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[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #76

Hey hey! Light crew tonight, but that won't stop Marty and Eric from gabbing about Donkey Kong Bananza, predictions for the the six games that will be nominated for GOTY at the Game Awards, and some Summer 2025 anime reccos.Holler at us with any thoughts/questions/comments/grievances, and we'll read some of the...

The Slippery Slope of AI in Games | Semi-Ramblomatic

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

Persona 5: The Phantom X | Fully Ramblomatic

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed Persona 5: The Phantom X.

[AD-FREE] The State of Nintendo in 2025 | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, JM8 is off on assignment, so Yahtzee, Marty, and Jack are chatting about the current state of Nintendo in the wake of the Switch 2.

How Hot Coffee Almost Broke the Games Industry | Game Arcadia

In this episode of Game Arcadia, Jenna Stoeber looks back at the infamous Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "Hot Coffee" scandal.

[COLUMN] The Third Season of Strange New Worlds is Same Old, Same Old | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the first two episodes of the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, now streaming on Paramount+. And lots of discussions of earlier Star Trek episodes. However, it’s maybe unfair to describe recycled plot elements as spoilers. Anyway, I was not a fan. But if you want to...

System Shock 2 Remaster, Galactic Glitch, Last Report, and Maze Mice | Yahtzee Tries

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

PEAK Isn’t Just “Friendslop,” It’s a Great Indie Success Story | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

[AD-FREE] Donkey Kong Bananza First Impressions | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty and Nick chat about first impressions of Donkey Kong Bananza, the Legend of Zelda movie casting news, and updates on the Krafton/Subnautica 2 drama.

[COLUMN] The Shrouds Contemplates Body Horror Without the Body | by Darren Mooney

Note: David Cronenberg’s latest film, The Shrouds, is now available streaming on Criterion and on video on demand. The Shrouds isn’t really a movie with a plot, so it’s hard to really spoil it, but this piece will discuss the movie in depth. It’s a weird, gentle, thoughtful movie that is more of a “vibe” th...

Vampires Are Perfect RPG Protagonists (feat. Stephen Rooney) | Storycraft

The next episode of Storycraft from Jess Hoops is now available!

Death Stranding 2 | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[LOST & FOUND] Dead Take - Launching July 31st

Hey folks!A lot of you have requested that we share updates on our Work for Hire projects via Lost & Found when we have something to announce, as you were interested to know what games we are working on.Today I'm excited to share Dead Take with you, the next game from Surgent Studios. You may know them from their p...

[AD-FREE] Where We Landed on Superman + Jurassic World Rebirth | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack, and Jesse chat about Superman and Jurassic World Rebirth.

Second Wind - Q2 2025 Financial Report + Upcoming Plans

Hey folks!It's time for yet another quarterly report and I'm happy to say it's pretty much all good news this time around!/ REPORT BREAKDOWNNote: We've added unpaid contracts to the report which means these are contracts we've already signed, but have yet to complete and be paid for. These amounts a...

Why None of the Jurassic Park Sequels Really Work | The Backdrop

A new episode of The Backdrop is now available!

[AD-FREE] Let's Have a Kojima Conversation | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, JM8 is on vacation, so Yahtzee, Marty, and Nick are chatting about Hideo Kojima, his impressive library of games, and how he stands out amidst other video game developers.

Death Stranding 2 Is a Game Best Played Slowly

A new video essay from Marty is now available!

[COLUMN] The Phoenician Scheme is a Familial Biblical Epic | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for The Phoenician Scheme, the latest Wes Anderson movie which is available on video-on-demand as of thisNote: This piece contains spoilers for The Phoenician Scheme, the latest Wes Anderson movie which is available on video-on-demand as of this week. It’s a bit of a step down (or p...

Catharsis & Catfishes | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Cat's Paw | Ep. 11

The Season 4 finale of Adventure is Nigh is finally here!

The Subnautica 2 Shake-up Is Very Sketchy | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

[COLUMN] The Great and Terrible Men Theory of Foundation | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece includes spoilers for the third season premiere of Foundation, which launched this week on Apple TV+. For those looking for a quick review: I was not hugely fond of the season. As somebody who thought the second season was fine, this is a step down; it feels quite overtly more “Star-Wars-y” in ways...

Everdeep Aurora Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jenna Stoeber checking out Everdeep Aurora!

The Standard Mario Biome Checklist Theory | Semi-Ramblomatic

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

MindsEye | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] What Makes an Open World Actually Fun? | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Marty is on vacation, so Yahtzee, JM8 and Nick are discussing open world games and what makes them actually fun to be in.

Suit for Hire and Metro Gravity | Yahtzee Tries

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

[COLUMN] Netflix Reduces The Sandman to a Plot Delivery Mechanism | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for the first stretch of the second season of The Sandman, now streaming on Netflix, particularly concerning what it does and does not adapt from the source material. As with the first season, the show is mostly fine. It is a handsome, stately adaptation that suffers a little from a c...