Benheck.com Podcast

By Benjammin J. Heckendorn

Console hacker Benjamin J Heckendorn and his friend Jason Jones give their down-to-Earth takes on various technology and videogaming topics. Podcasts are released every 2 weeks and usually cover 3 top... more

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December 31, 2016 Benheck.com Podcast Episode 97
We’re back after missing a month in November
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1h 60min
October 31, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 96
I’m getting over a cold, so please excuse my weak voice and any coughing I couldn’t quite edit out.
Juicy topics includes:
The Nintendo Switch Reveal
Our thoughts on the reveal trailer.
Do 6 star hotels exist?
We try to remember the name of the Wisconsin city “Kenosha”
Who is this product for? xWill 3rd parties support it?
What the system needs to do in order to have a chance.
Microsoft Surface Products and new Apple Macbooks
MS is going for the markets Apple has traditionally held.
Why Microsoft should concentrate on enterprise customers.
Could a Surface Phone ever exist?
Is Apple screwing their most loyal customers? Do they even care?
How do you pronounce “Wacom”?
Bethesda’s new Game Review policy
They are no longer giving out advance review copies.
Only available to critics one day before launch.
Why are they doing this? We discuss reaons beyond knee-jerk reactions.
Ben finally sees the Ghostbuster remake!
(Trigger warning: I kind of liked it)
Jones discusses how it compares to Paul Feig’s previous movies (which I have not seen)
How the original Ghostbusters painted itself into a corner in such a way that made sequels difficult and remakes easier.
Jones has noticed Tom Cruise has had a lot of recent movies with strong female leads.
How other recent movies have given women strong roles without just doing a “gender swap”.
Then Jones and I go completely off topic and discuss Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Rocketeer.
Enjoy!
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The framed Mad Magazine comic I mention during the podcast.
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1h 39min
October 02, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 95
A bit late this month, but here we are! Topics include:
Looking back on Bioshock
Why there are so many “remasters” of last-gen games.
Our thoughts on Bioshock 1, 2 and Infinite.
The problems with Bioshock Infinite, muddled message.
Rapture VS Columbia.
What we’d like to see in a new Bioshock game – our “Moontopia” pitch.
BTW the Bioshock-related word we couldn’t think of was “objectivism”.
Movie budgets
Why are they so high? Who are greenlighting these dumb concepts?
Type of cheaper movies they could be making.
Spreading out risk by taking more risks.
More complaints about Marvel movies drifing too far from reality.
Video card specs and prices
Prices are high for the best stuff – is it worth it?
Forza Horizon 3 on Windows 10 requires DirectX12 – why?
Consoles vs PC.
Why are PC’s lasting longer these days between upgrades.
Ben talks about his ancient keyboards.
Enjoy!
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1h 36min
August 31, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 94
We ramble more than usual this month! Topics include:
No Man’s Sky / planet math
We learn some new number types as we discuss the alleged number of No Man’s Sky planets.
Why it would take insane amounts of server space to actually save all 18 quintillion possible planets & custom names.
If Ben and Jones ran for president / vice president
Pot.
A long, boring, discussion about the age of candidates.
Our proposed “Irony / Coincidence Mis-use Tax”
More PS4 / PS4K Neo news
Console market trying to become like cel phones
Will it go down in history as a watershed “stupid” idea, like 32X, 5200 and Atari Jaguar?
Movie stuff!
Sony’s crappy early 90’s movies, like Hudson Hawk & Hook.
Our idea for a crappy network comedy.
Ben watches some movie remakes! Why are things called remakes when they aren’t.
Jones saw Suicide Squad, and didn’t commit suicide like some reviewers did.
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star / Samurai Who Will Fight a Mummy
GI Joe AKA Live Action Team America
Stranger Things, the Right Kind of Reboot
A long, boring story about my noise-canceling headphones.
What we didn’t like about Super 8.
Why people like it more than all the remakes/reboots
Emily Blunt & NBC Comedy Action Terrorist Fighters
Enjoy!
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1h 28min
July 30, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 93
Topics this month include:
Nintendo NX and Pokemon GO
Pokemon GO proves Nintendo should go 3rd party.
Our thoughts on the Nintendo NX rumors.
Nintendo needs a “Nintervention”.
Remake, Reboots & “Re-quels”
Status of summer movies.
Jones saw the new Ghostbusters! He shares his thoughts.
Some thoughts on Star Trek Beyond.
We explain the difference between remake & reboot, because the internet now thinks sequels are reboots. Because UGH.
Enjoy!
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July 02, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 92
Squeezed this one out before heading on my fishing trip. Topics this month include:
Several off-tangent rants.
New trend of adding or removing “The”
Windows 10 automatically installing on people’s computers
“Exciting” real time action as Ben tries to add something to the Windows 10 start menu
Ben has not seen any movies in a theater so far this year – WTF?
Why did Microsoft buy LinkedIn?
Xbox One S, Scorpio, and PS4 Neo.
What we think of the new consoles
Why we believe they’re being made
The future of XBox, PC and gaming in general
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) games and Microsoft’s big push in cross-compatibility
Jones plays a retauk Oculus Rift!
Our E3 Stories
Forget the online hype, we tell you what it’s REALLY like going there!
Don’t eat the convention food and other tales!
Uncharted VS Tomb Raider
Ben recently completed Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Why Ben feels the Tomb Raider reboot series is now better
Ben’s “Bane” (Tom Hardy version) impressions
Enjoy!
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May 25, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 91
Just when you thought it was safe to listen to podcasts… Topics this month include:
Microsoft Surface Devices and Phones
What is going to become of Windows Phone?
What the Surface line is doing right.
The Incoming Flood of Videogame Movies
Have any ever been good?
Why do they keep trying when they always fail?
(off-topic) Why did Kylo Ren wear a mask in Force Awakens?
What videogames we’d like to see made into movies.
Why Tomb Raider should be an easy film to do right… but hasn’t been yet.
First-Person Shooters
Call of Duty heading to space, Battlefield heading back to WW1.
What we’re tired of seeing in modern FPS games.
Genre getting very samey and long in the tooth – what can be done?
Bad guys we’re sick of fighting.
The new DOOM game and why it’s so great!
Enjoy!
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1h 42min
April 27, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 90
We’re back! Topics this month include:
PS4.5K
What the hell is this thing?
Why are they making it seeing as PS4 is already the fastest selling console in history already?
Will PS4 Neo be sold alongside the older PS4?
Trojan horse to try and sell the new 4K Blu-Rays?
Why 4K is a gimmick
Netflix Shows & Shared Universes
Daredevil Season 2
House of Cards season 4
How many movies & shared universes can theaters and moviegoers possibly support?
Jones defends Batman v Superman, and discusses the problems it had with marketing.
Why Nintendo should copy 1980’s Disney
Like Disney in 1984, only selling stuff to kids, and not doing very well
Nintendo needs its own “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
Our ideas on how to make “dark, gritty adult reboots” of Nintendo franchises
Enjoy!
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1h 21min
March 30, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 89
We’re back again! Topic today include:
VR
We discuss the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR.
What kind of games will work best on these formats?
Ben’s idea for a 1980’s-style nightmarish animated kid’s movie
Is the cost too high?
(Then we get completely sidetracked on our Charlize Theron “Road House Remake” Kickstarter idea)
Nintendo News
Why they need to cater to 3rd party, not just 1st party.
Difference between ARM, PowerPC and x86 game systems.
What we think the Nintendo NX will be.
The fear and loathing of a Digital Download Only future.
Screening Room opening weekend movie rentals
New service to watch new releases on opening weekend?
Why it could work, why it might not work.
How difficult it is to watch movies in theaters.
Enjoy!
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1h 21min
February 28, 2016Benheck.com Podcast Episode 88
We’re back again! Topic today include:
The price of videogames and DLC, Season Passes and add-on content
We use a calculator to see how inflation might somehow be involved – shocking!
Cost of games has barely risen while development costs have skyrocketed.
Historical comparison of game prices.
How inflation is “hidden” in games, compared to how it’s hidden in food and other items.
Deadpool’s success and the sure-to-come New Wave of R-Rated Films
What will Hollywood’s knee-jerk reaction be?
Why theaters should charge people for bringing babies to movies
How airlines should arrange passengers on an airplane
PG-13 strip clubs scenes in movies
Anyone old enough to care about Die Hard, Terminator, etc IS OLD ENOUGH TO SEE AN R-RATED MOVIE!
What if Pixar made an R-rated movie? (for some reason)
Current state of the Battlefield franchise and what should change
How to use tanks in Battlefield.
Our hatred of snipers in videogames!
Titanfall’s mech balance vs Battlefield’s armor
Getting very tired of fake “modern warfare” scenarios that no longer make any sense.
Would WW1 make a fun game?
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1h 29min

FAQs about Benheck.com Podcast:

How many episodes does Benheck.com Podcast have?

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