S08E03 – It’s not old. It’s Retro!

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On this episode we decided to take a trip down geek memory lane, and recall some of the high points in entertainment from days gone by. Join us as we get nostalgic and remember when all of this was fields. Reviews – Computer Chess and Hell Comes to Frogtown This week’s news thinks […]

S08E02 – Disneyfication

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Disney have long been a force to be reckoned with in family entertainment, has the game really changed since their merger with Marvel Entertainment and purchase of Lucasfilm, will the company be able to recreate their silver-screen success in videogames, and what could they learn, or teach, studios like Ghibli? […]

S08E01 – Best of 2013

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So 2013 has ended, and as is our tradition we celebrate the start of a new year by using the first show of the new series to look back on what was hot, what was not, and whatnot from the previous year. Join us for our retrospective of 2013. Review – […]

S07E22 – Christmas 2013 Special

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Christmas is a time when people are more prone to wearing strange clothes and hats, decorating their homes with colourful and/or sparkly objects, eating exotic foods that they won’t see again for another year, and generally partaking in a manic, collective happiness as they whizz around like crazed spinning tops, […]

S07E21 – In 2014

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There seem to be a lot of things to get excited about in 2014, so before we look back on the previous year we thought it would be a good idea to investigate the potentials in the world of tomorrow. Also in this episode we have an interview with Will […]

S07E20 – Gangsters

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Organized crime has been the foundation of numerous tales in a variety of media, but as popular as certain games and movies are, the whole idea of gangsters appears to be in decline. Join us as we find out why Grand Theft Auto is so popular, why the Yakuza and […]

S07E19 – Utopias & Dystopias

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When it comes to visions of the future humans are almost morbidly pessimistic and in everything from videogames to classic science fiction novels we have this strange fascination with dystopian societies. So why do we prefer bleak futures to optimistic or happy ones, and what makes or counts as a dystopia […]

S07E19 – Utopias & Dystopias

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When it comes to visions of the future humans are almost morbidly pessimistic and in everything from videogames to classic science fiction novels we have this strange fascination with dystopian societies. So why do we prefer bleak futures to optimistic or happy ones, and what makes or counts as a dystopia […]

S07E18 – You're Under Arrest

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Police procedurals and detective dramas have long been a mainstay of television, but what is it about law enforcement that fascinates people? On this week’s episode we get forensic with CSI, discover what happened to buddy cops, and find out why cops are generally the bad guys in videogames. Reviews […]

S07E18 – You’re Under Arrest

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Police procedurals and detective dramas have long been a mainstay of television, but what is it about law enforcement that fascinates people? On this week’s episode we get forensic with CSI, discover what happened to buddy cops, and find out why cops are generally the bad guys in videogames. Reviews […]