The Geekbox

Wherein we discuss British Alice Liang, SXSW 2014, the DNA whisperers, Edward Snowden's Google Hangout, Game Developers Conference 2014, Starbound, Rust (minus the zombies), the future of the Castlevania series, bait-and-switch graphics, Steam early access, World of Warcraft's instant-level-cap feature, Doctor Who, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, science again (!), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine vs. Voyager, and our new Patreon project (which -- update to what's said in the show -- is now live). Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Alice Liang.

Wherein we discuss Dark Souls II, midnight GameStop launches, the newly out-of-beta Hearthstone, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, True Detective, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, science and philosophy, the secret history of Adam Fitch, and the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book canon. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the Academy Awards, seeing Oscar winners IRL, The Wolf of Wall Street, the EGOT list, the celebrities we lost in 2013, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman: Arkham Knight, Batman's most overrated story arcs, South Park: The Stick of Truth, game length vs. value, Gabe Newell on Reddit, and a very awesome letter from a longtime listener. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the life and times of Harold Ramis, the future of (ugh) Ghostbusters 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, more love for The Lego Movie, the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the mystery of S., Hearthstone, the big Diablo III patch, Batman: Arkham Origins' terrible issues, the awesome villains of Arrow, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and The Last of Us: Left Behind. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss tech support, escort missions in games, the DICE Awards, Chroma, Titanfall, Sonic: The Lost World, Sonic Boom, Hitman, Pikmin 3, Strider, Twitch Plays Pokemon, the end of Irrational Games (and the future of BioShock), San Jose's Star Wars exhibit, The Lego Movie, and Justin's Escape from the Time Travel Lab. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

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, Gotham, Samuel L. Jackson setting people straight, and the lunacy of Billy Bob Thornton. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Chris Noyes and April Scott.

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, the strange cast of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and some Zelda and Final Fantasy weirdness. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Chris Noyes.

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, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

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 Bad, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Tomb Raider, and the many awesome games of early 2014. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.