The Maltyverse by Dez and Marco

A saintly beer brewed by Belgian Trappist monks sets the tone for an episode of reflection!

Microsoft is going all-in on gaming buying Acitivision Blizzard. What does this mean in the console war? Is Gamepass the de facto Netflix of gaming? Will Sony respond? Is this a win for the PC? 

Hollywood is still obsessed with sequels and reboots, but has it gone too far? We discuss the final Bond, the latest Matrix and Spiderman. 

Beers

Dez - Evil Twin Brewing - James Beer

Marco - Trappist Westvleteren - 12

News

-Microsoft buys Activision - Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories

- Studios and IP owned by Microsoft - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-studios-list-microsoft-studios-upcoming-studios-games-6400

- Netherlands opens museums as hairdressers https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/world/europe/covid-netherlands-theaters-hairdressers.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

- Olympic athletes advised to use burner phones. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-2022-official-says-data-olympics-app-is-protected-2022-01-19/

Movies

- No Time To Die - No Time to Die (2021) - IMDb

- Matrix: Resurrections - The Matrix Resurrections (2021) - IMDb

- Spider-man: No Way Home - Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - IMDb

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Are we living through an indie gaming Renaissance? 

Whilst giant software houses are pushing constant reiterations of the next Call of Fortnite, a new breed of developer has risen. 

With an inventive and creative edge, indie games and developers are bringing a flurry of new games to market. We explore our favourite recent examples which focus on stories and see indie games as one of the next steps in storytelling.

All of this whilst we sample a traditional German white beer and a definitely non-traditional stout from the US!

Beers

Dez - Premium Weissbier - Franziskaner

Marco - Breakfast Stout - Founders Brewing

Content

- What Remains of Edith Finch, http://edithfinch.com/

- Firewatch, http://www.firewatchgame.com/

- Oxenfree , https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/Oxenfree

- Her Story and Telling Lies, https://www.herstorygame.com/

- Thimbleweed park, https://thimbleweedpark.com/

- The darkside detective, http://darksidedetective.com/

- Limbo and Inside, https://playdead.com/ 

- Indie Game - the movie, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942884/

- Papers Please, Return of the Obra Dinn, Guacamelee & Guacamelee 2, Alto’s Adventure/Odyssey, Hades, Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight

If you find yourself with a lot of dead time between Christmas and New Year or are in yet another lockdown - we have the perfect solution!

First - Grab one of our beers of the week (or beverage of your choice) and LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST

Second -  Enjoy our recommendations and warnings of what to watch and avoid!

Third - Don't risk spreading Omicron - Spread the word of our podcast instead!

Happy Holidays!

Beers:

Dez - Hoppy Xmas, Brewdog, Festive IPA

Marco - Pantelimon, Bere Bucaresti, Craft Lager

News:

James Webb Space Telescope launched!

Webb's Launch GSFC/NASA Where Is Webb? NASA/Webb

Dune Dune (2021) - IMDb

The Shrink Nextdoor https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11947248/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Dopesick Dopesick (TV Mini Series 2021) - IMDb

White Lotus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Cowboy Bepop Cowboy Bebop (TV Series 2021) - IMDb

And Just Like that https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13819960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

An episode dedicated to the meteoric rise of all things Korean. Over our beers of the week and fresh from watching Squid Game, we observe how so much of today's everything is influenced by the land of Samsung, LG, Hyundai, K-pop, Psy, fried chicken and so much more! We're all living a little bit Gangnam Style!

Beers of the week:

- Dinosaur Tea Party, Lemon Iced Tea, Vault City/Neon Raptor Brewing

- Something Romanian, A lager but we couldn't understand the rest of the label

Gangnam Style - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0&ab_channel=officialpsy

Gangnam Chicken - https://www.gangnamchicken.nl/

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra - https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note20_ultra_5g-10261.php

Galaxy Z Flip 3 - https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_z_flip3_5g-11044.php

Squid Game - https://www.netflix.com/nl-en/title/81040344

Parasite - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/

Yummyboy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiiV8stcewhoCNyiErr7GtA

We're back! We finally kick off season 2 after a few (many) weeks to talk about one of the best games of 2021: Metroid Dread. Join us to hear our thoughts!

Beers of the week:

Dez - Beaverton Brewery - Bloody 'Ell

Marco - One Beer Later - Fresh Restart

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Our automatic replies are on, as we are now officially Out Of Office.

We cap off season 1 with loads of stats, final reviews of everything discussed so far and a sneak peak at what to expect from season 2. For now, enjoy the rest of summer, and see you next time!

Beers

Dez - Podcast - Drygate

Marco - Punk IPA - Brewdog

It's All About The Journey

As we look forward to our holidays, we turn to TV for ideas on where to go. Is it better to have a cruise in the jungle with The Rock or a road trip in Scotland with Jeremy Clarkson? We review Jungle Cruise and The Grand Tour Lochdown to help answer this question.

Beers

Dez - Throwin' Shapes, West Coast Ipa - 71 Brewing Company

Marco - Egmondse Tripel, Tripel Blonde - Brouwerij Egmond a.k.a "Holy Beer"

News

- HBO Max Branching into podcasts - https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22609212/hbo-max-podcast-exclusive-batman-audio-jeffrey-wright

- Apple will scan iPhones in the US for child abuse photos. Controversial because of privacy & possible abuse (you could easily be framed, or it could be extended to governments using it to monitor dissidents) - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/06/apple-plans-to-scan-us-iphones-for-child-sexual-abuse-images

TV and Film

- Jungle cruise - Disney+ and Cinemas

- The Grand Tour: Lochdown - Amazon Prime

High Stakes Drama 

What do Scarlett Johansson, the International Space Station, and Quentin Tarantino have in common? NOTHING but this week we focus on Disney's off screen drama, the space station's out of this world drama, old school Hollywood drama and real life Heist drama as captured by Netflix. Delivered to you with no drama, but good beers to "Polish" off. P.s this episode was plagued by technical drama. 

Beers of the Week 

Dez - Browar Gościszewo - Surfer 

Marco - Rabauw - Verbitterde Vlegel 

News 

Netflix to release a Schumacher documentary https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/netlfix-to-release-new-documentary-on-michael-schumacher/6638847/

 Scarlett Johansson suing Disney - https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/29/media/scarlett-johansson-disney-lawsuit/index.html

Drama on the ISS - https://www.space.com/nauka-module-thruster-fire-tilts-space-station 

Scott Manley YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/szyzyg 

Pixel 6 and 6 Pro announced, kinda https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/2/22605094/google-pixel-6-pro-tensor-processor-specs-ai-ml 

Main 

Netflix Heist 

Once upon a time in Hollywood 

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The Olympics are on with adorable Japanese quirks!

They're also the most eco-friendly Olympics yet.

This has us talking about sustainability onto nutrition and where our food comes from. To help us we examine Supersize me 2 and Clarksons farm with two excellent not so healthy beers.

Beers

Dez - Jaipur - Thornbridge Brewery

Marco - California IPA - Sierra Nevada

News

TV

What does the future hold? Billionaires racing each other to space, portable triple A PC gaming and effortless biking are only some of the things we can look forward to. Tune in for a special future facing episode!

Beers

Dez - Espresso Martini Stout, The Bristol Beer Factory

Marco - Peroni Nastro Azzurro

News

- We have a space race! https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/20/22582735/blue-origin-jeff-bezos-space-launch-landing

- Steam deck announced. Ign did a hands on

https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-hands-on-impressions-details-valve-handheld-gaming-pc

- Windows 365 announced - a fully cloud windows, accessible from any browser

https://news.microsoft.com/2021/07/14/microsoft-unveils-windows-365-ushering-in-a-new-category-of-computing/

- Secret news & Hype & review

Main

- Vanmoof S3 Electric Bicycle review. Future of cycling?