Geekout Heroes

Hey Geeks, we're back and this episode we discuss the lunacy taking place in the UK with Digital ID. XBOX decided to forcibly shift everything to a subscription service while simultaneously killing their brand. Dying Light The Beast proves ray-tracing is holding back a lot of games. Destiny 2 is showing the cracks and fans are starting to notice. A writer with IGN suddenly noticed ... all PlayStation games are the same. EA is being sold and going private. Could this be the end? Press X to doubt. Additionally we give our thoughts on some games and Anime.

Hey Geeks, this week we talk about games that are coming in October and there are a lot. We also talk about Borderlands 4 and how it's so optimized it's unoptimized and stupid things that Randy Pitchford suggests. Also Microsoft has unexpectedly decided to double down and increase the prices of the Xbox ... again. It's a bold decision Cotton, let's see if it pans out for 'em. We also give our opinions of some games we've been playing as well as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle. Spoiler, go see it.

We give our personal thoughts on a recent event.

Hey Geeks, this episode we talk about a developer from Battlefield finally gets it and things that games should be developed for low spec machines first and everything after that is a bonus. NVIDIA unwittingly exposed game developers with their Neural Rendering. Silksong came out and, unsurprisingly, developers were pissed. Surprisingly, they were Indie Devs. EA let go of a studio of developers only for them to be picked up by Wizards of the Coast. We also give our opinions on some games and movies.

Hey Geeks, this week we talked about ROBLOX literally stopping someone from reporting PDFiles to the police. This one's gonna get spicy. Bungie's CEO is no more. Gen Z gamers aren't gamers. Their mostly mobile players of properties. How will companies attract them to their games? Disney needs their male fans back and want to appeal to Gen Z. Yeah, okay. Good luck with that. We talk a little about Gamescom. And give our opinions on some Anime.

Hey Geeks, it's been a minute. Sorry about that. Life moves in stupid unforeseen ways. But we're back. We're here to talk about censorship and bunch of other bullshit we had no intention of ever having to address, because we're geeks and we want to geekout about shit. Sometimes that just can't happen. So, sit down give us your attention and whether you agree with us or not, we appreciate you.

Hey Geeks, this is a bit late ... only nearly a month. HAHAHAaaahh. Anyway, this episode we talk about EA closed another studio. We give our opinion on Elden Ring Nightreign. Randy Pitchford apologized? If you want to call it that. We give our thoughts on the possibility of $80 games that simply won't ever be worth that kind of money. Meanwhile the industry turned on Studio 33 and instead of giving them a pat on the back they decided to point the finger of blame. And a former BioWare dev decided to share a little bit about how the industry apparently sees their gamers as well as his own thoughts on those of us who are critical about the industry as it is now. Finally we also talk about some anime we've been watching and give our recommendations.

Hey Geeks, this week we chat about Bungie openly admitting to plagiarism. Nintendo fans, and all fans for that matter, need to stop simping for companies who don't give sh*t about them. We talk a little about our experience with Soulframe. We also talk a bit about our time with Doom, the REPO beta, Bokura Planet, and Schedule 1. Additionally, we give some of our thoughts on some Anime we've been watching and recommend you stay away from one of them. And I just remembered I forgot to talk about Sinners, sh*t! Go see Sinners, it was freaking great.

Hey Geeks, this episode we talk about Microsoft increasing their prices now. This can only get worse. We also talk about EA firing hundreds of devs and more games journalists are losing their jobs. A few games got remastered/remade and this led us on a conversation about what the difference is and what games should be remastered/remade. Lords of the Fallen dev, CI Games, got flack for doing the right thing. Plus we give our opinions of a few games and an anime recommendation.

Hey Geeks! We're back and we've got some things to share with y'all. This episode we talk about Nintendo and the metric ton of stuff they dropped on everyone just a few weeks ago. And Bungie showed off Marathon to mixed reception. Will this be another Concord? We also chat a bit about what games we've been playing and give our thoughts on them, including Schedule 1 and Repo.

Hey Geeks, this week we talk about Valve/Steam is a continual threat to the gaming industry, but the biggest friend to gamers. We talk about a BioWare dev who decided gamers were mean and need to stop. We also talk a little about the failure of Avowed and how every lesson that could be learned from it will absolutely be ignored. Additionally we talk about some Anime we've been enjoying, a prequal for a beloved TV show that recently finished up, and a game whose franchise should just stop. 

Hey Geeks, this week is a rarity. We talk about politics. Now, now, nothing extremely serious. Just the fact that USAID gave money to publications to bat down Gamergate 2.0. That's right, the government thought they'd throw their hat into the arena of gaming affairs. As you can guess their understanding is about as extensive as Kotaku's so you can see where this is going. Anyway we also talk about a few games. Give our personal takes on Civilization VII. Catch up on some issues that cropped up involving Assassin's Creed Shadows. We even discuss some movies we're genuinely excited for. If you don't wanna hear out takes on the political nonsense, just skip ahead to 15:35 and you should be golden.

Hey Geeks, this week we talked a little more about CES; some new cases that looked promising, a Sex Android that didn't, and what the newest GPUs mean for the gaming industry moving forward. A reporter at Video Games Chronicle believes games aren't expensive enough for ... gamers. Then we talk about the Developer Direct from Microsoft. We also talk about the Rippaverse. And finally, we give our thoughts on some movies and MiSide.

Hey Geeks, happy 2025!!!! This week we do a little more discussion on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Square Enix has decided to updated their Harassment policy. CES happened and NVIDIA came out swinging and spouting vague truths. And finally we talk about what games we enjoyed most over the past year.

This week we talk about the things that excited us and the things that didn't from this year's Game Awards. We also discuss Amazon's Secret Levels (no spoilers) Close: "The Wassail Song" by Hawk Nelson

Hey Geeks, this week we talk about David Jaffe spouting off some nonsense. Obsidian's Art Direct decided he doesn't like money anymore and neither should Microsoft. Black Myth: Wukong got nominated for GOTY, but it doesn't seem like it has much of a chance of getting it from what we can see. We also talk about a couple of games we've been playing a make a few recommendations of what to spend your hard earned cash on this holiday season.

Hey Geeks, this week we talk about journalist learning to STFU. Dragon Age: The Veilguard isn't doing well and why these games truly fail. Game awards from every publication proves there is a bias and even The Game Awards had to make exceptions to add certain games. Square Enix and WB have lost money this year. The Powell Group decided to make a new friend. The ADL decided to go out of their way to defame Steam. Indian Jones and the Great Circle finally showed off some gameplay. Additionally we give our thoughts on TMNT: Splintered Fate, Mech Warrior 5: Clans, and a few more things.

Recorded on Nov 2nd. Hey Geeks, this one we talk about PS5 Pro, benefits of owning a PC, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, what games we're looking forward to, and a our opinions on a few movies we've watched recently.

Hey Geeks! This week we chat about BioWare. CD Projekt Red getting caught with their proverbial pants down with their DEI initiative. Ubisoft is in trouble but it's starting to seem intentional. Has DC turned the ship around? Is Silent Hill 2 Remake worth a replay for those who loved the original and is it worth a playthrough for first timers? Is Until Dawn Remake really a failure? Is The Casting of Frank Stone worth anyone's time and money? How was The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom? And what did we think of The Wild Robot? Close: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

Hey Geeks, we're back with another fantabulous episode discussing the absurdity of the all the industries we love. This week we start off talking about some of the insanity from a specific Forbes writer who tries to hold others accountable while ignore his own BS. CD Projekt Red get themselves in hot water. While Ubisoft is a frog slowly boiling. Meanwhile BioWare has lost the plot entirely with Dragon Age Veilguard and gamers figured out what was wrong in 2 weeks where as the devs couldn't nail it down in 8 years. Additionally, the Heroes talk about what they think about PS5 Pro, provide a decent PC build list, and give their thoughts on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Closing: "Jump in the Line" by Harry Belafonte & The Original Trinidad Steel Band