Beard Stroking Bullsh*t

On this epsidoe Mike and Jon rewind to Thor Ragnarok being relevant, which technically it is since it released to Blu Ray/DVD and discuss what makes this Thor movie so good. Mike and Jon then dive into the violent video game panel President Trump threw together all while discussing the Nostalgia Bomb that is Ready Player One mixed in with a little bit of Jon's night at Paddy's Pub, the "it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" pop up bar in Chicago.

They have RETURNED! After a longer than expected hiatus, Mike and Jon return better than ever....maybe. On this episode they review and talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universes newest hit, Black Panther (with some spoilers so a heads up on that), the latest trailers that were released while they were away, and the antics they were up to while on hiatus, mostly what video games they've been playing and such. So pull up a chair, grab a nice cold beverage and enjoy!

Mike and Jon are joined by creator of Unit 44, Wes Locher. As the three discuss the actual comic itself, Wes gives Mike and Jon a behind the scenes look at what the inspiration was behind the creation of Unit 44, further looks into what it took to get Unit 44 out into the world and what the future holds for Hatch, Gibson, and Wes himself.

On this episode Mike and Jon discuss what is to come with the dismantling of Net Neutraltiy thanks to Verizon Corporate Shill Ajit Pai. Outside of that Jon and Mike discuss what video games they are planning and plans into the new year (hint: we're talking a small-ish break to get some extra stuff done for the podcast and Jon's YouTube channel) and finally Mike and Jon have a spoilery discussion (LISTENER BEWARE!) about the latest Star Wars, The Last Jedi.

On this bonus episode, Jon explains his disappointment in Justice League and his enjoyment of Thor Ragnarok, Mike talks about Black Friday deals that SHOULD hopefully be available (most likely on Steam), which causes Jon to excude on his joys of Wolfenstein The New Colossus. The guys talk a little bit about the last update in PUBG regarding vaulting and the enjoyment that they got from it. They cover the latest season of the Walking Dead and the enjoyment that they are getting from the All Out War storyline coming to life on the TV Screen. They round out the episode talking about the issues behind Electronic Arts release of Star Wars Battlefront 2 and their debacle behind unlocking heroes and loot boxes. 

On this episode we are joined by commuunity manager Josip, aka Wonder to talk about Gamepire's highly anticipated game SCUM covering all sorts of ground discussing the upcoming game (scheduled for a Quarter 1/Quarter 2 2018 Early Access Launch). Jon and Mike learn what it takes to survive in the beautifully crafted world of SCUM on top of what SCUM brings in terms of "entertainment for the masses". But we don't want to give it all away...take a listen and find out some juicy tidbits of whats to come.

After a short-ish break, Mike and Jon return to cover a whole gamut of things including a hang at Galloping Ghost (with lots of Windjammers being played), Finally playing some indie titles bought from Steam Sales, Jon's plan to make the MOST money (and finally buy himself a Switch and the latest Super Mario), and Mike's first time at High Five Ramen. All of this and SO much more. 

On this episode Jon discusses his thoughts on the recently released Middle-Earth Shadows of War, Mike and Jon discuss Marvel's VERY short lived partnership with Northrop Gruman, and of course we round it out with discussion of the Rick and Morty season finale and the asshattery of Rick and Morty fan's over McDonald's single day release of the coveted Szechuan Sauce.

We return this month with some heavy gaming conversations covering the likes of the Battle Royale showdown between Fortnite and PUBG, returning to Rocket League and Shadows of Mordor, Shadow Warrior 2 is a game you shouldn't pass up (if you love loot gaming), Jon dives into buying Cuphead and enjoying Lawbreakers and expresses his feelings towards the COD World War 2 beta. They also discuss the recent Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer dropped by Rockstar. Mike rants at why you shouldn't spoil new movies (and other things) on social media. To round out the epsidoe we discuss the second to last episode of this season's Rick And Morty, "The ABC's of Beth" and what our thoughts are for the finale. Mike also drops the news of McDonald's bringing Szechuan Sauce back for  1 DAY! (October 7th 2017) 

Mike and Jon return from a brief hiatus due to work and other life things, Mike's voice is destroyed (Thank you Prophets of Rage) and gives his thoughts on his first Riot Fest, Mike and Jon give their thoughts on the newest re-imagining of Stephen King's IT, the latest Rick and Morty episodes (Two-fer on this episode of the podcast) and catch up on gaming news which includes everyones "favorite" streamer/youtuber/whatever PewDiePie and his latest controversy, Fortnite's crossplay mix up, and the latest PUBG update and issues with stealthily changing their rules without telling the community.