Revving the Engine: 404Sight By Stu Horvath • December 18th, 2015 Stu interviews Tina Kalinger, producer of sandbox runner/internet service provider fighter 404Sight. Part of a series of profiles sponsored by Epic.
What a Difference a Decade Makes By Rob Rich • December 18th, 2015 “I never in my wildest dreams expected the world of Transformers toys to end up like this.” After 10 years, Rob Rich delves back into Transformer toys.
Rookie of the Year The Message, Received By Matt Marrone • December 18th, 2015 Matt Marrone recounts his history with fiction podcasts, starting with Welles’ 1938 War of the Worlds and ending with the 2015 The Message.
The Burnt Offering Shaving with Tweezers By Stu Horvath • December 11th, 2015 Stu Horvath has a deep compulsion to play Assassin’s Creed games.
The Essential Quality of Star Wars By Roy Graham • December 10th, 2015 “How can we praise Battlefront for possessing that intangible quality of Star Wars-ness if it ignores such a sizable chunk of the Star Wars canon?”
Why Verdun Matters By Paul Schumann • December 10th, 2015 “Verdun proposes that an authentic squad-based shooter experience isn’t four players with submachine guns charging the enemy, hopping all over the place.”
Mankind Divided, as is Science Fiction By Josh Griffiths • December 10th, 2015 “It isn’t just that the creators behind these science fiction stories don’t add diverse characters, it’s that there’s a large fan base that are actively hostile to diversity.”
Words like Hammers, Sentences like Bombs By Stu Horvath • December 4th, 2015 Stu Horvath reads Laird Barron’s latest novella, X’s for Eyes.
My Quiet Shame By Rob Rich • December 3rd, 2015 “Hideo Kojima was right – I do feel ashamed after learning why Metal Gear Solid 5’s mysterious sniper wears so little. But for a completely different reason.”
Phantom Politics By Katriel Paige • December 3rd, 2015 “There is no absolute ‘us’ versus ‘them’ in Metal Gear; alliances and loyalties shift within the franchise.” Katriel Paige explores political allegiance in MGS V.