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[COLUMN] The Beverly Hills Cop Franchise is a Demonstration and a Cautionary Tale of Movie Star Power | by Darren Mooney
Eddie Murphy was only 23 years old when he made Beverly Hills Cop.
Of course, Murphy had already a lot of experience by this point. He had been doing stand-up2024-07-07 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Gold and Pastries | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Jade Homunculus
The search for the Jade leads the party into a vile den of... baked goods and midwestern charm.
2024-07-06 18:23:50 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The Challenges of Designing Horror (ft. Fredrik Olsson - Amnesia: The Bunker) | Dev Heads Podcast
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This week, the Dev Heads crew are joined by Fredrik Olsson, the creative lead on Amnesia: The Bunker, to discuss the challenges of designing horror.
2024-07-06 00:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In a Violent Nature Reconnects Horror With Its Indie Roots | by Darren Mooney
Chris Nash’s In a Violent Nature is an interesting genre hybrid.
In terms of plot, the film is a fairly generic riff on the classic slasher template. It focuses on a seemingly immortal serial killer named Johnny (Ry Barrett), the v...
2024-07-05 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostA Postmortem on Starstruck Vagabond | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-07-04 15:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Don't Forget to Enjoy Your Hobby | Firelink Podcast
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This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss just enjoying our hobbies.
2024-07-04 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostCryptmaster | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-07-03 16:04:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn the IP Age, HBO is the Real House of the Dragon | The Backdrop
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2024-07-02 15:14:03 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Modern Media Has a Lore Problem | Windbreaker Podcast
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On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about the growing popularity of lore-based media, and the increasing barrier to entry a lot of stories have.
2024-07-02 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLet Games Journalists Cook | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-07-01 15:02:50 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga is an Old-Fashioned Western for a New Era | by Darren Mooney
Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 is a mess of contradictions, a series of competing and conflicting impulses that never really cohere into a convincing statement, but remain strangely compelling.
Horizon ...
2024-07-01 14:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostFallen Aces, Mullet Mad Jack, Riven, Frogun Encore | Yahtzee Tries
This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2024-06-30 16:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] The Harry Potter Films Already Felt Like a Television Show | by Darren Mooney
This week, there were some big announcements about Warner Bros.’ upcoming television adaptation of the Harry Potter novels,&nbs...
2024-06-30 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostArtificial Monsters and Natural 1s | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Jade Homunculus
Episode 3 of Season 1 of Adventure is Nigh is now available!
2024-06-29 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAre I-Frames Holding Elden Ring Back? | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2024-06-28 15:04:35 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] The Quiet Place Films Are Perfect Cinema Viewing | by Darren Mooney
It’s great to watch a Quiet Place movie in a packed cinema with a game audience.
Of course, every discussion of the theatrical experience inevitably has to acknowledge that not all theatres are created equally. Many theatre chains<...
2024-06-28 14:00:43 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Is Shadow of the Erdtree the Best Expansion Ever? | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss their thoughts on Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.
2024-06-27 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostSummer Game Fest 2024 | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-06-26 16:27:19 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] How Hard is Too Hard? | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat that old chestnut of difficulty in games, spring-boarding off the release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
2024-06-25 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] How to Get Into Game Dev | Dev Heads Podcast
This week, the Dev Heads crew chats about their unique paths into the games industry.
2024-06-25 00:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostIs One of the Most Played Steam Games A Scam? | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-06-24 15:01:40 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] This Season, Doctor Who Faced Its Greatest Threat: Continuity | by Darren Mooney
This weekend’s season finale of Doctor Who saw the return of Sutekh (Gabriel Woolf).
Don’t worry if that name doesn’t sound familiar. Sutekh is an obscure villain even by the standards of Doctor Who. He is not as iconic as ...
2024-06-24 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostCOLUMN | Isn't It a Little Weird That Amazon is the Villain In The Boys and Fallout? | by Darren Mooney
It is a little strange that the villainous corporations at the heart of popular Prime Video streaming shows like The Boys and Fallout are basically Amazon, right? This is just a weird thing for a gigantic corporation to do, s...
2024-06-23 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostKeep, Trying | Adventure Is Nigh! - The Jade Homonculus
Episode 2 of Season 1 of Adventure is Nigh is now available!
2024-06-23 00:49:56 +0000 UTC View Post11 of Our Favorite Demos from Steam Next Fest
There were thousands of demos to check out during Steam Next Fest.
Here's a few of our favorites!
[COLUMN] 25 Years On, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Still Has the Perfect Ending | by Darren Mooney
At the end of May 1999, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reached its natural conclusion with its seventh season finale, “2024-06-21 14:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post
[AD-FREE] AAA’s Franchise Identity Problem | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about AAA franchises, and whether or not their evolution lends to an inherent identity problem.
2024-06-21 03:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostMinishoot Adventures Review | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is now available from Marty Sliva checking out Minishoot Adventures!
2024-06-20 18:20:49 +0000 UTC View PostFraming, Agency, and AAA Female Protagonists | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-06-20 15:04:06 +0000 UTC View Post