Quest 32: How was The Hobbit Trilogy in retrospect?

We're back, baby! Quest 32 is going on an adventure where we discuss The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the trilogy as a whole.

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 03:00 - Was their finally closure for the first adventure in Middle Earth?
• 08:50 - What are the best and worst parts of the third Hobbit film?
• 16:45 - Should the previous movie have ended with the Smaug fight?
• 20:55 - How much screen time did the assistant really need?
• 25:20 - Did these movies set up the original trilogy well?
• 30:40 - Was the romance subplot between the Dwarf and Elf necessary?
• 33:55 - Why did the human characters not get a code?
• 35:30 - How did we like the actually ending of the movie?
• 39:05 - Wrap up!

QQ Recommends [Podcast]: Transporter Room 3

If you are a Star Trek fan that listens to podcasts, then you are sure to enjoy Transporter Room 3.

Hosts Scott Collura and Phil Pirrello are ready, willing, and able to talk about anything and everything Star Trek. Topics encompass all of the shows, all of the movies, and even the conventions!

• Transporter Room 3

Enjoy,
Tom

QQ News: October 5th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to October 5th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 01:15 - Mojang Joins Microsoft; Founders Leaving (EscapistMagazine)
• 07:15 - eSports 'Not A Sport' Says ESPN President (Kotaku)
• 14:15 - Forget 9: Microsoft Introduces Windows 10 (EscapistMagazine)
• 19:50 - iPhone 6 Sales Pass 10 Million Mark In First Weekend (IGN)
• 27:05 - iOS 8.0.1 Update Breaking Touch Id, Cellular Reception (IGN)
• 28:55 - The Potato Salad Kickstarter Festival Actually Happened (Kotaku)
• 29:30 - Nintendo Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary (NintendoLife)
• 30:00 - Smash Bros Sells One Million Copies in Two Days (EscapistMagazine)
• 30:40 - Sony Financials: $2.2 Billion Net Loss This Year (EscapistMagazine)
• 31:30 - Woman Suing Disney: Claims Frozen Is Based On Her Life Story (IGN)
• 32:25 - First Dragon Quest Game Heads to iOS and Android (Rpgamer)
• 32:50 - Destiny Ships $500 Million (Joystiq)
• 33:20 - League of Legends Completely Restarts its Lore (IGN)
• 35:00 - Final Fantasy XV Director Leaves, Focusing on Kingdom Hearts III (IGN)
• 36:25 - TGS 2014: Here's the new Final Fantasy 15 Trailer (IGN)
• 37:00 - Final Fantasy 15 Director: Gender Bias Is "Not Healthy" (IGN)
• 38:35 - The Man Who Saved Final Fantasy XV (Kotaku)
• 41:00 - Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Adds Easy Mode, Cuts Co-op (Kotaku)
• 42:40 - Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy To Launch On PC Starting Next Month (IGN)
• 44:10 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

QQ Recommends [Web Series]: SF Debris

"Just a science fiction reviewer with an opinion."

Do you enjoy Star Trek, Doctor Who, Stargate, Farscape, or science fiction movies in general? Do you like to learn about behind the scenes writing, production, and development of these franchises? If so, then all you need is a sense of humor and you'll love SF Debris video reviews!

Charles Sonnenburg creates three videos every week for various science fiction television shows and movies. His "opinionated guides" offer humorous commentary and insightful behind the scenes production information about your favorite series.

• http://sfdebris.com/

Enjoy,
Tom

Quest 31: What are enemies of productivity for a Software Engineer?

Special Guest: Sans Dan!

Quest 31 shakes out a few things that reduce the productivity of Software Engineers (and really, everyone (but mostly software engineers)).

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• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:20 - What is Tom up to, or is the Walking Dead on Patreon?
• 10:40 - What is Jordan up to, or is Apple his new Destiny?
• 20:00 - Why do programmers need to be productive?
• 21:45 - Are meetings really necessary?
• 26:15 - How long should you schedule a meeting for?
• 31:00 - What should be on your meeting agenda?
• 34:40 - Do you always take action items from meetings?
• 36:00 - Is it bad to read your email in real time?
• 41:30 - How do you not forget about follow-up emails?
• 45:15 - Are you sending the right emails?
• 50:20 - How can new hires perfect help you optimize your process?
• 58:20 - Why is automation the ultimate productivity tool?
• 67:30 - Should you be time boxing more activities?
• 78:15 - Wrap up!

Music

• Final Fantasy VII 'A World of Piano'

QQ News: September 1st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to September 1st, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:50 - Dragon Quest Heroes coming to Dynasty Warriors (Joystiq)
• 02:15 - Report: More Dragon Quest mobile ports on the way (Joystiq)
• 03:35 - Nintendo Just Announced a New 3DS, Has Another Analog Stick (Kotaku)
• 07:20 - Xenoblade Chronicles Gets A Port, But Only For The New 3DS (Kotaku)
• 09:00 - Who The Hell Is Watching Porn On a 3DS? (Kotaku)
• 10:05 - Mario Kart's Most Hated Item Is Actually Its Best (Kotaku)
• 11:40 - Xenoblade Protagonist Shulk Joins the Smash Bros. Roster (Kotaku)
• 12:30 - Amazon Buys Twitch For $970 Million (Kotaku)
• 13:55 - Why Google Backed Out of Buying Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
• 14:20 - Amazon Exec: We Don't "Want to Change" Twitch (EscapistMagazine)
• 15:00 - Report: 92 percent of PC game sales in 2013 were digital (Joystiq)
• 16:30 - Online Attacks Cripple Sony, Riot, Blizzard (Kotaku)
• 19:55 - Valve Taken To Court Over Its Refund Policy (Kotaku)
• 21:25 - Go GOG! 30 day money back guarantee (GOG)
• 23:45 - Around 335,000 attend Gamescom 2014 (Joystiq)
• 26:30 - Lohan Just Wants Publicity, Rockstar Alleges (EscapistMagazine)
• 27:50 - Most Pics In IKEA Catalogues Aren't Photos, They're 3D Renders (Kotaku)
• 31:45 - The World's Most Expensive Comic Sold For Over $3 Million (Kotaku)
• 32:55 - Guardians of The Galaxy Becomes #1 Film of 2014 (EscapistMagazine)
• 33:45 - Nintendo Reveals Pokemon Fighting Game (EscapistMagazine)
• 34:35 - Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Gets Its First Major Update (Kotaku)
• 35:30 - Zelda And Animal Crossing Mario Kart 8 DLC (EscapistMagazine)
• 36:45 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 30: Are we finally living in the future?

Special Guest: Bobby Ross VI!

Quest 30 wonders if we're living in the future now based on our expectations of Science Fiction, dreams, and conventional media.

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• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 03:00 - What is Jordan up to, or what's in a presidential library?
• 07:30 - What is Bobby up to, or how mobile is his hot spot?
• 12:25 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is the FZ-09?
• 18:15 - Are we finally living the future?
• 22:45 - Is there anything that you can't just order online?
• 28:20 - When do we choose to not use digital distribution?
• 34:10 - Did any science fiction predict streaming?
• 38:50 - Is social media a primary means of communication?
• 47:15 - Are we already driving in the future?
• 53:15 - How amazing is modern medical technology?
• 64:15 - Is the future more ecologically friendly?
• 70:40 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

• Super Mario Bros. 'The Life and Death of the Mario Brothers'

Recommended Links

• Motorcycle Crash Rider Flips Onto Moving Car

QQ News: August 17th, 2014

A slightly solemn fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to August 17th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 01:15 - Robin Williams Dies at 63 (IGN)
• 03:35 - Fans Want A WoW Tribute To Robin Williams (Kotaku)
• 05:20 - Obsidian Lands Paizo's Pathfinder License (EscapistMagazine)
• 06:15 - Pokemon Trading Card Game Coming To iPad (Kotaku)
• 07:00 - XCom: The Board Game Needs You, Commander (EscapistMagazine)
• 08:00 - Kojima promises Silent Hills will make players ruin their pants (Joystiq)
• 10:40 - TMNT Remains No. 1; Expendables 3 Misfires (IGN)
• 13:30 - TMNT Sequel Already Confirmed For 2016 (EscapistMagazine)
• 15:30 - Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition hits 58GB in EU (Joystiq)
• 16:25 - Rise of the Tomb Raider Isn't Really An 'Xbox Exclusive' (Kotaku)
• 18:55 - Sierra Returns With Geometry Wars & Kings Quest (RockPaperShotgun)
• 21:30 - Flappy Birds is Back- But Only On Amazon (EscapistMagazine)
• 22:15 - Beta characters won't transfer to full version of Destiny (Joystiq)
• 24:15 - Square Enix Enjoys Strong Financial Results (IGN)
• 25:45 - Big Bang Theory Stars Gets $1 Million Per Episode(EscapistMagazine)
• 27:10 - Diablo 3, Reaper of Souls condemn 20 million souls (Joystiq)
• 27:45 - Twitch Comes Down Hard On Unlicensed Music (IGN)
• 31:15 - Twitch CEO Admits 'We Screwed Up' With New Policies (IGN)
• 33:40 - Dargon Quest 4 Launched on iOS (Kotaku)
• 36:00 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 29: What is some advice for aspiring programmers?

Special Guest: Sans Dan!

Quest 29 gets personal with programmer talk; advice, tips, origin stories, and mantras included! Batteries, however, are still not included.

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• 00:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy QQ Reviews and Introductions
• 05:00 - What is Jordan up to, or how awesome is Bioshock Infinite?
• 10:50 - What is Tom up to, or is who did he kill in Walking Dead Season 2?
• 14:10 - When did Tom first start programming?
• 18:45 - How did Jordan first start programming?
• 23:40 - Is learning to program an iteration of hitting brick walls?
• 30:50 - How can people start learning to program?
• 36:40 - Do we have any advice for parents who want their kids to code?
• 40:55 - Why are personal projects important?
• 48:00 - Are there any programming mantras that we like?
• 57:45 - What is the 80/20 rule?
• 65:20 - Can you work with software and not be a programmer?
• 72:50 - What is one piece of advice to give new developers?
• 74:00 - Wrap up!

Music

• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 'The Temple Revisited'

Recommended Links

• http://www.codecademy.com/
• http://code.org/learn
• https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/cs

QQ News: July 21st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to July 21st, 2014!

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:45 - Marvel's New Thor Is A Woman (IO9)
• 01:00 - Technically, Thor Is Now A Disney Princess (Kotaku)
• 01:30 - Marvel Announces Release Dates Through 2019 (IO9)
• 04:00 - The Falcon is Marvel's New Captain America (EscapistMagazine)
• 04:45 - Dota 2 plus ESPN2 equals televised 2014 International (Joystiq)
• 07:15 - Hearthstone's Naxxramas Coming Next Week (EscapistMagazine)
• 07:45 - Doom 4 Is A Reboot. And It's Not Called Doom 4. (Kotaku)
• 10:30 - Robert Orci Not Scripting Amazing Spider-Man 3 (EscapistMagazine)
• 11:00 - Roberto Orci to Produce Power Rangers Reboot (EscapistMagazine)
• 11:45 - The (48) Million Dollar Game: Star Citizen (RockPaperShotgun)
• 14:20 - The Wii U Will Take Digital Money in Japan (Kotaku)
• 15:10 - Microsoft Plans To Close Xbox TV Division (Kotaku)
• 16:10 - Microsoft to Lay Off 18,000 Employees (IGN)
• 19:20 - Murdoch Fails to Buy Time Warner for $80 Billion (EscapistMagazine)
• 20:15 - Dominion Creator's New Game is Temporum (EscapistMagazine)
• 20:50 - Three More Characters Announced For Super Smash Bros. (Kotaku)
• 23:30 - Ghostbusters Returns to Theaters This Labor Day (EscapistMagazine)
• 24:00 - RiffTrax to Take Down Godzilla '98 (IGN)
• 24:30 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

QQ Recommends [Presentation]: I'm Not A Real Friend, But I Play One On The Internet

Tim Hwang gives a wonderful presentation about online bots. He talks about how they are used to influence communities, how they are made to seem human, and where they might go in the future.

The presentation is informative, thought provoking, humorous, reasonably short, and even a little scary! We definitely recommend that you check it out.

• YouTube Video

Enjoy
Tom

Quest 28: What happens when we don't record for a month?

Special Guest: Sans Dan!

Quest 28 is a kitchen sink of stories, news, and rambling because it's been a month since our last recording! On the plus side, we are a lot louder this time.

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• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:50 - What is Jordan up to, or is his computer plugged in?
• 07:25 - What is Tom up to, or what happens when you skip a flight?
• 13:00 - What makes a hotel "fancy"?
• 15:05 - Is Firefall coming out of beta?
• 15:50 - Which World of WarCraft dungeon is about to change?
• 18:05 - Did Sony really change their E3 speech at the last minute?
• 21:10 - How was Chris Evans' Snowpiercer?
• 22:20 - Will creating unique DLC hinder the creative process?
• 26:40 - Which console is Dragon Quest X coming to next?
• 28:20 - What is new in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition?
• 36:10 - Could Wizards of the Coast be the next Marvel?
• 39:00 - How awesome is Chromecast?
• 40:40 - Which E-Sport has a ten million dollar prize pool?
• 41:30 - How fast is the Mario Brothers speed run world record?
• 42:15 - Are you looking forward to new Hearthstone content?
• 43:30 - Is an Idiot Aboard worth watching?
• 44:40 - How much does it take to kick start a potato salad?
• 46:55 - Can you sell early access in a retail box?
• 51:00 - What does it mean when you Farkle a motorcycle?
• 57:30 - Who do you call when your PS4 bricks?
• 58:15 - What did you buy on the Steam summer sale?
• 60:10 - Wrap up!

Music

• Gauntlet 'GAUNTLET!!'

QQ News: June 15th, 2014 (E3!)

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to June 15th, 2014, including our E3 experiences!

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 01:40 - Splatoon is a Family Friendly Shooter for WiiU (Escapist)
• 03:10 - Nintendo Unveils Mario Maker for Wii U (IGN)
• 05:15 - Final Fantasy Type-0 Coming to PS4 and Xbox One (Escapist)
• 07:30 - Mii Fighter Joins Super Smash Bros. Roster (IGN)
• 09:20 - Nintendo's white PlayStation 4 Debuts (Kotaku)
• 10:30 - A White Version of the PS4 Drops On September 9th (Kotaku)
• 11:30 - Star Fox Project for Wii U Revealed at E3 (Theepochtimes)
• 13:45 - Lara Croft Returns in Rise of the Tomb Raider (Escapist)
• 15:00 - The Wii U's First Big JRPG Is A Sequel To Xenoblade (Kotaku)
• 16:45 - Apple implements random MAC address on iOS 8 (Techtimes)
• 19:30 - Mother Surprises Daughter With Bus Load Of Cosplayers (Kotaku)
• 20:15 - Brazil start first match of the World Cup with own goal (Sports)
• 21:15 - A computer just passed the Turing Test (Washington Post)
• 23:55 - Mario Kart 8 Quadruopled Wii U Weekly Sales (Joystiq)
• 26:22 - Steve Wozniak Got Banned from Nintendo Power (Gizmodo)
• 27:35 - Miyamoto Tries Oculus Rift. Oh, The Possibilities. (Kotaku)
• 29:00 - Fans watched 2.4 billion hours of eSports in 2013 (Joystiq)
• 31:20 - Star Citizen Multiplayer Roll-Out Begins (Roberts Space Industries)
• 32:45 - Yoshi's Woolly World Revealed at E3 (IGN)
• 33:45 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 27: What was so exciting about WWDC?

Special Guest: Jegan Chen!

Quest 27 reviews the excitement from Apple's WWDC announcements! Oh, and to make Tom happy we also talk about the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

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• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:10 - What is Tom up to, or how fast is Mario Kart 8?
• 05:20 - What is Jordan up to, or how cool is Swift?
• 08:00 - What is Jegan up to, or what do you play on the train?
• 11:30 - What was announced at WWDC?
• 15:30 - Is the era of Tim Cook all about software?
• 19:50 - Is Swift a "moderization" of Apple development?
• 29:00 - What design changes are coming to iOS?
• 37:20 - Are UX changes getting harder for users to adapt to?
• 43:30 - What do we think of the Surface 3?
• 48:50 - Is "laptop replacement" perfect marketing for the Surface Pro?
• 53:10 - Do you remember pico projectors?
• 55:10 - Is the younger generation only experiencing the internet on phones?
• 58:20 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

• Chrono Cross 'Cross Fire'

QQ Recommends [Comic]: Hobbes and Bacon

Calvin and Hobbes is considered to be one of, if not the best, comic strips to ever grace newspapers. It's author, Bill Watterson, embodied what it mean to be an artist, a writer, and even a philosopher. His integrity ultimately lead the comic to be discontinued in 1995, when he refused to sell out and merchandise the strip.

Did you ever wonder what happened to Calvin after the strip ended?
So did the team over at the now defunct web comic, Pants are Overrated.

They created a small four part series showing one possible future where in Calvin and Susie got married, and had a daughter named Bacon. I personally feel that these few strips are the perfect homage to great Calvin and Hobbes; they capture the spirit original work while transitioning it to an adult perspective on parenting. If there ever was to be "more" Calvin and Hobbes, this is exactly what I would have wanted it to be.

1. Hobbes and Bacon: Part 1
2. Hobbes and Bacon: Part 2
3. Hobbes and Bacon: Part 3
4. Hobbes and Bacon: Part 4

Enjoy,
Tom

QQ News: June 1st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to June 1st, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:40 - YouTube Is Buying Twitch For $1 Billion (Kotaku)
• 03:40 - Oculus partnering with Samsung for VR device (Joystiq)
• 05:20 - Oculus Rift Coming Soon to Chuck E. Cheese's (Escapist)
• 06:30 - Microsoft's Ballmer Buys LA Clippers For $2 Billion (Escapist)
• 08:10 - Microsoft's Nadella: We're Not Getting Rid Of Xbox (Escapist)
• 09:40 - LeVar Burton Kickstarting More Reading Rainbow (IGN)
• 12:20 - Reading Rainbow May Come to Consoles (IGN)
• 14:20 - Nintendo Made A GameCube Controller Adapter For Wii U (Kotaku)
• 16:30 - EA Shuts Down Longtime Game Studio Mythic Entertainment (Kotaku)
• 18:00 - Star Wars: Attack Squadrons Cancelled (IGN)
• 19:55 - Warcraft Movie "Officially" Finished Filming (Escapist)
• 21:00 - Superman/Batman Title Revealed, And It's Hilarious (Escapist)
• 22:25 - Superman Writer Called Out For Sexist She-Hulk Shaming (Escapist)
• 25:30 - CryEngine license subscriptions now available on Steam (Joystiq)
• 29:00 - Impa playable in Hyrule Warriors (IGN)
• 29:50 - You'll Be Able To Play Dragon Quest VIII On iOS Soon (Kotaku)
• 31:40 - Journey studio nets $7 million (Joystiq)
• 32:25 - AOL Outspends Google on Net Neutrality Issues (Escapist)
• 34:30 - Google Fiber Working with Netflix, not Charging Fast Lane (Escapist)
• 37:00 - Nintendo Has A Plan To Share Money With YouTubers (Kotaku)
• 38:20 - Final Fantasy III is now available on Steam. (Kotaku)
• 38:40 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

QQ Review [Wii U]: Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 8 is the best entry to the franchise in a long time.

Mario Kart 8 focuses on racing, and puts the emphasis on speed. Everything in this iteration has been refined to get you around the both gorgeous and creatively designed tracks as quickly as possible. There is a lot to talk about here, so let's started!

The Good

The new anti gravity track segments allow for not only some very visually interesting set pieces, but they also bring about a paradigm shift with regard to how you think about engaging other karts: bumping another kart while in anti gravity mode will cause you both to receive a boost! This requires you to carefully consider when and where to bump other players as you want to be the only one who benefits from the boost.

Other mechanics that return in Mario Kart 8 include drafting, motorcycles, kart customization, gliding, jump boosts, and coins. While no single one of these is a huge game defining mechanic, I really enjoy how diverse the game play feels as a whole with all of them working together.

Quest 26: Is Star Trek amazing or what?

Special Guest: Matthew "Chewie" Cunningham!

Quest 26 totally geeks out on Star Trek and related Space Operas! We may or may not read Shakespeare in its original Klingon form, you'll have to listen to find out. Qapla!

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• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 01:50 - What is OC Geek?
• 03:45 - What is Chewie up to, or how do you window shop online?
• 07:45 - What is Tom up to, or how was X-Men: Days of Future Past?
• 09:15 - What is Jordan up to, or how final is the Final Fantasy X remake?
• 12:50 - Does Guardians of the Galaxy take itself seriously?
• 17:30 - Are Marvel movies getting too complicated?
• 21:00 - How impactful has the Disney acquisition been to Marvel?
• 23:30 - Is there still room for traditional animation in films?
• 26:20 - How much Star Trek have we all watched?
• 31:10 - Which episode of the animated series is considered cannon?
• 34:00 - Is Babylon 5 still worth watching? (Spoilers: Yes)
• 39:20 - Just how terrible is Star Trek: Enterprise?
• 43:10 - What is the prime directive, and which captains follow it?
• 48:20 - Does Enterprise have parallels to the Star Wars prequels?
• 52:45 - Is there anything unique or memorable about the Enterprise cast?
• 55:50 - Why was Voyager so popular?
• 58:00 - What was the year of hell, and was it the best of Voyager?
• 60:00 - When were the Borg introduced?
• 64:30 - Where should you start watching Star Trek: The Next Generation?
• 67:40 - Why didn't everyone get into Deep Space 9?
• 72:30 - Is the Star Trek franchise best when it changes hands?
• 76:00 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

• Gradius 'Horizontal Armada'

QQ News: May 16th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to May 16th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 01:00 - Martin Uses DOS To Kill Game of Thrones Characters (Escapist)
• 02:45 - Roberto Orci Will Direct Star Trek III (IGN)
• 07:05 - More Games Added To Steam In 2014 Than 2013 (RockPaperShotgun)
• 12:30 - Microsoft: People More Satisfied With Xbox 360 Than PS3 (Escapist)
• 15:00 - Microsoft Reveals Xbox One Without Kinect ($399 in June) (IGN)
• 18:45 - Xbox Will Stop Charging You To Watch Netflix, Hulu (Kotaku)
• 20:00 - Sony CEO Taking 50% Pay Cut, Other Execs to Follow Suit (Escapist)
• 21:25 - Wizards of the Coast Files Copyright Lawsuit Against HEX (Escapist)
• 26:25 - Philips Allegedly Suing Nintendo, Asks for Damages (IGN)
• 28:45 - Diablo 3 celebrates turning 2 years old with a birthday buff (Joystiq)
• 29:30 - Diablo III Comes To PS4 And Xbox One This August (Kotaku)
• 31:30 - Amazing Spider-Man 2 Drops Big in Second Weekend (Escapist)
• 32:40 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 25: What does a 1-Year Anniversary Cast sound like?

Special Guests: Dan Bach and Lynn DeVries!

Quest 25 is the 1-Year Anniversary of QQ Cast! To celebrate, we revisit every previous quests to see how we still feel about some of the topics. A special THANK YOU to dear-listener for sticking with us! (Yeah, that's you!)

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 03:35 - What is Jordan up to, or what is a crawfish boil?
• 07:00 - What is Lynn up to, or is PMP'n easy?
• 10:30 - What is Dan up to, or how awesome is House of Cards?
• 14:50 - What is Tom up to, or how amazingly bad was Spiderman 2?
• 20:40 - What are the ingredients for a good podcast?
• 22:15 - Is Kickstarter a good thing?
• 29:10 - What does a console need to win the next generation market?
• 33:30 - Who won the week of E3?
• 35:20 - What makes me play a game?
• 38:45 - What makes a good season finale?
• 41:45 - Which other podcasts do we listen to?
• 44:40 - What's the difference between Final Fantasy and Star Wars?
• 47:50 - What is a Retro Game?
• 49:40 - What do Vegas, Arcades, and Microtransactions have in common?
• 51:20 - What would make a good restaurant?
• 52:30 - What comic book things can we talk about?
• 56:05 - What do Disney Princesses and Star Wars have in common?
• 62:15 - Is being a gamer different if you're female?
• 63:45 - A Mic Check Reborn! (What is going on with SquareEnix?)
• 66:40 - Why do we love MMORPGs?
• 68:15 - What's going on for the holidays?
• 70:05 - The Desolation of Holiday Sales?
• 72:10 - Is there even a Quest in this Quest?
• 73:20 - What was the most surprising and disappointing releases in 2013?
• 77:20 - What are some obscure video game trivia questions?
• 79:05 - What does St. Valentine and mobile gaming have in common?
• 80:10 - Why does it have to be a confession to be a geek?
• 84:15 - What is Video Game March Madness?
• 86:30 - What do other geek cultures think of American geek culture?
• 89:00 - Wrap up!

Music

• Super Mario Kart 'Koopa Nova'

QQ Recommends [Card Game]: Marvel Legendary

If you enjoy the Marvel universe OR you enjoy deck building games, then Marvel Legendary is for you! Recruit a team of super heroes to help you and up to four friends defend the city from invading villains, all while trying to stop the mastermind from completing his evil scheme!

Everything mentioned above is actually in the game. Legendary offers a ton of variety by including not only a massive collection of heroes to choose from each game, but also a unique combination of henchmen villains, a single powerful mastermind villain, and scheme that sets up of a unique and challenging objective for the villains themselves. These mechanics offer so many permutations that you will never play the same game twice!

Legendary is interesting in that it can be played as a single player game, or with up to five people. It also offers the unique twist of being simultaneously a PVE and PVP game. If the mastermind succeeds in his scheme everyone loses, but if the heroes win then the player with the highest victory points will be the most legendary hero. It is an interesting dynamic that can cause you to work both with and against your friends over the course of a single game.

• BoardGameGeek
• UpperDeck
• Amazon
• Google Shopping

Enjoy,
Tom

QQ News: May 1st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to May 1st, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 01:30 - E.T. Cartridges Found in New Mexico Landfill After 30 Years (Escapist)
• 02:20 - Some People Think The Atari Landfill Dig Is Fake (Kotaku)
• 02:45 - The Long Good Friday Actor Bob Hoskins Dies at 71 (IGN)
• 03:35 - Mario Kart 8 Comes With One of Ten Free Wii U Games (Escapist)
• 04:35 - Another month, another $2 million for Star Citizen (Joystiq)
• 07:00 - Disney Infinity Marvel Superheroes Coming This Fall (Kotaku)
• 07:35 - Yuji Horii confirms development of next Dragon Quest (Joystiq)
• 09:15 - Marvel Dice Masters Sells Out Rapidly (Escapist)
• 09:45 - ESA study: 59% of Americans play games, 68% on consoles (Joystiq)
• 11:15 - Seth MacFarlane and Patrick Stewart Teaming for "Blunt Talk" (IGN)
• 11:40 - GameStop to close 120 stores, increase focus on mobile (Joystiq)
• 13:50 - Google to Replace Nexus Phones with Android Silver Brand (Escapist)
• 14:50 - WSJ: The FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Will OK Pay-to-Play (Gizmodo)
• 15:25 - Anti-Net-Neutrality "Fast Lanes" Are Bullshit (Marco)
• 17:55 - Final Hobbit Film Renamed The Battle of Five Armies (Escapist)
• 19:30 - Microsoft reveals release date of the Xbox One in Japan (Kotaku)
• 20:40 - Xbox One Launches in China, First Console in 13 Years (Escapist)
• 21:15 - Life After GameSpy: Civ And Borderlands Go Steam (Rockpapershotgun)
• 22:30 - Star Wars Expanded Universe Is Dead (Escapist)
• 24:00 - Han Solo Has a 'Gigantic Role' in Star Wars: Episode VII (IGN)
• 24:30 - Holy Crap, Looks Like Suikoden II Is Finally Coming To PSN (Kotaku)
• 25:25 - David Spade Says Joe Dirt 2 May Happen on Crackle (IGN)
• 26:00 - CNet: Nike Fires FuelBand Engineering Team; Set to Exit Wearable (Cnet)
• 27:10 - Almost Human Cancelled by FOX (IGN)
• 28:45 - Fox Will Reboot Flash Gordon (Escapist)
• 28:40 - Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot on Steam (Kotaku)
• 30:00 - Blizzard Wants You To Leave The House, Meet Other Humans (Kotaku)
• 30:45 - Sony to sell all its Square Enix Shares (Joystiq)
• 32:15 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

QQ Recommends [PC Game]: Dwarf Fortress

For a mind-bashing, procedural hallmark, Rogue'sh-like, ASCII art, adventure- Check out Dwarf Fortress. Trust me, you'll hate it... at first...

It's dangerous to go alone. Take this:

• Dwarf Fortress Wiki - Quickstart Guide
• The Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial For Dwarf Fortress: Part 1 - WTF
• Reddit - I want to play Dwarf Fortress, but...

Enjoy,
Jordan

QQ News: April 11th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to April 11th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:30 - What the Heartbleed Bug Means for You (LifeHacker)
• 05:20 - Amazon FireTV Set-Top Box Goes On Sale for $99 (Escapist)
• 08:40 - Scientists Use StarCraft II To Prove How Scary Aging Is (Kotaku)
• 09:40 - Square Enix Has Finally Realized That People Like JRPGs (Kotaku)
• 11:40 - Scaling the Facebook Data Warehouse to 300 PB (Facebook)
• 13:00 - The Wil Wheaton Project Coming to Syfy (IGN)
• 15:10 - DayZ Of Our Lives: SOE Zombie-Based Survival (RockPaperShotgun)
• 16:15 - Amazon Buys Comixology, Biggest Digital Comics Store (Kotaku)
• 17:30 - Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down (Escapist)
• 19:55 - Minecraft Pocket Edition Sells 21 Million Copies (Escapist)
• 20:20 - Minecraft reaches 12 million sold on Xbox 360 (Joystiq)
• 22:10 - Smash Bros. 3DS Out This Summer, Wii U This Winter (Kotaku)
• 22:30 - Zero Suit Samus, Sheik, Yoshi Return in Super Smash Bros (Escapist)
• 23:20 - Samus' New High Heels Are, Well... (Kotaku)
• 24:10 - Report: Drone Hacked, Crashes, Injures Athlete (Kotaku)
• 26:15 - Top Gun 2 to Tackle Drones (IGN)
• 26:55 - GameSpy Shutdown Will Affect A Lot Of Games (RockPaperShotgun)
• 29:15 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

QQ Recommends [TV Series]: The Inexplicable Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Do you love Science? Math? History? Neil deGrasse Tyson? (If not... for shame!).

I just wrapped up the first two episodes of The Inexplicable Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson (via Netflix), and I can't compliment the series enough. Neil is a great communicator and this series gives him a platform to teach us about the origins of our very knowledge (at least so far!).

I can't wait to for my next lesson! :D

See you in class,
Jordan

Quest 24: What do other geek cultures think of American geek culture?

Special Guests: Sam Fold (The Brit) and Somer Esat (The Aussie)!

Quest 24 goes culturally wild with a Brit, an Aussie, and your Merican Duo as we deep dive into the geekyness of their cultures while comparing it to our very own!

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and International Introductions
• 04:00 - Where is Somer from, and do they read manga there?
• 07:50 - Did Tom get his money's worth from his Next Generation HD Blu-rays?
• 10:45 - Why is Jordan only Paragon Level 75, or how long can one cold last?
• 13:40 - If Sam is so hardcore, then why hasn't he beaten NetHack yet?
• 17:00 - Is America setting geek culture trends for the rest of the world?
• 19:20 - When did it become cool to be a programmer?
• 22:35 - Is British geek culture on the rise again?
• 25:00 - Why might Australians be adverse to geek culture?
• 27:45 - Is the Big Bang Theory just making fun of geeks?
• 30:30 - What are our respective culture's definitions of "geek"?
• 39:00 - Is there anything so nerdy that it could only happen in the US?
• 43:00 - Are we in the middle of a board game Renaissance?
• 44:45 - Is Dungeons & Dragons still the pinnacle of geek culture?
• 50:40 - Is the prevalence of comic books specific to American geek culture?
• 56:50 - How do different nerd cultures perceive each other?
• 61:00 - What aspect of Australian geek culture influences Americans most?
• 64:00 - What aspect of British geek culture influences Americans most?
• 68:30 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

• Ultima VI: The False Prophet 'Gates of Creation'
  Why? It's a game about Lord British and remixed by an Aussie. It's PERFECT!

QQ Review [Film]: Captain America 2, The Winter Soldier

Is this the best Marvel movie yet? No, but it's really good.

With X-Men having been the only Marvel property that I enjoyed while growing up, I am just absolutely amazed how Marvel has managed to continuously make care more and more about their other properties with each and every film they release. To be honest, Captain America was always a cheesy concept to me; a star spangled man running around fighting evil with a shield. Yet somehow the 2011 film managed to turn that camp to its' advantage, with Chris Evans taking center stage as the relatable protagonist and the action being just self aware enough to go over the top without requiring me to take it too seriously, I was shocked to find myself enjoying that movie as much as I did.

(I am going to try a new format with this review, it will have only three sections: The Good, The Bad, and The Verdict.)

The Good

Captain America 2, The Winder Soldier, had a very difficult job: keep the movie fresh and fun without being able to fallback on any of original support cast, any of the World War 2 environment, or any of the 40s camp.

So how did it do? Amazingly well!

QQ News: March 30th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to March 30th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 01:50 - Facebook Buys Oculus Rift For $2 Billion (Kotaku)
• 02:40 - Oculus Kickstarter Backers Are Demanding Refunds (Kotaku)
• 03:00 - Notch Canceled Oculus Rift Minecraft Because Of Facebook (Kotaku)
• 03:20 - Cliff Bleszinski Labels Notch a "Pouty Kid" - Updated (Escapist)
• 03:30 - Facebook May Rebrand Oculus Rift, Import Interface (Escapist)
• 03:40 - People Are Buying Stocks With The Name 'Oculus' (Kotaku)
• 04:10 - Valve's Michael Abrash Joins Oculus VR as Chief Scientist (Escapist)
• 05:20 - John Carmack Voices Support For Oculus Acquisition (Kotaku)
• 08:00 - What does the QQ Cast think about the Oculus buyout?
• 13:45 - Oculus Rift Selling "Just Fine" After Facebook Buyout (Escapist)
• 17:30 - X-COM Creator Julian Gollop Announces Chaos Reborn (IGN)
• 19:00 - Sony signs 1000 licensed indy developers (Joystiq)
• 20:00 - Arcade Classic Gauntlet Is Getting A Remake (Kotaku)
• 21:30 - Happy 15th Anniversary, EverQuest (Kotaku)
• 22:45 - Do Titanfall Bots Play Nice With Eachother? (Rockpapershotgun)
• 24:50 - 'Twitch Plays Pokemon' Has Defeated Lord Helix (Kotaku)
• 25:50 - Who owns Duke Nukem? (Rockpapershotgun)
• 27:10 - SimCity Offline Mode Launches Today (IGN)
• 27:50 - EA loses worst company in America contest (Kotaku)
• 29:50 - Google Brings Cross-Platform Multiplayer to Android and iOS (IGN)
• 31:45 - Disney Purcahses Maker Studios (Kotaku)
• 36:00 - Alien: Isolation Hatches October 7 (Kotaku)
• 37:00 - ET Atari Documentary (Joystiq)
• 38:30 - Suspended Animation a Reality, Human Trials Underway (Escapist)
• 39:00 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 23: What is Video Game March Madness?

Special Guest: Lynn DeVries!

Quest 23 goes mad with all of the crazy releases in the month of March!

Note: Jordan's microphone was having some issues, so he sounds "distant". We apologize and will continue to L2Podcast for future recordings :(

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• 00:00 - Failed Mic Check and Introductions
• 01:00 - What is Lynn not geeking out on?
• 04:50 - Can you hear what Jordan is geeking out on?
• 08:45 - Does Tom only geek out on his tablet?
• 10:00 - Is this the best March for gamers, ever?
• 11:00 - Why are we not all playing Titanfall?
• 20:30 - Is South Park the best licensed game ever?
• 31:35 - Will the Diablo 3 expansion reap your soul?
• 43:25 - Can Heroes of the Storm save Tom's Marriage?
• 48:15 - What did Hearthstone add in their release?
• 49:00 - What class is your new 90 in World of Warcraft?
• 51:30 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

• Donkey Kong Country 'Diddy Evolution'

QQ News: March 14th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to March 14th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:35 - Is a Farscape Movie in Development? (IGN)
• 01:30 - Candy Crush studio King seeks up to $7.6 billion IPO (Joystiq)
• 02:30 - Oculus Rift Production Halted (IGN)
• 03:20 - Sega slashes profit forecasts by 36 percent (Joystiq)
• 04:45 - Seth Rogen Directing Sega vs. Nintendo Film (Escapist)
• 05:20 - Tomb Raider stretches to 6 million sold, one year later (Joystiq)
• 06:50 - Donkey Kong Sells a Mere 36,000 Units in Japan (Escapist)
• 09:05 - Valve VR leader joins Oculus R&D with new Seattle team (Joystiq)
• 11:25 - Oculus Preparing To Launch RiftCon VR Convention (Escapist)
• 11:55 - Titanfall PC's 48GB install the result of uncompressed audio (Joystiq)
• 13:30 - Twitch Announces Mobile Streaming And Capture Tools (Kotaku)
• 14:50 - Marvel Building a Connected Universe Across Its Games (Kotaku)
• 16:00 - Marvel Unlimited Drops Subscription To 99 Cents (Escapist)
• 17:10 - Disney Interactive lays off 700 (Joystiq)
• 18:45 - Frozen Hits $1 Billion at Box Office (IGN)
• 19:30 - Jack Tretton steps down as Sony Entertainment president (Joystiq)
• 20:30 - DayZ Lead Developer Will Step Down, Start His Own Studio (Kotaku)
• 21:35 - NASA taps Kerbal Space Program to replicate space mission (Joystiq)
• 22:40 - 11 Percent Of Americans Think HTML Is an STD (Escapist)
• 23:40 - Asheron's Call developer ceasing development after 15 years (Polygon)
• 24:50 - Cumulative PS4 sales surpass six million units worldwide (Kotaku)
• 25:30 - Nintendo Shutting Down Wifi Service On DS, Wii (Escapist)
• 28:20 - RadioShack to Close as Many as 1,100 Stores (Escapist)
• 29:50 - Kickstarter reaches $1 billion in pledges (Joystiq)
• 30:35 - US Tax Plan Singles Out Violent Videogames (Rockpapershotgun)
• 32:15 - Space Jam 2 is Happening (IGN)
• 33:10 - Apple TV Generated Over $1 Billion in Revenue in 2013 (Live)
• 34:15 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 22: Why does it have to be a confession to be a geek?

Special Guest: Zen the labrador!

A little late, but Quest 22 touches our hearts with a deep and meaningful question! This week we discuss Confessions Of A Final Fantasy Addict by Jason Schreier, and I Was A Final Fantasy Addict by Rachel Sanders.

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:00 - There can be only one! ...Pokemon Twitch stream?
• 05:05 - How much overtime does it take to keep Jordan from gaming?
• 08:55 - Does Tom Cruise make bad movies, or just not good movies?
• 12:10 - What are the "Confessions Of A Final Fantasy Addict"?
• 16:05 - Are geek activities that different from "normal" hobbies?
• 18:40 - Are physical games that different from video games?
• 20:15 - Why is fantasy football socially acceptable?
• 24:00 - What is a healthy game / life balance?
• 26:15 - Are geeks special, or are we becoming normal?
• 29:45 - Is playing a game just "pretending to be someone else"?
• 33:20 - Why is it considered "childish" to play video games?
• 36:20 - Were you a Final Fantasy addict, or are you still?
• 40:40 - Do you have the same gaming "itch" as when you were younger?
• 45:20 - What did you think of Bravely Default?
• 48:45 - Wrap up!

Music

• Super Mario Bros. '8-bit Eighties'

QQ News: February 19th, 2014 (a bit early!)

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to February 19th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:40 - Kickstarter Says It Was Hacked; Change Your Passwords (Kotaku)
• 02:50 - Ellen Page Comes Out as Gay: "I'm Tired of Hiding" (Gawker)
• 04:10 - Gearbox Says They're Not Making Borderlands 3 (Kotaku)
• 04:35 - Thousands Of People Are Playing A Single Game of Pokemon (Kotaku)
• 07:30 - 13 Minutes Of Gameplay From South Park: The Stick of Truth (Kotaku)
• 08:40 - GBA Games Start Hitting Wii U Virtual Console This Spring (Kotaku)
• 09:45 - Smash Bros.' Newest Contestant: Punch-Out's Little Mac (Kotaku)
• 10:30 - Final Fantasy Tactics Wasn't Supposed To Have Casting Times (Kotaku)
• 12:15 - Layoffs at Turbine Confirmed (IGN)
• 13:25 - Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Episode 7 Concept Art (Escapist)
• 14:50 - PlayStation 4 Is Well Past 5 Million Units Sold Worldwide (Techland)
• 15:40 - Titanfall is Going Full Open Beta (Escapist)
• 16:50 - Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn delivered on Steam (Joystiq)
• 17:35 - Former Steam Director Leaves Microsoft After Six Months (Escapist)
• 19:10 - The First Day of Steam Tags Is Both Funny and Sad (Kotaku)
• 21:05 - Microsoft Could Bring Android Apps to Windows Phone (Escapist)
• 24:55 - Built-In Advertising is Coming to Firefox (Escapist)
• 27:15 - Bill Gates Takes to Reddit For Another AMA (Escapist)
• 30:30 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 21: What does St. Valentine and mobile gaming have in common?

Special Guest: Casey Rising!

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Quest 21 lovingly delves into mobile video gaming! What level are Casey's walls? Will Jordan join his Clan? Listen to find out!

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• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:55 - Does fun return in Final Fantasy XIII-3 Lightning Returns?
• 07:15 - Can you play Clash of Clans without spending money?
• 10:20 - What are the best 80s comedy movies?
• 13:40 - What does it take to be number one in Clash of Clans?
• 17:50 - Why is Clash of Clans more fun than it's clones?
• 23:50 - How do you get hooked on Puzzle and or Dragon?
• 30:50 - Are diminishing returns in micro transactions evil?
• 32:50 - Is giving away Flappy Bird like giving away free crack?
• 39:40 - What would your Flappy Bird escape plan have been?
• 42:00 - How much does art style matter in mobiles games?
• 44:50 - Do mobile games work with your lifestyle?
• 51:30 - Why did the chicken cross the road, or what is Ingress?
• 56:50 - What is the most addictive mobile game?
• 59:30 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

• Tetris 'Slavic Roots'

QQ News: February 7th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to February 7th, 2014.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:40 - Microsoft Appoints Satya Nadella As Its Next CEO (Escapist)
• 02:15 - Marvel And Star Wars Heroes To Appear In Disney Infinity (Escapist)
• 04:25 - Carmack: id Software Wasn't Interested in VR (IGN)
• 05:45 - Nintendo Wants Their Platforms To Be More Like iOS (Kotaku)
• 07:40 - Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Available For Free on 3DS (Escapist)
• 08:45 - Battered NES Cart Back On eBay, $65,000 Buyout Price (Escapist)
• 09:50 - Nintendo Planning Discount Program for Regular Customers (Escapist)
• 10:45 - EVE Battle Breaks $300,000 In Real-World Losses (Escapist)
• 12:45 - Flappy Bird Is Making $50,000 A Day Off Ripped Art (Kotaku)
• 14:40 - App Store Madness As Terrible Game Tops Charts (Kotaku)
• 18:00 - Rust Sells 750,000 Copies, Creator Apologizes For Updates (Escapist)
• 19:40 - SOE Announces Weekly Updates for EverQuest II (Escapist)
• 20:30 - Starbound Dev to Protect Indies From Publishers (Escapist)
• 21:15 - Titanfall on PC Will Require EA's Origin to Play (IGN)
• 22:30 - Lightning Returns adds Tomb Raider cosplay in day-one DLC (Joystiq)
• 24:30 - Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII Retrospective is Retro-tastic (Escapist)
• 26:00 - Steam Music Will Soon Be A Thing You Can Have (RockPaperShotgun)
• 27:25 - Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is UK No. 1 (Joystiq)
• 29:00 - Jeopardy! Contestant Is Hated For Playing Like Nobody Else (Kotaku)
• 30:50 - Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Reported to be Extremely Short (IGN)
• 32:00 - LoL Gets 27 Million Players A Day (RockPaperShotgun)
• 33:20 - Final Fantasy XIV Named Most Disability Accessible Game (Kotaku)
• 34:10 - The Elder Scrolls Online, no PS Plus, requires Xbox Live Gold (Joystiq)
• 38:40 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 20: What are some obscure video game trivia questions?

Special Guest: James Rosensteel!

Quest 20 seeks to challenge each other with lots of obscure video gaming trivia questions. Most of our questions got answered, and most of those answers were true! Some exceptions apply, listen to the podcast for details.

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 03:00 - Should we revise the QQ Review scores?
• 05:45 - Does Jordan need a geeking out intervention?
• 18:20 - Should James need to geek out more?
• 31:25 - Did Tom geek out at all?
• 36:15 - What are some fun facts about Sonic?
• 39:30 - What are some obscure Nintendo facts?
• 48:10 - What is the worst thing about cyborg Hitler?
• 57:30 - What is some obvious Mario trivia?
• 67:40 - What are some SquareEnix trivia questions?
• 72:40 - What are some good and bad video game movies?
• 75:20 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

• Sonic the Hedgehog 'Green Hill Zone (Euroclub '95 Mix)'

QQ News: January 24th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to January 24th, 2014. Also, some drinking; listener discretion is not advised.

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date and Introductions
• 00:40 - People Are Getting High On An Actual Drug Called "Nintendo" (Kotaku)
• 02:15 - Hearthstone Enters Open Beta (RockPaperShotgun)
• 05:30 - Nintendo Makes Reductions in Wii U Sales Projections (Escapist)
• 07:50 - Nintendo CEO Iwata Says He Won't Resign (IGN)
• 11:30 - Nintendo Considering Smartphone Games, Restructuring (Escapist)
• 14:20 - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 Demo Available Today (IGN)
• 17:30 - Final Fantasy VI Mobile Releases, Adds Typos (Escapist)
• 19:00 - Final Fantasy VI Mobile Remake Unbeatable Thanks to Bug (Escapist)
• 20:20 - Report: Pixar Will Make A Star Wars Movie (Kotaku)
• 23:00 - DC's Batman vs Superman Delayed Until 2016 (Escapist)
• 24:50 - Marvel Confirms Paul Rudd for Ant-Man (IGN)
• 26:20 - Cortana Actress Will Voice Microsoft's Version of Siri (Escapist)
• 29:45 - Tomb Raider Made Money Despite Early Disappointment (Escapist)
• 32:00 - League of Legends Nets $624 Million in Revenue Last Year (Escapist)
• 38:20 - EA pays YouTube personalities to promote new games (Verge)
• 44:00 - Games Workshop Stock Plummets By 24 Percent (Escapist)
• 50:20 - Wrap up and rapid fire news reel!

Quest 19: What was the most surprising and disappointing releases in 2013?

Special Guests: Dan Bach and Lynn DeVries!

Quest 19 kicks of 2014 by QQ'ing about 2013! We talk about our most disappointing (and surprising!) games/movies/etc from 2013.

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Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 01:25 - What is Dan up to, or what is a Ninhog and how do I stab it?
• 04:15 - What is Tom up to, or what is the bottom of the Sci Fi barrel?
• 08:05 - Is Her so awesome that it makes you want to date an AI?
• 13:30 - What is Jordan up to, or what is it like not playing video games?
• 18:20 - What is Lynn up to, or how many stars are in Starbound?
• 25:20 - Is the younger generation more adept to sandbox games?
• 32:45 - What is the worst movie of 2013?
• 41:00 - Was the Ender's Game movie bad or just disappointing?
• 49:40 - What is the best thing to happen in 2013?
• 55:00 - Hot seat and wrap up!

Music

• Final Fantasy VIII 'Liberi Fatali Overhaul'
• Super Mario Bros. 'Aquatic Interlude'

QQ News: January 10th, 2014

News is a new show we plan to do in-between the normal Quests! It's intended to be a fire hose of headlines followed by brief discussion compressed into about 30 minutes. We hope you enjoy it! Let us know either way :D

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Headlines

• 00:00 - Date & Introductions
• 03:15 - Sony sells 4.2 million PS4s, Microsoft sells 3 million Xbones (IGN)
• 05:25 - Nintendo 3DS Sales Rose Over 45% in 2013 (Escapist)
• 09:15 - Apple makes 10 Billion from the App Store in 2013 (Apple)
• 13:15 - Nintendo To Pay Royalties to Tomita on Every 3DS Sold (Escapist)
• 18:00 - Steam Machine Prices Range From $499 to $6,000 (Escapist)
• 24:00 - Starbound Sells One Million Copies While Still In Beta (Escapist)
• 27:10 - DayZ Beta Not Coming Until End of 2014 (Escapist)
• 29:25 - New Oculus Rift Prototype Includes Tracking Camera (Escapist)
• 33:50 - Alien: Isolation Trailer Returns To Its Roots (Escapist)
• 34:40 - Playstation Now introduced at CES (Time)