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From the Henssler Financial Studio this is your news minute on the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast presented by Engineered Solutions of Georgia. Today is Saturday, January 20th, and I'm Keith Ippolito. GET OUT THERE: 5 things to do this weekend in Gwinnett County — Jan. 19-21 Gwinnett County, Georgia, is gearing up for an exciting weekend with a variety of events to suit different interests. Here are some things to check out in the area: Get ready as The Atlanta Model Train and Railroadiana Show makes its way to the Gas South Convention Center today at 9 a.m. This event promises to be Georgia's largest combination show, boasting over 350 tables adorned with model items in all gauges and exquisite Railroad Antiques. Los Angeles resident and Arkansas native, Marcus Smith, takes the stage on Sunday at 7:30 pm at the Atlanta Comedy Theater. Marcus is renowned for his southern country roots and distinctive comedic style, offering a fresh and entertaining perspective to the world of stand-up comedy. Indulge in the winter spirit at The Ice Rink at Sugar Hill. Whether you're a seasoned skater or a first-timer, the rink offers 90-minute skating sessions with the option to extend the fun. Admission is $15 for adults and $13 for children 8 and under. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Head to Margaritaville at Lanier Islands for a winter wonderland experience. From snow tubing to ice skating and a snow play area, there's something for everyone. Don't miss Blizzard Mountain, one of North America's longest snow rides, offering 575 feet of adrenaline-boosting fun. For more news about our community, visit gwinnettdailypost.com. For the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast, I'm Keith Ippolito. Produced by The BG Podcast Network www.esogrepair.com www.henssler.com www.gcpsk12.org/jobs #NewsPodcast #CurrentEvents #TopHeadlines #BreakingNews #PodcastDiscussion #PodcastNews #InDepthAnalysis #NewsAnalysis #PodcastTrending #WorldNews #LocalNews #GlobalNews #PodcastInsights #NewsBrief #PodcastUpdate #NewsRoundup #WeeklyNews #DailyNews #PodcastInterviews #HotTopics #PodcastOpinions #InvestigativeJournalism #BehindTheHeadlines #PodcastMedia #NewsStories #PodcastReports #JournalismMatters #PodcastPerspectives #NewsCommentary #PodcastListeners #NewsPodcastCommunity #NewsSource #PodcastCuration #WorldAffairs #PodcastUpdates #AudioNews #PodcastJournalism #EmergingStories #NewsFlash #PodcastConversations #podcast #podcasts #podcaster #podcastlife #podcastshow #podcasting #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #itunes #applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #soundcloud #youtube #radio #radioshow #comedy #music #hiphop #art #entrepreneur #covid #motivation #interview #repost #loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Henssler Financial Studio this is your news minute on the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast presented by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Today is Saturday, January 11th, and I'm Keith Ippolito. GET OUT THERE: 5 things to do this weekend in Gwinnett County — Jan. 12-14 As the weekend approaches, Gwinnett County offers a variety of activities for residents and visitors to enjoy. Here's a roundup of five enticing options: **The Ice Rink at Sugar Hill:** Glide into the weekend with a visit to The Ice Rink at Sugar Hill. Saturday (11 a.m. - 10 p.m.), and Sunday (1 p.m. - 8 p.m.), this venue promises 90-minute skating sessions. Admission is $15 for general entry and $13 for children 8 and under. **License to Chill Snow Island:** Head to Margaritaville at Lanier Islands in Buford for a winter wonderland experience. Running Saturdays and Sundays until Feb. 25, License to Chill Snow Island features snow tubing, ice skating, snow play areas, and thrilling amusement rides. Don't miss the signature ride, Blizzard Mountain, offering 575 feet of snowy excitement. **Suwanee Winter Farmers Market:** On Saturday (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.), Suwanee Town Center Park transforms into a haven for fresh local produce, baked goods, and more at the Winter Farmers Market. Explore the vibrant offerings of this community market. **Comedian Rod Minger:** Laugh your way through the weekend with comedian Roderick Minger at the Atlanta Comedy Theater on both Friday and Saturday. Known for his performances on Disney Cruise Lines and appearances on Starz's "Survivors Remorse" and BET's "The Game," Minger is set to deliver an evening of humor. **Chess Club:** Engage in some strategic fun at the Chess Club on Sunday (3 p.m. - 5 p.m.) at Mountain Park Library Branch in Lilburn. Open to all ages and skill levels, this drop-in event invites chess enthusiasts to play, learn, and enjoy a friendly environment. For more news about our community, visit gwinnettdailypost.com. For the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast, I'm Keith Ippolito. Produced by The BG Podcast Network www.esogrepair.com www.henssler.com www.gcpsk12.org/jobs #NewsPodcast #CurrentEvents #TopHeadlines #BreakingNews #PodcastDiscussion #PodcastNews #InDepthAnalysis #NewsAnalysis #PodcastTrending #WorldNews #LocalNews #GlobalNews #PodcastInsights #NewsBrief #PodcastUpdate #NewsRoundup #WeeklyNews #DailyNews #PodcastInterviews #HotTopics #PodcastOpinions #InvestigativeJournalism #BehindTheHeadlines #PodcastMedia #NewsStories #PodcastReports #JournalismMatters #PodcastPerspectives #NewsCommentary #PodcastListeners #NewsPodcastCommunity #NewsSource #PodcastCuration #WorldAffairs #PodcastUpdates #AudioNews #PodcastJournalism #EmergingStories #NewsFlash #PodcastConversations #podcast #podcasts #podcaster #podcastlife #podcastshow #podcasting #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #itunes #applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #soundcloud #youtube #radio #radioshow #comedy #music #hiphop #art #entrepreneur #covid #motivation #interview #repost #loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GDP Script/ Top Stories for Jan 3rd     Publish Date:  Jan 2nd     HENSSLER 15 From the Henssler Financial Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast. Today is Wednesday, January 3rd and Happy 77th Birthday to Led Zeppelin's bassist John Paul Jones. ***01.03.24 – BIRTHDAY – JOHN PAUL JONES*** I'm Bruce Jenkins and here are your top stories presented by Kia Mall of Georgia. Grayson Man Accused of Defrauding Liberty Mutual of more than $9.2 million Pair charged with trafficking 17-year-old, 15-year-old victims License to Chill Snow Island keeps the winter fun going through February Plus, my conversation with Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets on superfoods. All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe! Break 1: MOG   STORY 1: Grayson Man Accused of Defrauding Liberty Mutual of more than $9.2 million Jose Martinez of Grayson, Georgia, has been arrested on charges of insurance fraud for allegedly defrauding Liberty Mutual Insurance Company of over $9 million. Martinez submitted a self-audit form in 2016, containing false information about his company's profits and employee pay. The fraudulent activity aimed to conceal his company's true worker's compensation liabilities, resulting in significantly reduced insurance premiums. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King emphasized that Martinez's actions defrauded Liberty Mutual of more than $9,250,000 in premiums that should have been paid for coverage liabilities. Martinez was taken into custody on December 5.   STORY 2: Pair charged with trafficking 17-year-old, 15-year-old victims Denorris Hutchinson and Natasha Bridges have been indicted on charges of trafficking persons for sexual servitude in Fulton County, Georgia. The case originated from "Operation Not Forgotten," where a 17-year-old victim was recovered from a hotel in Fulton County. Both defendants are accused of trafficking the underage female. Subsequent investigations led to the identification of a second underage victim, a 15-year-old female, allegedly trafficked by Hutchinson. The Attorney General's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit presented evidence to a Fulton County Grand Jury, resulting in the indictment of Hutchinson and Bridges. The charges include trafficking of persons for sexual servitude.     STORY 3: License to Chill Snow Island keeps the winter fun going through February License to Chill Snow Island at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands is offering family-friendly winter activities until February. The attraction features snow tubing, ice skating, a snow play area, and amusement rides. Snowball Alley in the resort's wave pool allows kids to make snowmen or engage in snowball fights, while Frosty's Ice Rink provides an ice skating spot. Blizzard Mountain, one of North America's longest snow rides, offers tubing down a 575-foot lane. The carnival area includes a Ferris Wheel, bumper cars, carnival games, a children's roller coaster, and other rides. The Glacier Cafe and Lakeside Lights Spectacular add to the experience. The attraction is open daily through Jan. 3 and on weekends through Feb. 25. The Lakeside Lights Spectacular is open daily through Jan. 3 and on weekends through Jan. 15.   We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We'll be right back Break 2: TOM WAGES – DTL   STORY 4: UGA study: High school counselors lack training in addictive behaviors A study by the University of Georgia reveals that most high school counselors lack formalized training in addressing addictive behaviors such as vaping and internet gaming. Despite being aware of the issues, counselors reported insufficient training, with only 24.4% feeling moderately competent addressing gaming-related issues and 37.1% for vaping-related issues. The study emphasizes the need for comprehensive training programs for school counselors, infused into the curriculum or presented as a mandatory standalone course, to equip them in recognizing and responding to addictive behaviors in students. The prevalence of vaping and gaming addiction underscores the importance of implementing preventative and early intervention measures in schools.   STORY 5: North Georgia Mission Lodge offers place to stay for nonprofit groups wanting to serve in Fannin County Jeff Milway and a group from Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Duluth established the North Georgia Mission Lodge in Morganton, aiming to provide a space for volunteer groups to stay and connect with service opportunities in North Georgia. The lodge, housed in a log cabin, can accommodate 16 people and offers a home base for volunteer teams working with local nonprofits. The initiative seeks to facilitate partnerships with charitable organizations in the area, allowing visiting groups to contribute to specific projects and nonprofits to receive assistance from volunteers. The North Georgia Mission Lodge aims to create positive experiences for volunteers while building connections with local communities.   We'll be back in a moment.   Break 3:  ESOG - INGLES 1 – JACKSON EMC   STORY 6: LEAH MCGRATH And now here is my conversation with Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets on superfoods.   STORY 7: LEAH MCGRATH ***LEAH MCGRATH INERVIEW***   We'll have final thoughts after this.   Break 4: Henssler 60   Signoff – Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties, or the Paulding County News Podcast. Read more about all our stories, and get other great content at Gwinnettdailypost.com. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? 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To support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Oct. 20. It dropped for free subscribers on Oct. 23. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription.WhoPete Sonntag, Vice President and General Manager of Sun Valley, Idaho.Recorded onOctober 10, 2022About Sun ValleyClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The R. Earl Holding familyPass affiliations: Ikon, Mountain CollectiveReciprocal pass partners: Challenger Platinum and Challenger season passes include unlimited access to Snowbasin, UtahLocated in: Ketchum, IdahoClosest neighboring ski areas: Soldier Mountain (1:10); Blizzard Mountain (1:20); Chipmunk Hill (2:10); Magic Mountain (2:30); Pomerelle (2:45); Pebble Creek (3:00); Bogus Basin (3:10); Kelly Canyon (3:10) - travel times likely to vary with wintertime weather and road closures.Base elevation | summit elevation | vertical drop:* Bald Mountain: 9,150 feet | 3,400 feet* Dollar Mountain: 6,638 feet | 628 feetSkiable Acres: 2,054 acres (mostly on Bald Mountain)Average annual snowfall: 200 inchesTrail count: 122 (100 on Bald Mountain; 22 on Dollar) – 2% double-black, 20% black, 42% intermediate, 36% beginnerLift fleet:* Bald Mountain: 12 lifts (8-passenger gondola, 8 high-speed quads, 2 triples, 1 carpet - view Lift Blog's of inventory of Bald Mountain's lift fleet)* Dollar Mountain: 6 lifts (2 high-speed quads, 1 triples, 1 double, 2 carpets - view Lift Blog's of inventory of Bald Mountain's lift fleet)Uphill capacity:* Bald Mountain: 23,680 skiers per hour* Dollar Mountain: 6,037 skiers per hourWhy I interviewed himIn certain #SkiTwitter circles and ski-oriented Facebook groups, Ski's annual reader resort rankings can be polarizing. I've critiqued them myself. Readers, en masse, can lack the context of how Their Very Favorite Mountain fits into the broader ski realm. So Wachusett (nice mountain, convenient access), ends up out-ranking Stowe (legendary mountain, but cold and far), on an annual basis.*So when Sun Valley wins this trophy for the third consecutive year, as it just did, this can puzzle the Radbrahs. They wander their homes, bumping into furniture, knocking over piles of torn-off sleeves. “How Sun Valley better than Jackson. No good as rad.” The Big Groom winning the continent does not compute.But most skiers ski groomers most of the time. It's what makes skiing viable as a mass-market product. And no one out-grooms The Big Groom. I asked Sonntag how many snowcats Sun Valley rolled out nightly. He wouldn't say. But I imagine it would be a sufficient number to launch an invasion of Vermont. Or they could just move the place there. It would fit right in. Sun Valley is the most Northeast-esque mountain in the West in the way it manages trails: all grooming, all the time. Fortunately for Sun Valley skiers, the place has the elevation to hold the snow and fend off the rain that bedevils New England's best. And that vert: 3,400 feet of straight down. It may be the most beautiful pure ski mountain on the continent. And most of the time, it's empty. You can find that beautiful corduroy all day.Not that you can't rad out a bit if you want to. The new Sunrise area delivers the sort of vast treed zones that so many of us seek from a western rise. There are glades everywhere, really. See map above. Most Sun Valley skiers ignore them. All the better for you. Brah. Enjoy.*There's an important bit of historical context missing from Ski's annual list-drop: this reader survey once complemented a similar resort-ranking list in sister magazine Skiing. Editors and writers chose that list. It was a bit like the AP (writers), and coaches' polls in college football. Skiing's list would drop in August, Ski's in September. Or vice-versa, depending upon the year. If Skiing were still around (it shuttered in 2017), their top-five for 2023 would probably be far more palatable to the Radbrahs. The 2004 top-10, to choose a random issue from my archives, was 1) Whistler, 2) Alta/Snowbird, 3) Vail, 4) Palisades Tahoe, 5) Jackson Hole. In Skiing's absence, Z Rankings probably does the best job lining up resorts to the expectations of RB HQ – their current top five: 1) Jackson, 2) Telluride, 3) Snowbird, 4) Alta, 5) Vail.What we talked aboutScoring the top spot in Ski magazine's reader poll for the third consecutive year; when Dad tells you to go be a ski bum; ski teaching at West Mountain, New York; back West and working at Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain, and Keystone; watching Vail Resorts grow from within; King Whistler; the challenges of integrating big bad Whistler into the Vail Resorts portfolio; cross-border cultural differences; how Sun Valley stands out in spite of its remoteness and relatively low snow totals, even among skiing's biggest, baddest, and raddest powder dumps; the chances of Sun Valley staying independent over the long term; how Sun Valley and Snowbasin work together; staffing up for the season; the resort's updated masterplan and how it will transform the resort; wave goodbye to the Yan high-speed quads; the massive Challenger lift upgrade; why the mountain is removing Greyhawk and not replacing it; bringing back and massively upgrading the Flying Squirrel lift; why Challenger will be a D-Line lift but Flying Squirrel will not be; why Mayday and Lookout upgrades aren't coming anytime soon; “there is something to the fixed-grip that is still really valuable”; which lift upgrades are next after Challenger and Flying Squirrel; whether a six- or eight-pack chair would make sense anywhere else on the mountain; Bald Mountain upgrades beyond chairlifts; why an Elkhorn upgrade at Dollar Mountain is unlikely; long-term snowmaking upgrades at Dollar; thoughts on the proposed gondola network that would connect both ski area base areas and the town; Sun Valley's unbelievable snowmaking firepower; assessing Sun Valley's water supply; creating a more balanced mountain with the Sunrise expansion; how the expansion helped mitigate fire risk; replacing the Cold Springs double with the Broadway high-speed quad and how that's worked out; expansion potential; Sun Valley's grooming army; solving the employee-housing puzzle and where the biggest gap is; why Sun Valley left the Epic Pass and whether the mountain could ever return; whether Vail's record Epic Pass sales contributed to Sun Valley's flight; and selling a $2,000-plus season pass in the era of the $841 Epic Pass.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewSun Valley has been making moves. In March, the resort ended its three-year run with Epic Pass and, along with sister resort Snowbasin, jumped over to Ikon. The same day, the mountain returned to the Mountain Collective, which it had originally joined in 2015. Then, in August, the resort announced a massive upgrade of one of North America's most iconic lifts: the Challenger high-speed quad, the tallest top-to-bottom chairlift on the continent. The detachable quad, built in 1988, would make way for a high-speed six-pack, one of Doppelmayr' s bomber D-lines. A midstation would let skiers off near the top of the adjacent Greyhawk high-speed quad, which will also come out next summer. And last week, completely unrelated to any of these developments, Ski magazine readers ranked Sun Valley their top ski area in North America for the third consecutive year.But there's something else. We've entered the era of overdoing it. The Epic and Ikon Passes are a little too good for their own good. I'm not sure how long Colorado and Utah and Tahoe can really handle them before they crack. I mean traffic-wise and I mean liftline-wise and I mean the-price-of-everything-but-the-pass-itself-wise. I don't think the passes will fail, but I think that the interconnected systems that they impact just may. There are only so many people you can jam into the same two dozen mountain towns before everything unravels. The passes, in their current form, are probably not sustainable indefinitely.Sun Valley is not immune to this fallout, of course, and the mountain has participated in big passes for years. But it has resisted the maximalist tendencies of its peers. The mountain's remoteness helps. But so do owners who have a skiing-first philosophy, a general undercurrent of “let's not ruin this.” Sun Valley could have All the People but instead it is content to just have some of them. We saw what happened when Ikon emptied the Higgins boats onto the shores of Jackson and Aspen. The indignant gasps echoed from the 12-bathroom slopeside mansions to Mr. Beards tucked into his oatmeal sleeping bag behind tower 17. No one's exactly getting the skier balance right, but Sun Valley has found a way to stand on a megapass masthead without drawing liftlines out to the parking lot. And that's something worth talking about.What I got wrongI entered the interview with an understanding that Sun Valley's masterplan had last been updated in 2005, and that the ski area had hired Ecosign in 2020 to update that plan. Sonntag corrected me in the interview, stating that the masterplan was in fact updated.I also stated that the current Challenger lift ride time is nine minutes. I'm not sure where I picked that up from – Sonntag pointed out that it's closer to 13, but will go significantly lower once the new lift – a D-line six-pack – comes online in 2023.Why you should ski Sun ValleyThis is what you're trying to get to. On any five-turn repurposed landfill with a double chair or good-for-five-minutes New England burner laced beneath a high-speed lift. When you hook into the morning cord raw and perfectly drawn into the incline and your ski accelerates along the curve slinging you like some kind of snowbound acrobat into the next turn and you think “yes ninjas are real and I know this because I am one,” and you want that sensation to repeat forever or at least for as long as you can handle it, like sex or food or winning, this is where you're ski compass is pointing. Because at Sun Valley you can expect to ride that sensation for-basically-ever. Thirty-four-hundred feet. Like Aspen it is all fall line. Unlike Aspen it is big, spread out, with more ways down than most skiers have the endurance to last.Some big mountains are all muscle, sparring contests from top to bottom, daring you to take one more turn. Sun Valley can give you that. But it's not the point of the place. This is not Snowbird. This is magic carpets unfurled for miles. Ride them. No rush. They won't get skied off. This isn't Okemo, where the cord is eaten alive by 10 a.m. This is Idaho. There's no one here. Hook-and-sink. Repeat hundreds of times. High-speed lift back to the top. Again.Skiers use social media to ask all sorts of questions, most of which would be better answered via Google search. “I'm looking for lodging recommendations for my family of 12 for Park City over Christmas break. We don't want to spend more than $5 per night. Slopeside preferred. Hottub a must. Also we don't want to wait in any liftlines so we're wondering if we can drive our family van up the mountain instead?”Here's another common question: what's the best ski area for an advanced skier who likes long groomers all day long? If that is what you seek, there is only one answer: Sun Valley.More Sun ValleyMost of the 2005 master plan has been rendered moot by the coming Challenger upgrade and the Broadway Express, but this slide, showing the potential line of a gondola connecting the two ski areas and resort village, could still happen:In 1988, Sun Valley installed a trio of high-speed quads: Greyhawk, Christmas, and the spectacular Challenger, a marvel even 34 years later with its full-mountain vertical rise. It's impossible to overstate how thoroughly these additions transformed the experience of skiing Idaho's most-famous ski resort. Observe the tangle of lifts puttering up the incline in 1986:And just for fun, here's the 1959 trailmap:And if you think that's a party, check this version from 1945:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 114/100 in 2022, and number 360 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer (unless you sound insane, or, more likely, I just get busy). You can also email skiing@substack.com. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Got to hang out with some awesome pinballers, Helena and Snow from the Colorado area. We learn more about their scene and their time at the women's worlds in Denver. Kickback and enjoy! Note: There are some audio issues in this episode. Our bandwidth was not being kind; but, I cleaned it up as best as I could. :) Links https://www.colorado-pinball.com/ The Inner Game of Tennis (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003T0G9E4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) Pinshades (https://www.facebook.com/pinshades/) Blizzard Mountian Pinball (https://www.blizzardpinball.com/) Dory Hill 2019 (https://www.colorado-pinball.com/dory-hill-2019/)

A late release of the conversation had with the McCarthy Clan at Blizzard Mountain pinball. The event was a success and here is the blow by blow telling of the tale of this tournament.

The Little Kings Podcast sits down with Clan McCarthy and talks about what it is like to set up, open and run a pinball arcade in 2018. Surviving a year in pin-business and making memories with The Blizzard Mountiain Winter is Coming 24 hour pinball marathon.

Featuring: Michael "Boston" Hannon, John "Knobs" Knoblach, and Paul “Moonpir” Carver-Smith Running Time: 2:23:09 Music: Sleeping Dogs Livestream: YouTube This week we chat about Left 4 Dead 2, Axiom Verge, Mass Effect Andromeda, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, Rainbow 6 Siege, Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain, Warhammer Endtime: Vermintide, Binding Of Isaac Afterbirth, This Is the Police, Zelda Breath Of the Wild, Persona 5. Microsoft announces Xbox Scorpio specs  

Jeff and Christian welcome Brandon Jones from Easy Allies to the show this week to discuss Mass Effect Andromeda's release date, CES announcements from NVidia, AMD, Razor, and HTC Vive, hacking your NES Classic, and more! 00:31:42 - The Playlist: Pokemon Sun and Moon, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain, Heroes of the Storm 00:57:09 - VR Talk - Google Earth VR, Dino Frontier, SuperHOT, Raw Data, Herobound: Soul Champion, Dead Hungry 01:15:06 - Tabletop Time: D&D Curse of Strahd, Isle of Skye, Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island 01:35:09 - Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Brandon Jones from Easy Allies to the show this week to discuss Mass Effect Andromeda's release date, CES announcements from NVidia, AMD, Razor, and HTC Vive, hacking your NES Classic, and more! 00:31:42 - The Playlist: Pokemon Sun and Moon, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain, Heroes of the Storm 00:57:09 - VR Talk - Google Earth VR, Dino Frontier, SuperHOT, Raw Data, Herobound: Soul Champion, Dead Hungry 01:15:06 - Tabletop Time: D&D Curse of Strahd, Isle of Skye, Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island 01:35:09 - Parting Gifts!

Attention! Some hipster in San Francisco has decided this is fake news. Listener discretion is advised. Topics - 75 episodes!?, the seasonal spirit, Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain, stars, Steep, snow, go do stuff, how wind works, G-meter, sucky camera, NDAs, Friday the 13th: The Game: The Beta Codes, free Lost Odyssey, Twitch/White House hosts games... for healthcare awareness, Twitch's Thought Police AI, Internet Archive gets political; Loses money. Music - Run D.M.C. - It's Tricky, Jethro Tull - Up To Me, Kill Baby Kill - Diversity

With the holiday season now almost upon us, today's podcast marks our 50th show (excluding specials) overall, and the final "regular" show of 2016. Have no fear, however, because we will be back next Friday with an end of year special where we'll run down all of the biggest news, games and site updates from the past 12 months with a special guest. On this week's show, we get behind the wheel of the new "Blizzard Mountain" expansion in Forza Horizon 3, discuss the fifth and final episode of BATMAN – The Telltale Series, discover the joys of fishing and parsnip farming in Stardew Valley and go retro with Sky Force Anniversary. We also go through all of the big news stories, we take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions. Links: TrueAchievements Game of the Year Awards The Great TrueAchievement Score Challenge 2017 Xbox One Update Increases Download Speeds Substantially The Walking Dead - A New Frontier's Official Launch Trailer Forza Horizon 3's Blizzard Mountain Out Now, Trailer Revealed Battlefield 1's First Free Map Previewed The BioShock Trilogy is Now Backwards Compatible Six Titles Heading To Backwards Compatibility Today YouTube Livestream Playlist True IDatXbox - our new account where we stream all the latest ID@Xbox releases

The gang talks Last Guardian, Reggie's Freudian slip, Nintendo Switch, Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, Forza Horizon 3 Blizzard Mountain, and so much more!

In dieser Folge sind zwar nur Jens und Chicky zu hören, aber dafür werden tolle Themen besprochen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei Final Fantasy 15. Jens hat in den neuen Teil der ehrwürdigen Rollenspielreihe reingeschaut und erklärt ausführlich, warum der Titel ein Kandidat für seine Top 10 des Jahres werden könnte. Außerdem wird über das Storytelling in den Souls-Spielen diskutiert und die das "Foundation"-Update für No Man's Sky diskutiert. Am Ende des Podcasts wird zudem noch das Thema Jahresrückblick angesprochen. In zwei Wochen ist es schon soweit und wir suchen wieder das Nerdiverse Game of the Year. Doch diesmal werden nicht nur wir unsere Top 10s zusammenstellen. Wir wollen euch die Gelegenheit geben, euch am Voting zu beteiligen. Ihr könnt eure eigene Top 10 einsenden. Folgendes gilt es dabei zu beachten: 1. Wir brauchen von euch eine vollständige Top 10, natürlich in einer festen Reihenfolge, da die Spiele abhängig von ihrer Platzierung Punkte bekommen. 2. Die Spiele müssen 2016 in Deutschland bzw. der westlichen Welt erschienen sein. 2. Es gelten nur Vollversionen, keine Add-ons bzw. DLCs. 3. Remastered-Versionen und nachträglich erschienene Portierungen zählen auch nicht. Schickt eure Top 10 an jens@nerdiverse.de! Ihr habt sogar die Chance, etwas zu gewinnen. Wir verlosen unter allen Einsendungen ein Paket mit Steam-Keys. Die Spiele dürft ihr euch dann selber aus einer Liste aussuchen. Einsendeschluss ist am 14. Dezember um 18:00 Uhr. Wir hoffen auf eure rege Teilnahme, auf dass das Voting so richtig spannend wird. 00:00:00 Intro & Begrüßung 00:02:57 No Man's Sky - Das "Foundation"-Update 00:13:48 Forza Horizon 3 - Erste Erweiterung "Blizzard Mountain" 00:16:45 The Division - Spielerzahlen nach Update 1.4 auf Launch-Niveau? Nicht ganz! 00:18:25 Steam - 38 Prozent aller Spiele in 2016 veröffentlicht 00:23:42 Final Fantasy 15 01:37:20 Dark Souls 3 & das Storytelling in den Souls-Spielen 01:53:23 Planet Coaster 02:01:27 Infos zum Jahresrückblick 02:13:50 Verabschiedung & Outro Musik: Live at WFMU on Beastin' the Airwaves with Keili on July 17 2011 (Anamanaguchi) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

In dieser Folge sind zwar nur Jens und Chicky zu hören, aber dafür werden tolle Themen besprochen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei Final Fantasy 15. Jens hat in den neuen Teil der ehrwürdigen Rollenspielreihe reingeschaut und erklärt ausführlich, warum der Titel ein Kandidat für seine Top 10 des Jahres werden könnte. Außerdem wird über das Storytelling in den Souls-Spielen diskutiert und die das "Foundation"-Update für No Man's Sky diskutiert. Am Ende des Podcasts wird zudem noch das Thema Jahresrückblick angesprochen. In zwei Wochen ist es schon soweit und wir suchen wieder das Nerdiverse Game of the Year. Doch diesmal werden nicht nur wir unsere Top 10s zusammenstellen. Wir wollen euch die Gelegenheit geben, euch am Voting zu beteiligen. Ihr könnt eure eigene Top 10 einsenden. Folgendes gilt es dabei zu beachten: 1. Wir brauchen von euch eine vollständige Top 10, natürlich in einer festen Reihenfolge, da die Spiele abhängig von ihrer Platzierung Punkte bekommen. 2. Die Spiele müssen 2016 in Deutschland bzw. der westlichen Welt erschienen sein. 2. Es gelten nur Vollversionen, keine Add-ons bzw. DLCs. 3. Remastered-Versionen und nachträglich erschienene Portierungen zählen auch nicht. Schickt eure Top 10 an jens@nerdiverse.de! Ihr habt sogar die Chance, etwas zu gewinnen. Wir verlosen unter allen Einsendungen ein Paket mit Steam-Keys. Die Spiele dürft ihr euch dann selber aus einer Liste aussuchen. Einsendeschluss ist am 14. Dezember um 18:00 Uhr. Wir hoffen auf eure rege Teilnahme, auf dass das Voting so richtig spannend wird. 00:00:00 Intro & Begrüßung 00:02:57 No Man's Sky - Das "Foundation"-Update 00:13:48 Forza Horizon 3 - Erste Erweiterung "Blizzard Mountain" 00:16:45 The Division - Spielerzahlen nach Update 1.4 auf Launch-Niveau? Nicht ganz! 00:18:25 Steam - 38 Prozent aller Spiele in 2016 veröffentlicht 00:23:42 Final Fantasy 15 01:37:20 Dark Souls 3 & das Storytelling in den Souls-Spielen 01:53:23 Planet Coaster 02:01:27 Infos zum Jahresrückblick 02:13:50 Verabschiedung & Outro Musik: Live at WFMU on Beastin’ the Airwaves with Keili on July 17 2011 (Anamanaguchi) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

The rush of games has finally slowed down, which meant none of us started any new games this week - well not that we can talk about, unfortunately. Instead Rich spent some more time with Watch_Dogs 2, Jack took a break from regional variants to play some Overcooked, and I returned to Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection before switching to an upcoming new release that's filled with zombies and photographs. On this week's show, we talk about the latest site updates, our exciting new link-up with ID@Xbox and why Rich is wearing leather pants to celebrate. We also go through what we've been playing, all of the big news stories from the past week, take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions from the history of TA to what we like on our chips (french fries for the non-English). Links: TrueAchievements Is Now Fully Secure and Supports HTTP2 Introducing Game Hubs Details for Forza Horizon 3's Blizzard Mountain LEGO Worlds Coming to Consoles Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition Announced Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Release Date and Official Trailer Telltale's Next Series Confirmed To Be Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy The Walking Dead: A New Frontier Will Have A Two Episode Premiere