The Geekbox

Wherein we discuss questions from Twitter, the big Steambox reveal, Xbox One and Kinect issues, backwards compatibility for console games, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Shallow Crown, Doctor Who, The Day of the Doctor (massive spoilers), Super Mario 3D World, and the economics of the Mushroom Kingdom. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest April Scott.

Wherein we discuss Melissa McCarthy, British comedies, Ghostbusters 3 vs. Beetlejuice 2, The Night of the Doctor, getting ready for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, the "Keep Calm and Carry On" meme, crazy review scores, Star Wars inevitabilities, Senran Kagura Burst, PlayStation 4, livestreamed games, Xbox One, Super Mario 3D World, and Green Lantern. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss all kinds of history, Thor: The Dark World, the defects of Star Wars, the defects of comic book continuity vs. movie continuity, Doctor Who, Breaking Bad, BlizzCon 2013, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Path of Exile, re-specs in games, and next-gen sports games. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss terrible websites, the average person's comic book knowledge, the average comic's lack of anything that would enhance said knowledge, Star Wars sequels and fan petitions, Breath of Fire II's terrible translation, Sonic Lost World, Wii vs. Wii U, the impending holiday console launch, cloud gaming, and the numbering of things. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss stupid toys, expensive comics, Batman: Arkham Origins (and Arkham Origins Blackgate), Steampunk Dracula, Once Upon a Time, Fables, The Wolf Among Us, Yumi's Odd Odyssey, digital-only games, the Ace Attorney pantheon, Pokemon X and Y, The Stanley Parable, Sherlock, and this week's two big superhero movie trailers. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest April Scott.

Wherein we discuss annoying ads, the Mothman, Escape from the Bank, anachronistic scavenger hunts, Breaking Bad (mild season 1 spoilers), stories that drag on for too long, Harry Potter, Stephen King vs. the murder van, Pokemon X and Y, Device 6, the costs of media, The Wonderful 101, the Black Friday 3DS XL, those really bad Zelda games for CD-i. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Max Scoville.

Wherein we discuss BlizzCon 2013 goodies, Disneyland, Pokemon X and Y, Clicking Bad, Breaking Bad (very vague spoilers through season 4), Doctor Who, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Joss Whedon and Shakespeare, Nintendo game sales, sweet 3DS XL special editions, Super Mario 3D World, Killer Instinct, and Mortal Kombat: Legacy season 2. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest April Scott.

Wherein we discuss Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, free-to-play vs. play-to-win, more late-to-the-party raving about Breaking Bad (minor season 1 spoilers), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., raft facts, Star Wars non-news, the Gabriel Knight remake, Bones, a rambling history of Nintendo's best-seller lists, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, and Retro Magazine. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Justin's epic betrayal, watching porn on government computers, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series premiere, how to write an episode of Lost, Breaking Bad (no finale spoilers!), shows about very bad people, the logistics of cable TV, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, the Wii U Virtual Console, Tecmo Bowl, and the Steam Machine. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Alea Garbagnati and Chris Noyes.

Wherein we discuss Cookie Clickers, Card Hunter, annoying Big Bang Theory references, Doctor Who, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grand Theft Auto V, Dexter, giving up on TV shows, and Sleepy Hollow. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

This special episode of the Geekbox is an audio recording of the GFW Radio reunion panel from PAX Prime 2013 in Seattle, WA. It reunites Games for Windows: The Official Magazine editors (and podcasters) Jeff Green, Sean Molloy, Ryan Scott, Shawn Elliott, Robert Ashley, and Anthony Gallegos for an all-too-brief hour of the sort of insightful (and occasionally horrifying) discussion that made GFW Radio so awesome in the first place. Special thanks to Aaron Simmer, James Faulkner, and our awesome audience!

Wherein we discuss really short sporting events, the end of Burn Notice (mild spoilers at worst), catching up on Eureka, David Tennant's Doctor Who run, days gone by, Chrono Trigger, EarthBound, MMOs and microtransactions, Blizzard's big 180 with Diablo III, Car Battler Joe, Grand Theft Auto V, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Kabuki Quantum Fighter, and River City Ransom. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss soccer, tooth extractions, writing in video games, price vs. value, Batwoman's bachelorette status, suicidal Harley Quinn, DC Comics' current lineup, Apple vs. gaming, the Oculus Rift, potential pitfalls of the next-gen console launch, awesome speedruns, our all-time favorite TV shows, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, and epic twerking fails. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Jose Otero.

Wherein we discuss Elysium, The World's End, The A-Team, Guardians of the Galaxy, awesome voice actors, Inspector Gadget, PAX Prime 2013, Mega Man, Mighty No. 9, Plants vs. Zombies 2, nerdy podcast panels, Felicia Day's nerdy book club, the five freebies list, the Nintendo 2DS, Cards Against Humanity, Ryan Higgins' newfound alcoholism, Hate Plus, and Grand Theft Auto V. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Justin Haywald, with special guests April Scott and Toby Sidler.

Wherein we discuss stuff we don't understand, Ben Affleck as Batman, cheap Internet traffic, ads for ads, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, the end of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, and Michigan StreetPass hackers. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss dying cows, digital rights management and the moral perils of piracy, the comic book biz, Plants vs. Zombies 2, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Gone Home, Outside Lands 2013, Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale, and DuckTales Remastered. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Canadian accents, DuckTales Remastered, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Guacamelee!, controller-throwing moments, Rogue Legacy, pricey Xenoblade Chronicles copies, comic books vs. minorities, Dragon's Crown, Senran Kagura, NES maintenance,  Neil Gaiman, bad reading habits, Game of Thrones, Microsoft's latest Xbox 180, Wii U connection issues, terrible Kickstarter projects, and click-bait headlines. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Mitch Dyer and April Scott.

Wherein we discuss the Swedish Chef, supporting your non-local soccer team, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, the next Doctor Who, the next Batman, Michael Keaton, Dark Shadows, Batman '66, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, 3DS StreetPass games, EarthBound, and localization stories. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Fredrik Elmegren, Jakob Grefback, and Andrea Hellman.

Wherein we discuss remodeling, Real Escape Room, really angry Call of Duty players, this week's big Fez II drama, other Internet freak-outs, the Google, "agency," EarthBound, awesome old games, The Conjuring, ghost-hunting, and aliens. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest April Scott.

Wherein we discuss San Diego Comic-Con 2013, the Psych musical, lines on lines, Sherlock (season 2 spoiler warning), X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jennifer Lawrence, Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman vs. Batman, the DC Comics cinematic universe, Bryan Cranston, Godzilla, Community, Sleepy Hollow, The Walking Dead, EarthBound, and Fangamer. Starring Ryan Scott and Justin Haywald, with special guests Brock Sager and April Scott.