This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat about the state of this current console generation, four years after the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 44
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat about Black Ops 6's wild campaign, in a time where do don't see a lot of them in the AAA space. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 43
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat the sudden closure of Netflix's big push into AAA gaming. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 42
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat about how indie games also fall into the trap of trend chasing as certain genres like deckbuilders, survivor-likes, and a whole lot more are flooding the market. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat about the massive shakeup surrounding Halo, and what that means for the future of the tentpole franchise. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC chat about the good, bad, and weird uses of sexuality in games. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss all of the big news coming out of PlayStation's recent State of Play. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 38
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss the state of EA as a games publisher in 2024 following their recent investment day presentation. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and JM8 are joined by Dean Walshe, 3D Art Lead & Technical Artist on the new indie Wild Bastards. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 36
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick break down everything that led to Sony pulling the plug on Concord after only two weeks. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 35
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Jesse chat about the big new games they've been playing, including Valve's Deadlock, Star Wars Outlaws, and Black Myth Wukong. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Jesse discuss the biggest news out of Gamescom, including Bethesda's Indiana Jones, the rad-looking Amazon series Secret Level, and the return of Peter Molyneux. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Jesse discuss the video game music that they just can't seem to get out of their heads. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Aug 08, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week on Firelink, Nick and KC discuss the Bungie layoffs and the fixation on dead games currently holding the industry. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This week on Firelink, Nick, KC and Jesse discuss Marvel Rivals after spending some time with it. Will it be the next big thing? Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss launching a franchise in 2024 and the difficulties surrounding that. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss Xbox's confusing changes to Game Pass. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss just enjoying our hobbies. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss their thoughts on Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Jun 28, 2024•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 26
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss their thoughts on Summer Game Fest following all the big reveals. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss their hopes, fears, and predictions for the upcoming Summer Game Fest showcases. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and KC discuss the weird PR mishap that Sony just caused with star director, Neil Druckmann, from Naughty Dog. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
May 30, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week on Firelink, Marty, Nick, and Frost discuss the recent wave of excellent indie games we've been getting this year. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
May 18, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Frost discuss Microsoft... and their baffling decisions. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
May 09, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick discuss the times that devs / publishers have lost the trust of their fans, and the road to earning it back. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
May 02, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Frost chat about the strange games from their childhoods that it feels like nobody else ever played. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Apr 25, 2024•2 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about what it's like to be a games critic as a follow-up to our discussion on how there's just so much media these days! Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about the absolute deluge of games, movies, and TV that we currently find ourselves in. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about the end of the game funding gold rush that's been happening over the last few years. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week on Firelink, Marty, KC, and Nick chat about the new Marvel game, Ken Levine's latest, and Dragon's Dogma 2. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 15