Scanline Talks

We took two massive lists, and whittled them down… and now those two lists combine, and we finally make them into one ranked list of the ten best games of the generation. PS2. Dreamcast. Xbox. GameCube. We seek the truth of the matter, and plunge deep into the hard questions, like “did you even play […]

The debate rolls on- what is the best game of the sixth generation of consoles? PS2 and Dreamcast have been whittled down to a list, and now it’s time for Xbox and GameCube, as well as multiplatform titles. Sparks will fly! Someone will try and say Billy Hatcher wasn’t a terrible game! It’s gonna be […]

Some would say that the Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Dreamcast generation was the best console generation ever. I am probably one of them. But what is the best of the best? What games of this best of all generations rise above, and deserve the kind of discussion we’re all about here? Johnny, Jen, and […]

The debut project from Thekla, Inc. and second independent effort from Jonathan Blow, nobody’s been able to shut up about The Witness lately in our industry. So much has been said, and we’re wary of repeating things that are already so thoroughly stated- but Johnny, Jen, and Six got together to discuss the vibrant, meandering […]

This is it- the big one. Game of the Year. Johnny, Jennifer, and Six sit down to figure out the top ten games of the year, in a ranked list. There will be yelling. There will be bargaining. Six will ask “what are we even doing here?” And in the end, there will be a […]

This is it- the big one. Game of the Year. Johnny, Jennifer, and Six sit down to figure out the top ten games of the year, in a ranked list. There will be yelling. There will be bargaining. Six will ask “what are we even doing here?” And in the end, there will be a […]

The Scanline Media 2015 Game of the Year show begins with our Gimmick Awards! Johnny, Jennifer, and Six join forces to argue about the best games in categories like Best Idea, Best Character, Best Music, and so on! 

The Scanline Media 2015 Game of the Year show begins with our Gimmick Awards! Johnny, Jennifer, and Six join forces to argue about the best games in categories like Best Idea, Best Character, Best Music, and so on! Part 1 is comin’ atcha now, and part 2 will be up tomorrow!

Why. Why did we do this. For some ungodly reason, Johnny and I decided we should record a podcast talking about anime. Our interest in anime comes and goes, and in 2015 we both had a reasonable level of interest. What did we watch? What did we hate? What does anime say about the nature […]

All throughout our Game of the Generation 360/PS3/Wii podcast, one question kept nagging at us- what about the handhelds? And so Johnny and Six set out to do the unthinkable- figure out the best games of the PSP/DS handheld generation. …But it actually went pretty well, other than a few minor… hiccups. Check it out!

We were both eagerly anticipating the release of Galak-Z- I on PS4, and Johnny on PC. Now that we’ve both had time to play a great deal of it, we find ourselves really… frustrated? It’s a game that constantly reaches out and touches greatness, but can never maintain contact for long. The two of us […]

Our Game of the Generation discussion rages on, and eventually concludes. From our original sixty-six, we do, eventually, manage to make one winner, and nine runners up. Johnny swears, Jen sighs, Six snarls, and in the end, we are exhausted. You will be too. Enjoy the second half of our discussion.

The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii are all wrapped and done. Sure, a few triple A games will still release on those platforms in addition to their more capable PS4/Xone versions, but developers and players alike are moving on. What better way to put a bow on the generation than figuring out what the […]

Generally, reviews are handled by one person around here, and they get up a written review. For the cyberpunk adventure game Read Only Memories, that was to be Jen, and her review will go up soon… but on this particular game, the whole crew ended up playing and having things to say. Jennifer, Johnny, and […]

When Johnny sat down to interview me about Destiny: The Taken King, I figured it would go about thirty minutes, and I’d simply explain some of the new features and content in the game. Instead, it was an hour long discussion about what makes Destiny itself, and why I can’t seem to quit it even […]

Text But In Words is our on-and-off debate podcast. For our third episode we’re discussing the free-to-play PC fighting game Rising Thunder, and what it means for the fighting game genre. Jennifer, Six, and Johnny throw down for a verbal best of three. I should probably apologize for that metaphor.

Text But In Words is our on-and-off debate podcast. In this episode, Johnny and I discuss crafting games like Minecraft, Terraria, Starbound, Don’t Starve, and their ilk.

Text But In Words is our new on-and-off debate and discussion podcast. This time, we’re tackling the Batman: Arkham series of games, from both a mechanics and a writing perspective. This first episode stars Scanline Media founders Six Dettmar and Jennifer Unkle, along with frequent co-conspirator Johnny Niska. Enjoy!