Voxels

About Voxels

A podcast on Art and Culture by Sadiq Saif and Cristian Colocho.

Publisher

Sadiq Saif, Cristian Colocho

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Jan 2024

Latest episode

28 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jun 2025

   RPGs for Product Managers

   Hosts Sadiq Saif and Cristian Colocho discuss Summer Game Fest, changes in games media, and recent games they are playing, offering insights into the gaming landscape in this episode.

2. 

   17 Jan 2025

   shades of shades of brown

   We talk about a bad book, then take a trip to Puerto Rico to talk about the new Bad Bunny album but really just use it as a vehicle to talk about modern colonization. Show Notes: Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao Storygraph (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/777c8915-523b-4c19-aa3b-bc01d7c9efce) Sadiq’s Review of Heavenly Tyrant (https://nullrouted.space/2025/01/10/review-heavenly-tyrant-by-xiran-jay-zhao/) Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS BAD BUNNY - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLSzEYVDads) BAD BUNNY - BAILE INoLVIDABLE (Video Oficial) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Femq4NPxs) BAD BUNNY - PIToRRO DE COCO (Video Oficial) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVgd4gvY0hU) Unpacking Bad Bunny's personal and political 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' (https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5250287/bad-bunny-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-political-puerto-rico) Fabiola Méndez: Tiny Desk Concert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJjALda0X4) El Laberinto del Coco: Tiny Desk x globalFEST (https://youtu.be/R2_7ADO2Hlo?si=gKp2OAX6zY7sR4Y4) Genius (https://genius.com/albums/Bad-bunny/Debi-tirar-mas-fotos) Official Website (https://www.debitirarmasfotos.com/) Data Vampires: Going Hyperscale (Episode 1) - Tech Won’t Save Us (https://techwontsave.us/episode/241_data_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1) Coquí - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coqu%C3%AD) Radio Menea (https://www.radiomenea.com/) Chapters: (00:02) - Cristian takes an L (05:08) - Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao (19:02) - Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS Creators & Guests Sadiq Saif (https://voxels.fm/people/sadiq-saif) - Host Cristian Colocho (https://voxels.fm/people/cristian-colocho) - Host Click here to view the episode transcript. (https://share.transistor.fm/s/3e5a61b4/transcript) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (https://patreon.com/Bastetrix)

3. 

   22 Dec 2024

   listen, i know how to phish

   We do our year end wrap up, and talk about the best Music and Games of 2024. Show Notes: Albums of the Year 2024 Sadiq’s Albums of the Year Charli xcx - BRAT (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/brat/1739079974) Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/hit-me-hard-and-soft/1739659134) Khruangbin - A LA SALA (https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala) Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD - Slow Burn (https://babyrose.bandcamp.com/album/slow-burn) Shaboozey - Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going (https://shaboozey.bandcamp.com/album/where-ive-been-isnt-where-im-going) Elkka - Prism of Pleasure (https://elkka.bandcamp.com/album/prism-of-pleasure) GloRilla - GLORIOUS (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glorious/1769454777) BigXthaPlug - TAKE CARE (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/take-care/1771890358) Kendrick Lamar - GNX (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/gnx/1781270319) Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/small-changes/1765573122) Cristian’s Albums of the Year 2024 JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (https://jpegmafia.bandcamp.com/album/i-lay-down-my-life-for-you) Tyler the Creator - CHROMAKOPIA (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/chromakopia/1776500452) Denzel Curry - KING OF THE MISCHIEVOUS SOUTH (https://denzelcurrymusic.bandcamp.com/album/king-of-the-mischievous-south-vol-2) Logic - Ultra 85 (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/ultra-85/1750765140) (I know do not judge me) Beyonce - Cowboy Carter (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/cowboy-carter/1738363766) NxWorries - Why Lawd? (https://music.apple.com/ca/album/why-lawd/1739842642) Performance of the Year Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91vymvIH0c) IDK if we have albums we’re looking forward too but Ichiko Aoba - Luminescent Creatures (https://ichikoaoba.bandcamp.com/album/luminescent-creatures-2) Games of the Year 2024 Sadiq’s Games of the Year Alan Wake 2 (https://nullrouted.space/2024/01/14/review-alan-wake-2/) Horizon Forbidden West (https://nullrouted.space/2024/05/01/review-horizon-forbidden-west/) Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (https://nullrouted.space/2024/02/21/review-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth/) Cristian’s Games of the Year Starfield: Shattered Space Destiny 2: The Final Shape Cyberpunk 2.0 Black Ops 6 Tears of the Kingdom Postscript: Neither Dave Chapelles or SexyReds politicial views are endorsed by either of us, to make it super clear. (01:36) - Albums of The Year (38:50) - Video Games of The Year ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (https://patreon.com/Bastetrix)

4. 

   14 Dec 2024

   allegedly i'll obtain it

   Voxels host discusses Kendrick Lamar's GNX album, exploring the intersection of music and controversy amidst allegations of payola and industry manipulation.

5. 

   10 Sept 2024

   No Skill Trees

   We talk about Star Wars Outlaws, King of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, and Journalists leaving their jobs to go full time Youtuber. Show Notes: Tumblr & WordPress: Tumblr migrates more than 500 million blogs to WordPress | Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/tumblr-migrates-more-than-500-million-blogs-to-wordpress/) WordPress Discover (https://wordpress.com/discover) Star Wars Outlaws: Buy Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition on PC & More | Ubisoft Store (https://store.ubisoft.com/us/star-wars-outlaws---gold-edition/65ba94b726acf939e9e262c0.html) Star Wars Outlaws review: a perfectly ok bit of star war | Rock Paper Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/star-wars-outlaws-review) Game Launchers (Epic Games and Ubisoft) Sadiq’s Andor review (https://nullrouted.space/2023/01/28/review-andor-s1/) Episode 00 – Welcome to Ctrl, Alt, Access (https://access-ability.uk/2024/04/25/episode-00-welcome-to-ctrl-alt-access/) Denzel Curry - King of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 (https://denzelcurrymusic.bandcamp.com/album/king-of-the-mischievous-south-vol-2) Slurpgods That Mexican OT - Johnny Dang (feat. Paul Wall & Drodi) (Official Music Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvmUrOSahsc) That Mexican OT - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Mexican_OT) Doechii Alligator Bites Never Heal - Album by Doechii | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/60UzB8mOCMpc7xkuJE6Bwc?si=40PUmei8Tee9x5EQxSGXHw) NISSAN ALTIMA | Swamp Session (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGbeZNqklic) Becca Farsace Why I left The Verge (https://youtu.be/hjer379ONJo?si=s2gvx8L2XufpRi_u) Better Offline: Better Offline | iHeart (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-better-offline-150284547/) Tech Won’t Save Us (https://techwontsave.us/) Chapters: 0:00:04 - Tumblr Switching to WordPress 00:06:30 - Star Wars Outlaws 00:26:55 - The Music Hour 00:39:32 - Becca Farsace Leaving The Verge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   26 Jun 2024

   its still ac dual band

   We talk about Destiny 2: The final Shape, and we 4 weeks after the fact talk about Summer Game Fest 2024. Show Notes: Destiny 2 The Final Shape: Bungie got their W - My Impressions/Review of Final Shape (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxLlgEaeKj4) The Final Shape’s campaign makes good on Bungie’s ‘raid-lite’ promise - Polygon (https://www.polygon.com/24164318/campaign-mechanics-raid-final-shape-interview-bungie) Sony State of Play May 2024 Every big announcement from PlayStation's new State of Play (https://www.polygon.com/24167434/playstation-sony-state-of-play-ps5-showcase-announcements-trailers) Summer Game Fest: Microsoft reveals first disc-less Xbox Series X | Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/06/microsoft-reveals-first-disc-less-xbox-series-x/) Xbox Games Showcase 2024: Every Announcement and Reveal (https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/06/09/xbox-games-showcase-2024-recap-everything-announced/) Every big announcement and trailer from Ubisoft Forward 2024 (https://www.polygon.com/24175421/ubisoft-forward-2024-announcement-reveal-trailers) Everything announced at Nintendo Direct June 2024 (https://www.polygon.com/24180900/nintendo-direct-june-2024-everything-announced-games) Day of the Devs 2024: Everything Announced - IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/day-of-the-devs-2024-everything-announced) Chapters: (03:00) - Destiny 2: The Final Shape (28:33) - Summer Game Fest 2024

7. 

   27 May 2024

   thicker than a snicker

   We talk about Drake versus Kendrick…and that’s really it we ran out of time for anything else. Content Warning: Sexual Assault Mentions, talk of predatory behavior. Show Notes: Drake vs. Kendrick: First Person Shooter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xty2gi5cMa8&pp=ygUURmlyc3QgUGVyc29uIFNob290ZXI%3D) (Drake and J.Cole) Like That (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9bKBAA22Go) (Kendrick) 7 Minute Drill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F18RQuT3-c0) (J.Cole, deleted and apologized) Pushups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKH9p19PRLA) (Drake) Taylor Made Freestyle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Flp44_sEIc) (Drake and AI 2Pac) euphoria (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqDIwWMtxg) (Kendrick) 6:16 in LA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ypnmTMNqA) (Kendrick) Family Matters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkXG3ZrXlbc) (Drake) meet the grahams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QiFl9Dc7D0) (Kendrick) Not Like Us (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6eK-2OQtew) (Kendrick) BBL Drizzy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYRCDD7XXsc) (Metro Boomin, instrumental) The Heart Part 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJeY-FXidDQ) (Drake) This battle wasn't even close... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxusabBT9ik) -> FD Signifier on the Beef Microsoft Fuckups: Microsoft are shutting down the studios that made Prey, Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush | Rock Paper Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-are-shutting-down-the-studios-that-made-redfall-and-hi-fi-rush) Microsoft exec calls for "smaller", "prestige" games the day after closing Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango | Rock Paper Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-exec-calls-for-smaller-prestige-games-the-day-after-closing-hi-fi-rush-studio-tango-and-turning-down-a-sequel) Big Video Game Publishers Like Microsoft Are Paving Their Own Path To Irrelevance - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/microsoft-layoffs-franchises-ip-sony-ea) Microsoft And Sony Have Lost The Plot - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/aftermath-hours-podcast-microsoft-sony-helldivers-2) The Answer Doesn't Have To Be Less - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/bethesda-closures-why-microsoft-xbox) "There's no one size fits all to it for us." Xbox President Sarah Bond quizzed on why Hi-Fi Rush developer was closed | Windows Central (https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox-president-sarah-bond-quizzed-on-why-hi-fi-rush-developer-was-closed) (00:01) - Drake versus Kendrick (01:03:40) - Microsoft Shutting Down Studios

8. 

   1 May 2024

   Two Tops are an Empty Sandwich

   Non-Profits, Destiny 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and the Spring 2024 Anime Season. Show Notes: Mastodon new 501c3: Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit (https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/) Destiny 2 Weapon Sunsetting being Un-sunset (Risen?): Bungie is un-sunsetting your old weapons in Destiny 2: The Final Shape - Polygon (https://www.polygon.com/24140650/destiny-2-the-final-shape-sunsetting-weapons-power-bungie) This Week In Destiny - 04/25/2024 | Bungie.net (https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/this_week_in_destiny_04_25_24) Horizon Forbidden West packetcat's review of the game (https://nullrouted.space/2024/05/01/review-horizon-forbidden-west/) Anime Pickup Spring 2024: Actually Gay: Watch Tadaima, Okaeri - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G79H23Z5X/tadaima-okaeri) The Unofficial Guide To The Omegaverse - Basic Explanation - Wattpad (https://www.wattpad.com/546924059-the-unofficial-guide-to-the-omegaverse-basic) Omegaverse - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omegaverse) Whisper Me a Love Song - HIDIVE (https://www.hidive.com/season/22310) Watch The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WJ3N/the-many-sides-of-voice-actor-radio) Classic Trope Shit: Watch THE NEW GATE - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GMEHME7Z1/the-new-gate) Watch Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9QWQ/studio-apartment-good-lighting-angel-included) Watch Unnamed Memory - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9QXQ/unnamed-memory) Watch A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85VN/a-salad-bowl-of-eccentrics) Watch As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5XQMD/as-a-reincarnated-aristocrat-ill-use-my-appraisal-skill-to-rise-in-the-world) Watch Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GEXH3W2PK/chillin-in-another-world-with-level-2-super-cheat-powers) We don’t do this shit in 2024: Watch An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G24H1NW20/an-archdemons-dilemma-how-to-love-your-elf-bride) Watch NIJIYON ANIMATION - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GW4HM75PP/nijiyon-animation) Pretty Great: Watch Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GW4HM7W99/grandpa-and-grandma-turn-young-again) Watch Train to the End of the World - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3GNX/train-to-the-end-of-the-world) オリジナルTVアニメーション『終末トレインどこへいく？』ノンクレジットオープニング｜中島怜「GA-TAN GO-TON」【TVアニメは好評放送中！】 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_adhS3FPJw) Watch KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYE5K3GQR/konosuba--gods-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world) Watch Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV08M/spice-and-wolf-merchant-meets-the-wise-wolf) Watch Kaiju No. 8 - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5XQ7D/kaiju-no-8) The Dangers in My Heart - HIDIVE (https://www.hidive.com/season/19920) Shows I honestly haven’t started: Watch Tonari no Yokai-san - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GQWH0M1DX/tonari-no-yokai-san) Watch HIGHSPEED Étoile - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GZJH3D879/highspeed-toile) Watch The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WJPN/the-banished-former-hero-lives-as-he-pleases) Watch Mysterious Disappearances - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV03M/mysterious-disappearances) Watch Astro Note - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G8DHV78D7/astro-note) Watch I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GJ0H7QG4E/i-was-reincarnated-as-the-7th-prince-so-i-can-take-my-time-perfecting-my-magical-ability) Watch Vampire Dormitory - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G0XHWM130/vampire-dormitory) Watch Gods' Games We Play - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G0XHWM1Q0/gods-games-we-play) Watch WIND BREAKER - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G3KHEVDPE/wind-breaker) Watch BARTENDER Glass of God - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85DV/bartender-glass-of-god) Watch Re:Monster - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GNVHKN952/remonster) Chapters: (00:00) - Mastodon Non-Profit (03:49) - Destiny 2 Un-sunsetting (16:22) - Horizon Forbidden West (18:31) - Anime Pickup Spring 2024

9. 

   9 Apr 2024

   Phil Spencers Vision Trip

   Beyonce, the Winter 2024 Anime Season, and life's most important question: Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth? Show Notes: We don’t need to talk about it but Suzume is now on Netflix so everyone should watch it: https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1776263617974841453 (https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1776263617974841453) Cowboy Carter: COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé (https://album.link/i/1738363766) Lyrics for Beyoncé’s New Album ‘COWBOY CARTER’ | Genius (https://genius.com/a/read-all-the-lyrics-to-beyonces-new-album-cowboy-carter) Cowboy Carter: This Ain’t Country — Switched On Pop (https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/beyonce-cowboy-carter) Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter Album Review | Pitchfork (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/beyonce-cowboy-carter/) Winter 2024 Anime Wrapup: Dropped: Watch Delusional Monthly Magazine - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G8DHV78K4/delusional-monthly-magazine) Watch Sasaki and Peeps - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G5PHNM935/sasaki-and-peeps) Watch The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party- - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9QKN/the-strongest-tanks-labyrinth-raids--a-tank-with-a-rare-9999-resistance-skill-got-kicked-from-the-heros-party-) Watch Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GJ0H7QGPK/hokkaido-gals-are-super-adorable) Watch Classroom of the Elite - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVN8MNQY/classroom-of-the-elite) Watch The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G0XHWM1EK/the-wrong-way-to-use-healing-magic) Watch The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GQWH0M1XK/the-weakest-tamer-began-a-journey-to-pick-up-trash) Watch 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV0KV/tis-time-for-torture-princess) Watch Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX853V/doctor-elise-the-royal-lady-with-the-lamp) Watch Fluffy Paradise - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GZJH3D858/fluffy-paradise) Kept: Watch A Sign of Affection - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GEXH3W2V7/a-sign-of-affection) Watch Mr. Villain's Day Off - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3GV4/mr-villains-day-off) Delicious in Dungeon (https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=81564899) - Netflix Watch The Unwanted Undead Adventurer - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GW4HM7WZQ/the-unwanted-undead-adventurer) Watch The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GNVHKN983/the-foolish-angel-dances-with-the-devil) Watch 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WJGQ/7th-time-loop-the-villainess-enjoys-a-carefree-life-married-to-her-worst-enemy) Watch Solo Leveling - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GDKHZEJ0K/solo-leveling) Watch Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GDKHZEWP9/bottom-tier-character-tomozaki) Watch Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GKEH2G099/villainess-level-99-i-may-be-the-hidden-boss-but-im-not-the-demon-lord) Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth: Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles - Polygon (https://www.polygon.com/24108670/xbox-epic-games-store-phil-spencer-interview) A handheld Xbox is the dream, says Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer - Polygon (https://www.polygon.com/24108660/xbox-handheld-console-phil-spencer-interview) Some Publishers Reportedly Not Sure Why They Should Keep Supporting Xbox (https://kotaku.com/publishers-not-sure-xbox-ports-europe-sales-low-gdc-1851367132) EXCLUSIVE: Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility | Windows Central (https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-xbox-president-sarah-bond-has-set-up-a-new-team-dedicated-to-game-preservation-and-forward-compatibility) Chapters: (00:00) - New Chapter (01:06) - Cowboy Carter (25:29) - Winter 2024 Anime Wrapup (38:00) - Why does Phil Spencer keep opening his mouth?

10. 

    26 Mar 2024

    Gaming PC Recommendations

    Classic Rap Albums, Microtransactions, Games Reviews, and we go shopping for a gaming PC. Show Notes: Madvillainy 20th anniversary: Searching for Tomorrow: The Story of Madlib and DOOM's Madvillainy (https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-dooms-madvillainy/?page=2) https://web.archive.org/web/20240203032745/https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-dooms-madvillainy/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20240203032745/https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-dooms-madvillainy/) -> Archive.org link in case Conde Nast does a Conde Nast Dragon Dogma 2: Four Thoughts on Dragon's Dogma - Remap (https://remapradio.com/articles/four-thoughts-on-dragons-dogma/) Dragon’s Dogma 2 has surprise microtransactions, and players are angry - Polygon (https://www.polygon.com/24108587/dragons-dogma-2-microtransactions-dlc-steam-reviews) Dragon's Dogma 2 - PS5/Xbox Series X/S and PC - Digital Foundry Tech Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtGpp1v8c_k) Anti-Cheat Conversation: Apex Legends finals postponed after suffering unprecedented hack (https://www.polygon.com/24104737/apex-legends-na-finals-destroyer-2009-hack) Microsoft quietly added an anti-cheat game feature to Windows 10 - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/19/16503452/microsoft-windows-10-fall-creators-update-trueplay-anti-cheat-gaming) WHY WAS THIS REMOVED, WHY IS ANTI-CHEAT ALL THIRD PARTY? packetcat’s video game corner: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/banishers-ghosts-of-new-eden-review) Music corner: Future & Metro Boomin - WE DON’T TRUST YOU (https://open.spotify.com/album/4iqbFIdGOTzXeDtt9owjQn?si=-28SiXRRTtO9U0y25-YssQ) Four Tet - Three (https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/album/three) Sofia Kourtesis - Madres (https://sofiakourtesis.bandcamp.com/album/madres-2) Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood (https://waxahatchee.bandcamp.com/album/tigers-blood) ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS (https://open.spotify.com/album/107WsrBqn5xVPgystkziry?si=uSvAFb6ERmiueykfX6c8SQ) Matt Champion - Mika’s Laundry (https://open.spotify.com/album/66VRqzJ2YSL0eqcz385eZq?si=R6p1uBp_QF2MfTzQLom9Cw) packetcat’s book corner: Translation State by Ann Leckie (https://nullrouted.space/2024/03/07/review-translation-state-by-ann-leckie/) Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (https://nullrouted.space/2024/03/10/review-between-the-world-and-me-by-ta-nehisi-coates/) Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall (https://nullrouted.space/2024/03/19/review-hood-feminism-by-mikki-kendall/) The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon (https://nullrouted.space/2024/03/24/review-the-wretched-of-the-earth-by-frantz-fanon/) Chapters: (00:56) - Madvillainy 20th Anniversary (12:27) - Dragon's Dogma 2 (25:38) - Anti-Cheat Conversation (37:11) - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (43:28) - Music Recommendations (57:25) - Book Corner

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    27 Feb 2024

    Cohost is bad

    A Business Update Podcast, Bad Ubisoft Games, Vice going down, and unexpected federation talk. Show Notes: Xbox News Follow Up: Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves among first Xbox exclusives to hit other consoles (https://www.polygon.com/24079067/grounded-pentiment-xbox-game-studios-on-nintendo-switch-announcement) Skull and Bones: Skull And Bones review: an exceptionally boring live service shipping sim | Rock Paper Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-review) Quadrubisoft's Quadruple-A Quadswallop (The Jimquisition) (https://youtu.be/CvakSuhMmNY) RIP Vice.com: Behind the Blog: VICE’s Legacy and the Idea That ‘The Internet Is Forever’ (https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-vices-legacy-and-the-idea-that-the-internet-is-forever/) Vice Media to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/business/vice-media-layoffs.html?searchResultPosition=1) Corporate-Owned Journalism Is Dead, Long Live Independent Sites - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/vice-layoffs-rascal-tabletop-independent) How Google is killing independent sites like ours - HouseFresh (https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/) Rascal News (https://www.rascal.news/) Cristian’s Music Corner: 2093 (P2) by Yeat (https://music.apple.com/us/album/2093-p2/1731490449) Sadiq’s Books and Games Corner: Review: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (https://nullrouted.space/2024/02/16/review-the-adventures-of-amina-al-sirafi-by-shannon-chakraborty/) Review: Babel by R.F Kuang (https://nullrouted.space/2024/02/24/review-babel-by-r-f-kuang/) Review – Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (https://nullrouted.space/2024/02/21/review-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth/) Chapters: (04:17) - Xbox Showcase Update (15:32) - Skulls and Bones (23:38) - Vice Shutting Down (40:40) - Media Recommendations

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    13 Feb 2024

    100 feet in my face

    Sadiq is sick of discourse, Cristian is just sick. We talk about Xbox going third party, the new Love Live Gacha Game, Crunchryoll removing digital purchases, Disney investing into Epic, and Death Stranding for Mac. Show Notes: Xbox Going Third Party: What, Exactly, Is Xbox Thinking? - Remap (https://remapradio.com/articles/the-future-of-xbox/) What Does Xbox Even Mean Anymore? - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/xbox-playstation-ps5-exclusivity-indiana-jones-starfield) What would an Xbox without console exclusives even look like? - Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/02/do-xbox-owners-have-a-right-to-expect-console-exclusives/) Live Love School Idol Festival 2: Love Live School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live Starts and Ends in 2024 - Siliconera (https://www.siliconera.com/love-live-school-idol-festival-2-miracle-live-starts-and-ends-in-2024/) Announcellation: Entertainment Media Is Losing Its Mind (The Jimquisition) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv0PyD6A79E) Crunchyroll Shutting Down Funimation and Deleting All Digital Purchases: Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” - Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/02/funimation-dvds-included-forever-available-digital-copies-forever-ends-april-2/) Disney investing into Epic: Fortnite Is My Favorite Interoperable Ecosystem - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/disney-epic-fortnite) Death Stranding for Mac: Death Stranding's iOS and MacOS ports are a mixed bag - Eurogamer (https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2024-death-strandings-ios-and-macos-ports-are-a-mixed-bag) Sadiq’s Book Corner: Review: Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (https://nullrouted.space/2024/02/02/review-record-of-a-spaceborn-few-by-becky-chambers/) Review: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (https://nullrouted.space/2024/02/07/review-the-galaxy-and-the-ground-within-by-becky-chambers/) Cristian’s Music Recommendation: ‎Lonestar Luchador - Album by That Mexican OT - Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/lonestar-luchador/1698463860) Chapters: (00:04) - Xbox Going Third Party (23:12) - Love Live School Idol Festival 2 (33:35) - Funimation Merging With Crunchyroll (43:13) - Disney Investing Into Epic (47:08) - Death Stranding For Mac (54:17) - Media Recommendations

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    30 Jan 2024

    i am sick of palworld discourse

    Anime without fanservice, Palworld discourse, cool murder mystery games, and books. Show Notes: Anime Follow Up: Watch Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5XQX4/frieren-beyond-journeys-end) Palworld: Palworld Is A Bummer That Millions Of People Are Enjoying - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/palworld-tweets-discourse-nintendo-steam) Four Hours In, 'Pokémon With Guns' Hasn't Given Me Any Guns - Aftermath (https://aftermath.site/four-hours-in-pokemon-with-guns-hasnt-given-me-any-guns) Jubensha: The Murder Game Revolution That Has Gripped China (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dlxbGUNNQ) PTSD and Gaming Accessibility (Feat Arevya) - Access-Ability (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbHJCXzdySU) Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth review: thank goodness for Yakuza | Rock Paper Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-review) Love to hang out with my good friend Ichiban Books: Review: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (https://nullrouted.space/2024/01/05/review-the-reading-list-by-sara-nisha-adams/) Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (https://nullrouted.space/2024/01/11/review-emily-wildes-encyclopaedia-of-faeries-by-heather-fawcett/) Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (https://nullrouted.space/2024/01/11/review-emily-wildes-encyclopaedia-of-faeries-by-heather-fawcett/) Review: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (https://nullrouted.space/2024/01/24/review-a-closed-and-common-orbit-by-becky-chambers/) Media Recommendations: Mndsgn. - Snaxxx (https://mndsgn.bandcamp.com/album/snaxxx) Everybody Can't Go by Benny the Butcher on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/everybody-cant-go/1720038043) packetcat's KEXP finds playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4maEQkZrzsnc1GpaM0eZn1?si=4410e00f8c474436&nd=1&dlsi=938c2d9a47ef43d4) KEXP (https://kexp.org/) Chapters: (00:33) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (10:35) - Palworld (20:47) - Jubensha (30:06) - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (37:22) - Sadiq's Book Corner (43:33) - Media Recomendations

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    15 Jan 2024

    goes hard in the paint with your mom

    Alan Wake 2, Remedy Games, and the 2024 Winter Season Anime Pickup. Sadiq Talks About Alan Wake 2: Sadiq’s Review (https://nullrouted.space/2024/01/14/review-alan-wake-2/) Mechanics Weak Combat Mind Palace shit is surprisingly fun and satisfying Narrative The Dark Place AWEs, Parautilarians, Federal Bureau of Control Questioning Reality Warlin Door!! RIP LANCE REDDICK Music Anger’s Remorse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KUzrHadGAE) Herald of Darkness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxs_HYw_mLk) Comparisons to other Remedy games (Control, Quantum Break, AW1) The Musical Level with Sam Lake starring as Sam Lake playing Alex Casey who was once Max Payne but due to IP rights is now known as Alex Casey, played by Sam Lake. The “Winter 2024 Anime Pickup” list: Cringe: Watch Delusional Monthly Magazine - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G8DHV78K4/delusional-monthly-magazine) Watch Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GDKHZEWP9/bottom-tier-character-tomozaki) Watch Sasaki and Peeps - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G5PHNM935/sasaki-and-peeps) Watch The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party- - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9QKN/the-strongest-tanks-labyrinth-raids--a-tank-with-a-rare-9999-resistance-skill-got-kicked-from-the-heros-party-) Watch Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GJ0H7QGPK/hokkaido-gals-are-super-adorable) Hard in the paint: Watch 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WJGQ/7th-time-loop-the-villainess-enjoys-a-carefree-life-married-to-her-worst-enemy) Watch Solo Leveling - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GDKHZEJ0K/solo-leveling) Watch Classroom of the Elite - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVN8MNQY/classroom-of-the-elite) Watch The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G0XHWM1EK/the-wrong-way-to-use-healing-magic) Watch The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GQWH0M1XK/the-weakest-tamer-began-a-journey-to-pick-up-trash) Maybe hard, maybe cringe: Watch The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GNVHKN983/the-foolish-angel-dances-with-the-devil) Watch 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV0KV/tis-time-for-torture-princess) Watch The Unwanted Undead Adventurer - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GW4HM7WZQ/the-unwanted-undead-adventurer) Could watch in front of your mom: Watch A Sign of Affection - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GEXH3W2V7/a-sign-of-affection) Watch Fluffy Paradise - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GZJH3D858/fluffy-paradise) Watch Mr. Villain's Day Off - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3GV4/mr-villains-day-off) Watch Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp - Crunchyroll (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX853V/doctor-elise-the-royal-lady-with-the-lamp) Delicious in Dungeon (https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=81564899) - Netflix Chapters: (00:43) - New Show! (03:02) - Alan Wake 2 (33:15) - Winter 2024 Anime Pickup

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Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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