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There's a deadly fungus among us! Alexis Hejna from Honeysuckle Rose Creations hosts a roundtable look the second season of the hit TV series based off the hit video game (and its sequel), joined by Jesse Starcher and Jayson Teasely. Let's take a look at this story of vengeance, love, and mushrooms. The second season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us was originally broadcast on HBO between April and May 2025. Based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, the season is set twenty-five years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The second season, based on the first half of the 2020 game The Last of Us Part II, follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) five years after the events of the first season, after they have settled into Jackson, Wyoming, with Joel's brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Ellie's friends Dina (Isabela Merced) and Jesse (Young Mazino).HBO renewed The Last of Us for a second season less than two weeks after the series premiered in January 2023. Co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann were joined in the writers' room by Halley Gross and Bo Shim; Druckmann wrote and co-directed the games, and Gross co-wrote Part II. Principal photography took place in British Columbia from February to August 2024. Druckmann, Mazin, and Peter Hoar returned to direct the seven episodes alongside newcomers Kate Herron, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Mark Mylod, and Stephen Williams. Gustavo Santaolalla and David Fleming returned to compose the score.Critics felt the season reinforced The Last of Us as the best video game adaptation, praising the action sequences, direction, performances, production design, and writing, though some criticized the pacing and considered the story incomplete. It was nominated for several awards. Across linear channels and Max, the season premiere was watched by 5.3 million viewers on the first day, a 13% increase from the first-season premiere; by May, the series averaged almost 37 million global viewers per episode.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59 

¡Que pasa locos!Esta semana el trio calavera viene  cargadito: Xbox lanza retro classics por sorpresa, Hellblade 2 se asoma en PlayStation (¡herejía!), y Cyberpunk 2 apunta alto con dos ciudades. Mientras tanto, Sony se carga PlayStation Stars, Naughty Dog prepara algo en silencio (pero con Druckmann a los mandos), y Bungie… bueno, Bungie se inspira demasiado en otros para su nuevo Marathon.En la parte jugona, Marco se lanza de cabeza al infierno con Doom: The Dark Ages y nos cuenta sus primeras impresiones, mientras que cerramos con una review estratégica de Triangle Strategy, ese JRPG táctico donde Joakin dead vuelve a sus andadas e instala mods al juego para hacerlo mas llevadero.¡Esperemos que os guste!NUESTA LISTA DE RECOMENDACIONES Esta lista de juegos es la que hemos llegado por consenso (y por imposiciones de Joak) como los 10 juegos que recomendamos desde ICG. Se podrán realizar cambios cuando los integrantes consideren que hay un nuevo merecedor de entrar en dicha lista, siempre teniendo que eliminar uno de los aquí presentes.Red dead redemption 2HadesThe last of us 2Elden ringMass effect 2Xcom 2World of warcraftHollow knightZelda breath of the wildPersona 5 royale¡Encuentra tu versión 2.0 con los consejos de Joakin Dead!⁠https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0BHTZPJMH/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_api_EX5KV44ACRD6C0165XDM⁠Aquí tienes tu podido de descuento de Wetaca: JOAQUINL4097Recordad, si queréis saber mas de nosotros, a continuación toda la información:InsertCoin Games:Grupo de Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aJrZFRC⁠Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_TLx2vHlr7AJ4kPgckx68wTwitch: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/insertcoingames⁠Twitter: @ICGames_ESInstagram: insertcoingames_Se os quiere!

The second season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us premiered on HBO on April 13, 2025. Based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The second season, based on the 2020 game The Last of Us Part II, follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) five years after the events of the first season, after they have settled into Jackson, Wyoming, with Joel's brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Ellie's friends Dina (Isabela Merced) and Jesse (Young Mazino).HBO renewed The Last of Us for a second season less than two weeks after the series premiered in January 2023. Co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann were joined in the writers' room by Halley Gross and Bo Shim; Druckmann wrote and co-directed the games, and Gross co-wrote Part II. Principal photography took place in British Columbia from February to August 2024. Druckmann, Mazin, and Peter Hoar returned to direct the seven episodes alongside newcomers Kate Herron, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Mark Mylod, and Stephen Williams. Gustavo Santaolalla and David Fleming returned to compose the score.Critics felt the season reinforced The Last of Us as the best video game adaptation, praising the action sequences, direction, performances, production design, and writing, though some criticized the pacing and considered the story incomplete. Across linear channels and Max, the season premiere was watched by 5.3 million viewers on the first day—a 13% increase from the first-season premiere.

The second season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us premiered on HBO on April 13, 2025. Based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The second season, based on the 2020 game The Last of Us Part II, follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) five years after the events of the first season, after they have settled into Jackson, Wyoming, with Joel's brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Ellie's friends Dina (Isabela Merced) and Jesse (Young Mazino).HBO renewed The Last of Us for a second season less than two weeks after the series premiere aired in January 2023. Series co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann were joined in the writers' room by Halley Gross and Bo Shim; Druckmann wrote and co-directed the video games, and Gross co-wrote Part II. Filming took place in British Columbia from February to August 2024. Druckmann, Mazin, and Peter Hoar returned to direct the seven episodes, alongside newcomers Kate Herron, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Mark Mylod, and Stephen Williams. Gustavo Santaolalla and David Fleming returned to compose the score. Critics praised the action sequences, direction, performances, production design, and writing, though some criticized the pacing and considered the story incomplete.

It wasn't so long ago that Georgie learned there was a name for the way she felt ... being a Highly Sensitive Person. Maybe you've been there too? Discovering, for the first time, that there are words and experiences that are shared by others who also have this trait. That you're not actually 'too much' or 'too sensitive', but that you are a part of that minority percentage of the population who are more sensitive. Georgie found that discovery to be pivotal. And one of the biggest shifts ? An enhanced capacity to meet herself with compassion. Join me, Erica Webb, host of SelfKind, as I chat with Georgie Druckmann - doula, mother and highly sensitive person - about the impact of putting words to her high sensitivity and what we can all learn through her work as a post-partum doula.We talk about compassion, the importance of community care, and how, as Highly Sensitive People, we can navigate asking for and receiving support.About Georgie Druckmann:Georgia is a mum and postpartum (and previous) birth doula,  living in Naarm/Melbourne. With her relatively recent discovery of being a HSP, many  pieces of how she moves and feels in the world now make so much more sense and she can see how being HSP has made things harder at times but has also been her super power in how she nurtures others through being a doula, mother, partner and friend.Connect with Georgie:https://www.instagram.com/nurture.mummaAbout your host, Erica Webb:Erica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach and highly sensitive person. She supports other highly sensitive people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.Connect with Erica: https://www.ericawebb.com.auhttps://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkindTime Stamps:00:00 Introduction to Highly Sensitive People02:32 Georgie's Journey as a Doula and HSP07:14 Discovering the HSP Trait12:09 The Importance of Self-Compassion18:36 Navigating Motherhood as a Highly Sensitive Person24:48 Understanding the Role of a Doula29:30 Community Care and Asking for Help34:35 The Power of Receiving SupportShare your thoughts with me over on Instagram or via my website. Want the video version? Come follow over on YouTube.Curious about working together? Find all the details here.

Welkom bij GK Daily, de dagelijkse podcast van Gamekings. In pak-hem-beet twintig minuten nemen we de laatste ontwikkelingen met je door, zodat je het snel en makkelijk tot je kan nemen. Bijvoorbeeld als je onderweg bent naar je werk, je jezelf even verveelt of je in het zweet werkt in de fitness. JJ nodigt elke keer een andere crew member van Gamekings of een interessante gast uit voor een kort gesprek. Vandaag schuift Boris aan. We praten onder andere over een gelekte video waaruit blijkt dat PlayStation in het geheim het gebruik van AI bij het maken van games test.  Wat zijn ze aan het doen en waarom moet dit in het geheim plaatsvinden. Dit en meer ga je zien en horen in een nieuwe aflevering van GK Daily.PlayStation test in het geheim het gebruik van AI bij het creëren van gesprekken in videogamesGK Daily is er op de maandag, dinsdag, woensdag en donderdag. Op je beeldscherm of op je headset. Op vrijdag hebben we natuurlijk EvdWL. De uitgebreide podcast. In GK Daily praten we je in 20 minuten bij over wat er zich allemaal afspeelt in de wereld van videogames. Dat doen we in de bekende gezellige Gamekings stijl. In deze aflevering behandelen we drie onderwerpen. Het eerste onderwerp draait om een gelikte video van een interne sessie van PlayStation. Iemand legt daarin aan de aanwezigen uit hoe je dankzij AI gesprekken kan voeren met Aloy, het hoofdpersoon van de Horizon-franchise. Waarom werd de video binnen no time offline gehaald? En wat hield deze vorm van AI in voor het productieproces van games?Naughty Dog's nieuwe game draait om het gevoelige onderwerp 'geloof en religie'Verder hebben de twee het over een interview waarin Neil Druckmann meer vertelt over zijn nieuwe game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Met de Last of Us 2 haalde Druckmann de woede van een deel van de gamers op zijn hals. Het lijkt erop dat hij opnieuw niet wegduikt voor de controverse. Zijn nieuwe game draait namelijk om geloof en religie. Boris en JJ hebben twee totaal tegenovergestelde meningen over The Last of Us 2, dus dat kan leuk worden. Plus, waarom heeft LEGO besloten zelf games te gaan maken? En worden het wel echte games?

We're on the verge of the second season of HBO's The Last of Us, and yet new questions percolate about whether we'll ever see another game in Naughty Dog's vaunted series. In a recent interview, Neil Druckmann told fans "don't bet on there being more," which is both alluringly ominous and obviously vague. That's good news for us, though, since it gives us plenty to discuss. Do we need more? Do we want more? Should we get more? Plus: Rumors are ramping up about one-time Xbox titan Gears of War migrating to PlayStation 5 later this year, while details related to Firesprite's cancelled Twisted Metal project have leaked. Also: PlayStation 2 turns 25 years old in Japan, Until Dawn Remake studio Ballistic Moon goes belly-up, a key Bungie designer joins Guerrilla, Monster Hunter Wilds smashes Capcom sales records, and more. Finally: Listener inquiries! Is it possible that Grand Theft Auto VI fails to meet either critical or commercial expectations, or perhaps both? What are our reflections on PS5 Pro now that we've had our own for some months? Should Canadians stop buying games from American publishers and developers in retaliation of US tariffs? Will Colin ever forgive his brother for continuously referring to himself as "The Dagster"? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:14:43 - Get well soon Bishop! 0:19:09 - Squeaking chair 0:22:12 - 5 thing we achieved this past week 0:30:45 - Last show's debauchery 0:39:57 - "The Dagster" 0:42:56 - Wonder Woman 0:49:23 - Twin Breaker is now on PS5! 0:51:32 - Terminator 2D: No Fate 0:52:58 - Happy Birthday PS2 1:01:52 - Layoffs at PlayStation 1:06:40 - Until Dawn Remake dev shut down 1:15:19 - PS3 update 1:17:21 - Variety's interview with Druckmann and Mazin 1:23:43 - New TLoU controller 1:25:46 - Cancelled Twisted Metal game details leak 1:31:28 - Ex-Bungie designer joins Guerilla 1:35:50 - Forza Horizon 5 releases April 29 on PS5 1:39:29 - Call of Duty 2025 will remain on PS4 1:44:32 - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 is real 1:49:35 - Monster Hunter Wilds sells 8 million 1:50:21 - La Quimera 1:54:56 - What Are We Playing? 2:16:51 - Gears of War coming to PS5 2:33:53 - New India Hero Project games 2:38:53 - PlayStation beta program 2:45:28 - Acclaim is back 2:57:56 - What if GTA VI disappoints? 3:04:08 - Boycotting American games 3:13:23 - PS5 Pro check in 3:21:37 - Portal's lack of bluetooth 3:26:31 - Auto popping trophies 3:30:48 - Capcom and Mega Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we explore the GBA eReader, originally released in Japan in 2001 and then later in North America in 2002, the eReader was able to read cards that a player would swipe just like a credit card. These cards included all sorts of goodies including full NES games, in-game rewards, and even GameCube integration.WB has shut down three of its studios, including Monolith Productions - the creators of FEAR, Middle-Earth, and many more beloved titles. This also comes at the cost of Monolith's upcoming Wonder Woman game that has officially been cancelled. On top of Monolith, WB also shuttered Player First Games, and WB San Diego. Fans of The Last of Us may be concerned to learn that The Last of Us Part 3 may never happen. In a new interview with Druckmann, he said that we shouldn't bet on there being more Last of Us as what we have could be it.Monster Hunter Wilds has already surpassed over 8 million units sold. This news comes just three days after the title launched, marking it as the fastest selling Capcom game to hit such a landmark sales number. The Monster Hunter franchise has come a long way since its humble beginnings on PS2 back in 2004 with the series selling over 108 million copies as of December 31, 2024.

SUBSCRIBE NOW!!!! on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Audible. This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Microsoft's weird new campaign, Gamers having feelings about Shadow of Erdtree's eligibility for GOTY; Sony mysteriously erasing the PS5's holiday price cut, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Lego Horizon and much more! Gaming News - Time code: 1:43 Microsoft launches its' bizarre "This Is An Xbox" campaign; Phil Spencer shares thoughts on the future of Xbox ports and a handheld console; Elden Ring's DLC being eligible for GOTY has gamers divided; Sony's holiday price cut for PS5 wiped from new trailer; PS5 Pro off to a better start than PS4 Pro in Japan despite its' price tag; New Horizon game rumored for launch next year; Druckmann reveals that ND's next game has been in development since 2020 but Sony is being cagey about announcing it; Astro Bot has more DLC cameos on the way; FFVII Remake Pt 3 goes into full development; The First Descendant devs make official decision on adding jiggle physics to the game; New COD bundle turns you into a Dragon Knight...which is receiving mixed responses from the fan base. What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 52:16 Sean tries out Lego Horizon Adventures DJ talks about some of his gripes with DA: The Veilguard's battle system. If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you're using. Every little bit helps!  Want to ask a question, ask us at PressX2start.com/Questions Join/Follow Us: Youtube: Press X To Start TV Twitch: pressxtostarttv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pressx2start Twitter: @PressX2S  Instagram: @PressX2Start TikTok: @pressx2start You can find more info about the Press X and who we are at www.PressX2start.com. If you have any questions or just want to tell us how great (or just slightly okay) we're doing or how we can be better, be a friend and reach out and email us at pressxtostartpodcast@gmail.com End music by @MarcoMavy on IG & Twitter Be good to each other, Peace!

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Tonight's topics: - PlayStation State of Play reactions - Black Ops 6 coming to Game Pass - Hulst discusses day and date exclusives - Ybarra agrees with PlayStation's strategy - PS5 is the most profitable generation - Massive Sony leak gives access to Destiny DLC - Sony removes Druckmann's interview Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley Where to find Throwdown Show: Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

This week, Robin had too much coffee and she's here to YELL. Fortunately, there's plenty to YELL about, from Neil Druckmann (again) to AI (again) to layoffs (again). After lots of shouting, we finally talk about a whole bunch of things we actually liked this week to prove that we're not haters 100% of the time.Timestamps(1:10) More like Neil Suckmann am I right(11:20) The Hellblade 2 detour(22:40) And one more thing about Neil Druckmann(29:00) The Minecraft detour(32:00) IGN, what the fuck are you doing?(45:00) Games you should and shouldn't play (feat. Paper Trail, Duck Detective, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and The Rogue Prince of Persia [I keep saying Evil Twin when I mean Evil Empire])(1:08:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. the spy thriller genre, Jenny Nicholson, and I Saw the TV Glow)Mentioned this weekFollow Alice Bell and Brendan SinclairThat very bad Neil Druckmann interview (lmao they pulled this down, here's our annotated version)Druckmann's unedited transcriptThe Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars HotelThe Buzzy A24 Film Making Trans and Queer Viewers Feel SeenA very good review of I Saw the TV Glow I found after recordingAnd an interview with Jane Schoenbrun on Gender RevealFollow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Medical Aid for PalestianiansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative's e-SIM fundraiser Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first Pure Dead PlayStation that came to you LIVE on YouTube went off without a hitch...apart from Dony accidentally clicking mute on his mic 3 seconds before his intro! It's a new age for the podcast where Dony copies the cool kids and takes the show live, but alas regular podcasts avenues are not forgotten either! This episode, we couldn't talk finances and business decisions without everyone's favourite gaming Aussie, David Faulkie and he was sad he missed a couple of episodes so Luke Steele begged to get back on. Neil Druckmann made the headlines discussing the future of AI, the boys discuss the upcoming Sony corporate update as well as their moves into mobile gaming. Davie explains the thinking behind PlayStation moving to two CEOs, IGN monopolises the games media much to Dony's disgust and Stellar Blade bucks the new IP trend of bombing, by potentially getting some DLC and maybe even a sequel. Lastly, the boys, rather Faulkie, discussed the latest SIE finances and explain why PlayStation will be bust within 12 months...00:00 Intro and Dony not on mute04:15 Druckmann on AI12:45 Upcoming changes speculation36:05 Faulkie discussed the two CEO approach40:25 Playstation making more moves into mobile44:32 IGN creates a monopoly 56:00 More Stellar Blade in the future01:00:13 Listener asks Faulkie about Sony buying Paramount01:08:00 Playstation's financial results 

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In an interview with Naughty Dog and PlayStation owner Sony, Druckmann was asked to share his personal vision or dream project that he hopes to see realised in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's Daily Fix: The new Battle Pass for Fortnite: Chapter 5 - Season 3 is now live and it comes with a new biome, new outfits, new...well, a lot of things. Most importantly, the iconic T-60 Power Armor from the Fallout franchise will be available (after some grinding), allowing you to conquer the new Wasteland biome in style. Also available in the Battle Pass is an outfit that turns you into everyone's favorite magnetically charged mutant, Magneto. In other news, Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann shared his thoughts on AI in an interview with Sony. Druckmann seems pretty optimistic about how new AI tools can enhance storytelling in games, but did bring up concerns over the ethics of such tools. And finally, hot on the heels of The Joker in The Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League comes a new villain.

Blessing and Andy talk about what's next for Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, Remedy acquiring Control, and Nintendo sues an emulator. Time Stamps - - Start - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up where we talk about what we've been playing: Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Tomorrow February 29th, Kinda Funny and the world celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Our favorite party members Mike and Andy will be starting their journey into Rebirth with a Marathon Stream Celebration! Tune in tomorrow: youtube.com/Kindafunnygames The Roper Report  - - Last of Us director Neil Druckmann says he doesn't think he has many more big games left in him - Remedy acquires full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games - Ad - Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu - A Paranormal Activity Horror Game is Due Out 2026 - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow's Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey BlurtstarsWe have a great show tonight. On Green There, Done That, we have a special guest, Charles Druckmann, Greens candidate for the upcoming Brisbane City Council election in March. We will go into why he has thrown his hat in the ring, how he will help his constituents if elected and many other things.As usual, we will chat about the latest news happening around the world.So, let's get on with the show!!Tune in and find out more on https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773, with Wencee and the Kegsta.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thenewblurt.substack.com or contact us at blurtstar[at]gmail.com.Green There, Done ThatOn 16 March 2024, there will be Brisbane City Council elections across the 26 wards. On tonight's show we have Charles Druckmann, Greens candidate for the Pullenvale ward which is located in the inner west suburbs of Brisbane. We have a candid chat about why he is running and what he will offer to the people of Pullenvale if he wins the election →Greens | Official Greens page for Charles DruckmannABC News | Brisbane City Council Election 2024 GuidesABC News | Brisbane City Council Election PreviewABC News | Antony Green's summary of the Pullenvale wardBlurt Around The World6th February is Waitangi Day in New Zealand. What is it? Here are some links to read or listen to get educated →Waitangi Day - Rā o Waitangi | History of Rā o WaitangiHalf Arsed History Podcast | EPISODE 293: THE TREATY OF WAITANGIABC News | Aotearoa New Zealand's Waitangi Day through the eyes of Pacific peopleA French professional photographer often wondered why there was an obsession for taking selfies. He came across the Skinner box, which scientists use to study rats. So the photographer, Augustin Lignier, designed a Skinner box for rats to take selfies. Here are the results →New York Times | Our Rodent Selfies, Ourselves YouTube | Kea Parrot destroys carThe creator of the endless scroll in apps was Aza Raskin →GQ Magazine | He Created Your Phone's Most Addictive Feature. Now He Wants to Build a Rosetta Stone for Animal LanguageThe Grammy awards were awarded on 4 February 2024 with Taylor Swift becoming the first artist (of ANY gender) to win four (4) Album Of The Year awards besting Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder who each won three (3) Album Of The Year awards →ABC News | Grammys winners list 2024: boygenius, Killer Mike, SZA top awards count, Taylor Swift scores Album of the Year and Billie Eilish wins Song of the YearMAGA supporters going ape s**t with Taylor Swift fans saying that this years' USA elections will be rigged because of Taylor →Politico | MAGA World Is About to Meet Taylor Swift's Fandom. It Won't Go Well.Follow us on our socials:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blurtstar/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blurtstar/Twitter - @BlurtNew This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewblurt.substack.com

Whatever our reasons for tuning in or out this Super Bowl Sunday, as movie fans, there's no denying the impact the event has in terms of trailers and TV spots, with Paramount, Universal, and Disney all investing a record $7 million per 30-second Super Bowl spot. Paramount has three spots booked, featuring "Bob Marley: One Love," John Krasinski's "IF," and "A Quiet Place: Day One." Disney is expected to promote its Father's Day release "Inside Out 2" and the trailer for Marvel Studios' sole 2024 release "Deadpool 3,". Universal may feature spots for various films, including "Twisters," "Kung Fu Panda 4," "Monkeyman," and "The Fall Guy." Sony and Warner Bros are notably absent from Super Bowl spots this year, and there's no confirmation from Apple or Netflix about promoting their major projects during the event either. Despite rumors of its cancellation, Marvel Studios' Wonder Man series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, is apparently back on track and actively in production according to leaked set photos and footage circulating the web. Production of the series, led by Shang Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton and producer Andrew Guest, began in April but was paused due to last year's WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The images in question tease an in-universe film franchise depicting a marquee with the Wonder Man title card along with the character's logo and emblem. While we are lacking on official details, including a release date, the latest we've heard is that the series will fall under the new Marvel Spotlight banner and Sir Ben Kingsley is expected to reprise his role as Trevor Slattery. Unfortunately we learned today that a crew member who was a rigger has sadly died on set after falling from the rafters. The on-set accident did not occur during filming and we certainly share the condolences of the cast and crew. Although it debuted at the top of the box office, Matthew Vaughn's $200 million would be February blockbuster, Argylle, has not performed well, with an $18 million domestic and $35 million global start, coupled with a C+ CinemaScore. The star-studded ensemble cast failed to attract audiences as predicted by tracking. Despite Apple's substantial financial prowess, these big-budget films, such as Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon, are not proving profitable when considering the overall motion picture profit and loss sheet, lacking ancillaries like foreign TV, theme park tie-ins, or cruise ship exploitation, prompting questions about the streamers long-term viability. During the documentary "Grounded 2: Making The Last of Us Part 2," creative director Neil Druckmann hinted at the possibility of The Last of Us Part 3, revealing that he has a conceptual idea for another chapter in the story. Druckmann emphasized that while the first two games had clear concepts of parental love and the pursuit of justice, the potential third installment would be its own unique narrative. He clarified that a previously mentioned story about Joel's brother, Tommy, was not outlined for The Last of Us Part 3, but rather a separate project that was shelved temporarily due to other priorities at Naughty Dog. Elsewhere in the Last of Us franchise, Schitt's Creek star Catherine O'Hara has been cast in an undisclosed role for the HBO show's second season. 2024 Grammy Winners: o Best pop solo performance: Miley Cyrus, "Flowers" o Best música urbana album: Karol G, "Mañana Será Bonito" o Best country album: Lainey Wilson, "Bell Bottom Country" o Best R&B song: SZA, "Snooze" o Best pop vocal album: Taylor Swift, "Midnights" o Song of the year: "What Was I Made For?" Billie Eilish & Finneas o Best new artist: Victoria Monét o Record of the year: "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus

Bienvenidas y bienvenidos a Recarga Activa, el podcast diario de AnaitGames en el que filtramos lo más relevante de la actualidad del videojuego en pildorazos de 10-15 minutos:1️⃣ Neil Druckmann sugiere que The Last of Us tendrá una tercera entrega2️⃣ Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth supera el millón de unidades vendidas en su primera semana3️⃣ Esta tarde empieza una nueva edición del Steam Next Fest4️⃣ ¡Lanzamientos de la semana!Suscríbete para recibir el siguiente episodio en tu gestor de podcasts favorito. Puedes apoyar nuestro proyecto (y acceder a un montón de contenido exclusivo) en Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anaitreload♫ Sintonía del programa: Senseless, de Johny Grimes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Druckmann (co-creator, The Last of Us; Uncharted) discusses previous stabs at adapting his games, balancing action and character, serving different mediums, Uncharted, and how The Last of Us changed his life.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comSOCIALS:Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialTwitter: twitter.com/benBlacker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Finger Guns Podcast is back! Well, it's only been away for a week but you're excited right?This week it's a two person chat with half of the team moving up and down the country / getting ready for EGX / both so Rossko and Josh tear through the weeks news including the rather wild news that the PS5 has gone and got itself a slim edition. We talk all about what this means for PlayStation and if it may just be a little too soon for these new iterations. Elsewhere we talk the Redfall update and whether or not it may be a little bit too late and we once again get on The Last of Us Part 2 train as we learn that the rumoured Remastered PS5 edition may just be real after all thanks to a LinkedIn post. Tsk. Them leaks are getting out of hand Druckmann, best get the tape out!Josh and Rossko also talk the wonders of small AAA experiences and if we need more like AC Mirage, Miles Morales etc..., is there an audience for these experiences and is it worthy enough for major developers?And what have we been playing? Well Josh has been checking out the rather sweet family title Lil' Gator Game along with the delightful indie Bilkin's Folly whilst Rossko has been thoroughly enjoying Assassin's Creed Mirage. Rossko also talks checking out the tremendous David Beckham documentary. See you next week for EGX!Theme Music – De Jongens Met de Zwarte Schoenen by RoccoW & xyce. | Edited and produced by Ross Keniston | Published by Acast.Team: @FNGRGNS / Rossko – @RosskoKeniston / Paul – @ThePaulCollett / Greg – @GregatonBomb / Josh - @jshuathompson / Sean – @Omac_Brother / Toby – @toby_andersen / Kat – @RainbowDropx / Tom - @T_Woods93 | Yogdog (Jonathan Brown) - @Yogdog | Facebook: FingerGunsUK / Twitch: twitch.tv/fingergunsdotnet / The Official Finger Guns Discord Discord: Join here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Salut et bienvenue dans Le Récap ! Voici les dernières actus pop culture qu'il ne fallait surtout pas manquer : 1. Druckmann et Mazin ouverts aux spin-offs pour The Last of Us: Les créateurs de TLOU ne ferment pas la porte à des spin-offs. Un univers en expansion ? 2. La grève persiste: Les studios font face à des arrêts de travail prolongés. Quelles seront les conséquences sur vos séries et films préférés ? 3. Des caméos dans Deadpool 3: Préparez-vous à des surprises ! Des caméos inattendus sont annoncés pour Deadpool 3. 4. Zack Snyder et Gears of War: Le réalisateur est prêt à se lancer dans une adaptation cinématographique de ce célèbre jeu vidéo. A suivre ! 6. District 10 en pause: Les fans vont devoir prendre leur mal en patience, le projet est actuellement en attente. 7. Premier poster pour The Killer: David Fincher tease son prochain film avec un poster qui fait déjà parler. 8. Indiana Jones de Bethesda à 50%: Le jeu vidéo est en plein développement, avec déjà la moitié du travail accompli. 9. Jason Statham en Tommy Shelby ?: Une rumeur affirme que cela aurait pu se faire. Imaginez un peu ! 10. Superman âgé dans Superman Legacy: Contrairement aux spéculations, le super-héros ne sera pas rajeuni dans le prochain film. 11. Dune 2 et Villeneuve: Le réalisateur de Dune évoque un second volet en tant que "film de guerre" et envisage même un troisième film, "Le Messie de Dune". Bonne écoute à tous ! Notre Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/p0pnews Notre Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@popnewspodcast Notre TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@popnewscast Notre Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/popnewscast/ Notre Twitter : https://twitter.com/PopNewsP0dcast Notre Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/PopNewsCast Notre Dailymotion : https://www.dailymotion.com/PopTier Notre site : https://podcast.ausha.co/pop-tier-avis-et-news-cinema-series-et-jeux-video Nous contacter : poptiercast@gmail.com   

Ricci and Clup take a short break from their Last of Us Playthrough to discuss some of the major news circulating TLOU, HBO and Naughty Dog...Like what you heard? Follow us on our socials or reach out to us at cordycepscrew@gmail.comLinks:TwitterInstagramYouTubeThreads @cordyceps_crew@threads.netBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

A tartalom: 00:00:00 - Kezdés (brühühü szekció) 00:35:35 - PSPlus új játékok 00:45:23 - Jövőre jön az Assassin's Creed RED? 01:05:30 - Viharfelhők a Bortderlands film fölött 01:20:55 - Az Xboxé lett az Activision-Blizzard 02:03:10 - 276 embert rúg ki a Microsoft 02:08:40 - Capcom: új Mega Man; és jön a Code Veronica remake? 02:18:30 - Druckmann lett a Naughty Dog feje 02:29:15 - Jól fogynak az Xbox játékok, más platformon 02:42:03 - Hivatalos az EA Fekete párduc játéka 02:49:30 - Készül a Jedi: Survivor folytatása 03:12:25 - A Denuvo szerint a védelmük nem lassít semmit 03:18:30 - SquareEnix: tanítsd az npcket! 03:27:10 - A Sony magához édesgetné a Robloxot 03:33:47 - NFS: Most Wanted remake

Naughty Dog's got a new king, The Last of Us HBO can't be stopped, and Greg wants into your mind. Time Stamps -  00:00:00 - Start 00:02:04 - Housekeeping Longtime Kinda Funny supporter Gene Yang came by with the cast of American Born Chinese for an AMAZING Screencast! Grab it on youtube.com/kindafunny or podcast services! Greg and Janet's Oxenfree II review is live! youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services Tim and Barrett have a new live reaction up for the recent Ahsoka trailer, up on YouTube.com/Kindafunny! The Roper Report  - 00:08:34 - TLOU's Neil Druckmann Rules the World 00:17:41 - ‘The Last of Us' Emmy Noms Make It the First Live-Action Video Game Adaptation to Earn Major Awards Consideration 00:22:37 - Ad 00:22:39 - The Horizon series is only just getting started, as developer has a pipeline of 16 "plans" 00:42:55 - Oxenfree II Review Round-Up 00:47:37 - Xbox Launches New Voice Reporting Feature 00:53:49 - A Need for Speed: Most Wanted remake is coming next year, voice actor claims 00:58:47 - Is Diablo IV coming to Game Pass? 00:59:16 - Out Today 01:02:24 - You‘re Wrong 01:04:27 - The Post Show! Tomorrow's Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2013, Naughty Dog — a video game developer — unleashed “The Last of Us” on Playstation to critical acclaim and huge sales at stores. The game sold over 1.3 million copies in the first week and less than a year after the game was released a film adaptation was already in the works. Unfortunately, just two years later the film was languishing in development hell and the rights to the adaptation eventually reverted back to original creator Neil Druckmann. Then in 2019, Druckmann was introduced to Craig Mazin, who was fresh off an Emmy win for his series “Chernobyl” and the two immediately hit it off, especially when they started talking about a fresh new idea to adapt “The Last of Us” into a TV series rather than a film. A week later they were pitching the idea to HBO and it didn't take long for the network to bite on the project with an order given to develop the series in 2020. Druckmann and Mazin worked hand-in-hand to stay faithful to the original story from the game while injecting new life into a nine-episode first season that ended up building an audience that rivaled the “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon.” The post-apocalyptic story at the center of it all focused on Joel, a hardened smuggler who has seemingly lost everything, and a young girl named Ellie, who is immune to the deadly infection that effectively ended the world, as they travel across the country together…In the latest episode of Rewind of the Living Dead, we're going to tell some punny jokes and hope there's not a fungus among us as we review the first season of “The Last of Us”…Music courtesy of Andrew Scott Bell

The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set in 2023, twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which forces its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. Guest stars include Nico Parker as Joel's daughter Sarah, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, Anna Torv as Joel's partner Tess, Gabriel Luna as Joel's brother Tommy, Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Montreal Woodard as brothers Henry and Sam, and Melanie Lynskey and Jeffrey Pierce as resistance leader Kathleen and her second-in-command Perry. The Last of Us was filmed throughout Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, assisted Mazin with scriptwriting for the nine episodes of the first season. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming. The Last of Us premiered on January 15, 2023. It received acclaim from critics, who praised the performances, writing, production design, and score; several called it the best adaptation of a video game. Across linear channels and HBO Max, the series premiere was watched by 4.7 million viewers on the first day—the second-biggest for HBO since 2010—and almost 40 million within two months; by March, the first six episodes averaged over 30 million viewers. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

Con una carrera que acumula más de 20 años, y a una década del papel en "Game of Thrones" que lo presentó ante el mundo, este rol le ha permitido al chileno exhibir todo su repertorio como actor. Pascal y Bella Ramsey lideran la aclamada adaptación de uno de los videojuegos más premiados de la historia, en una serie en que muchos personajes secundarios adquieren relevancia y exhibición, todo mientras intentan sobrevivir una catástrofe mundial. Toda la primera temporada ya está disponible en HBO Max.

Tim Gettys, Greg Miller, and Blessing Adeoye Jr. are joined by The Last of Us co-creator, Neil Druckmann, to discuss full spoilers on The Last of Us Season 1. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:30 - Housekeeping 00:02:00 - Neil's Favorite Part of the Show Coming Out 00:17:14 - The Finale 00:21:50 - Setting Up Season 2 00:27:00 - Neil's Favorite Part of Making the Show 00:29:30 - Is the upside scene iconic? 00:32:15 - Pressure for the future of The Last of Us? 00:38:58 - Questions for Season 2 00:42:20 - Ads 00:45:13 - The structure for Season 2 00:53:40 - The Impact of Video Game Adaptations 00:56:45 - The Ashley Johnson Scene 01:02:20 - The song Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just like Jo and Mal, the virus loves too. They return for the finale of the first season of 'The Last of Us' to talk about the explosive ending of the hit show (01:46). Later, Joanna sits down with showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for an extended Q&A about the season and the decisions that led to the epic conclusion (78:16). Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin Guests: Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Über THE LAST OF US reden Ricarda und Mel Darum geht's... Die Geschichte von THE LAST OF US spielt zwanzig Jahre nachdem die moderne Zivilisation zerstört wurde. Joel, ein abgehärteter Überlebender, wird angeheuert um Ellie, ein 14-jähriges Mädchen, aus einer repressiven Quarantäne-Zone zu schmuggeln. Was als kleiner Job anfängt, wird schon bald zu einer brutalen und herzzerreißenden Reise, als die beiden zusammen die USA durchqueren und gemeinsam ums Überleben kämpfen müssen. Die Reise geht weiter: 2. Staffel von THE LAST OF US Schon kurz nach dem von Kritik und Publikum gefeierten Start von THE LAST OF US haben die Macher von HBO bestätigt: Die Action-Drama-Serie nach dem Kult-Game wird mit einer zweiten Staffel fortgesetzt. Die Serie der Co-Creators Craig Mazin ("Chernobyl") und Neil Druckmann (Creator und Autor vom gleichnamigen Videospiel und Naughty Dog Co-President) zählt zu HBOs zweigrößtem Serienstart nach "House of the Dragon". THE LAST OF US ist längst Kult Mit seinen differenzierten Charakteren, faszinierender Grafik und Sound und ungewöhnlichem Gameplay begeistert das Videospiel seit 2013 Kritik und Publikum. Mehrfach preisgekrönt avancierte es zu einem der meistverkauften Playstation-Titel aller Zeiten. Game-Schöpfer Neil Druckmann verwandelt sein Meisterwerk jetzt mit Serienmastermind Craig Mazin für den US-Premiumsender HBO in eine Serie: "The Mandalorian"-Star Pedro Pascal kämpft sich mit "Game of Thrones"-Kollegin Bella Ramsey quer durch die zerstörten USA. THE LAST OF US erzählt dabei nicht nur die Geschichte des Original-Spiels nach, sondern greift auch Elemente der Fortsetzung und des Prequels auf – und Ideen die Druckmann für das Game nicht verwendet hatte. Die Serie setzt dabei nicht nur auf packende Action und Horror, sondern vor allem auf die Entwicklung der vielschichtigen Figuren. Wir besprechen nun die komplette erste Staffel in unserem Podcast "Das SerienSprechzimmer"....

The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set in 2023, twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which forces its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. Guest stars include Nico Parker as Joel's daughter Sarah, Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us was filmed throughout Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, assisted Mazin with scriptwriting for the nine episodes of the first season. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming. The Last of Us premiered on January 15, 2023, with episodes released weekly. It received acclaim from critics, who praised the performances, writing, production design, and score; several called it the best adaptation of a video game. Across linear channels and HBO Max, the series premiere was watched by 4.7 million viewers on the first day—the second-biggest for HBO since 2010—and over 22 million within twelve days; by March, the first five episodes averaged almost 30 million viewers. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.03.01.530520v1?rss=1 Authors: Chen, S., Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Colonell, J., Liu, L. D., Hou, H., Tien, N.-W., Wang, T., Harris, T., Druckmann, S., Li, N., Svoboda, K. Abstract: Behavior requires neural activity across the brain, but most experiments probe neurons in a single area at a time. Here we used multiple Neuropixels probes to record neural activity simultaneously in brain-wide circuits, in mice performing a memory-guided directional licking task. We targeted brain areas that form multi-regional loops with anterior lateral motor cortex (ALM), a key circuit node mediating the behavior. Neurons encoding sensory stimuli, choice, and actions were distributed across the brain. However, in addition to ALM, coding of choice was concentrated in subcortical areas receiving input from ALM, in an ALM-dependent manner. Choice signals were first detected in ALM and the midbrain, followed by the thalamus, and other brain areas. At the time of movement initiation, choice-selective activity collapsed across the brain, followed by new activity patterns driving specific actions. Our experiments provide the foundation for neural circuit models of decision-making and movement initiation. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set in 2023, twenty years into a global pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which forces its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. Guest stars include Nico Parker as Joel's daughter Sarah, Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us was filmed throughout Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, assisted Mazin with scriptwriting for the nine episodes of the first season. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming. The Last of Us premiered on January 15, 2023, with episodes released weekly. It received acclaim from critics, who praised the performances, writing, production design, and score; several called it the best live-action adaptation of a video game. Across linear channels and HBO Max, the series premiere was watched by 4.7 million viewers on the first day—the second-biggest for HBO since 2010—and over 22 million within twelve days. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set in 2023, twenty years into a global pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which forces its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. Guest stars include Nico Parker as Joel's daughter Sarah, Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us was filmed throughout Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, assisted Mazin with scriptwriting for the nine episodes of the first season. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming. The Last of Us premiered on January 15, 2023, with episodes released weekly. It received acclaim from critics, who praised the performances, writing, production design, and score; several called it the best live-action adaptation of a video game. Across linear channels and HBO Max, the series premiere was watched by 4.7 million viewers on the first day—the second-biggest for HBO since 2010—and over 22 million within twelve days. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

Timestamps: "The Last of Us": (00:00:40) "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners": (00:17:55) Da Binge Bois are back in the streets as we cover episode 3 of "The Last Of Us" HBO series and then move onto talking about Netflix's big hit anime "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners"! During the talk about the third episode of "The Last Of Us", Enrique talks about how if there is only 8 episodes of the season it was a waste to use this episode for Bill & Frank instead of developing Ellie & Joel more, Eli says he likes it because it was something more light in the depressing series, and Tristan dug the episode as he has no attachment to the series prior to this show coming out. Moving onto "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" all of Da Bois have differing opinions. Eli talks about how the entirety of cyberpunk genre might not be for him after not enjoying this show, Bladerunner and Cowboy Bebop, Tristan says he loves the series and enjoyed the dynamic between David Martinez and Lucy, and Enrique enjoyed the show after the extremely cliché start but felt the post time skip content was a big blur. As always thanks for watching, hit us up on social media for a shoutout! Instagram: @DaBingeBois Twitter: @BingeBois TikTok: @DaBingeBois Shoutout BNH for Chill Clap that opens the show every week Series Synopsis: The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years after a mass fungal infection sparked a global pandemic and follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. The supporting cast features Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us, said to be the largest television production in Canadian history, was filmed in Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. The first season consists of nine episodes written by Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, and Mazin. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Japanese: サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ, Hepburn: Saibāpanku Edjirannāzu) is a 2022 Polish–Japanese cyberpunk web anime series based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red.[2] The series was animated by Studio Trigger under the supervision of CD Projekt and premiered on Netflix in September 2022.[3] Set in the Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith, the anime serves as a prequel to the game and takes place about a year before the events of Cyberpunk 2077. Upon its release, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners received highly positive reviews, with praise directed at its characters, animation and worldbuilding.[4] In October 2022, CD Projekt announced that the anime would not be receiving a second season and stated that, while they were open to collaborating with Trigger for future projects, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners had always been planned as a standalone work

Wer Fußpilz bislang für das schlimmste hielt, was ein Fungus auslösen kann, wird von THE LAST OF US eines besseren belehrt: in der neuen Serie von CHERNOBYL-Schöpfer Craiz Mazin und Neil Druckmann - basierend auf dem Videospiel-Megahit, den Druckmann selbst mitentwickelt hat - sind sie die Quelle einer handfesten Zombieapokalypse. Christian und Sebastian haben sich die ersten drei Folgen angeschaut und sprechen in einem LGT-Podcast-Special darüber, warum die gruseligen Wiedergänger hier besonders geschickt eingesetzt werden, wieso die Figuren Paradebeispiele für vielschichtige Grauzonen sind und inwiefern Folge 3 eine absolut brillante Überraschung ist. Analysen zu den Folgen 4-6 sowie 7-9 folgen, sobald diese veröffentlicht wurden. Viel Spaß beim Anhören!Da das Ganze nicht möglich ist, ohne auf Handlungsdetails einzugehen, wird ab Minute 15 nach einer Vorwarnung hemmungslos gespoilert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.02.03.527022v1?rss=1 Authors: Wilson, G. H., Willett, F. R., Stein, E. A., Kamdar, F., Avansino, D. T., Hochberg, L. R., Shenoy, K. V., Druckmann, S., Henderson, J. M. Abstract: Intracortical brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) require frequent recalibration to maintain robust performance due to changes in neural activity that accumulate over time. Compensating for this nonstationarity would enable consistently high performance without the need for supervised recalibration periods, where users cannot engage in free use of their device. Here we introduce a hidden Markov model (HMM) to infer what targets users are moving toward during iBCI use. We then retrain the system using these inferred targets, enabling unsupervised adaptation to changing neural activity. Our approach outperforms the state of the art in large-scale, closed-loop simulations over two months and in closed-loop with a human iBCI user over one month. Leveraging an offline dataset spanning five years of iBCI recordings, we further show how recently proposed data distribution-matching approaches to recalibration fail over long time scales; only target-inference methods appear capable of enabling long-term unsupervised recalibration. Our results demonstrate how task structure can be used to bootstrap a noisy decoder into a highly-performant one, thereby overcoming one of the major barriers to clinically translating BCIs. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Mazin & Druckmann run a wild gambit on this episode of The Last of Us by giving Bill (and, subsequently, Frank) an incredible backstory in order to plant at least some of the seeds necessary to encourage the bond between Joel Miller & Ellie Williams. This episode contains both our initial reactions to and the full breakdown of our discussion, which we livestreamed both right after the public airing of this episode and two days later, after allowing this episode to digest, which you can take part in by subscribing to our YouTube Channel (and don't forget to enable all notifications because, if not, you won't see a blessed thing): YouTube.com/SQUAWKINGDEAD Considering these recordings were livestreamed, there's no unedited episode recording available; however, consider following either our Patreon or Ko-fi pages so you don't miss out on future recordings: recordings are FREE to attend, but schedules aren't posted on Social Media. If you'd like to support us, you can buy us a coffee at https://Ko-fi.com/SQUAWKINGDEAD or join a membership tier on Ko-fi or Patreon for as little as $1!

Think back a ways, to the lead-up to The Last of Us' launch on PlayStation 3. There wasn't one name -- but two! -- oft-invoked in media: Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley. The duo's work was well-established in the Uncharted series, and they would later rescue Uncharted 4 from development tribulations as a team. But the team split apart, and these days, Druckmann is the focal point of PlayStation's internal development efforts while Straley is a ghost of times past. A recent LA Times piece allowed Straley to elaborate on the situation, which led us to a Sacred Symbols-style deep discussion on Naughty Dog, credit, Neil and Bruce's seeming divorce, and what's fair and isn't when it comes to game development. Of course, news also plays a central role in this week's episode, as it always does. Square Enix is finally squashing its questionable Avengers game, BioWare loses arguably its most prolific writer, Spider-Man 2 rumblings have everyone excited, Forspoken launches into a questionable environment, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Have we ever managed to score a game at retail before its street date? What would a modern Nintendo and PlayStation collaboration look like? Would Colin ever interview Adam Sessler on Sacred+? Are people making up tall tales specifically to be included on our show? Thanks to our sponsors! Get up to 55% off your subscription at https://www.babbel.com/sacred Start your credit journey with Chime at https://www.chime.com/sacred Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Timestamps: "The Last of Us": (00:01:30) "Blade Runner 2049": (00:21:40) The hottest show to storm the planet RIGHT NOW, is The Last Of Us! Based on the video game franchise of the same name starring Pedro Pascal of "The Mandalorian" fame as Joel, and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, we begin our adventure with the duo and start to learn their journey. Enrique is a big fan of the series as he played the first game on release and has beaten The Last Of Us Part II, with the first part being in his top 5-10 video games of all time. Eli enjoyed the story of the game but the gameplay left him struggling to continue so he is excite to pick up the TV show, and Tristan is a virgin to the franchise! Since the trailer, we all have been excited to review episode 2 and are now patiently waiting for episode 3 to drop after the small little preview at the end of the episode! As always thanks for watching, hit us up on social media for a shoutout! Instagram: @DaBingeBois Twitter: @BingeBois TikTok: @DaBingeBois Shoutout BNH for Chill Clap that opens the show every week Series Synopsis: The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years after a mass fungal infection sparked a global pandemic and follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. The supporting cast features Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us, said to be the largest television production in Canadian history, was filmed in Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. The first season consists of nine episodes written by Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, and Mazin. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American epic neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green.[10] A sequel to the 1982 film Blade Runner, the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto in supporting roles. Ford and Edward James Olmos reprise their roles from the original film. Gosling plays K, a Nexus-9 replicant "blade runner" who uncovers a secret that threatens to destabilize society and the course of civilization. Ideas for a Blade Runner sequel were first proposed in the 1990s, but licensing issues stalled their development. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson obtained the film rights from Bud Yorkin. Ridley Scott stepped down as the film's initial director and worked as an executive producer, while Villeneuve was later appointed to direct. Blade Runner 2049 was financed through a partnership between Alcon Entertainment and Sony Pictures, as well as a Hungarian government-funded tax rebate. Warner Bros., on behalf of Alcon, distributed the film in North America, while Sony handled distribution in international markets. Principal photography took place mostly at two soundstages in Budapest over four months from July to November 2016.

The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years after a mass fungal infection caused by a mutation in the genus Cordyceps, which sparked a global pandemic. The infection causes its victims to transform into hostile, cannibalistic creatures resembling zombies. The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. Guest stars include Nico Parker as Joel's daughter Sarah, Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us, said to be the largest television production in Canadian history, was filmed throughout Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. The first season consists of nine episodes written by Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, and Mazin. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming. The Last of Us premiered on January 15, 2023. It received acclaim from critics, who praised the performances, writing, production design, and score; several called it the best live-action adaptation of a video game. Across linear channels and HBO Max, the series premiere was watched by 4.7 million viewers on the first day—the second-biggest for HBO since 2010—and over 10 million after two days. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

Stuzzicato dai giornalisti dopo il successo della serie di The Last of Us, il director di Naughty Dog ribadisce: niente Uncharted e Parte III solo se ha senso. Parliamo anche del remake di Dead Space.

On today's episode the gang discusses: 1) Neil Druckmann Confirms 'The Last of Us' Will Stick to the Events of the Game 2) Triggered Dave Chappelle Protesters Threw Eggs at Fans 3) Kanye West May be Refused Entry to Australia Over Antisemitic Comments 4) 'Till' Director Chinonye Chukwu Calls Hollywood Racist and Misogynist After Oscars Snub

Episode One of the Hard Know podcast - https://pod.link/1666367473When you're lost in the darkness, play some games. We're back for season three of Gateleapers. And we've got a very special episode for you, as Jason sits in the Gamesmaster's chair for one night only! For a series of games, challenges and trivia from the world of The Last of Us.We're joined by podcaster, writer and creative Dan Felton of the Hard Know and Fuckin' Eh podcasts. And Dungeon Master, friend of the podcast and new father (congratulations!) Derek Logan. In this anarchic episode of Gateleapers, players must recognize quotes, pitch some new DLC, listen to some seemingly random sounds and play the classic game we all know and love - Bottle OR Brick!?www.disinformed.ca for everything Dan does, he's @DisinformedDan on TwitterJoin us on Discord - https://discord.gg/DBE9nVHb - Or send us a DM on Twitter for an updated link!Follow us on Twitter @GateleapersFollow Jason on Insta @ZenFlowPaintingMusic: BoucheDag by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Main Last of Us theme played underneath a section that genuinely reviews and critiques.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5150861/advertisement

This week HBO announced that “The Last of Us,” saw a viewer increase larger than any in the history of the network. Created and directed by Neil Druckmann, who designed the video game it is based on, “The Last of Us” continues to revolutionize storytelling at its finest. Enjoy my conversation with Neil about his creation as we explore the philosophy behind the video game which started it all in this classic Between the Lines episode. Support the show

Games today are showing an all time high in digital sales to physical, Druckmann wants to Elden Ring, and the hills are silent. Much news discussion is had before we head into the 2020 movie Monster Hunter Losing Lives- Monster Hunter

Timestamps: The Last of Us: (00:00:50) The Peripheral: (00:31:50) Da Binge Bois talk about the hottest show to storm the planet RIGHT NOW, is The Last Of Us! Based on the video game franchise of the same name starring Pedro Pascal of "The Mandalorian" fame as Joel, and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, we begin our adventure with the duo and start to learn their journey. Enrique is a big fan of the series as he played the first game on release and has beaten The Last Of Us Part II, with the first part being in his top 5-10 video games of all time. Eli enjoyed the story of the game but the gameplay left him struggling to continue so he is excite to pick up the TV show, and Tristan is a virgin to the franchise! Since the trailer, we all have been excited to review episode 1 and are now patiently waiting for episode 2 to drop after the small little preview at the end of the episode! During the talk of the show, we talk about one of the best subtle horror scenes in television history, the introduction and death of Joel's daughter Sarah, the amazing world and how desensitized everyone is to it after 20 years have past! Listen to our reaction! After that, we talk about Chloe Grace Moretz's, of Kickass fame, newest project sci fi series The Peripheral! Our talks about the show included discussion our stupidity and how maybe we just don't have the brain capacity to dissect the entirety of the series. During how discussion we gave our loves to Conner the war veteran who lost all but one of his limbs in an explosion trying to save a dog in the war in Texas in 2032, how we felt a disconnect amongst many characters ESPICEALLY Tommy who was a mark azz trick, and how the show could of set itself up to have a really strong season 2 but didn't do what we would have liked to seen. Next week, we return to a sci-fi world when we watch Bladerunner 2049! Series Synopsis: The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years after a mass fungal infection sparked a global pandemic and follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. The supporting cast features Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us, said to be the largest television production in Canadian history, was filmed in Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games. The first season consists of nine episodes written by Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the original game, and Mazin. The score was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, who composed for the game, and David Fleming The Peripheral is an American science fiction streaming television series executive produced and created by Scott Smith. Produced by Amazon, it is loosely based on the 2014 book of the same name written by William Gibson. Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy serve as executive producers, along with Athena Wickham, Steve Hoban, and Vincenzo Natali. Set roughly a decade in the future, with some new technology that has changed society in subtle ways, a VR gamer is delivered a connection to an alternate reality, as well as a dark future of her own. The series had its world premiere on October 11, 2022, at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, before its debut on October 21, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.

Andrew, Dwayne, & Tosin awe at the stunning level of production in this week's episode, and how showrunners Mazin & Druckmann continue to flesh out the worldbuilding and backstory. We consider the important logistical changes in how cordyceps reacts in the show, compared to the game. We bid farewell to Anna Torv's terrific portrayal of Tess, and contemplate what may be ahead for Ellie, and how her emotional path may differ from the source videogame. Finally, we take a look at other videogame properties being developed as  TV adaptations across the various streaming networks, and which ones hold the most promise.Link to show notes

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.01.23.525252v1?rss=1 Authors: Banerjee, A., Chen, F., Druckmann, S., Long, M. A. Abstract: Neocortical activity is thought to mediate voluntary control over vocal production, but the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. In a highly vocal rodent, the Alstons singing mouse, we investigate neural dynamics in the orofacial motor cortex (OMC), a structure critical for vocal behavior. We first describe neural activity that is modulated by component notes (~ 100 ms), likely representing sensory feedback. At longer timescales, however, OMC neurons exhibit diverse and often persistent premotor firing patterns that stretch or compress with song duration (~ 10 s). Using computational modeling, we demonstrate that such temporal scaling, acting via downstream motor production circuits, can enable vocal flexibility. These results provide a framework for studying hierarchical control circuits, a common design principle across many natural and artificial systems. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

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"STAR WARS DIED AFTER ATTACK OF THE CLONES IN THIS UNIVERSE." - BRIAN, 2023 After many years of development hell, and a few more years of production, The Last of Us has finally made its (relatively easy compared to other games) transition to live action in the form of an HBO original series developed by Chernobyl's Craig Mazin and Druckmann himself! While some of the PR leading up to the premiere has been head-scratching and bizarre in the eyes of fans, the show has been highly anticipated every since its announcement three years ago. So, after all this time, how does the first episode land? Tune in and sync up with Brian and Alec to find out!

This week we're beginning a new feature on The Commentary Booth. Typically we would do 1 new topic every week, but for the next 9 weeks, we're focusing on a single topic & diving deep into every episode as they air.The HBO tv adaptation of The Last Of Us is the topic we're about to be infected by. A post-apocalyptic drama series written for TV by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann. Based on the 2013 Playstation game of the same name created by Druckmann & developed by Naughty Dog. Set 20 years after modern civilisation has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the US & come to depend on each other for survival.First up Jamie is joined by Cat Benstead from Hear Us Scream to review the debut episode When You're Lost In The Darkness.DISCLAIMER: Impressions recorded in advance of the air date based on preview screeners, provided by Binge.Check out more great content from Pario Magazine on our website: www.pariomagazine.com.au-------------------------------------------------------------SUPPORT PARIO MAGAZINE & THE COMMENTARY BOOTH - PATREON- BUY MERCH- AMAZON PRIME VIDEO- Subscribe to AEW Plus using my code (q0yydoz) to earn $10 in FITE credit MY EQUIPMENT - Elgato Facecam- Rode PodMic- Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP - Riverside.fm FOLLOW JAMIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA - Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- TikTokFOLLOW PARIO MAGAZINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA - Twitter- Facebook - Instagram

This week we're beginning a new feature on The Commentary Booth. Typically we would do 1 new topic every week, but for the next 9 weeks, we're focusing on a single topic & diving deep into every episode as they air.The HBO tv adaptation of The Last Of Us is the topic we're about to be infected by. A post-apocalyptic drama series written for TV by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann. Based on the 2013 Playstation game of the same name created by Druckmann & developed by Naughty Dog. Set 20 years after modern civilisation has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the US & come to depend on each other for survival.First up Jamie is joined by Cat Benstead from Hear Us Scream to review the debut episode When You're Lost In The Darkness.DISCLAIMER: Impressions recorded in advance of the air date based on preview screeners, provided by Binge.Check out more great content from Pario Magazine on our website: www.pariomagazine.com.au-------------------------------------------------------------SUPPORT PARIO MAGAZINE & THE COMMENTARY BOOTH - PATREON- BUY MERCH- AMAZON PRIME VIDEO- Subscribe to AEW Plus using my code (q0yydoz) to earn $10 in FITE credit MY EQUIPMENT - Elgato Facecam- Rode PodMic- Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP - Riverside.fm FOLLOW JAMIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA - Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- TikTokFOLLOW PARIO MAGAZINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA - Twitter- Facebook - Instagram

Here are all of this week's questions: - Google and Nvidia join Playstation express concerns about Microsoft's Activision deal - Ubisoft delays Skull & Bones again and cancels three unannounced games - Callisto Protocol devs not credited - Neil Druckmann likes Elden Ring's environmental storytelling - The Last of Us TV show Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley Where to find Throwdown Show: Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

The Last of Us is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the 2013 video game of the same name developed by Naughty Dog, the series will follow Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. It will feature Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother Tommy, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, and Anna Torv as Joel's smuggler partner Tess. The Last of Us, said to be the largest television production in Canadian history, was filmed in Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It is the first HBO series to be based on a video game, and is a joint production by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, The Mighty Mint, and Word Games. The first season will consist of nine episodes written by Mazin and Druckmann; the latter wrote and co-directed the game. Original game composer Gustavo Santaolalla will compose the score. The series is set to debut on January 15, 2023. It received acclaim from critics, who praised the performances, writing, production design, and score; several considered it among the best live-action video game adaptations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

Alors que The Last of Us est à nouveau au cœur de l'actualité avec le remake du premier épisode disponible sur Playstation 5, nous recevons Nicolas Deneschau, auteur de Décrypter The Last of Us. Que reste-t-il de l'humanité ? Au sommaire ce mois-ci : - 0:53 | La Genèse de l'écriture du livre - 2:15 | The Last of Us - 36:16 | Rubrique « chaud-froid » : Wit Studio vs. Mappa - 37:09 | Druckmann sur Uncharted 4 - 42:24 | The Last of Us Part 2 (Attention aux spoilers) - 1:03:31 | Rubrique « portrait chinois » - 1:05:20 | Le remake The Last of Us Part 1, le stand-alone multijoueur et la série HBO - 1:15:40 | Les recommandations de l'auteur - 1:17:05 | Remerciements et actu Third Générique d'ouverture : Akira Yamaoka Interlude 1 : Gustavo Santaolalla - The Last of Us Interlude 2 : Ashley Johnson and Chris Rondinella - Take on Me Interlude 3 : Gustavo Santaolalla - Beyond Desolation Outro : The Steeldrivers - If It Hadn't Been For Love Ce numéro est disponible sur : - Deezer - Spotify - Google Podcasts - Apple Podcasts - Flux RSS : https://anchor.fm/s/6649904c/podcast/rss N'hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos retours sur nos réseaux sociaux !

- Antoine Henry, co-director de Skull & Bones, abandona el barco tras haber trabajado en Ubisoft Singapur durante 15 años. Además de co-dirigir, también fue diseñador principal en este título que parece que está tardando en llegar a buen puerto. - Gavin Raeburn, director y co-fundador de Playground Games, deja su puesto tras 12 años. En el comunicado de la compañía que anunciaba su marcha, se ha desvelado que Trevor Williams, co-fundador también y director general de la empresa, le sustituirá como director de estudio. - Neil Druckmann confirma que en Naughty Dog están trabajando en varios videojuegos. Así lo afirmaba en el marco del CES 2022, en el que Druckmann decía, sin entrar en detalles “Nos morimos de ganas por compartir con vosotros los múltiples proyectos de videojuegos que tenemos en el horno en Naughty Dog”. - Ghost of Tsushima supera las 8 millones de copias vendidas. El último título de Sucker Punch ambientado en el Japón feudal ha funcionado indiscutiblemente bien, y el relanzamiento en PS5 le ha dado un empujón extra para convertirse en un súper ventas. Puedes encontrarme en Twitter como @nachocerrato.

Rusty is coming back to Doctor Who. No, not that one. It's Russell T Davies, back to regenerate the greatest show on TV with his old production team. It remains to be seen whether he can recapture the magic, but the BBC must be desperate. Gaming PCs are incredibly rare, and they're likely to get even rarer. This means people will pay a massive premium, and that entry level parts don't really exist anymore. This makes us sad. Everyone should have the opportunity to build a PC and learn about electronics. Maybe in the post apocalyptic future there will be enough supply to meet demand. An Aussie team has created a significantly cheaper and easier to make solar panel that outperforms traditional panels. The sunniest place on Earth could really use some of those. They still need to scale up, but it's great to see Aussie scientists making huge strides. Doctor Who: A New Hope? - https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1441405833997217798 Affordable PCs are now a pipe dream- https://www.pcgamer.com/rip-cheap-graphics-cards/Tech Start Up makes new Solar Cell- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/australian-start-up-creates-world-s-most-efficient-solar-cell/100476152Other topics discussedBBC - 5 things the Doctor does in any worrying situation | @Doctor Who - BBC- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ED6CGmjm4Russell T Davies (a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include Queer as Folk, The Second Coming, Casanova, the 2005 revival of the BBC One science fiction franchise Doctor Who, Cucumber, Years and Years and It's a Sin.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_T_DaviesTorchwood (a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, it aired from 2006 to 2011.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TorchwoodBad Wolf (production company) (a British television production company founded by Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter in 2015, with its headquarters in Cardiff, Wales.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Wolf_(production_company)Olly Alexander set to be new Doctor Who as first gay actor to play Time Lord- https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/15405348/olly-alexander-doctor-who-actor-gay/Ruth Clayton (a human identity assumed by the Fugitive Doctor, who hid on Earth using a Chameleon Arch.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Ruth_ClaytonJo Martin (Jo Martin played Ruth Clayton/Fugitive Doctor in the Doctor Who television stories Fugitive of the Judoon and The Timeless Children, alongside Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. She was the first non-white actor to be cast in the role of the Doctor in the DWU.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Jo_MartinDoctor Who: actor Christopher Eccleston reveals he has anorexia- https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/49719101Christopher Eccleston is the Doctor!- https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/christopher-eccleston-is-the-doctorMurray Gold (an English composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. He is best known as the musical director and composer of the music for Doctor Who from 2005, until he stepped down in 2018 after the tenth series aired in 2017. He has been nominated for five BAFTAs.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_GoldDaleks and Cybermen- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCsXO7r6-z4Bob Baker (scriptwriter) (a British television and film writer. Baker and Martin devised for Doctor Who the robotic dog K-9 (created for The Invisible Enemy), the renegade Time Lord Omega (created for The Three Doctors, Doctor Who's 10th anniversary story) and the Axons. K-9 was originally intended to appear in one story only, but the BBC decided to make it a recurring character. )- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Baker_(scriptwriter)Elisabeth Sladen (an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who, appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprising the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-offs, K-9 and Company (1981) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011).)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_SladenSarah Jane Smith (a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series Doctor Who and two of its spin-offs.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jane_SmithThe Sarah Jane Adventures (In addition to Sladen, the first series of the programme stars Yasmin Paige as Maria Jackson, Sarah Jane's 13-year-old neighbour in Ealing, west London, and Tommy Knight as a boy named Luke, who is adopted by Sarah Jane at the conclusion of the introductory story.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sarah_Jane_Adventures#Cast_and_crewSadie Miller (an English actress and author. She is known for her portrayal of Natalie Redfern in the Sarah Jane Smith audio drama series by Big Finish, her novel, Moon Blink, from Candy Jar Books's series, Lethbridge-Stewart, as well as her association with the science fiction series, Doctor Who. She is the daughter of actors Brian Miller and Elisabeth Sladen.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadie_MillerSean Pertwee (the son of Jon Pertwee, who played the Third Doctor. He briefly appeared as himself in the 50th anniversary story The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Sean_PertweeJon Pertwee (played the Third Doctor from 1970 to 1974, beginning from Spearhead from Space to Planet of the Spiders.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_PertweeGotham (TV series) (an American crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters published by DC Comics and appearing in the Batman franchise, primarily those of James Gordon and Bruce Wayne.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_(TV_series)Showrunner Russell T. Davies wants a Doctor Who Cinematic Universe- https://winteriscoming.net/2021/01/25/doctor-who-cinematic-universe-russell-t-davies/The Day of the Doctor (a special episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, marking the programme's 50th anniversary.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_DoctorJourney's End (TV story) (Journey's End was the thirteenth and final episode of series 4 of Doctor Who. It was the final regular appearance of all the Tenth Doctor's companions, though they would all appear in cameos in The End of Time (barring Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins who prominently feature) to commemorate David Tennant's final story.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Journey%27s_End_(TV_story)Torchwood: Miracle Day (the fourth series of the British science fiction television programme Torchwood, a spin-off from the long-running show Doctor Who.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood:_Miracle_DayDay One (Torchwood) (the second episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. The episode centres on Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) working her first case with the alien hunters Torchwood in Cardiff, when she lets loose a purple alien gas that survives on the energy of orgasms. Over the course of the episode, the team hunt for Carys before the gas kills her.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_One_(Torchwood)Everything Changes (Torchwood) (the first episode of the British science fiction television programme Torchwood, which was first broadcast on 22 October 2006. The story is told from the perspective of Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), who comes across the Torchwood team through her job as a police officer with the South Wales Police, who are investigating a series of strange deaths in Cardiff.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Changes_(Torchwood)Resurrection gauntlet (The resurrection gauntlet — also known as the resurrection glove or just the glove, and, jokingly, the risen mitten — was a metal gauntlet that had the ability to revive the dead for a limited time, though with unfortunate and usually deadly consequences.)- https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Resurrection_gauntletTorchwood: Children of Earth (Children of Earth is the banner title of the third series of the British television science fiction programme Torchwood, which broadcast for five episodes on BBC One from 6 to 10 July 2009.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood:_Children_of_EarthRyzen (a brand of x86-64 microprocessors designed and marketed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms based on the Zen microarchitecture. It consists of central processing units (CPUs) marketed for mainstream, enthusiast, server, and workstation segments and accelerated processing units (APUs) marketed for mainstream and entry-level segments and embedded systems applications.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RyzenWhy is there a chip shortage?- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58230388Nvidia sold $155 million in crypto mining chips last quarter, but PC gaming remains its biggest market- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/nvidia-pc-gaming-still-more-important-than-crypto-for-revenue.htmlThe Life of a Miner - Crypto Mining Farm at Apartment | August 2021 Update- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7NV7SR3bAChubbyemu - A Bitcoin Miner Heatstroked In His Sleep. This Is What Happened To His Organs.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr8bp8a2QS4PCPartPicker - Asus Radeon RX 580 8 GB DUAL Video Card- https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/jkFXsY/asus-radeon-rx-580-8gb-dual-video-card-dual-rx580-o8g?history_days=730China's top regulators ban crypto trading and mining, sending bitcoin, rivals tumbling- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-25/chinas-top-regulators-ban-crypto-trading-/100491122Chrome OS (a Gentoo Linux-based operating system designed by Google. It is derived from the free software Chromium OS and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface. Unlike Chromium OS, Chrome OS is proprietary software.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OSSolarCity (a publicly traded company headquartered in Fremont, California that sold and installed solar energy generation systems as well as other related products and services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCityElon Musk's Battery Farm Has Been a Total Triumph. Here Comes the Sequel.- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a34598095/elon-musk-battery-farm-sequel-australia-tesla-powerpack/Hornsdale Power Reserve (a 150MW/194MWh grid-connected energy storage system owned by Neoen co-located with the Hornsdale Wind Farm in the Mid North region of South Australia, also owned by Neoen. During 2017 Tesla, Inc. won the contract and built the Hornsdale Power Reserve, for a capital cost of A$90 million, leading to the colloquial Tesla big battery name.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsdale_Power_ReserveHornsdale Power Reserve (Elon Musk placed a wager that the battery would be completed within "100 days from contract signature", otherwise the battery would be free. Tesla had already begun construction, and some units were already operational by 29 September 2017, the time the grid contract was signed. The battery construction was completed and testing began on 25 November 2017. It was connected to the grid on 1 December 2017. The 63 days between grid contract and completion easily beat Musk's wager of "100 days from contract signature", which started when a grid connection agreement was signed with ElectraNet on 29 September 2017, 203 days after Musk's offer on 10 March (in Australia).- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsdale_Power_Reserve#ConstructionNorwich Games Festival - Ashens - Gallery of Shame - 1 June 2019- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFF9O73iwkoS.S. Antarctica (a battleship owned by the penguins of Antarctica.)- https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/S.S._AntarcticaSS Penguin (a New Zealand inter-island ferry steamer that sank off Cape Terawhiti after striking a rock near the entrance to Wellington Harbour in poor weather on 12 February 1909.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_PenguinElden Ring (an upcoming action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is a collaborative effort between game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and fantasy novelist George R. R. Martin.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elden_RingBandai Namco Selects “My Dark Souls Story” Contest Winners- https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/11/bandai-namco-selects-my-dark-souls-story-contest-winners.aspxNerdy, Inc. - My Dark Souls Story: Biography of the Chosen Undead - The Dark Souls Story- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbiLl-m0Ry4NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Had Planetary Protection Slip-Up- https://www.space.com/13783-nasa-msl-curiosity-mars-rover-planetary-protection.htmlAmazon Women in the Mood (the first episode in season three of Futurama.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Women_in_the_MoodApocalypse Now (a 1979 American epic psychological war film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, and Dennis Hopper.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_NowCast Party: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast (TNC podcast)- https://www.patreon.com/CastPartyShout Outs 20th September 2021 – Mick McGinty, Legendary Video Game Artist, passes away - https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/legendary_street_fighter_ii_artist_mick_mcginty_has_passed_away Mick McGinty, an artist that produced cover art for video games like Street Fighter II and Streets of Rage 2, has died. While many gamers might not know McGinty by name, those that grew up in the '90s will immediately recognize his art. The artist contributed some of the most iconic images in all of gaming, telling stories that immediately captivated players. McGinty was an immensely talented artist, as is evidenced by the impressive collection of work on his personal site, but for gamers of the '90s, his output will be almost synonymous with video game covers. He is perhaps most famous with Nintendo fans for creating the western cover artwork for the SNES version of Street Fighter II. While many people took issue with the 'westernisation' of the artwork at the time, it was very common practice for companies like Nintendo to commission entirely new artwork which was better suited to a particular region. McGinty's cover – which features Chun-Li fighting Blanka over the prone body of Ryu – has gone down as one of the most recognisable video game covers of all time. McGinty's association with Street Fighter would continue with Street Fighter II: Champion Edition on the Mega Drive / Genesis, Street Fighter II Turbo on the SNES and Super Street Fighter II.21st September 2021 – Endangered South African penguins killed by swarm of bees near Cape Town - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58622482Sixty-three endangered African penguins have been killed by a swarm of bees in a rare occurrence near Cape Town, bird conservationists in South Africa say. The protected birds, from a colony in Simonstown, were found on the shore with multiple bee-stings. They had no other physical injuries. National parks officials told the BBC this was the first known attack at the world-famous Boulders Beach, which attracts up to 60,000 visitors a year. "Usually the penguins and bees co-exist," said Dr Alison Kock, a marine biologist with South Africa's national parks agency (SANParks). "The bees don't sting unless provoked - we are working on the assumption that a nest or hive in the area was disturbed and caused a mass of bees to flee the nest, swarm and became aggressive," she added. "Unfortunately the bees encountered a group of penguins on their flight path." Post-mortems found that the birds had been stung around the eyes and on their flippers. That is because "those are the parts that are not covered by feathers," Dr Katta Ludynia, from the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob), told the BBC. Penguins have pink sweat glands around their eyes and "that area is particularly thin - similar to human fingers," explained Shanet Rutgers, senior penguin keeper at Cape Town's Two Oceans Aquarium. One of the penguins had been stung 27 times. African penguins are distinctive for their small size, and live on the coast and islands of South Africa and Namibia - though some have been spotted as far north as Gabon.Their populations are rapidly declining, the International Union for Conservation of Nature says. The national body said in a statement on Sunday that it was still conducting toxicity and disease checks on the birds, and would continue to monitor the situation.22nd September 2021 – 10th Anniversary of Dark Souls - https://www.glitched.online/landmark-rpg-dark-souls-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary-today/ Ten years ago to the day, Japanese video game developer From Software released the critically acclaimed dark fantasy action RPG, Dark Souls, which would go on to change the gaming landscape forever. Refining the formula already established in Demon's Souls while introducing a bevy of new mechanics that have been adopted and replicated by other titles, Dark Souls would spearhead an entirely new sub-genre of gaming. Today, Dark Souls officially celebrates its 10th anniversary. Dark Souls‘ history is relatively straightforward in comparison to many other success stories in gaming. From Software first dabbled in the dark fantasy setting with Demon's Souls, showcasing their ability to tell epic but narratively mysterious tales featuring fantastical beasts, ambiguous NPCs and deceptively challenging gameplay. The last part has remained the foundation of all From Software games since, increasing their difficulty in newer titles like Bloodborne and Sekiro while still retaining their creative power for captivating and immersive stories, worlds and characters. Dark Souls was well-received by fans, often cited as their favourite game of all time. It's success went on to spawn two sequels, Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III; two creative spiritual successors in Bloodborne and the upcoming Elden Ring; and a Tenchu-styled action title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice that heavily borrowed elements from From Software's trademark style. Demon's Souls may have been the first, but it was really Dark Souls that put the Japanese studio on the map, leaving behind a legacy that has been the source of inspiration for a number of games like the Nioh series, The Surge, Lords of the Fallen, Mortal Shell, and numerous others. Dark Souls is not only remembered for its staple difficulty, but inspired world design, creative boss encounters, a plot that simply begged to be dissected and explored further, and a blueprint for a new style of game that bounced off the success of this defining RPG.24th September 2021 – 20th anniversary of Ico - https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/gaming-features/ico-minimalist-masterclass-in-cinematic-and-emotional-storytelling-3051674 Released between those two films in 2001 and 2002, Ico (pronounced ‘ee-ko' – but don't worry if you get it wrong, I did so too for a very long time) is a single-player action-adventure game developed by Sony's Japan Studio. This game kicked off the career of Fumito Ueda. It was the first in a series of games that featured similar themes, including beloved titles like Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian. Ico is special in the way it handles abandonment and isolation. Devoid almost entirely of all dialogue, Ico essentially works like a silent film. There's a clear sense of loneliness that's present throughout the entire game. But there's also a feeling of hope. Ico's soundtrack is almost suffocating at times, though it also presents a number of beautiful pieces. “Heal,” for example, is one of the best save themes in any game. Ico's soundtrack is almost suffocating at times, though it also presents a number of beautiful pieces. “Heal,” for example, is one of the best save themes in any game. One of the game's fans is also Hidetaka Miyazaki of FROM Software. Miyazaki, the creator of Demon's Souls, and in turn the Souls series, is one of the biggest game industry figures of the last decade. Much in the way the game would inspire Straley and Druckmann, Miyazaki cites Ico as a game that showed him the different possibilities that video games as a medium had to offer.Remembrances21st September 1954 – Mikimoto Kōkichi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikimoto_K%C5%8DkichiA Japanese entrepreneur who is credited with creating the first cultured pearl and subsequently starting the cultured pearl industry with the establishment of his luxury pearl company Mikimoto. He was inducted into the house of peers by imperial decree and posthumously awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. On April 18, 1985, the Japan Patent Office selected him as one of Ten Japanese Great Inventors. The company was ranked as one of the world's most luxurious brands by Women's Wear Daily Magazine and Mikimoto was considered one of the best Japanese financial leaders of the 20th century by Nihon Keizai Shimbun. He is also known as the founder of Mikimoto Pharmaceuticals, a company specialising in beauty products containing pearl calcium. Mikimoto Pearl Island is named after him. In addition, the "Phoenix Mikimoto Crown" used by Miss Universe winners as well as the pageant crown used by Miss International is credited to his patented work. Mikimoto began his search of an alternative method to produce pearls as the chairman of the Shima Marine Products Improvement Association. At this point the demand for pearls had severely outweighed the supply, prompting the consideration of an effort to protect the oysters. In 1888, Mikimoto obtained a loan to start his first pearl oyster farm at the Shinmei inlet on Ago Bay in Mie prefecture with his wife and partner Ume. On 11 July 1893, after many failures and near bankruptcy, he was able to create the hemispherical cultured pearls. The pearls were made by seeding the oyster with a small amount of mother of pearl. In 1927, Mikimoto met with inventor, Thomas Edison, who was in awe of Mikimoto's cultured pearls as it was "supposed to be biologically impossible". He died at the age of 96 in Japan.Famous Birthdays21st September 1902 – Allen Lane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_LaneA British publisher who together with his brothers Richard and John Lane founded Penguin Books in 1935, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. In 1967 he started a hardback imprint under his own name, Allen Lane. He rose quickly at Bodley Head, becoming managing editor in 1925 following the death of his uncle. After conflict with the board of directors who were wary at first—for fear of being prosecuted—of publishing James Joyce's controversial book Ulysses, Lane, together with his brothers Richard and John, founded Penguin Books in 1935 as part of the Bodley Head. Penguin Books became a separate company the following year. The legend goes that on a train journey back from visiting Agatha Christie in 1934, Lane found himself on an Exeter station platform with nothing available worth reading. He conceived of paperback editions of literature of proven quality which would be cheap enough to be sold from a vending machine; the first was set up outside Henderson's in Charing Cross Road and dubbed the "Penguincubator". Lane was also well aware of the Hamburg publisher Albatross Books and adopted many of its innovations. Most booksellers and authors were against the idea of paperbacks. They believed that paperbacks would result in individuals spending less money on books. Lane was a person that was very stubborn when it came to his company. He operated mainly on intuition and imagination. "He thrived in an atmosphere of crisis and came most fully alive under the challenge of great dilemmas." He was a creative genius that once he had an idea he would not stop until it came to fruition. Once he decided on creating paperbacks he set about in deciding what the books should look like and finding a name. He had decided that the books would be reprints so he also needed to approach other publishers to see if they and their authors would be willing to sublease the rights of the books. He was quoted as saying, "I have never been able to understand why cheap books should not also be well designed, for good design is no more expensive than bad." He was born in Bristol.Events of Interest21th September 2003 – The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_project#End_of_mission_and_deorbit When the exploration of Mars was being considered in the early 1960s, Carl Sagan and Sidney Coleman produced a paper concerning contamination of the red planet. In order that scientists could determine whether or not native life forms existed before the planet became contaminated by micro-organisms from Earth, they proposed that space missions should aim at a 99.9 percent chance that contamination should not occur. This figure was adopted by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) of the International Council of Scientific Unions in 1964, and was subsequently applied to all planetary probes. The danger was highlighted in 1969 when the Apollo 12 astronauts returned components of the Surveyor 3 spacecraft that had landed on the Moon three years before, and it was found that microbes were still viable even after three years in that harsh climate. An alternative was the Prime Directive, a philosophy of non-interference with alien life forms enunciated by the original Star Trek television series that prioritized the interests of the life forms over those of scientists. Given the (admittedly slim) prospect of life on Europa, scientists Richard Greenberg and Randall Tufts proposed that a new standard be set of no greater chance of contamination that that which might occur naturally by meteorites. Galileo had not been sterilized prior to launch and could have carried bacteria from Earth. Therefore, a plan was formulated to send the probe directly into Jupiter, in an intentional crash to eliminate the possibility of an impact with Jupiter's moons, particularly Europa, and prevent a forward contamination. On April 14, 2003, Galileo reached its greatest orbital distance from Jupiter for the entire mission since orbital insertion, 26 million km (16 million mi), before plunging back towards the gas giant for its final impact. At the completion of J35, its final orbit around the Jovian system, Galileo impacted Jupiter in darkness just south of the equator on September 21, 2003, at 18:57 UTC. Its impact speed was approximately 48.26 km/s (29.99 mi/s).21st September 1994 – Dinosaur Island premiered in Japan - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109627/ On this day in 1994 in Japan, Dinosaur Island enjoyed its premiere on home video. The Fantasy/Comedy feature starred Griffin Drew and Michelle Bauer, and here's the premise: "An army captain is flying three misfit deserters home for a court martial when the plane has engine trouble and they must land on an uncharted island. There they find a primitive society of cave women who routinely sacrifice virgins to appease The Great One, the top dog dinosaur on the the island. Mistaken for gods, the men must destroy The Great One or face death, but meanwhile they fall in love."The cavewomen's ranch was constructed on a remote portion of David Carradine's ranch.Shot in 12 days.Almost every day was extremely hot during the shooting of this film except one.A sequence with a stop-motion animation dinosaur attacking people on the beach was changed to a hand puppet dinosaur in post-production.The filmmakers paid an additional four thousand dollars for the poster art used to advertise this film.Antonia Dorian said she was nervous filming her first love scene in this film, especially since she was going to be topless. She'd danced topless in Vegas shows and in videos, but that wasn't the same as being on a small set surrounded by male actors and crew just a few feet away, all staring at her. Jim Wynorski gave her wine to calm her nerves. He also limited how many people would be on set. That and the wine helped her finally get through the scene.When the female warriors are chasing the dinosaur towards the ocean, you can see Malibu homes in the background hills.Wynorski said that Roger Corman asked he and Fred Olen Ray to make the film after Jurassic Park came out. "It wasn't so much a Jurassic Park rip off as a cavewoman movie", Wynorski said.Wynorski and Ray said they rewrote the script entirely. They knew who they were going to cast, employing actors they had worked with before, and tailored the script accordingly. They based the characters of the soldiers on characters in Stripes. Another influence was The War that Time Forgot, part of the Star Spangled War Stories comic book series.The movie was shot at Vasquez Rocks and David Carradine's ranch at Sun Valley over ten days. Wynorski says he and Ray made it "on a wing and a prayer".Wynorski later said, "I'd never co-directed a movie before, but it was smooth sailing all the way. When one of us got tired, the other would take over. I'd usually go back to the comfort of the air-conditioned motor home and hang out with the girls. You really can't beat that."Wynorski says he was at a party when he met Joe Pesci who told him he loved the film, saying "everytime I watch it I feel like I want to go there."IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comSupport via Podhero- https://podhero.com/podcast/449127/nerds-amalgamated See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"We do not 'push' people to spend in our games," EA said in a new statement, and we allllllmost believe them. This week, we're joined by Jeff, the other half of the New Dad Gaming Podcast, to discuss the intersection between loot boxes, kids, and EA's perennially bad reputation.But first, game announcements are up (like the random new update to Super Mario Party and Neil Druckmann's confirmation that the outline for The Last of Us 3 is done). Next, it's headline time. We're talking about the video game industry's first ever Academy Award, the new report that says Gen Z prefers gaming over other forms of entertainment, the new international eBay shop for the famous Super Potato retro store, and how you can buy the Queen of England's infamous golden Wii -- IF you have $300,000, however.Finally, we wrap up the show with a look back at Super Bomberman on the game's 28th anniversary.Follow New Dad Gaming Podcast:https://linktr.ee/NewdadgamingBuzzsprout Affiliate Link (https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=825751)Hosts: @wrytersview, @retrogamebrews, @newdadgamingMusic: "Gumption" by Russell Gordon at https://soundcloud.com/shredrussell-1Editing: @wrytersviewLogo: @thewellredmageSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/storymode)

Script Apart is a podcast about the first drafts of great movies. Or at least, it usually is. Today, in the final episode of our 2021 awards season mini-series, we’re delving deep into this year’s BAFTA Game Awards’ Game of The Year – The Last of Us Part II, with director Neil Druckmann and co-writer Halley Gross.If you’ve played this emotionally devastating survival thriller, you’ll know exactly why we wanted to cover it on this show. Set in a post-apocalyptic America brought to its knees by a parasitic infection, the game caught up with teenage survivor Ellie, five years after the events of the first Last Of Us. What begins as a tale of revenge eventually gives way to a profound meditation on the futility of violence, split into an ambitious two-part structure that forces players to empathise with the so-called enemy. There’s a reason why it sold over four million copies in its first weekend alone: The Last of Us Part II is a masterpiece in storytelling, full of brilliantly realised characters and sharp observations on who we are and who we could be as a society. We caught up with Neil and Halley to hear about how they wrote the game, turning back the clock to an early, open-world iteration of the Last of Us Part II that had a very different ending. Across a fascinating conversation, covering as much about this 20-hour game in forty minutes as humanly possible, we discuss the parts of their own lives they drew on to tell this story, the theme-building advice of author Robert McKee that helped shape The Last Of Us, and how a single detail in their first draft of the game’s final scene almost cast the future of the franchise in a totally different light.Speaking of the future – you may want to stick around till the end for some tantalising updates on a potential Last Of Us Part III, as well as the upcoming HBO TV series based on the first game. This is of course a spoiler-filled conversation so if you’re yet to play this astonishing game, hit pause, grab a copy on PlayStation today, then come back as we delve into every detail of this phenomenal game.Support for this episode comes from Arc Studio – the beautifully-designed screenwriting programme whose intuitive interface and host of innovative features helps you get the most out of your writing time – and Coverfly, who curate the best screenwriting talent-discovery programs into one place and connect emerging screenwriters with industry professionals who can bring their ideas to screen.Script Apart is a podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn’t and why on its journey to the big screen. All proceeds go to Black Minds Matter UK, the NHS Charities Covid-19 Appeal and the Film and TV Charity.Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek, with music from Stefan Bindley-Taylor. You can follow Script Apart on Twitter and Instagram. You can also email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.

Fuori la politica dai videogiochi. Vuoi la politica fuori dai videogiochi. Ti dà proprio fastidio l’agenda di Druckmann, troppo politico come quel pezzo di Caparezza. Quelli del Gamergate non avevano tutti i torti, certe cose è bene che restino fuori dai videogiochi. I videogiochi stessi è bene che restino i cari vecchi videogiochi. Ricetta della […] Unisciti alla ribellione su Telegram – Supportaci su Patreon

This week we took on the PS4 exclusive Uncharted 4. We discuss our history with the franchise, how realistic is the climbing, and video gamings number 1 waifu: Elena.

Today we'll be talking about Neil Druckmann's big promotion at Naughty Dog, more Halo Infinite rumors, Playstation's ad spending, plus more video game industry news.   Show Links: https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/studio_announcement_dec2020 In a press release Evan Wells, President of Naughty Dog, has announced the promotion of Neil Druckmann to co-president. https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/halo-infinite-could-be-targeting-a-spring-2021-release-date/ Matthew Wilson with Kitguru reports that […]

In this episode of The Post Cast, Jaime, and Jim review the controversial game, The Last of Us 2.  **Spoiler Alert!** for The Last of Us 2! Thanks to our friends at FIVERR! Use the codeFIVERRCAST10 at checkout for 10% off @ Fiverr.comAnd thanks to Half Breeds by Jamal Bilal. Check it out on Comixology or get a signed copy at JamalBilal.comEpisode 45 Liner Notes: Gustavo Santaolalla "The Quarantine Zone (20 Years Later)" The Last of Us (Video Game soundtrack) The Last of Us: Remastered (Playstation Store) The Last of Us Part 2 (Playstation Store) CHECK US OUT:

In this episode of The Post Cast, Jaime, and Jim review the controversial game, The Last of Us 2.  **Spoiler Alert!** for The Last of Us 2! Thanks to our friends at FIVERR! Use the codeFIVERRCAST10 at checkout for 10% off @ Fiverr.comAnd thanks to Half Breeds by Jamal Bilal. Check it out on Comixology or get a signed copy at JamalBilal.comEpisode 45 Liner Notes: Gustavo Santaolalla "The Quarantine Zone (20 Years Later)" The Last of Us (Video Game soundtrack) The Last of Us: Remastered (Playstation Store) The Last of Us Part 2 (Playstation Store) The Shambler Cordyceps Mutation Explained | What the Devs Didn't explainRoanoke Gaming (Youtube) CHECK US OUT:

I really hate today's culture of just attack someone and not suffer the consequences. That has been happening for too damn long and I hate it. Neil Druckmann needs to get off social media mostly Twitter. Social media is taking a dark turn and the all of this is over A VIDEO GAME!!!; I talk about the AC Valhalla leaks and why I don't have too much of a problem with them, but only a bit of concerns. I discuss what I want next for Naughty Dog and despite what people think why I want a new ip also GHOST OF TSUSHIMA HYPE

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.06.30.180935v1?rss=1 Authors: Wilson, G. H., Stavisky, S. D., Willett, F. R., Avansino, D. T., Kelemen, J. N., Hochberg, L. R., Henderson, J. M., Druckmann, S., Shenoy, K. V. Abstract: To evaluate the potential of intracortical electrode array signals for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) to restore lost speech, we measured the performance of classifiers trained to discriminate a comprehensive basis set for speech: 39 English phonemes. We classified neural correlates of spoken-out-loud words in the "hand knob" area of precentral gyrus, which we view as a step towards the eventual goal of decoding attempted speech from ventral speech areas in patients who are unable to speak. Neural and audio data were recorded while two BrainGate2 pilot clinical trial participants, each with two chronically-implanted 96-electrode arrays, spoke 420 different words that broadly sampled English phonemes. Phoneme onsets were identified from audio recordings, and their identities were then classified from neural features consisting of each electrode's binned action potential counts or high-frequency local field potential power. We also examined two potential confounds specific to decoding overt speech: acoustic contamination of neural signals and systematic differences in labeling different phonemes' onset times. A linear decoder achieved up to 29.3% classification accuracy (chance = 6%) across 39 phonemes, while a recurrent neural network classifier achieved 33.9% accuracy. Parameter sweeps indicated that performance did not saturate when adding more electrodes or more training data, and that accuracy improved when utilizing time-varying structure in the data. Microphonic contamination and phoneme onset differences modestly increased decoding accuracy, but could be mitigated by acoustic artifact subtraction and using a neural speech onset marker, respectively. The ability to decode a comprehensive set of phonemes using intracortical electrode array signals from a nontraditional speech area suggests that placing electrode arrays in ventral speech areas is a promising direction for speech BCIs. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

https://twitter.com/alexpasc Nuevo Nexo, uno especialmente duro para hablar de un juego tan complejo como The Last of Us Parte 2. Y digo complejo porque hay muchas cosas que decir y no todas se pueden hacer desde la seguridad de evitar los spoilers. No, aquí hay que embarrarse. El plan inicial era hacer un programa sin spoilers y otro más adelante con ellos, pero creo que no sería justo con el juego. Todo tenía que venir en un mismo pack. Así que en el Nexo de esta semana tenemos ese pack completo. Parte 1 y Parte 2. SIN SPOILERS y CON SPOILERS con una clara separación entre ambos y los suficientes momentos musicales entre medias para que os dé tiempo a deteneros. Como siempre que me meto tan a fondo en una reflexión, no puedo evitar extrapolar, llevarlo más allá del videojuego. Está en mi naturaleza. Por favor, tened en cuenta que esta es mi visión del juego, en parte por todo lo que ha comentado ya Druckmann sobre él y en parte por el significado que yo saco de la obra. Disfrutadlo, Alejandro Pascual ----------------------- Bienvenidos a El Nexo: una serie de pequeñas reflexiones sobre la actualidad del videojuego. Presentado por Alejandro Pascual. Datos de contacto: Mail: podcastelnexo@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/Km99rJU

In this jam packed week, things get dark as Wayne reviews Last of Us 2, the crew discuss the litany of sexual misconduct/assault allegations, Mixer gets sold, and in brighter news Apple goes ARM!

In this episode I discuss the allegations being thrown at big YouTubers and why some have to be taken with grains of salt; I discuss my thoughts on Naughty Dog and why I honestly feel bad for the hate they are receiving

In this jam packed week, things get dark as Wayne reviews Last of Us 2, the crew discuss the litany of sexual misconduct/assault allegations, Mixer gets sold, and in brighter news Apple goes ARM!

In this episode I talk about something I saw that really made me appreciate Neil Druckmann more and more. I discuss the PS5, I talk about the GTA 5 controversy, I talk about the death of couch co-op and other gaming related things

DMCA's Won Against Naughty Dog And Special Message From Neil Druckmann! Source- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gse0LU73G7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-eYFDLTD0 https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-part-2-has-gone-gold Follow Me On Tweeter: https://twitter.com/ZeoTGT Find The Discord: https://discord.gg/KE63Fqk Find Me On BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/dPG6nSGMOGxL/ Find Me On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/zeogamingtgt Find Me On Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zeogamingtgt Got News You Want Me To Cover? Email Me At zeogamingnews@gmail.com Please Note, all the Pictures and Video Images that I use do not belong to me. I own no rights to the images found on Google, or recorded from said Video Games. All content is property of its content creator. Please support the companies that produce these Video games, Pictures, and Musical Segments. All footage taken falls under ''fair use'' of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998). Therefore, no breach of privacy or copyright has been committed. Freedom of speech is the ability to speak without censorship or limitation.

Hello there, lovelies! New week, brings new Geek Speak! This time Lauren, Alex, and Jo watch TV shows, find themselves complaining about MOAR Star Wars, chat about Oscars and so much more. We ramble about: Time-Waster of Week: Jessica Jones' episode titles comic book covers MORE STAR WARS! MOOOORE, I say! PSA: Luke Cage Season 2 trailer and air date June 22nd PSA: Legion Season 2 Oscars happened Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series casting news Neil Druckmann promoted to Vice President at Naughty Dog, The Last of Us 2 directors named This is Us Nashville - Season 6 Jessica Jones - Season 2 (no spoilers!) Check out Hellscreen on Kickstarter Briefly: Coco mother! Justice League

Neil Druckmann from Naughty Dog sits down with Insomniac Games' Ted Price to discuss trailer reactions, The Last of Us, narrative vs gameplay, and the drive to create something meaningful. Neil Druckmann is the creative director for The Last of Us, Uncharted 4, and the upcoming sequel, The Last of Us Part II.    For news and info on the AIAS, follow us on Twitter @Official_AIAS, Facebook or visit us at interactive.org. Email us at info@interactive.org.

We've become enamored with Aloy, staggered by the scope of the world, and awed by the stunning visuals Guerrilla Games has crafted. Perhaps none so more than Naughty Dog Creative Director Neil Druckmann. After spending only a week with the game, Neil was able take time away from crafting The Last of Us: Part II to sit down with Guerrilla Games Managing Director Hermen Hulst.

  One of the most critically acclaimed titles of 2013, The Last of Us served as the PlayStation 3's swan song. Pushing the system to its limits, Naughty Dog's foray into a grim, apocalyptic vision of the future became a title that would be talked about for years to come for its presentation, pacing, characters, and gripping story. A film adaptation was announced following the massive success of The Last of Us. At the tail end of 2016, Sony unveiled a sequel.  This week we take a look at the infected ruins of America as experienced by Joel and Ellie on their road trip through a world where a human life is as cheap as a bullet. Is The Last of Us one of the best games period?  Outro music: The Last of Us 'Sarah' by nckmusic (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02995) You can follow the show on Twitter: @BestGamesPeriod Or download the podcast from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thebestgamesperiod Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/bestgamesperiod