The Starlight Megaphone

A miserable Caspius and a jubilant SiliconNooB survey yet another disastrous England performance in the Ashes, following a busy week which has seen little in the way of gaming news or even play—thereby adding insult to injury in the form of The Plop.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB begin to pontificate about the Cricket, but find themselves interrupted by merciful editing practises, leaving them with time to discuss the complexities of employing CRT filters for classic games on modern-day console hardware.Continue reading

When England collapse in defeat in the shortest completed Ashes Test since 1888, SiliconNooB puts on a magnanimous front but still refuses to engage with the Dragon Quest I and II playthrough, leaving Caspius unmollified and not particularly thankful.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB shake hands in friendship once more before The Ashes begins, renewing their rivalry at a critical moment in video game news, with dire warnings about Marvel Metroid Prime 4, Octopath: 0 Performance, and Yves Guillemot's finances.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB present a Dragon Quest-fuelled podcast, with the launch of a Dragon Quest I & II playthrough, the announcement of a future Dragon Quest VII playthrough, and a report on the latest honour awarded to Yuji Horii (may he live forever).Continue reading

In the season of horror and darkness, one most frightening spectre looms large, bursting uninvited out of the past to threaten gamers with new lies and fresh deceits. Caspius and SiliconNooB brave the terror to discuss this most fearful gaming news.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB discuss the crowded holiday season lineup, the insanely feature-rich Kirby racing game, the missed opportunity of Virtual Console, and the supremely unwise financial behaviour of some Counter Strike: Global Offensive players.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB discuss the voice acting of Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles, survey a light news week on the cusp of the Switch 2's inaugural holiday season, and look forward towards next month's playthrough of Pokemon Legends Z-A.Continue reading

As the news engine slows to a crawl, Caspius and SiliconNooB progress even farther in Final Fantasy Tactics--to the cusp of the final chapter--and discuss the polish and approach that Square Enix has so successfully taken with The Ivalice Chronicles.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB both(!) play and begin the first week of the Final Fantasy Tactics playthrough revisited, conjure up the spirit of Melville to discuss the liminality of Hawthorne's Mosses, and then parse an exceptionally dry news bouquet.Continue reading