5by5 Master Audio Feed: Recent Episodes
5by5 and Dan Benjamin
Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Windows Central to the show this week to discuss the megaton news of Microsoft's intention to acquire Activision Blizzard King. So much to unpack! Plus, Raven Software employees start a union!
The Playlist: Nobody Saves the World, Rainbow Six Extraction, Olli Olli World, Windjammers 2
Parting Gifts!
Christian's daughters are selling Girl Scout Cookies! Buy some from them by going to https://www.gsdigitalcookie.com/code
Then enter either:
Estelle’s code: QR2CNZ2Y
Claire’s code: YWDVJ74N
This week the boys talk about all the good stuff coming our way! Dan news, and more! Plus we get a note from our friend Christian.
Hosted by: Keith Ruckus
Co-host: Dan Richardson
Venmo: @KeithRuckus - Give us a buck and we'll tell someone "F*ck You"
Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me back to the show this week to discuss the right length for single player video games, the value of Zynga to Take-Two, the last of the Xbox Ones, and nominees for GotY for DICE and GDC, and more!
The Playlist: God of War (PC), League of Legends, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye
VR Talk: Song in the Smoke
Parting Gifts!
Dan definitely has a bug in his water. Movie news by the cruise ship full. And all the other ricketa-racketa.
Hosted by: Keith Ruckus
Co-host: Dan Richardson
Venmo: @KeithRuckus - Give us a buck and we'll tell someone "F*ck You"
DISCUSSED: Memories of Super Dave; KEYnote by LockPickingLawyer; Dan gets conspiracy theory-curious; the tapestry of entertainment by cults; Dan helps Merlin understand Git; and Merlin gets a new hub.
Jeff and Christian welcome Daanish Syed from Respawn back to the show this week to discuss the announcement of Playstation VR2 at CES, another year of no E3, a new video card from NVIDIA, and more!
The Playlist: Wordle! RE8 Village, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye, Death’s Door
VR Talk: Stride, Facebook Horizon Beta, Project Cars 2, Dagon
Parting Gifts!
Less covid - MORE NEWS. Dan talks about trailers, Keith loves Andrew Garfield and Chris Evans.
Hosted by: Keith Ruckus
Co-host: Dan Richardson
Venmo: @KeithRuckus - Give us a buck and we'll tell someone "F*ck You"
Jeff and Christian celebrate 8 full years of DLC, and kick of their 9th by looking back at their predictions from last year and Reckoning with the results, as well as looking forward to all the big games of 2022, including Starfield, Horizon Forbidden West, Metroid Prime 4, God of War Ragnarok, Breath of the Wild 2, Gotham Knights, and so many more!
Then, they step back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH predictions for 2022!
A very Covid Post-Christmas. Some news and such, but mostly Covid.
Hosted by: Keith Ruckus
Co-host: Dan Richardson
Venmo: @KeithRuckus - Give us a buck and we'll tell someone "F*ck You"
Wrapping up the year with thoughts on unearned Covid optimism, defining "normal," Roomba training, Microsoft Visual Studio, plus a new (and decidedly more positive) reframing for New Year's resolutions.
As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2021?
Jeff and Christian welcome Senior Animator at Riot Games, Lana Bachynski back to the show to discuss the surging popularity of Final Fantasy XIV, Roblox problematic bushiness model, a Splinter Cell remake, and Nintendo's newest Indie Showcase!
The Playlist: Halo Infinite, Outer Wilds Echos of the Eye, Analogue Pocket, The Gunk
Parting Gifts!
We got your news! We got your Dan News! We got Box office numbers!
But we have little to no good Spider-man info until next episode!
Hosted by: Keith Ruckus
Co-host: Dan Richardson
Venmo: @KeithRuckus - Give us a buck and we'll tell someone "F*ck You"