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[COLUMN] The Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise Was Quintessential 1980s Horror | by Darren Mooney

Note: A Nightmare on Elm Street is 40 years old next week. All the films are streaming on Max. It seemed like a good opportunity to take a look at the beloved horror property.Considering its lasting pop culture legacy, the Nightmare on Elm Streetfranchise is remarkably contained.Setting aside the crossover Freddy vs. J...

Dear Celia... | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Platinum Heart

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

[AD-FREE] How to Wrangle Nerds (ft. Lianne Papp - EP, Turtle Rock Studios) | Dev Heads

This week, the Dev Heads crew are joined by Lianne Papp, an executive producer who worked on Aliens Colonial Marines, Evolve, and Back 4 Blood.

Phoenix Springs Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jess Hoops checking out Phoenix Springs!

[COLUMN] In Venom: The Last Dance, the Superhero Genre Contemplates Its Mortality | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains full spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance, which is not especially great. If you are planning to watch it, feel free to bookmark the piece and come back to it. It’ll still be here.Venom: The Last Danceis a superhero movie about death.This isn’t much of a spoiler. The clue is in the title. Th...

[AD-FREE] Did You Know Netflix Had a AAA Game Studio? | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat the sudden closure of Netflix's big push into AAA gaming.

Merch Discount Code!

Hey folks,Here's the Merch Discount code for this week's drop. Apologies for all the emails today, busy day!1DSVFQXWR418 - Second Wind Store – Shark RobotThanks for your support if you decide to pick something up! We've also included a few extra tiers for the discount code this time around as a little Hal...

[MERCH DROP] New Halloween Design from El Cheshire!

UPDATE: T-shirts are now available!We've got some new merch available up at Shark Robot in celebration of Halloween from El Cheshire!Check out a brand-new design for a playmat, mug and art print over at our Shark Robot store today.Shirt versions are also coming shortly.Grab your now at the link: Second Wind Store �...

Silent Hill 2 and the Hidden Costs of Remakes | Semi-Ramblomatic

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

Silent Hill 2 Remake | Fully Ramblomatic

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

Our 12 Favorite Games from October's Steam Next Fest

Another Next Fest, another round of demos we enjoyed. Here's our 12 favorite games for you to check out!

Second Wind - Q3 Financial Report + Upcoming Plans

Hey folks,Excited to share with you our Q3 report for Second Wind today as we remain committed to being transparent with you as a primarily fan-funded operation.So, let's get the bad news out of the way first.Q3 was pretty rough!It's been a tough few months with recent events causing a significant dip in our Pa...

Halo's Future May Be in its Past | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

[AD-FREE] The Best Video Game Music (ft. Miracle of Sound) | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee and Marty are joined by Miracle of Sound (Gavin Dunne) to chat about the past, present, and future of video game music.

Welcome Jess Hoops to Second Wind!

Hey folks,Excited to share with you all today that Jess Hoops has joined us in a part-time capacity! She'll be working on captions for videos, copy editing, continuing to do Bytesized episodes and of course you've already been seeing her on more streams.Whole team is excited to have her aboard in a more officia...

[LIVE at Noon CT] The Best Video Game Music (ft. Miracle of Sound) | Windbreaker Podcast

Hey folks!Sharing this one on the Patreon today ahead of time as we have special guest Miracle of Sound joining us to discuss video game music!See you soon!

KILL KNIGHT Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available!

[COLUMN] In the Show's Best Episode, The Franchise Tackles Hollywood's Blockbuster Women Problem | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for “Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost”, the third episode of The Franchise, which aired on HBO last night and is streaming on Max now. It’s worth a watch.The Franchiseis an interesting snapshot of a turbulent moment in Hollywood history.The half-hour comedy follows the production of Te...

Parcel Corps, UFO 50, Europa and Pinball Spire | Yahtzee Tries

A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!

Did This One Detail Ruin the Silent Hill 2 Remake? | Design Delve

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

[COLUMN] Smile 2 is About the Trauma of Celebrity | by Darren Mooney

NOTE: This article contains full spoilers for Parker Finn’s Smile 2, which is in cinemas now and is a good, fun, high-concept horror movie.Smile 2 does what most sequels should aspire to do: it takes the core concept of the original film and escalates it in a way that manages to build on what came before while also s...

[AD-FREE] The State of Trend-Chasing Indies | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat about how indie games also fall into the trap of trend chasing as certain genres like deckbuilders, survivor-likes, and a whole lot more are flooding the market.

Metaphor: ReFantazio | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] The Rings of Power Feels Like an Appendix, Not a Story | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Marty, and JM8 chat about the second season of Amazon's The Rings of Power, as well as their thoughts on other recent movies, TV, and anime they've watched.

Why We Should All Fear the Wrath of Fans | The Backdrop

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

[AD-FREE] The Joy of Simple Games | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 use UFO 50 as a bouncing off point to chat about the joy of simple games.

[COLUMN] The Rings of Power Feels Like a Fetch Quest, not an Epic | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the second season of The Rings of Power and all the cool stuff that the characters pick up along the way. The full season is streaming on Prime Video.It’s interesting how much the second season of The Rings of Powerfeels like an extended fetch quest, a show about watching charac...

[COLUMN] Ten Years Later, Gone Girl Remains the Quintessential Ben Affleck Movie | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Gone Girl, which has been out ten years and is well worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.When Gone Girlwas released a decade ago, most of the discussion tended to focus on the eponymous character, Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike).Reviews rightly praised Pike’s performance as “revel...