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The Marvel Rivals Layoffs Are More Complicated Than You Think | Unpacked

This week on Unpacked, we're talking about the Marvel Rivals layoffs which are more complex than you think, the hyperfocus on player counts to determine a game's success, and some of the interesting tidbits from Shuhei Yoshida's recent interviews.

[COLUMN] The Monkey is Deeply Weird, Deeply Personal Horror Comedy | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains light spoilers for the plot and themes of The Monkey.This is, perhaps, a very strange observation to make about a film that concerns a killer monkey toy, but: The Monkeyis an endearingly personal work for writer and director Osgood “Oz” Perkins.The Monkeyopens with a flashback to Captain P...

Urban Myth Dissolution Center Is a Charmingly Creepy Narrative Adventure | Bytesized Review

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

Live Service Games Ruined Crafting | Semi-Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] Make Some Time for Avowed and Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, KC, Nick, and Marty chat the layoffs from the Marvel Rivals dev, as well as impressions of Avowed and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

[Write-in Thread] Firelink Episode #55

This week we're talking about more layoffs unfortunately, but also the big games we've been playing which includes Avowed and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii!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 pl...

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] We Do Not Agree on Captain America: Brave New World | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Marty, and Jack chat about Captain America: Brave New World, as well as a bunch of other things they've been watching recently.

I Love Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for Respecting My Intelligence

A new essay on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is now available from Nick!

[COLUMN] Old Game Magazines Are the Absolute Best | by Marty Sliva

It’ll probably come as little surprise to most of you that I absolutely adore old video game magazines, especially from the ‘90s and early ‘00s.This love was only further calcified last week, as I spent several days laying in bed and attempting to get over the flu. The brain fog + 103 degree fever meant that I di...

[AD-FREE] How to NOT Do a Video Game Merchant | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about what separates a memorable video game merchant from a forgettable one.

Peter Jackson’s King Kong Was the Apex Movie Tie-In Game | The Archive

This week's episode of The Archive is now available from Marty Sliva!

[COLUMN] Yellowjackets Tries to Pivot With the Zeitgeist | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the third season of Yellowjackets, which premiered on Showtime and Paramount+ this weekend.The third season of Yellowjacketsarrived on Showtime this weekend. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the two-episode premiere was how decidedly “normal” it felt.Yellowjacketslaunch...

Butcher's Creek, Rift of the Necrodancer, Keep Driving and Digging a Hole | Yahtzee Tries

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

[COLUMN] Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the Rare Legacyquel With Something to Say | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the premise of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, which is streaming on Peacock now and is surprisingly good. It is also in cinemas internationally.It is very easy to be cynical about Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The first movie in the series, Bridget Jones’ Diary, was a bro...

[AD-FREE] How Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Balances Realism and Fun | Dev Heads

This week on Dev Heads, JM8, Tina, and Mikee are joined by Ondřej Bittner, Senior Designer on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, to chat about how the new game straddles the line between authenticity and fantasy.

[PREMIERE @ 10 AM CT] Catch-Ups and Karens | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Cat's Paw | Ep. 1

It's time to set your alarms. The premiere of Adventure is Nigh - Season 4 arrives tomorrow at 10 AM CT. We can't wait for you to see what we've been cooking!

The Squandering of Warner Bros. Games Division + What the Hell Is Elden Ring Nightreign? | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

[COLUMN] Captain America: Brave New World Is Anything But | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World.“People are not defined by their past,” Ruth Bat-Seraph (Shira Haas) states at one point in Captain America: Brave New World, a deeply ironic statement for a film that is so preoccupied with the franchise’s history and lore, to the point that...

[AD-FREE] PlayStation State of Play Reactions | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, KC, Nick, and Marty chat all the reveals from today's PlayStation State of Play Showcase.

[Write-in Thread] Firelink Episode #54

This week on FIrelink we'll be discussing today's PlayStation State of Play, the recent big report on Warner Bros. Games division and what we've been up to this week!Send in your thoughts, questions, or topics you'd be interested in us discussing! We won't have time to read and discuss everything, a...

The Roottrees Are Dead and Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist | Fully Ramblomatic

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

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a Response to Civil War | The Backdrop

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

[AD-FREE] Gaming Is the Most Complicated Hobby (ft. Jack Packard) | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Jack chat about the various ways that gaming is the most complicated hobby they have.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Is the Best Metroidvania You Haven't Played | Design Delve

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

[COLUMN] The People's Joker is a Triumph of Outsider Pop Art | by Darren Mooney

Note: The People’s Joker is screening in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Friday. It is currently available on MUBI in the United States.Next week sees the release of the first comic book movie of the year, Captain America: Brave New World. It also sees, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the theatrical release of...

Eternal Strands' Systems-Based Gameplay Is a Breath of Fresh Air | Bytesized Review

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from KC!

[COLUMN] Gerard Butler, Our Meathead Poet Laureate | by Darren Mooney

January has come and gone. This is always a tough time for a culture writer, allowing for awards contenders likeThe BrutalistandA Complete Unknown, as mainstream cinema works through the doldrums of “Dumpuary.” For better or worse, at least next week any pop culture commentator knows that they will have to engage w...

Level Up Special! | Adventure Is Nigh! - Season 4 Prelude

Just one week left until Season 4 premieres! You ready?

[AD-FREE] Developing Outside Your Comfort Zone (ft. Hillfort Games) | Dev Heads

This week, the Dev Heads crew are joined by folks from Hillfort Games, the devs behind 2024's Ten Bells, to chat about the highs and lows of venturing outside your creative comfort zone.