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The Acolyte Turns Star Wars' Nostalgic Gaze Towards the Prequels | The Backdrop
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2024-06-18 15:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rewind Podcast - Premiering July 9th on Second Wind!
After months of asking us, we can finally announce that The Rewind, our movie / tv focused podcast hosted by Darren Mooney, Marty Sliva and a rotating third guest (which includes Jack Packard! of course!), is finally premiering live on YouTube July 9th!
It will be coming to all of your favorite audio platforms as well, and those of you in the $5 tier and up here on Patreon will get it in your ad-free feed.
Thanks for all your support and we can't wait to get this one started.
Hi-Rez CEO Claims Valve Is Overpowered | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-06-17 15:03:21 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In House of the Dragon's Second Season Premiere, the Smallfolk Have a Big Impact | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for the second season premiere of House of the Dragon.
In “A Son for Son”, the second season premiere of House of the Dragon, King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) is petitioned by his subjects. Shepherds worry about the requisition of their sheep to feed dragons, while ironmongers admit that they cannot survive on t...
2024-06-17 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostTiny Terry's Turbo Trip, Arctic Eggs, Ants Took My Eyeball and Hauntii | Yahtzee Tries
This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2024-06-16 18:41:34 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Can Pixar Be Saved? | by Darren Mooney
This weekend sees the release of Inside Out 2, the latest film from the Disney subsidiary Pixar. The film is a sequel to a beloved animated classic that has garnered strong reviews and is already performing very well at the box office. However, it’s also a reminder of how far Pixar has ...
2024-06-16 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostNew Beginnings | Adventure is Nigh - The Jade Homunculus
The adventure continues in this week's episode of Adventure is Nigh!
2024-06-15 17:45:06 +0000 UTC View PostDesigning the Secrets of Animal Well (ft. Billy Basso) | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2024-06-14 15:01:30 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In Its Fourth Season Premiere, The Boys Faces a Midlife Crisis | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for the three-episode premiere of the fourth season of The Boys.
In the fourth season premiere of The Boys, super-smart superhero Sage (Susan Heyward) uses her superior intellect to deduce that Homelander (Antony Starr) is “going through some existential mid-life… whatever.” That is perhaps true of the show as ...
2024-06-14 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Summer Game Fest Winners and Losers | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss their thoughts on Summer Game Fest following all the big reveals.
2024-06-13 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostXbox Delivered the Exact Showcase They Needed | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2024-06-13 15:03:24 +0000 UTC View PostSelaco | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-06-12 16:10:02 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Catching Yahtzee Up on Summer Game Fest | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Frost and Marty catch Yahtzee up on all the big announcements from this weekend's Summer Game Fest showcases.
2024-06-11 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNine Sols Review | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from KC Nwosu checking out Nine Sols!
2024-06-11 15:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostEmbracer Group Is Ruining the Fun | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
If you're in the sponsor-free tier, it's also in that playlist for you.
Enjoy!
[COLUMN] This Isn't Mining Intellectual Property, It's Cultural Fracking | by Darren Mooney
Last month, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the company would be scaling down the production of Marvel films and television shows, so that they would be producing no more than three movies and two television shows a year. This garnered considerable news coverage, even though it wasn’t really news.
Marvel Studios consistently released three movies a year: Guardians of the ...
2024-06-10 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] A Publishing Success Story with Manor Lords (ft. Tim Bender) | Dev Heads Podcast
This week, the crew is joined by Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse, to talk about games publishing and their big recent success story with Manor Lords!
2024-06-08 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Pilot | Adventure is Nigh - The Jade Homunculus
It's finally here!
Every Saturday for the forseeable future, we'll be re-releasing episodes of Adventure is Nigh Season 1, 2 and the two Side Quests.
All remastered with new animations, visuals and sounds!
We hope you love it and thank you for the support!
[COLUMN] Magnum Force Challenged Dirty Harry | by Darren Mooney
Magnum Force remains the most interesting and challenging of the Dirty Harry sequels.
Magnum Force was released two years after the original Dirty Harry, and found actor Clint Eastwood returning to the role of gritty San Francisco police officer “Dirty” Harry Callahan. The original film had a somewhat troubled production,2024-06-07 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
[AD-FREE] Our Summer Game Fest Expectations and Speculation | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss their hopes, fears, and predictions for the upcoming Summer Game Fest showcases.
2024-06-06 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostCould Every Video Game Happen in the Same World? | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's Semi-Ramblomatic is what happens when Yahtzee has too much time on his hands.
Have fun!
New Merch + New Perk for $25 Tier!
Hey folks,
Couple updates today.
First off, we have a bunch of brand-new merch over at the Second Wind Store – Shark Robot. Lots of new shirt designs available, along with pins, posters, a Yahtzee magnet set and more!
Plushies and Blu-Rays for Adventure is Nigh are on the way as well and will be up for pre-order via Shark Robot in July! We've got the first mock-up in...
Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-06-05 16:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The Line Between a Game and an Experience | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty discuss what delineates a game from an experience.
2024-06-04 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostFuriosa is a Mid-Apocalyptic Movie | The Backdrop
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2024-06-04 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Future of Gaming According to Xbox | Cold Take
A new episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-06-03 15:02:58 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In The Sympathizer, the Immigrant Writer Becomes an Editor | by Darren Mooney
NOTE: This piece contains discussion of key plot points from The Sympathizer, which wrapped up last night on HBO. It’s very good. Check it out.
The Sympathizer wrapped up on HBO last we, the prestige television adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel.
Like the book, the series is a fascinating study of the immigra...
2024-06-03 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostLorelei and the Laser Eyes, Minishoot Adventures, Starstruck Vagabond, and Nine Sols | Yahtzee Tries
A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2024-06-02 15:45:19 +0000 UTC View PostTales from Candleforth Review | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jess Hoops, reviewing Tales from Candleforth.
2024-06-01 15:03:19 +0000 UTC View Post