Gareth, Ash and a very croaky Dan rate new, AI-generated intro themes, answer a lot of your deeply personal questions and share their love for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Robocop: Rogue City, Venba and V Rising. Plus! A quiz to test our knowledge of weirdly named classics, and we mourn the loss of two wonderful studios at the hands of bad Microsoft management. Good job our podcast has just been acquired by Microsoft*, eh?

(Fact checking Dan here: I realise now that Robocop: Rogue City is set *between* Robocop 2 and 3, but I'm glad it barely references the awful third film.)

*For roughly an hour

Welcome to the world of tomorrow!

In this jumbo comeback edition of the show, Ash, Dan and Gareth are back in the saddle and ready to fill you in what they've been up to for the last four years while offering zero explanation for their extended absence.

The show itself has emerged from stasis unchanged, so expect the usual answers to your questions, a rundown of what we're playing and a quiz inspired by Gareth's universal currency of choice. Rather embarrassingly, it's been so long since our last recording that we completely forgot that the Great Debate topic is EXACTLY the same as the previous episode's. Whoops.

(Also, contrary to Jazz McVoiceover's claims in the intro, Simon Chong doesn't appear in this episode. Sorry.)

Against the soundtrack of a life support machine's rhythmic beep, The Explosive Alan Podcast's eyes finally flicker open. Weakly, it attempts to rise from its prolonged slumber, limbs limp, head heavy, throat parched. A passing nurse spots this unexpected recovery and rushes over, immediately guiding the straw within a nearby cup of water to its cracked lips. It takes a short sip, then mutters something barely audible. "I'm sorry, can you say that again?" ExAlPod motions for the nurse to come closer; he duly obeys. With the nurse's ear now inches from its mouth, it quietly repeats itself: "We're back, bitches."

While ExAlPod continues its stay in the Hyperbollock Time Chamber, Dan has rustled up a new podcast concept and wants to use you, our neglected listeners, as guinea pigs. It's called Word/Play, features contributions from Noclip's Danny O'Dwyer and Final Games' Liam Edwards and, for this pilot show, tackles the subject of crime. Give it a listen, and let Dan know what you think by dropping him a Tweet or DM @MrPointyHead.

Featured music:

L.A. Noire - Main Theme

Yakuza - For Who's Sake

Payday 2 - Blueprints

Hotline Miami - Miami

Watch_Dogs - Lucky Quinns Theme

GTA2 - Main Theme

Gunpoint - Stealth Crawls And Dance Halls

FFVI - Kefka's Theme

GTAIV - Main Theme

Yakuza 0 - Money Makes Money

Sam & Max Hit The Road - Another Idiotic And Baffling Assignment

The Getaway - Art Appreciation

Persona 5 - Interrogation Room

GTA Vice City - Main Theme (Extended Mix)

LEGO City Undercover - 'Quiet 01'

Watch_Dogs 2 - Eye For An Eye (Reprise)

Reports of our demise might have been slightly exaggerated, but the departure of Simon Chong is 100% true. Sadly, his prodigious animating talents caught the eye of Hollywood bigwigs, and no amount of promises of being paid in real money or upgrading his Etch-a-Sketch could convince him not to flee 5,400 miles across the world to escape our clutches. Were we going to let him flee without recording a goodbye podcast? Were we fork. So, we took our mics out of hibernation for one last huzzah as the awesome foursome and put together this special show. ('Special' in this instance means poorly prepared.) Find out more about what Simon will be up to in California, hear a special story from a 9 year-old Chong, listen to his horrified reaction to our special parting gift, and catch our reactions to your tributes at our premature funeral. It's going to get emotional.

WE'RE BACK! Again. Again.

Yes, after the lofty high that was the 100th live episode, we took a small break from podcasting while we, amongst other things, had surgery, fell ill, travelled to Edinburgh, worked very hard and tried to finish your Mum's 10.000 piece jigsaw she's had round the back for the last 13 years.

No, but really, we forgot to get any audience participation this episode, so it's just us rounding up all our love for the Switch and Zelda, as well as a challenge about the Bechdel Test. Finally, as it's episode 101 we have ourselves a lovely rip of section based on TV classic Room 101.

Enjoy, friends. It's nice to be back, eh?

Wholesome Memes: https://twitter.com/wholesomememe?lang=en

A 99 ice cream, 99 problems and 99 luftballons. There are many things that have 99 in quantity, but it's 99th Explosive Alan Podcast that's really where it's at. This week, Dan and Simon are talking all things Horizon Zero Dawn, as well as discussing our desert island games, Ubisoft, and oh, THE LIVE EPISODE THAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW (25/02/17) IN LONDON! Get your tickets if you haven't right here www.bit.ly/exalpod100

What Makes Us Happy Links
The Sentinel: http://boketto.tv/
Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/live/
2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z04M6NhkIKk

It's the filler episode of all filler episodes! Episode 98 is a bit manic, but by golly we're going to make our 100th episode our actual 100th episode! This week it's just Dan and Simon chatting about absolute nonsense for half an hour, some things about video games, some things about naughty things we've done. ENJOY IT! WE DID!

What makes us happy link: Halloween finger - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZFT7odS-2I

Get your tickets to the live show! There aren't many left now, and it's happening soon. 25th of February 2017 at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) at the Secret Weapon in Stratford. Tickets here: www.bit.ly/exalpod100

Episode 97 is here with its hands in the air like it just doesn't care! This week the fantastic foursome discusses things from Superhot VR to Dandy Dungeon and everything in between. You can't say we aren't eclectic on this show! Also, don't forget, our 100th episode will be in front of a LIVE audience in Stratford, London on the 25th of February at 7.30pm. Get your tickets while you can here (they're free) www.bit.ly/exalpod100

Welcome aboard the SS ExAlPod, there's no getting off now, you're locked in, sorry 'bout it! So, get ready for this week's returning special "How To Be Awesome At…" episode. This time, DATING! Which should be interesting as three of the four Explosive Alan team have been in relationships for a combined 45 years. Fair warning, this gets weird. Very weird. ENJOY!

ALSO, don't forget to get your tickets for our live 100th episode coming up on the 25/02/15. It's at 7.30pm at the Secret Weapon bar in Stratford, London, and we'd love you to be there. Get your tickets here www.bit.ly/exalpod100

It's episode 95 of the Explosive Alan Podcast! And this week we see the triumphant return of the challenge section thanks to a crafty one devised by our very own Dan Maher… ish. We've also got talk of Kingdom Hearts, Resident Evil 7, and OH YEAH, DID WE MENTION WE HAVE A LIVE PODCAST COMING UP ON THE 25/02/17 IN LONDON? Go here to grab your tickets. No, go on, go, we'll wait… www.bit.ly/exalpod100

What Makes Us Happy Links
Archaeogaming: When Two Worlds Collide - http://thekillabunny.kinja.com/archaeogaming-when-two-worlds-collide-1791483025?rev=1485093708205
Bad Lip Reading: Seaguls (Stop It Now) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E

Simon's back! Sort of. We catch up with our transatlantic absentee Alan via 'live' satellite linkup, and discover how life is for our LA-ex. (Spoiler: enviably great.) We also delve into some excellent Getting To Know Us questions, including casting our dream game-to-TV series. Plus! The world's most successful arcade games form the basis of our quiz Play Your Cabs Right. And, to honour the passing of Konami code creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto, we discuss your--and our--favourite cheats.

Merry Friday, everyone! It's the 94th episode of the Explosive Alan Podcast coming atcha, very much like 90s band Cleopatra. This week we're talking all things Switch, as well as properly announcing our 100th LIVE episode event! COME ON DOWN! It'll be taking place on 25th of February in Secret Weapon in London. Get your tickets right here www.bit.ly/exalpod100

What Makes Us Happy Links:
Power Rangers Trailer 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0757ByXCIMo
Dank Memes From Outer Space: https://www.facebook.com/DankMemesFromOuterSpace/
The Motionographer: http://motionographer.com/
One-Screen Mario Maker Puzzles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7SLOTCVCzE
Good Idea, Bat Idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaPeZPNz-Yk&feature=youtu.be
GameBlast 2017: https://www.gameblast17.com/

The first 'proper' podcast of 2017 features our future (now past) selves' first impressions of Nintendo Switch, recorded directly *does Iwata hand gesture* from the exclusive media hands-on event at the Hammersmith Apollo. If that's not reason enough to listen, we've also got details of our upcoming live show on the 25th of February (Tickets available soon), our conflicting thoughts on The Last Guardian, news of Scalebound's unfortunate demise and we share your most anticipated games of space year 2017.

What Makes Us Happy Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rQ1aodFVvY

David S Pumpkins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS00xWnqwvI

Yeahboi.me:
http://yeahboi.me/

Man in the High Castle:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740299/

Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to 2017! Well, here we are, only 6 days into the year and you already have a lovely new podcast to listen to. But this ain't your grandma's ExAlPod, no sir! This week we're doing something a little different. IT'S A TAKEOVER EPISODE! Gareth has taken the hosting seat and presents to you a potential spin off of sorts in which he'd like to teach you how to be awesome at things. This episode sees him, Dan, Simon and Ash teaching you how to be awesome at surviving the apocalypse! So, from zombies to tsunamis (mostly zombies, to be honest) pull up a broken chair, grab yourself some hot, hot food rationed tea and enjoy this week's show!

Merry Christmas, everyone! You've unwrapped all your presents we imagine by this point, but hey, guess what, Santa has brought you one more to open! Simon has chucked together this very short Christmas special where we cover off what you guys will be playing, eating and watching over the festive period. It's not much, but it's something! Have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year, and we'll see you all in 2017!

We'd planned to pull out all the stops for our 90th episode, but all that pulling required far too much effort so Simon and Dan just did the usual (albeit over Skype, so slightly unusual). What we've made is still wonderful, obviously, so snuggle into your favourite podcast-listening chair, cuddle up to your pod-blanket, warm yourself with a hot poddy, and enjoy the show.

It's the Halloween episode that never was! We're back to our old podcast procrastinating (podcrastinating) tricks, but with good reason because we've been… well, you'll just have to listen and find out. Like dwarves in a barrel, we ride the rocky current of gaming news, views and Getting To Know Youse until we're dragged under and drown in a river of information. Trump, Switch and a fleeting mention of Thomas Middleditch – it's all here on the not-yet-90th episode of this podcast we call Explosive Alan.

We waited until just after the Nintendo Switch and Red Dead Redemption 2 reveal trailers to bring you this most topical of ExAlPods. Well, unless you're listening to this any time after 21st October, in which case it's practically an historical artefact. Adding to that tasty zeitgeistiness is a chat about Palmer Luckey's political contributions, and our reactions to Westworld, the first Logan trailer and the Pokemon Sun & Moon demo. If it was any more current, it'd be a sultana.

What Makes Us Happy Links:
Westworld: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/
Pokemon Sun and Moon Demo: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pokemon-sun-and-pokemon-moon-special-demo-version-3ds
Logan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Div0iP65aZo
Legion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daUW1RfiQAo

The Fabbest Four are reunited after a staggering 22-episode gap, in which time three of them have had children, and one of them has successfully avoided having children. Have our new lifestyles transformed ExAlPod into a preachy parentcast full of nappy-changing advice and weaning tips? Only partially! There's still a little bit of time set aside to discuss the No Man's Sky advertising controversy and Resident Evil's new direction, and for Gareth to viciously dissect KSI's foray into mobile gaming.

HOLA! Welcome to this week's #ExAlPod coming at you directly from Sitges (that's in Spain, don't you know!). This week we've got returning LGBT episode guest Andy Grier. He was lead audio designer on Guitar Hero Live! That's pretty cool, right? So, join Simon and Andy as they recap this week's news, what they've been playing, as well as a lovely challenge about video game holiday destinations! We've really got it all this week, WE REALLY HAVE! Enjoy it, friends!

SolittletimetowriteapodcastdescriptionbecauseDanandSimonarereallybusyandreallyreallyhotsojustgiveitalistenmaybewhileyouarerunningordrivingsuperfasttoreflecttheinsanelyrapidpaceofthisshownormalservicewillhopefullyresumenextweekthankyoubyevideogames

Kickstarter:

Russian Subway Dogs: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1380021208/russian-subway-dogs

What Makes Us Happy

Mr. Robot: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01HDODNBS/ref=atv_hm_hom_3_c_s9ptrea_5_1?_encoding=UTF8&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=1059812927&pf_rd_r=W1E0Y3DJ91Q39NBCMNRF&pf_rd_s=center-12&pf_rd_t=12401

Mr. Robot Game:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.telltalegames.exfiltration&hl=en

Insert Coin Pokémon Store: https://www.facebook.com/events/1132949020117841/

Cattle Auctioneer, The New Rap God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzBvBFBhpjk

Subscribe To Our Newsletter: http://explosivealan.us5.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=9902aa40bde68c114104d19b1&id=7e5f41b0d9

We skirt dangerously close to highbrow territory this week, as we discuss which games introduced you to hitherto unknown periods of history or works of fine art. Hopefully it's only a blip. Elsewhere, Gareth's love of Fortnite is reignited, Ash explores post-apocalyptia on a land boat, and Dan slowly unravels in a quiz custom-built to break him.

Didn't manage to make it to Gamescom? Neither did we, so we replicated the atmosphere by filling the office with strangers and queuing for three hours to use our own computers while eating overpriced currywurst. You won't hear any of that in this week's podcast (illegal fire hazard my arse), but you will hear two attractive-sounding men discussing their reignited love affair with GoldenEye, the new Metal Gear game that nobody asked for, fantasy sports and the possible (mis?)fortunes of Nintendo's NX. 

LINKS!

Kitty Horrorshow

Too Good To Go

Suicide Squad Sales Pitch by Jenny Nicholson

Trump Quotes by Zapp Brannigan

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Daaaaaaamn, Alan! Back at it again with the weekly episodes! That's right, current youth people, Dan and Simon return to guide you through all things gaming and royalty-free music related. We've also got ourselves a wonderful guest this week in the form of one Laurie Blake. He's a member of T.H.R.O.B, don't you know! (You probably don't know. http://bit.ly/2b1roKt Now you do.)

So sit back, relax, and let 10 year-old Dan tell you all about Bubble Bobble! It's episode 83 of The Explosive Alan Podcast!

Subscribe to our newsletter! http://bit.ly/29LKdhG

What Makes Us Happy Links

Next On ET TV - http://nextonet.tv/
The Katering Show: Seasoning 2 - https://www.youtube.com/user/LeadBalloonTV

A particularly feature-rich show this week, with Dan & Simon discussing sexy cartoon characters, sharing their games du jour, analysing major gaming news, talking over the great TV that turned their frowns upside down, highlighting an incredibly interesting new game on Kickstarter and debating the merits and drawbacks of console game modding. We have opinions, and we ain't afraid to use 'em (irresponsibly).

Kickstarter Watch:
Close Your - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/146338032/close-your-life-one-blink-at-a-time

What Makes You Happy:
Stranger Things - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/
Preacher - http://gb.imdb.com/title/tt5016504/

Half the crew doesn't equate to half the fun on this week's show, as Dan & Simon (Daimon) open their mouths and let fly a golden gobful of podcasting magic. Si's still fawning over VR, Dan's obsessed with Monster Hunter AGAIN, we fantasise about miniaturised consoles, guess famous actors from Frankensteinised film titles and ask whether Pokemon GO legitimises augmented reality.

Whats Makes Us Happy Links:
Ditty
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ditty-by-zya/id957529556?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zya.ditty&hl=en_GB

@suekichiii
https://twitter.com/suekichiii?lang=en

Apparently, 80 years of marriage is your Oak Anniversary, which fits our 80th anniversary of being married to this beautiful podcast perfectly because of all the inevitable Pokémon GO chat. (Professor Oak? Pokémon? No?)

We're fortunate enough to be joined by the incredibly prolific and very funny Gav Murphy, star of IGN, Regular Features, S4C and the From Jabba to Jedi podcast. Listen in as he tells us his tales of gatecrashing and body fat goal-smashing, alongside all your favourite features. Hear Dan's sordid HuniePop confessions, Gareth's secret bus exploits and Simon's discovery of a whole new way to say 'goodbye' in Welsh, and feel better about your own life in the process.

What Makes You Happy Links:
Sunspring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY7x2Ihqjmc
Frank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-catC4tBVyY
A Day With Mom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vavtswlobI
The Attendant: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5865622/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

So, here we are, then. 20 consecutive episodes! WE MADE IT, YOU GUYS! But don't think we're stopping any time soon, no sir! Dan and Simon are here this week to guide you through the past 7 days of the gaming world. We've got a lot of chat about the Steam Sale, as well as a selection of questions from you guys. A lovely debate about horror games and a challenge in which we bring back 1 star Amazon reviewer Freedom of Speech! So, sit back with a lovely glass of Apple and Alfonso Mango squash and enjoy episode 79, friends!

What Makes Us Happy Links
Instagram in the 80s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1IqyBZNJCU
Celebrity Masterchef: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mtf0

Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing? Listen to Ash and Simon in this week's podcast as they utterly fail at discussing anything to do with sports. On top of that, we've also got our usual questions, what makes us happy, as well as a challenge about whether celebrities are older than household inventions! This is a games podcast, we swear. Enjoy, friends!

Overwatch Transmedia Article: https://killscreen.com/articles/overwatch-pleasure-transmedia-narratives/

This week's episode sees Simon taking the reigns to do something a little bit different. In response to something Gareth asked him on the podcast a while ago, Simon went on a bit of a journey to find out the answer to a questions he'd rather stupidly never considered. Is the LGBT community being represented enough in video games? So, sit back, and enjoy this special hour of investigation, learning and some fantastic interviews with many LGBT people across the gaming community. If you enjoy it, please do share this around with others. We're all about furthering the conversation here, and would love to spread this as far as possible. Enjoy, friends.

It's E3 week! Did you catch it all? No? Well then worry not, Simon is here to guide you through the mess of information that came out during the week. Joining Simon is our L.A. games correspondent man Dan Maher, or, TV's Dan Maher to you and me. So sit back, relax and let us tell you all about those three Es.

This week's #ExAlPod is special in many ways. One, it has Dan and Simon recording outside because it was too hot in the office. As as result, special guests this episode include many airplanes and an opera singer. For real! It's also special because we've got a whole load E3 chat ahead of next week's event. Enjoy, friends!

Who's your Best Gaming Friend? After last episode's rather downbeat discussion, we bring the mood back up with a chat about those special someones that you can always depend on to be up for a game. We also cover old franchises that we'd love to see revived, including Timesplitters and obscure Sierra gem Manhunter: New York, plus there's a tricky quiz on Academy Award-winning film titles in other languages. Oh, and there's some soup chat.

And we're back in the room. After last week's coin-tossing shenanigans, Gareth finds himself suspended from the show for podcast truancy, while Simon gets let off because he edits the show. In this altogether more conventional episode there's talk of Doom, Starfox Zero, PKTball, Fallout 4 mods, Overwatch porn, Pikachu's controversial name change, the return of Cinemaware, the sad fate of Videogame Nation and the difference between localisation and censorship. We also squeeze in a game of Heads Up!, video clips of which can be viewed on our Facebook page.

LINKS!

Fallout 4 Seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIDsHVZICp4

Gay of Thrones (Spoilers!): http://bit.ly/25znkFD

Dan's Face Swaps: https://www.instagram.com/mrpointyhead/

We may have planned an episode in our normal way, but when Gareth has himself and idea, and Simon is easily influenced, things often go awry. SO, we present to you our first on the road episode where a coin decides our fate. Sure we discuss what we've been playing, answer some questions and do some news, but now with added coin flipping! Will Simon have a smoothie? Will Gareth assault someone? Will we play in a bubble world? The fun never ends when a coin is involved!

What Makes Us Happy links:
https://www.facebook.com/VueCinemas/videos/1191607237539905/?pnref=story

Simon's at it again! It's another solo episode this week as the rest of the team are off being crazy busy, as a result, it's a super short episode. But something is better than nothing, right? So, yes, join Simon as he talks about what he's been playing, answers your questions a does a bit of news about Pokemon and Overwatch. Honestly, all that in 12 minutes? I can't believe it either. Normal service will resume shortly!

What Makes You Happy:

Jabba To Jedi: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/jabba-to-jedi/id1078030683?mt=2

Welcome to the 71st episode of our weekly Uncharted 4 podcast! No wait, sorry, it's a video games podcast in general, you just wouldn't know it from all the Uncharted talk this week! What else, what else, well, you've got just Dan and Simon hosting this time round with a healthy dose of Getting To Know Us Questions, a Challenge, and also a debate about whether games should have an easy mode or not. ENJOY IT, or else!

What Makes You Happy Links:
Magnets & Marbles (Kaplamino) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9gs-5lRKc&feature=youtu.be

My Dad Wrote a Porno - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-dad-wrote-a-porno/id1044196249?mt=2

What have learning Spanish, Star Wars, simulated sex, Rupaul's Drag Race, dislocated knees, Uncharted 4, nightmare-inducing audio and anal Rumble Pak insertion got in common? Absolutely nothing, until episode 70 of ExAlPod came along.

Are you ready for the sexiest episode yet of the Explosive Alan Podcast yet? Episode 69 is here for your sexy aural pleasure, and boy is it a good one. Sexy Dan and Simon are here to bring you up to speed on all this week's sexy gaming nonsense, from thieving copies of sexy Uncharted 4 to sexier Zelda delays, we have it all. Sex.

Kickstarter Watch:
Blackroom: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightworkgames/blackroom-a-new-fps-from-romero-and-carmack

What Makes You Happy:
Jake and Amir: Lonely and Horny https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lonelyandhorny
Friends of Nintendo Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/friends-of-nintendo-3ds-wiiu

Did we just hit ten episodes in as many weeks? I believe we only bloody well went and did. To celebrate, we thought we'd take our new (cheap) 360-degree camera for a test run, only it all seemed to go horribly wrong and right now we have literally no idea if you'll ever see the footage we shot or the clever things we did with it. We guess that's the price you pay for being podcasting pioneers. In our rush to meet the strict 45-minute limit of our unreliable new purchase, we hare through all manner of features and games, including the returning 60-Second News Gong, Dark Souls: The Board Game, Shakespeare Lyrics, Quantum Break, Dark Souls 3 and a Great Debate about sequel frequency. Sequency.

Kickstarter Watch Link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/dark-soulstm-the-board-game

NINE WEEKS IN A ROW! Come on, double digits. We can do this! Anyway, welcome to this week's Explosive Alan podcast. It's a podcast first this week as Simon and Dan attempt their first Skype episode from their respective houses. Does it work? Can you tell? Do let us know! This week we have much chatter about Dark Souls 3, Zelda and Miitomo. Actually, we have a whole load of Nintendo chat over all because THOSE TWO aren't here to stop us! MAD WITH POWER, WE ARE!

Kickstarter Watch:
Still Kickin by Kurtis Stinson - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2057514656/still-kickin

What Makes You Happy:
Doctor Strange Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-U_t2pUHI
Deftones 'Gore' - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/gore/id1078767494

Episode 66 is here! IT REALLY IS! Only 34 episodes until episode 100, will we make it? Who knows. Future us knows, but that’s some Quantum Break type stuff, right there. GOOD SEGWAY! Because this week we chat all things Quantum Break as well as the usual getting to know us nonsense, a lovely musical challenge and a debate about TV in gaming. Stick around, it’s worth it, we promise.*

*Not a guarantee.

What Makes Us Happy Links

The Alanimatrix: https://www.facebook.com/ExplosiveAlanProductions/videos/vb.383427175036226/1100557743323162/?type=2&theater
Rogue One Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wji-BZ0oCwg

He’s back! The wanderer returns! Dan Maher makes his triumphant paternity return in the 65th episode of The Explosive Alan Podcast. Join the fab 4 as this week we discuss all things VR, Pokken, and how DC can save their film franchises (or whether they even should!) INTREST PIQUED? Well, check it out, it’s free after all.

What Makes You Happy Links

Slow Mo Guys
https://www.youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys?hl=en-GB&gl=GB

Batman: Bad Blood
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4870838/

The Lobster:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464902/

Batman V Superman Fails Article
http://io9.gizmodo.com/batman-v-superman-fails-in-all-the-ways-that-man-of-ste-1767005085

More hot chat about the games and entertainment we're in thrall to, including Ring Fit Adventure, Griftlands, Borderlands 3, Clash Royale (yes, again), Good Omens and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Plus, an air of melancholy hangs over the team as we discuss our tragic gaming tales, from deleted saves to sad cancellations. It's not all doom and gloom though, as Dan introduces his daughter to the podcast for the first time in his quiz Orlawatch. Can you guess which Overwatch characters she's renaming and describing?

Happy Easter weekend! For those of you who had your Friday yesterday, enjoy yourself a relaxing lay in with this week’s fresh off the presses Explosive Alan Podcast. This week we have two very special guests in the form of Double Jump and YouTube’s very own Cam and Seb! Join Simon and Gareth as we navigate this week’s world of gaming with some chat about what we’ve been playing, some Googly Boogly, and a lovely debate about modular consoles. Enjoy, and have yourself a very lazy weekend. You’ve earned it!

Kickstarter Watch:
The Pride Vol. 1 Hardover Collection
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/131616880/the-pride-vol-1-hardcover-collection-lgbtq-superhe

Do you know the score? You’d don’t? Then you probably don’t know the truth! This week we have a very special guest in the form of The Miller Report’s Simon Miller, and he does NOT suffer chuffsters lightly. Join us as we chat games from Hitman to the Division, and have a right old debate about the possibility of episodic games on a broader scale. Welcome, friends!

WHAT MAKES US HAPPY LINKS

Adore Delano - Hello, I Love You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO3KhE4mhds

Address is Approximate

https://vimeo.com/32397612

Video Copilot Saber

http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2016/03/new-plug-in-saber-now-available-100-free/

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3204392/

WOOOOO! Nation with Ric Flair

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wooooo!-nation-with-ric-flair/id991930026?mt=2

Back once again with the renegade master! Well, maybe not the renegade master as such, but you’ve got three quarters of the Explosive Alan Podcast team at least. This week, it’s lights, camera, ACTION as we ditch everything we’ve done for the last 61 episodes and do a film centric show. We’ve got all your recent films covered, the return of the challenge segment as well as a debate on reboots vs originals. We hope you enjoy it, friends! CUT!

WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY LINKS
The Katering Show: http://thekateringshow.com/
Real Life Hitman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KXJM_KJDc8  
Watchtower of Turkey: https://vimeo.com/108018156  

Happy Friday, everyone! You made it through another week, and as a present, here’s a SUPERHOT 61st episode of The Explosive Alan Podcast for your ears! Ash, Simon and Gareth are here to guide you through this week’s gaming nonsense including SUPERHOT, XCOM 2, Pinstripe and the delays to Uncharted 4. Also a chair incident. Enjoy!

KICKSTARTER WATCH LINKS

Pinstripe: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/80348891/pinstripe-an-adventure-through-hell

Multitimbral FM Synthesizer Shield: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1304489933/opa-multitimbral-fm-synthesizer-shield-for-arduino

WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY LINKS

Killstagram: https://killstagram.com/

Wintergatan - Marble Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

Holi S**t: https://vimeo.com/78921928