This week on Firelink, KC, Nick, and Marty chat about the big drama in the AAA space from EA, Xbox, and Ubisoft. They'll also dig into what they've been playing, including Hades 2, Silent Hill f, and Ghost of Yotei.
2025-10-03 14:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: This piece contains spoilers for the four episodes of Marvel Zombies that dropped on Disney+ this week. The show is… adequate. It does what it sets out to do. It’s very heavy on fan-service and continuity. But it is playful in its own weird way and demonstrates a clear affection for the source material. It also suffers from being animated in the somewhat limited What If…? style, which is not as expressive as one might want it to be. But if you’re no...
2025-10-03 14:00:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Xbox raised prices again, Ubisoft split up, and EA is being sold to private investors for lots of money that surely won't end in disaster for the company.
Lots to talk about this week on Firelink.
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This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-10-02 15:03:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
Just a quick update today that we've put together a little feedback form for Second Wind as we prep for 2026.
Appreciate you taking a moment to fill it out to provide some useful data for us as we close in on our two-year anniversary in November.
Thank you!
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This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-10-01 16:03:58 +0000 UTC View Post
For this month's exclusive Patreon group video... the team got together for one wild tier list.
Enjoy!
Nick might have a problem.
2025-09-30 17:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Darren is back this week with an extra and a very important episode of The Backdrop. Enjoy!
2025-09-30 15:05:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I don’t want to alarm you, but Game of the Year season is just around the corner. The Game Awards are just over two months away, with nominations being calcified in a little over one month. A majority of the year’s heavy hitters have already been released, with a few notable exceptions on the horizon. And in looking at this year’s slate of phenomenal potential nominees, I can’t help but imagine that voting for Game of the Year in 2025 is going to be an absolute bloodbath.
I thin...
2025-09-30 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 chat about the current state of horror, and where Japan fits in there.
2025-09-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jesse Galena!
2025-09-29 19:25:19 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2025-09-29 15:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: This piece contains spoilers for One Battle After Another, the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie which is in theatres this weekend. It’s great, it’s one of the best movies of the year. And this piece includes a number of very significant details from the final act. So, if you are going to watch it - and I recommend you do - please feel free to bookmark and come back. Because from here on in it’s one spoiler after another.
Early in One Batt...
2025-09-29 14:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2025-09-28 15:01:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2025-09-26 15:01:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on Firelink, KC and Marty chat about the big reveals from Tokyo Game Show, including Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, and the Kojima credit card.
Note: This piece contains full spoilers for the first season of Alien: Earth, which wrapped up this week on FX. It’s pretty solid. It suffers a little bit in its second half, ending in a way that very consciously sets up a second season rather than putting a bow on this chapter of the story, but it’s thoughtful, well-produced and a fitting continuation of the series. If you haven’t seen it, and plan to, feel free to bookmark and come back. If you can’t co...
2025-09-26 14:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey! On tonight's show, we'll be chatting about the big news out of Tokyo Game Show, including Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, Kojima's OD, Fire Emblem Shadows, Forza Horizon 6, and more. We'll also be gabbing about what we've been playing, including more Silksong (shocker), Silent Hill f, and Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.
Drop your questions/comments/concerns about anything that might be on your min...
2025-09-25 16:34:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Storycraft, Jess chats with Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias about writing Scarlet Hollow’s dynamic cast of characters and creating the game’s nuanced relationship system.
2025-09-25 15:02:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-09-24 16:03:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack, and Marty chat about everything they've been watching, including The Long Walk, the new Demon Slayer movie, and more.
2025-09-24 00:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 chat about their all-time favorite power-ups in video games.
2025-09-23 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2025-09-23 15:04:23 +0000 UTC View Post
A new video essay is now available from Marty Sliva!
2025-09-22 15:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: This article contains spoilers of cameos from the first season of Gen V and some minor plot details from the three-episode premiere of the show’s second season, now streaming on Prime Video. If you’re looking for a recommendation, the show is… fine. Much like the first season, it feels more like an interquel than an actual spin-off. It carries over a lot of the sensibility of The Boys with a likeable cast, but also never quite manages to find its own ...
2025-09-22 14:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on Dev Heads, JM8, Tina, and Mikee chat about the current state of Early Access games.
2025-09-20 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2025-09-19 15:02:17 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about their favorite games from this year that didn't get the love they deserved, plus what they've been playing recently (spoilers, it's more Silksong.
2025-09-19 14:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The Pitt pulled off a slightly surprising victory at the Prime-Time Emmy Awards last weekend, winning in the Outstanding Drama Series category.
While it is perhaps too much to describe this win as a true upset, the general consensus was that Severance was the most likely winner in the category, as predicted by pundits like The Guardian 2025-09-19 14:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post