In the late '80s and early '90s, few (if any) electronics companies were more respected than Sony. Eager to get into gaming, Sony partnered with Nintendo on a project called Play Station (with the ...
2018-05-10 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte changed my life. Twice, in fact. When I first met him in 2014, his new company was a largely-unknown upstart, but today, Patreon is a world-renowned name with ...
2018-05-08 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Xbox One's Dire Exclusive Games Problem!
2018-05-08 06:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It ain't lookin' good.
2018-05-07 16:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey All!
I hope you’re all doing fantastic, and that your week went swimmingly.
You likely already noticed that this update is a little different, in that there’s a podcast attached ...
We all have movies that stick with us as we move through life. Some films inspire us and make us happy; others provoke thought or make us sad. And some are movies we had no business watching as chi...
2018-05-03 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket.
2018-05-02 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Marc Boggio is a good man who found himself in a profoundly unfortunate situation. While serving as a medic in the Canadian military, Corporal Boggio fell ill, and the unimaginable happened: He los...
2018-05-01 17:10:18 +0000 UTC View Post
The PlayStation Six: The First Party Studios Sony Shut Down!
2018-05-01 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Goodnight, sweet prince.
2018-04-30 17:38:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings and Salutations!
I hope you're all doing well, and that you're revving up for what I hope will be a fantastic weekend.
First off, you may notice the art above. Those at the $50...
Hey All,
If you're seeing this, it's because you support CLS on Patreon at any level. First, allow me to thank you for that.
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Late last year, I went to San Francisco to record some episodes of CLS: Fireside Chats. You've heard all but two of them. This month's exclusive podcast is one of the two yet-unheard shows. It stars M...
2018-04-27 16:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has had exceptional staying power. It's enjoyed ebbs and flows in its relevance and success, of course, but it's been in the nerd consciousness for more than 30 years, ...
2018-04-26 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's call today's guest Drew. Drew is an EMT, but more importantly for the purposes of this podcast, he's an expert in surviving horrific disasters. He takes a particular interest in surviving Sou...
2018-04-25 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Upcoming PS4-exclusive Quantic Dream adventure Detroit: Become Human is only a month or so away. So why don't we take the time to play through the game's very first mission -- Hostage -- two different...
2018-04-24 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The 10 Most Underrated Video Games of the Last Decade!
2018-04-24 06:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
As voted on by CLS' Patrons!
2018-04-23 17:11:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey All,
I hope this week’s update post finds you all well!
First things first: It’s time to reveal this month’s custom art print. As you know, Dagan and I are having a blast with ...
In the pre-Internet days, few things distracted children as much as Nickelodeon, one of the earliest and most successful cable television channels ever created. With humble origins in the late '70s...
2018-04-19 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Erin (my girlfriend) and I are always looking for new ways to bond, and she came up with a novel idea some weeks ago: Why don't we do some Let's Plays together? I think it's a great idea, and I figure...
2018-04-18 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Kelly Carlin is, like her father -- the famous comedian George Carlin -- a sort of modern-day philosopher, a rarity in today's climate that calls things exactly as it is. I invited her to Santa Mon...
2018-04-17 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
God of War PS4 Review!
2018-04-17 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey Family,
I hope you all had a fantastic week, and are looking forward to the weekend. I don’t have a whole lot to report to you this week; I’ve been spending much of my time getting back into...
2018-04-13 23:04:35 +0000 UTC View Post
In 1991, a game came out that changed the Moriarty Brothers' lives. It was in that year that Street Fighter II took the world by storm, and changed the way we looked at, played, and experienced gam...
2018-04-12 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
When Dagan and I convened this past week to record a bunch of new episodes of KnockBack (10 of them, in fact, which will begin rolling out for $5+/month Patrons tomorrow!), I said ...
Matt Canoy went to Full Sail, where he thought he would make video games for a living. But that's not what he wanted to do. Instead, he wanted to engineer, and is currently working on two apps so s...
2018-04-10 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Hi Guys!” -Dagan mimicking the YouTubers his daughter watches.
I hope you’re all doing great! I’m writing this from cold-and-windy Philadelphia, where snow is apparently incoming. Daga...
War is hell. But on the big screen, it's sure as hell fun to watch. On this week's episode of KnockBack, Dagan and I take a long, hard look at our favorite war movies -- from the obvious to the obs...
2018-04-05 16:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post