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Are Nerd Conventions Dead?This past Friday we asked the question: Are conventions dead? Hiro laid out the published cause of one convention company ending their run, which took up a whole 30 seconds. The rest of the segment was taken up with discussing people’s experience with conventions. And just to add to the… Read more: <span class="tags">Other News and Topics: 08/15/2025 </span><br><span class="a_title">Are Nerd Conventions Dead?</span>
Kurtzman Trek is Not Going Away QuietlyWhelp, here we are, on the edge of finally getting rid of Alex Kurtzman running Star Trek. He’s not going quietly, though, but rather taking the franchise for a final post-burial romp around the horrifically ‘modern’ Prime Timeline. Update: Alex Kurtzman is not officially out. The rumor mill is a-grinding,… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 08/01/2025 </span><br><span class="a_title">Kurtzman Trek is Not Going Away Quietly</span>
The Mariner’s Take: Post-Live RecapGonna do a little something different with this article, hope that’s alright. There were too many good topics on the live last week, and I couldn’t choose. Below are my comments on a few…as I have things to say. NINTENDO’S WAR ON PIRACY (SHOCKED!) Nintendo, I know you were there… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 07/11/2025 </span><br><span class="a_title">The Mariner’s Take: Post-Live Recap</span>
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Sadly, we don’t have time to cover everything in our Live broadcasts. For the rest, our awesome team will occasionally provide coverage on things we missed.
Starfield: Shattered Space – Unshattered DullnessWell…here we are…my Starfield DLC review. Wish I could report better news, but it’s nowhere near what people were hoping for. No big improvements to gameplay, no big improvements to writing quality, and no big improvements in optimization. Let’s start with the story. You select a semi-random planet to fly… Read more: <span class="tags">Game Review </span><br>Starfield: Shattered Space – Unshattered Dullness
Starfield: One Year OnHere we are…Starfield has been out for a whole year. Time to take another look to see what we think of the game. For those curious about my original review of Starfield, here’s the link: Starfield First Impressions. Since it’s debut, Starfield has had some updates offering general improvements, bug… Read more: <span class="tags">Game Review </span><br>Starfield: One Year On
Star Wars: Outlaws…The $2,500 GameWe’ve all seen what’s been coming out of the Triple-A game studios (Quadruple-A, if you’re Ubisoft) of late: lack of graphics, lack of optimization, lack of imagination. What’s the reason? Simple: they’re lazy. They want a quick cash grab without doing actual work. Like our friend Bob Iger put it,… Read more: <span class="tags">Topical </span><br>Star Wars: Outlaws…The $2,500 Game
The Real Problem with Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesKingdom of the Planet of the Apes definitely ranks as the worst in the Apes franchise. It looks good, but it lacks what made the franchise successful over the decades. While I would argue that another Apes film could do well, even leading to the point where we could have a full remake of the original Charlton… Read more: <span class="tags">Review </span><br>The Real Problem with <i>Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes</i>
Fallout TV Show Teaser DropsThis weekend our patience was rewarded by Amazon Prime finally dropping a teaser for their new show…one we’ve all been (some with trepidation) looking forward to… FALLOUT. Some are excited, some are skeptical. I, myself, am undecided, and there are reasons for this that I will get into. At a length of 2… Read more: <span class="tags">Review </span><br><i>Fallout</i> TV Show Teaser Drops
Starfield First Impressions* The following is after a month of play where the focus has been on playing through the story. Certain game mechanics, such as Outposts, have only briefly been explored. Overall Assessment It’s like Fallout: New Vegas in space, with elements of Fallout 4. There are guns, quests, and stories – big… Read more: <span class="tags">Game Review </span><br>Starfield First Impressions
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Podcast Recaps
Did you miss an episode and don’t have time to catch up? Are you curious about the types of stories we cover? Check out our most recent topics below!
Are Nerd Conventions Dead?This past Friday we asked the question: Are conventions dead? Hiro laid out the published cause of one convention company ending their run, which took up a whole 30 seconds. The rest of the segment was taken up with discussing people’s experience with conventions. And just to add to the… Read more: <span class="tags">Other News and Topics: 08/15/2025 </span><br><span class="a_title">Are Nerd Conventions Dead?</span>
Kurtzman Trek is Not Going Away QuietlyWhelp, here we are, on the edge of finally getting rid of Alex Kurtzman running Star Trek. He’s not going quietly, though, but rather taking the franchise for a final post-burial romp around the horrifically ‘modern’ Prime Timeline. Update: Alex Kurtzman is not officially out. The rumor mill is a-grinding,… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 08/01/2025 </span><br><span class="a_title">Kurtzman Trek is Not Going Away Quietly</span>
The Mariner’s Take: Post-Live RecapGonna do a little something different with this article, hope that’s alright. There were too many good topics on the live last week, and I couldn’t choose. Below are my comments on a few…as I have things to say. NINTENDO’S WAR ON PIRACY (SHOCKED!) Nintendo, I know you were there… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 07/11/2025 </span><br><span class="a_title">The Mariner’s Take: Post-Live Recap</span>
Is English Really James Gunn’s First Language?First off, apologies to all who tuned in to the Live last Friday. Something happened with either Streamlabs, or Chieftain’s computer, and we were forced to end the stream early…before we got to cover everything we wanted to cover. What typically happens with these articles is Hiro or myself chimes… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 06/13/2025 </span><br>Is English Really James Gunn’s First Language?
Fallout Season 2 fallout?To be honest, I’m trying to stay away from watching anything regarding Fallout Season 2. Yes, I’m going to watch it–but I don’t want to have my opinion colored by anything. Therefore, I’m trying to ignore the hype and avoid any commentary. I’ll share my opinion regarding season 1, though:… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 05/16/2025 </span><br> Fallout Season 2 fallout?
New Predator, who dis?Following in Hiro’s footsteps from last week, I’m going to try to summarize last Friday’s Live podcast. Let’s see how well I was paying attention… It was brought to the staff’s attention that there’s a Youtuber out there trying to keep games from getting shut down. Sadly, we didn’t have… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 05/02/2025 </span><br> New Predator, who dis?
DOCTOR AI? AI WHO?As the resident Whovian on staff, it falls to me to do damage control regarding the Doctor Who topic from last Friday. I promise, that’s all the salt I’m throwing. In all honesty, this is very cool. Someone found a practical and worthy use for A.I. Doctor Who is the… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 04/18/2025 </span><br> DOCTOR AI? AI WHO?
Show Me Your Consoles, CNN!First, a side note. For the past several months Hiro and I have been using a certain website as a source for topics for the Live. Thatparkplace.com–note the absence of link, there’s a reason–was, to us, a fair and balanced source entertainment news. It’s coverage was off mainstream enough that… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 03/28/2025 </span><br>Show Me Your Consoles, CNN!
This is a real Wild OneAs a player of Monster Hunter, mainly World, I feel it’s only appropriate for me to write the article this week on the fallout from the Monster Hunter: Wilds release. Now, I haven’t bought this game yet, nor will I anytime soon. I have too many games already, and I… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 03/7/2025 </span><br>This is a real Wild One
Who’s do you think the most iconic character is?On last week’s Live podcast, the question was asked: “Is Lara Croft the most iconic character [in video games]?” The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) put out a poll last year that finally made it’s way around into our sphere. It states “Lara Croft, whom the BAFTAs described as a… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 02/14/2025 </span><br>Who’s do you think the most iconic character is?
Green Lantern Corp…TV Series?Congrats WB you finally got somewhere ahead of Disney. You’re the first to reboot your franchise. Now don’t repeat your past failures and you might…MIGHT…win your audience back. But that future is not bright…with the new Superman movie on the horizon already getting panned by the Internet community. Can it… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 01/31/2025 </span><br>Green Lantern Corp…TV Series?
Is it Indy? Yes…Is it Indie? NoWhen I found out about the Indiana Jones game, like many others, I was skeptical. I mean, can you blame me? Most, if not all of the mainstream AAA games to come out in the year previous have been trash. The indie devs and foreign studios were the only ones… Read more: <span class="tags">Stream Notes: 01/17/2025 </span><br>Is it Indy? Yes…Is it Indie? No
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