Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including Hayao Miyazaki's return, Vision's dick and just dick in general media, Mass Effect Legendary Edition's changes and removed DLC, Sony's slippery slope of patents and possible Silent Hill. Then, After Dark, brief reviews of Promising Young Woman, Psycho Goreman and a swift takedown of the Winter Anime Season.  We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go reach into that sticky sticky Question Bag and answer burning questions about strange video game habits, what our last meal would be, casting our favourite actors in games, grinding for disappointment and much more.  We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues ---------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 12:05 - Casting actors in your dream game 19:39 - Options...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including Microsoft's Necromancy, Square-Enix's new Final Fantasy 7 trademarks, Ubisoft's new open-world Star Wars game, Resident Evil 4 Remake's internal restructuring and our fav boy Josef Fares going off on Xbox.  Then, After Dark, spoilery takes on Yakuza Like a Dragon and Cyberpunk 2077. Plus brief thoughts on Donkey Kong Country 3, Carrion and Spider-Man Miles Morales.  We're physical distancing for the...

Just checking in to let you know that there's no episode this week, BUt we'll be back next week to talk about Indiana Jones games, what Mike wants out of an open-world Star Wars, some mysterious Square-Enix trademarks and whatever other wacky game industry shit happens next week.  Anyways, see you next week, stay safe and keep on poppin  --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell us what you think in the comments! Or if you're on iTunes why not drop us a...

Last of our Best of 2020 is here to give out Movie awards, run down the 2021 movie release schedule and give our Pop Predictions for what's to come in the film landscape. --------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 00:13 - Craziest Movie News 05:26 - Movies of the Year 33:08 - Upcoming 2021 Movie Releases 1:01:03 - Pop Predictions ------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us @PnP_Popcast Find Pens&Pixels: www.pensandpixels.ca Find Cal at:...

It's the year's end and we're here to give awards to our favorite TV Shows of 2020. In Part 1 we kick things off with recap of the years Movie/TV news, hand out our TV Show of the Year awards and go over some of the upcoming 2021 TV release schedule. --------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 05:24 - Movie News Year Recap 32:30 - Our Top TV Shows of the Year 58:00 - Upcoming 2021 TV Shows ------------------------------- Questions? Comments? Tweet us...

It's the year's end and we're here to give awards to our favorite Games of 2020. In Part 2 we pick up our awards where we left off in Part 1, then go down the list of 2021 Video Game Releases we know so far, plus results of last years predictions before we make some for next year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:32 - Favourite Combat 12:36 - Favourite Moment 32:42 - Best "Old Game" Award 39:07 - Best Story 43:18 - Our GOTYs 48:50 - Last of...

It's the year's end and we're here to give awards to our favorite Games of 2020. In Part 1 we kick things off with recap of the years news, and our awards including Biggest News, Favourite Visuals, Favourite Character and Biggest Disappointment. --------------------------------------------------------- 03:54 - Year News in Review 1:01:47 - Awards Section 1:03:30 - Biggest Gaming News 1:13:38 - Favourite Visuals 1:25:09 - Favourite Character 1:42:40 - Biggest...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including the release dates for Warner Bros. entire 2021 slate coming to HBO Max, alllllll the Star Wars & Marvel Disney Investor meeting announcements, the Cyberpunk 2077 drama, a hint at what Bioshock 4 could be and all The Game Awards Announcements and results of our predictions. We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including Marvel getting the rights to Daredevil, Warner Bros. entire 2021 slate coming to HBO Max, how activity cards on Playstation 5 came to be, a grudge against Kadabra being lifted, Bioware leads leaving abruptly and some Grand Theft Auto 6 speculation. Then, After Dark, our thoughts on Star Trek Discovery Season 3 and Yakuza Like a Dragon We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for an increasingly juicy grab bag of questions this week. ---------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 13:58 - Game you'll defend to the end?  26:50 - Real skills from video games 36:54 - Which non-essential detail makes a game better?49:55 - Which series would you like to see shift genre?1:01:32 - How responsible do consumers need to be? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell us...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including respecting Stoned Alone, Christopher Nolan on Batman's origin, Video Games having mental health benefits and the Yakuza series producer wanting to tackle Sonic the Hedgehog Then, we go over The Game Awards 2020 Nominees and argue over which games will win each category ---------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 10:51 - Stoned Alone is an insult 18:39 - Batman's...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the last weeks in Newsy News including Pornhub stats, Christopher Nolan's sound problems, an update on the Snyder Cut, Assassin's Creed TV shows, Halo Infinite losing it's director, Avengers losing money for Square-Enix and the reveal of Mass Effect Legendary Edition.  ---------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 02:11 - Pornhub Stats during Election Week 14:55 - Christopher Nolan's inaudible sound 21:42 -...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for an increasingly juicy grab bag of questions this week. ---------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 02:20 - Monster design banter 15:34 - What game deserves it's own MCU treatment? 29:21 - Fave time of day to play games? 33:30 - Disappointing game teaser? 41:53 - With full backwards compatibility, what will happen to remasters?  45:22 - Most overlooked game in each franchise? 1:00:37 - Gaming fulfillment 1:09:55...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for another wet grab bag of questions this week. ---------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 09:23 - Level 5 no longer publishing games in North America 17:24 - What's an anger inducing game you can't stop playing? 27:44 - Do you read the comment section? 36:21 - Something you thought you'd never grow out of? 42:07 - Is there a game franchise you feel like you should like? 47:05 - Why hasn't someone else done the...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for another moist  grab bag of questions this week. ---------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 13:25 - How often do you use walkthroughs and guides? 22:00 - Should you be able to Chapter select at anytime? 28:25 - Will Crash 4 be as successful as the Crash Trilogy? 34:40 - Cast these celebrities in video games 40:40 - Haven't we saved the world enough? 46:01 - Predict GOTY 51:00 - Game Time: How many in a...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, for another sopping wet grab bag of questions this week. ---------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS 11:29 - Bothersome mechanics 20:44 - Smash or Pass 2021 44:50 - Assigning franchises to devs 58:47 - What kind of Persona confidant would you be? 1:02:07 - Suicide Squad of gaming characters 1:09:59 - Favourite firsts? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell us what you think in...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including Henry Cavill having no part of $70M Snyder Cut reshoots, the Yakuza movie, Microsoft shelling out the big bucks for Bethesda, Xbox Series X/S pre-order nightmares, Spider-Man's upgrade paths on PS4, Nintendo taking down Peach's sexy hentai game, a Metal Gear Solid Remake  Then, After Dark, thoughts on the thriller movie 1BR and the Resident Evil 1 Remake (2002) We're physical distancing for the...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including more evidence of Mass Effect Remasters, the US Navy messing up on Twitch again, Monster Energy taking a noble stand and Rayman creator retiring from video games. Then, our PS5 Showcase recap. Our thoughts on all the announcements, Final Fantasy XVI, Deathloop, Resident Evil 8 and more. We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues, we're just getting used...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including WB keeping quiet on Tenet's box office performance, Mike's reaction to the Dune trailer, what's wrong with the brains of people doing review bombing, the new stupid sexy bandicoot lady, Xbox putting it's cards on the table and speculation about PS5's upcoming Showcase. Then, After Dark, further thoughts on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 and a review of Mulan. Plus some trademark off topic...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including COVID on the set of The Batman, Gods & Monsters name change, Playstation 5 backwards compatability, CD Projekt Red's very nice next gen upgrades and Mario's 35th Anniversary blowout. Then, After Dark, our thoughts on The Vast of Night, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 the value of nostalgia and The Umbrella Academy Season 2.  We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including Netflix's weird live-action Resident Evil series synopsis, Sherlock's copyrighted feelings, everything from the DC Fandome with extra details on The Batman/Gotham Knights, Nintendo's rumored new Switch model and Sony's weirdo PS5 registration for special boys only We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues, we're just getting used to a new...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including Michael Keaton returning for The Flash, Oliva Wilde directing some Spider-Man related movie, the rumour of Prince of Persia's impending remake and how devs are using the PS5's controller Then, After Dark, our thoughts on the latest chapter of Dragon Ball Super, a bunch of horror flicks, Palm Springs and Re:Zero We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues,...

Pop in once again with your hosts, Cal and Mike, to go over the week in Newsy News including AMC reopening it's theatres, ATLA's creator's leaving the live action Netflix adaptation, Epic's fight against Apple and Halo Infinite's delay Then, After Dark, our thoughts on Fire Force, THPS 1+2 Demo, Star Trek Lower Decks and some late game Ghost of Tsushima talk. We're physical distancing for the foreseeable future, so please excuse any audio issues, we're just getting used to a new...