Game Devs Lying to You is A Good Thing, Actually | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
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[COLUMN] This Year, There's Nothing Scarier Than Pregnancy | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus, Cuckoo, The First Omen and Immaculate.
Earlier this year, the twinned releases of Michael Mohan’s Immaculate and Arkasha Stevenson’s Th...
2024-08-23 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
[AD-FREE] Breaking Down the Biggest Gamescom Reveals | Firelink Podcast
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This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Jesse discuss the biggest news out of Gamescom, including Bethesda's Indiana Jones, the rad-looking Amazon series Secret Level, and the return of Peter Molyneux.
2024-08-22 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post[NEW] Second Wind Shorts Channel
Hey folks,
The team has decided to launch a new Shorts channel as we don't want to overload the channel with them. We'll be releasing more Shorts on a regular basis to share funny clips from streams, segments from our shows, podcasts and eventually some original content as well.
Shorts Channel: 2024-08-21 19:52:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The Crush House | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-08-21 16:01:49 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Our Thoughts on Alien: Romulus | The Rewind Podcast
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This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack and Marty discuss their thoughts on Alien: Romulus.
2024-08-21 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostBorderlands is a Shapeless, Formless Mess | The Backdrop
A new episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2024-08-20 14:33:48 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The Movies That Influenced Games the Most | Windbreaker Podcast
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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 take a look at some of the movies throughout history that've had the biggest influence on video games.
2024-08-20 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMega Man Legends Deserved a Thousand Sequels | The Archive
In this first episode of The Archive, Marty Sliva and Javed Sterritt head back to 1998 to revisit Capcom’s Mega Man Legends, including the story surrounding its development, how the gameplay holds up today, and digging into why it’s a shame that the subseries hasn’t continued.
2024-08-19 15:45:07 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In Space, No One Can Hear You Meme | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Like, full spoilers. So consider yourself warned.
There is a surreal moment towards the climax of Alien: Romulus,...
2024-08-19 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostConscript, Thank Goodness You're Here, Nova Drift and Cat Quest III | Yahtzee Tries
A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2024-08-18 15:43:29 +0000 UTC View PostCan an NPC Feel Like A Friend? | Semi-Ramblomatic
With all the craziness, forgot to share this week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic.
Peep the new thumbnail courtesy of Javed!
Enjoy!
[COLUMN] M. Night Shyamalan's Trap is the Ultimate Dad Movie | by Darren Mooney
Psst: You know Trap? The recent M. Night Shyamalan movie? Well, the writer heard that there were people who hadn’t seen it yet. And they might be reading this essay. This entire piece? It’s a trap. There are gonna be sp...
2024-08-18 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Being Deceptively Indie (ft. Wilson Chung - Trepang2) | Dev Heads Podcast
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This week, the Dev Heads crew is joined by Trepang2-developer Wilson Chung to what goes into making a game feel big, even if you're working with a small team.
2024-08-17 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post'The Archive' Premieres on Monday from Marty Sliva!
Hey folks,
On Monday we're premiering our newest show, The Archive, hosted by Marty Sliva and edited by Javed Sterritt (Good Blood)!
Here's a quick tease of the show with the first episode focusing on Mega Man Legends.
We're super excited to finally get this one out there as Marty and Javed have been working on the show for...
[COLUMN] Borderlands is a Classically Bad Movie | by Darren Mooney
In August 2015, Lionsgate announced that it was developing a feature film based around the video game franchise Borderlands 2024-08-16 14:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Statement from Second Wind Regarding Frost's Recent Comments
Here are statements from 9 of the 11 owners of Second Wind regarding Frost’s recent comments. The two remaining owners, Matt and Javed, are Australian and (hopefully) asleep right now. If they have anything to add to these statements, we’ll include them in this message.
Yahtzee Croshaw
I've been asked ...
2024-08-15 17:26:40 +0000 UTC View PostDungeons of Hinterberg | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-08-14 16:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostSteamworld Heist II Review | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Elise Avery reviewing Steamworld Heist II!
2024-08-13 18:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] An Alternate History of Video Game “What Ifs?” | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Marty, and JM8 go look back at some of the biggest "what ifs?" in video game history, including Silent Hills, Starcraft: Ghost, and the Nintendo PlayStation.
2024-08-13 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostDungeons of Hinterberg Review | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Elise Avery reviewing Dungeons of Hinterberg!
2024-08-12 17:36:07 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Disney's D23 Bets the Company's Future on Past Successes | by Darren Mooney
This was the weekend of the D23 Expo, effectively a convention for the Walt Disney Company designed to showcase the corporation’s existing properties and upcoming plans. Coming a couple of weeks after Comic Con, it provides Disney with an exclusive st...
2024-08-12 14:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] The Sixth Sense's Most Prominent Ghosts Aren't Even Dead | by Darren Mooney
Hey there! 1999 was arguably one of the greatest years in the history of the cinema. We’re running a series of retro articles looking at the movies of the year with 25 years of distance, coinciding with the anniversaries of their original release ...
2024-08-11 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostAdventure is Nigh Plushies, New Shirts and More are Finally Here!
The long-awaited Adventure is Nigh plushies are finally up for pre-order! Go snag yours today over at Shark Robot. https://sharkrobot.com/collections/second-wind
Thanks for your support as always and have a fantastic weekend!
2024-08-09 16:42:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mechanic Killing Games Before They Start | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2024-08-09 15:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] There is No God, Only Deadpool and Wolverine | by Darren Mooney
There is an interesting recurring joke in Deadpool and Wolverine, in which Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) repeatedly identifies himself as “the Messiah.” Over the course of the film, he jokingly refers to himself as “Marvel Jesus”, “Mar...
2024-08-09 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostCataclismo Review | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Rachel Watts!
2024-08-08 16:53:29 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Game Music We Can’t Get Out of Our Heads | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Jesse discuss the video game music that they just can't seem to get out of their heads.
2024-08-08 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Are Summer Blockbusters Dying or Thriving? | The Rewind Podcast
This week on The Rewind, Darren, Jack and Marty discuss the past, present, and future of the Summer Blockbuster.
2024-08-08 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post