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One Year Anniversary Celebration Stream This Saturday!

This Saturday (11/16) we're extremely excited to be celebrating our one-year anniversary with the Second Wind community!The festivities will be starting at 11 AM CT with announcements, looks at upcoming works, new merch and some additional updates on new perks coming to our Patreon for 2025.Our goal with this event...

How The Penguin Avoided Superhero Fatigue | The Backdrop

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

[AD-FREE] Are Games Better Than They Were A Decade Ago? | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about the games of 2014, and how the modern landscape compares to a decade ago.

[COLUMN] Slitterhead Makes Me Miss the PS3 Era | by Marty Sliva

Sometimes, you play a game that feels like it somehow became unglued from time and arrived from a different era entirely. This is often done purposefully in the indie space to recall a very specific moment in gaming history, as we’ve been seeing recently with the wave of survival horror throwbacks like Crow Countryan...

[COLUMN] The Penguin Is a Modern American Epic | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for The Penguin, which wrapped up last night. All episodes are currently streaming on Max.The Penguinwrapped up its first season last night, closing on the image of Oswald “Oz” Cobb (Colin Farrell) wearing a tuxedo, dancing in his lavish penthouse apartment with his companion Eve ...

[COLUMN] Simon Kinberg's Star Wars Trilogy Suggests that Disney Have Learned Nothing| by Darren Mooney

Earlier this week, it was announced that Simon Kinberg had been hired by Lucasfilm to write and produce a new trilogy of Star Wars films. This is, to put it mildly, a very strange announcement.This decision is peculiar on a number of different levels. Most superficially, Kinberg is a very strange choice. Kinberg has co...

[AD-FREE] Hunting for a Publisher (ft. Adam Engels - Black Mesa) | Dev Heads

This week, the Dev Heads crew are joined by Adam Engels, project lead at Black Mesa to talk about what it's like to hunt for a publisher.

[COLUMN] In Heretic, Nothing is Scarier Than a Conversation | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains some hefty spoilers for the plot of Heretic, which is well worth seeing as blind as possible. So feel free to bookmark and come back after you’ve seen it.From its opening moments, Hereticis preoccupied with talking.The film’s credits play out over a gentle conversation between two Mormon m...

Neva Review | Bytesized

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

Breaking Down My Dislike of Strategy Games | Semi-Ramblomatic

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

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Fully Ramblomatic

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

We're Just Burning Money Now | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

[AD-FREE] The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Video Game Leaders | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about the best, worst, and weirdest leaders in video games.

[COLUMN] Metroid Fusion Isn’t Fun (and That’s the Point) | by Marty Sliva

I have a weird relationship with the Metroidfranchise. Super Metroidis one of my favorite games of all time, and I replay it on a near-annual basis. The atmosphere, player freedom, and intricate design are mind boggling for something from three decades ago. It’s one of those rare games that birthed a genre and arguab...

Wilmot Works It Out Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jenna Stoeber, reviewing Wilmot Works It Out.

[COLUMN] Juror #2 Feels Like the Culmination of Clint Eastwood's Career | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2, which is playing in 50 theatres in the United States. There’s a separate piece to be written about Warners’ handling of the film. This guy really was railroaded. It’s worth seeing, if you’re fond of Eastwood, Americana or courtroom dramas. If y...

Kong: Survivor Instinct, A Quiet Place, Psychopomp Gold and Crowded. Followed. | Yahtzee Tries

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

[COLUMN] In Interstellar, Christopher Nolan Crafted an Emotional Masterpiece | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Interstellar. If you haven’t seen it, it’s on Paramount+, but also there’s tenth anniversary screenings taking place, so check those out.Released ten years ago this week, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellardefied expectations.The film opened to polite-but-sniffy reviews. In T...

The Cat Café | Adventure Is Nigh! - Side Quest

It's finally time for a Side Quest! Tune into the first episode of Adventure is Nigh - Side Quest now!

[COLUMN] In Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams and LEGO Are a Perfect Fit | by Darren Mooney

Piece by Pieceis a fairly conventional music documentary from veteran director Morgan Neville. It is, on paper, familiar ground for the documentarian, who had previously directed the Oscar-winning 20 Feet From Stardom, a portrait of the unsung back-up vocalists who provide so much to the music industry. Piece by Piecei...

[AD-FREE] Where Have All the AAA Shooter Campaigns Gone? | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat about Black Ops 6's wild campaign, in a time where do don't see a lot of them in the AAA space.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] What to Watch This Halloween | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Marty, Jack, and Jesse S chat about their own personal recommendations for what to watch this Halloween.

[AD-FREE] Horror Game Deep Cuts to Play For Halloween | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about some of their favorite horror games from throughout the years that are bit off the beaten path.

MechWarrior 5: Clans Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from KC Nwosu checking out MechWarrior 5: Clans!

The Lord of the Rings Demonstrates Hollywood’s Franchise Problem | The Backdrop

A new episode of The Backdrop is now available from Darren Mooney!

[COLUMN] If You’re Bored By Games in 2024, You Might Be Boring | by Marty Sliva

“2024 has been a boring year for games.” It’s something I hear every so often in chat and comments across both Second Wind videos and my personal Twitch streams.And on one hand, I get it. This year hasn’t seen the kind of totemic release that we saw in 2023 with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomand Bald...

Mouthwashing Review (ft. Jenna Stoeber) | Bytesized

Hey folks!Welcome Jenna Stoeber to Second Wind's freelance roster with her first Bytesized review on Mouthwashing! Expect to see more work from her on Bytesized and she'll be joining us on livestreams too.

[10 AM CT] Amnesia: The Bunker - Stack Items and Survive Challenge | Battle Masters

The next episode of Battle Masters is officially here! Join us in just under 30 minutes as we watch it together.

[COLUMN] The Radical Empathy of Rob Zombie's Halloween II | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, which turns 15 this year. If you are going to watch it, watch the Director’s Cut. It’s a cut above.In Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, people take a long time to die.Throughout the film, Zombie’s camera lingers on the final moments of life for the vi...