Otafest Podcast

This is it. The final episode before Otafest 2018. Sophie joins us on her first podcast outing to preview the content we'll be providing at this year's event. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photography Used...

Some of our team are obsessed with RPDR and drag in general. We got Sara and Steph to geek out about drag queens, plus we share some of our favorite memories from the past 20 years. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfr...

Jess, Jei, and Alfred didn't really have a solid topic so they just talk newer movies, older movies they've caught up on, and gaming of course. Oh, and the Orwellian social media data harvesting for political gain. Light-hearted stuff :D Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3....

Anna, G, Jei, and Alfred discuss the renaissance of DnD and boardgaming, and Anna defends video game movie adaptations Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photography Used with permission Thanks for listening to...

A video game armada shows up. With gameplay made out of open worlds. And you better bet your bottom dollar that these three guys know how to preview games. Angelo, Alfred, and Jei preview games. It's a riot. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: O...

Three guys. In a room. And then a meteor hits. And they reviewed as many anime as they could. Before giant catgirls attacked. And then a giant tornado came. And that's when things got knocked into twelfth gear. Angelo, Alfred, and Jei preview anime. It's a riot. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike...

Anna and Sara join Alfred and Jei to talk about C4, British accents, and the Olympics Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photography Used with permission Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We...

It was slow news week so we made the best of it. Jei, Alfred, and Behfar talk about...stuff Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photography Used with permission Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podca...

Our resident Star Wars geeks Sarah, Jei, and Alfred weigh in on what's probably been discussed to death in the halls of geekdom: what was your reaction to The Last Jedi? Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photo...

Jess get a crash course from Deo, Jei, and Alfred on building a PC. Also, we talk about the Infinity War trailer and some of the changes on the Otafest Twitch account. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photogr...

Jei, Alfred, and G talk about the recent Battlefront 2 controversy and somehow end up discussing the current state of affairs in Hollywood. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photography Used with permission Th...

Alfred and Sara regale Jei and Dylan about the big jump to owning a house. Oh and there's also nerdy stuff life games and movies and stuff. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photography Used with permission Th...

It's an Alfred-less episode since he's a big kid now and is dealing with having bought a house. So Jei is joined by Angelo and G as they talk about local barcades, weird things fandoms have done, and Rick and Morty Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background i...

It's our seasonal anime preview! Resident anime experts Angelo and Deo join our hosts for a quick rundown of Fall 2017 in anime. Plus, some gaming stuff before that. Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photograp...

This episode is a bit shorter as we had to make some cuts. We talk a bit about IT and other movie news, and gush over the new Nintendo Switch releases! Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred Lim Photography Used with p...

We're catching up on the last two months of geek news with Jei, Alfred, Behfar, and Jessica are on this episode. We cover a little bit of everything in this episode, just listen! Music used: Here Comes the 8-bit Empire by Ozzed Here Comes the 8-bit Empire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License Background image: Otafest Main Events by Alfred...

This episode was recorded live at Otafest 2017 and features a VERY sleep deprived Jei. We had to censor some stuff :) We're joined by SlurpeeNinja aka Dave, a local streamer and speedrunner who has been featured multiple times on AGDQ and SGDQ. We also talk a bit about the upcoming Calgary Stampede and Canada Day celebrations. As this is considered our season finale, we're taking a break for a whi...

This is it. The final episode before Otafest 2017. We're joined by Vicky and Behfar (the vendor coordinator and webmaster, respectively) as we preview some of the new events and spaces, and talk a bit about the things we're looking forward to the most! Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons A...

G joins in as we talk a bit about security at cons and Wonder Woman vs. haters. Also, we preview this year's E3. The opening of this episode is a bit heavy. If you want to skip ahead to our E3 preview, please go to 26:20 Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDeriv...

Angelo and Deo join Alfred and Jei as they talk Destiny 2, the Witcher TV series, weird OC hedgehogs, and preview summer anime. Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License Background image: Peace Bridge by naserke Peace Bridge Calgary.jpg is...

We're a month late and we lost an episode, yay! We kinda recap a bit of what we talked about in the lost episode, debrief Calgary Expo and talk more Star Wars Music used: nerd table at the high school cafeteria of life by an0va nerd table at the high school cafeteria is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License Background image: Peace Bridge by naser...

Sarah (no, the other one) returns as we go over the April Fools jokes of 2017, Star Wars Rebels spoilers, Logan spoilers, and marketing strategies for anthology movies and reboots. April Fools jokes - 4:34 Boss Baby is terrible - 13:10 Star Wars Rebels spoilers - 14:15 Star Wars on TV - 15:01 Logan spoilers - 24:42 Dark superhero movies and Justice League - 35:40 Pirates of the Carribean - 53:54 S...

We're giving away a pair of Otafest 2017 Weekend Passes! Visit the Otafest Facebook page at facebook.com/otafest. Like and share the Podcast Contest post and subscribe to the Otafest YouTube channel to be entered for a chance to win! A calm week as we talk about the new Disney Live Action movies, the weird facial animations of the new Mass Effect, and the evolution of open world games with Horizon...

We welcome back ProtonJon in this video-centric episode. Ideally, this episode should be viewed as a video but there is also an audio-only version available via our usual channels. Due to the nature of this episode, there will be no timestamps. Thanks for listening to the Official Otafest Podcast! We'll have more episodes out soon with new guests, announcements, and more. Stay tuned to this YouTub...

We get a bit political this week. Jei, Alfred, and G talk a bit about the recent PewDiePie and JonTron controversies, the upcoming Zelda season pass, and what makes a good movie sequel. PewDiePie - 3:24 YouTube and Does Offensive=Funny? - 13:00 JonTron goes off the deep end - 14:00 We FINALLY talk about politics - 16:16 Back to JonTron - 19:24 **Why is this topic relevant to this podcast?** - 23:3...