The Geekbox

Wherein we discuss waiting in line all day for alcohol, Shia LeBeouf's recent non-famousness, Bravely Default, level-grinding in role-playing games, the Pokemon Bank, 3DS friend codes, Final Fantasy Tactics, Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians, the Sochi Winter Olympics, curling, Goat Simulator, Flappy Bird, the art of awkward segues, the Flash, the fictional cities of the DC Comics universe, Goth...

Wherein we discuss the evils of GameStop, trash bag subscriptions, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (mild spoiler warning), fake football fans, the new face of Lex Luthor, the Suicide Squad on Arrow, the losers who don't watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Nintendo's future, Mario Golf: World Tour,...

Wherein we discuss Doctor Who's new duds, X-Men: Second Class, the new Teenage Mutant Ninjas Turtles, Sly Cooper: The Movie, our Super Mario Kart weekend tournament, Super Punch-Out!!, the origins of Harvest Moon, comic book rentals, last week's wacky Nintendo rumors, Her, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (spoiler warning), and the Bravely Default demo. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, J...

Wherein we discuss Area 5's sweet new video game documentary, sportsball, Gabrielle Anwar, the 4th 87th Annual Geekbox Awards, Nintendo's wacky Internet logic, our favorite and most missed Geekbox hosts, the 2014 Super Mario Kart championships, and Rust. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Matt Chandronait.

Wherein we discuss being down with the sickness, more wrong opinions on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, awesome stuff from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, Steam Machines vs. consoles vs. PCs, Project Christine, building your own PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sales-to-date, the future of backwards compatibility in games, region-locked content, Sherlock (no spoilers!), Community, Breaking...

Wherein we discuss Oregon's world-famous hipsters, Doctor Who (more spoilers for the Christmas special!), An Adventure in Space and Time, Michael Bay's big CES moment, Ultra HD, the madness of motion interpolation, the pros and cons of cable TV, PlayStation Now, and Steam Machine prices. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the end of 2013, Higgins' take on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (big spoiler warning!), The 1996 Doctor Who TV movie, the awesomeness of Paul McGann, Breaking Bad, Hyrule Warriors, and NES Remix. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss time travel, science, the next-gen E3 Expo, Bravely Default, Super Smash Bros., Dark Souls II, Yarn Yoshi, Dungeons & Dragons Next, geeky board games, Cards Against Humanity, random Army stuff, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Mario Kart 8, Destiny, EarthBound (with bonus pro tips!), Interstellar, Guardians of the Galaxy, Only Lovers Left Alive, True Blood, super-nerdism, Edge of To...

Wherein we discuss Dungeons & Dragons, other nerdy tabletop games, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Shia LeBeouf's psychotic break, the Sandman movie, YouTube's insanity, the temperature of fire, the stupidest Ghosts 'n Goblins fans ever, and terrible products. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest April Scott.

Wherein we discuss weird Japanese game shows, VGX, The Daily Show vs. World of Warcraft, the modern Disney Renaissance, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, insane Man of Steel 2 casting rumors, Booster Gold, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, Escape from the Time Travel Lab, and Google Voice. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with sp...

Wherein we discuss no one knowing who anyone is, the Princes of Persia, the end of the Year of Luigi, the Mario Bros.' occupation, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Bravely Default, super-long games, broken PlayStation 4s, ongoing Batman: Arkham Origins issues, consumer buying habits, Frozen, and The Book of Mormon (light spoiler warning!). Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgi...

Wherein we discuss questions from Twitter, the big Steambox reveal, Xbox One and Kinect issues, backwards compatibility for console games, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Shallow Crown, Doctor Who, The Day of the Doctor (massive spoilers), Super Mario 3D World, and the economics of the Mushroom Kingdom. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special...

Wherein we discuss Melissa McCarthy, British comedies, Ghostbusters 3 vs. Beetlejuice 2, The Night of the Doctor, getting ready for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, the "Keep Calm and Carry On" meme, crazy review scores, Star Wars inevitabilities, Senran Kagura Burst, PlayStation 4, livestreamed games, Xbox One, Super Mario 3D World, and Green Lantern. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Just...

Wherein we discuss all kinds of history, Thor: The Dark World, the defects of Star Wars, the defects of comic book continuity vs. movie continuity, Doctor Who, Breaking Bad, BlizzCon 2013, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Path of Exile, re-specs in games, and next-gen sports games. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss terrible websites, the average person's comic book knowledge, the average comic's lack of anything that would enhance said knowledge, Star Wars sequels and fan petitions, Breath of Fire II's terrible translation, Sonic Lost World, Wii vs. Wii U, the impending holiday console launch, cloud gaming, and the numbering of things. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and R...

Wherein we discuss stupid toys, expensive comics, Batman: Arkham Origins (and Arkham Origins Blackgate), Steampunk Dracula, Once Upon a Time, Fables, The Wolf Among Us, Yumi's Odd Odyssey, digital-only games, the Ace Attorney pantheon, Pokemon X and Y, The Stanley Parable, Sherlock, and this week's two big superhero movie trailers. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins,...

Wherein we discuss annoying ads, the Mothman, Escape from the Bank, anachronistic scavenger hunts, Breaking Bad (mild season 1 spoilers), stories that drag on for too long, Harry Potter, Stephen King vs. the murder van, Pokemon X and Y, Device 6, the costs of media, The Wonderful 101, the Black Friday 3DS XL, those really bad Zelda games for CD-i. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, a...

Wherein we discuss BlizzCon 2013 goodies, Disneyland, Pokemon X and Y, Clicking Bad, Breaking Bad (very vague spoilers through season 4), Doctor Who, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Joss Whedon and Shakespeare, Nintendo game sales, sweet 3DS XL special editions, Super Mario 3D World, Killer Instinct, and Mortal Kombat: Legacy season 2. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special gu...

Wherein we discuss Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, free-to-play vs. play-to-win, more late-to-the-party raving about Breaking Bad (minor season 1 spoilers), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., raft facts, Star Wars non-news, the Gabriel Knight remake, Bones, a rambling history of Nintendo's best-seller lists, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, and Retro Magazine. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Jus...

Wherein we discuss Justin's epic betrayal, watching porn on government computers, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series premiere, how to write an episode of Lost, Breaking Bad (no finale spoilers!), shows about very bad people, the logistics of cable TV, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, the Wii U Virtual Console, Tecmo Bowl, and the Steam Machine. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald...

Wherein we discuss Cookie Clickers, Card Hunter, annoying Big Bang Theory references, Doctor Who, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grand Theft Auto V, Dexter, giving up on TV shows, and Sleepy Hollow. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

This special episode of the Geekbox is an audio recording of the GFW Radio reunion panel from PAX Prime 2013 in Seattle, WA. It reunites Games for Windows: The Official Magazine editors (and podcasters) Jeff Green, Sean Molloy, Ryan Scott, Shawn Elliott, Robert Ashley, and Anthony Gallegos for an all-too-brief hour of the sort of insightful (and occasionally horrifying) discussion that made GFW Ra...

Wherein we discuss really short sporting events, the end of Burn Notice (mild spoilers at worst), catching up on Eureka, David Tennant's Doctor Who run, days gone by, Chrono Trigger, EarthBound, MMOs and microtransactions, Blizzard's big 180 with Diablo III, Car Battler Joe, Grand Theft Auto V, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Kabuki Quantum Fighter, and River City Ransom. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch...

Wherein we discuss soccer, tooth extractions, writing in video games, price vs. value, Batwoman's bachelorette status, suicidal Harley Quinn, DC Comics' current lineup, Apple vs. gaming, the Oculus Rift, potential pitfalls of the next-gen console launch, awesome speedruns, our all-time favorite TV shows, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, and epic twerking fails. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin H...

Wherein we discuss Elysium, The World's End, The A-Team, Guardians of the Galaxy, awesome voice actors, Inspector Gadget, PAX Prime 2013, Mega Man, Mighty No. 9, Plants vs. Zombies 2, nerdy podcast panels, Felicia Day's nerdy book club, the five freebies list, the Nintendo 2DS, Cards Against Humanity, Ryan Higgins' newfound alcoholism, Hate Plus, and Grand Theft Auto V. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam F...