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[COLUMN] Dear Nintendo: Please Tell Us Who the Hell Is Making Your Games | by Marty Sliva

The big Switch 2 reveal event is behind us, and it feels like we have even more questions now than we did beforehand. While things like the June 5th, 2025 launch date and slew of games both exclusive as well as cross-generation have been solidified, there are smaller details that remain opaque.Some of this will become ...

Karma: The Dark World Is an Enjoyable Trip Through Misery | Bytesized Review

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jesse Galena covering Karma: The Dark World.

The Worst Tutorial of All-Time | Design Delve

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

[COLUMN] From Pulse to The Pitt, the Medical Drama is Back to Life | by Darren Mooney

Looking at television and streaming schedules, it seems like the doctor is well and truly in.Of course, the television medical procedural never truly went away. Grey’s Anatomyis likely to be renewed fora twenty-second season. Chicago Medseems on the bubble fora possible eleventh season. The medical drama is a televis...

[COLUMN] In The Residence, the White House is the Scene of the Crime | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for The Residence, the eight-episode murder mystery on Netflix. It’s pretty good - clever, fun, thoughtful. It suffers a bit from the modern streaming bloat, a sense that this eight-episode miniseries might have worked better as a two-hour movie, but it’s a pretty good time. Note ...

[AD-FREE] Is AAA IP 'Creatively Bankrupt'? | Dev Heads

This week on Dev Heads, JM8, Tina, and Mikee chat about the current state of AAA gaming, and whether the majority of them feel "creatively bankrupt."

[AD-FREE] Nintendo Switch 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Pricey | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Nick, KC, and Marty dive deep into the big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct.

Are You Ready for $80 Games? | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

[COLUMN] The Missing Piece of Adolescence | by Darren Mooney

Note:This piece contains a full discussion of Adolescence, the four-part streaming miniseries on Netflix. It’s great and well worth your time, if you haven’t seen it already. It’s one of the best shows of the year, even if this piece is somewhat critical of it.Adolescenceis a phenomenal piece of work. It is an am...

[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #61

We've got a lot of thoughts about the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal. Some expensive thoughts.Send in your thoughts, questions, or topics you'd be interested in us discussing! We won't have time to read and discuss everything, and please keep posts topical, safe for work and not huge walls of text.Submissions clo...

Video Game Adaptations Need to Mind Their Manners | Semi-Ramblomatic

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

Split Fiction | Fully Ramblomatic

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

Sponsor and Ad-Free Videos Now Part of $5 Tier

Hey folks!After gathering your feedback across Patreon, YouTube and Discord, we have decided to move the sponsor-free video perk down to the $5 tier so that more of you can take advantage of it!Anyone at the $5 tier or above now has access to our sponsor-free video playlist which you will find pinned at the top of our ...

[AD-FREE] Hollywood's Eternal Obsession With Itself | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Marty, Jack, and Darren chat about Coyote vs. Acme being saved, Apple TV's The Studio, and everything else they've been watching lately.

Every Single Gaming Storefront Is Terrible

A new standalone video essay from Marty is now available!

[COLUMN] That’ll Do, Switch. That’ll Do. | by Marty Sliva

As of the time of this column’s posting, we’re 23 hours away from Nintendo’s big Switch 2 showcase, which will shine a light on the next near-decade of what the company has in store for us. Deep dives into new consoles are always an exciting moment, especially from a company that has a tendency to zig when all ot...

[AD-FREE] Do ‘Good Graphics’ Even Matter in 2025? | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about the importance of "good graphics" in 2025, and whether they're enough to carry an entire game.

[COLUMN] Side Quest Is More Mythic Quest, and That's a Good Thing | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece discusses all four episodes of Side Quest, the Mythic Quest spin-off now streaming on Apple TV+. Both shows are delightful, and well worth your time.There is a tendency to take reliability for granted, particularly in terms of pop culture.There is an understandable urge to fixate on the novel or the ex...

Wanderstop, Rogue Light Deck Builder, Look Outside, and Schedule 1 | Yahtzee Tries

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

[COLUMN] Art is Not a Service Industry | by Darren Mooney

Over the past couple of decades, there has been a marked shift in how people talk about mass media entertainment. However, it might be more accurate to say that there has been a marked shift in the consequences of how people talk about mass media entertainment.Mainstream media production has always existed in a delicat...

A Dedicated Daughter | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Cat's Paw | Ep. 4

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

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Was Never Going to Save Ubisoft | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

[AD-FREE] Amidst Industry Chaos, Japan's AAA Scene Is Thriving | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Nick and Marty chat about the (last?) Switch Direct, Nick's trip to GDC, and why the Japanese AAA scene seems to be thriving amidst the chaos of the industry.

[COLUMN] With The Franchise and The Studio, Hollywood Puts Its Existential Crisis on Screen | by Darren Mooney

Note:This piece contains spoilers for the first two episodes of The Studio, now streaming on Apple TV+. It’s very charming.Looking at pop culture, it feels a little bit like Hollywood is working through something.The Studiois the new Apple TV+ show from the creative team of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, along with Pe...

[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #60

Nintendo Direct, Nick's back from GDC, Assassin's Creed Shadows sales numbers and the Japanese AAA industry is crushing it right now. Lots to chat about tonight on Firelink!Send in your thoughts, questions, or topics you'd be interested in us discussing! We won't have time to read and discuss everything...

Assassin's Creed Shadows | Fully Ramblomatic

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

Superman & Lois is a Superman Story About Death | The Backdrop

A new episode of The Backdrop is now available!

[COLUMN] I’m Still a Sucker for a Good View | by Marty Sliva

If you’ve ever spent any chunk of time watching us stream a game here at Second Wind, there’s a good chance you heard us make a goof at some point about a vista. That moment where you turn a corner or crest a hill, only to be met with a meticulously framed view of the landscape in front of you. Whether it’s Zelda...

[AD-FREE] The Peaks of Every Genre | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about which games they personally think represent the "peak" of each of the major genres.

[COLUMN] In Superman & Lois, Even the Man of Steel Cannot Defeat Time | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains full spoilers for the four seasons of Superman & Lois. Which is a fairly decent and endearingly charming take on the Man of Steel, if a little bit too “CW” in spirit at times.Across the four-season run of Superman & Lois, there is a recurring preoccupation with the importance of watches.In...