Mufasa's Box Office Performance Proves Studios Can't Make it 2019 Again | The Backdrop
This week's episode of The Backdrop is now available!
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[COLUMN] The Joy of the Replay | by Marty Sliva
Backlogs. Backlogs never change. Despite flipping the page to a new calendar year, my list of games, movies, TV series, anime, books, comics, music, and ...
2025-01-07 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Our 2025 Gaming Resolutions | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty kick off the new year with some gaming resolutions and predicitons.
2025-01-07 01:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Fully Ramblomatic 2023 - 2024
The monster is finally here.
If you're at the $5 tier or above you get it ad-free.
Audio version is coming soon, and if you're at the $5 tier or above you get that ad-free too.
Enjoy your naps!
[COLUMN] Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain is a New Kind of Holocaust Movie | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for A Real Pain, which is on PVOD right now and is very good. Eisenberg is great, Culkin...
2025-01-06 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] 'Joy to the World' is a Welcome Reminder of the Timeliness of Steven Moffat's Doctor Who | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for “Joy to the World”, the latest Doctor Who Christmas Special.
Steven ...
2025-01-05 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Beautiful Light and Involving Fans in Dev (ft. Aherys, Game Director) | Dev Heads
This week, the Dev Heads crew are joined by Beautiful Light game director, Aherys, to chat all about the game and bringing fans into the development system.
2025-01-04 01:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] In Its Second Season, Squid Game Puts Democracy on the Ballot | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for the second season of Squid Game, now on Netflix. It’s fine. It is basically an ove...
2025-01-03 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe Best, Worst and Blandest of 2024 | Fully Ramblomatic
Happy New Year!
Let's kick things off the right way with Yahtzee's Best, Worst and Blandest of 2024!
Second Wind's Favorite Movies and TV Shows of 2024
And to wrap up the year, here is our favorite movies and tv shows from 2024!
The Best, Worst and Blandest from Yahtzee drops tomorrow!
Second Wind's Favorite Games of 2024
It's the end of 2024 and it's time to talk about some of our team's favorite games from the year! Not the best reviewed, not the most polished, not the most groundbreaking, but just the games that we enjoyed the most from this year.
2024-12-30 19:49:24 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Nosferatu is About an Irrational Horror Intruding Into a Rational World | by Darren Mooney - Note: This piece contains spoilers
Note: This piece contains spoilers for Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, which is in cinemas now and well worth sinking your teet...
2024-12-30 15:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Twin Peaks: The Return Understands That You Can't Go Home Again | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains full spoilers for David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks: The Return.
David Lynch...
2024-12-29 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Kojima and The Real Metal Gear Solid - Director's Commentary
Hey folks!
Here's this month's exclusive video for Patreon subscribers which is once again from Javed Sterritt, providing director's commentary on his huge Metal Gear Solid essay that released earlier this year.
Next month you'll be ...
[COLUMN] Mufasa's Box Office Performance Proves Studios Can't Make it 2019 Again | by Darren Mooney
Last weekend, Mufasa opened to2024-12-27 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Get Me Out of this Stupid Void | Semi-Ramblomatic
This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available!
2024-12-26 17:05:41 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Astro Bot’s Free Winter Wonder DLC Is Perfect Blast of Holiday Cheer | by Marty Sliva
Note: Just a heads up, this piece contains references to some of the Bots you find in Astro’s DLC levels. If you thi...
2024-12-24 15:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostCleaning Up After Santa's Rampage | Battle Masters
This time on Battle Masters, the Second Wind crew competes to clean-up after Santa's Rampage.
2024-12-23 17:52:36 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] The Godfather, Part II Was the Original 'Screw You' Sequel | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for The Godfather, Part II. But, if you haven’t seen The Godfather, Part II, you shoul...
2024-12-23 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostOn Your Tail and The Cabin Factory | Yahtzee Tries
The final Yahtzee Tries episode of 2024 is now available!
2024-12-22 17:06:45 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] The Capitalist Body Horror of Squid Game | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains spoilers for the first season of Squid Game. And graphic descriptions of violence.
Net...
2024-12-22 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Writing for Star Wars (ft. Jarory de Jesus - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
This week, the Dev Heads crew are joined by Jarory de Jesus, a narrative designer on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, to chat about what it's like writing in a galaxy far, far away.
2024-12-21 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] 2024 Was a _____ Year For Gaming | Firelink Podcast
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick close out 2024 by chatting about the highs, lows, and weirdest moments in gaming this year.
2024-12-21 01:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostLetter from the Editor - Wrapping Up 2024
It’s the end of our first full year here at Second Wind so I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about the past 12 months, our plans for 2025, and what we’ve got lined up for you over the holiday break.
We’ve had an incredible first y...
2024-12-20 21:08:39 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] Lower Decks Is the Best Star Trek of This Generation | by Darren Mooney
Note: This piece contains general spoilers for the series finale of Lower Decks.
Star Trek: Lower Decks 2024-12-20 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Stop Expecting More from The Game Awards | Unpacked
This week's episode of Unpacked is now available!
2024-12-19 16:32:18 +0000 UTC View PostIndiana Jones and the Great Circle | Fully Ramblomatic
It's the final Fully Ramblomatic episode of the year!
The Best, Worst and Blandest will arrive on January 1st, with the 2023 - 2024 compilation of Fully Ramblomatic arriving the following Wednesday, and then we're back to Yahtzee's normal s...
2024-12-18 17:06:59 +0000 UTC View PostIs Live Service UI Designed to Confuse You? | Design Delve
This week's episode of Design Delve is now available!
2024-12-17 16:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post[COLUMN] The Game Awards Reveals Were Rad as Hell | by Marty Sliva
The Game Awards are behind us once again, and nobody is complaining. Well, that’s not true – a lot of people are still complaining. Complaining about...
2024-12-17 15:23:30 +0000 UTC View Post[AD-FREE] Digesting the Game Awards Results | Windbreaker Podcast
On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and KC share their thoughts on last weeks Game Awards winners, losers, and reveals.
2024-12-17 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post