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Reliable Virtual Helmets

27 September 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the trippy but artistic and engaging new Amazon Prime show, Undone starring Rosa Salazar, while D. Bethel––amidst all of his academic toil––finds time to be challenged and charmed by the actual roguelike deckbuilding phone game, Meteorfall: Journey by SlothWerks.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Cameron, Dell. “U.S. Military Warns Troops About Incel Violence at Joker Screenings.” Gizmodo. G/O Media, 24 Sept. 2019.
Hall, Charlie. “Fallout 76 Wearable Helmet Recalled Because of Dangerous Mold.” Polygon. Vox Media, 24 Sept. 2019.

RELATED EPISODES:

Shortcast 03 – Interview with André La Roche (31 Dec. 2014): Where Andrew talks with fellow lawyer and game designer about tabletop gaming.
Episode 145 – Corrected Reality (01 Sept. 2017): The episode with the phone game, Miracle Merchant, that Dan was trying to remember when discussing his Week in Geek this week.
Shortcast 76 – A Sense of Place (30 Nov. 2018): Where Andrew discusses his initial––but substantial––impressions of Fallout 76.
21st Century Mouse (22 Feb. 2019): Where D. Bethel waxes his thoughts about the live action adaptation of the manga & anime, Alita: Battle Angel.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Mr. Shorts & Chains

14 June 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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E3 2019: This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has been a strange one with big players absent and new hardware on the horizon, but it’s still bringing announcements and trailers to make our jaded hosts excited.

Games discussed: Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Fallout 76, Pokémon Sword/Shield, among others.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 54 – Noun the Adjective (19 June 2015): When Andrew and D. Bethel talked about the Final Fantasy VII Remake announcement at E3 2015.
Shortcast 54 – Cameo Train (11 May 2018): The last time we said “Cameo Train” was in this episode where Avengers: Infinity War was discussed.
Shortcast 59 – Lizard Man Fantasies (15 June 2018): D. Bethel and Andrew discuss E3 2018.
Textured in Fear (24 May 2019): Our hosts dissect a recent trailer (with gameplay––pre-E3) for Final Fantasy VII Remake.

RELEVANT LINKS:

“Spotlight: Games at E3” (14 June 2018): Where D. Bethel recounts his favorite trailers from E3 2018.
Alexandra, Heather. “Cyberpunk 2077 Artist Says Controversial In-Game Image is Commentary on Corporations.” Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group, 12 June 2019.
Tamburro, Paul. “How GOG and CD Projekt Red are Ruining Their Public Image.” Game Revolution. Evolve Media, 23 Oct. 2018.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Business Is About to Happen

8 March 2019 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew goes back to the wasteland for the first time as he plays Fantasy Flight’s board game version of Fallout, while D. Bethel does a postmortem on the X-Men-based Fox television show, The Gifted, after its second (and final?) season finale [SPOILER ALERT].

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 143 – This Is A Family Show: Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the announcement of Fantasy Flight’s board game adaptation of Fallout.
Episode 147 – Whatever We Bring, We Bring It: Where D. Bethel talks about the pilot episode of The Gifted.
Shortcast 40 – Shortcast Your Mom: Where D. Bethel talks about The Gifted after the conclusion of its first season.
Episode 160 – Business Exempt: Where D. Bethel talked about the first three episodes of the second season of The Gifted.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Shortcast 76 – A Sense of Place

30 November 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: For once, both D. and Andrew are playing new games at their release! Andrew shares his experience diving in to the buggy but compelling world of Bethesda’s foray into MMO gaming with Fallout 76 while Dan finds a groove playing Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 and finds himself getting lost in it.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 143 – This Is a Family Show: Where D. Bethel discussed the cult simulator, The Shrouded Isle.
Shortcast 74 – Texas the Rabbit: Where Andrew talks about his first few hours playing Fallout 76.

RELEVANT LINKS:

D. Bethel’s “Spotlight: ‘Masterpieces’ Are Better With Flaws.” (04 April 2018) Where D. discusses that, sometimes, games with a lot of ambition but sometimes questionable execution are better for the medium and culture than games that get it “right.”
Frushtick, Russ. “Red Dead Redemption 2‘s Lack of a Power Curve is a Problem.” Polygon. Vox Media, 28 Nov. 2018.
Livingston, Christopher. “Fallout 76 Player Roleplays Preston Garvey, Insists Settlements Need Your Help.” PC Gamer. Future Publishing Limited, 20 Nov. 2018.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Shortcast 59 – Lizard Man Fantasies

15 June 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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E3 2018: This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo has wrapped up and has brought a lot of conversation around the games announced and/or shown at the show. Andrew and D. talk about E3 as an expo/convention and the target it seems to be aiming at for the future as well as games they saw and were intrigued or excited by (including Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Cyberpunk 2077, and, yes, Fallout 76). Let us know your thoughts about the games from this E3, if you’d like––we’d love to hear what you thought of this year’s show.

RELATED EPISODES:

Shortcast 58 – Quite Easily Done: Where Andrew and D. discuss the announcement of Fallout 76, and Noclip’s first Bethseda-focused documentary.

RELEVANT LINKS:

D.’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim comic about the Whiterun werewolves trying to persuade his character to join them…despite being a Khajit.

CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 trailer:

Noclip’s “Making of Fallout 76” documentary:

Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima trailer:

Kojima Production’s Death Stranding…trailer? Proof of concept? Fever dream?

Friend of the Show, Taylor Katcher, plays Fallout 4 while Andrew heckles:

Watch #Fallout4 Lessons With Andrew from TK4TCH on www.twitch.tv

Shortcast 58 – Quite Easily Done

8 June 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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AN OPEN WORLD: With Bethesda’s surprise announcement of the still ephemeral Fallout 76, video game-focused documentarians, NoClip, announced that they will be doing a series covering the development of this new game. They started, however, with a comprehensive look at the history of Bethesda studios. After watching the documentary (embedded below), both D. and Andrew realized how far the studio has come, how big it has gotten, and how much of an impact this quirky company has made on gaming as a whole.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 09 – Podcastin’ All Night: Where D. and Andrew make the case for Fallout 3.
Shortcast 34 – Satisfaction Now: Where Andrew discusses playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Episode 120 – Where the Hands Touch: Where D. Bethel talked about NoClip and, specifically, founder Danny O’Dwyer’s statement of purpose for the endeavor.

Shortcast 49 – The Sweet Beats: Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Fallout 4, also the RELATED EPISODES of this episode contain a comprehensive list of the other times Fallout 4 was discussed on the show.

RELEVANT LINKS:

D. Bethel at the 2nd Annual Toy, Game, and Pop Culture Expo in Carmichael, CA: Saturday, 09 June 2018.

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Shortcast 34 – Satisfaction Now

3 November 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: D. Bethel looks at DC Comics’ retrospective of Jim Lee’s Wildstorm Studios, Wildstorm: A Celebration of 25 Years, and is completely underwhelmed by their effort while Andrew ponders the considerate world-building of Bethesda games as he dives back into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition.

And, for those that are dying to know the reference, here is the cover to Elder Scrolls: Arena (all apologies):

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 30 – “Batting 100”: Where Andrew and D. discuss world-building in fiction (starts at 39:15).
Episode 128 – “His Curry Name”: Where D. discusses DC Comics’ current attempt to reboot Jim Lee’s Wildstorm universe with the series, The Wild Storm (14:35).
Shortcast 25 – “The First Second Time”: Where D. discusses Wild Times: An Oral History of Wildstorm Studios (18:20).
Episode 140 – “A Vernal Pool of Talent”: Where Andrew first discussed playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (02:30).

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“WildC.A.T.s Theme Song” by Sheree Jaecocke and Gerry Mosby

Episode 147 – Whatever We Bring, We Bring It

13 October 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew attends Seattle’s BrickCon and is intrigued by not only the affordable prices of hard-to-get sets, but also the creativity of independent LEGO builders, while Dan gives his impressions on the pilot episode of Fox’s new tv show based, ostensibly, on their cinematic X-verse, The Gifted.

WHAT A THRILL: Andrew, inspired its free status for PS Plus subscribers this month, re-downloads Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and gets poisoned by Venom Snake all over again, two years on.

NOT MY AMERICA: Swedish developer, MachineGames, and their parent company, Bethesda, are ramping up the marketing for their upcoming, hotly anticipated sequel, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, and their tact has made a certain demographic very displeased.

Make America Nazi-Free Again. #NoMoreNazis #Wolf2 pic.twitter.com/52OESypw4P

— Wolfenstein (@wolfenstein) October 5, 2017

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 67 – “Things on the Fiction”: Where D. talks about starting Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Episode 70 – “The Big Fiddle”: Where D. talks about finishing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Episode 71 – “This Like”: Where Andrew starts playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Episode 75 – “A Sad Game About Nuclear Disarmament”: Where Andrew discusses a mission in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain that truly disturbed him.
Episode 139 – “A Warm Heat”: Where D. first talks about Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Episode 144 – “Commodore Chew-Town”: Where our hosts discuss Nazis in America.

WORKS CITED:

Hughes, William. “Nazi-Killing Video Game Adopts Controversial Anti-Nazi Marketing Stance.” AV Club. Onion, Inc., 05 October 2017.
Tarason, Dominic. “Bethesda Issue Statement Confirming Nazis Are Bad, As Wolfenstein 2’s Ad Campaign Draws Flak.” PCGamesN, 07 October 2017.

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-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

Episode 140 – A Vernal Pool of Talent

21 July 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: The guys are again on the cutting edge of entertainment as Andrew begins playing Skyrim (albeit the Special Edition that was released for current platforms last year) while D goes all the way back to 2006 and plays Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (albeit the recently released HD remastered version).

DOCTOR NEW: After speculation accruing since Peter Capaldi announced he would be leaving the lead role of Doctor Who earlier this year, the BBC announced his replacement, Jodie Whittaker. And the internet went wild. (Time Stamp – 38:38)

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 81 – “Synchronized Like Color Swatches” in which Dan and Andrew discuss the news that Steven Moffat would be leaving the show after Series 10 and would be replaced by Chris Chibnall.
Episode 123 – “Underground Murder Barn” in which Andrew and Dan ruminate on the announcement that Peter Capaldi had decided to step down as the Doctor.

WORKS CITED, REFERENCED, OR CONSULTED:

Baker, Colin. “I Was the Doctor and I’m Over the Moon That At Last We Have a Female Lead.” The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited, 17 July 2017.
Dowell, Ben. “Doctor Who considering US-style ‘writers room’ under Chris Chibnall.” Ratio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited, 03 May 2016.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“I Am the Doctor” by Jon Pertwee

Episode 139 – A Warm Heat

23 June 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches through the first season of the hit Starz show, Ash vs. Evil Dead while Dan plays through the 2014 Bethesda game, Wolfenstein: The New Order, the reboot of the classic first-person shooter Id franchise.

KEEPING SCORES: It was announced this week that Danny Elfman has been hired to compose music for the upcoming DCEU movie, Justice League, after the original composer, Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL), amicably left the project. Dan and Andrew discuss the expectations for an Elfman score in a modern superhero cinema context, and discuss their thoughts on film and televisions scores in general.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“Iron Man 3” by Brian Tyler