Quest 37 - Which technologies are iterating versus innovating?

Instead of talking about CES itself, Tom and Zach discuss the future that CES made them dream of.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:40 - Are current generation consoles just iterating?
  • 21:30 - When will new vehicle innovations become common?
  • 27:05 - Do we appreciate how amazing modern displays are?
  • 32:10 - Which wearables are worth wearing?
  • 41:30 - Can we tell when phones innovate?
  • 45:45 - Have printers improved since 1980?
  • 55:30 - Wrap up

Music.

Quest 36 - What are we looking forward to in 2016?

Elon Musk does not guest star as Tom and Zach put some serious thought into 2016.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:00 - What new technology is coming out next year?
  • 26:10 - What games should we keep and eye on?
  • 41:50 - Are there any movies we haven't already talked about?
  • 65:55 - Predictions and Portents for 2016
  • 80:00 - Wrap up

Music

QQ Review - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The first podcast version of the QQ Review tackles the new soft reboot of Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:30 - What preconceptions did we have?
  • 05:45 - What surprised us the most?
  • 09:00 - What was good?
  • 35:30 - What was bad?
  • 47:10 - The verdict.
  • 50:15 - Spoilers!
  • 66:00 - Wrap up

Links

Music

Quest 35 - What were the big gaming headlines of 2015?

We discuss Polygon's article about the top gaming headlines for the year, and speculate about what the future might bring.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:10 - Nintendo grieves, looks to the future.
  • 11:15 - Steam Machines make landfall.
  • 22:15 - China opens it's doors to consoles.
  • 26:00 - Game Newell 'pisses off the internet'
  • 34:45 - Star Citizen suffers a bumpy ride.
  • 51:15 - Ouya fades away.
  • 60:00 - Wrap up

Links

Music

QQ News - December 2015

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the month of December, 2015.

Headlines

  • Official XCOM 2 "Retaliation" Trailer (Youtube)
  • XCOM 2 season pass and preorder bonus revealed (PcGamer)
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer (Youtube)
  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake Being Created With Unreal Engine 4 (IGN)
  • This Is Why the Final Fantasy 7 Remake Is In Multiple Parts (IGN)
  • PSX 2015: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Will Be a Multi-Part Series (IGN)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Trailer (Youtube)
  • Star Trek Beyond Trailer (Youtube)
  • Simon Pegg on the 'Fantastic Fun' and 'Extraordinary' Pressure of Writing Star Trek Beyond (IGN)
  • Star Trek Into Darkness' Damon Lindelof Admits Khan Twist Was a 'Mistake' (IGN)
  • Star Trek: Beyond Wraps Filming (IGN)
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Trailer (Youtube)
  • Civil War (Youtube)
  • Elite Dangerous: Horizons (Youtube)
  • Independence Day: Resurgence Trailer (Youtube)
  • Independence Day: The Fate of Will Smith's Character Revealed (IGN)
  • X-Men: Apocalypse Trailer (Youtube)
  • X-Men: Apocalypse Reshoots Will Involve Hugh Jackman, So Get Speculating (Slashfilm)
  • Faeria Letter (Faeria)

Quest 34 - What was awesome, and terrible, about 2015?

We reboot the QQ Cast yet again, and talk about the best, worst, and most surprising things in 2015.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What was the worst movie?
  • 06:45 - What was the most surprising movie?
  • 10:15 - What was the best movie?
  • 12:30 - What was the worst show?
  • 15:50 - What was the most surprising show?
  • 19:30 - What was the best show?
  • 24:00 - What was the worst game?
  • 28:45 - What was the most surprising game?
  • 33:45 - What was the best game?
  • 38:00 - What is the most anticipated movie?
  • 40:00 - What is the most anticipated show?
  • 41:15 - What is the most anticipated game?
  • 46:00 - Wrap up

Music