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Game Devs Lying to You is A Good Thing, Actually | Design Delve

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

[COLUMN] This Year, There's Nothing Scarier Than Pregnancy | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus, Cuckoo, The First Omen and Immaculate.Earlier this year, the twinned releases of Michael Mohan’s Immaculateand Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omensuggested that something was stirring in the collective unconscious. After all, twomovies about nuns investigating a...

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[AD-FREE] Breaking Down the Biggest Gamescom Reveals | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Jesse discuss the biggest news out of Gamescom, including Bethesda's Indiana Jones, the rad-looking Amazon series Secret Level, and the return of Peter Molyneux.

[NEW] Second Wind Shorts Channel

Hey folks,The team has decided to launch a new Shorts channel as we don't want to overload the channel with them. We'll be releasing more Shorts on a regular basis to share funny clips from streams, segments from our shows, podcasts and eventually some original content as well.Shorts Channel:Second Wind Shorts ...

The Crush House | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] Our Thoughts on Alien: Romulus | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack and Marty discuss their thoughts on Alien: Romulus.

Borderlands is a Shapeless, Formless Mess | The Backdrop

A new episode of The Backdrop is now available!

[AD-FREE] The Movies That Influenced Games the Most | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 take a look at some of the movies throughout history that've had the biggest influence on video games.

Mega Man Legends Deserved a Thousand Sequels | The Archive

In this first episode of The Archive, Marty Sliva and Javed Sterritt head back to 1998 to revisit Capcom’s Mega Man Legends, including the story surrounding its development, how the gameplay holds up today, and digging into why it’s a shame that the subseries hasn’t continued.

[COLUMN] In Space, No One Can Hear You Meme | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Like, full spoilers. So consider yourself warned.There is a surreal moment towards the climax of Alien: Romulus, as Rain Carradine (Cailee Spaeny) and her synthetic brother Andy (David Jonsson) attempt to flee the eponymous space station, pursued through an elevato...

Conscript, Thank Goodness You're Here, Nova Drift and Cat Quest III | Yahtzee Tries

A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!

Can an NPC Feel Like A Friend? | Semi-Ramblomatic

With all the craziness, forgot to share this week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic.Peep the new thumbnail courtesy of Javed! Enjoy!

[COLUMN] M. Night Shyamalan's Trap is the Ultimate Dad Movie | by Darren Mooney

Psst: You know Trap? The recent M. Night Shyamalan movie? Well, the writer heard that there were people who hadn’t seen it yet. And they might be reading this essay. This entire piece? It’s a trap. There are gonna be spoilers in here. Kinda dope, isn’t it?If nothing else, M. Night Shyamalan’s Trapis a movie abo...

[AD-FREE] Being Deceptively Indie (ft. Wilson Chung - Trepang2) | Dev Heads Podcast

This week, the Dev Heads crew is joined by Trepang2-developer Wilson Chung to what goes into making a game feel big, even if you're working with a small team.

'The Archive' Premieres on Monday from Marty Sliva!

Hey folks,On Monday we're premiering our newest show, The Archive, hosted by Marty Sliva and edited by Javed Sterritt (Good Blood)! Here's a quick tease of the show with the first episode focusing on Mega Man Legends.We're super excited to finally get this one out there as Marty and Javed have been working ...

[COLUMN] Borderlands is a Classically Bad Movie | by Darren Mooney

In August 2015, Lionsgate announced that it was developing a feature film based aroundthe video game franchise Borderlands.This made a great deal of sense. Lionsgate had just emerged from a sustained period of growth, evolving from an independent studio to what is known in the industry as a “mini-major” off the bac...

Statement from Second Wind Regarding Frost's Recent Comments

Here are statements from 9 of the 11 owners of Second Wind regarding Frost’s recent comments. The two remaining owners, Matt and Javed, are Australian and (hopefully) asleep right now. If they have anything to add to these statements, we’ll include them in this message.Yahtzee CroshawI've been asked to comment ...

Dungeons of Hinterberg | Fully Ramblomatic

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

Steamworld Heist II Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Elise Avery reviewing Steamworld Heist II!

[AD-FREE] An Alternate History of Video Game “What Ifs?” | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 go look back at some of the biggest "what ifs?" in video game history, including Silent Hills, Starcraft: Ghost, and the Nintendo PlayStation.

Dungeons of Hinterberg Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Elise Avery reviewing Dungeons of Hinterberg!

[COLUMN] Disney's D23 Bets the Company's Future on Past Successes | by Darren Mooney

This was the weekend of the D23 Expo, effectively a convention for the Walt Disney Company designed to showcase the corporation’s existing properties and upcoming plans. Coming a couple of weeks after Comic Con, it provides Disney with an exclusive stage. It doesn’t have to compete for attention. As a result, while...

[COLUMN] The Sixth Sense's Most Prominent Ghosts Aren't Even Dead | by Darren Mooney

Hey there! 1999 was arguably one of the greatest years in the history of the cinema. We’re running a series of retro articles looking at the movies of the year with 25 years of distance, coinciding with the anniversaries of their original release dates. Also, if you haven’t seen The Sixth Sense, be warned: this art...

Adventure is Nigh Plushies, New Shirts and More are Finally Here!

The long-awaited Adventure is Nigh plushies are finally up for pre-order! Go snag yours today over at Shark Robot. https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-windThanks for your support as always and have a fantastic weekend!

The Mechanic Killing Games Before They Start | Design Delve

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

[COLUMN] There is No God, Only Deadpool and Wolverine | by Darren Mooney

There is an interesting recurring joke in Deadpool and Wolverine, in which Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) repeatedly identifies himself as “the Messiah.” Over the course of the film, he jokingly refers to himself as “Marvel Jesus”, “Marvel H. Christ” or “M.J., if you’re nasty.” At the climax of the movie...