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Wildwood is a celebration of humanmade art in a time of AI. @darrenmooney.bsky.social's latest episode of The Backdrop is available now!

I went to PAX Australia this year and was required to write words about it. www.patreon.com/SecondWindGr...

We're playing Mysterium LIVE from Milwaukee today as we wrap up the latest Adventure is Nigh shoot!

Hey! In about 45 minutes we're playing Mysterium... LIVE in Milwaukee. Death, Ghosts... and Fun. Come and chat with us! Watch Here:

Nobody likes doing chores, especially on a Sunday. Marty's latest essay is all about doing chores on a Sunday in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.

We had a busy week of essays on the channel. Get caught up if you missed them!

A new episode of Bytesized is now available from @nickjcal.bsky.social checking out Silver Pines and Dicevaders!

This week on Unpacked, @nickjcal.bsky.social is looking at the larger implications of Steam not addressing the issue of its platform being overtaken by endless amounts of generated, or in general low-effort slop.

This week on Unpacked, @nickjcal.bsky.social is looking at the larger implications of Steam not addressing the issue of its platform being overtaken by endless amounts of generated, or in general low-effort slop.

NO ONE IS HERE TO STOP US!! Bugs? In My (& @designdelve.bsky.social)'s Obscure 2: The Aftermath? It's more likely than you think. Enjoy some morning goofs and spooks in 30 minutes on @secondwindgroup.com and start your weekend early. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2RQ...

RPG Help Desk is talking with @moreblueberries.bsky.social about telling tragic stories. Very excited for this one, so I hope to see yall there in 55 minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sghu...

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Getting even more OBSCURE with @designdelve.bsky.social! See you in 10 mins on @secondwindgroup.com's YT and Twitch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHBe...

This week on Semi-Ramblomatic, @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social is appreciating the art of the reload mechanic in shooting games.

Having released a forty-five minute video essay on “Strange New Worlds” today, which I was worried would be too “inside baseball”, even by my standards, I am heartened by quite a few comments from people who don’t watch “Star Trek” vibing with its larger points.

This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available with @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social reviewing Onimusha: Way of the Sword!

Bonus episode of The Backdrop, up at @secondwindgroup.com, looking at the sixtieth anniversary of #StarTrek, the end of the streaming era, and the twilight of #StrangerNewWorlds. An uncanny emulation of nineties genre television and invocation of classic Star Trek. WATCH: youtu.be/MrEGFJA60g8?...

Another week, another round of Second Wind videos! Lots of fun plans being put together for our third anniversary event on November 13th. Support our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/SecondWind...

This week Epic Games decided "programming is hard' so they're just gonna vibe code things instead apparently. It's going... well, you know. @nickjcal.bsky.social's latest episode of Unpacked is out now.

This week on Fully Ramblomatic, @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social reviewed Silent Hill: Townfall!

Here's something weird. I'm streaming again in like 10 minutes. @thejenna.bsky.social and I are continuing Elden Ring CO-OP We might even play this time or we might just sit by a bonfire and chat again! Watch Here:

This week, at @secondwindgroup.com, @janjozone.bsky.social and I take a look at #Lanterns. A show about rings, and cycles, in more ways than one. WATCH: youtu.be/8QWo_9Tp2IM?...

Yup. I particularly enjoyed how Lanterns represented desire for the ring as a corrupting influence, much like the One Ring to Rule Them All.

HBO's Lanterns is a series about cycles -- those we're trapped in, and those we break. The latest episode of The Backdrop from @darrenmooney.bsky.social is live -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QWo...

VROOM BAM AHHH! Streamin and screamin' time with @sigmagears9.bsky.social on @secondwindgroup.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgF...

Omar and the team have been pushing for this shirt for A WHILE now. I don't get it... but this old man can only shake his fist at so many clouds... know what I mean?!?! Shop.SecondWindGroup.com

haven’t been able to put my Frame down since I got it 🥸

The Steam Frame is here, but @designdelve.bsky.social isn't sold on the future of VR.

The battles on the block continue! Street Fighter 6 for Super Smash Sunday at 12:30PM ET over on @secondwindgroup.com and Smash Ultimate immediately after let's get it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p52...

In our latest Bytesized, @sigmagears9.bsky.social takes a look at Ved: Recure and Fallen Tear: The Ascension. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvMu...

Been a bit of a slow news week, so @nickjcal.bsky.social is doing another episode of "Inside Baseball" as we continue to navigate an ever-changing games media landscape and prepare for 2027!

In about an hour, @prettygrimgames.bsky.social and I are NOT PLAYING DARK SOULS! I know... Instead we'll be trying out the Demo for "False Hero" A Souls-Like that looks interesting. Watch Here:

Bobby Kotick is joining Skydance? Sounds like a great time to reshare PMG's excellent investigation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

This week's episode of Semi-Ramblomatic is now available with @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social taking a look at the customization of Star Wars Zero Company and how sometimes it can be detrimental to the intended experience.

In about 45 minutes, I'm joining @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social for the appropriately titled... Yahtzee Tries. Today looking at "RetroSpace" and "Normal Golf Game" One being, surely, not normal and the other being arguably retro. Watch Here:

This week's episode of Fully Ramblomatic is now available with @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social reviewing Control Resonant!

Strap on your tactical thong and join @sigmagears9.bsky.social, @prettygrimgames.bsky.social, and myself as I start Ground Zero! Will we want to stay in this apocalypse or let it apoca-lapse? We'll learn together in 1.5 hours on @secondwindgroup.com's YT and Twitch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUnH...

Oct is here and what's scarier than throwing hands on the sidewalk? Street Fighter 6 is the game of the month! Join me and @elcheshire.bsky.social over on the @secondwindgroup.com YouTube and Twitch for Super Smash Sunday! @12:30pm ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3FR...

Five years and two companies later... today we're wrapping up the first Adventure is Nigh campaign! A show that has brought everything we've built over the last 8 years together as a team and community. Join us in 40 min for the epic finale. Don't worry, there will be more Adventure is Nigh!

Tomorrow. The story we've been telling for the past 5 years... comes to an end. Watch Here:

This week on Unpacked, @nickjcal.bsky.social looks into how the 300-million-dollar talking point around Wolverine isn't exactly the full story.