The Problems with the 'Live Action' Disney Remakes | The Backdrop
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2024-05-07 15:05:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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Happy Six Months of Second Wind!
Happy SIX MONTHS of Second Wind!
It was exactly six months ago today that everything happened with The Escapist and Second Wind was born.
It's been an incredible six months and the community has had our back the whole way.
From our team to you, a big thank you. ...
2024-05-06 19:16:14 +0000 UTC View PostEscape from Tarkov's DLC Bait and Switch | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-05-06 15:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] A Grand Unified Theory of Taylor Swift | by Darren Mooney
These columns tend to cover film and television, but occasionally it’s worth branching out to take a look at larger pop culture. Two weeks ago, Taylor Swift released her latest album, The Tortured ...
2024-05-06 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostBeat Slayer, Botany Manor, Pools, and Another Crab's Treasure | Yahtzee Tries
This week's episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2024-05-05 17:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Who is Unfrosted For? | by Darren Mooney
In many cases, “who is this for?” is a facile criticism.
It is often a cheap way to dismiss a particular work that doesn’t appeal to the person asking the question. The unspoken assumption ha...
2024-05-05 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAnother Crab's Treasure Review | Bytesized
KC Nwosu reviews Another Crab's Treasure, developed by Aggro Crab.
Another Crab's Treasure on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1887840/Another_Crabs_Treasure/
[COLUMN] The Fall Guy is Perhaps Too Self-Aware an '80s Throwback | by Darren Mooney
The Fall Guy is, like so many of David Leitch’s films, a love letter to the pop culture of the 1980s.
This is obvious in the movie’s basic premise, a very loose ada...
2024-05-03 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] When Developers / Publishers Lose the Trust of Their Fans | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick discuss the times that devs / publishers have lost the trust of their fans, and the road to earning it back.
2024-05-02 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncing 'Dev Heads', A Brand-New Podcast Coming to Second Wind
Today we're excited to announce a brand-new podcast that's coming to Second Wind called, Dev Heads!
The first episode will premiere next Friday, May 10th, LIVE on YouTube.
This is podcast will be hosted by JM8, Tina Sanchez and Mikee Tsarouhas who have experience ranging all the way ...
[COLUMN] Abigail Would Be a Much Better Movie If We Hadn't Seen Its Trailer | by Darren Mooney
Note: This article discusses the premise of the movie Abigail, but nothing more than what is revealed in the trailer. Which is probably too much.
The trailer for Ab...
2024-05-02 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostYellow Taxi Goes Vroom & Phantom Fury | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-05-01 16:16:07 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The Stop Killing Games Campaign (ft. Ross Scott) | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Jack chat with Ross Scott about games preservation and his Stop Killing Games campaign. For more info on how to get involved check out the website at https://www.stop...
2024-04-30 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post'Bytesized' is Now 'Bytesized Reviews' (aka 3MR 2.0)!
Hey everyone!
Today we're excited to make a change to Bytesized to reintroduce it as Bytesized Reviews. We loved doing 3MR back at The Escapist, and wanted to continue highlighting a wide range of underappreciated titles with quick and to the point reviews.
Bytesized Reviews will es...
2024-04-30 15:14:17 +0000 UTC View PostEnding The Tipping Conversation Before It Begins | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-04-29 15:02:32 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Knuckles is a Surprisingly Splendid Sonic Sitcom | by Darren Mooney
NOTE: This piece contains light spoilers for Knuckles, but it’s a show that very much lives or dies in the execution rather than the particular twists. If you want to go in comp...
[MONDAY at 12 PM CT] The Stop Killing Games Campaign (ft. Ross Scott) | Windbreaker Podcast
We've got an exciting episode of Windbreaker coming up tomorrow as we host special guest Ross Scott to discuss games preservation and his campaign to Stop Killing Games.
See you then!
[COLUMN] In Challengers, Love is a Game of Winners and Losers | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Challengers, which is great. If you want to see it unspoiled, you can bookmark the piece and come back later.
“You don’t know...
2024-04-28 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostRanking the Game Design of From Software's Healing Systems | Design Delve
In this week's episode of Design Delve, J & Ludo attempt to rank all of From Software's healing systems.
2024-04-26 15:04:52 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Dead Boy Detectives is a Frankensteined Sandman Tie-In |by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains extremely light spoilers for Netflix’s Dead Boys Detectives, discussing elements featured heavily in publicity mater...
[AD-FREE] Games I Think Only I Played | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Frost chat about the strange games from their childhoods that it feels like nobody else ever played.
2024-04-25 23:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe Language of Color in Games | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-04-25 15:02:18 +0000 UTC View PostSouth Park: Snow Day! | Fully Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-04-24 16:02:49 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] The Art of Leveling Up | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, Frost, and Marty chat about what makes a good leveling system in games.
2024-04-23 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostTales of Kenzera: Zau Is NOT About Death | Bytesized
A new episode of Bytesized is available now from KC Nwosu!
2024-04-23 18:08:15 +0000 UTC View PostIn Fallout, the Western is Remade, Again | The Backdrop
A new episode of The Backdrop is now available!
2024-04-23 15:03:12 +0000 UTC View PostCOLUMN: Hollywood's Box Office Woes Are the Long Tail of Last Year's Strikes | by Darren Mooney
It was a rough weekend at the box office. Alex Garland’s reigning champion Civil War managed to fend off challenges from two major new releases, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s A...
Stop Killing Games | Cold Take
This week's episode of Cold Take is now available!
2024-04-22 15:07:51 +0000 UTC View PostCOLUMN: When Netflix Pits Audiences Against Auteurs, Everybody Loses | by Darren Mooney
This week, it was announced that Netflix had pulled the plug on Kathryn Bigelow’s Aurora.
This is just the most recent news to come out of the streaming service, signaling a significant shift i...
2024-04-22 14:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostBuckshot Roulette, Children of the Sun, Ereban: Shadow Legacy | Yahtzee Tries
A new episode of Yahtzee Tries is now available!
2024-04-21 15:47:11 +0000 UTC View Post