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Weekly Ramblecast 011: society.zone
What happens when some inconsiderate New Yorkers park in Alex's driveway? Will Vinny ever find that database of D&D miniatures? Is Brad really going to archive all his data for a thousand years? Join us as we ramble out the answers to these and other questions!CHAPTERS00:00:07 Intro00:00:47 Eyebrow watch 202100:02:20 Henri Doesn't Live in a Society00:11:26 Weather, you like it or don't00:14:58 Cleaning out the USB thumbdrive drawer00:23:49 You'd better watch your NAS00:26:19 Alex...
The Monthly Friday Thank You: August 2021
It's that time again: time to display your name in a scrolling text bar as a show of gratitude, while we run a Friday stream of your choosing. Here are the ideas we've got kicking around for this month, from space to the gridiron to Springfield. And as always, thanks for your support!NOTE: A quick reminder that Metro Sim Hustle looks real weird.
Schedule for the Week of 08/23/2021
Things are moving and shaking over at Nextlander and this week’s schedule is moving and shaking with it! A lot is going on this week, so stay tuned.--VinnyWatch the live streams here: http://www.twitch.tv/nextlanderWatch the archives here: http://www.youtube.com/nextlanderAll times EasternMonday 08/23/20214PM Full Motion Vinny: The 13th Doll: I have a feeling we’re nearing the big finale!**Live on TwitchTuesday 08/24/2021Ramblecast posting in the afternoon. Our weekly not-games podcast! What...
Character Selection: Vinny Draws from Memory Episode 06
What a week we have coming up! This is where folks get to pick which characters get drawn by yours truly. For better or worse.I had to go for a follow-up appointment with my doctor regarding that surgery I had earlier this year* so let's add a doctor or two in here.Thanks everyone,Vinny*As seen in 'The Incredible Caravella' Issue #233
The Week That Was: 08/16 - 08/20/2021
Howdy, Nextlanders! It's time once again to recap all the content that went up this past week. Enjoy! Unless you've already watched/listened to all this stuff already, in which case, hope you enjoyed! Past tense!Brad and Vinny Return to Scrap MechanicWhile I was temporarily sidelined with jury duty, Brad and Vinny jumped back into Scrap Mechanic to create more incredible contraptions!Very Vinny Mornings: Atrio: The Dark WorldIf you offer Vinny a factory game, Vinny is going to play that ...
The Nextlander Podcast 011: Piles of Memetic Excrement
This week we spend more than 12 minutes talking about the fascinating adventure game Twelve Minutes, consider the necessity of eyebrows, check in on Axiom Verge 2 and Humankind, worry about Steve-O's middle-aged concussion, give the side-eye to Fortnite's very extremely Among Us-like new game mode, and wax poetic about Vinny and Jalad at Tanagra.CHAPTERS00:00:09 Intro00:00:41 I feel like Darmok-ing me. All of them.00:02:15 Smoking hot meme time00:04:25 The part where Brad says Memetic Ex...
Weekly Ramblecast 010: Aristotle Nostradamus Shannon
On this week's ramblefest, we wander through such topics as Alex's narrowly avoided grand jury service, medieval adventures with jousting and roast chicken, high-end vaporizers, when to give your children their first knives, and, relatedly, how to become the village knife sharpener.CHAPTERS00:01:07 Alex answers the call of jury duty00:12:14 Medieval Times has been attended00:27:24 Adventures in scanning all the paper00:28:06 When do you call in that extended warranty service?00:29:38 Vin...
Schedule for the Week of 08/16/2021
This week Alex is on call for jury duty so we’re not exactly sure how things are going to go, but we’re going to stay nimble!--VinnyWatch the live streams here: http://www.twitch.tv/nextlanderWatch the archives here: http://www.youtube.com/nextlanderAll times EasternMonday 08/16/20212PM Brad and Vinny are Back to Scrap Mechanic: While Alex sits in a jury pool we’re going to commit crimes against physics!**Live on TwitchTuesday 08/17/2021Ramblecast posting in the afternoon. Our weekly not-g...
The Week That Was: 08/09 - 08/13
Howdy, Nextlanders! Forgive the slight lateness of this post. Normally I'd have had it up yesterday, but me, Vinny, and some other friends found ourselves at Medieval Times yesterday. Yes, that thing we had been threatening to do for like two years! We finally did it! And somehow, it was exactly how I remembered it from when I went with my parents when I was like 9 years old--only this time I didn't cry when my knight lost. Here's to never changing your gimmick, so long as it keeps w...
The Nextlander Podcast 010: Quality Value Convenience
With mere days till John Madden emerges from his slumber and the games truly begin, we dip into a few recent indie releases like Splitgate, Jupiter Hell, and Grime, discuss Vinny's brief INTERmission, talk about the exodus from indie darling Fullbright, run down all the games from Nintendo's Indie World Showcase, goggle at the Prisoners of the Ghostland trailer, ponder Nic Cage's dinosaur skull, and more!CHAPTERS00:00:07 Intro00:00:47 City Slickers00:03:56 Nicolas Cage is heating up0...
Vinny Draws from Memory: King of all Cosmos and Toad
Thanks to all that voted. The voices have spoken and we bring forth two mighty gods to be immortalized. Come join us for this beautiful act of creation.You can find the unlisted YouTube video embedded above above or here if that's not working:https://youtu.be/Tyam86KfJW8As usual, this should also automatically turn into the archive when it's done.The stream starts on Thursday, August 12th at 11AM Eastern Time.Thanks everyone!--VinnyEDIT: Thanks everyone for watching! Image posted down be...
Weekly Ramblecast 009: The J-B Weld Cinematic Universe
Let's get ready to ramble! This week we're all over the place, comparing the greater and lesser Buffers, debating the recent history of CG versus practical effects in film and TV, peering through Vinny's super top-secret window into the production of The Boys season 3, diving into the wild world of ball bearings, recounting the questionable goings-on in the alleyway behind Alex's place, and more.CHAPTERS00:00:07 Intro00:00:31 Time to get Buffer00:04:27 The Rumble in Queens00:08:1...
Schedule for the Week of 08/09/2021
Welcome Nextlanders! This week we’re looking to get that new base going in State of Decay 2, possibly solve the mysteries of The 13th Doll, and much more!--VinnyWatch the live streams here:http://www.twitch.tv/nextlanderWatch the archives here:http://www.youtube.com/nextlanderAll times EasternMonday 08/09/20212PM Here Decay, Gone Tomorrow: Episode 06 here we come. We need to recruit some fresh meat and get that base!**Live on TwitchTuesday 08/10/2021Ramblecast posting in the afternoon. Games a...
Character Selection: Vinny Draws from Memory Episode 05
Welcome back to the studio of dreams and nightmares. Keeping some choices from last week with a fresh entry (I believe originally suggested by Abby last week). Vote'em up and let's see where we're headed on Thursday morning! Thanks everyone.--Vinny
The Week That Was: 08/02 - 08/07/2021
Greetings Nextlanders! Hope you all had a terrific week and are having a nice, relaxing weekend so far. It's time once again to recap everything we've posted over the last week. On to the content!Here Decay, Gone Tomorrow! -- Episode 05You might say things are really "heating up" over here in State of Decay 2. More plague hearts are taken down, we're within range of a tier 3 base, and everything's going great. Definitely no problems or people dying. Not at all. Nope.Very ...
The Nextlander Podcast 009: Kneading Biscuits in Your Brain
This week, we try to distract ourselves from the arrival of Alex's new cat long enough to consider The Ascent, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, Horizon Forbidden West's potential delay, the great PS5 SSD calamity, our current GOTY lists, Outer Wilds DLC and other new Annapurna announcements, the latest updates from the Activision Blizzard situation, and a lot more.CHAPTERS00:00:10 Intro00:00:55 Show Rundown00:02:12 Insomnia and Insomniac00:04:31 Brad's brain is making biscuits00:04...
Monthly Planorama 003: August 2021
IT'S HERE. THE MADDEN MONTH IS UPON US. As usual, August means it's time to get serious about video game releases, and sure enough our survey of this month's releases reveals that we'll soon be playing such games as Psychonauts 2, Recompile, 12 Minutes, Humankind, New World, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, and maybe... just maybe... a little of the ol' pigskin.CHAPTERS00:00:01 Intro00:01:58 Grime (Stadia, PC) – August 200:02:43 Lemnis Gate (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStati...
Weekly Ramblecast 008: Give Deer the Vote!
We have entered the metaphorical (and literal) August, and it's time to talk about Alex's new cat. That's it, that's the whole episode. Oh wait! There's also chat about Vinny's love of laying insulation, playing a punk show on the Williamsburg sidewalk, multithreaded web servers, living in an attic, woodland animal suffrage, and that sweet, sweet Chattanooga public Internet access.CHAPTERS00:00:07 Intro00:01:15 Is NY a seltzer town?00:02:59 Alex is playing his loud music ...
Schedule for the Week of 08/02/2021
Hello Nextlanders! Happy August and what a great way to kick it off. Anyone else playing The Ascent? I’m really digging it so far and excited to get into more of it. Great combo for me of world building and gameplay. Hope it all holds up. Thanks again to everyone for the support and for tuning in.--VinnyWatch the live streams here:http://www.twitch.tv/nextlanderWatch the archives here:http://www.youtube.com/nextlanderAll times EasternMonday 08/02/20212PM Here Decay, Gone Tomorrow: It’s time ...
The Week That Was: 07/26 - 07/31/2021
Greetings Nextlanders!Before I launch into all the fun stuff we made this past week, wanted to give a heads-up in case you missed it that annual subscriptions are now live! If you'd like to subscribe for a full year, you'll receive an 8% discount (which works out to about one free month). There's still time to switch to the annual option before our next billing cycle on August 1st, so don't delay!And with that, it's now time to recap all the content from this past week!Fire E...
Vinny Draws from Memory: Sam Fisher and Yoshi?
Well, the results are in and it's time to put digital pen to digital paper! This one could be a mess.You can find the unlisted YouTube link above or here if that's not working:https://youtu.be/JAmd5O33ELgThis should also automatically turn into the archive when it's done.The stream starts on Thursday, July 29th at 11AM Eastern Time. Come join us and wish me luck!Previous Entries:Vinny Draws from Memory: Bubsy and GexVinny Draws from Memory: Pikachu and MewtwoVinny Draws from Memory: ...
The Nextlander Podcast 008: Episode Otho
This week we cover California's lawsuit against Blizzard for widespread discrimination and harassment, then move on to the Dead Space remake, Battlefield Portal, a spate of PS5 sales numbers, and hands-on time with Neo: The World Ends With You, Pokemon Unite, Old World, and the Xbox version of Microsoft Flight Simulator.CHAPTERS00:00:10 Intro00:00:56 You know, Otto, from Beetlejuice00:01:28 Nobody talks about A Fish Called Wanda00:02:42 Did you know there was a Beetlejuice sequel?00:04:41 Re...
Weekly Ramblecast 007: Hunky Annoying Paul Rudd
There's all kinds of stuff on our minds this week: that new Ghostbusters trailer, the elusive post-scarcity future, the Ryu number, Mass Effect's vision of humanity's place in the stars, how to social-engineer your children, the joy of skillfully splitting wood, and more. What won't they ramble about?!CHAPTERS00:00:07 The intro00:00:30 What's the vibe here man?00:01:32 The Ryu Number00:04:19 Parenting by modelling bad choices00:06:09 D.A.R.E. to make smart choices00:11:25 I l...
The Monthly Friday Thank You: July 2021
The last Friday of July has arrived, and that can mean only one thing: it's time to recognize all of our Mission Control supporters in a visual format. Last month we spent something like 30 minutes reading your names out on the podcast, but this month (and all months hence) we'll be putting your names up in lights! Right there on the screen! While we play something!In keeping with the tier benefit that gives you input on our content, these are the ideas we're kicking around for the s...
Schedule for the Week of 07/26/2021
Hello all, Vinny here! Going to post our tentative schedule here until we figure out something more unified for everything. Things here might change, but this is the current plan as of today! I'll try and update with more info or links as information changes. Thanks everyone and hope you enjoy. Looks like a fun week.--VinnyWatch the live streams here:http://www.twitch.tv/nextlanderWatch the archives here:http://www.youtube.com/nextlanderAll times EasternMonday 07/26/20212PM Here Decay, Gone ...
Character Selection: Vinny Draws from Memory Episode 04
Are games art? Well, the games might be but the jury is still out on this series. Choose, but choose wisely, for while the true poorly drawn character will bring you life, the false one will take it from you!Let's refresh the list this week.--Vinny
The Week That Was: 07/19 - 07/23/2021
Greetings Nextlanders! Hope you all had a pleasant and prosperous week. Once again, it is time to recap all the content we dropped over the course of the last week, including our first ever live Q&A! Without further ado, here's all the stuff we made this week!Here Decay, Gone Tomorrow! - Episode 03Plague hearts? We ain't afraid of no stinkin' plague hearts! And we can foresee no scenario in which our cavalier attitude toward plague hearts will ever come back to bite us in the ass.Wee...
Patron Q&A 001: July 2021
We took the (Discord) stage for our inaugural live Q&A with our Patrons, and now present the recording of that session! Questions this month cover topics including Paul Verhoeven video games, the lore behind our little astronaut mascot, Alex's favorite Simpsons episode ever, dream vacations, our favorite console designs and innovations in games from the last decade, and a bunch of questions about future Nextlander plans for new and returning content, equipment upgrades, and more.
The Nextlander Podcast 007: Tom Clancy's Punk Rock Mosh Pit
Video games are still coming out, news is still breaking, and we're still here to discuss it all, including the Steam Deck and the portable-PC proposition, Death's Door, Skyward Sword HD, Ubisoft's Skull & Bones mess, Neill Blomkamp's upcoming video game career, Vinny's escape from FF7 Remake, video games in your Netflix app, and Tom Clancy... but with attitude.CHAPTERS00:00:10 Intro00:01:06 Human RESOURCES or HUMAN resources?00:04:19 THUMPs and why we have them00:05:54 Brad ...
Weekly Ramblecast 006: You're the MediEvil Guy
Drew Scanlon joins us to talk about all sorts of things. These things include working for Digital Eclipse, flying (or not flying), Muay Thai, foraging, F1, and more! Now THIS is some rambling and we love it! Thanks again to Drew for chatting with us.CHAPTERS00:00:06 Intro00:00:31 Welcome Drew Scanlon00:01:29 Drew's Job00:04:40 Drew is the official Lost Vikings playthrough00:06:55 How is the flying going?00:18:28 Flight Sim toys00:25:22 Formula 1 and Shift F100:29:05 Formula E?00:32:29 Muay T...
