Reflecting on Two Years of Second Wind | Unpacked
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Good Luck Modernizing Silent Hill 1, Bloober Team | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-11-13 16:03:11 +0000 UTC View PostVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-11-12 17:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Marty’s Tokyo Travelogue #2 | by Marty Sliva
![[COLUMN] Marty’s Tokyo Travelogue #2 | by Marty Sliva](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/1/lo/hj/4e9b88-019e8dff-68d7-7771-910c-fce5ddff8d11.jpg)
My Tokyo adventures continue, and I’m happy to report that this is still the perfect city for wandering around (averaging 11 miles of walking each day!), turning a random corner, and stumbling upon something absolutely incredible. That might be a serene park, a fantastic meal, an unforgettable bar, or a big ol’ Gundam.
On the nature fr...
2025-11-12 15:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostIs Pokémon Intentionally Designed to Waste Your Time? | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2025-11-10 16:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Pluribus is About the Loneliness - and the Selfishness - of Grief | by Darren Mooney
![[COLUMN] Pluribus is About the Loneliness - and the Selfishness - of Grief | by Darren Mooney](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/7/ds/ex/4e9b88-019e8dff-6904-7226-9a51-b694838a483b.jpg)
Note: This piece contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Pluribus, which is now streaming on Apple TV+. It is the best new show of the year, and well worth watching. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, feel free to bookmark this and come back.
Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus begins with the end...
2025-11-10 15:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Sentence, BallxPit, Silly Polly Beast, and Goblin Cleanup | Yahtzee Tries
A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2025-11-09 17:53:44 +0000 UTC View PostDon't Sleep on Hell Is Us If You Enjoy Exploration
No Unpacked today because we had an episode out on Monday, so instead please listen to Nick gush about Hell Is Us for a few minutes!
2025-11-07 16:08:02 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon Legends: Z-A | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-11-05 17:03:56 +0000 UTC View PostIs Hollywood Ready for a Generation of YouTube Filmmakers? | The Backdrop
A new episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2025-11-04 16:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostIt Was Always About the "Right" Politics in Video Games | Unpacked
A new episode of Unpacked is now available!
2025-11-03 16:30:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe Indie Compilation | Fully Ramblomatic
Don't worry, you're still getting the 2025 compilation at the start of next year!
We had this ready to go in the event that Yahtzee wasn't able to get a Fully Ramblomatic done while we were filming Adventure is Nigh the last two weeks.... but he's a workhorse and didn't skip a beat.
So, enjoy this compilation of indie games Yahtzee...
2025-11-02 17:09:24 +0000 UTC View PostThere Is No Reason to Own an Xbox Anymore | Unpacked
The latest episode of Unpacked is live!
2025-10-31 15:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Deliver Me From Nowhere is a So-So Study of an Artist, But a Love Letter to His Producer | by Darren Mooney
![[COLUMN] Deliver Me From Nowhere is a So-So Study of an Artist, But a Love Letter to His Producer | by Darren Mooney](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/5/qt/ot/4e9b88-019e8dff-69d8-7a2d-a4db-f19a9074008d.jpg)
NOTE: This piece contains spoilers for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, although that warning implies the film might contain some element of surprise. It’s mostly a functional paint-by-number biopic looking at the development of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, a frustratingly conventional account of the produ...
2025-10-31 14:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostGame of the Year Is Going to Be a Bloodbath
A new essay is now available from Marty Sliva!
2025-10-30 15:07:40 +0000 UTC View PostLittle Nightmares III | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-10-29 16:03:08 +0000 UTC View PostNights of Horror Streams - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 - 8 PM CT
Hey folks!
With most of the team still out filming Adventure is Nigh this week, I'm holding down the fort, and our streaming schedule is all out of whack.
So tonight, tomorrow and Thursday, I'll be playing a short horror game with either Jess or Jenna!
We'll be back to our normal programming next week!
See you later ...
[AD-FREE] The Joys of In-Person Gaming | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, JM8, Marty, and Jesse are together in Milwaukee, and chatting about the joys of gaming with pals in-person, from couch co-op, to TTRPGs, and more.
2025-10-28 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Joker's Folly - A Balatro One-Shot | Adventure is Nigh!
Today we're excited to finally share with you the Adventure is Nigh One-Shot we've been working on, themed around Balatro!
We're doing a live premiere for this one at 10 AM CT, so join us in just under an hour for some great spoofin, goofin and D&D action with Jack, Yahtzee and guest star, Jenna Stoeber!
[COLUMN] Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite is a Modern Take on a Cold War Template | by Darren Mooney
![[COLUMN] Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite is a Modern Take on a Cold War Template | by Darren Mooney](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/11/cg/cj/4e9b88-019e8dff-69df-7ea9-80b2-a1b410f48353.jpg)
NOTE: This piece contains spoilers for Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, which is now streaming on Netflix and is a worthy addition to the canon of nuclear thrillers codified by Doctor Strangelove and Fail Safe. If you want to watch it knowing as little as the characters, feel free to bookmark and come back. ...
2025-10-27 14:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostOur Favorite Games from Steam Next Fest
Another Steam Next Fest has come and gone, so we've got another round of games we think you should keep an eye on!
2025-10-25 15:26:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe MindsEye Disaster Is A Perfect Case Study | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2025-10-24 15:04:57 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In Gen V, Baby Boomers Are Back With a Vengeance | by Darren Mooney
![[COLUMN] In Gen V, Baby Boomers Are Back With a Vengeance | by Darren Mooney](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/3/jl/nc/4e9b88-019e8dff-69fa-7fea-93cb-f4e3331ea079.jpg)
Note: This piece contains spoilers for the second season of Gen V, which is now streaming in its entirety on Prime Video. It’s… fine. The show still lacks a distinct identity outside of The Boys, and the season descends heavily into lore as it runs, but the cast is charming and the series delivers on most of wha...
2025-10-24 14:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Our Favorite Video Game Performances Ever | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, KC, Nick, and Marty chat about what they've been playing, their gaming habits while traveling, and their all-time favorite video game performances.
2025-10-24 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post[WRITE-IN] Our Favorite Video Game Performances Ever | Firelink Podcast
![[WRITE-IN] Our Favorite Video Game Performances Ever | Firelink Podcast](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/7/bg/eu/4e9b88-019e8dff-6a02-7d45-a80c-d0bdbdf751c3.jpg)
It's a very special episode of Firelink today as we're all together in-person! We'll be talking about our favorite performances in video games today, along with the usual what we've been playing and watching!
Send in your thoughts, questions, or topics you'd be interested in us discussing! We won't have time to read and discuss everything,...
2025-10-23 16:52:49 +0000 UTC View PostHow Horse Armor Corrupted the Video Game Market | Game Arcadia
A new episode of Game Arcadia from Jenna Stoeber is now available!
2025-10-23 15:03:21 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Three Days at PAX Australia 2025 | by Lachlan Williams
![[COLUMN] Three Days at PAX Australia 2025 | by Lachlan Williams](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/11/bi/ct/4e9b88-019e8dff-6a24-7f9e-a5ee-de751b6f6376.jpg)
Hi everyone. Nice to meet you. My name is Lachlan Williams, and I’ve been doing this for ages. If you only know the Second Wind crew from their amazing story of rebirth as the independent media group it is today, you might not know me. But, if you followed Nick, Yahtzee, Darren, KC, Jess, and everyone else on the team here from The Former Plac...
2025-10-23 14:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostGhost of Yōtei | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2025-10-22 16:04:26 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Building the Perfect Halloween Party Playlist | The Rewind Podcast
This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack, and Marty chat about their time in Ghost of Yotei, as well as build their own playlists for the perfect Halloween party.
Second Wind - Q3 2025 Financial Report + Upcoming Plans
Hey folks!
It's time for the next quarterly report and our upcoming plans as we close in on the end of the year.
/ REPORT BREAKDOWN
Note: We've added unpaid contracts to the report which means these are contracts we've already signed, but have yet to complete and be paid for. These amou...
2025-10-21 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post