A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
Don't forget to tune into the livestreams every Wednesday at 3 PM CT over on Second Wind Live!
2024-01-07 18:43:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Around the midpoint of Maestro, conductor and composer Leonard “Lenny” Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) is being interviewed by John Gruen (Josh Hamilton) for a book. Gruen tries to steer the conversation towards Bernstein’s personal life, insisting that the goal of these interviews is to look beyond Bernstein’s body of work. “This is an opportunity for the world to get to know you apart...
2024-01-07 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on Firelink, we're discussing our plans for Second Wind in 2024, along with what games we're personally looking forward to playing!
2024-01-06 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The next episode of Design Delve is now available!
2024-01-05 17:16:34 +0000 UTC View Post
James Wan’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ends the DC Extended Universe (the DCEU) not with a bang, but with a dated Iron Man reference.
After defeating the villainous Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and reconciling with his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson), Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) announces the existence of Atlantis to the world. With representatives from the various...
2024-01-05 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
What a great way to start the year as we've passed the 400,000 subscriber milestone!
In the next few weeks we'll premiere a brand-new show called Chronicle, voiced and written by Sebastian Ruiz (Frost)! If you enjoyed The Stuff of Legends back at The Escapist, you will love this updated take on that.
We're also working on bringing over Javed Sterritt's 'Good Blood' series to Second Wind, with the first episode of that dropping this month as well.
As a reminder, we've now ...
Hey folks!
A lot of people were requesting annual memberships when we launched and Patreon has finally activated it for us!
In addition, signing up to an annual membership option gets you a 10% discount on whatever tier you join.
Since a few have asked about us getting less money from annual memberships - when you sign-up for an annual membership we get paid upfront, so not anything you need to worry about on our end!
If you have any other questions do let us know a...
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
Reminder too that Yahtzee Tries livestreams will primarily be on the livestream channel going forward! https://www.youtube.com/live/tm3AXWyf6JA?si=EbrzNB0Z6nA3QY0v
Hey folks!
Our next merch run is now available with new limited-run designs, hoodies, hats, sweatshirts and premium t-shirts! Hope you like the new designs! Things like pins, plushies, stickers and more are on the way. Expect those later this spring along with a few other neat surprises!
Check it all out via our store on Shark Robot! 2024-01-03 16:30:11 +0000 UTC
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Very happy to share our updated revenue report for Second Wind for the end of year 2023!
We've had a really strong start and are making good on building a solid warchest for when we start paying ourselves in February.
Thank you for all your support thus far!
As we start the year, we'll be making another big push for Patreon support to make sure we have a buffer zone for staying at o...
2024-01-02 19:12:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year!
Our first video of the new year is now available taking a look at video game preservation with Frost!
The Zone of Interest begins and ends with nothing. The film opens on a white screen that shifts to a black screen. It is a minute before a picture appears on screen. It closes with a cut to black, with another long pause between the final shot of the movie and the credit for director Jonathan Glazer. At various points throughout, the film goes blank. It cuts to a completely black screen or a...
2023-12-29 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Anatomy of a Fall begins with an interview. Author Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) is being interviewed by a young postgraduate student, Zoé (Camille Rutherford). The opening round of questions concern how much of Sandra’s writing is drawn from her own life.
That discussion continues across the runtime of Anatomy of a Fall, in one form or another. Shortly after that intervie...
2023-12-27 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Holidays!
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from KC Nwosu checking out Sanabi!
Wanted to take a moment before the team closes up shop for the holidays to thank everyone for the crazy amount of support that was shown towards myself and the Second Wind team over the last few weeks. Having The Escapist ripped out from under us was terrifying and I’ve only just gotten to process it.
I put an unhealthy amount of my time and life into rebuilding that brand. It was the thing I was most proud of in my life at the time, and so getting tossed to the wind after all that wo...
2023-12-22 20:41:05 +0000 UTC View Post
At one point in James Wan’s Aquaman, the villainous Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) spots Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) and Mera (Amber Heard) in Sicily. “Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men,” he muses, a lyrical line leading into one of the movie’s big action set pieces. It’s also a direct quotation from The Call of Cthulhu, one ...
2023-12-22 19:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
A new episode of Design Delve is out now!
Enjoy!
Rachel Watts explores In Stars and Time and how it perfects the video game time loop.
2023-12-21 19:54:10 +0000 UTC View Post
A new episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is out now!
Spoilers ahead for American Arcadia if you haven't played it yet.
On this week's episode of Firelink, the trio discuss the recent Insomniac leaks, as well as deep dive into their favorite games of this year -- from tentpole AAA titles to overlooked indie gems.
2023-12-21 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about what they want to see from gaming in 2024, from trends to die out, franchises to return, and more power being given to the actual creatives.
2023-12-20 23:38:17 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the last Fully Ramblomatic of the year!
Yahtzee's "list" of games will be the first episode of the new year.
2023-12-20 17:20:28 +0000 UTC View Post
It has been a big week for independent studio A24.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be starring in The Smashing Machine, a movie written and directed by Benny Safdie. That same day, they released a trailer for Civil...
2023-12-19 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
A new episode of Bytesized is out from Second Wind contributor Jess Hoops covering Slay the Princess!
2023-12-19 16:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise!
Due to embargos, a new episode of The Backdrop is out right now taking a look at Rebel Moon.
Enjoy!
New episode of Cold Take is now available taking a look at the whole The Day Before fiasco!
2023-12-18 17:43:07 +0000 UTC View PostWith the release of Wonka this weekend, it seems like a good time to consider this year’s other big adaptation of Roald Dahl’s writing, th
With the release of Wonka this weekend, it seems like a good time to consider this year’s other big adaptation of Roald Dahl’s writing, the four shorts that Wes Anderson produced for Netflix.
These shorts are interesting for...
2023-12-17 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
Enjoy!
Adventure is Nigh is back!
Over the next little bit we'll be re-premiering Season 3 episodes while we work on the edits for the final three episodes of the season. We're also remastering Season 1 and 2 with additional art and animations to bring the quality bar on those up closer to Season 3.
If you haven't watched Adventure is Nigh before, I implore you to give it a shot. Even if you don't like D&D shows, we think you'll love Adventure is Nigh.
See you at 11 AM CT ...
This week on Firelink, we're discussing the The Day Before fiasco, and how the industry has responded to that.
2023-12-15 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post