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Beer - Dez - St Bernardus Christmas Ale, Belgium GADGET AI may be the talk of the town but did it make any gadget indispensable in 2025? Flighty app GAMES - Steam Replay - Helldivers 2 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty (most time), - Balatro - Ghost of Tsushima - Robocop: Rogue City! TV SERIES Tv maybe better than cinema nowadays? So many to choose from, but did some shine brighter than others? MOVIES Did anyone go to the cinema to watch a sequel this year? We Did! Were any of them worth it? - Inside Out 2 - Despicable me 4 - Dune Part 2 - Deadpool vs Wolverine - Gladiator 2 - Civil War (NOT A SEQUEL!) SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE Like it or not we own nothing and everything is a subscription. We all have some, but some are more worth it than others and we really should be more ruthless with cutting these. - Spotify - Prime Video/Amazon - Disney - Netflix - Cloud gaming: Geforce Now vs Boosteroid!
Beer of the week: Dez - Hip Hop IPA Italian Pale Ale - Target 2000 Riccione Italy Marco - chamomile vanilla and manuka honey tea Main: Original Gladiator review: Best movie ever? . Gladiator 2 review: How can a sequel 24 years later live up to the original and the hype? Discussion: - Can Ridley Scott keep up his youthful energy and focus at 87? - How much do we care or should we care about historical accuracy in movies?
Beers Dez - Robert The Juice IPA, C*ld Town - Lab, Scotland Marco - Trappist Westvleteren 12, Trappist Westvleteren, Belgium News - AI Artist Is Unironically Mad That People Are Stealing His AI Artwork - link Terrible Glasgow Willy Wonka event - link FIVERR, latest victim of AI? MAIN Two movie franchises with similar trajectories Robocop and Terminator Once groundbreaking and almost lost to ridicule after the umpteenth remake. BUT enter TAYON!!! Can new life be brought back into classic franchises?
Beers Dez - Session IPA, Mahou, Spain Marco - Aero, Birrificio Granda, Italy Weird - Who is Joe Crombie? -Borderlands movie flop? News - SpaceX Polaris Dawn - Annapurna Interactive staff walk-out - https://www.eurogamer.net/annapurna-interactive-sees-exodus-of-entire-staff-as-negotiations-break-down - Concord - Sony's 250 million dollar failure - Sony ps5 Pro - is it worth 800dollars - Apple fall event - Samsung event - Pixel event
Beer of the week Dez - Cerveza - Mexican Lager with Lime - Fierce, Scotland Marco - Quaffzilla - To Ol - Hazy Session IPA - Denmark News Boeing in trouble - Brief and inaccurate conversation on the recent aviation and space woes of the once mighty Boeing! Bonus Easter Egg - did you spot the hidden reference? Hint - Remember the 90s Main: X-Men ‘97 - Disney+ - Sequel of original Animated Series from the 90s Batman: Caped Crusader - Amazon Prime -New animated series from creators of legendary, Batman The Animated Series, and new influential producers
The Retro Future Beer of the week: Dez - Hop On Board - Rudgate Brewery for LNER, Golden Ale, UK Marco: Korenwolf - Gulpner - Wheatbeer, NL News: - The new n1 Podcast platform -AWESOME TRAILERS Metroid Prime 4 Gladiator 2 MAIN - Retro gaming is becoming Expensive - Collectable, Scalpers, or genuine rarity? - Hardware vs software emulation - Analogue Pocket mini review - Playdate by Panic! Mini review DISCUSSION - Lot of modern tech Retrograding - Rise of dumbphones - ipod modding community and the return of monotasking products
Beer of the Week Dez - Pear of Peaches - Avery Brewing Co - Imperial Hazy IPA - USA Marco - Pear of Peaches - Avery Brewing Co - Imperial Hazy IPA - USA Main: -Everyone's doing AI? Is it any good? Is it the seismic shift we expect? -AI devices to replace smartphones? Are we on the verge of a new shift? -Humane AI Pin -Rabbit R1 - Next gen devices incorportatining Gemini/OpenAI etc - Real use cases of AI
Beer of the week: Dez - Che Guava, Radical Lager - Williams Bros Brewing, Scotland Marco - Levensgenieter - Kompaan - NEIPA - NL News RIP Google Podcasts ?Long live Youtube Music Main -Fallout Tv Series -Fallout Games -Civil War
Beer of the Week: Dez - Aero - Granda (birrificio artigianale Cuneo) - Italy Marco - Arcade Made - Brewdog - DIPA - Scotland MAIN Only Murders in the Building https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11691774/ See How They Run See How They Run (2022) - IMDb Detective for a Day https://detectiveforaday.com/en Death and Other Details https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15439048/ Knives Out https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378/ Glass Onion https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11564570/
Beer of the week Dez - Luminous Nights - 71 brewing - Dundee, Scotland Marco - Bloesem Blonde - Gebrouwen door Vrouwen - Netherlands Main - Ghost of Tsushima - Rise of the Ronin - Shadow tactics - Blue Eye Samurai, Netflix animation - Shogun, Disney+ Honourable mentions - The Last Samurai - Tom Cruise (side note - Tom Cruise running https://youtu.be/09MiWO8uDfc?si=XD3eWUf-OHMVJS4W - 47 Ronin - Keanu Reeves
Beer Dez: St. Mungo, WEST brewery (founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow) 4/6 Marco: Tripel - Westmalle Trappist - Belgium 5/6The Malty-Verse Spiderman themed episode! Fun fact, I discovered it's spelled Spider-Man and not Spiderman Marvel's Spider-Man Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ( Spider-Man 2 Is Missing This Major New York City Landmark - Game Informer) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Beer of the Week: Dez - Banana bread beer - eagle brewery (Carlsberg), Denmark Marco - chimas blu, trappist, Belgium, News: - Tesla Cybertruck is out! Very interesting from engineering PoV - GTA 6 - Baldurs Gate 3 - Movie - Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - I have a PS5! Tech News - - Apple's ubiquitous iMessage blue bubble may soon be replicated on other systems, but not without a fight and a story. Discussion: - How can we interpret Apple's behaviour. - Have smartphones become too distracting?
Beer of the week Dez - Quasar,Black IPA, Dogma Brewery, Serbia Marco - Nouveau Western, West Coast IPA Gallia, France News- Matthew Perry sadly passes away Main Premise: we will rant about problems that are very specific to the times we live in. We realize these are 100% first world problems.
Beer of the week Dez - Sunday Sauce, Chocolate and Vanilla sundae stout, Hammerton, London, England Marco - Weiherer Keller - Brauerai Kundmuller - Germany News - New PS5 slim! -MS - Activision/Blizzard now approved by everyone. Discussion: Has this been a disappointing console cycle? Is MS buying everyone really better for the industry? Main - The Bear review - Jury Duty Review (with ZERO spoilers)
Beer of the week Dez - geinmacha (japanese roasted rice tea) Marco - Japanese green tea News US Military loses fighter jet! https://gizmodo.com/military-loses-f-35-stealth-fighter-jet-asks-for-help-1850848499 China loses nuclear submarine! Has a Chinese Submarine Crashed in the Taiwan Strait? What We Know (newsweek.com) Main Google pixel event Discussion: Has the phone buying cycle changed forever? Is blocking your biometric data behind a paywall fair? Implications of AI altering pictures
Our first on the road recording session! Live from Andalucia! Beers - Not important this time! News Nintendo direct Apple Event - New Iphones Main Review of road tripping in Andalucia, Spain!
Beer of the week Dez - ACE edge, IPA, England Marco: Big Mountain Brewing Co - IPA - France News: Vanmoof saga Upway to the rescue! Main: TotK review: Discussion: Does the perfect game exist.
Beer of the Week: Dez - Mythos - Lager, Greece Marco - Caporal - Blonde de Soif, France News Russia sends rocket to the moon, India actually lands it Russia Luna-25 - Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon - BBC News India Chandrayaan-3 - Chandrayaan-3 live: India's Vikram lander makes historic Moon landing - BBC News Review: Mission Impossible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Barbie Oppenheimer
Beers Dez - Citrus Belter, Citrus session IPA, BEINN BREWING, SCOOOTLAND Marco - Hot Healthy tea News - UFO Whistleblower spills the beans at a congressional hearing! Seth Rogan Congress - Alzeihmer's not 9/11 - Seth Rogen Alzheimer's disease speech: Actor calls out US Senators for walking out of heartfelt plea to Congress | The Independent | The Independent Jon Stewart Congress - for 9-11 fire fighters Jon Stewart Slams Congress' 'Disrespect' For 9/11 Victims | Time News and Main - VanMoof goes bust. Discussion Where did it go wrong? ? Quality control ? Overengineered bike and unexpected supply chain costs ?Poor management ? Overestimated market potential Discussion: "There's an app for that", used to be cool and symbolise potential. Now many products will drop app support and "kill" a product. Examples - VanMoof, Lego dropped support for Augmented Reality toys, pebble watches etc. News - Samsung unpacked event! Flip 5 Fold 5 Watch 5 and 5 classic Tab S9
Beer of the Week Dez - Victoria Malaga, cervezas victoria, Spain 4/6 Marco - La Cristal IPA - Brasserie du Mont Blanc News Twitter is now X. Bigger news: Barbennheimer! Futurama!!!! Reviews: Shrinking Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Beer of the week: Dez: Big on Haze - Magic Rock Brewing - UK Marco: Kappse Karel - Kaapse Brouwers - Session IPA - NL News : - Pornhub cuts access in Mississippi and Virginia https://gizmodo.com/pornhub-cuts-off-access-in-mississippi-and-virginia-1850602485 -Google Maps showing the Wagner group march - interesting to see modern tools react to extraordinary events in real time. - Pixel fold reviews Discussion: - Does the pixel fold signal Google/Android committment to foldables? Main: - Titanic still claiming lives! Oceangate's Titan submarine implodes - Really good Real Engineering video on the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LcGrLnzYuU&ab_channel=RealEngineering -Meta (facebook) releases Thread app as alternative to Twitter. Discussion: -Can Meta/Threads capitalise on Twitter's disarray. What does this mean for the social media landscape? Why have Mastodon and BlueSky struggled where Threads succeeded?
Beer of the week Dez - Polar Ice Walls - Wild Card Brewery, London, UK Marco - Brand Pilsener - Brand - NL News Japanese moon lander - software glitch https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/science/moon-crash-japan-ispace.html Motorola RAZR plus (40 ultra) and Motorola RAZR(40) Discussion - serious competition for Samsung Main - SUCCESSION, Season 4 marks the end of the series - Ted Lasso, Season 3 is the last one… or is it? Discussion: - Will the writers strike affect future film and television as bad as previous strikes. - Should more shows end on high, rather than make more seasons which dilute the legacy of the show Apologies, Sort of... Zelda - Tears Of kingdom, No review as promised but a first impression.
Beers: Dez - Casual Pale - SALT beer factory, England Marco - Biri - Lager - Brouwerij ‘t Ij - The Netherlands News: - TOTK is out! - Nasa selected 2nd partner for Artemis moon landing - Google IO Google Pixel 7a Pixel fold!!! Pixel tablet (more interesting than you think) Review - Retro Goal, game on iOS and Android - Tetris movie, Apple TV+ - AIR movie, Amazon Prime
Beer of the week Dez - Splice of Heaven, Moon Dog Brewing, Pine-Lime Ice Cream IPA, Australia Marco - Juice Punch, Frontaal Brewing co, New England IPA - Netherlands News Japan DID lose moon rover Wrexham Promoted MS acquisition of Activision Blizzard blocked by the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority CMA Rovio bought out by SEGA Main The Last of Us Review The Super Mario Bros Movie Discussion Are we entering the era of good video game movies
Beer of the week: Dez - Blurry Vision, Hazy IPA, BRLO Berlin, Germany Marco - El Dorado, Brouwerij ‘t Ij Hoppy Lager, NL News: SpaceX Successfull Disassembly Discussion - Activity Tracker vs Wearable. Main: Metroid Prime Remaster: Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4) Discussion: Rermake, Remaster, Re-relase
Beer Dez - Holiday Stout - Browar Stu Mostow - Wroclaw Poland. Marco - Cheesecake News Hades II announced!!!!!!! Video Game Awards Main Pepsi, where's my Jet? Discussion: Are Netflix documentaries all the same? Legal Cases that are actually not frivolous. Links: Pepsi weren't counting on a dreamer like me': the student who sued a soft drink giant for a $23m fighter jet | Television & radio | The Guardian - interesting article You Can Make a Netflix Style Doco About Literally Anything - YouTube - How to make a Netflix Documentary (PAUL E.T) What are some things that make you stop listening to podcasts? : podcasts (reddit.com) Lawsuits that actually weren't ridicuous - Youtube (legal eagle)
Beer of the week Dez - JopenWitte Kerst - Jopen - The Netherlands Marco - Leffe Blonde - Leffe - Belgium News: - The World cup is on! - Artemis I lifts off! Discussion: Fifa is under fire. Qatar may be most controversial world cup ever. Future space travel, Innovation vs costs! Interesting Youtube video - Soviets landing on Venus; https://youtu.be/UEmlOjKmL68 Review Jumbo Airport Story Discussion: Kairosoft Games!
Beers Dez - Raspberry Banana Pecan Lassi Gore, Vault City (twinned with Northern Monk), Scotland Marco - La Trappe Triple - De Koningshoeven Brewery - The Netherlands News Jennifer Lawrence Pulls out of role playing Eizabeth Holmes, we were just talking about it! Discussion: Hollywood comes out with very similar things at the same time, and currently has an obsession with fictionalising real life current events. Main Welcome to Wrexham. Wrob McElhenny and Wryan Wreyonlds buy Wrexham - Wright idea or Wrong move?
Two guys, Two Hyundais, Two Hyun-guys. Also some random guy buys twitter. Beers Dez - Birra Poretti, Birrificio Poretti/Carlsberg, Italy? Marco - Zuster Agatha, MUIFEL, The Netherlands News: -Musk buys Twitter, for real this time - Man sues Activision Discussion Can we guess the reasons for the multiple U-turns in the Twitter saga? As the virtual and real word start to overlap, can we restrict what is depicted virtually and who is responsible for how it affects real places and people? Main Hyundai Ioniq 5 - Real World first impressions and considerations for the zero emissions future.
Google responds to Apple and Samsung's events showcasing its latest homegrown chips, Pixel phones and brand new Pixel watch. With phone hardware stagnating, what can Google offer to tempt us? Is Marvel's next phase of movies running out of steam? We look at Thor Love and Thunder and have a few things to say. Beer Dez - Funky Drummer (FD), 6 Hop DIPA, 71 Brewing Company, Scotland Marco - Butchers tears - Bash - pils, NL News Google event: Pixel 7 Pixel Watch Original Iphone sells for 40,000 USD Main Pixel 7 review Discussion: When to buy a new phone Why is battery life so hard to nail? Has smartphone tech stagnated? Thor Love and Thunder Discussion: Marvel's next phase, running out of steam?
A sequel 30 years in the making. Can it live up to expectations. As avid fans we review Return to Monkey Island! What didn't live up to expectations was Stadia, Google's cloud gaming service which will shutter In January. Where did it go wrong? Beers Dez - Unmute Yourself, IPA, Deya Brewing Company, England Marco - Weizen - Goed Excuus - Netherlands News Stadia to shutdown on Jan 18. Discussion Where did Google go wrong? Cyberpunk 2077 tops sales charts 2 years after disastrous launch Discussion Is this the effect of Netflix's popular Cyberpunk 2077 Edgreunners anime series? Is this a Cyberpunk 2077 redemption arc? Mini Review Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners (Netflix) MAIN Return to Monkey Island! Review and discussion.
Apple's newest lineup of phones and watches are out, but with the iPhone 14 sporting last year's silicon, we ask ourselves whether innovation is drying up or whether the market is simply maturing. But fear not! There is plenty of innovation and major changes in crypto and gaming which have us talking. Beers Dez - Charmed Circle Lager, Pilot, Scotland Marco - Honingblond, Troost, The Netherlands News - Artemis I, very exciting - Crypto.com makes an expensive mistake - Is crypto going eco? Ethereum and "The Merge" - Nintendo Direct, New Zelda, TEARS OF THE KINGDOM MAY 12!!! - Nintendo Direct, Resident Evil Village, will play exclusively via CLOUD on the switch hardware. Discussion #1 What will cloud gaming mean for hardware and consoles of the future? Main - APPLE EVENT - "New" iPhone 14 line up. - New iOS software features. - New apple watch Ultra, is Garmin under threat? Discussion #2 - Innovation vs Ease of Use, A comparison of Apple's approach compared to Google, Samsung and Chinese manufacturers
Special episode hosted by Jay! In this episode Dez will face Marco in a battle of current events, knowledge and wits. Who will prevail? Special Guest Host : JAY! Segments: Beers Jay - Radler, Two Pitchers brewing Company, USA Dez - Spice Mustard Tripel, Brouwerij Hoop, The Netherlands Marco - Sexy NEIPA On The Beach, Brouwerij Zuyd, The Netherlands News Adam Neumann from WeWork receives massive funding. Fifa and EA Split EA and FiFa Epic misspricing. Movies/TV Shows What we do in the Shadows (Film and tv series) Euphoria (tv) The Last Of Us (Tv - upcoming) Uncharted (Movie) Sonic the hedgehog 2 (movie) Pixel Movie (Do not Watch - you're welcome) Tetris movie (coming soon) She Hulk: Attorney At Law (Tv) Wild Card Davie504 - Youtube Channel Geoguessr - Online game Mr. Beast - Youtube Channel
The House Of Gucci, a look at the real life Italian family drama involving scheming, fraud, betrayal, murder and fashion! Strangely these are things also found in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which Marco finally completed! Beer Dez - Augustinerbrau Munchen - Lagerier Hell, Germany Marco - Sint Bernardus Tokyo - Belgian white - Belgium, 4.5/6 News Samsung Unpacked Event - reactions to flip and fold 4, watch 5 and more maybe. Main House Of Gucci Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
With a beer inspired by the stars, we scrutinise the latest images of the James Webb telescope and pass comment on Lightyear, the story of the space ranger behind the iconic toy! Check out our latest indie recommendations perfect for the Steamdeck, which may be available much sooner than you think! Beers Dez - AD ASTRA Brewing - 1 Landbier, Germany Marco - Calypso Session IPA- Brouwerij't Ij, The Netherlands News - James Webb telescope image not what it seems (link) - Amazon hoovers up iRobot - STEAM DECK News - all orders will be fulfilled within the year and open to new markets (mainly Japan) Indie Recommendation - Vampire Survivors €2 early access on Steam. - The Art of Rally -Nobody Saves the World Back on Deck - Cloud gaming from anywhere is incredible. Mass Effect Legendary Edition is also a reminder of how good that series was! Main - Lightyear review
We're All Hands On Deck, as Dez does an in depth review of the Steam Deck! Revolutionary new handheld PC or botched new console? Also the latest opinions on the smartphones attempting to spice things up and grab your popcorn (and beers) as Elon and Twitter prepare for trial! Beers Dez- Budike weisse - Lemke Berlin, Germany Marco - Ciära - Ex Fabrica, Italy News: - Nothing phone out. Michael Fisher - Mr Mobile (who said our podcast is awesome) - Tekno Mondrian, asus rog phone 6, and nothing phone (link) - Elon backs out of Twitter acquisition, Twitter sues, Dez and Marco grab popcorn A great explainer video by - you guessed it - Legal Eagle (link) -James Webb Space Telescope first images published - Heardle acquired by Spotify Main: Dez review of the Steam Deck!!!
An episode unintentionally reviving the 90s. Classic Robocop is being rebooted (see what we did there) as a faithful first person shooter. The leak of the first ever celebrity sex tape of 90s celebs as told in Pam & Tommy. Classic Star Trek may be dead and buried but brand new The Orville keeps the spirit of classic Trek Alive and we're interested! Marco also tries a "new Heineken", just like the 90s! Beers Dez - PEEL Breaker - Grapefruit session IPA - The Wild Beer Company Marco - Heineken Silver - Lager - Heineken News Mickey Mouse Copyright expiring. (link) Robocop Rogue City trailer out Main The Orville Pam and Tommy
Revvin' Up Your Engine, Getting ready for this episode. Headin' into twilight, does the 80s classic Top Gun still hold? Shovin into overdrive, does new Top Gun Maverick hit the right notes? So grab your beers as we're gonna take you right into the Danger Zone! Beers Dez - Captain Lawrence Brewing Company - Classic lager USA Marco - Mastri Birrai Umbri - Cotta 21, ITALY News - Netflix still creating value for others - Kate Bush reaches n1 - Doom runs on a Lego brick, weirdest devices than run Doom. (Link) - There is a Fresh Prince of bel air reboot?!? Bel Air Main Top gun (1986) review Top Gun: Maverick (2022) review Legal Eagle (Youtube Channel) Hot Shots
Shiver me timbers! An episode reviewing the remarkable story told in HBOs newest series "Our Flag Means Death"! We also navigate the latest tech news from Apple's WWDC event and the global spotify podcast outage (hath no fear we're still here!). So grab your grog and have a listen! Beer of the week Marco - Uiltje Brewing - Prince Owlbert Deniz - Free Assembly Brewing - Dry Hopped Wheat News - Spotify podcasts (including us) down for over 9 hours on May 30-31 - EU Lawmakers reached an agreement on one common charger for phones and laptops (news link) - Apple's WWDC had new hardware! - Incredible free games on Epic, Prime Gaming etc, should you ever buy a game? Reviews Our Flag Means Death
We are at HET LAGERHUYS - Rokin 84, 1012 KX Amsterdam, Some things are done better together, and we explore some things that are best done in company. We finally try out some amazing beers on tap and in person, together! We explore two very different coop games and review the latest Disney duo revived to solve a criminal mystery! Beers Dez - Mud Skipper - De Kromme Haring, Hazy New England IPA, The Netherlands Marco - Paradise Peppers (2022), Piggy Brewing Company, France. Main - It Takes Two - Wolfenstein Young Blood - Chip'n'dale rescue rangers
Fifa and EA sports have been synonymous of football/soccer for 30 years but all that ends this year. With the license up for grabs by anyone will this spark a revival of football sims? Google plans a revival of its own with a slew of new Pixel devices announced at its yearly I/O and a new direction for the company seems afoot. We discuss with a strong beer that gets Marco confused on what episode he's recording and a brew inspired by Jaws. Beer of the week Dez - Bigger Boat , Vocation Brewery, Marco - 100 watt brewery - 150 watt GOOD DEED CASH FOR KIDS DONATIONS- https://www.cashforkidsgive.co.uk/campaign/cash-for-kids-day-2022-northsound-general-fundraising/fundraisers/rach-radiology/ Confession: - Segway / Segue Follow up - Netflix investors filing a lawsuit, accusing netflix of misleading statements over subscriber growth. MAIN - FIFA and EA sports part ways after 30 years. The football/soccer game thrown into disarray. - Google I/O event showcases a slew of new devices marking a bold new direction for the company and its vision of nobile and wearables.
Have we reached peak streaming? Is the golden age of streaming dead? Netflix loses subscribers for the first time. Outlook for the streaming industry and repercussions discussed. BEERS Fierce Beer - Squrl - Hazelnut Brown Ale Heineken - 0.0% - flavoured water FOLLOW-UP - Sea of Thieves also has an incredibly charming Monkey Island tribute - Prime Gaming currently giving away monkey island 2 special edition for free (with a prime subscription) and will be giving away Curse of monkey island throughout May. - Will Smith update Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44b and plans to take it private.
Deep in the Caribbean, a man's dream to become a pirate, spawned a point and click world of wonder and adventure. Thirty one years later, the stars have aligned to conclude the saga with the original creator and team. We are beyond hyped, and relive the classic adventures from Monkey Island, but first, we comment on big tech news and review a Dutch Bok beer and an appropriately themed Ghost Ship Beer. Beer of the week Dez - Ghost Ship, Adnams brewery Marco - Herfst Bok, Grolsch News - Will Smith, Men in Slap fallout - Elon musk becomes Twitter's largest individual shareholder (9.2% stake) and other insights. - SteamOS outroll gaining steam (sorry for the pun) but Windows 11 faltering - Less than half of eligible people have made the switch. MAIN Monkey Island sequel announced for 2022! With Ron Gilbert! Internet goes insane
Beer of the Week Dez: 71 Brewing - Sat By The Ocean Marco: Ichnusa - Non Filtrata The Academy Awards hit us like a slap in the face. We go over the most relevant movies the Academy chose this year, as well as the controversy of the ceremony! We also talk about the worst movies of 2021 that have their own awards: the Razzies! Must watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYlTg3HEBcg&ab_channel=ScreenJunkies Coda: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366460/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Belfast: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12789558/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Drive My Car: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14039582/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Hand of God: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12680684/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Dune: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 King Richard: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620288/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Nightmare Alley: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7740496/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Power of the Dog: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10293406/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 West Side Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Fresh from watching the latest Batman, we look at the movie interpretations in film and animation of the caped crusader. How best to honour the dark knight than with a dark porter and a supadupa ipa. Join us as we explore ALL the BATMEN! Beers Dez - Uberquell SUPADUPA IPA, Germany Marco - Founders brewing, Porter, USA News YouTube Vanced - cease and desist. Main Batman: The Movie (1966) Batman and Batman Returns (1989 and 1992) Batman: Mask of The Phantasm (1993) Batman Forever and Batman and Robin (1995 and 1997) Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Dark Knight Rises (2005, 2008, 2012) The Batman (2022) Other mentions - Batman vs Superman, Justice League, The LEGO Batman movie
Grab your beers and raise your glasses! The Note is dead, Long live the Note! Samsung's latest and greatest may have a Galaxy name but its a Note at heart. First impressions review before putting it through its paces! With fuel rocketing in price we revisit the electric car landscape - is it really the future? Insights from ownership to international travel! The world news is depressing, but we find unexpected silver linings from everyday tech. Beer of the week Dez - Day Shift - Fierce beer, DDH Pale ale Marco - Stadsbrouwerij 013 - Witte Koning News #Bendergate ends! John di Maggio agreed to join! https://www.ign.com/articles/futurama-bender-john-dimaggio-returns Main Marco caved! S22 Ultra first impressions. Electric car discussion?
Good News Everyone! What do you do when you find out Futurama is being resurrected yet again? You get ANIMATED! You also crack open a comical beer (literally) and look back at some of the most iconic animated series from the western hemisphere which changed the scene forever! Beers Skuumkoppe - Texels Duff Beer - Duff Beverage Gmbh News - Winter Olympics came and went. - Nintendo direct: Mario Kart 8 Wii Sports is coming back! No Man's Sky being ported to the switch! Cuphead The Delicious Last Course - Samsung 2022 Lineup of Flagships Main - Futurama is coming back! - Batman: the animated series. - Archer - Bojack Horseman - Rick and Morty - South Park: Before they were bad: - Simpsons - Family Guy - American Dad Notable mentions: Bobs burgers Contact us Twitter Instagram Email - dezandmarco@gmail.com Special Effects: www.zapsplat.com Music: www.bensound.com
Inspired by a Steam Sale and delirious from a crazy strong beer, we explore the world and evolution of Wolfenstein. From the world's first iconic 3D shooter to a dystopic universe where the axis won the war. This has us discussing similar dystopias, such as the world of Gilead from Handmaid's Tale, and others across movies, tv, books and more! Beers: Dez - Captain Lawrence Brewing Company - Effortless Grapefruit IPA Marco - Brouwerij Huyghe - Delirium Tremens News: Sony buys Bungie to retaliate - will we see more of this? https://www.theverge.com/22910846/sony-bungie-acquisition-playstation-destiny-halo NYT reacts by buying Wordle! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/business/media/new-york-times-wordle.html https://nltimes.nl/2022/02/02/rotterdam-bridge-taken-apart-let-jeff-bezos-pleasure-yacht No Man's Sky creator Hello Games updates first hit game Joe Danger in response to parent request of child with autism Wolfenstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein The New Order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein:_The_New_Order The Old Blood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein:_The_Old_Blood The New Colossus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_II:_The_New_Colossus Youngblood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein:_Youngblood Notable mentions: Iron Sky https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/ Iron Sky: The Coming Race https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3038708/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 Fun spin on the superman formula : Red Son - What if superman had landed in the Soviet Union instead of America - animated movie release 2020 Handmaid's Tale TV Series https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Handmaids-Tale-Margaret-Atwood/dp/038549081X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=handmaids+tale+book&qid=1643964226&sprefix=handmai%2Caps%2C393&sr=8-1 Idiocracy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
A saintly beer brewed by Belgian Trappist monks sets the tone for an episode of reflection! Microsoft is going all-in on gaming buying Acitivision Blizzard. What does this mean in the console war? Is Gamepass the de facto Netflix of gaming? Will Sony respond? Is this a win for the PC? Hollywood is still obsessed with sequels and reboots, but has it gone too far? We discuss the final Bond, the latest Matrix and Spiderman. Beers Dez - Evil Twin Brewing - James Beer Marco - Trappist Westvleteren - 12 News -Microsoft buys Activision - Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories - Studios and IP owned by Microsoft - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-studios-list-microsoft-studios-upcoming-studios-games-6400 - Netherlands opens museums as hairdressers https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/world/europe/covid-netherlands-theaters-hairdressers.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur - Olympic athletes advised to use burner phones. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-2022-official-says-data-olympics-app-is-protected-2022-01-19/ Movies - No Time To Die - No Time to Die (2021) - IMDb - Matrix: Resurrections - The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - IMDb - Spider-man: No Way Home - Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - IMDb Contact us Twitter Instagram Email - dezandmarco@gmail.com Special Effects: www.zapsplat.com Music: www.bensound.com
Are we living through an indie gaming Renaissance? Whilst giant software houses are pushing constant reiterations of the next Call of Fortnite, a new breed of developer has risen. With an inventive and creative edge, indie games and developers are bringing a flurry of new games to market. We explore our favourite recent examples which focus on stories and see indie games as one of the next steps in storytelling. All of this whilst we sample a traditional German white beer and a definitely non-traditional stout from the US! Beers Dez - Premium Weissbier - Franziskaner Marco - Breakfast Stout - Founders Brewing Content - What Remains of Edith Finch, http://edithfinch.com/ - Firewatch, http://www.firewatchgame.com/ - Oxenfree , https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/Oxenfree - Her Story and Telling Lies, https://www.herstorygame.com/ - Thimbleweed park, https://thimbleweedpark.com/ - The darkside detective, http://darksidedetective.com/ - Limbo and Inside, https://playdead.com/ - Indie Game - the movie, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942884/ - Papers Please, Return of the Obra Dinn, Guacamelee & Guacamelee 2, Alto's Adventure/Odyssey, Hades, Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight
If you find yourself with a lot of dead time between Christmas and New Year or are in yet another lockdown - we have the perfect solution! First - Grab one of our beers of the week (or beverage of your choice) and LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST Second - Enjoy our recommendations and warnings of what to watch and avoid! Third - Don't risk spreading Omicron - Spread the word of our podcast instead! Happy Holidays! Beers: Dez - Hoppy Xmas, Brewdog, Festive IPA Marco - Pantelimon, Bere Bucaresti, Craft Lager News: James Webb Space Telescope launched! Webb's Launch GSFC/NASA Where Is Webb? NASA/Webb Dune Dune (2021) - IMDb The Shrink Nextdoor https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11947248/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Dopesick Dopesick (TV Mini Series 2021) - IMDb White Lotus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Cowboy Bepop Cowboy Bebop (TV Series 2021) - IMDb And Just Like that https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13819960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0