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[COLUMN] Many Cages of Andor | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the first season of Andor.In the fifth episode of Andor, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) is talking with fellow rebel Arvel Skeen (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) about what they have in common. “Sipo,” Andor offers by way of his experience. “Youth center. Three years. I was 13 when I went i...

ORDER 13 Fails to Deliver a Compelling Horror Atmosphere | Bytesized Review

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jess Hoops!

[AD-FREE] Early Assassin's Creed Shadows Impressions + News on Amazon's God of War Series | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, KC and Marty chat about early Assassin's Creed Shadows impressions, as well as some news that came out about Amazon's upcoming God of War adaptation.

[COLUMN] Daredevil: Born Again Lacks Faith and Insists on Certainty | by Darren Mooney

Note:This piece contains spoilers for Born Again, up until the fourth episode, which streamed this week on Disney+.What an adaptation changes is often as revealing as what it chooses to keep.Daredevil: Born Againdraws from a wide variety of sources. Wilson Fisk’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) tenure as Mayor of New York, alo...

The Games That Drove Me Insane | Semi-Ramblomatic

On this week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee loses his mind over sanity effects in games.

[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #59

Hey all! Nick's still out at GDC, so KC, and I are going to be holding down the fort w/ Eric on tonight's episode.We'll be chatting about some early Assassin's Creed Shadows impressions, the God of War Amazon series showrunner not playing the games, and the 5th (!) anniversary of March 20th, 2020, aka, ...

Monster Hunter Wilds | Fully Ramblomatic

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed Monster Hunter Wilds.

[AD-FREE] $450 Million Worth of Sci-Fi in Mickey 17 and The Electric State | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Marty, Jack, and Jesse chat about Mickey 17, The Electric State, and the first few episodes of Daredevil: Born Again.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Highlights the Franchise’s Lack of Identity

Nick’s time with Assassin’s Creed Shadows has pointed towards a franchise that feels like it’s lacking a strong central identity.

[COLUMN] Silent Hill Is Back…Maybe…Hopefully | by Marty Sliva

The title of this column will either age pretty well, or extremely poorly. Regardless, at this moment in time, I feel something about the Silent Hillfranchise that I haven’t felt in the better part of 20 years – optimism…kind of.Last Thursday saw Konami hold the latest Silent Hill Transmission showcase, this time...

[AD-FREE] Do 'One-Hit Wonders' Exist in Games? (ft. Jack Packard) | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, and Marty are joined by Jack to chat about the concept of "one-hit wonders" in music and movies, and whether that exists in games as well.

[COLUMN] Invincible's Very Literal Superhero Deconstruction | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the third season of Invincible.When people think of superhero deconstruction, they tend to think about Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen. That is the most famous example of a writer and artist picking apart the conventions and logic of the superhero narrative. Indeed, even M...

Haste: Broken Worlds, White Knuckle, Knights in Tight Spaces, and Order 13 | Yahtzee Tries

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

[COLUMN] 55 Years On, Jon Pertwee's First Season of Doctor Who Remains Influential | by Darren Mooney

Note: This article contains a full discussion of the seventh season of classic Doctor Who, which aired between January and June 1970. It was recently released in a beautiful remastered blu ray box set that I just devoured, and the individual episodes are available on the BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom and on Tubi or...

[AD-FREE] Why Do Multiplayer Shooters Keep Dying? | Dev Heads

This week on Dev Heads, JM8, Tina, and Mikee dig into multiplayer shooters, and why it seems like so many recent attempts like Spectre Divide have stumbled out of the gate.

A Complicated Family Matter | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Cat's Paw | Ep. 3

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

[AD-FREE] The Latest Death Stranding 2 Trailer is Peak Kojima in the Best Way | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, KC, Nick, and Marty chat about Split Fiction, Silent Hill F, and the new Death Stranding 2: On the Beach trailer.

Audience Feedback - Sponsor-Free Videos to $5 Tier?

Hey folks!As April approaches we're looking at doing a little Patreon refresh now that the Spring rush is slowing down a bit with game releases. One of the things we've been looking at is our sponsor-free videos, a perk at the $10+ tier that not many have taken advantage of. We're looking at potentially mov...

Centum Is a Thoughtful and Messy Dive into Uncertainty | Bytesized Review

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jesse Galena covering Centum!

[COLUMN] In the Fourth Season of Mythic Quest, the Personal and the Professional Collide | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the fourth season of Mythic Quest, up to the most recent episode, “Rebrand.” It is streaming on Apple TV+, and is just wonderful.Now in its fourth season, Mythic Questhas always been fascinated by the delicate balance between the personal and the professional, the complication...

Sponsor-Free Playlist Link + Audience Feedback!

Hey folks,Probably should have done this a while ago but forgot that Patreon had pinned posts!We've noticed that the vast majority of you don't use the sponsor-free videos, so we wanted to make sure that you know where to find them.As a note:We only upload videos to this playlist that have a sponsor attached, s...

[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #58

Death Stranding 2 finally has a release date, Silent Hill is dropping some news and we've been playing a lot of different big new games lately!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, s...

The EA Spouse Incident | Fully Ramblomatic

Let's all laugh at an industry that never learns anything tee hee hee.

Daredevil: Born Again Traps the Devil Between Netflix and the Mouse House | The Backdrop

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

[COLUMN] Video Games Peaked 30 Years Ago Today | by Marty Sliva

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but video games peaked 30 years ago today. Which is another way of saying HBD, Chrono Trigger! Square’s totemic RPG hit Japan on March 11th, 1995 for the Super Famicom, eventually making its way to the west later that year. And depending on the mood you caught me in when you asked, ...

[AD-FREE] The Four Mario Games We’d Save If All the Rest Had To Be Destroyed | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty celebrate March 10th, aka Mario Day, by choosing which four games featuring the iconic mascot that they’d choose over all others.

Monster Hunter Keeps Making Itself Worse, and I Love That | Design Delve

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

[COLUMN] Maybe Christopher Nolan Shouldn't Direct a James Bond Movie | by Darren Mooney

With all of the drama swirling around the James Bondfranchise lately, one name has come up repeatedly in conversation: Christopher Nolan.Varietyreported that Nolan had been in conversation with the Broccoli family to direct the next film in the franchise, but that negotiations had broken down because Barbara Broccoli r...

[COLUMN] Mickey 17's Satire Lands a Little Close to Home | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Mickey 17.Mickey 17ostensibly takes place in a dystopian future, where mankind has taken to the stars in an effort to colonize new worlds. The central conceit of the movie is pure science-fiction, focusing on Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), who volunteers to get on the mission t...