Something Rotten

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Spec Ops: The Line — Episode 1 (ft. Mike Rugnetta) Sep 18, 2024

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by podcaster and writer Mike Rugnetta to begin discussing the 2012 game Spec Ops: The Line. In this episode, we're playing up through Chapter 8.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops — Episode 2 (ft. hotcyder) Sep 11, 2024

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTuber and Jacob's thumbnail artist hotcyder to discuss the second half of Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops. Assume full spoilers!

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Call of Duty: Black Ops — Episode 1 (ft. Matthew Gault) Sep 04, 2024

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by journalist Matthew Gault to discuss the first half of Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops. This episode plays through the end of the mission "Numbers."

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Indika/Hellblade — Season Finale Jul 31, 2024

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester answer listener questions about Indika and Hellblade 2.

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Exit 8/Platform 8 (ft. Shannon Strucci) Jul 17, 2024

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTuber Shannon Strucci to discuss the indie horror games Exit 8 and Platform 8. Assume full spoilers!

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (ft. Pixel A Day) Jul 10, 2024

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BUY BLAKE'S BOOK: https://vol.co/collections/guitar-hero

"The Oral History of Guitar Hero": https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx8bey/the-oral-history-of-guitar-hero

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Kat (aka Pixel A Day) to discuss the entirety of the game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. Assume full spoilers!

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Indika (ft. Riley MacLeod) Jul 03, 2024

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BUY BLAKE'S BOOK: https://vol.co/collections/guitar-hero

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Aftermath writer Riley MacLeod to discuss Odd Meter's 2024 title, Indika.

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Max Payne 1 & 2 — Season Finale Jun 12, 2024

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester answer listener questions about Max Payne 1 and 2.

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Max Payne 2 — Episode 2 May 29, 2024

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester roll solo while discussing the second half of Remedy's 2003 game, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.

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Max Payne 2 — Episode 1 (ft. Timmm) May 22, 2024

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by YouTuber Timmm to discuss the first half of Remedy's 2003 game, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. We're playing up to the character switch.

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