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Graven | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] The Sunk-Cost Fallacy of Finishing Games (ft. Nick Calandra) | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Marty, Frost, and Nick discuss the sunk-cost fallacy of finishing games... even if you're not enjoying them.

January 2024 Revenue Report

Hey folks!

Now that we're officially paying salaries for our full-timers, we wanted to give you the January revenue report which also includes our first salary payment that went out on February 1st to give you a tru...

Kingsvein Has You Fighting Over Your Friends' Corpses | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available, this time from Elise Avery checking out Kingsvein! 

Marvel's Editing Is the Cruelest Cut of All | The Backdrop

A new episode of The Backdrop is now available!

[COLUMN] Marvel Was Once Embarrassed by Netflix and Fox; Now It's Nostalgic For Them | by Darren Mooney

Just over two weeks ago, it was announced that Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson would reprise their roles as2024-02-05 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Just What the Heck Is Palworld? | Yahtzee Tries

A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!

[COLUMN] True Detective's Lovecraftian Horror Was Always Its Broken World | by Darren Mooney

Early in True Detective, Detectives Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) and Rustin “Rust” Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) are summoned to a crime scene. Teenager Dora Lange (Amanda Rose Batz) has been murdered. Her body has been st...

Was Dark Souls' Blighttown a Mistake? | Design Delve

Hey folks!

A new episode of Design Delve is now available!

PS: Apologies for the delay on posting this, been working with payroll software all morning and this slipped my mind!

[COLUMN] Argylle Works Best as Piece of IP Performance Art | by Darren Mooney

Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle is a bloated and indulgent mess of a movie. It’s also very dumb. However, it is at least dumb in an interesting way. If nothing else, it confirms Vaughn as a fascinating filmmaker in the landscap...

[AD-FREE] PlayStation State of Play with Second Wind | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Nick, KC and Marty react to Playstation's latest State of Play announcements, including Death Stranding 2, Rise of the Ronin, Silent Hill 2 Remake and more!

I'm Here for Tales of Kenzera: Zau's Afrofuturist Revolution | Bytesized Preview

Hey folks! 

So we're still figuring out what a "preview" looks like on Second Wind, but this our first attempt and we wanted to make it something a bit more than a recap of what was played by providing some interesting details about the game and its background. A bit of an essay / preview mashup, if you ...

[PREMIERE] Joining the Outer Wilds Club | Good Blood

Hey folks!

The first episode of our next video series, Good Blood, from Javed Sterritt, is now available!

We hope you love it, and new episodes will drop every other Thursday!

[AD-FREE] The Games and Genres We Just Don't Get (ft. Jack Packard) | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Jack joins Yahtzee and Frost to discuss the wildly popular games and genres that they just can't wrap their heads around. From idle farming sims to cookie clicker, exactly what is it about these things that keeps players hooked? 

[COLUMN] Persona 3 Reload Made Me Finally Love Persona 3 | by Marty Sliva

When a new video game remake comes along, chances are it’s just going to reinforce an opinion I already have. The Resident Evil 4, Shadow of the Colossus, and Link’s Awakening remakes all reminded me of why I lo...

Lethal Company's Horror is in Its Simplicity | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available, this time from freelancer Michael Cripe exploring the simplicity of Lethal Company!

[SPONSOR-FREE] Thoughts After Spending 60 Hours in Palworld | Cold Take

Here's the latest episode of Cold Take, but without a sponsor! 

Thoughts After Spending 60 Hours in Palworld | Cold Take

A new episode of Cold Take is now available!

[COLUMN] 25 Years After The Blair Witch Project, We're All Lost in the Woods | by Darren Mooney

25 years ago last week, The Blair Witch Project premiered at Sundance. It is interesting to consider the film’s legacy.

There is a tendency to think of The Blair Witch Project as the first “found footage�...

Salaries Begin This Week + FAQ

Hey folks!

I'm very excited and proud to say that salaries begin this week, on February 1st, for our full-time members. This is a huge milestone for us, and one that I can't believe we're able to say we're doing in just three months. It doesn't feel real yet.

The entire team and I want to thank you for the suppo...

[COLUMN] Band of Brothers Is a War Story, The Pacific Is an Anti-War Epic | by Darren Mooney

Masters of the Air premiered on Apple TV+ this Friday. It is the third miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks looking at American involvement in the Second World War, following Band of Brothers and 2024-01-28 16:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Unpacking the Drama Behind Palworld

Whoa, this is new. For the first time in over 7 years I'm the one that edited a video.

This is a pilot for a new video essay series that yours truly is planning on working on, talking about the intersection of business and games, including videos like this where we provide much-needed context on big online conversation...

Lil' Guardsman Is a Papers, Please Vibe Shift | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available, this time from Will Cruz checking out Lil' Guardsman! 

[PREMIERE] 13 Times People Leaked Military Documents on War Thunder | Chronicle

The very first episode of Chronicle, our follow-up to The Stuff of Legends, is now available! 

[COLUMN] This Year's Nominations Suggest Netflix Changed the Oscars - Just Not How They Expected | by Darren Mooney

This week saw the announcement of the Oscar nominations. It was a good day for Netflix. The streamer picked up 18 nominations,2024-01-26 15:04:35 +0000 UTC View Post