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Godzilla Minus Zero REVIEW and James Gunn Kicked from DCU? | The Breakroom
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 • Duration 01:20:28
Berg and Brian gush about Godzilla and Visionquest, and commiserate on Gunn's early departure. Head to https://courtyard.yt.link/cebgyPQ and use my code BREAKROOM15 at checkout for 15% off!
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From the same team that brought you New Rockstars and The Deep Dive, it's The Breakroom! Covering all of the nerdy news you need to know, plus exclusive interviews, after shows, and more!
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - Gentle Roast of the Week
02:55 - Movies and Tournaments
04:41 - Control Resonant is almost a great game
10:24 - Berg's Wolverine breakdown on New Rockstars
11:34 - BLUENAMI
21:54 - James Gunn and Peter Safran step down
38:46 - Visionquest 107
53:31 - Godzilla Minus Zero REVIEW!
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What are Ultron and Jocasta's REAL Intentions?? And Death of the Author! | The Breakroom
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 • Duration 01:19:49
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Berg and Brian talk about the motivations of the Ultron and Jocasta and the idea of the Death of the Author with Video Games
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:34 - Gentle Roasts of the Week
6:21 - My Chemical Romance Halloween
11:59 - The Perfect Halloween night in
15:08 - RIP Patrick Stewart
19:15 - Visionquest 105-106
31:51 - Who might be the client?
38:36 - Jocasta's Motivation?
43:35 - What is Ultron's Motivation
45:53 - Good take Gimme a Break!
52:20 - Video Games and the Death of the Author
1:13:36 - Reality with no feeling vs simulation with feeling?
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VisionQuest E03-04 Review! And the State of Gaming? | The Breakroom
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 • Duration 01:29:38
Brian and Berg talk about the state of gaming and what they thought about the current batch of VisionQuest Episodes
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From the same team that brought you New Rockstars and The Deep Dive, it's The Breakroom! Covering all of the nerdy news you need to know, plus exclusive interviews, after shows, and more!
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
2:29 - Gentle Roast of the Week
6:21 - Brian saw Wildwood
16:58 - Brian finished a video essay
20:43 - How one fun night ruined Berg's Weekend
23:40 - Berg saw the Buddy Movie
26:433 - Bioware and the state of gaming
49:41 - Visionquest 49:41
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What IS Truth?? VisionQuest and You Can See Everything Review | The Breakroom
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Duration 01:31:00
Brian and Berg watched two pieces of media that may feel entirely different but is closer in theme than you'd think! Here are all our thoughts on the VisionQuest Premiere AND Nathan Fielder's Documentary You Can See Everything.
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From the same team that brought you New Rockstars and The Deep Dive, it's The Breakroom! Covering all of the nerdy news you need to know, plus exclusive interviews, after shows, and more!
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:41 - Gentle Roasts of the Week
8:36 - VisionQuest Premiere!
40:38 - You Can See Everything Thoughts
1:17:29 - Good Take Gimme a Break!
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New York Comic Con RECAP! And Avatar Seven Havens ain't so bad! | The Breakroom
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 01:03:48
Brian and Berg discuss NYCC, and Avatar's newest series!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Gentle Roast of the week
4:17 - Cat Con in Pasadena
13:58 - Touching Grass and Reading
17:33 - NYCC 2026
19:08 - Zodiac
25:10 - 3 New Marvel Zombies
28:59 - Xmen 97 S3
32:28 - YFNSM S2
38:16 - Good Take or Gimme a Break
43:50 - Avatar Seven Havens Debut
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Lanterns Season Finale was AWESOME! | The Breakroom
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • Duration 01:32:25
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Berg and Brian talk about how much they liked the Lanterns Season Finale.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - Gentle Roast of the Week
7:23 - Board Games and Grandma Guilt
10:29 - Yeah the Wolverine game is Frustrating
16:39 - Our thoughts on the Lanterns Finale
31:10 - Addressing Lanterns Comments
32:57 - Was Hal done dirty?
42:06 - Berg's Quick Aside on Resident Evil
43:28 - Hal wanted to Matter
45:15 - Parallels between Hal and John and Noah
51:44 - Kerry killed Hal SO quickly!
59:17 - Nature vs Nurture
1:07:10 - Good Take or Gimme a break!
1:23:41 - Constructs vs Manhunter Influence
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PRIMETIME Review and Lanterns E07: The Jordan Boys Legacy | The Breakroom
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 01:40:07
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Berg and Brian discuss two self made heroes with righteous goals but with selfish, ego driven motives.
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From the same team that brought you New Rockstars and The Deep Dive, it's The Breakroom! Covering all of the nerdy news you need to know, plus exclusive interviews, after shows, and more!
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Gentle Roast of the Week
3:19 - Dodgeball and Forgotten Island
14:17 - German Improv Festival
22:08 - New Endgame Encore Post Credit Scenes
39:02 - Spiderman Brand new day re-release??
48:58 - Primetime Spoiler Free Review
57:11 - Primetime SPOILER Discussion
1:13:48 - Lanterns Episode 7 Aftershow
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Resident Evil IS AWESOME! WHO killed Hal?? and More Headlines! | The Breakroom
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 01:29:41
Join Abby and Brian as they talk about how much Resident Evil and Lanterns is awesome!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:01 - Gentle Roasts of the week
07:32 - Abby's Weekend of Gaming (and napping)
08:59 - Brian Cleans his house
11:16 - Daredevil Born Again S3 to be the LAST
22:00 - Run Hide Fight Infidels might be fun?
26:37 - Pumpkin singing sensually goes viral
32:53 - Resident Evil NON Spoiler Review
43:30 - Resident Evil FULL Spoiler Talk
58:07 - Lanterns Episode 6 Aftershow
1:08:09 - What's going on with Hal's Death?
1:17:46 - Is Kerry Suspicious?
1:21:52 - Is the show doing Hal Jordan Dirty?
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Lantern's HUGE Battle! Zelda Remake looks strange? And Wolverine Reviews are Mixed! | The Breakroom
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 01:32:07
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What an epic showdown in Rushville! Lanterns Episode 5 almost acts as a series finale but with 3 more episodes to go, where will the show go from here? But before that, Brian and Berg go over some of the hottest gaming news like the Legend of Zelda Remake, Nintendo Direct, and reviews from Marvel's Wolverine
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Gentle Roast of the Week
06:37 - Rothko is Backo
09:55 - Getting into Mixology
10:42 - Brian's Old Man Knee
12:15 - Let your neighbor's kids use your pool
12:55 - Berg finishes Star Wars Zero Company
16:06 - Wolverine Reviews do not look great
28:04 - Thoughts on the Ocarina of Time Remake
37:50 - Metroid Ravenous looks AWESOME
40:38 - Open World Kirby
42:55 - Let's Talk LANTERNS EPISODE 5
1:03:11 - Was Zoe lying this whole time?
1:13:28 - Is noah a baby manhunter?
1:16:55 - The Finale Sequence was great
1:19:38 - Nitpick corner!
1:27:57 - Some Housekeeping!
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Why is Cat in the Hat terrorizing schools?? | The Breakroom
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 01:18:29
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Berg and Brian get into the weird world of AI Cat in the Hat induced mass hysteria waves coming through the nation as well as the interesting world of narrative metaphors.
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From the same team that brought you New Rockstars and The Deep Dive, it's The Breakroom! Covering all of the nerdy news you need to know, plus exclusive interviews, after shows, and more!
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Gentle Roast of the Week
04:50 - Brian's Board Game Design Club
07:58 - Improv while being injured is NOT fun
13:08 - Nintendo Directs and Sony State of Play
22:03 - New Xbox Cloud Gaming Limit
25:43 - The Cat in the Hat situation
42:47 - Brian Corner - Are Narrative Metaphors Dangerous?
1:09:46 - Berg Corner - New Czarface Album is awesome
1:15:17 - We'll be BACK!
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