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Taking a break away from the game to talk to you about the games. Each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of discussions and stories on that theme and relate it to gaming, movies, comics and other pop culture hobbies. Be warned sometimes it gets a little deep.

Hold Up AFK


    • Aug 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    EP2 Exclusives: Are they bad or not that bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 44:36


    This week we focus on exclusives and how they may not be so great for the gaming industry as a whole. This leads into a talk about exclusives in other areas like platforms and collectibles. On the topic of collectibles, Kenny gives us a master class on how to sell and invest in your collection.

    EP1 Don’t call it a comeback

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 65:26


    Sorry for the holdup! Been AFK for just a tad bit longer then we anticipated. Hope you're all staying safe out there! We're back this week with an exciting tale of how we're surviving the pandemic, the future of gaming with PS5 and Xbox Series X and gaming services like PS Now and Xbox games pass, and lastly we leave you with a cautionary tale on the controversies currently surrounding the fighting game community but particularly the Super Smash Bros. community. Hope you enjoy!

    Episode TWENTY-FIVE and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 60:07


    Episode 25! To commemorate on such a milestone, we're announcing the winner of the raffle and reacting to all the news that broke over the two weeks since our last episode. Stay tuned for more exciting news coming to the podcast!

    EP24 The Pending Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 62:39


    Continuing our Halloween series of discussions, this week we talk about the end all be all: The Apocalypse. While it would be lots of fun to talk about one of the most powerful mutants of all time, today's episode we'll be exploring the apocalypse in all forms of media and a special tidbit on how to survive such a thing if and when it happens.

    EP23 Top 5 Spooky Urban Legends in Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 47:19


    On today's episode we discuss a series of urban legends in popular video games. Be aware, it could get scary!

    EP22 Dissecting Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 75:20


    On today's super jam packed episode we take a deep dive into the recently completed House of X and Powers of X series written by Jonathan Hickman. The books tell an intertangled story connecting different possible futures leading to one inevitable path for our heroes, the X-Men .

    EP21 What are the next comics coming to the big screen?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 56:09


    Comic book movies have dominated the box office the last decade and it feels like we've reached the apex, but has it? On today's episode we discuss possible franchises that haven't been touched by the movie industry yet and we explore what properties could be successfully adopted onto the big screen.

    EP20 Honoring the fallen from the Area 51 Raid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 61:54


    Millions had pledged to raid Area 51, but only a dozen few brave raiders made it to the gates. On today's episode we do an extensive recap of Call of Duty's latest open Beta, Amazon's newly announced products, and a discussion on the warning issued by the US military on incels, Then finally we discuss about the history of Area 51 and its influence on pop culture.

    EP19 A Big Miss and a Big Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 56:00


    There are always losers and winners in everything. Today we talk about some of the losers in video games and movies to see what we can learn.

    EP18 September Eleven – Eighteen Years Later and the rise of Streaming Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 56:20


    On this week's episode, we share our personal stories about the 9/11 attacks and we have a discussion about the recently announced services from Apple and compare them to other existing and upcoming streaming services.

    EP17 Dragonball and Dave Chapelle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 52:52


    Back from his travel abroad, Kenny returns with some hot takes on controversies brewing stateside. On today's podcast we're covering the Funimation Dragon Ball leak, Dave Chappelle's most recent stand up special, and the Cyber Punk 2077 Gender controversy .

    EP16 D23 and Disney’s plan for world domination

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 61:07


    Today we are joined by a return guest Dale. We talk about the MCU and everything announced at D23. We also talk about some of the plans Disney has for their park and a new Star Wars "Cruise". We also touch up on some gaming news over distasteful jokes made online... or are they threats that we should take more seriously?

    EP15 Movies and Conspiracies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 42:59


    WHERE IS KENNY?! In his absence we have a fill-in co-host and a returning guest Dave! You might remember him from his exposé on 8chan and the Instagram murder but if you haven't you should check out that episode! Today we talk about some upcoming movies and the recent conspiracy regarding the suicide of Epstein while on the go.

    THROWBACK EP Old internet days

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 26:44


    Hey guys! So we f*d up on something and to make it worst Kenny is on vaycay so we came across some old clips of an old podcast we recorded. We talked about some old internet clips and bantered back and forth about random stuff. We thought it was funny and worth sharing so hope you guys like it!

    EP14 Looking Back at Simpler Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 55:28


    In episode 14 we go down memory land and discuss the shows and commercials we use to watch before the SKIP AD button was invented. We also talk about some depressing stuff but then turned it around to talk about the portable bidet we're going to pre-order.

    EP13 Special Guest tells you how to avoid being hacked

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 79:24


    In today's episode our special guest Charles talks to us about IT solutions for small businesses, deciding between AMD and INTEL when building a computer, and when to buy a pre-built PC or custom build one. We also talk about a new Netflix documentary and the Capital One hack in today's weekly updates.

    EP12 Before X-men there were Eternals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 75:53


    POST SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON EPISODE! What's up everyone, in this episode we talk about the announcements we heard at comic-con. We talk about the different Spider-man Hot Toys that were announced and Marvels phase 4.

    EP11 Instagram Murder and Storming Area 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 65:47


    In this episode we talk about dangerous online communities and how they inspire violence or... fun shit posting. Since both of us finally watched Spider-Man we talk about our thoughts on the movie and how we felt about the main antagonist.

    EP10 Are you buying stolen CD Keys?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 77:10


    Hey folks! We missed a week due to 4th of July, the day Captain America was found in the ice (right?) , so we had a lot of catching up to do from Stranger Things season 3, new collectibles, and a new sub genre emerging . AUTOCHESS! We also talk about the G2A controversy and Hentai Heaven.

    EP9 Behaving badly online

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 60:58


    This episode is the most philosophic and thought provoking episode! We talk about what makes a human tick and blow up on random strangers in a game like Mario kart or Hello Kitty online. We're also on the crypto hype train and talk about Bitcoin and how you can be a millionaire. You wont want to miss this episode you freakin freaks!

    EP8 Borderlands Medieval times water party controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 49:46


    Hey everyone! This episode we catch up on some movie news. We also dig deep into the Borderlands CEO Randy Pitchford controversy. We talk about the crazy things he said on twitter and what he did at Medieval times.

    EP7 Part 2 E3 Avengers Project enough said!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 36:45


    This is the continuation of the E3 recap we had. We also talk about one of the most anticipated games in this part of the episode, Marvel Avengers Project. Did it live up to our expectations? We also talk about Animal crossing and that dang Tom Nook getting us into forever debt.

    EP7 Part 1 E3 Cyber Keanu, Xbox Scarlett, FF7 remake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 51:49


    E3 2019 is here ya'll! We talk about Microsoft and their new system, Cyberpunk 2077 and Keanu, we also talk about Square Enix and all their upcoming RPGs especially Final Fantasy 7 remake. If you were following E3 for the new Avengers game like us, its in our part 2 of episode 7.

    EP6 Conventions galore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2019 50:36


    Today's episode we talk about the different conventions like E3, Comic-con and PAX. We talk about how you can attend them, what to do before you go and what to expect. We also talk about why people are leaving Blizzard and 30 year old wizards.

    EP5 Special Guest Video Game Industry Insider

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 77:49


    On this episode we talk about upcoming Netflix releases, Death Stranding, and Corgi at the racetrack. We also interviewed our first guest Dale who works as a QA manager at a mobile game developer. He shares with us his experience starting out in the game industry, what it was like working as a QA at a AAA publisher and what it takes to get hired in the game industry.

    EP4 Nerd Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 65:52


    We up'd the production value on this episode! We also get into the tragic ending of Game of Thrones and talk about what it takes to be in a relationship with someone that's an avid collector of sixth scale Hot Toys figures.

    EP3 Adult legos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 41:49


    This week we talk about Danny killing people in Game of Thrones, Pikachu and his career change as a detective, and what it takes to be an adult fan of lego.

    EP2 Jax stops slavery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 44:24


    We're back with episode 2 and we talk about our screen handles, corporate culture in the gaming industry, and how Jax from MK11 went back in time to stop colonizers.

    EP1 HELLO WORLD!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 39:02


    What’s up everyone! Our first episode is here and we talk about Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones season 8 EP3 and about zombies! Zombie games and zombie shows on Netflix. We also talk about some cool DBZ figures.

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