We Podcast & We Know Things

Have you ever wanted to get into games journalism or podcasting? This episode is for you. We are joined by the reviews editor of Games Beat & one of the Beef N' Cheddar Boyz, Mike Minotti, to talk about his journey through gaming & journalism, hosting three podcasts & if Goldeneye 007 (N64) is overrated. On top of that, we talk 2021 Game of the Year, AEW's impact on pro wrestling, Disney in the 90's, the Book of Boba Fett & even the recent Nintendo Direct. Mike even takes us behind the scenes of Games Beat & what it is like trying to cover major gaming events as they happen. The hour we spent flew by & it is a conversation you will definitely not want to miss. FOLLOW MIKE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Tolkoto FOLLOW GAMES BEAT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/GamesBeat SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fin

We eatin' fam! Nintendo dropped the first Direct of 2022 & give our instant reactions to the forty minute show. From a new Mario Strikers game to Nintendo Switch Sports, EarthBound on NSO & Mario Kart 8 Deluxe getting a 48 course DLC pass, this was simply one of the best Directs of all time. One of our favorite shows of all time, Futurama, is being revived by Hulu & Justified is getting a spinoff series. The Obi-Wan series on Disney+ finally got a release date & it is just around the corner. The Lord of the Rings IP is up for sale & Sam puts his cards on the table in this week's Weekly Wata.   Picks of the Week/Trivia - 5:01 Nintendo Direct Reaction - 18:10 Gaming - 1:09:38 Futurama/TV - 1:21:30 Movies - 1:39:48 Weekly Wata - 1:44:35   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING

This week, we go spoiler free with our impressions of the debut trailer for Halo on Paramount+ & Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Is it the future of the Pokémon games or just another spinoff? Is it even worth the $60? Sony acquired Bungie for $3.6 billion as a counterpunch to Microsoft's big buy a few weeks ago. Madame Web is getting a spinoff film, Party Down is coming back & the CW ordered pilots for some new shows, all before Sam brings us home with a Weekly Wata Spotlight.   Next Interview/Picks of the Week/Trivia - 3:53 Sony Acquires Bungie - 16:30 Pokémon Legends: Arceus SPOILER FREE Impressions - 28:20 Gaming - 52:00 Halo Paramount+ Trailer Impressions - 1:30:00 Movies - 1:44:44 Weekly Wata - 1:52:40   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com

This week, the Rock is starring in a new video game movie, so we list the top six films we'd want him to star in. Plus, Ozark is back for season four (part one) and we give our spoiler free impressions (you'll want to have seen the first three seasons for this discussion). Elden Ring has gone gold, Call of Duty might not become an Xbox exclusive, Pokémon Legends: Arceus is here and the 2021 Mortal Kombat film is getting a well-deserved sequel. Greg thinks the When We Were Young Fest is a poorly marketed conspiracy and Sam drops a fun Weekly Wata Spotlight.   Picks of the Week/Trivia - 5:00 Movies - 18:20 TV - 36:30 Gaming - 52:30 Music - 1:06:01 Weekly Wata - 1:10:52   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https:

This week, we take a full hour to discuss Microsoft's enormous acquisition of Activision Blizzard, what it means for both the Xbox & AB brand & culture, which titles will become Xbox exclusive, how it affects Game Pass & Sony's potential response. After that, we break down the insane debut trailer for Disney+'s Moon Knight. From there, we discuss 2021's best selling games, LEGO Star Wars: the Skywalker Saga's new release date, Godzilla getting a new TV series, the Batman's runtime & the insane lineup of the When We Were Young Fest in Las Vegas.   Pick of the Week/Trivia - 7:00 Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard - 17:15  Moon Knight - 1:01:05 Gaming - 1:13:50 TV - 1:25:20 Movies - 1:37:50 Music - 1:42:36 Weekly Wata - 1:56:19   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC O

This week, we're joined by friend of the show Mike Casini to give our annual We Pod Awards for best (and worst) movie, tv series, game & album of the year. We added a few categories this year, too! After that, we discuss the possibility of Goldeneye 007 making a comeback on Xbox and Nintendo Switch. Peacemaker is out now on HBO Max & we give our spoiler-free impressions of the first three episodes plus Degrassi is coming back!   Awards - 15:00 - 2:11:00 Gaming, TV and movies, in that order, are the last half hour of the show   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, there are not many news stories, so we spend a ton of time talking spoilers about the latest MCU film, Spider-Man: No Way Home. What did we like? What didn't work? How does this film set up the future of the MCU? We answer those questions & more. From there, we break down the new trailers for Matt Reeves' the Batman & Uncharted. In TV, the Book of Boba Fett is here & we give our spoiler free impressions of the debut episode. Greg gives some Game of the Year contenders & Sam goes back to Star Wars for his Weekly Wata spotlight.   Pick of the week/trivia - 7:15 Spider-Man: No Way Home spoilercast - 15:00 - 55:09 the Batman & Uncharted trailer breakdowns - 55:10 the Book of Boba Fett impressions - 1:14:50 GOTY 2021 - 1:28:30 Weekly Wata - 1:35:57   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JA

This week, Sam shares his very spoiler free impressions of Spider-Man: No Way Home while Greg gives his of the brand new Xbox Console Exclusive, the Gunk. We also break down all six episodes of Hawkeye (SPOILERS!) & list our top three characters from the show that is not Clint or Kate. John Wick 4 has been delayed by almost a year, Michael Keaton has reportedly joined another DC film's cast & a beloved anime is getting a long overdue revival.   Picks of the Week (Spider-Man)/Trivia - 4:53 Movies - 21:15 TV (Hawkeye SPOILERS) - 31:30 Gaming - 54:00 Comics - 1:03:25 Weekly Wata - 1:05:55   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, we recap the 2021 Game Awards, November's best selling games & Nintendo's Indie World Showcase. Greg shares more in-depth impressions of Halo Infinite's campaign & Pokémon Legends Arceus is getting a new Hisuian form of a Kanto monster. Spider-Man: No Way Home is here, the Eternals is hitting Disney+ soon & Netflix cancelled Cowboy Bebop. All before Sam hits us with a Weekly Wata.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, we break down the Bloomberg scoop that PlayStation is working on an Xbox Game Pass competitor launching in Spring 2022. How will it work, what will it be priced at &, most importantly, what games will be included?! Also, Halo Infinite's campaign is here; Greg shares his very very early first impressions, along with his unbridled thoughts on Marvel's new Guardians of the Galaxy game. The latest SpiderVerse film has been officially unveiled, Shang-Chi is getting a sequel & we give our thoughts on Dexter: New Blood now that we're halfway through the series.   Pick of the week/Trivia - 04:15 Gaming - 15:58 Movies - 51:57 TV - 1:06:30 CGC TCG Spotlight - 1:27:48   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK

Happy Thanksgiving! We list our favorite pies before giving impressions of Hawkeye (Disney+), Cowboy Bebop (Netflix) & Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Nintendo Switch). Mass Effect is becoming a TV series, some first party Nintendo games got updates & Kojima Productions is expanding!   TIME CODES & LINKS COMING SOON

This week, we recap all the announcements from Disney+ Day 2021, give our thoughts & a full breakdown of the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer & gush about how good Halo Infinite's multiplayer is! Not only that, but we list the top 20 best selling games of October 2021, talk about Earthworm Jim making a comeback & why delaying certain video games is a bad marketing ploy. The WB Smash Bros-style game Multiversus is real & its roster is crazier than we even predicted it would be. Sam brings us to Olympus with his Weekly Wata Spotlight.   Picks of the Week/Trivia - 4:33 Disney+ Day 2021 - 15:26 Movies - 30:30 TV - 48:00 Gaming - 54:50 Weekly Wata - 1:14:00   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https:

This week, let's not kid ourselves, we're talking Dexter: New Blood & if it is a worthy follow up to the original eight season run. Greg also shares his early impressions of the Xbox exclusive Forza Horizon 5! We're getting a second run of Squid Game, but do we need it? Skater XL got a game changing update on console & the Gunk finally got a release date. Live action YuYu Hakusho, Stranger Things 4, Star Wars: Andor & Ms. Marvel all got release windows & Sam kickflips his way into another Weekly Wata Spotlight. Picks of the Week/Trivia - 3:56 Movies - 15:12 Dexter SPOILER FREE Talk - 27:24 Dexter SPOILERS - 32:12 TV - 43:37 Gaming - 57:10 Weekly Wata - 1:19:37   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOO

This week, we give our impressions of Mario Party Superstars & the trailers for Morbius & the Book of Boba Fett. We also list our least favorite Mario Party minigames of all time. A new Boondock Saints film is in development, Dexter: New Blood is about to begin & AGDQ 2022's game list has been released. After a 15 minute gameplay blowout, is Elden Ring a game we'll be picking up? Greg also gives his impressions of one of the more disappointing EPs of the year. Sam brings us home with another CGC TCG Spotlight.   Picks of the Week/trivia - 3:47 Movies - 12:28 TV - 32:07 Gaming - 43:00 Music & CGC TCG Spotlight - 1:11:56   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, we give our impressions on the trailers for Uncharted, Lightyear & Cowboy Bebop, plus N64 on Nintendo Switch & Metroid Dread. We read reviews for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Mario Party Superstars, Marvel's Eternals & Army of Thieves. Spider-Man: No Way Home is getting more returning villains, Brendan Fraser has been cast in the Batgirl HBO Max film & Greg shares his impressions of the new Calling All Captains album. Warner Bros is making a Smash Bros-style fighter, so we list all the characters we hope to see playable & those already confirmed.   Picks of the Week/Trivia - 4:19 Gaming - 19:38 Movies - 1:00:15 TV - 1:21:50 Music & CGC TCG Spotlight - 1:26:06   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/

This week, we recap the entire 2021 DC FanDome; from the Batman & Gotham Knights to Peacemaker, Black Adam & the Flash, we go in-depth on every single announcement & list our favorites from the show. Disney has delayed half a dozen films, with one of them being almost a year. We got a release date for S4 of Ozark & a first look into Netflix's Cowboy Bebop series. Nintendo increased their online price by 150% & Greg goes off on them. You won't want to miss this epic rant.   Picks of the week/trivia - 3:45 DC FanDome recap - 11:40 Movies - 52:17 TV - 56:15 Gaming - 1:04:20 CGC Spotlight - 1:21:22   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, Greg shares his early impressions of the Nintendo Switch OLED &, of course, Metroid Dread. Alan Wake Remastered looks to be coming to the Switch, Squid Game keeps growing in popularity, Will Poulter is our Adam Warlock & the Walking Dead is getting an anthology spinoff series. Even on a slow news week, we still bring the fire. Picks of the week/Trivia - 5:23 Movies - 17:00 TV - 29:03 Gaming - 43:26 CGC TCG Spotlight - 1:09:26   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, the final DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros Ultimate has been announced & it did not disappoint.  For the first time in five years, we have the same pick of the week!! From there we have reviews or impressions of Metroid Dread, the Nintendo Switch OLED, Far Cry 6, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, Nintendo All-Star Brawl, Alan Wake Remastered, the Many Saints of Newark & Venom: Let There Be Carnage. We have the date for the Animal Crossing Direct this month & got our first looks at the Peacemaker HBO Max series & the Game of Thrones spinoff "House of the Dragon." Pokémon is coming to Universal Studios next year & Sam has another awesome Charizard card to show off.   Picks of the week/trivia - 3:43 Gaming - 18:03 Movies - 43:58 TV - 1:02:22 CGC TCG Spotlight - 1:13:06   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY:

Scyther got a new evolution; I repeat, Scyther got a new evolution! But, before that, we recap the biggest headlines from the Netflix event, TUDUM. From Ozark & the Witcher to Stranger Things & Cobra Kai, we break down all the trailers & first looks. Then, we read reviews for the Many Saints of Newark, Venom: Let There Be Carnage & 007: No Time to Die. In gaming, N64 turns 25, so we list our favorite things about the 32 million unit seller. Plus, Pokémon BDSP & Legends: Arceus got insane new trailers showing off new features & a new Pokémon, Kleavor. Sam brings us home with a Weekly Wata story that you won't want to miss.   Picks of the Week/Trivia - 4:19 TUDUM Recap - 15:30 Movies - 29:39 N64 Memories - 37:40 Gaming - 48:30 Weekly Wata - 1:02:23   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE &

This week, we kick the show off by breaking down Thursday's jam-packed Nintendo Direct. Every announcement. Every shadow drop. Every get hype moment. We've got it covered. Greg also gushes over the latest PlayStation console exclusive, Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Shang-Chi got a release date for Disney+ & Sam shares his thoughts on the new anime project, Star Wars Visions, as he has watched every episode. Also, you won't want to miss the end of the pod where Sam has an EPIC CGC Spotlight & some breaking news that dropped as we were recording.   Pick of the Week/Trivia - 2:04 Nintendo Direct Breakdown -  11:27 Gaming - 1:00:56 Movies - 1:09:43 TV - 1:13:20 Other - 1:22:04 Music - 1:24:57 CGC Spotlight & Breaking News - 1:27:14   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRA