[COLUMN] Banjo’s 17-Year Absence Is a Crime | by Marty Sliva
The greatest crime in all of gaming is the fact that we haven’t had a new Banjo-Kazooie game in nea...
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[AD-FREE] The Joy of Solving Mysteries in Games | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty use Blue Prince as a jumping off point to discuss what makes a good video game mystery.
2025-04-22 00:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhy Having Too Much Content Can Ruin a Good Game | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2025-04-21 15:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Netflix's WrestleMania May Represent the Future of Streaming | by Darren Mooney
This weekend, Netflix got ready to rumble, hosting the streaming service’s first WrestleMania.
Dreadmoor Sure Reminds Me A Lot of The Day Before | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2025-04-18 15:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Oblivion Remaster and the State of Bethesda in 2025 | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Nick, KC, and Marty chat about the worst-kept secret of the Oblivion remaster, and how Bethesda as a whole looks in 2025.
2025-04-18 15:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Sinners is Tale of Creativity, Commerce and Ownership | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, which opens thi...
Split Fiction’s Writing Is Bad, So Let’s Fix It | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-04-17 15:03:42 +0000 UTC View PostBlue Prince | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-04-16 16:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] A Minecraft Movie Has Saved Cinema | The Rewind Podcast
This week on The Rewind, Jack, Marty, and Jesse S chat about A Minecraft Movie. Which one? You'll have to tune in to see!
2025-04-16 01:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In Defense of Easy Mode | by Marty Sliva
Over the past few years, I feel like I’ve learned to embrace the warm glow of a given game’s easy mode. I...
[AD-FREE] The Double-Edged Sword of Roguelikes and Roguelites in 2025 | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee is feeling under the weather, so Nick steps in to chat about roguelikes and roguelites with, JM8 and Marty.
Blue Prince Is a Masterfully Designed Puzzle Game
A new essay on Blue Prince is now available from yours truly (Nick)!
2025-04-14 15:05:45 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In the Second Season of The Last of Us, Nothing Remains Buried | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for “Future Days”, the second season prem...
R.E.P.O., That's Not My Neighbor, and Peripeteia | Yahtzee Tries
This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2025-04-13 16:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostA Flora House Advocate | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Cat's Paw | Ep. 5
This week's episode of Adventure is Nigh is now available!
2025-04-12 18:22:41 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Why Are Game Devs Layoffs Still Happening? | Dev Heads
This week on Dev Heads, JM8, Tina, and Mikee chat about the never-ending bad news of layoffs across the industry.
2025-04-12 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] We've Got Ourselves a GOTY Contender in Blue Prince | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Nick, KC, and Marty chat about the excellent new puzzler Blue Prince, which is sure to be a GOTY contender when December rolls around.
2025-04-12 01:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post[NEW SERIES] Haste’s Momentum-Based Running Is Nothing Like Sonic the Hedgehog | Discovery Queue
Hey folks!
Here's a new series from us called Discovery Queue.
We're still going to be doing one-off essays for indie games, but we wanted something a bit more laid back, easier to rec...
2025-04-11 20:07:36 +0000 UTC View PostWill Marathon Be the Answer to PlayStation’s Live-Service Woes? | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2025-04-11 17:11:41 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] What Hollywood Should Learn from A Minecraft Movie | by Darren Mooney
A Minecraft Movie is a massive success, no matter how anyone cuts it.
In its opening weekend,
Koira Is a Sweet, Simple Tale of Friendship | Bytesized Review
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Jess Hoops!
2025-04-10 19:06:49 +0000 UTC View Post[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #62
This week we'll be gushing over Blue Prince, games that make us feel dumb and plenty of new game announcements from the Triple-iii showcase happening today!
Send in your thoughts, questions, ...
2025-04-10 16:07:29 +0000 UTC View Post[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Tonda Ros on Making a Puzzle Masterpiece with Blue Prince | Interview
Hey folks!
For my (Nick) monthly experimental video for March, I sat down with Tonda Ros, the developer of Blue Prince for an extensive interview about his journey to becoming a game dev and...
More Dokapon Kingdom Tonight at 6 PM CT!
Normally don't post streams here on Patreon, but we know a ton of you love when we play Dokapon so make sure to tune in for the goofs and spoofs in just under an hour!
2025-04-09 22:07:25 +0000 UTC View PostAtomfall | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-04-09 16:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostNew Merch Available on DFTBA!
We've got a brand-new shirt up over on DFTBA for you Adventure is Nigh fans out there.
Get it here....
[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Yahtzee Reads the Lore of Mortal Kombat
You liked the video of Yahtzee reading the Kingdom Hearts lore so much that we're back with another lore reading exclusively for Patreon backers!
This time it's on the Mortal Kombat series....
AI Can't Make Art, Only Rip It Off | The Backdrop
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2025-04-08 15:11:54 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Sometimes 'Good' Is Good Enough | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about the importance of "good graphics" in 2025, and whether they're enough to carry an entire game.
2025-04-08 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post