WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew befriends dogs and murders zealots in Far Cry 5 while D. Bethel finally gathers his thoughts (now that he's seen it both at the drive-in and now at home) on the final X-based release from 20th Century Fox (albeit after Disney's purchase), The New Mutants, directed by Josh Boone.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Bethel, D. "Spotlight: 'Masterpieces' Are Better With Flaws." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 04 April 2018. Where D. Bethel writes about games that try to say something and fail are better than games that do otherwise. Kroll, Justin. "Deadpool 3: Marvel Studios and Ryan Reynolds Tap the Molyneux Sisters to Pen the Sequel." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 20 November 2020. Otterson, Joe. "DuckTales Reboot Canceled After Three Seasons at Disney XD." Variety. Variety Media, 02 December 2020. Visigoth. “Mammoth Rider.” YouTube, uploaded by The Orchard Enterprises, 27 January 2015.
RELEVANT EPISODES:
"Episode 136 - Make It So" (02 June 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the controversy surrounding the release of Far Cry 5. "We Still Don't Know $#!&" (31 May 2019): Where Andrew first enters the Far Cry universe with Far Cry Primal. "Arias In Embers" (21 June 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses––and defends––the second-to-last Fox X-film, Dark Phoenix. "Playing the Menu" (20 March 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a game that seemingly had something important to say about colonization, but crumbled underneath the weight of a AAA budget and the expectations that brings with it.
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