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[AD-FREE] How Game Dev Has Changed (ft. Tim Schafer) | Dev Heads Podcast

This week, the Dev Heads crew are joined by industry icon, Tim Schafer, to discuss how game development has changed through the decades.

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Anger Foot Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Will Cruz, checking out Anger Foot!

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[COLUMN] Twisters is a True Spiritual Successor to a '90s Blockbuster | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the movie Twisters, as much as a movie about tornadoes can be spoiled. If you are worried about that, you can bookmark this and check it out later.

Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters is a refreshingly modest legacyquel.

Twisters is a follow-up to Jan de Bont’s Twister,2024-07-19 14:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post

[AD-FREE] Launching a New Franchise in 2024... Good Luck | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss launching a franchise in 2024 and the difficulties surrounding that.

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Indie Curator Show, FR out of Context & More Coming to Our Socials

Hey folks,

If you haven't already and use social platforms like TikTok or Instagram, you should drop us a follow over there as we're starting to rollout some unique content specifically for those platforms!

Aside from clips from our streams, we just sent out the first entry in a new Indie Curation series we're doing hosted by KC Nwosu! Each week we'll be showcasing either a game we've enjoyed on Second Wind, or an upcoming game we're keeping an eye on.

We're also going to br...

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Flintlock Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available in which KC Nwosu reviews Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn.

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A Case of Soulslike Fatigue | Semi-Ramblomatic

This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!

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Submit Your Questions for Animal Well Rapid Fire Video

Hey folks!

We're prepping to go shoot the Animal Well documentary in just a couple weeks!

Alongside the documentary, we also wanted to give you the opportunity to ask Billy Basso your questions about the development of Animal Well as a perk of being a member of our Patreon!

From your questions, we will make a fun rapid-fire video as he answers your questions in quick succession, ...

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Nine Sols | Fully Ramblomatic

This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!

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[AD-FREE] Can’t Get You Out of My Head | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the slightly-obscure games and moments that they keep thinking about years later.

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The Boys Is Working Through Its Midlife Crisis | The Backdrop

This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!

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And the Winner of the Yahtzee Summer Game Drought Vote is...

Knights of the Old Republic!

Thanks to everyone who took part in the vote this year.

Expect the review out in a couple weeks!

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Welcome to the Present of Gaming | Cold Take

This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!

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[COLUMN] Longlegs Understands There Are Some Things Scarier Than Serial Killers | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Longlegs. It’s very good. And if you want to see it, I recommend doing so blind. So feel free to bookmark this essay and come back after you’ve had a chance to see it. ᘰ — — ∴ L ⏁ ᘰLL⊥

Oz Perkins’ Longlegs is an interesting slice of nostalgia.

This is true in a literal sense. The bu...

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Chained Together is An Adventure in Stress Management | Yahtzee Tries

This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!

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[COLUMN] Not Every Box Office Flop Needs to be a Referendum on the Future of Cinema | by Darren Mooney

On Thursday, The New York Times published an interview with director Greg Berlanti under the headline, “Can Movies for Grown-Ups Still Sell Tickets? Fly Me to the Moon Is a Test.” That is a lot of pressure to heap on a high-concept romantic comedy about fa...

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Sponsor-Free Playlist Reminder

Hey folks!

Just a reminder that if you're in the $5 tier or above, you get access to our sponsor-free videos.

We haven't been making Patreon posts for them as we wanted to reduce the number of notifications sent out. If a video has a sponsor, remember to check this playlist if you want to watch it completely ad-free.

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Oh, Fudge! | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Jade Homunculus

This week's episode of Adventure is Nigh Remastered is now available!

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How Beyond Good and Evil Changed My Life | Design Delve

This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!

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[COLUMN] Prodigy Was the Star Trek Show the Franchise Needed, Not the One It Deserved | by Darren Mooney

Two weeks ago, without any real ceremony, the entire second season of Star Trek: Prodigy dropped on Netflix. This feels like a pretty big deal in a number of respects.

Most obviously, it illustrates that the streaming wars are over. When the major studios decided to compete in the streaming space against companies like Amazon and Netflix, their main leverage was their libraries o...

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Yahtzee's Summer Drought Review Vote

It's finally time!

After getting suggestions from the audience in Discord, we've arrived at the 5 most requested games for Yahtzee to review during the Summer Game Drought this year.

This is the one time of year that the audience gets to vote on what game Yahtzee reviews for a video, and your choices are quite varied this year.

Voting will end on Sunday (7/14) at Midnight CST, so get that vote in and let's put Yahtzee to work!

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[AD-FREE] Xbox Continues to Confuse | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss Xbox’s confusing changes to Game Pass.

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Still Wakes the Deep | Fully Ramblomatic

This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!

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Second Wind Went to the Cannes Film Festival | The Backdrop

Darren Mooney gives you a special look at what it's like to attend the Cannes Film Festival in this Bonus episode of The Backdrop.

Enjoy!

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[AD-FREE] Our Favorite Movies and TV of 2024 (So Far) | The Rewind Podcast

Welcome to The Rewind, Second Wind's new entertainment podcast. Join Darren Mooney, Jack Packard, and Marty Sliva as they introduce the show and chat about their favorite movies and TV of 2024 so far.

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[PREMIERE] Our Favorite Movies and TV of 2024 (So Far) | The Rewind Podcast

Hey all! Thrilled to be launching our new entertainment podcast The Rewind today at 12pm CT! Join Darren Mooney, Jack Packard, and Marty Sliva as they introduce the show and chat about their favorite movies and TV of 2024 so far.

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[AD-FREE] Games That Actually Make Us Laugh | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the various ways that games can actually make us laugh.

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Second Wind - Q2 Financial Report + Upcoming Plans

Hey folks!

It's time for our second Quarterly Financial Report. 

We've continued to be a very healthy business just seven months into this adventure. Obviously, you'll notice we had a Net Loss this time around, but this was expected due to a heavier than normal tax burden.

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The Line Between Pricey and Predatory | Cold Take

This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!

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[COLUMN] In House of the Dragon, Power Resides in Structures, Not in People

NOTE: This piece contains spoilers through to the fourth episode of the second season of House of the Dragon.

It is, perhaps, obvious to state that both Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon are stories about power: political power, social power, military power. These shows explore the myriad expressions of power, and its interpla...

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