Fri, 15 September 2023
STALLED ENGINE: Creators of the popular game engine, Unity, made some disquieting news this week when it announced some changes to its licensing policy for developers. Andrew and D. Bethel do their best to break down the changes and examine some of the response from developers. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - 2023 a pretty good year for video games? (02:10) The Unity debacle (28:19) Outro - Dan bought a PS5 and is only playing old games (32:23) Outtakes RELEVANT LINKS:
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Fri, 8 September 2023
STAR TREK DAY 2023: Though our hosts recorded this episode before any announcements were made on September 8 (aka "Star Trek Day"), they did discuss some recent––and intriguing––Star Trek-based announcements in the meantime. ON THE HUNT: Andrew finds himself playing asymmetrical online horror games with the immensely popular Dead by Daylight capturing his attention lately. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Star Trek Day (21:14) Outro - Andrew plays Dead by Daylight (25:34) Outtakes
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Fri, 1 September 2023
A LESSON IN SURVIVAL: Our hosts are going to take it easy this week, but they're stopping in for a quick look at what's been drawing their attention. Andrew gets frustrated by the difficulty to be found in Green Hell while D. Bethel dips a toe into the wildly popular independent game, Vampire Survivors.
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Fri, 25 August 2023
WEEK IN GEEK: Our hosts try to keep it short but, instead, keep it real as they talk about their respective Weeks in Geek. D. Bethel starts by talking about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny before Andrew shares his thoughts about the first two episodes of the new Disney+ Star Wars show, Ahsoka. D. Bethel wraps it up with quick thoughts about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew's Birthday (04:45) D. Bethel really likes Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (13:44) Andrew brings a lot to the first two episodes of Ahsoka (33:23) D. Bethel shares quick thoughts about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (38:48) Outro - Charles Martinet becomes "Mario Ambassador" after stepping down as the voice of Mario. (40:40) Outtakes
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Fri, 18 August 2023
EVEN STRANGER: This week, our hosts reflect on the recently finished second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and, to no one's surprise, have nothing negative to say about it.
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Fri, 11 August 2023
W-AI-ZARDS OF THE COAST: With the publishing of Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants! people noticed that some of the art looked...suspicious. It was revealed that the artist in question had used AI-engines to "enhance" the art they created for the book. Our hosts dive into this discussion and branch out from there. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Fallout XXX (04:08) Dungeons & Dragons publishes AI-based art. (19:52) Marvel VFX artists vote to unionize (24:36) The WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes continue (38:18) Star Trek Talk (41:47) Outtakes
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Fri, 4 August 2023
WEEK IN GEEK: It's all about indie video games this week as both of our hosts have been indulging in new ludic adventures. Andrew participates in the eldritch fishing adventure of Dredge while D. Bethel has been having roguelike RPG fun with Star Renegades.
RIP PEE-WEE: Paul Reubens died after a long bout with cancer on July 30; our hosts spend a bit of time memorializing his work.
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Fri, 21 July 2023
ON STRIKE: Despite the heat, our hosts discuss all the striking that's hitting Hollywood (and more!) quite hard right now. From the WGA to SAG-AFTRA (to UPS?!), it seems that the folks who are just trying to do their job and earn an honest living can't get an inch from the studio heads, so far. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - It's a hot Barbenheimer summer (04:25) Hollywood is striking (31:26) Outro - Andrew loves (virtual) fishing (33:30) Outtakes
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Fri, 14 July 2023
ANDY'S STEAM DECK ADVENTURES: Andrew shares what it was like to actually take his handheld PC-device on the road (and what games he's been playing).
BOMBING THE BOX OFFICE: This summer has been marked with a series of movies that had really big budgets and very low returns, and it's a trend that seems to only be continuing. Our hosts talk through possible causes and possible futures of this distressing trajectory. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew's Steam Deck (04:50) Why does Hollywood spend so much money? (32:42) Outro - How The Transformers got the podcast blocked on YouTube (34:32) Outtakes
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Fri, 7 July 2023
STRANGER NEW WORLDS: Even though only three episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 were available (at the time of the recording), they were so good our hosts couldn't let another week go by without discussing this incredible show. SPOILERS abound for those specific episodes.
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