In this episode, we talk about our recent break from content creation and what we’ve been up to. We dig into the most recent reputation stain of Blizzard – Warcraft 3 Reforged. Next, we dive into our inner TREKKIE and discuss Star Trek Picard and look at the newest adventures of the beloved captain! Finishing the episode we chat about our plans for the future of the podcast and new things coming!
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Long ago, in an episode far far away, we explore The Mandalorian AGAIN. Our new mini-series covering the mysterious and also fascinating character from The Mandalorian on Disney Plus! We’ll be covering episodes 5 – 8, and discussing what our favorite parts were.
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Long ago, in an episode far far away, we explore The Mandalorian. Our new mini-series covering the mysterious and also fascinating character from The Mandalorian on Disney Plus! We’ll be covering the first four episodes of the show in part one of this series, and discussing our favorite parts.
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In this episode, we’re taking a look at Blizzcon and the redemption that Blizzard attempted to make and the gaming announcements from the conference. Plus we dive into the Star Wars brand, the latest Rise of Skywalker trailer and the excitement of Jedi Fallen Order. We’ll also be discussing the new kid on the block to streaming; Disney+. and then we’re excited to jump into some of our favorite announcements that came from Microsoft’s yearly Xbox celebration – X019
Tell Me Why – From the Developers of Life is Strange – Episodic Adventure game about Twins and Trauma coming Summer 2020
Shenmue 3 – Releases Nov 19th for PC & PS4
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In this episode, we’re first going to cover the impact that soundtracks have on the success of movies and how they connect you to the scene that you are watching. Then we are going to get into what are some of our top composers and also cover what we think are some of the best tracks in our favorite movies.
Howard Shore -Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit Trilogy
Hanz Zimmer – Interstellar / Dark Knight Trilogy
Jerry Goldsmith – Star Trek The Motion Picture
Thomas Bergersen (Two Steps From Hell) – Epic Soundtracks / Movies
Victus
John Williams – Indian Jones/Star Wars
Michael Giacchino – 2009 Star Trek Trilogy
Ramin Djawadi – Pacific Rim
Alan Silvestri – Avengers
Ruper Gregson-Williams – Wonder Woman
Favorite Soundtracks and Songs
Detached
Braveheart
Wallace Courts Murron
Gladiator
Honor Him
The Dark Knight Rises
Despair
Lord of the Rings
TFOTR – The Shire
Interstellar
First Step
Star Trek First Contact
First Contact Theme
Last of the Mohicans-
Promontory
Victus
Star Wars Episode 1
Dual of Fates
Pacific Rim
Main Theme
Avenger
Main Theme
Transformers
Main Theme
Wonder Woman
Main Theme
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In this episode: We cover the recent resurgence of players in the Destiny community, how the state of Destiny is keeping those players engaged, and finishing with the top things we are looking forward to when Shadowkeep hits in September
Since the release of Forsaken we have seen a steady decline in the want to play the game – a slight bump in players as new content was released but still a decline
But then 3 things took place that combined has revitalized the community to new levels.
1.) Bungie split from Activision
This was a huge want from the community to finally split from the “greedy corporates” at Activision
Bungie is now free to build a game the way they want to
This does not mean Eververse will go away as to keep producing “free” content you need some way to keep the lights on
2.) All new items and content announced for Shadowkeep
New Light
Some people may say that Free-to-play is a sign of a game failing but the way that Bungie is implementing is more like a demo but people will still be able to play multiplayer with friends
Cross-Save
Every multi-platform game to date has wanted this. We all have friends on different platforms and want to play with them without having to start over. Cross-save fixes this and will be a continued plus for new players coming into Destiny.
This also pairs REALLY well with Destiny 2 on Stadia too as we now have an on the go version of the game that we can just continue playing our characters
Transmogrification sorta – AKA Armour 2.0
Just yes – we finally get to wear the gear we want and slot the stats we want
Moon’s Haunted – Story
We are going back to the Moon!
Looks like we may go up against some ghosts of the past
3.) Season of Opulence
The biggest item that has hit with this season has been the Menagerie. A multi-boss raid-lite that has built-in matchmaking
Along with this, and with benefit from a bug, this event has been a go-to grind because of the loot rewards and the ability to craft the weapons how you want it giving the player just the right amount of control.
State of the Game
People are loving the grind for all things PVE
PVP is not in a horrible spot but still is rough
There is so much to do if you have not been keeping up and so much content to go through but almost all of it is really good and worth the work
So much lore to work through and very engaging storylines to keep up with
-Personal Experience-
Tops items we are looking forward to – ERIS MORN!!!! & Cross-Save
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In this episode, we are going to cover the news about Microsoft and Sony recent team up and what this could mean for the future of the Console Wars. We will then discuss what our opinions are on the current status of Epic’s game launcher and the hate it receives. Lastly, we will wrap up this episode talking about some of the recent games we have been playing and what about each has kept us playing them.
It was announced in the previous week that Sony and Microsoft are working on AI and cloud technology
This move makes no sense due to the continue gaming war the two companies have been in.
…then again it is possible Sony and Microsoft are wising up to what Google is planning to bring to the table.
When it comes to AI and cloud platforms Sony does not have either so it had to choose between the big 3 – Largest Amazon, Establish Microsoft, or the Youngin Google. It went with its mortal enemy
This move also took the PlayStation team by surprise but according to their leadership this has not changed any plans about their future console
We could be looking at the beginning of the end for console gaming.
We could be coming to a time when if you do want low latency input for competitive gaming then you buy a PC type device….if not you sign up for one of the game streaming services that will be available.
Microsoft console announcement could have some of the “cloud gaming attributes” as part of the architecture. – We shall see at E3
Side – note our next podcast will be an E3 pre-show where we will be talking about our expectation and wants to happen at this year’s E3
Epic
Let’s set the scene – Stream has had a monopoly on the digital gaming distribution market and launcher since it’s launch in 2003.
For a while it was the only one launcher to rule them all – Steam had a monopoly when it came to a game launcher platform
Some popped up but those were only for their own launchers – Blizzard, Origin, Bethesda
Then Epic came along and decided to put their massive cash flow from Fortnite to use – Making a universal game launcher to compete with steam
Right out of the gate – it was a much better alternative for game developers as Epic would only take 12% compared to the current Steam rate of 30%
Some companies immediately started deployment of their game on Epic and Steam but at the same time Epic was immediately paying companies money to gain exclusive or limited exclusive rights
And this is where the controversy takes place
The hate against EPIC has been extreme….
Main points of “HATE” that Epic takes
“Unfair” Exclusives
The store has less function than Steam
Rumor of the “Less secure – security” platform
People have been used to the convenient monopoly the Stream produced
-Discussion-
What Have We Been Playing
Victus
Metro Exodus
Rage 2
Detached
Division 2
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Welcome to Season 3 Episode 3 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – All About Anthem
In this episode, We talk about the recent “DEMO” for Anthem, What problems we encountered, Our 1st Impressions, What we thought about the gameplay and we discuss what we think the future of the game will be.
Anthem feels like Mass Effect made a child with Division and they were raised by Iron Man in the world of Monster Hunter
This game is not Destiny, it is not The Division, it is not Warframe. The one thing we can comment on is the quality of the game.
Publisher Concerns
EA – Need we say more
VIP weekend DEMO didn’t have a good start
Will they learn, and correct the issues presented during the demos – It seems like they did with the Open DEMO as server problems were much less but we did experience issues the first day
There will be microtransaction but only for cosmetics and all cosmetics in the game can be bought with a certain in-game currency – 0 items in the market currently affect your gameplay
Technical Issues
Not a technical issue but the naming could have been changed from DEMO to BETA and a lot of the PR would have been addressed – Community would have been more forgiving
Server problems
Connection Issues – for the VIP demo only
Lag – Mostly in VIP demo
Audio problems
Overall Feel
Combat
Good mix of strategy and learning needed
Teamwork oriented
Solo queue play is very challenging as you really need to be able to communicate with your team
Some mid-level tier enemies were extremely tanky. EA will need to look at balancing the enemies vs. player shield levels
Loot
One massive key to a shooter-looter is the LOOT and it’s got to be good
The loot in this game was exciting and fun to get your hands on
Weapons
Good mix of weapons to use
Depending on what types of weapons you prefer there could be a bit of learning curve with the weapons
Situational
Each class should have a special weapon they can use, which I think would give just a bit more edge and hone in each class for specific fighting styles. Would allow players to have a bit more customization with how they choose weapons for each of the slots
A lot of the weapons had the same look, sound and feel which made it hard to figure out what to use
Skills
Learning curve
Some skills felt very underwhelming in specific fights
Situational
Skills are somewhat customizable
Movement
Really felt like a console game that was ported to PC with how the controls were laid out
Flight and Underwater Movement was a massive learning curve
Overall movement was top notch and felt very smooth for the most part
Environments
Beautifully made worlds
Challenging to navigate first time in as most new worlds are
Exploration and hidden items
Playing The Javelin
Each Javelin is unique – Each has a unique feel
Our Opinion of each Javelin
STORM
RANGER
COLOSSUS
INTERCEPTOR
The Future of Anthem
We now have a road map which shows a plan with new strongholds, loot, quality of life changes, & GUILDS!
The core Bioware team is making this game
The End game has Legendary missions which are enhanced versions of the missions you get from quest givers. The drops from these missions will also be of a higher tier to match difficulty.
For the ultimate test in skill and squad cohesion, you can increase the difficulty of the mission to Grandmaster and above.
It looks like we will have Diablo style loot in that there are rolls which will sync better depending on the play styles you are going for. FARMING NEEDED!
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Marvel’s first female-led superhero film will revolve around the most powerful character in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. This iteration of Captain Marvel will focus on the character of Carol Danvers, whose adventures are earthbound but whose powers are based in the cosmic realm. Joss Whedon wanted to introduce the character at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron, but Marvel didn’t want to bring Captain Marvel into the MCU fully formed without first telling her origin story.
This film will be a prequel to the MCU, taking place in the 90s and bringing back Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson for the first time since The Avengers. Moreover, the comics characters the Skrulls are the villains with a story revolving around the Skrull vs. Kree war, which explains why Lee Pace and Djimon Hounsou are reprising their roles from Guardians of the Galaxy as Kree. That could have major repercussions leading into Avengers 4, but Captain Marvel will also give us a two-eyed Nick Fury. Jude Law is set to co-star as the alien Mar-Vell.
Hellboy
Release Date: April 12, 2019
What We Know So Far:
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola came up with the story for this new reboot as opposed to moving forward with the third film in Guillermo del Toro‘s established franchise, and Stranger Things standout David Harbour fills the role of the titular character for director Neil Marshall, who helmed The Descent and a couple standout Game of Thrones episodes. The film has loosely based the Rise of the Blood Queen arc with Milla Jovovich filling that villainous role, while Ian McShane plays Trevor Bruttenholm and Daniel Dae Kim fills the part of Ben Daimio. Oh, and this is 100% Rated R.
Shazam
Release Date: April 5, 2019
What We Know So Far:
Making his superhero movie debut, Dwayne Johnson opted to take on the role of the villainous Black Adam in this DC comics adaptation, but Warner Bros. subsequently decided to hold Johnson for a separate Black Adam movie so Shazam will be all about that hero. Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg is directing, and this served as Warner Bros.’ next DCEU film in production after Aquaman.
Zachary Levi is the title superhero character, with Asher Angel playing his boy counterpart Billy Batson. The story revolves around a young boy who can transform into a powerful superhero simply by uttering the word “Shazam!”. Mark Strong is playing the film’s villain, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.
Avengers Endgame
Release Date: April 26, 2019
What We Know So Far:
The conclusion to the epic two-part Avengers storyline will close out Marvel’s ambitious MCU with a bang. The title, Avengers: Endgame, has finally been revealed, if not the story, confirmed cast, etc.
Dark Phoenix
Release Date: June 7, 2019
What We Know So Far:
The sequel to X-Men: Apocalypse has been firmed up as Dark Phoenix, which will tackle the beloved Jean Grey story arc from the comics that was first broached (and botched) in X-Men: The Last Stand. X-Men writer/producer Simon Kinberg has penned the script and is making his directorial debut on the project, which also stars Jessica Chastain as maybe the villain Lilandra and is bringing back pretty much the entire main X-Men cast. The movie won’t be skimping on the weirdness, as it’s been confirmed that the story will find the X-Men finally venturing to space. Hans Zimmer is coming out of superhero movie retirement to compose the score.
Spider-Man Far From Home
Release Date: July 5, 2019
What We Know So Far:
Not much. Bolstered by the positive response to Homecoming, director Jon Watts returned to direct, and screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, who came on to rewrite Homecoming, wrote the script.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays comics villain Mysterio, although Mysterio is a good guy in this movie. Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders also co-star, adding a S.H.I.E.L.D. presence to the whole shebang.
The New Mutants
Release Date: August 2, 2019
What We Know So Far:
Writer/director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) has been attached to direct New Mutants for some time now, but 20th Century Fox finally moved this thing into production after the success of Deadpool and Logan. The film is both YA-esque and horror-tinged in tone, revolving around a group of much younger mutants in the X-Men universe than the adults from the proper X-Men movies. The story will also ditch traditional superhero costumes and supervillains in favor of telling a story about these young mutants locked up together in some facility, mirroring a horror haunted house vibe. James McAvoy has been rumored to be reprising his role as Professor X in the film.
However, just a few months before the film was set to hit theaters in April 2018, Fox pushed the movie back 10 months to 2019 to take over Gambit‘s previous spot. No official explanation was given, but rumors swirl that Fox tested the film and decided it “wasn’t scary enough,” so some additional photography may be in order.
Joker
Release Date: October 4, 2019
What We Know So Far:
This is a weird one. In the wake of Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, and with Wonder Woman proving to be a massive success, Warner Bros. began changing up its plans for the DCEU. One idea is to kickstart a new arm at WB that will develop and produce one-off DC Comics adaptations not connected to the DC Extended Universe, meaning filmmakers can come in, try something really radical, and not have to worry about setting up a franchise or fitting into an established timeline. The first of these to hit the trades was a Joker origin movie directed by The Hangover and War Dogs filmmaker Todd Phillips, who is co-writing the script with The Fighter scribe Scott Silver. The idea is to craft something in the vein of Taxi Driver, a gritty, hard-boiled crime picture set in the early 1980s.
The lead actor would not be Jared Leto, but someone else entirely—WB reportedly wanted Leonardo DiCaprio, and when he passed they moved on to Joaquin Phoenix, who signed on after prolonged negotiations. The movie began filming in September 2018 and wrapped in December.
Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Release Date: February 7, 2020
What We Know So Far:
This project hit the fast track at Margot Robbie‘s urging, as the Harley Quinn actress lobbied Warner Bros. an DC to put together a female-centric DC movie based on the Birds of Prey comics. The studio not only put this together but has Cathy Yan in line to direct based on the strength of her indie feature Dead Pigs. The idea is to potentially introduce a few DC comics characters in this film, like Batgirl, which would then pave the way to their own solo films a la Black Panther and Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War.
This project is a priority for Warner Bros. and could begin filming at the end of 2018. Jurnee Smollett-Bell plays Black Canary, Mary Elizabeth Winstead is Huntress, and Rosie Perez is The Question, while Ewan McGregor plays villain Black Mask.
Gambit
Release Date: March 13, 2020
What We Know So Far:
Channing Tatum has been keen on playing the X-Men mutant for a while now, and 20th Century Fox finally pulled the trigger on a standalone movie for the fan-favorite Cajun. Production had initially been slated to begin Fall 2015, but when it was pushed back to early 2016, director Rupert Wyatt abruptly dropped out due to personal reasons. Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) subsequently signed on to direct, and while producer Simon Kinberg told us the film will be a heist picture and a “sexy thriller”, the film was pulled from its October 2016 release date and sat in limbo for a bit.
Gambit was officially back on track with Pirates of the Caribbean and A Cure for Wellness director Gore Verbinski taking the helm and a Valentine’s Day 2019 release date, but Verbinski dropped out two months before filming was set to begin and Fox is once again on the hunt for a director. Joshua Zetumer (Patriot’s Day, RoboCop) penned the most recent draft of the script, but this entire film could be scrapped or reconceived once the Disney/Fox deal goes through.
Wonder Woman 1984
Release Date: June 5, 2020
What We Know So Far:
Very little, but Wonder Woman marked a major turning point for the DCEU with wildly positive reviews and massive box office, so anticipation is high. Patty Jenkins returns to direct a story that takes place in the year 1984 against the backdrop of the Cold War (timely!), with Kristen Wiig playing the villain Cheetah and Chris Pine somehow reprising his role as Steve Trevor. The film was originally scheduled for release in November 2019, but Warner Bros. opted to push it into the summer corridor of 2020.
Black Widow
Release Date: TBA
What We Know So Far:
A standalone Black Widow movie has long been requested by fans, and Marvel Studios is finally pulling the trigger—although all official details will be under wraps until Avengers 4 hits theaters so as not to spoil how that film wraps up. Scarlett Johansson handpicked indie filmmaker Cate Shortland to direct after an exhaustive search, and the most recent draft of the script was written by Jac Schaeffer. Early word is that this movie takes place before the events of The Avengers, but again all confirmed details are under lock and key at the moment.
Suicide Squad 2
Release Date: TBA
What We Know So Far:
David Ayer definitely isn’t coming back to direct this sequel, and Warner Bros. looked at some intriguing names for his replacement. Mel Gibson was approached towards the end of 2016, but Warner Bros. eventually moved on and offered the movie to Jaume Collet-Serra of The Shallows and Non-Stop fame to take the helm, only to see him pass. Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) was subsequently set to direct, but when his take came out similar to the plot of the Birds of Prey movie—which is going into production first—he became frustrated and moved on.
Subsequently, Warner Bros. tapped former Guardians of the Galaxy 3 filmmaker James Gunn to write a script from scratch and potentially direct. The idea is for Gunn to craft whatever kind of story he wants, which means we could be in for a complete reboot of this franchise.
The Flash
Release Date: TBA
What We Know So Far:
Miller made his brief debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but he’s a fully fledged star of the Justice League. After tasking Phil Lord andChris Miller with penning a treatment only to see them head off to direct the Han Solo Star Wars film (and then leave that), the studio subsequently tapped Seth Grahame-Smith to make his directorial debut on the superhero picture. Alas, after the disappointing reception to Batman v Superman, Warner Bros. opted to change course and parted ways with Grahame-Smith, seeking to find a more established filmmaker in his stead. They settled on Dope filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa, working from Grahame-Smith’s script that was a buddy film of sorts between Flash and Cyborg. But after months of developing the project and with casting underway (Dopestandout Kiersey Clemons landed the role of Iris West), Famuyiwa exited the project in late October.
This put the March 2018 release date in doubt, as it was dependent upon production getting underway in early 2017. Miller was then due to start filming Fantastic Beasts 2 in mid-2017, which would push production of The Flash to late 2017 or early 2018, meaning the March 2018 date was impossible. The film does now have a pair of directors though. Names like Robert Zemeckis were bandied about early on, but WB settled on Vacation and Game Night helmers John Francis Daley andJonathan Goldstein to direct Flashpoint, who also co-wrote Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Warner Bros. announced at Comic-Con 2017 that this Flash movie will be an adaptation of the Flashpoint time travel comics storyline, which could give WB a way to reboot the DCEU somewhat. But it’s unclear if that’s still the plan.
The long road to getting The Flash movie off the ground hit yet another speed bump in October 2018, when it was revealed that production is being delayed from Spring 2019 to late 2019 due to the fact that the script wouldn’t be ready in time and Miller once again has to shoot Fantastic Beasts 3 starting in July 2019. As a result, The Flash movie isn’t expected to hit theaters anytime before 2021 now.
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Welcome to Season 3 Episode 1 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – Welcome to the New Year
In this episode, We have our first ever giveaway to talk about plus we talk about setting goals and managing expectation. We delve into some of the hardware announcement from CES and what we have found most interesting. Then to finish out the episode we cover a couple non-mainstream games which have caught our attention recently.
Setting Goals are always good. Some do for health, for jobs, for hobbies. It is always good to have an end-game goal but set milestones for yourself.
Those early wins with help keep you motivated. Always look at what is realistic in the short term. Take time to reevaluate.
CES 2019
ASUS ROG – Mothership – Think Windows Surface but gaming –
AMD Radeon 7 – AMD’s next gen of card
AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen – First 7nm CPU on the market – 8 core CPU – Also according to the first test goes toe to toe with I9-9900k
Teslasuit
Samsung
Vive Cosmos. And Vive Pro Eye
RTX 2060
Game Review
Ashen
Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. This is a world where nothing lasts, no matter how tightly you cling to it. At its core, Ashen is about forging relationships. Players can guide those they trust in their camp – together, you might just stand a chance.
Thronebreaker
The world stands on the verge of chaos, as the tensions between the power-hungry Nilfgaardian Empire and proud Northern Realms grow. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath, and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Thronebreaker is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics.
Mafia 3
Gritty hardcore Mafia adventure Developed by Hangar13 and published by 2k games
Released October 2016, and I’ve had it in the backlog since it came out – Yeah just now getting to it
It is the first main entry in the Mafia series since 2010’s Mafia II. Set within the fictional city of New Bordeaux, based on New Orleans, the single-player story follows Lincoln Clay, a criminal who aims to build a new crime organization while seeking revenge on the Italian mob.
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A Hobbits Journey 