Pixels & Pints

Tom, Pete and Dan discuss the importance to both the movie and video game industry of indie developers. From taking risks the big studios won't, to inventing new game mechanics those same big studios then copy and milk the heck out of, your hosts catch up on everything indie! Beers Reviewed This Episode: New England - Sanger - Heffeweizen - 5.8% Seeker - Chasing Summer - DIPA - 8.3% Hawkers - Four...

From the latest in popculture news, like the collapse of Concord and the fistful of new games just released, through to reviews on Godzilla Minus One, Monkey Man and House of the Dragon season 2, we drink our way through a tonne of content, finishing with Tom's story of finally completing Red Dead Redemption, and Dan's first look at Black Myth: Wukong Beers Reviewed This Episode: Hope Estate - FKA...

We sit down to discuss those magical gems in movies, TV shows and video games throughout our personal histories that will forever be fond memories, and will forever be the yard stick by which we measure modern media.  Beers Reviewed This Episode: Beer Fontaine - Big Otis - Imperial Stout - 9.5% Beer Fontaine - Petit Lourde '21 - Scotch Ale - 11% Beer Fontaine - Patience '23 - Imperial Stout -...

Another zany episode indeed! We cover the Games Fest announcements, the crazy fact that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is apparently still in development, and Kotaku shutting down, through to our thoughts on The Covenant, Aquaman 2, Gozilla Minue One, House of the Dragon S2 and much, much more! Beers Reviewed This Episode: One Drop - Roar Witness - White IPA - 6.1% Range - Pre-Loved #3 - 3.0% Brick Lane...

We take a DEEEEEEP dive into artifical intelligence in the video game industry, from the AI that drives enemy and NPC behaviour through to the mechanics of your avatar moving through a virtual landscape. We also cover the introduction of deep learning and generative AI and how that has and will continue to impact both the way we play games, and the way games are made. Finally, we cover the eponymo...

Re-releasing due to technical issues. News, reviews, in-depth discussion of video games and pop-culture, all while reviewing craft beer; everything you want in a podcast! From the controversies surrounding Helldivers 2 and PSN, to SW Outlaws DLC drama and Warhammer 40k retconning lore through to reviews of The 3 Body Problem, Fallout S1, Bad Batch S3, a tonne of games, and of course... we talk abo...

Tom, Dan and Pete take a wander through previous games that delivered the goods despite lacklustre trailers that really didn't spark much interest. Beers reviewed this episode: Bacchus Brewing - Toblerale - Barleywine - 14% Boatrocker Brewers - Roasty Toasty - Imp. Brown Ale - 9.8%

All the latest news and reviews, from No Man's Sky's Orbital update to the release of Ghostbusters Frozen Empure and Dragon's Domga 2, we cover it all! Beers Reviewed This Episode: Akasha Brewing - Canada Bay XPA Slow Lane Brewing - Jagged Little Pils - Pilsner Freshwater Brewing Co. - Stay Salty - Gose Akasha Brewing - Hopsmith IPA Black Hops Brewing - G.O.A.T. - NEIPA Fox Friday Brewing - False...

Dan, Tom and Pete sit down and review Dune Part 2 in detail, covering plot, acting, cinematography, score, costuming and special FX - almost like professionals! Beers reviewed this episode: Slow Lane Brewing - Taken - Imp. Stock Ale - 10.8% Boatrocker Brewers - Ramjet (2017) - Russian Imp. Stout - 13.6%

From the latest game releases to reviews of True Detective S4, LX2048 and The Exorcist: Believer, Tom, Dan and Pete sit down and go over recent video games, movies and TV shows so you don't have to!  Beers Reviewed This Episode: Mountain Culture Beer - Lauter - Pilsner Philter Brewing - Watermelon Hibiscus Pash - Berliner Weisse Sunday Road Brewing - Samba Passionfruit - Sour Yulli's Brews -...

Responding to David Jaffe, director of the original God of War, we explore character development in video games as the core driving force behind their success. Beers reviewed this episode: Brick Lane Brewing - Smoking Gun - Imperial Stout - 10.6% Boatrocker Brewers - Coffee Ramjet (2019) - Imperial Stout - 11.2% Small Gods - The Tun - Imperial Stout - 10.0%

Our first ep in our new format, we cover all the latest news and our reviews of popular movies, tv shows and video games, all while reviewing some awesome Aussie craft beer! Beers Reviewed This Episode: Maggie Island Brewing - Holiday XPA - 4.5% Rusty Penny Brewing - Coffee Coconut Pale Ale - 5.8% Garage Project - Chipper - Hazy Pale - 5.0% Freshwater Brewing - Freshie Hazy - Hazy Pale - 4.4% Brew...

Ushering in 2024 with a bang Dan, Tom and Pete cover the latest news including big fines for Sony, the release of Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall Unity, and AI taking over the world! We cover the latest movie trailers (for the last time!), Dan runs us through his favourites for 2023, before we sit down and cover Rebel Moon in gory detail! Beers Reviewed This Episode: Slow Lane & One Drop - Drop It S...

Getting in just before New Years, Tom and Pete sit down to cover the last of the news for 2023, review Dumb Money, Pain Hustlers, and the four new Doctor Who specials, plus a really terrible (420) movie, and then finally give a wrap on the best that 2023 had to offer in TV, movies and video games, along with what they’re looking forward to in 2024. Beers Reviewed This Episode: Good Folk Brewing Co...

After covering the news, we dive into in-depth reviews of Return to Moria and The Creator before launching into our main topic - completely unique gaming experiences.  Beers Reviewed This Episode: Sobremesa Fermentary & Blendary - Al Dente - Sour - 5.8% Molly Rose - Raspberry Lamington - Sour - 4.0% Molly Rose - Lime & Jalapeno Lounge - Radler - 2.9% Dangerous Ales - Phantasm Boi - Th...

As an extension of recent episodes, we thought we'd cover off some of the TV shows, movies and video games that we use as palate cleansers between AAA titles. Beers reviewed this episode: Hawkers Beer - '3 Maple Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout - 11.8% Deeds Brewing - The Third Horseman ('21) - Imperial Stout - 10% Dainton Beer - Darklord - Imperial Stout - 10%

With the long-running SAG-AFTRA strikes, we'll undoubtedly be facing a huge gap in movie and TV show content (or at least GOOD content) sometime in the near future. We focus our attention in this Up Late on all the TV, movies and video games in our backlog we'll be able to work through as a result. Beers reviewed this episode: Bright Brewery - Stubborn Imperial Stout (2023) - 16.0% One Drop Brewin...

After reviewing the latest TV shows and movies like Ahsoka, Wheel of Time, The Continental and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1, we settle in our major topic for the episode - video game companions that either contribute to or reuin the game. Beers Reviewed This Episode: SIx String Brewing - Hard Lemonade - 5.0% New England Brewing - Marmo - Italian Pilsner - 4.5% Gypsy Fox Brewing - Hopo...

What game mechanics ruined otherwise great games? After covering the latest pop-culture news, reviewing some recent shows such as Foundation and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, and then discussing some of the latest movie and tv show trailers, we sit down and discuss exactly this. Beers Reviewed This Episode: Freshwater Brewing - Wedge Cerveza - Lager - 4.6% Gypsy Fox Brewing - Hoptimism -...

With Dan gallivanting the world again, Pete & Tom are joined by recurring guest Ed to talk all things games. From the release of Baldur's Gate 3 to Gamescom 23 to the latest updates to the Unreal Engine, we eventually settle in for a deep dive on RPGs in the context of both Starfield being released and Tom working his way through Skyrim (and towards his 100th Plat!) Beers Reviewed this Ep: Che...

With Disney's announcement they will cease selling physical media in Australia, including Star Wars and Marvel movies, we sit down to discuss whether this is the first sign of the death of physical media for Aussie's more generally, the sudden ability for studios to permanently bury something just to avoid paying licensing fees & royalties, and where it all might be heading. Beers reviewed thi...

Join us in this Up Late as Dan and Pete take a deep dive into our favourite science fiction movies of all time, spread across 9 sub-genres of SciFi. Beers reviewed this episode: Boatrocker Brewers - Ramjet (2022) - Imperial Stout - 11.1% Beerfarm - Talk to the Palm - Imperial Stout - 8.5%

Returning to our usual programming, we kick off with some rather controversial Witcher S3 commentary before moving into reviews of The Flash, Good Omens S2, Secret Invasion and True Detective S3. Flying past a number of trailers to upcoming movies we're holding out for, we slam into our main topic for the episode - how action movies have evolved since the 90s in order to stay alive and relevant.&n...

Our very first Pixels & Pints: Up Late episode! This new format will be mixed in with our usual recordings, but is shorter, punchier, and focuses in on just one topic. And for our very first of these recordings, we couldn't go past taking a deeeeeep dive into Star Wars Jedi Survivor! Beers reviewed this episode: Bad Shepherd Brewing - Imperial Stout - 9.2% Little Bang Brewing - IRA - 6.0% Hawk...

The FTC won't let me be me, so we instead discuss Wither Season 3, Jack Ryan S4, and a tonne of trailers before firing up our hate-glands to discuss our biggest pet peeves of video game design! Beers reviewed this episode: Reckless Brewing - Red IPA - 6.5% Reckless Brewing - BX Old - Dark Ale - 4.4% Deeds Brewing - Midnight Rain - Schwarzbier - 4.9% Bad Shepherd - American Red - Red Ale - 5.0% See...