Front Row Geeks PodcastOct 16, 2024
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New Anime Recommendations and Other ThingsThe Geeks finally bring three new anime to the table to recommend to each other that we've slept on. We'll check back on those in the new year. We also go over some hot topics and other musings.Oct 16, 202447:22Sony State of Play Sept 2024We return to take a look at yet another Sony State of Play, seeing some of our favorite announcements from the State of Play, as well as the Tokyo Game Show, and a couple of other news items we heard aboutOct 08, 202401:47:37Did The (Sudden) Playstation State of Play Have Anything...to Play?So missing all of us, apparently Sony had a State of Play to show off games coming for the platform. A few reached our eyes and ears in the last 24hrs, but there were some great and surprising games lined up for our viewing pleasure. But first, Eddie has to talk about transcoding media files...Feb 02, 202438:35Slept-On Anime 2 and Gacha NewsWelcome to our latest slept-on anime episode, where we tell each other about anime we think others have missed or are underrated and then WE WILL watch them and come back in a later episode to discuss. We also get into some news from the gacha world.Jan 30, 202441:48Did The 2018 Game Awards Miss The Mark?Happy New Year from FrontRowGeeks! We kick off 2024 with a deep dive into The Game Awards....from 2018. That's right, a five-year retrospective to see just how out-of-touch the premier awards show for video games is, and what titles and trends stood the test of time!Jan 19, 202401:09:02The Games That Made UsThe FRG crews runs down the games that defined their tastes in video gamesOct 26, 202301:06:37New Dragon Ball and Lots of AI TalkWhile we start with a quick look at the new trailer for an upcoming Dragon Ball series, the rest of our discussion today goes into our thoughts on AI. It's all over the place. Enjoy!Oct 17, 202353:38We Watched One Piece Live Action Season 1 In One SittingWhat the title says - FRG watched all of Season 1 of the Netflix live-action anime adaptation of One Piece. Listen to know our thoughts and feelings.Oct 17, 202301:11:39Bad Unity, Bad!So Unitt is acting up and Baron and Asher are joined by Itrio to talk all about it. We also dig into the Nintendo Direct and PS State of PlaySep 16, 202359:25Nintendo Direct June 2023, Starfield At 30FPSOn today's show we're going over our favorite (and no so favorite) announcments from the Nintendo Direct. We also talk a little about Starfield being locked at 30fps on consoles...scandal!Jul 06, 202359:39Summer Games Fest 2023 Pt 2, XBox ShowcaseMore gaming converage! We go over the other game news coming out of the remaining days of the Summer Games Fest, and we see what XBox is serving up with their lineup, including Starfield!Jun 30, 202301:02:28Summer Games Fest 2023FRG goes over some of their favorite announcements from the first day of Summer Games Fest 2023Jun 14, 202351:48What Did Baron Miss During His Wrestling Trip?The gang goes over some of what's been up in the last week missed out while Baron was watching wrestling stuff in VegasJun 12, 202301:07:33Tears of the Kingdom is 6 / 10Today we bookend the episode with Tears of the Kingdom reviews, discuss isekai character referencing upcoming Fromsoft games, how ASUS has fallen from grace and more!May 13, 202340:50PC Gaming Is Kinda Meh Right Now, Right?On today's pod, the FRG crew discusses some recent, horrid, releases in gaming and reflect aloud why we're seeing so many poor releases and what it means for gaming as a wholeMay 10, 202347:52Gaming News and JRPG TitlesLong time no podcast - technical issues keeping us from recording but we managed to get one out! Enjoy as we go over gaming news, studios getting, and what we think about the term "JRPGS" - enjoy!Apr 23, 202351:22Game Pass Effecting Sales, Anime Must Watch UpdateOn today's show, the Geeks talk about the phenomenon of analog stick drift, a small update on where we're at with our Anime Must Watch, and we react and give our thoughts to the recent news on how Game Pass effects game salesFeb 22, 202343:49The First FRG Anime Must WatchThis episode marks our first Anime Must Watch! This is where each of your regular panelists bring a beloved anime of theirs to the group they likely the rest haven't seen and the rest of us are tasked with watching it. A follow-up episode of our thoughts will come in time but today we make our presentations and petitions. Feel free to follow along at home. Here are our picks.Asher: Tiger and Bunny (Netflix)Fatesse: Ouran High School Host Club (fkn everywhere)Baron: Shadows House (Crunchyroll)MPX: Yowamushi Pedal (Netflix)Feb 01, 202348:10The Last of Us, Velma, Vox Machina, Thoughts on Activation Blizzard Purchase, Justin Roiland ControversyOn today's episode, Baron5X goes over what he's been watching on TV, followed by the team having an in-depth conversation about the current state of Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, and our thoughts on continuing to consume content from them and other problematic elements like media associated with Justin Roiland and JK Rowling.Jan 25, 202352:35Gaming Dystopias, Ubisoft Woes, Final Final Final Season of Attack on Titan, The Next SwitchThe team is back together this week having a lively discussion on whether the Fallout dystopia would be better to live in or would the Cyberpunk one be nice? We talk some news and Ubisoft's recent string of misforunte or poor performance, Eddie asks what's the deal with Attack on Titan having so many final seasons, and we speculate on what to expect from Nintendo and what comes after the Switch and when...Jan 18, 202354:22Surprise 6.3 Update and Winter Season AnimeOn today's episode - we discuss the "surprise-to-us" release of Final Fantasy XIV 6.3 release and get into some of the new season of animeJan 11, 202344:01The Return of the FRG Podcast, The Game Awards 2017 RetrospectiveHello everyone! It's been a while. Unless you've been following our streams, you haven't seen us in a bit. Well now that we've tamed Final Fantasy XIV (for now), we got more time to pod!Join Asher, MPX, and I was we catch up from the holidays and then do a deep dive on The Game Awards...from 5 years! We give our takes for our nominees and winners have lived on in the gaming zeitgeist since!Jan 04, 202301:00:57555-555-555 - Return of the FRG with All Media Diet! Squid Game, Venom, Getter, and more! (FRG Episode 168)We didn't think it'd go that far but it did. After a bit of a hiatus, listen to us deep dive into the wide swatch of things we've watched and games we've played!Oct 06, 202101:07:11Horse Armor Not Even Once - Skyrim, Free Guy, PS5, Fortnite - FRG Podcast Episode 167Hello again my friends, stay a while and listen. Today we dive into some of the shows and movie we've been watching, Baron5X finally gets a PS5, Skyrim is coming to said PS5 in honor of 10 years of re-releasing the game on every platform imaginable, we talk about the Star Wars Visions trailer, and how Fortnite is totally copying Among UsAug 25, 202101:22:13Talking Blizzard, You Will Not Be Missed (FRG Episode 166)We do also talk about Ghostbusters, Final Fantasy XIV, and the new Switch but ya otherwise it's mostly about BlizzardJul 29, 202101:33:50Front Row Perspective - 35 - ClosureWe talk about how some things end, whether it's a band, game series, TV series, book series, or a favorite company.May 30, 202101:20:10Front Row Chips - Baron5X Media Diet, PS5 Shortage, Epic vs Apple Preview (FRG Weekly Episode 165)You got PS5? We got PS5...topics! After getting into what Baron5X has been getting into, we discuss in-depth the latest announcements on the availability of the PS5 and everything around it, and we touch base with the ongoing court case between Epic and Apple.May 12, 202101:18:15Demon Slayer, PS3 Store, Mortal Kombat, Monster Hunter (FRG Weekly Episode 164)Lots going on in today's episode. We talk some major movie releases, including box office toppers Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer (what a time to be alive). Listen as we dive into new media, what Blizzard's personnel news means for them and video games as a while, and more!May 03, 202101:18:56Front Row Perspective - 34 - Game TheoryWe talk about proper game theory, Not the youtube channel.Participants: Davd/Asher, Mychyl/Fatesse, Eddie/Baron5x, Nick/Itrio, MPX.Apr 25, 202101:11:23Fatesse is the Final Final Boss, Itrio's Media Diet, Cyberpunk 2077, E3 Online, Monster Hunter Rise (FRG Weekly Episode 163)Yep, turns out I was very wrong about the episode number. Well on today's episode we are joined by a special Front Row Geek, Itrio! He tell's us the latest in his Media Diet, Asher shares his experience with Monster Hunter Rise, we talk E3 going online and its future, Cyberpunk 2077, and more!Apr 14, 202101:18:42Monster Hunter Rise, Midnight Sun, PSN Store Closures (FRG Weekly Episode 162)Baron5X is Team Edward? Say it ain't so! Also joined by Asher and Fatesse, we discuss the new Monster Hunter Rise, Disney+ movie releases of Black Widow and Cruella, Discord up for sale (likely to Microsoft), and PSN store closure potentially incoming, our excitement for the upcoming Biomutant, and more!Mar 31, 202101:04:15Mushoku Tensei, Rust Servers, Ninja Turtles and More! (FRG Episode 161)On today's episode we go over Eddie's Media Diet (Mushoku Tensei, Raya the Last Dragon, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Resident Aleine), Cyberpunk 2077 news, Rust EU servers burn, Roblox goes public, two anime movies coming our way soon (Eva 4.0 and Demon Slayer) and more!Mar 17, 202101:12:08Front Row Perspective - 33 - Exclusivity and Contractual ObligationWe discuss the differences between Exclusivity and Contractual Obligation.Mar 15, 202101:20:43Front Row By Default - Bravely Default, Final Fantasy, Pokemon (FRG Weekly Episode 160)New segment on the show! A Media Diet Round Robin this time brought to us by AsherOmega and his dive into Bravely Default 2. We also go over some Cyberpunk news, breakdown the announcements from Final Fantasy and Pokemon, an overview of the upcoming Redwall adaptation, a surprise appearance by Elden Ring, a preview of Wandavision and Raya views, and perhaps more!Mar 04, 202101:15:24Front Row Perspective - 32 - StreamingWe talk about streaming in general and all it can entail.Feb 21, 202101:41:13We Mention Wandavision At The End (FRG Ep 159)On today's show, in Baron5X's new home, we discuss even more Cyberpunk 2077 news, fans wanting to buy out DC Comics, Ubisoft cooling off on AAA gaming, major Final Fantasy XIV update incoming, and you know, Wandavision. Shout out to the "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" meme for it's 20th birthday.Feb 20, 202101:17:26Gamestonk and other Topics (FRG Episode 158)Ya we'll get to the part about Gamestop and wallstreetbets but we are gonna talk about Cyberpunk 2077 first because that's just what we do. Then Some Fallout New Vegas topics, Resident Evil lady, the new Syfy show Resident Alien, the casting news for the Borderlands movie, and get into it about Godzilla vs Kong.Feb 03, 202101:17:31Time for Screen Time (FRG Podcast Episode 157)Did you know you screen time is a problem? Well consider it! And listen to us discuss it! Besides that, we tap on a quick update about Cyberpunk happenings, Asher brings us in on the latest in Audio AI research and technology, and the (re?)creation of Lucasfilm Games.This week's FRG media diet: Mushoku Tensei (Jobless Reincarnation)I'm A Spider, So What?Star Trek Discovery S3American Gods S3Jan 21, 202101:15:35Front Row Perspective - 31 - Entertainment MonopoliesWe talk about the various entertainment monopolies which hold some of our dearest IPs as well as a few that just exist.Jan 10, 202101:36:06Front Row Geeks 2021 (FRG Ep 156)We've made it! A new year! And maybe a little new-ness in our recording? Gonna have to listen and find out. We revisit Cyberpunk 2077, Baron5X talks about hunting for a PS5 and that he finally watch Demon Slayer, Asher gives us some info on the newly released Persona soundtracks on Spotify and the "Final Secret" discovered within Neir Automata. We touch on the Mandalorian, Pixar's Soul, Wonder Woman 1984, and more!Jan 07, 202101:01:43Cyberfront 2020 (FRG Episode 155)You want Cyberpunk 2077, then we'll give you Cyberpunk 2077! And if you didn't want that, well then we can give you a little of Death Stranding, movie reviews of New Mutants and Tenet, and maybe a little more on top of that. Enjoy!Dec 24, 202001:18:60Cyberpunk 2077 Cometh (FRG Podcast Ep 154)We're just days away from the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and certainly, there's a little techno-electricity in the air. We talk of its anticipation and some of the news we've heard on it. We also get into the very fresh and recent controversy that has come upon the Chinese release of the Monster Hunter World movie. Baron5X has a Stadia and talks about how he got it. New Mutants is out but we've haven't watched it yet (but Baron5X will). All this and more!Dec 08, 202054:01A Game Awards Retrospect (FRG Podcast Ep 153)So it's the time of year again! Where we think about all the games in 2020 and how they speak to the year. So we get a taste of awards already presented with the Golden Joystick Awards, we talk on the latest from the new console releases, and we take a look back at the 2015 Game Awards to see if the nominees and winners speak to where we are now in gaming.Dec 01, 202001:02:42Video Games: The Next Generation (FRG Podcast Episode 152)The next generation is here! Just not for everyone. From delays to missing shipments, bugged consoles, clicking sounds and smoke, there's a ton to maybe not look forward to at the start of this new generation. But games are always the bright spot like Demon's Soul, Borderlands 3 DLC, and more! Join us for a new episode today!Nov 19, 202057:55Can You Spare an Extra Life? (FRG Podcast Ep 151)On today's episode we actaully finish our topics list for once! We talk about the new season of the Mandalorian, touch on the new Adam Sandler movie Hubie Halloween, talk about the coming generation of video games set to arrive this week with the release of the PS5 and XBox Series X, an upcoming Mass Effect collection, a review of the new season of Re:Zero, Borderalnds 3 DLCs, and more!Also, please consider donating to Extra Life via the efforts of Lorde1323: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/lorde1323Nov 10, 202001:03:58Front Row Perspective - 30 - Final FantasyWe discuss which was our first in the series and our favorite and disliked entries in the Final Fantasy series.Nov 08, 202001:18:46Front Row Perspective - 29 - Game PricingWe discuss the reason and future of Games Prices.Nov 08, 202001:45:05Delay Of Game (FRG Podcast Episode 150)Don't be surprised when you find out Eddie has almost runied today's episode - you'll hear it. You'll also hear us talking about The Outer Worlds and specifically its DLC, Sony near-complete purchase of Crunchyroll, Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again this time to Dec 10, Oscar Issac being set to take the role of Moon Knight in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, EA paying fines, and a spoiler review of The Witches (2020) from HBO Max.Nov 03, 202040:47Ads and Sponsors Galore (FRG Episode 149)Apologies for the mic in the first few minutes - had it configured wrong! But besides that, another fine episode for you today. We talk about Genshin Impact, ads appear on the latest NBA 2k games, and a few Twitch stories as well including AOC's Among Us stream. Thanks Amcrest for the camera!Oct 27, 202055:40
