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Scanline MediaPlaylist Podcast 3/18/20
Hope y'all are doing well in this hellish modern wasteland! Us? Oh, we're gettin by. We've been playing a bunch of stuff, actually! So Six, Jen, and Kyrie are…
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Kamen Ground – Episode 01
it's cuz you be strugglin in that database. Over the last handful of months, Six was converted to the gospel of Kamen Rider through watching Kamen Rider Build…
Scanline MediaThat’s a ShenMood – Shenmue 1
Welcome to That's a ShenMood! Throughout 2020, the Scanline crew is going through the Shenmue games, and assembling to talk about them! This is our first…
Scanline MediaGimmick Awards 2019 – Game of the Year
Here it is: the final award category of the 2019 Gimmick Awards. What game will take home the title of Scanline Media's Game of the Year? Six, Jen, and Kyrie…
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Gimmick Awards 2019 – Best Old Game
For all we celebrate the new releases of 2019, it's just as important to look at the games that weren't new to the year, but still influenced the 2019 we had…
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Gimmick Awards 2019 – Best Moment
It's kind of obvious to say that interactivity is what makes games special. No shit, right? That interactivity leads to an additional level of investment…
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Gimmick Awards 2019 – Best New Character
Here at Scanline Media, there isn't much we enjoy more than some good writing. As such, we always make it a point to celebrate well written characters. Here…
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Gimmick Awards 2019 – Is It Anime of the Year?
We watch a lot of anime around here at Scanline Media. A lot of it, we watch for Oops All Anime, our patron-only anime podcast! Because of that we watch anime…
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Gimmick Awards 2019 – Best Craft
You know what we love? Buildin shit. It's cool to make things! If you disagree, uh... I mean I won't say you're WRONG but it's a fundamental element of…
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Gimmick Awards 2019 – Best New Fighting Game Character
The 2019 Gimmick Awards continue! Here at Scanline Media, we're all about fighting games, so every year we try to honor excellence in fighting game design…
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Gimmick Awards 2019 – Hot and Cold
Welcome to the 2019 Gimmick Awards! It's time to talk the year that was 2019, in games and anime. Jen and Six are starting off with Hot and Cold: what are the…
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Game of the Generation – Game Boy Advance
I continue to regret naming this feature "Game of the Generation" as we continue to discuss one system at a time rather than full generations! Idk maybe I can…
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Playlist Podcast 11/27/19
The video game season is in full effect, and we're ready to give thanks for its bounty. Kyrie is counter-programming Pokemon by playing Digimon Cyber Sleuth…
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The Shotokan Cast
When it comes to fighting games, the shoto character type is the glue that holds them together. A flexible, easily understood toolset, a simple but deep…
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Investigation Spoilercast
This year has seen quite a few games framed around investigations. Among them are Judgment, AI: The Somnium Files, and Astral Chain. Six and Jen sit down to…
Scanline MediaThe Destiny Check-In – Episode 0
With the release of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep and Destiny: First Light, the pendulum of Bungie's sci fi magic shooter has swung back into Good Times. Not that…
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Game of the Generation – Nintendo DS
Yeah, I know the Nintendo DS isn't a generation unto itself >.< What can I do? The feature has historically been called Game of the Generation, and I do so…
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The GachaPod Episode 4 – Pokemon Masters
The chain of bad gacha games in 2019 continues! On this episode, it's Pokemon Masters, the latest collaboration between DeNA and Nintendo. Allen and Lotte join…
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Playlist Podcast 10/2/19
The Playlist podcast returns once again, with a new cohost! Six, Jen, and Kyrie assemble to talk what they've been playing lately in video games. Kyrie has…
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Where Do We Go(toku) From Here
Yakuza 7's been announced, and it's a turn-based RPG. Judgment is out, and might be getting a sequel, so now there's a detective spinoff series. They're even…
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The GachaPod Episode 3 – Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare
We've officially cast aside the unofficial name: now it's just the GachaPod. Allen was right, that other name isn't a good idea. It's a great idea, but it's…
Scanline MediaThe Fire Emblem Three Houses Roundtable, Summer School
Members of the Best House, assemble! Six is joined by fellow Black Eagle Ryan to revel in Edelgard's victory, and talk more deeply about the Empire experience…
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The Fire Emblem Three Houses Roundtable, 2nd Semester
You know that there are two semesters in a school year, don'tcha? So naturally, that means Six of the Eagles, Jen of the Lions, and Kyrie of the Deer are back…
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Playlist Podcast – 8/21/19
The Playlist of recent games returns! Six and Jen have sampled of gaming's bounty, and bring back fresh reports from the field! First, Six lays out the case…
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The Fire Emblem Three Houses Roundtable, 1st Semester
The school bell's ringing! Six of the Black Eagles, Jen of the Blue Lions, and Kyrie of the Golden Deer assemble for a spoiler-lite conversation about the…
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Ill-Gotten Games Episode 3 – Epic Games Store
Well, here we go again, eh? Before you go too much further, please understand the conceit of this episode: while the Epic Games Store has its problems as a…
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Playlist Podcast – 7/24/19
When Scanline was first starting out, Jen and I did regular articles where we talked about the media we'd been consuming recently, and called them "Playlists."…
Scanline MediaSpoilercast: A Plague Tale Innocence
So you're thinkin you're in the market for an indie game. Maybe a horror one, but not like a horror horror one. Just one with horror atmosphere as it tells a…
Scanline MediaOops All Anime Sampler 4 – Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Are robots people? Christ. What a boring question. What are you, David Cage? Let's ask more interesting questions. You like cyborgs? Nier Automata? Twin Peaks?…
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Scanline Talks – Interview with Erik Johnson
It's always valuable to sit down with game developers and hear their perspective on the industry, how it's changing, and how it hasn't. Erik Johnson of The…
Scanline MediaThe Sekiro Roundtable
After much consideration, Six and Jen sit down to hash out their thoughts on the latest From Software release, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Maybe when people…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 – Jacky’s Chow Retrospective
And so the Gimmick Awards draw to a close. We're ready to look to 2019, and face its new challenges and successes, but before we do, let's take one last look…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 8 – Best Side Activity
It's time for our last Gimmick Awards category. It's easy to focus on the core gameplay and mechanics of a game, but what about the minigames and side stuffs…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 7 – That’s Our Jam
Our Gimmick Awards for 2018 continue with the big question on everyone's mind: what about them tunes, though? Allen, star of the Gimmick Award's opening music…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 6 – Facepalm of the Year
We've talked about 2018's most disappointing game, but the games industry is more than just the games that make it up. There's also the people, culture, and…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 5 – Best Old Game
Sometimes, it's not enough to just look at the present, or even what's on the horizon. Sometimes you need to reach into the past, and grab relics thereof to…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 4 – Best New Fighting Game Character
Here at Scanline Media, we're big fans of fighting games. As it turns out, our feelings on them are so strong, one GotY category isn't enough! Kyrie Page joins…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 3 – Most Disappointing
Nick joins Jen and Six for a discussion of the Most Disappointing Games of 2018 in this episode of the Gimmick Awards. There are some very strong nominees…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 2 – Anime of the Year
The 2018 Gimmick Awards continue, and for our first year ever, we're talking about more than just games! Oops All Anime was a huge part of Scanline Media in…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 Part 1 – Best Fighting Game
The 2018 Gimmick Awards have begun! We kicked off with Ryan and Allen's year in music, and now we're here with the awards themselves! Six, Jen, and Harri…
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Gimmick Awards 2018 – Ryan and Allen’s Music Corner
Our Game of the Year podcasts for 2018, the Gimmick Awards, begin now! We're opening with a guest podcast by friends Ryan and Allen! Ryan and Allen take a trip…
Scanline MediaSpoilercast: Red Dead Redemption 2
Six and Jen have played a lot of Red Dead Redemption. 1, 2, and online. And frankly? They can't play another minute without recording some thoughts about the…
Scanline MediaThe GachaPod Episode 2 – Dragalia Lost
The title up there says this is The GachaPod. Listen... that's not the real name. That's the name we can say and use on services like iTunes without a stern…
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Ill-Gotten Games Episode 2 – Telltale’s Collapse
Welcome back to Ill-Gotten Games: I'm sorry that we had to have you back. It's not that we're not glad to see you, it's that if we're on this show, it means…
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Webcast Insomniac’s Spider-Man
CW: Spoilers! Can he swing From a web Yes he can Press R2 For a long time now, folks have been craving a followup to the PS2 classic Spider-Man 2 that treated…
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Oops All Anime Gaiden Episode 5 – RWBY Spoilercast
Much like our last podcast was a roundabout discussion of RWBY Volume 1, this episode is a roundabout sort of spoilercast. We actually try not to spoil very…
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Oops All Anime Gaiden Episode 4 – RWBY Volume 1
Let's go back to the beginning of the fairy tale. Neither Olivia nor Six are new to RWBY, the western CG anime about girls at a monster hunting school, but…
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Oops All Anime Gaiden Episode 3 – Lupin the Third Part V Ep. 3-5
You can't leave a job half-finished. Six and Olivia are back to finish the caper with episodes 3, 4 and 5 of Lupin the Third Part V. Ami's backstory is…
Scanline MediaThe GachaPod Episode 1 – Girls Frontline
The title up there says this is The GachaPod. Listen... that's not the real name. That's the name we can say and use on services like iTunes without a stern…
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Oops All Anime Sampler 3 – Code Geass Ep. 1-5
It's time for another Oops All Anime Sampler! The show has trucked on with weekly episodes and a ton of exciting guests! Want to know what you're missing?…
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Ill-Gotten Games Episode 1 – Steam Store Curation
As much as we love video games, the business practices around them can be repugnant. The ugly nature of capitalism is often in full effect, and normal people…
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Oops All Anime Gaiden Episode 2 – Lupin the Third Part V Ep. 1 & 2
Crime doesn’t pay… unless you accept bitcoin. A new era means a new adventure for the world’s greatest thief, Lupin the Third. This time, he…
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Oops All Anime Gaiden Episode 1 – Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family
Oops All Anime is getting into FRANCHISING! Introducing Oops All Anime Gaiden, the spinoff show starring Joy Zircon and Six Dettmar! We’re going in depth…
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Oops All Anime Sampler 2 – Recovery of an MMO Junkie Ep. 2 & 3
The sampler of anime discussion continues! This is the second of two podcasts covering Recovery of an MMO Junkie, an anime about MMO gaming and the ways we…
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Oops All Anime Sampler 1 – Recovery of an MMO Junkie Ep. 1
Hello out there all you free souls, clamoring for adventure! You know what’s the greatest adventure of all? Anime. …Wow, can I start over. God…
Scanline MediaThe Yakuza Roundtable
Jen’s finally gotten around to Yakuza Zero right as Six digs into Yakuza Kiwami, so the two sit down with mics to talk about the Yakuza series! Six is a…
Scanline MediaReviewcast: Night in the Woods
The name may invoke a forest full of fear, but young adult anxiety is the true terror here! Jen and Six dive deep on Night in the Woods, a narrative game from…
Scanline MediaChatting About Breath of the Wild
Jen and Colin teamed up with special guest Andy to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Sharkboys, rainstorms, criminally underdeveloped society…
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Gimmick Awards 2016 – Game of the Year
It all comes down to this! After three days of side awards, Jen and Six sit down to decide the GAME OF THE YEAR, and its nine runners up! One must stand! Many…
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Gimmicks Awards 2016: Part Three
Day three of our GotY podcasts is the last of our Gimmick Awards, and this time Six and Jen are joined by guest Emily, one of the hosts of Bottle Crow! Most…