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On this week's episode of Firelink, the trio discuss the recent Insomniac leaks, as well as deep dive into their favorite games of this year -- from tentpole AAA titles to overlooked indie gems. Firelink is Second Wind's casual discussion podcast hosted by Marty Sliva, Nick Calandra, and KC Nwosu. Join the trio each week in chatting latest gaming news, hot topics, recently played games... and maybe even a craft beer review.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
This week Marty, Nick and KC discuss the (official) death of E3, the Sonic 2 'lost stages' recently discovered by the Video Game History Foundation, as well as the ongoing controversy surrounding one of the largest scam projects in recent memory to grace the games industry, The Day Before. Firelink is Second Wind's casual discussion podcast hosted by Marty Sliva, Nick Calandra, and KC Nwosu. Join the trio each week in chatting latest gaming news, hot topics, recently played games... and maybe even a craft beer review.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Marty Sliva, Nick Calandra, and KC Nwosu are back for a brand new podcast here on Second Wind. Each week we'll be discussing the latest gaming news, hot topics, what we've been playing... and maybe even a craft beer review.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Yahtzee Croshaw, Marty Sliva, and Sebastian Ruiz are back with a brand-new podcast on Second Wind! For this inaugural episode, the crew is joined by special guest Stephanie Sterling to discuss this year's Game Awards nominations. From the team behind The Escapist, we're excited to introduce you to our new employee-owned and fully independent outlet, Second Wind. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Starting today, we're turning Breakout into a LIVE podcast. Featuring Nick Calandra, Marty Sliva and KC Nwosu, the freeform podcast dives into a bit of our daily lives, the latest games, movies, tv shows and books, the occasional craft beer review and random topics we find interesting. New episodes every Wednesday morning from 9 AM to 10:00 AM CT.
Welcome to Breakout, a new podcast from The Escapist featuring Marty Sliva, Nick Calandra, and KC Nwosu.
This week, Marty Sliva joins us to talk about movies. Top 5 person favorites, in no particular order. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you may even get a shitty tattoo with our faces. Who knows?
This week, join Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Cassidee Moser, and Jonathon Dornbush as they discuss some EXTREMELY premature buzz about the PlayStation 5, an underwhelming Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer, (spoiler-free) God of War FAQs, Shenmue 1 and 2 being remastered, and Yakuza 6: Song of Life, which is finally officially out this week and which Max really desperately wants to talk about with more people. This episode of Beyond is sponsored by Hims
This week Marty Sliva and Alanah Pearce join the panel to share his hands-on impressions with Dark Souls Remastered and Wolfenstein II, Filip lays down the latest on Bethesda’s Plans For Future Support On The Switch, Lily shares a special message for her final episode, and much more!
Thicc girls doing hardware shopping, a woman who can't control her bladder on a date, and condescending romance at the DMV. Join Alanah Pearce, Marty Sliva, and Jared Petty for another episode of Red Lips, Orange Car!
A man obsessed with blue lights on a hat, Gary's illegitimate child, and the self-deprecating Uber driver. This weeks Missed Connections brought to you by Alanah Pearce, Marty Sliva, and Zach Ryan.
The Beyond crew (Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Brian Altano, Miranda Sanchez) talks about the new world in Kingdom Hearts, the charm of Ni No Kuni 2, and the best couples games to play on Valentine's Day!
This week, join Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Brian Altano, Casey DeFreitas, Andrew Goldfarb, and Jonathon Dornbush as they discuss Shadow of the Colossus, Monster Hunter World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, PlayStation and Nike's PG2 sneakers, and more.
Join Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Jonathon Dornbush, and Miranda Sanchez as they discuss what they've been playing (CAUTION: one of these games... is not a PlayStation game) as well as a few of this week's quirky pieces of industry news, including a fan-made Wolfenstein game where you fight Hitler's mustache, and Epic Games suing a teenager for cheating at Fortnite.
This week join Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Brian Altano, and Alanah Pearce to discuss Assassin's Creed Origins, our worries about the future of Star Wars video games, the future of AAA single-player experiences, and our favorite spooky Halloween games of 2017.
Marty drops by to talk about what makes Nintendo's quirky 90s RPG so timeless and important.
Introducing Starchy, the world's #1 potato super-fan, and Al'ekz J'on'zz of the River Folk, the star of Middle-earth: Shadow of Infowars. Starring Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Marty Sliva.
This week, Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, and Andrew Goldfarb catch up after PAX, analyze some Crystal Dynamics job listings for The Avengers Project, discuss what makes a good superhero game, and freak out about Rockstar bringing a remastered LA Noire to consoles in a couple months.
Marty Sliva tells us what it's like to be a pub trivia master, and bonds with Ryan over their shared useless knowledge of the Saw film series. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Marty Sliva.
Welcome to the Comedy Button... now co-hosted by an Emmy award-nominated producer! One more item off the bucket list. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Marty Sliva.
This week, Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Brian Altano, and Jonathon "Guy With a Crash Bandicoot Hat" Dornbush sit down to discuss... Well, Dornbush's Crash Bandicoot hat. And also his review of the N-Sane Trilogy, and the future of that orange jorts-wearing PlayStation mascot. In other news, there's a free Spider-Man Homecoming PSVR game, and you get what you pay for. Meanwhile, Marty finished Persona 5 and Sony's finally put PS4 games on PS Now. Beyond!
Well, E3 is finally over, but there's still a lot to unpack. Join Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Brian Altano, and Andrew Goldfarb as they discuss all the leftover tidbits from the the biggest gaming event of the year.
If you missed the big live show from E3 last week, here it is preserved for posterity! Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Andrew Goldfarb and Daniel Krupa sat down to discuss as much from Sony's E3 presentation, like Spider-Man, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, God of War, Days Gone, and the Shadow of the Colossus remake. Don't worry, we'll have another regular episode later this week to discuss everything we didn't have time for during E3!
Marty Sliva is here to help us figure out whether Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst was cool, and reminisce about our favorite fictional portrayals of that hilarious go-to comedy bit, depression. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville with special guest Marty Sliva.
Marty Sliva joins us to discuss What Remains of Edith Finch, what games we replay, release dates post E3, and if Zelda was on PS4. (Released first to Patreon Supporters on 05.12.17) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marty Sliva joins us to discuss What Remains of Edith Finch, what games we replay, release dates post E3, and if Zelda was on PS4. (Released first to Patreon Supporters on 05.12.17) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marty Sliva joins us to discuss What Remains of Edith Finch, what games we replay, release dates post E3, and if Zelda was on PS4. (Released first to Patreon Supporters on 05.12.17) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marty Sliva joins us to discuss What Remains of Edith Finch, what games we replay, release dates post E3, and if Zelda was on PS4. (Released first to Patreon Supporters on 05.12.17)
We have a special show for you this week! In the first half, we focus on reactions to Nintendo Direct April 12. Join host Jose Otero is join by Brian Altano and Marty Sliva for analysis of everything that was shown (skip ahead to 36:49). After the break, Peer Schneider and Brendan Graeber joins the program to talk about the discontinuation of the NES Classic and their thoughts on Mr. Shifty.
Our pal Marty Sliva definitely has some first-hand experience with a particular kind of snake on a plane. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Marty Sliva.
It's time for some fashion tips with the Comedy Button! We're here to tell you what hat goes best with your crushing insecurity, the one time that you don't look fully stupid in shorts, and how many Internet tutorials it takes to tie a tie. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Marty Sliva.
Love and friendship are complicated. This week, our friend Marty comes by to tell us all about it.
It's our five-year (OK, TECHNICALLY five-year and 2.5-month, give us a break) anniversary special, and we've put together a selection of the podcast's most hilarious stories for some of our favorite guests. Have a laugh at some of our best moments... or, if you're new around here, this is an awesome sampling of what you've been missing. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guests Anthony Carboni, Jack DeVries, Mike Drucker, Mitch Dyer, Andrew Goldfarb, Ryan McCaffrey, Greg Miller, Colin Moriarty, Jared Petty, Zach Ryan, Dan Ryckert, Adam Sessler, Marty Sliva, and Jackie Talbott.
Marty Sliva guest-hosts to help us figure out the science of ghost-busting. And, yes, given the show that you're listening to, "ghost-busting" means exactly what you think it means. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Marty Sliva.
We have some hot cuck theories to share, you guys. Also, breaking news: You probably shouldn't use that word, because it turns out that only the most awful people use it. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Marty Sliva.
On this week's "Something Different" episode, Marty Sliva and Andrew Goldfarb talk about being best friends.
IGN's Marty Sliva joins Greg to talk about Abzu, the good 15, and if video game stories suck. (Released 08.02.16)
Welcome to our second annual late-night, slightly-tipsy E3 Beyond! The Fig, the site of last year’s episode, was under construction, so we had to improvise. We recorded this on the last night of the show in Zach’s Airbnb, so pardon the audio quality/background noise/yelling/sounds of drinks being made/slurring. Greg Miller returns to Beyond to join Max Scoville, Alanah Pearce, Marty Sliva, Steve Butts, Zach Ryan, Miranda Sanchez, Kallie Plagge, and making his Podcast Beyond debut, IGN’s newest associate editor Jonathon Dornbush. The crew talks about their impressions of God of War, Death Stranding, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Detroit: Become Human, The Last Guardian, Batman Arkham VR, Insomniac’s Spider-Man game, Days Gone, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, E3’s secret Vita game, pangus (probably), and a whole lot more. Oh, and HUGE thanks to James Faulkner for producing/editing the episode and making sure that none of us lost our jobs. Beyond!
We don't understand YouTube. Or the Internet. Or modern dating. Or anything, really. Send help! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Marty Sliva.
Only '10s kids will understand these amazing William Howard Taft facts! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Marty Sliva.
It turns out, we don't understand siblings, mouth stuff, Helen Keller, fish tanks, history, or a lot of other stuff. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Marty Sliva.
IGN's Nintendo show returns, and this week we want to talk about why the crew thinks Mother 4 (aka the next Earthbound game) should be possible. Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schnieder, and Marty Sliva as they discuss Pokemon Picross, backwards compatibility on NX, the potential for a Zelda mobile game and more.
An official comment from Sony puts another nail in the Vita's metaphorical coffin, so we reflect on what the little system did right, what it did wrong, and what approaches might've worked better. Beyond that we also discuss the last-gen Uncharted Trilogy's flying leap onto PS4 with The Nathan Drake collection, Max's love for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and Black Ops III's tone-deaf Twitter publicity stunt. Podcast Beyond is Max Scoville, Marty Sliva, Brian Altano, and Andrew Goldfarb.
This week, THE COMEDY BUTTON REACTS to all the commercials at San Diego Comic-Con, fireworks that will probably wake up the neighbors, and all the depressing flyover state nonsense that Michigan can throw at us. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Marty Sliva.
Guest host Marty Sliva joins us once again to talk about his "style" (mind the air quotes), and we discover that we have some awesome female listeners. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Anthony Gallegos, and Max Scoville, with special guest Marty Sliva.
Host Jose Otero is joined by Peer Schneider and Marty Sliva for a special E3 2015 predictions show you don't want to miss. What is Nintendo cooking up for E3? Who knows. But this three-person cast brings their best guesses to the table. Then, after the break, the crew dives into YOUR questions onThe Question Block.
IGN's Nintendo show kicks off this week with a discussion about the 20th anniversary of Chrono Trigger, one of the greatest JRPGs in history. Then, the crew of host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and Marty Sliva talk about IGN's Code Name STEAM review and some Mario Party 10 impressions. And, finally, we tackle a few news stories at the end of the show.
IGN's Nintendo podcast brings you a special episode focused on two big games. Up first, host Jose Otero, Brian Altano, Marty Sliva, and special guest Kallie Plagge have a deep discussion about Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, our review, and some feedback on where we'd like the series to go. Then, after the break, Marty kicks off a discussion about Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and his review.
This week Nintendo Voice Chat says goodbye to Richard George, as he heads off onto new challenges and endeavors. But where is Rich going, you ask? Listen in, and join Jose Otero, Brian Altano, and Peer Schneider as they bid farewell to an IGN all-star. Even though goodbyes are always hard, the show must go on. Marty Sliva joins us in the second segment to talk about The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, and the surpring eShop release SteamWorld Dig.
Everyone's favorite Nintendo podcast re-emerges this week, but with a few surprises. IGN's Jose Otero takes over hosting duties for a special NVC mini-episode with guests Brian Altano, Andrew Goldfarb, and Marty Sliva. The crew gathers to talk about last week's major Wii U Virtual Console release, Earthbound. It took 19 years for Earthbound to slip out of the Nintendo vault. Thankfully, you won't have to wait as long for the next episode of this podcast. Leave us feedback and let us know what you think.