This week in The Fourtress of... we finish discussing the latest Star Wars series, Ahsoka! We primarily dive into the last 4 episodes of the series, but we also talk about how we felt about this series as a whole. In NEWS TALK, it’s a lot of bad news as game developers continue laying people off, but we do also manage to pay the Trailer Park another visit to discuss the trailer for the newest Pokémon live-action series, PokeTsume. Thanks for listening! 1:37 - NEWS TALK/Naughty Dog Layoffs 5:36 -...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 18 min
This week in The Fourtress of... WE ACTUALLY DO A MINISODE! That’s because we cover all the announcements from Netflix’s DROP 01. So many video game adaptations we don’t know what to do with them. In NEWS TALK, it’s all about strikes ending and new ones beginning? We also discuss the recent Epic Games layoffs, Blue Beetle living on in the new DCU and more trouble with the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake. Thanks for listening! 1:22 - NEWS TALK/The Writers’ Strike is Over 4:51 - Acto...
Oct 04, 2023•33 min
This week in The Fourtress of... in honor of Star Wars fights being hyper analyzed these days, we decide to have a tournament to determine which lightsaber fight is the best in the franchise. In NEWS TALK, it’s all about Microsoft, as we discuss the recents leaks as well as the news that the Activision buyout might finally happen. We also chat about the new The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes trailer in the Trailer Park. Thanks for listening! 1:43 - NEWS TALK/Microsoft Leaks G...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s a big video game news week as both Nintendo and Sony reveal a bunch of new games and info. And with that, we cover them all as we dive into the Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play. In NEWS TALK, we discuss Unity’s new install fee fiasco and visit the Trailer Park to breakdown the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer. Thanks for listening! 1:40 - NEWS TALK/Unity’s New Install Fee 8:50 - Trailer Park 9:21 - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 13:32 - Ninten...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we dive into the first 4 episodes of Ahsoka! We spoil everything as we discuss how we feel about the show thus far. Everything from the character motivations to the big moments throughout and what we think could happen in the future. It’s all on the table. In NEWS TALK, we complain about another Hulu & Disney+ price hike as well as have a big week in the Trailer Park. Thanks for listening! 2:00 - NEWS TALK/Stray Animated Movie 5:09 - Hulu & Disney+ Price ...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 19 min
This week in The Fourtress of... in anticipation of Starfield’s release, we discuss all things Bethesda Game Studios! From Oblivion to Fallout and Skyrim, we discuss some of the studios biggest games and the things we love and love less about them. In NEWS TALK, we talk about both Sony and Microsoft’s recent business strategies, more strikes looking to come and more. Thanks for listening! 1:35 - NEWS TALK/Sony Raises PS Plus Annual Prices 6:33 - Microsoft Pulls $1 Xbox Game Pass Trial 11:14 - SA...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 13 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s a big NEWS TALK week! We go through a bunch of different news topics from this week and dive deep into them. We discuss Gamescom 2023, the new PlayStation Portal, Dune: Part Two’s delay, the Rebel Moon Teaser and so much more! Thanks for listening! 2:18 - NEWS TALK/Charles Martinet Retires as Mario 9:12 - Gamescom 2023 17:21 - PlayStation Portal & Pulse Explore Earbuds Announced 25:31 - Epic Games Gives Developers 100% Revenue? 30:45 - BioWare Cuts 50 Jo...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 10 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s finally here! The (official?) start of the new DCU, at least according to James Gunn. Yep, it’s all about Blue Beetle, a movie that no one is going to see, but that everyone should see! Spoilers, it’s surprisingly good. In NEWS TALK, we say goodbye to the Xbox 360 store, discuss a NERF movie, an Ant-Man memoir and how Barbie beat Batman. Thanks for listening! 1:29 - NEWS TALK/Goodbye Xbox 360 Store 4:52 - NERF Movie 8:36 - Ant-Man Memoir On Sale 11:01 - Barb...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 23 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s tournament time again! Yep, we’re doing another bracket style tournament, but this time it’s all about Video Game Adaptations! From The Last of Us to Castlevania and Sonic, we’re here to decide what is the greatest Video Game Adaptation of all time. In NEWS TALK, we discuss the ridiculous $50 Red Dead Redemption port, Sonic the Hedgehog being a scab (not really?), more Hayden Christensen in the Ahsoka series and more. Thanks for listening! 1:14 - NEWS TALK/R...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 17 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we take some time to chat all about video game RPGs. What is the most important element of an RPG? Skill trees? Gear? Player choices? All will be asked and answered poorly as we breakdown some of our favorite role playing games. In NEWS TALK, we celebrate Barbie making $1 billion, scratch our heads about Crayola Studios, get excited about a new Witcher Series book and so much more. Thanks for listening! 2:14 - NEWS TALK/Barbie Makes $1 Billion! 4:01 - Crayola Cra...
Aug 09, 2023•59 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we enter Barbieland! Yep, we finally discuss the highly anticipated film, Barbie! Does it live up to the hype? Is it better than Oppenheimer? And most importantly, is it this year’s Top Gun: Maverick? In NEWS TALK, it’s all about trailers this week as we head straight into the Trailer Park to breakdown things from Castlevania: Nocturne to Loki season 2! Thanks for listening! 1:58 - NEWS TALK 2:08 - Trailer Park 2:37 - Gen V Teaser 4:21-4:50 - MINOR SPOILERS for T...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week in The Fourtress of... WE DID IT! We made it to Episode 100! Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to an episode or told a friend or anything of the like! We truly appreciate it! So for this celebratory episode, we take a stroll down memory lane and tackle some podcast trivia that covers anything from the past 100 episodes. How many answers did you get correct? In NEWS TALK, we say goodbye to Xbox Live Gold and visit the Trailer Park once again. Thanks for listening! 1:34 - NEWS ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 24 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we’re going on strike! No, not really, but we are taking the time to discuss the massive news that SAG-AFTRA is joining the WGA strike. That, and for fun, we each pitch a reality tv show that could potentially happen because of all of this. We are now entering a golden age of reality tv. In NEWS TALK, it’s a big week as we discuss Deadpool 3 news, Superman: Legacy castings, the Emmy nominations, the Microsoft/FTC trial verdict, pay a visit to the Trailer Park and...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 22 min
This week in The Fourtress of... in honor of both Barbie and Oppenheimer coming to theaters soon, and all of the memes that have come with them, we decide to put our brains to the test and create our own Barbenheimer meme war! Yep, one historical film and one toy franchise film is pitched by each of us, to ridiculous circumstances. In NEWS TALK, we discuss Jennifer Garner’s return as Elektra and the rumor of a PS5 Slim coming this year. Thanks for listening! 1:37 - NEWS TALK/Jennifer Garner is b...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 7 min
This week in The Fourtress of... in honor of the new Superman and Lois casting this week, we do our own little casting session. That’s because it’s another edition of Recastables! This time, we are recasting our very own Justice League with another fun twist on who we can cast. In NEWS TALK, it’s more Xbox FTC trial updates and another visit to the Trailer Park. Thanks for listening! 1:47 - NEWS TALK/New Superman and Lois Casting 7:39 - Xbox FTC Trial Updates 17:21 - Trailer Park 17:42 - Dune: P...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 27 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s all about music! And not just any music. Video game music! Yes, we go through and discuss some of our favorite video game soundtracks and musical moments in gaming. And yes, it was a pure coincidence that The Game Awards 10-Year Concert occurred this week as well. We’re just that good. In NEWS TALK, we hit the Trailer Park with Kraven The Hunter first and then breakdown some of the announcements from the most recent Nintendo Direct. Thanks for listening! 1:4...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 18 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s finally time to enter the Speed Force and discuss the movie that spent 1 million years in the making… The Flash. We breakdown the “final” entry in the Snyderverse DCEU and all of the baggage that came with it. In NEWS TALK, we discuss some Live-Action Netflix adaptations, Superman & Lois getting renewed and so much more! Thanks for listening! 2:43 - NEWS TALK/Superman & Lois Renewed 7:07 - Amy Hennig Star Wars 1313? 9:29 - Avatar: The Last Airbender ...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 37 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s time for NOT E3 2023 aka Summer Game Fest! Yep, we go through the various conferences and breakdown some of the major game announcements. In NEWS TALK, we visit the Trailer Park and discuss The Witcher Season 3 trailer as well as the Twisted Metal trailer. Thanks for listening! 1:07 - NEWS TALK/Trailer Park 1:38 - The Witcher Season 3 Trailer 3:48 - Twisted Metal Trailer 5:24 - Summer Game Fest 2023 7:21 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 9:37 - Mortal Komba...
Jun 14, 2023•58 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s finally time to go back into the Spider-Verse! Or should we say Across the Spider-Verse! Yep, we dissect the newest animated Spider-Man film and all of its art style glory. In NEWS TALK, we breakdown The Rock Fast Franchise news, talk about how bad The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is and visit the Trailer Park for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem trailer. Thanks for listening! 1:41 - NEWS TALK/The Rock is Back in the Fast Franchise ( SPOILERS...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 10 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we take a turn into video games this week to discuss the PlayStation Showcase 2023. Was it good? Was it bad? Spoilers… it was pretty meh. In NEWS TALK, we say goodbye to Tina Turner, breakdown the Prince of Persia Remake update and visit the Trailer Park for the new Barbie trailer. Thanks for listening! 1:30 - NEWS TALK/Prince of Persia Remake Woes 5:34 - R.I.P. Tina Turner 6:42 - Trailer Park 6:59 - Barbie Trailer 10:07 - PlayStation Showcase 2023 14:08 - Spider...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week in The Fourtress of... for the 10th time, it’s all about FAMILY! That’s right, it’s finally time to discuss the newest film in the Fast and Furious Franchise, Fast X! In NEWS TALK, we breakdown some Marvel show release dates, some Overwatch 2 failures and visit the Trailer Park once again. Thanks for listening! 2:23 - NEWS TALK/Sega Games Price Increase 4:15 - Loki Season 2 Release Date 6:03 - Echo Release Date 8:48 - Overwatch 2 Blunders 12:55 - Trailer Park 13:14 - Five Nights At Fre...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 28 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we are back with more Star Wars! This time though, it’s all about Visions Volume 2! Is it better than Volume 1? Worse? What should Volume 3 be about? In NEWS TALK, we briefly discuss some Disney+ and Hulu news as well as some sad Nintendo Switch info. Thanks for listening! 0:55 - NEWS TALK/Disney+ and Hulu Merging 4:27 - No Nintendo Switch Price Drop 9:13 - Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 12:30 - SPOILERS START HERE 58:04 - Free Four All (title pending) Instagram: @t...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we finally get to discuss the finale in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy! Is the MCU back in business? Does this make us excited for James Gunn’s DC future? In NEWS TALK, we talk about the Writers’ Strike being in full effect and head to the Trailer Park for Dune: Part Two and Gran Turismo. Thanks for listening! 0:56 - NEWS TALK/Hollywood Writers’ Strike 9:42 - Karl Urban is Johnny Cage? 12:47 - Trailer Park/Dune: Part Two Trailer 16:24 - Gran Turismo Trailer ...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 25 min
This week in The Fourtress of... Oscar and Devin are here once again in another edition of Fourtress Finest! This time, in honor of the Guardians of the Galaxy’s final adventure, they decide to take a look at another group of misfits from earlier this year, in the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves! Thanks for tuning in! 0:50 - SPOILERS START HERE Instagram: @thefourtressof Twitter: @thefourtressof Email: thefourtressof@gmail.com Youtube: @thefourtressof Alex's Stuff Instagram: @pe...
May 05, 2023•35 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we decide to do something a little different. We gather the greatest squads from “all” 1990’s kids shows and put them in a tournament to decide “Who is the greatest?” Don’t be mad if we forgot one or your favorite team lost. Message Devin to complain. In NEWS TALK, it’s more trailers galore and more Microsoft/Activision merger talk. When will it end? Who knows? Thanks for listening! 1:26 - NEWS TALK 1:41 - Trailer Park 1:52 - The Flash Trailer 4:28 - Transformers...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This week in The Fourtress of... the Pedro Pascalaissance finally comes to an end with our discussion on The Mandalorian Season 3! Did it live up to the hype? Did it make us excited for more? In NEWS TALK, we discuss the announcement of a Twilight series and head to the Trailer Park to breakdown the new Fast X trailer and the Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire title reveal. Thanks for listening! 1:13 - NEWS TALK/Twilight Series Announced 4:23-4:44 - SPOILERS for The Twilight Saga 5:57 - Trailer Par...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 15 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s another installment of Fourtress Productions! This time around, we are all about fan theories! We craft some pop culture fan theories and discuss our evidence behind them, as well as where they could lead to in potential fake sequels. In NEWS TALK, we discuss HBO Max’s new rebranding, another video game delay and venture back to the Trailer Park to discuss some teasers and trailers! Thanks for listening! 0:51 - NEWS TALK/Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagu...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 13 min
This week in The Fourtress of... it’s time to LET’S-A GO! That’s because the moment is finally here. Mamma mia, we finally get to hear what Chris Pratt sounds like as Mario! Not just that, we also discuss the rest of the movie as well. Okey-dokey? Is it the best video game movie adaptation of all time? Is it at least better than the 1993 movie? In NEWS TALK, it’s trailers galore as we enter the Trailer Park and dissect all of the new teasers and trailers to pop up this week. Not just that, we al...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 25 min
This week in The Fourtress of... we say goodbye to a dear friend. A friend that brought us as much pain as it did joy. That’s right, E3 might be gone forever, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reminisce about the times we had together. So join us as we have a eulogy to E3. In NEWS TALK, we say goodbye to Ike Perlmutter from Marvel, say goodbye to MultiVersus (for now), and say hello to a Scott Pilgrim anime and Liv Tyler into the MCU again! Thanks for listening! 1:09 - NEWS TALK/Bye Bye Ike Perlmut...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 19 min
This week in The Fourtress of... the second half of the Pedro Pascalaissance is here as we discuss the first half of The Mandalorian Season 3! That’s right, we discuss our thoughts on the first 4 episodes and whether we think this season is on track or not. In NEWS TALK, it’s like 4 pieces of terrible news and 1 pretty cool video game announcement. Thanks for listening! 1:21 - NEWS TALK/TMNT: The Last Ronin Video Game Announced 5:42 - Zachary Levi/The Rock Shazam Issues 9:01 - Marvel VFX Produce...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 18 min
