[COLUMN] Reminder: E3 Conferences Used To Be So Much Worse | by Marty Sliva
Like a lot of you, I miss E3. I miss downtown Los Angeles transforming into a video game wonderland for...
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[AD-FREE] What Makes a Great Video Game Weapon? | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about their favorite weapons in games, and what makes them memorable from a mechanical, visual, and audio perspective.
2025-05-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostDoom: The Dark Ages' Designers Think You're Dumb | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2025-05-19 15:02:37 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Andor is the Purest Star Wars | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Andor in its entirety, with the sh...
2025-05-19 13:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostChaos Pontificates | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Cat's Paw | Ep. 7
This week's episode of Adventure is Nigh is now available!
2025-05-17 17:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] What Does a 10/10 Actually Mean? | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, KC, Marty, and Jess chat about what it means for a game to be a 10/10, another big game delay into 2026, and the impending release of the Persona 5 gacha game.
2025-05-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostExpedition 33 Wasn’t a Fluke, It’s the Future | Unpacked
On this week's episode of Unpacked, Nick digs into the success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and how its developer Sandfall Interactive and publisher Kepler could be a model for future success ac...
2025-05-16 15:01:42 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Final Destination Was a Horror Franchise for the End of History | by Darren Mooney
Note: The final few paragraphs of this article include some discussion of...
2025-05-16 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostTurn-Based Combat Didn’t Need Saving From Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an incredible game. But contrary to what some folks might be saying, it isn’t here to save turn-based combat, if only because turn-based combat didn’t need saving...
2025-05-15 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #67
Hey all! This week, Nick is in Poland on a work trip, so Jess Hoops will be joining me, KC, and Eric. We'll be gabbing about what it means for a game to score a 10/10, our personal 10s, news of the...
2025-05-15 17:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostRemakes, Remasters, and Re-Whatevers | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, Yahtzee ponders the separation between re-releases, remasters and remakes.
2025-05-15 15:01:49 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Thunderbolts* Thoughts and Our Summer Movie Preview | The Rewind Podcast
This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack, and Marty discuss Thunderbolts*, Kung Fury II's strange "leak," and a look at the slate of movies releasing this summer.
2025-05-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | Fully Ramblomatic
This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
2025-05-14 16:02:23 +0000 UTC View PostLabyrinth of the Demon King Has Great Vibes and Not-So-Great Combat | Discovery Queue
On this episode of Discovery Queue, Marty and Jesse G take a dip inside the Labyrinth of the Demon King, a first-person RPG that feels like a spooky take on King's Field, with A+ vibes and C+ comba...
2025-05-13 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Dragon in Super Mario Odyssey | by Marty Sliva
The Switch 2 is only three weeks away, but I’m over here still thinking about that one weird dragon f...
2025-05-13 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Where Have All the GTA Clones Gone? | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about the new GTA 6 trailer, and use that to discuss the broader topic of GTA clones.
2025-05-13 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post[PREMIERE] Marvel's Spider-Man's "Puddlegate" Was Deeper Than You Think | Game Arcadia
Introducing Game Arcadia, a new animated show hosted by Jenna Stoeber taking a look at the weirdest, most interesting and out there stories from the gaming community.
2025-05-12 15:04:08 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] On Andor, There Is No Way Out | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece will include a full and frank discussion of the latest b...
2025-05-12 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostHaunted House Renovator, Skin Deep, Captain Blood, & Shotgun Cop Man | Yahtzee Tries
This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2025-05-11 17:15:19 +0000 UTC View PostJust A Quick Thank You!
Hey folks,
We just had our best week of Patreon sign-ups in over a year.
The number may not reflect it publicly as a lot of you signed up for annual subscriptions, but this week defini...
2025-05-10 20:56:42 +0000 UTC View PostLet's Make a Dungeon Using Dice
Jack wanted to show you things in his house. So here's a video about that.
You can download the map below.
2025-05-10 15:43:17 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] From AAA to Indie Metroidvanias (ft. Alex Hutchinson) | Dev Heads
This week on Dev Heads, JM8, Tina, and Mikee are joined by Alex Hutchinson to chat about his journey from working on Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, to Revenge of the Savage Planet, and everything in...
2025-05-10 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Grand Theft Auto VI Is Going to Sell Several Bajillion Copies in 2026 | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Nick, KC, and Marty chat about Clair Obscur's success, Mafia: The Old Country's modest ambitions, and the Grand Theft Auto VI delay + new trailer.
2025-05-09 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostHow Dumb Corporations Killed Traditional Games Media | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2025-05-09 15:02:31 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In Poker Face, All the World's a Stage | by Darren Mooney
Note: The second season of Poker Face launched this week on Peacock with ...
2025-05-09 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #66
This week we're talking all about that big new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, the big sales numbers of Expedition 33, and Mafia: The Old Country just got a release date, price and gameplay reveal. 2025-05-08 18:46:57 +0000 UTC View Post
[PREMIERE] Hades and Writing Characters from a Performer’s Perspective (feat. Cyrus Nemati) | Storycraft
The pilot episode of a new series from Jess Hoops, Storycraft, is now available!
2025-05-08 15:08:08 +0000 UTC View PostClair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Fully Ramblomatic
On this week's Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee puts on his beret and dives into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
2025-05-07 16:03:55 +0000 UTC View PostAndor and What It Means To Be "Mature" Star Wars | The Backdrop
On this episode of The Backdrop, Darren Mooney examines Andor and what it means for Star Wars to be "mature."
2025-05-06 19:05:27 +0000 UTC View PostSecond Wind and the Year Ahead
We've got a lot of exciting things cooking at Second Wind for 2025.
2025-05-06 15:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post