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Shortly after we recorded the last episode of Throwdown, a spark was ignited. A spark which caused a wildfire on the internet. What happened? Valve and Bethesda announced that they would begin to charge people for Skyrim mods on Steam. The folks were not happy and let their outrage be know. Even the former god Gabe Newell was vilified during this conflict which eventually ended with the termination of the paid mod system.

This situation forms the basis of our main topic. We talk about how things went wrong, what the community actually wants with regards to modders getting paid, and how companies should approach this in the future.

For gaming news we talk about the removal of the P.T demo from PSN. This happened due to the whole Kojima/Konami war which has unfortunately claimed the life of what P.T would have become: Silent Hills. We discuss this situation, Konami's future, and about how companies should let their talent do what they need to do instead of restricting them.

Other gaming topics include: Mighty No. 9 coming to retail with the help of Deep Silver, E3's first PC gaming conference, and how the PlayStation 4 has sold 22.3 million units so far.

We cover two pop culture items this week. The first is the announcements of a new Dragon Ball Z anime which is headed by series creator Akira Toriyama. What do we expect from this new show? Lastly, we talk about the other thing that broke the internet over the weekend: the official reveal of Jared Leto's Joker. We discuss the controversy over the character's appearance and how we think the clown prince of crime will be handled in the DC Cinematic Universe.

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Emilio Lopez, and Brett Murdock.

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On this month's episode of Otanime, our anime of the month is Hunter x Hunter. In particular, we discuss the Chimera Ants arc which is arguably the best arc of the series.

We also discuss the anime we've been watching and the ones we're looking forward to.

For next month we have two anime of the month: Death Parade, and the original Record of Lodos War.

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Michael Crawford, LeRay Williams, Chris Sealy, and Carlos Romero.

Intro and outro: 8 Man After theme

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Welcome to another episode of Throwdown Your Questions. This is the show which is run by you, our loyal followers. We answer any and all Video Game, Pop Culture and Tech related questions on this podcast.

Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

*Why do some people try to discredit worldwide console sales?

*Do you think DX12 will bring multi plats on Xbox One up to par with the PS4 versions?

*Do you think Microsoft will ever release a console at the same time Sony does ever again?

*If you could own a development company and revive one of their lost games, what will it be?

*What do you guys think of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops III trailer?

*Which celebrity/model will you have sex with, marry or kill off?

*Of the big three (Sony, MS, Nintendo), which has more pressure to showcase better games at E3?

*What most excites you about The Witcher 3?

*If you could choose to binge watch the entire Thundercats, Silver Hawks, MASK or Bionc Six series, which would you choose to watch and why?

*Which last-gen franchise were you a big fan of but have now officially given up on this gen?

*Would you give up your sense of taste for the power to fly?

*What is your opinion of Valve having paid mods for Skyrim and Bethesda only giving the creator 25% of the money?

*Which three things does DC/WB need to build a good DC universe that stands out from Marvel’s?

*Do you think Bloodborne‘s success has created a demand for difficult games?

*Do you think Oculus and Project Morpheus could lead the way to a virtual world service ecosystem, similar to the OASIS in the Ready Player One book?

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Brian Munjoma, Rachael Murdock, Brett Murdock, and Chris Sealy.

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What's great about math is that it's a simple thing to understand on the surface. If you sell something for less money and don't sell a lot of that thing, you will not make a profit. Such is the case with the Xbox One. Though it is priced at $349, this hasn't helped to move a significant amount of systems and this in turn has cut into Microsoft's revenue.

Our main topic deals with this latest news from the Microsoft camp. We discuss how the company's gaming division got into this state, why people aren't buying the Xbox One in droves like they are the PlayStation 4, and what the company can possibly do to correct this problem.

Aside from the Xbox One news which literally dropped a couple of hours before we began recording, there wasn't much notably happenings in the gaming world this week. We talk about the release of Star Wars: Battlefront which was unveiled last Friday, and about Square-Enix's newly announced E3 event.

On the Pop Culture side we have a few interesting things to discuss. The main one is about the controversy surrounding the Calgary Comic Expo which closed down the Honey Badger Brigade booth due to its friendly stance on GamerGate. We also talk about how Marvel has turned the young Ice-Man gay while keeping the modern one straight. Finally, we end things with the announcement that Marvel's Daredevil Netflix series will get a second season next year.

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Brian Munjoma, Rachael Murdock, Brett Murdock, and Chris Sealy.

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Welcome to another episode of Throwdown Your Questions. This is the show which is run by you, our loyal followers. We answer any and all Video Game, Pop Culture and Tech related questions on this podcast.

Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

*Did you ever imagine that people would complain 8-10 hour long games were too short back when games used to be 2-3 hours long?

*Who will be the first to announce a slim current-gen console: Sony or Microsoft?

*Why did everyone rush to buy HDTVs if resolution doesn't matter?

*Do you give your gamertag to fans?

*Will the Xbox One surpass the PS4's sales in the future?

*What are your thoughts on a possible PS Home using Project Morpheus?

*Why do Americans love Furious 7 but Brits don't?

*Do you get embarrassed to tell other adults that you read comics or play games?

*Which will be better: Age of Ultron or Star Wars?

*Who would would win in these fights: John Matrix vs Dutch, Neville Flynn vs John Shaft, and Ted Logan vs Jack Traven vs John Wick, vs Kai?

*Which comic book would you like to see Netflix do next?

*Which anime series would transition better to an American film or series: Psycho Pass or Sword Art Online?

*Do you guys remember the Rankin/Bass cartoons from the 80's?

*Which cutesy character from a JRPG would you want to punt across the world map?

*What are your thoughts on the rumored leaked Mass Effect 4 details?

*Will Nintendo cut backwards compatibility from the NX so they can sell games as remasters?

*Will Star Wars: Battlefront surpass Black Ops 3 in sales due to the hype surrounding the game and Episode VII?

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Emilio Lopez, Brian Munjoma, Brett Murdock, and Chris Sealy.

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Due to the recent... kontroversy over Mortal Kombat X's microtransactions, we decided to make our featured topic about on this. When are microtransactions justified and when do they rip off customers? We try to answer these questions and more.

For Gaming News, we discuss Guitar Hero Live, Roy and Ryu possibly appearing in Super Smash Bros., and Hearthstone coming to iPhone and Android. For Pop Culture News, we're talking about the recently released trailers for: Ant-Man, Terminator: Genysis, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Star Wars: Episode VII.

This episode features: Emilio Lopez (host), Brian Munjoma, Chris Sealy, Anthony Nash, Tony Polanco, and Brett Murdock.

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Daredevil is one of Marvel's best but often overlooked superheroes. The 2003 film left a bad first impression with folks, and many believed that the property would never be done with the sort of care that it deserved. Thankfully Marvel, who now own the rights to the character, created a TV show which perfectly captures the spirit of the Daredevil books and thus, has shown the world why ol' hornhead is a character to be respected.

On this episode we discuss the show's characters, the various plot lines, realistic fight sequences, all of the homages to the comics, and what this series means for comic book based media going forward. As an added bonus, we're joined by Baby and The Beard themselves, Matthew Dixon and Jaydon Goss.

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Emilio Lopez, Matthew Dixon, Jaydon Goss, and Anthony Nash.

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We. Are. BACK! That's right everyone, the Game of Thrones Spoiler Alert gang has returned to discuss another season of booze, broads, and brutality.

On this episode we discuss all of the events from the premiere episode: "The Wars to Come."

This episode features: Rachael Murdock (host), Tony Polanco, Brett Murdock, Carlos Romero, and Colby Schumacher.

Intro & Outro: "GAME OF FUCKING' THRONES" by anamanaguchi

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Welcome to another episode of Throwdown Your Questions. This is the show which is run by you, our loyal followers. We answer any and all Video Game, Pop Culture and Tech related questions on this podcast.

Here are some of the questions we answer this week:

*How can Forza 6 and Halo 5 help close the 2:1 gap between XBO and PS4 when last years' iterations of those franchises failed to do so?

*There are many gods in Greek Mythology, why do people think Kratos killed them all?

*Is the PS4 as powerful as Sony says it is?

*What did you think of the Attack on Titan live-action trailer?

*Would Chucky fit in a Mortal Kombat game?

*What other podcasts do you listen to?

*Did you want to destroy something beautiful after the episode with HipHopGamer?

*What would you do with $100 million dollars?

*What pisses you off the most about the press side of the industry?

*Where do you draw inspiration from?

*Will updates hinder playing games when services are stopped or no longer supported?

*Should customers seek reimbursement for broken games?

*What are your impressions of Daredevil?

*Who would win in a fight: Daredevil or Arrow?

*Do you think Warner Bros will milk Mortal Kombat the way Capcom does with Street Fighter?

*Why didn't mirrors reflect characters in The Order: 1886 and inFAMOUS: Second Son?

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Emilio Lopez, Brian Munjoma, Brett Murdock, and Chris Sealy.

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On tonight's episode we welcome special guest Andrew Dickman. Andrew is a YouTube personality and an animator who is a devout geek. We ask him about his career, including his stint on Channel Awesome, his current channel: Electronic Heroes, about his webcomic: The Roomies and much more.

Not much happened in gaming this past week. Since that's the case, we focus the gaming part on two interesting developments within our ranks. First up, Brian, our resident PC Master Racer, has bought a PlayStation 4. He gives us his impressions of the console and reveals the third mystery game he purchased along with Bloodborne (which came with the system) and Grand Theft Auto V. Speaking of Bloodborne, your humble host recently purchased the game and is actually enjoying it despite his original misgivings.

Unlike gaming, a lot of stuff happened in Pop Culture for us to talk about. We got two reveals this week: One of Daredevil's red costume, and another of what Thing will look like in the Fantastic Four movie. We give our thoughts on how both of these characters look. Artist Frank Cho caused some controversy when he (essentially) gave the middle finger to those who complain about "sexy" comic book covers with two pieces he drew which were inspired by the Spider-Woman #1 variant cover. This leads into a larger conversation about our "outrage society" and creator's rights.

This episode features: Tony Polanco (host), Emilio Lopez, Brian Munjoma, Rachael Murdock, Brett Murdock, Chris Sealy, Kristin Carella, and Matthew Dixon. Special thank to our guest Andrew Dickman.

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