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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew starts a Starbound server and learns about the administrative side of online multiplayer gaming while D. helps to make a game better by playing the PS4 beta release of Marvel Heroes Omega . FAR CRYING: The trailer and promotional artwork for Ubisoft's Far Cry 5 has inflamed a certain demographic of gamers, or has it? Our humble hosts investigate this conundrum. WORKS CITED: Ha...

WEEK IN GEEK: Fueled by the emotions generated by the recently released trailer for Star Trek: Discovery , Andrew slipped back into the Star Trek pool by spinning up Star Trek Online and Star Trek Timelines while D. reads the first trade collection of Eric Powell's (formerly of The Goon ) newest comic series, Hillbilly , from Albatross Funnybooks. EXHAUSTED DESPAIR:  D. Bethel saw the newest entry...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew learns about the seedy underbelly of LEGO knock-offs while Dan preps for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie by watching the 2009 animated film. DOCTOR WHO KNEW?: Dan and Andrew discuss their skeptical praise for the current series of Doctor Who . Five episodes in and all episodes have been undeniably good so far. Should they be waiting with baited breath for the show to stumble a...

WEEK IN GEEK: With Andrew sick this week, the Shortcast ends up being a bit more organic than normal with both Andrew and D. sharing stories about this year's Free Comic Book Day festivities. Specifically, Andrew got his hardback copy of Ms. Marvel , volume 1 signed by the creator herself, G. Willow Wilson, while Dan discusses the Hulu Original documentary, Batman & Bill . LINKS:. Visit our websit...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew takes another dip into the Humble Bundle and comes out playing  Renowned Explorers: International Society while Dan gets nostalgic (again) playing Disney Afternoon Collection . LUDO-NARRATIVE DISSONANCE: Noted video game critic, Ian Bogost, got blood boiling when he wrote the salaciously titled, " Video Games Are Better Without Stories ," for The Atlantic. D. and Andrew invest...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew puts his manual dexterity and patience to the test while assembling the LEGO Creator Expert Parisian Restaurant set, while Dan can't stop playing Double Fine's recent release of Full Throttle Remastered . LAPSING SUBSCRIPTIONS: DC Comics announced that the third season of the fan-beloved Young Justice animated series, which will be called Young Justice: Outsiders , will be an...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays super sentai producer in Chroma Squad while D. Bethel gets introspective while drawing old high school characters for his " Sketch Fridays " series at LongJohnComic.com . THE BEGINNING OF THE END: The final Doctor Who series to feature current Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and current showrunner, Steven Moffat, began last weekend with "The Pilot," which also introduced the new...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watched the live action remake of the Disney animated feature, Beauty and the Beast  and D. Bethel discusses his experience at this year's Sacramento Indie Arcade Expo . REGRESSIVE RESURRXION: First, the comic book news cycle went nuts because the first post-Inhumans vs. X-Men book was released,  X-Men Gold , which was then subsumed by the fact that people seemed to like it, w...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew muses on cinematic magic of  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them  while Dan can't shut up about the podcast,  S-Town . INAPPROPRIATE APPROPRIATION: Dan and Andrew can't ignore the strange vortex created by the controversies surrounding the cultural tone-deafness of Netflix/Marvel's  Iron Fist , the backlash to the live-action adaptation of  Ghost in the Shell,  and the rec...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays catch-up after the Guestcast by letting us know about his time with the indie game,  Turmoil , as well as discussing his experience with Alton Brown's live show, Eat Your Science , while Dan talks about reboots and his hesitancy going into the first two issues of DC Comics' new series, The W ild Storm. MASS REJECTS: As Andrew reported , the new Bioware game,  Mass Effect...

With D. Bethel suddenly on a Spring Break excursion, Andrew recruits friend of the show, Taylor Katcher  to fill in the blanks. THE ONLY WIZARD IN THE PHONE BOOK:  Andrew and Taylor talk about the  Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game , the upcoming card game release from Evil Hat Games. Taylor expresses his fondness for Harry Dresden while Andrew admits his fondness for  Paul Blackthorne . TAYLOR...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew does his best to navigate menus and complex relationships playing  Crusader Kings II while D. Bethel gets horribly disappointed while playing  Samurai Shodown VI . A TWISTED LEGEND:   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been released to universal acclaim as a launch title for Nintendo's new console (and as a tombstone for their previous console) but how much is pure no...

WEEK IN GEEK:  In what  should be a Shortcast ended up being an entire episode, this week Dan and Andrew have a lot to say about their respective Weeks in Geek. Andrew attended Emerald City Comic Con and attended some panels and people-watched while also playing a bit of the officially licensed sequel to the NES cult hit,  River City Ransom , Conatus Creative Inc.'s  River City Ransom Underground...

D. Bethel has been hit with a bad case of the sicks, so a Shortcast is in order. It's a busy week! Emerald City Comic Con is happening this weekend and Andrew will be there, no doubt wandering around. If you see him, say hello [ , ] for all intents and purposes. If you attend, let us know what you thought of the event in the comments! WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew attended an event celebrating the launch o...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays  Project Highrise  after receiving it as part of this month's Humble Bundle subscription service, while Dan reads a book about the history of the Japanese game industry in Chris Kohler's  Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life. THINK INSIDE THE BOX: With Andrew's sojourn into the world of subscription grab-bag services, he and Dan discuss the gro...

WEEK IN GEEK: As promised, Andrew watches (and loves)  The LEGO Batman Movie while Dan can't stop playing Righteous Hammer Games . EPISODIC SERIALIZATION: With  Channel Zero: Candle Cove last week and both Dan and Andrew engrossed in  The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story , Andrew and Dan look at what seems to be a rising tide of season-long anthology television shows. Moving away from e...

WEEK IN GEEK:  Andrew messes with controller schematics for  X-Com 2 while Dan freaks himself out as he delves into Syfy's  Channel Zero and the HBO documentary,  Beware the Slenderman . THE DOCTOR NO MORE: As Peter Capaldi announces his departure from the role of The Doctor in  Doctor Who , speculation begins as to who will take his place in Series 11 which brings with it a new showrunner, Chris...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finds zen in the indie hit,  Starbound , while D. Bethel finds zen watching the Syfy procedural,  Haven . DANCING WITH THE DEVIL: For a variety of reasons, Andrew had Dan watch an episode of  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine of some renown, from season 6, in which Benjamin Sisko struggle with making huge decisions throughout "In the Pale Moonlight." In parts a war story and a charac...

WEEK IN GEEK:  Andrew watches Netflix's  Travelers while Dan watches Warner Bros.'  Suicide Squad . GAME OVER ALL OVER AGAIN:  This week, Dan and Andrew discuss not only the built-in replayability of games but also examine  why  we replay games. Simply among the two hosts, the reasons for replaying games differs vastly, which caused us to ask the following: Why do you replay games and what games (...

Despite suddenly getting sick this week, Andrew and Dan are bringing you quality audio content to help you usher in end of January. WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew branches out to watch the first season of Syfy's  The Magicians , based on the series of novels by Lev Grossman, while D. Bethel focuses up and gets emotional playing the latest game (and last game for Sony, at least) from Fumito Ueda,  The Last G...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew continues to reap the benefits of this winter's Steam sale with the arrival of a Steam controller while Dan watches the new crowd-funded documentaries by video game journalist/personality, Danny O'Dwyer, called Noclip . Here is O'Dwyer's " statement of purpose " regarding what he wants Noclip to be. STAR WARS GAIDEN: [SPOILER ALERT] With enough time gone by since its release (...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays  Overcooked! with Taylor Katcher  while Dan watches  Crazyhead on Netflix. PHOENIX FALLING?: The Phoenix Comicon has come under scrutiny recently as it became public that, essentially, people would have to pay to be volunteers at the show by paying dues to become members of the Blue Ribbon Army Social Club. Dan and Andrew discuss the issues surrounding this controversy,...

A special interruption to help properly end 2016 and bring in the new year. Please enjoy. Click here to download the song, " Goodbye 2016 ," by itself. Happy New Year! That has been a song for all intents and purposes. LYRICS (I guess?): Goodbye, 2016, Goodbye, Your day is done, it's time to fly And revel in your win You made us all give in With your special brand of torturin' The scars will alway...

Our hosts say good-bye to 2016 in a predictable but reliable fashion, with a new Shortcast . WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew gets wrapped up in the indie hit,  Stardew Valley while Dan gets politically informed as he listens to Trevor Noah's autobiography,  Born a Crime . Visit our website at: forallintents.net Join our Facebook page Email: Andrew - andrew@forallintents.net, Dan - dbethel@forallintents.net S...

Despite some mild technical difficulties and some remote-location recording, Andrew and Dan bring you through the holidays with a brand new Shortcast! WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays some updated versions of previous Weeks in Geek, going back to Master of Orion and Civilization VI while Dan is mildly skeptical of the new Image Comics series from Mark Millar and Greg Capullo, Reborn . Leave your thought...