Scanline Talks

Big releases scatter the months of 2016, and we’re running out of time to play them all before game of the year… but in the background, slowly but surely, Six and Jen are chipping their way through Pokémon Sun and Moon. From a longtime fan and a relapsed enthusiast, what does Alola hold? How is […]

The Investigation Team digs deeper into Persona 4! On part 2 of our podcast on the PS2/Vita JRPG, Six and Jen talk about the cast of characters, from party members to villains to side characters. In a game all about connections between people, there’s a lot to say about the ones it asks you to […]

A new podcast feed dawns, and with it, the launch of our new podcast! Welcome to Investigation Team, where Six and Jen dive deep into games well known and loved, taking a long look at what makes them tick. In our first episode, we begin our investigation of Persona 4, the PS2 JRPG that took […]

This podcast comes in three flavors: Bond, Bourne, or Bauer. If you got that joke, congratulations, and I’m sorry. Six has been playing Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice and Alpha Protocol, Jennifer’s been playing all sorts of games about AI and loneliness, and in the middle of it all we discuss the legacy of Chris […]

On this episode of Scanline Status, we celebrate the anniversary of the Dreamcast, and discuss the legacy it left for our industry. Then we keep the old games train running as we discuss Terraria, Shadow Complex, X-Men: Mutant Apocalpyse, and WoW (again). What is it like when you revisit an old game, and you feel […]

Sorry. Forgot to knock. Jennifer has been checking back in with 2010’s hottest Bond game, Goldeneye Reloaded, while Six’s been a super ineffectual mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. We still find time for modern releases, though- the newest Myst followup Obduction and the latest with the Metal Gear Solid series are hot on our […]

The world of Azeroth never left you- you left it. And you were right to leave, and it’s sorry, but baby, it’s changed. Baby, come back. Fight the Legion. Try out our new class revamps. Or maybe you’d prefer a nice mobile game about hacking people’s personal accounts? Maybe what you really need is just […]

Come in, try a nice puzzle. We’ve seen some movies, we’ve played some games, we’ve got thoughts about eSports. The Overwatch World Cup, Professor Layton, Suicide Squad, Mr. Robot, and the last gasp of our collective patience with Warner Bros’s vision of DC comics. We can’t pour you a cup of tea, obviously- this is […]

You know what my favorite thing about Pokemon Go is? The number of my friends who have come back to the handheld games because of it. Seriously, I’ve heard so many people say “I stopped playing at around generation 3” who are now grabbing X or Y and remembering what they liked about Pokemon. Evolve […]

Jennifer and Six have finished Zero Time Dilemma, and have a podcast of thoughts for you! Crashing the party is friend of the site Emily, who isn’t short on opinions of her own. The Zero Escape series may finally have come to a close with this third installment, but the debate will rage on forever- […]

With E3 in the rear view mirror, Jennifer, Six, and Johnny get together to discuss their thoughts on the show, David Cage’s delusions, Paradox strategy games, World War 1, and… Burger King? This and much more on the second episode of our semi-regular podcast, Scanline Status!

Johnny and Six are both veterans of many years of MMORPGs, with vastly divergent taste in the genre between them. The two get together to talk about what MMOs offer that no other game does, their unique missteps and approaches, and why DPSing is a raw deal. Encounter design, the Trinity, and mislaid plans collide […]

Welcome to our new semi-regular podcast about what’s been going on in games and the world beyond! Johnny, Kyrie, and Six join for a roundtable discussion about DOOM, Hitman, Fallout 4, and Taco Bell? Galak-Z is back with The Void, and we should probably read The Name of the Rose. All this and more on […]

We keep it real in these streets. Capcom’s biggest fighting game has been back for a few months now, and it’s a real mixed bag. Johnny and Six sit down to talk through what it does right, what it does wrong, and where they clearly cut corners to save money. Can this game right the […]

We’ve only got one Harvest Moon fan on the regular staff here, so to discuss this one, we had to bring in a friend. Six is joined by Emily of Bottle Crow to discuss the indie darling about escaping your big city life and starting new. We didn’t farm this one out, it’s homegrown! Sorry. […]

Since I do the titles and descriptions for our podcasts, I can use them however I want. HEY. Bring Baby Steps back for a third season! For this episode of Oops All Anime, Johnny and Six are joined by Harrison, a friend of theirs and fellow anime enthusiast. Durarara comes to a close, Gundam Iron […]

The Overwatch stress test beta has passed us by- and for once, Six and Jennifer have gotten into a Blizzard beta! We’ve played all the heroes, explored the included maps, and come back with a lot of conclusions, and a handful of questions. Join us as we talk through the whirlwind 48 hours of Overwatch […]

It has been several years since The Walking Dead: Season One made its big splash in the industry, and pushed developers like Jake Rodkin and Sean Vanaman into the spotlight. They since went on to make their own studio, Camposanto, and Firewatch is its first game. Is it fair to think of this as a […]

Terrible ideas, ho! Six’s been a deeply casual wrestling fan for some time, and Johnny’s been a deeply skeptical eyebrow-raiser. What happens when they watch WWE’s Royal Rumble 2016 together? Well, they walk away from it and record a podcast that sounds a little something like this. A wrestling newbie with a wrestling amateur, bringing […]

This time, Johnny and Six have actually seen some of the same shows. Lupin the 3rd Part4, GATE, Durarara… ra ra… rarara… whatever. Anime continues, and so do we! How’s that for a tag line? Terrible? Whatever, my show my rules, get outta here.