halloween season has officially started so this week we get our hands dirty with Rockstar’s found footage murder simulator… classic? From its controversial portrayal of a deranged man forced into the seedy underground world of snuff film creation to its divisive launch, ensuing bans, and connection to a heinous real-life crime! We cover it all! Not to mention provide a nuanced discussion of using violence as a form of artistic expression and social commentary! Hooray! | 2h 08m 20s | ||||||
| 9/30/24 |  Episode 115: Oh, Bugger - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | It’s our most boob-filled discussion to date as we dissect the development and release of one of the biggest box office hits to ever be based on a classic video game! A blunder filled with interesting casting choices, over the top wire work, cute snow dogs, and an eccentric soundtrack to boot. | 2h 42m 48s | ||||||
| 9/20/24 |  Hot Button Movie Commentary: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Come join the crew in watching the 2001 action-adventure blockbuster hit starring Angelina Jolie! And trust us when I say that you won’t want to take on this task alone… because this film sucks! Weak characterization, sloppy editing, and poor cinematography are only the start of this dud. But don’t worry, our audio track is here to spice things up and save you from utter chaos! Then you’ll have all the context ya need for when we dig into its full production on the next episode. Stay tuned! | 1h 43m 50s | ||||||
| 9/6/24 |  Episode 114: Microtransactions #6 | We got a fresh batch of weird little stories for the pod this week as we discuss the tangled web of digital music licensing, interactive cures to fight real world disease, and what happens when a public wedding proposal inside of a popular video game goes awry. | 1h 22m 30s | ||||||
| 8/2/24 |  Episode 113: The History of Valve Part 2 (Episode Two) | And we’re back with our deep dive through the Valve timeline! This week we take a step into the realm of virtual reality as well as explore the mega company’s most recent success following the release of their SteamDeck handheld series! | 2h 06m 00s | ||||||
| 6/28/24 |  Episode 112: The History of Valve Part 2 (Episode One) | Today we dig into Valve Software’s big foray into not only developing their in house operating system, but also their very own home hardware. Everything from the Steam Link, to the Steam Controller, to the Steam Machine and everything in between! | 1h 04m 36s | ||||||
| 5/17/24 |  Episode 111: The Failure of the Coleco Chameleon | What do you get when you combine a brand new retro-style system, a botched crowdfunding campaign, and a bunch of tricksters? Why you get the Coleco Chameleon of course! The cartridge based home console that never was, from a team now only known for their deceptive attempt to fool a demographic who was all well too informed to fall for it. | 1h 11m 36s | ||||||
| 4/22/24 |  Episode 110: The Dumb History of Flappy Bird | Ten years ago, the popularity and drama of the silly little mobile app Flappy Bird was inescapable. On this episode we investigate its suspicious origins, controversies, bizarre release and unrelease, the ensuing wave of copycats, as well as find out what happens when a creator is tormented by his very own invention. | 1h 38m 40s | ||||||
| 4/5/24 |  Episode 109: Don’t Do the Do - The Perils of the 2014 MTN Dew Game_Jam | It’s a good ol’ fashioned reality show nightmare this week as we dig into the time America’s favorite soft drink sponsored a gaming television program full of popular faces and yet, production failed so hard that it never even made it to air! | 1h 09m 40s | ||||||
| 3/8/24 |  Episode 108: Suck It Down - The History of Diakatana | This week John Romero is about to make you his bitch as we explore the troubled development and release of one of the largest high profile blunders ever to grace our industry. So join us as we hop back to the optimistic days of the mid 1990s and show you just where this epic sci-fi FPS, created by some of the biggest names in games, went horribly wrong. | 2h 15m 50s | ||||||
| 2/14/24 |  Hot Button’s 2023 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2 | We’re back with our second and final part on the best (and worst) of 2023! Why not celebrate Valentine’s Day by listening to us argue four more awards categories, including… Biggest Surprise, Most Disappointing, Worst Game, and of course a ranked top 10 of the Best of the Best! Biggest Surprise - 00:01:45 Most Disappointing - 00:37:53 Worst Game - 01:47:30 Best Game - 02:03:51 | 3h 22m 47s | ||||||
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