Vic's Basement
by Victor Lucas
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Episode 329 – Making TERMINATOR 2D: NO FATE with Bitmap Bureau’s Mike Tucker and Henk Nieborg – Vic’s Basement
Apr 9, 2026
Episode 328 – MAKING MARVEL MAXIMUM COLLECTION with Limited Run Games! – Vic’s Basement
Mar 30, 2026
NVIDIA’S AI DISASTER – With AI Expert Nick Rosa – Vic’s Basement
Mar 23, 2026
EP’s 2026 ROCKET & RAYGUN AWARDS – HOSTED BY VICTOR LUCAS AND BEHR SAFI – Celebrating the best games of 2025!
Mar 20, 2026
Episode 325 – Victor Lucas AMA – Vic’s Basement
Jan 2, 2026
3h 13m 25s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/9/26 | Episode 329 – Making TERMINATOR 2D: NO FATE with Bitmap Bureau’s Mike Tucker and Henk Nieborg – Vic’s Basement✨ | Terminator 2DBitmap Bureau+2 | Mike TuckerHenk Nieborg | Terminator 2D: No FateBitmap Bureau’s+4 | — | game designstudio history+1 | PNP Games | — | |
| 3/30/26 | Episode 328 – MAKING MARVEL MAXIMUM COLLECTION with Limited Run Games! – Vic’s Basement✨ | Marvel Maximum Collectionvideo games+1 | Audi SorlieSeth Fulkerson+1 | Marvel Maximum CollectionLmited Run Games+6 | — | Spider-ManVenom+6 | — | — | |
| 3/23/26 | NVIDIA’S AI DISASTER – With AI Expert Nick Rosa – Vic’s Basement✨ | Generative AIvideogames+1 | Nicola Rosa | Generative AIDLSS 5+2 | — | NVIDIAAI technology+1 | — | — | |
| 3/20/26 | EP’s 2026 ROCKET & RAYGUN AWARDS – HOSTED BY VICTOR LUCAS AND BEHR SAFI – Celebrating the best games of 2025!✨ | Rocket & Raygun Awardsbest games+2 | — | EPROCKET & RAYGUN AWARDS+2 | — | Best Indie GameBest 2D Game+3 | — | — | |
| 1/2/26 | Episode 325 – Victor Lucas AMA – Vic’s Basement✨ | Ask Me Anythingcommunity engagement | — | EPN MerchVic+3 | — | Vic's BasementEPN+1 | PNP Games | 3h 13m 25s | |
| 6/3/25 | GOODBYE NINTENDO SWITCH – Vic’s Basement Special Episode w/ Jake Baldino, Parris Lilly, Danny Peña, Naomi Kyle, Shaun Hatton, Kit & Krysta, Game Sack and many more!✨ | Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch 2+1 | Jake BaldinoParris Lilly+5 | Nintendo Switch 2Switch+2 | — | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomSuper Mario Odyssey+1 | — | — | |
| 12/30/24 | Episode 323 – RYAN PAYTON INTERVIEW – The Making of Batman: Arkham Shadow – Vic’s Basement✨ | Batman: Arkham Shadowgame development+1 | RYAN PAYTON | Batman: Arkham ShadowMeta+4 | — | MetaCamouflaj+2 | — | 1h 21m 03s | |
| 11/29/24 | EP’s 2024 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE! – Featuring PNP Games’ Lee Skwarek – 50+ Awesome Games and Great Deals – Vic’s Basement✨ | holiday gift guidevideo games+5 | Lee Skwarek | Nintendo SwitchPlayStation+7 | — | gift ideasvideo game deals+1 | — | 2h 44m 34s | |
| 7/5/24 | Episode 321 – SEGA vet ERIK WAHLBERG talks about making ETERNAL CHAMPIONS and other Genesis hits! – Vic’s Basement✨ | SEGAEternal Champions+2 | ERIK WAHLBERG | Genesisthe SEGA Saturn+8 | — | video gamesSEGA Genesis+2 | — | 50m 41s | |
| 6/29/24 | Making INSIDE OUT 2 with Vic’s Review and Interviews with Pixar’s John Hoffman and Rebecca McVeigh! – Vic’s Basement✨ | Inside Out 2Pixar+1 | John HoffmanRebecca McVeigh | Inside Out 2Disney+5 | — | reviewinterview+2 | — | 26m 26s | |
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| 6/21/24 | Episode 319 – BEST OF SUMMER GAME FEST with Brittney Brombacher, Jake Baldino and Kevin Kenson! | Victor Lucas is joined by Brittney Brombacher, Jake Baldino and Kevin Kenson to discuss the hits and misses of Summer Game Fest. Ubisoft Forward and the Xbox Showcase! Follow: @KevinKenson @JakeBaldino @WhatsGoodGames Watch EPN: YouTube.com/EPNtv The Electric Playground on Facebook (for contests): Facebook.com/ElectricPlayground EPN Live: Twitch.tv/EPN EPN Shorts: tiktok.com/@theelectricplayground Official EPN Merch: EPN.tv/Merch Thank you … Continue reading "Episode 319 – BEST OF SUMMER GAME FEST with Brittney Brombacher, Jake Baldino and Kevin Kenson!" | — | ||||||
| 6/16/24 | Episode 318 – EASY ALLIES’ BLOODWORTH & HUBER chat about SUMMER GAME FEST and PLAYSTATION STATE OF PLAY! | Victor Lucas is joined by his pals at @EasyAllies, Daniel Bloodworth and Michael Huber, and the trio breaks through the hype and noise to get into what to expect from PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and their partners at Summer Game Fest 2024! Will we be seeing and playing new Batman, Metroid, Wolverine, Death Stranding, Resident Evil … Continue reading "Episode 318 – EASY ALLIES’ BLOODWORTH & HUBER chat about SUMMER GAME FEST and PLAYSTATION STATE OF PLAY!" | — | ||||||
| 6/1/24 | Episode 317 – NAUGHTY DOG’S ANDY GAVIN – Building The Legendary Studio! | Victor Lucas interviews Naughty Dog co-founder, Andy Gavin about his years building a game studio that has become recognized as one of the world’s best. From the early days working with Jason Rubin, to launching the Crash Bandicoot and Jack & Dexter franchises, to watching his game dev baby grow up with Uncharted and The … Continue reading "Episode 317 – NAUGHTY DOG’S ANDY GAVIN – Building The Legendary Studio!" | — | ||||||
| 5/28/24 | Episode 316 – NAOMI KYLE from This Week In Gaming! – From Montreal to iHeartRadio – Vic’s Basement | Victor Lucas welcomes Naomi Kyle from This Week In Gaming to chat about her path into the game industry and the many twists and turns her career has taken her. From modelling in Montreal, to hosting early online gaming shows, to her long run at IGN, to going out on her own and becoming a … Continue reading "Episode 316 – NAOMI KYLE from This Week In Gaming! – From Montreal to iHeartRadio – Vic’s Basement" | — | ||||||
| 5/17/24 | Episode 315 – WHAT NOW XBOX? – With Danny Peña and Parris Lilly! – Vic’s Basement | Victor Lucas is joined by Danny Peña and Paris Lilly to discuss the recent studio closure Xbox has made, what it means for the Xbox brand, the state of the AAA gaming industry and how Xbox and its competition will operate and pivot in the face of these dramatic changes. These three veterans of game … Continue reading "Episode 315 – WHAT NOW XBOX? – With Danny Peña and Parris Lilly! – Vic’s Basement" | — | ||||||
| 5/13/24 | Episode 314 – ALAN BELARDINELLI’S Wild Ride! – From Nintendo to Norway – Vic’s Basement | Victor Lucas connects with Alan Belardinelli, a recurring presence in The Electric Playground’s early years , representing Nintendo for many of the latest games of 1997-1998, like Goldeneye 007, Pokémon, 1080º Snowboarding, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pilot Wings 64 and many more! Alan was part of some of the biggest moments in … Continue reading "Episode 314 – ALAN BELARDINELLI’S Wild Ride! – From Nintendo to Norway – Vic’s Basement" | — | ||||||
| 5/3/24 | Episode 313 – DR. DAVID DOAK SPEAKS! Making GOLDENEYE, PERFECT DARK, TIMESPLITTERS and More! – Vic’s Basement | Victor Lucas is joined by game industry legend, David Doak to chat about his years with Rare working on Donkey Kong Country 3, Goldeneye 007 and starting and leaving Perfect Dark; then his years at Free Radical and inventing the incredible, TimeSplitters franchise; and we also hear about his time spent working on Star Wars: … Continue reading "Episode 313 – DR. DAVID DOAK SPEAKS! Making GOLDENEYE, PERFECT DARK, TIMESPLITTERS and More! – Vic’s Basement" | — | ||||||
| 4/23/24 | Episode 312 – SEGA & XBOX vet MARK SUBOTNICK – Launching Dreamcast, Saturn & Xbox! | ProbablyMonsters’ Mark Subotnick joins Victor Lucas in Vic’s Basement to discuss his long career in video games. Fresh from Mark’s appearance in S1E3 of #EPClassic, Mark details his years at SEGA working on Genesis, SEGA CD, Saturn and Dreamcast projects, then his transition to Xbox and launching the original platform and Xbox 360. Afterwards Mark … Continue reading "Episode 312 – SEGA & XBOX vet MARK SUBOTNICK – Launching Dreamcast, Saturn & Xbox!" | — | ||||||
| 4/12/24 | Episode 311 – KELLY BENSON Returns To EP! – A Catch Up With Kelly! – Vic’s Basement | Victor Lucas sits down with Kelly Benson to celebrate the launch of #EPClassic and to catch up on all of Kelly’s adventures over the years in television, video games, new media and beyond! Enjoy this long overdue catch up convo with the wonderful Kelly Benson! EP on Facebook (for contests): Facebook.com/ElectricPlayground EPN Live: Twitch.tv/EPN EPN … Continue reading "Episode 311 – KELLY BENSON Returns To EP! – A Catch Up With Kelly! – Vic’s Basement" | — | ||||||
| 3/30/24 | Episode 310 – CHRIS TAYLOR, creator of Total Annihilation and Dungeon Siege in Vic’s Basement! | Victor Lucas is joined by game industry legend, Chris Taylor, who helped create Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege, Hardball II, Test Drive, Triple Play Baseball, 4D Boxing and many more games in hi long and prolific career in games! Plus he’s got a prominent feature in The Electric Playground’s very first episode from 1997! EP on … Continue reading "Episode 310 – CHRIS TAYLOR, creator of Total Annihilation and Dungeon Siege in Vic’s Basement!" | — | ||||||
| 3/21/24 | Episode 309 – JEFF MINTER & CHRIS KOHLER – The Legendary Llamasoft! – Electric Playground | Victor Lucas is joined by Jeff Minter, the creator of games like Tempest 2000, Llamatron 2112, Akka Arrh, Space Invaders Extreme, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Polybius, Gridrunner, TxK and dozens more! As well as Digital Eclipse’s Editorial Director, Chris Kohler, to discuss their brand new game & documentary project: Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story … Continue reading "Episode 309 – JEFF MINTER & CHRIS KOHLER – The Legendary Llamasoft! – Electric Playground" | — | ||||||
| 3/13/24 | Episode 308 – The HELLDIVERS 2 Episode – This Game Changes Everything w/ JOSE SANCHEZ & BEHR SAFI! – Vic’s Basement | Victor Lucas is joined by Jose Sanchez and Behr Safi to talk about the unquestioned hit live service game of the moment: Helldivers 2! Does it deliver? Does it have legs? Does it stack up to other live service games like Destiny and Left 4 Dead? Find out in this in-depth Vic’s Basement/Review on the … Continue reading "Episode 308 – The HELLDIVERS 2 Episode – This Game Changes Everything w/ JOSE SANCHEZ & BEHR SAFI! – Vic’s Basement" | — | ||||||
| 3/8/24 | Episode 307 – Classic Electric Playground is Coming Soon! PNP Games’ Lee Skwarek On Why They’re Partnering! | Victor Lucas sits down with Lee Skwarek from EP Classic sponsor, PNP Games, to discuss the massive EP project and what bringing the episodes to YouTube will entail; why PNP is the perfect fit for EP; what the shows will look like; why the archive has endured and much more! Enjoy this lengthy conversation about … Continue reading "Episode 307 – Classic Electric Playground is Coming Soon! PNP Games’ Lee Skwarek On Why They’re Partnering!" | — | ||||||
| 2/26/24 | Episode 306 – SWITCH 2 / PSVR 2 / HELLDIVERS 2 / ELDEN RING DLC – What A Week w/ Jose Sanchez! – Vic’s Basement | Victor Lucas is joined by Jose Sanchez to discuss all of this week’s consequential developments in the video game industry. 2024 has just begun but there are HUGE changes and big events already happening! Thank you for LISTENING / REVIEWING / SUBSCRIBING / SHARING! #PlayForever Watch EPN: YouTube.com/EPNtv EPN Live: Twitch.tv/EPN EPN Shorts: tiktok.com/@theelectricplayground Official … Continue reading "Episode 306 – SWITCH 2 / PSVR 2 / HELLDIVERS 2 / ELDEN RING DLC – What A Week w/ Jose Sanchez! – Vic’s Basement" | — | ||||||
| 2/19/24 | Episode 305 – Jose Sanchez and Behr Safi join Victor Lucas to Solve All the Problems in the Game Industry! | Victor Lucas is joined by EP’s Jose Sanchez and Behr Safi to discuss the recent business decisions that Xbox announced and what that means for the game industry, along with a deep dive discussion on Nintendo’s and PlayStation’s plans and much more! Essentially the game business is tricky and our goal was to solve everything … Continue reading "Episode 305 – Jose Sanchez and Behr Safi join Victor Lucas to Solve All the Problems in the Game Industry!" | — | ||||||
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3 placements across 2 markets.
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3 placements across 2 markets.