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[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #57

It's going to be a pretty laid-back week on Firelink this week, so we're going to spend a lot of time answering your questions and comments on tonight's episode!

Send in your thoughts, quest...

I Was Bored, So I Did a Black Mesa Ironman Run | Semi-Ramblomatic

This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available.

Avowed | Fully Ramblomatic

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

[AD-FREE] Who Are the Oscars Actually For? | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Marty, and Jesse chat about the passing of Gene Hackman and unpack this year's Academy Awards.

Announcing Lost & Found - Second Wind's Work for Hire Arm

Today we’re excited to announce Lost & Found, the new work-for-hire arm of Second Wind.

From day one, we planned to do work-for-hire projects to help keep Second Wind sustainable. Thank...

[COLUMN] GTFO, FOMO | by Marty Sliva

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[AD-FREE] The Worst Kinds of Levels in Games | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about their least-favorite kinds of levels in games, from forced stealth sections to FromSoft's beloved poison swamps.

The Exact Moment I Fell For Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Marty takes a look at the exact moment he realized that Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii was a game for him.

[COLUMN] This Year, Filmmakers Want You to Notice the Camera | by Darren Mooney

As has been much-discussed, this is an age of “2025-03-03 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Twisted Tower, FlyKnight, Blood Typers, and Wordatro | Yahtzee Tries

This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!

[COLUMN] Gene Hackman Set the Standard | by Darren Mooney

Gene Hackman passed away earlier this week, one of the great institutions of Hollywood cinema.

Ha...

Because of the Implication | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Cat's Paw | Ep. 2

This week's episode of Adventure is Nigh is now available! Reminder that new episodes for Season 4 drop every other week.

[AD-FREE] BioShock Changed the FPS, Will Wartorn Do the Same for RTS? | Dev Heads

This week on Dev Heads, JM8, Tina, and Mikee are joined by Paul Hellquist, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Stray Kite Studios, to chat about his work on BioShock, Borderlands 2, and the up...

Monster Hunter Wilds Actually Has a Narrative Worth Paying Attention to

A new short essay is now available on Monster Hunter Wilds from KC!

The Shocking and Frustrating Shutdown of Monolith Studios | Unpacked

This week on Unpacked, we’re unfortunately talking about more layoffs yet again, taking another look at the NetEase story from last week as more details have come out, and wrapping up the week on...

[AD-FREE] We've Played Over 40 Hours of Monster Hunter Wilds, and... | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, KC, Nick, and Marty are joined by Javed to chat about Second Wind's big new Animal Well documentary, news coming out of WB Games and The Pokemon Company, and KC's time so far...

[COLUMN] Does It Even Matter Who Runs LucasFilm After Kathleen Kennedy? | by Darren Mooney

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[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Wave Race 64 is the Most Underrated OST of its Time

For this month's experimental video, we have a fun video essay from Senior Editor, Jesse Schwab, taking a look back at one of the most underrated original soundtracks of its time - the music of Wav...

[WRITE-IN] Firelink Moving to Thursdays for a Month - EP #56

Hey folks!

Just a quick update that Firelink will be on Thursday nights for the next six weeks starting tomorrow. 

I have an obligation on Wednesday eve...

[AVAILABLE NOW] The Making of Animal Well | Documentary

Thanks for tuning into the Premiere! You can now watch the documentary at your own leisure.

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It's finally time for our first premium documentary here on Second Wind!

Thank you...

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector | Fully Ramblomatic

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

With Brave New World, Marvel Turns Its Back on Its Future | The Backdrop

This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!

[AD-FREE] Why Are Pirate Games So Damn Good? | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about why pirate-themed games, no matter the genre, seem to resonate so strongly with them.

[COLUMN] Every Single Gaming Storefront Is Terrible | by Marty Sliva

Over the past year or so, these columns from me have generally been on the positive side of things, an...

Ranking the Worst FromSoftware Swamps | Design Delve

This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!

[COLUMN] Netflix’s Zero Day Is Haunted by the Ghost of Joe Biden | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains full spoilers for Zero Day, the six-episode min...