Week in Geek: Andrew discusses his participation in a recent Seattle Megagames event while Dan gushes about the Wayforward Technologies remake of A Boy and His Blob.

Regeneration: Doctor Who showrunner since 2010, Steven Moffat announces his plans to leave the show after series 10 in 2017. Furthermore, his replacement has been revealed to be Chris Chibnall, an accomplished writer in his own right. But is this a big deal? Dan and Andrew discuss the implications.

I Vant to Roll Your Die: Andrew and Dan investigate why Dungeons & Dragons' return to Ravenloft, in a new adventure titled, "Curse of Strahd," is a big deal, or, at least, why it's interestign.

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Links:

-An excellent and candid podcast interview with Chris Chibnall from 2014 about Torchwood and Broadchurch with the Nerdist Writers Panel.

-"D&D's Ravenloft Returns with the Help of its Original Creators" by Charlie Hall via Polygon.

-"Sketch Fridays #15 - A Boy and His Blob" by D. Bethel. The "Sketch Friday" post about A Boy and His Blob Dan refers to during the Week in Geek.

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio

-"I am the Doctor" by Jon Pertwee

-"Theme of D (Entrance)" by Tetsuya Komuro (from Vampire Hunter D)

-"Circle of Life" by Carmen Twilie & Lebo M (from The Lion King

*Quote taken from Army of Darkness.

Week in Geek: Andrew goes back to playing Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, while Dan goes way back into the past by playing the Nintendo DS release of the Super Famicom classic, Front Mission.

Also, friends of the show, Jason Tudor and Keith Houin's sci-fi webcomic, Vorpal, now has a print version available for purchase. Check it out at Headshrinker's Press.

Archiving Legacies: Dan and Andrew discuss how video games are being preserved and/or reintroduced to modern players and how the process isn't as straightforward as it seems like it should be.

A +1 Parting of the Ways: Wizards of the Coast announces that it will not be holding an official presence at this year's Gen Con, which is strange since Dungeons & Dragons creator, Gary Gygax, actually founded the show. What does this mean for WotC and Gen Con?

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Links:

-"The New Tech Making Game Preservation More Authentic and Future-Proof" by Kyle Orland, discusses Digital Eclipse Software, the studio that made Mega Man Legacy Collection.

-"No WotC at Gen Con This Year?" An EnWorld thread surrounding WotC's decision to not officially have Dungeons & Dragons at Gen Con this year.

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio

-"Mega Man 3 - Selection Theme" by Yasuaki Fujita (aka Bunbun)

-"Wave Myself Goodbye" by Rory Gallagher

-"Free" by Suprkidz

Week in Geek: Andrew nearly swims between the polar ends of Final Fantasy by watching Final Fantasy X HD Remaster and playing for himself Final Fantasy for iOS. Dan, on the other hand, has been playing The Swindle on PS4.

Dungeon Master's Guild: Dan and Andrew discuss a few of the facets involved with Wizards of the Coast's and Dungeon & Dragon's news about the newly opened "Dungeon Master's Guild" whereby user-created DnD content can be sold without worry of legal repercussion.

Starman: Andrew and Dan spend some time to talk about the death of David Bowie, despite the fact that their exposure to his work was tangential and limited at best. However, it must be said that his work and impact was hard to ignore.

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Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio

-"Changes" by David Bowie

-"The Man Who Sold the World" by Midge Ure

-"Magic Dance (Single Version)" by David Bowie

Week in Geek: Inspired by last week, Andrew starts watching Cowboy Bebop while Dan checks out the new sketchbook by one of his favorite working artists, Giannis Milonogiannis, called Never Be Game Over.

Sub Vs. Dub: Dan and Andrew tackle what is possibly a moot issue in the world of digital home video and media, but they still find the issues underpinning the perennial debate over which is a better experience: subtitled anime versus English dubbed versions.

Toshiro Mifune: Despite being a bit of older news, Andrew and Dan discuss the importance of Hollywood recognizing the contributions of Toshiro Mifune to not only Japanese cinema but American (and worldwide) cinema as well.

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Links:

-Giannis Milonogiannis: http://www.milonogiannis.com/

-Giannis' 2015 Sketchbook, Never Be Game Over: https://gumroad.com/l/azxsu

-Ted Woolsey & Translating Final Fantasy III (VI): http://www.playeronepodcast.com

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio

-"Let's Fighting Love" by Trey Parker (from South Park episode 8.1, "Good Times With Weapons")

-"Titles" by Masaru Satoh & His Orchestra (from Yojimbo)

-"Cyborg Mermaid" by Kaori Akima (from Gunnm [Battle Angel] OVA)

SPOILER ALERT: Dan and Andrew go into detail about the plot of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in this episode. So, if you haven't seen it, please refrain from listening. You have been notified.

The new year is brought in an...interesting...fashion. Base humor and extended conversations are but a small step into 2016!

Week in Geek: The boys play some catch up as Andrew plays Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Dan watches Cowboy Bebop.

The Force Awakens A Lot of Opinions: The movie that caught the world's imagination is under the lens this week, though both Dan and Andrew come to Star Wars: The Force Awakens from very different places with very different attitudes. It is a movie that has been universally praised but severely dissected among the fandom. Andrew and Dan dissect the schism as well as offer bits of their own insights into this, overall, fun movie.

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Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio

-"Main Title and the Attack on the Jakku Village" by John Williams (from Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

-"The Jedi Steps and Finale" by John Williams (from Star Wars: The Force Awakens)