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[COLUMN] This Summer, The Kids Are Not All Right | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains discussion of the plots - and some twists - of both 28 Years Later and Weapons. These are two of the best films of the year. If you haven’t...

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[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #81

Hell yeah, we're talking about Silksong again. This time, JM8 is joining us to chat about our recent Hollow Knight replays, the news that several indie games are being delayed to move out ...

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The Knightling Review | Bytesized

KC Nwosu reviews The Knightling, developed by Twirlbound.

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Mafia: The Old Country | Fully Ramblomatic

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee reviewed Mafia: The Old Country.

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[AD-FREE] Alien: Earth, Peacemaker Season 2, and More | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack, and Marty chat about the first few episodes of Alien: Earth, the start of Peacemaker season 2, and anything else they've been watching.

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Alien: Earth Makes the Classic Sci-Fi Universe Bigger | The Backdrop

Darren Mooney sets his coordinates for Alien: Earth, examining how the show strikes a fine balance between old and new.

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[COLUMN] Do You Ever Forget Just How Good a Game Is? | by Marty Sliva

Do you ever forget just how good a game is? You played something at some point in your life and enjoyed the hell out of it. You might even consider it to be in the upper echelon of its given genre....

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[AD-FREE] Making a Video Game Developer Alignment Chart | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 attempt to make a D&D-esque alignment chart for video game developers, ranging from Lawful Good to Chaotic Evil.

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Five Anime-Inspired Games to Keep an Eye On | Wishlist

This week on Wishlist, KC Nwosu takes a look at five upcoming anime-inspiring games.

[COLUMN] 'What is Starfleet?' is One of the Best Star Trek Episodes in Years | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains full spoilers for the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “What is Starfleet?”, which premiered on Paramount+ this week. It...

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Who the Heck Cares About Player Counts? | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

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[AD-FREE] Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Real, and It's Out Very, Very Soon | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about Silksong's imminent release, the big trailers out of Gamescom, and all the stuff they've been playing.

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[COLUMN] In its Second Season, Peacemaker Is an Intimate Exploration of the Multiverse | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece includes spoilers for the first episode of the second season of Peacemaker, which released on HBO Max this week. At time of writing, I’ve seen the f...

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[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #80

You can finally stop asking about it in chat now. We'll also be discussing some additional news topics and the games we've been playing as per usual!

Send in your thoughts, questions, or topi...

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Enough With the Pointless Skill Trees | Semi-Ramblomatic

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

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Tales of the Shire | Fully Ramblomatic

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

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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 w/ Nick and Marty

We're going live with our co-stream of Gamescom Opening Night Live in just a few minutes! Come hang and watch all the updates and reveals of upcoming games.

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Misc. A Tiny Tale Is the Best GameCube Game That Never Existed

Misc. A Tiny Tale is a new 3D platformer from Tinyware Games that would've fit perfectly alongside Chibi-Robo! and the rest of the Nintendo GameCube library.

Check out Misc. A Tiny Tale on S...

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[AD-FREE] The Good, the Bad, and the Weird Kinds of "Yellow Paint" | Windbreaker Podcast

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 chat about all different kinds of ways that games help guide the player towards their destination.

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Are Video Game Patents Ruining the Industry? | Design Delve

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

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[COLUMN] Eddington is a True 21st Century Western | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains spoilers for Eddington, which is available now on premium video on demand. Real, serious spoilers about major plot developments within the mo...

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Advent Neon, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Öoo, and Is This Seat Taken? | Yahtzee Tries

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

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[10 AM CT on 8/16] Mid-Year 12 Hour Marathon Stream!

Hey folks!

Tomorrow from 10 AM to 10 PM CT Second Wind will be doing our annual (a bit later than usual because this Summer was busy!) 12-hour marathon stream! Most of our team will be there...

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EA, Please Don’t Ruin Battlefield 6 | Unpacked

This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!

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[AD-FREE] Is a "Good Enough" Game Good Enough Anymore? | Firelink Podcast

This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about Mafia: The Old Country, and whether a game that's "good enough" is good enough for folks in 2025.

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[COLUMN] The Relative Novelty of Alien: Earth | by Darren Mooney

Note: This piece contains some broad context spoilers for the first two episodes of Alien: Earth, which are streaming on Disney+ now. Nothing too heavy or plot-specifi...

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[WRITE-IN] Firelink Episode #79

This week on Firelink we're gonna be talking about Mafia: The Old Country. It doesn't really bring anything new to the table, and critics and players have a lot of differing opinions about that. View Post

Atomic Owl Review | Bytesized

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from KC Nwosu!

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Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | Fully Ramblomatic

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

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[AD-FREE] Weapons and The Naked Gun Prove Why Theaters Are Still King | The Rewind Podcast

This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack, and Marty chat about Weapons, The Naked Gun, KPop Demon Hunters, and whatever else they've been watching.

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