Outer Monologue

Sony was first out of the gate with their Playstation Showcase 2023 during the “not E3, but E3” timeframe and the show was surprisingly lacking a strong first party AAA…

Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games have graced us with the next installment of their Star Wars games – Jedi Survivor! I’ve waited for over 3 years to pick up where…

Director James Gunn’s vision of the motley crue of misfits return for their final outing in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3!  Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter…

Illumination and Nintendo released The Super Mario Bros. movie! This film has garnered over $1 billion at the box office in just 4 weeks and it’s easy to see why…

Hogwarts Legacy by Avalanche Studios and Warner Bros. Games has arrived! This action RPG is brimming with fan service from the Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling. Russ shares his gameplay…

Capcom drops the latest in a successful line of Resident Evil remakes: Resident Evil 4 Remake! We share our gameplay impressions of this latest installment and how it stacks up…

A completely new RPG in the Octopath Traveler series, Octopath Traveler 2 launched eariler this year with 8 new heroes and 8 new stories to experience! In a new land…

John Wick Chapter 4 movie review! John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new…

Zachary Levi returns in SHAZAM! Fury Of The Gods from DC and Warner Bros. The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!”…

Enjoying springing ahead one hour for daylight savings?! We chat about Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Resident Evil 3, Dead Space Remake and Overwatch 2 before sharing our gameplay impressions of Wo…

The Mandalorian season 3 is finally here after waiting 2 years to resume the travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the…

Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off with Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania. Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore…

Among the memorable commercials during the Super Bowl were the handful of movie trailers for some of this year’s biggest tentpole films! We react and share our thoughts to The…

Fourteen years after its initial release, Motive Studios launches Dead Space Remake, giving the cult survival horror classic a visual facelift and gameplay improvement. We share our initial hands on…

The year 2023 is well underway, causing us to look at the gaming forecast and share which games we are most excited to play that are slated for release sometime…

The Last Of Us TV Show has launched and we are mostly pleased with this adaptation to one of the best video games ever made. After listening to the episode,…

Continuing from our previous episode of “Our Top 5 Favorite Games Of 2022”, it is only proper that we share Our Top 3 Favorite Movies Of 2022! Why only 3…

Once again, the time has come for us to reveal our top 5 favorite games!  Our good old friend Brad joins us in a round robin where we each begin…

After 13 years, James Cameron finally releases the anticipated Avatar: The Way Of Water, the sequel to one of the biggest grossing films of all time – Avatar. We dive…

Welcome back to Joygasm Unboxing! In our third Unboxing episode, Russ unboxes @JND Studios 1/3 scale statue of the Margot Robbie Harley Quinn, giving a comprehensive look at the psychotic,…

Squanch Games has released “High On Life” for Xbox Game Pass, a trippy FPS by Rick and Morty creator, Justin Goiland. We share our hands on impressions of what we’ve…

The Game Awards 2022 had plenty of game announcements and awards to hand out with God Of War and Elden Ring raking in the lion share of categories. We share…

Star Wars Andor season 1 review! The latest Star Wars Disney Plus show made its debut with 12 episodes in the first season. This is the prequel series to Star…

God Of War Ragnarok is finally HERE! Kratos and Atreus resume where the previous installment left off and we gleefully spout off about the various aspects of the game we…

Black Panther Wakanda Forever launched in theaters over the weekend and there are many things to discuss! Is it as good as the first film? Is the new Black Panther…

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 by Infinity Ward has launched and we share our hands on impressions of what we think of this latest cod outing! After listening to…

Happy Halloween! In the spirit of trick or treating, we review Marvel Studios Werewolf By Night, but before we do, we take a chomp out of Overwatch 2, sharing our…

A Plague Tale Requiem by Asobo Studio released earlier this week and there is a lot to like about this game! After listening to the episode, we’d love to hear…

Overwatch 2 has launched! Russ shares his impressions of the long awaited sequel, covering the visual facelift, sound fx, music, animation, UI/UX Design, and Overwatch battle pass. He also goes…

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman set the internet on fire with their teaser announcement of Deadpool 3! We also comment on the crazy number of events that have transpired in…

Sony State Of Play September 2022 reactions! God Of War Ragnarok, Stellar Blade, Tekken 8, Rise Of The Ronin, Like A Dragon Ishin, Pacific Drive, Synduality, and more were shown…

Disney’s D23 2022 Highlights!  Disney’s D23 expo had a nice variety of announcements for fans of the Disney stable as well as offering from Marvel and Lucasfilm.  We share our…

Elden Ring review continued! Nick joins the discussion to one of the best games of the year and we had so much to say that we split the review into…

Elden Ring review! Nick joins the discussion to one of the best games of the year and we had so much to say that we split the review into 2…

In Marvel Studios’ “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany)—an attorney specializing in superhuman-oriented legal cases—must navigate the complicated life of a single, 30-something who also happens to be…

Embracer group has acquired the rights to Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit! Video games, movies, merchandise and more will all be receiving an original interpretation based off of…

Obi-wan Kenobi Disney Plus Season 1 Review! Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has to save young Leia after she is kidnapped, all the while being pursued by Imperial Inquisitors and his…

Bullet Train movie review! Brad Pitt stars as one of five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train find out their missions have something in common. After listening to the…

SDCC 2022 reactions! San Diego Comic Con finally makes its return after a 2 year hiatus. Both Marvel and DC had a number of announcements and we even got a…

Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels! Game developer Playground Games brings back the popular Hot Wheels DLC from Forza Horizon 3, only this time, it gets the next gen, raytracing, HDR,…

Tokyo Vice Season 1 review!  Based on a true story, a Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo takes on one of the city’s most powerful crime bosses in…

Cuphead The Delicious Last Course DLC is available now and what a snappy return to form it is!  We forgot just how fun and unique this world is that Studio…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder’s Revenge is finally here! Dotemu and Tribute Games bring us the latest incarnation of the TMNT side scroller beat ’em up game that is a…

So, the “Not E3, But E3” showcases came and went, leaving the gaming community with some solid announcements, but ultimately a feeling of being underwhelmed has settled in, with the…

Star Wars Celebration 2022 had a number of exciting announcements and sneak peeks that we dive into, including Ian McDiarmid, Andor, Lego BD-1, Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Skeleton…

Top Gun Maverick review! Finally, after waiting for 36 years, the sequel to the best dogfighting movie in the world is here and we feel the need, THE NEED FOR…

Obi-wan Kenobi Disney Plus impressions! Ewan McGregor once again steps into his Jedi cloak as the fan favorite Jedi Master in the latest Disney Plus show. We share our thoughts,…

Halo Infinite Season 2 Lone Wolves impressions! We chat about the new maps, Last Spartan Standing, and new game modes in our Topic Of The Day segment. Also, we share…

Movie trailer bonanza! We take a look at Obiwan Disney Plus, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Outer Range, and Tokyo Vice.  PLUS – Joygasm – a video game & movie…

Moon Knight impressions! Disney Plus launched the latest Marvel Studios show on its streaming platform starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke. Steven Grant discovers he’s been granted the powers of…

Elden Ring impressions! The dynamic duo share their war stories in From Software’s latest epic open world adventure, Elden Ring. After listening to the episode, we’d love to hear from…

Sonic 2 movie review! When the manic Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails are all that stand in…

Morbius movie review! Jared Leto stars in Sony’s launch of Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts…

Halo TV Show episode 1 reactions! Paramount Plus released the very first episode of Halo, which you can watch for free if you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. We spend…

Tunic game impressions! Tunic is an action-adventure game developed by Canadian indie developer Andrew Shouldice and published by Finji. We share our initial thoughts on the game after playing thru…

The Batman movie is upon us! When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city’s hidden corruption and…

Horizon Forbidden West is HERE! We could not be more excited to check out all of the hard work Guerilla Games has put into this sequel featuring Aloy as her…

The 2022 Super Bowl LVI commercials contained some great movie trailers as well as fun product spots that we always hope will entertain us because after all – it’s the…

The Book Of Boba Fett Season 1 Review! Bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigate the underworld when they return to Tatooine to claim Jabba the Hutt’s old…

Sony buys Bungie! The video game acquisition frenzy continues as Bungie agrees to join Sony for $3.5 billion dollars. This news comes on the heels of the blistering $68.7 billion…

Hawkeye Season 1 Review! Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old…

Earlier this week, the unthinkable happened: Xbox acquired Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion dollars!  Overwatch, Diablo, Warcraft, Call Of Duty, StarCraft, Tony Hawk, Candy Crush, and others will become…

2021 has come and gone and y’know what that means! Time for Russ and Steve’s top 5 favorite movies of 2021! The bodacious bros. take turns revealing their faves, starting…

2021 has come and gone and y’know what that means!  Time for Russ and Steve’s top 5 favorite games of 2021!  The bodacious bros. take turns revealing their faves, starting…

Disney Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge recap! Nick aka “Big Baby Moose” joins Russ and Steve to share his experiences in Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland while Russ shares of his experiences…

Spider-Man No Way Home review!  Our spider senses are tingling after watching this triumph of a film and bearing witness to just how amazing the multiverse can be when executed…

Halo Infinite reactions! 343 Industries from Xbox Game Studios release their latest installment of the Master Chief aka John Spartan 117 after delaying the game for one year due to…

Movie trailer reactions! The Book Of Boba Fett, Morbius, The Witcher Season 2, Lightyear, Turning Red, and Spider-Man No Way Home round out this epic smorgasbord of what’s coming soon….

#DisneyPlus #Hawkeye reactions! The latest #Marvel show dropped with both episodes 1 and 2, introducing Kate Bishop played by Hailey Steinfeld alongside Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton. We also share…

Ghostbusters Afterlife movie review!  Jason Reitman follows in his father, Director Ivan Reitman’s footsteps with the latest Ghostbusters film that has plenty of fan service, nostalgia, and heart, but how…

With two years of no Forza games, Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios release Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox and Game Pass! We also take a hands on look at…

Guardians Of The Galaxy game impressions!  Eidos Montreal drops its own interpretation of the Marvel galactic misfits and there is A LOT to love about this game. After listening to…

Dune movie review! The 2021 movie is a feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most…

DC Fandome 2021 reactions! DC Comics pulled out all the stops, unleashing so many announcements / updates that in the interest of time, we decided to highlight Suicide Squad Kill…

FarCry 6 impressions!  Ubisoft releases the latest installment of the FarCry series, which Steve is particularly excited about, being the fanboy that he is and is Russell’s first time playing…

James Bond: No Time To Die movie review! James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking…

Venom Let There Be Carnage movie review! Eddie Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes…

In Deathloop, the player takes on the role of Colt, an assassin stuck in a time loop who has been tasked to take out eight targets called Visionaries across the…

Sony Showcase September 2021 reactions! We provide commentary on Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic Remake, Project Eve, Forspoken, GTA 5 Remastered for PS5, Deathloop, Wolverine, Gran Turismo 7,…

Shang-Chi movie review! Shang-Chi, the master of unarmed weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization. We share our favorite moments…

Psychonauts 2 game impressions! Tim Schafer and his talented team over at Double Fine Productions have released their latest opus in the zany, mind bending Psychonauts 2. Russ shares his…

Gamescom 2021 reactions! Russ shares his Best Of Gamescom list of games, including Forza Horizon 5, Crossfire X, Age Of Empires 4, Halo Xbox controller & Xbox Series X themed…

Free Guy movie review! Ryan Reynolds (Guy), is a bank teller, who discovers that he’s actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game. Jodie Comer (Millie), Taika Waititi…

What If episode 1 review! Marvel debuts its creative sandbox show on Disney Plus that has fun exploring what if various super heroes took on roles of their colleagues as…

The Suicide Squad review! The motle crue of misfits including Bloodsport, Harley Quinn, Peacemaker, Colonel Flag, Weasel, Javelin, Polka-Dot Man, Savant, T.D.K., Captain Boomerang, Mongal, Blackguard, Ratcatcher 2, King Shark…

Steve, who is our resident, Resident Evil expert (see what I did there?!) beat RE Village, giving us the opportunity to compare notes on what we each thought of the…

Why is the rum always gone?! Perhaps the answer can be found in Rare’s latest expansion of Sea Of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life! The first tale sets the scene for…

Loki Season 1 Review!  There is quite a bit to digest and hypothesize over after a mere 6 episodes, so we spend an hour recapping the Time Variance Authority, He…

Black Widow movie review! The multiple release date changes and overall hiatus has finally passed. We squeeze into and zip up our favorite leotard and provide a deep analysis of…

Steve chats about his RE Village progress while Russ shares how #thegrillingmustgoon despite being in a violent Texas thunderstorm, before switching gears and provide their reactions to M. Night’s Old,…

Disney and Pixar released Luca onto Disney Plus and movie theaters! We give a comprehensive review of the film. Plus, we cover Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, Resident Evil Village,…

E3 2021 came and went in the blink of an eye! We curate our favorite games for Xbox and Nintendo, including Forza Horizon 5, Redfall, Party Animals, Guardians Of The…

Loki Episode 1 review! We chat about the Time Variance Authority, Owen Wilson and Tom Hiddleston’s chemistry, the prospect of a multiverse war within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki’s moment…

Horizon Forbidden West gameplay impressions and Far Cry 6 gameplay impressions! Both games were given an in-depth look at what gamers can expect later this year when they launch and…

Russ holds down the fort while Steve is away, sharing about his latest romp through RE Village before switching gears and provide his reactions to The Green Knight, Venom Let…

Resident Evil Village play impressions!  Capcom’s latest entry into the popular survival horror genre is now available and we dedicate this entire episode to sharing our experiences thus far.  Story,…