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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 - Songwriters Are Just A Little Bit Better Than Most People | 10 Sep 2026 | 01:34:56 | |
TIMESTAMPS: How Brian Conquered His Claustrophobia & Fear Of Heights (& Kris Broke His Back) - 0:00 | Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls - 12:38 | Titanium Court - 37:20 | Blood Dungeon - 45:50 | Sandistry - 1:01:59 | Ghost In The Shell - 1:09:00 | Audrey’s Book Corner - The Best Team Money Can Buy by Molly Knight - 1:24:59 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): You Conquered Your Fear In Australia? I GOT My Fear In Australia | ++Songwriters Are Just A Little Bit Better Than Most People | +I Definitely Would Not Know All About That (& Have More Details Coming Soon) | HOSTS: Brian Barnett Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 35 - If You Wanna Make A Good Movie, Smear Vaseline On His Mouth | 02 Sep 2026 | 02:02:53 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Anime - 0:00 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day (No Spoilers) - 8:40 | End Of Oak Street - 22:55 | Memento & Planescape Torment - 30:30 | Lucas’ Guilty Gear Update - 33:00 | Marvel Tokon - 40:22 | Armored Core 6 - 1:21:10 | Game Of The Year? Is There Anything Worthy? - 1:26:20 | Wild Blue Skies - 1:54:55 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Brian’s Solar Flare! | For The One Time, For The Two Time, For The Every Time | If You Wanna Make A Good Movie, Smear Vaseline On His Mouth | All The Charm Of A Pregnant Spider | Back In My Day, Summer Wasn’t As Hot | HOSTS: Brian Barnett Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 34 - The Joy Of A Game That Exists In The Eternal Present | 27 Aug 2026 | 01:59:46 | |
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 2:49 Fighting Games 10:51 Tokon 23:22 Holonoptic 31:48 Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World! 42:06 Denshattack! 55:02 ZeroSpace 1:09:44 Final Fantasy X 1:41:08 Blue Reflection Quartet 1:55:37 Outro POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): +++Character Crisis on Infinite Brians | ++What if Rainbow Road Could Just Appear Anywhere | ++++The Joy of a Game That Exists in the Eternal Present | Everything is the Next Moment | ++++Make a Train Do A Fucking Kickflip | The RTS Playerbase is Just Boomers | The Last Great Final Fantasy is 25 Years Old | ++We're Older Than Auron Now | Auron is the Coolest | The "Coolest" Shiva | +++Yojimbo's Got You, This One's On The House | HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 33 - Yes, Yes, We All Know Of The Propeller-corn | 16 Jul 2026 | 01:53:18 | |
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HOSTS: Brian Barnett Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 32 - Brian’s Korean Theme Is Really Good For Some Reason | 15 Jul 2026 | 01:32:31 | |
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HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 31 - Fancy KitKats | 06 Jul 2026 | 01:58:30 | |
TIMESTAMPS: What’s It Like Going To SGF or Play Days? - 3:50 | Thief - 15:30 | Tomb Raider: Fate Of Atlantis - 19:00 | Games Industry Studio Mismanagement - 33:00 | Steam Next Fest - 52:00 | Truck-Kun Is Supporting Me From Another World - 1:02:20 | Holonoptic - 1:09:25 | Fish - 1:14:25 | 007 First Light - 1:21:50 | Re:Story - Chill Electronics Repair - 1:42:30 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Brian Is Slowly Losing Command Of His Body | Fancy KitKats | HOSTS: Lucas White Will Borger Kris Cornelisse [This show was created & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett and written and hosted by Lucas White] | |||
| 30 - White Men Can't Magneto Jump | 24 Jun 2026 | 02:16:14 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Sony State of Play Breakdown - 2:12 | Summer Games Fest - 31:09 | Nintendo Direct - 1:27:46 | Other Game Announcements - 1:57:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Mostly Not Drowned | Co-Taco | Let Me Throw Cars At People | +White Men Can’t Magneto Jump | Can I Have More Macaroni And Cheese? | +Kratos, Do You Take Luffy As Your Husband? | +Virtual Fighting Starring AI Charles Manson | Starring Chris Pratt as Tupac Shakur | Grasping Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory | +Das Fluten Duten Rebooten | Video Games Are Being Had By All | The Gooner Triforce | HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 29 - We Would Have Gotten Away With It, Too, If It Weren’t For You Meddling CIAs | 08 Jun 2026 | 01:18:39 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Guilty Gear Update: Battle Pass - 2:14 | V-Rising & Windrose - 15:00 | Black Jacket - 21:30 | Bubsy - 28:50 | Mina the Hollower Preview - 44:20 | Fire Emblem 6 - 58:00 | Starbites - 1:04:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): ++It's Worse Now, But It Wasn't Good Before | ++We Would Have Gotten Away With It If It Weren’t For You Meddling CIAs | I Can Smell EVERYTHING | Kris & The Children’s Chocolate | +Hard R-Card | Give Us $6 & We’ll Force You To Learn The Game | Claiming Bubsy: A Tale Of Mystery | Bland, Corny, Or Nothing | +Boning Up | ++Fire Emblem: Kris’s Crisis | HOSTS: Brian Barnett Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 28 - BEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!! | 02 Jun 2026 | 01:23:49 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Speaking At Career Day 0:40 | Fixed My Leverless - 11:00 | BlazBlue / Guilty Gear - 14:00 | Jam - 21:40 | Tokon - 35:10 | Pre-Release Review Bugs - 40:10 | Starfox & Starfox Zero - 44:10 | Final Fantasy 14 - 1:04:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): The Host Previously Known As Incredibly Sick | +A Seven Foot Anaconda | Everyone Hates Us And We Don’t Get Paid | ++BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!! | Arakune’s Bullet Hell | +Always A Good Time, Even When I’m Getting Reamed | Careful, The Furries Are Upset | ++Lucas Understands Where The Furries Are Coming From | ++A Crime Against God, Country, & Furry | HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 27 - The Sun Is A Human Invention That Uses Light To Turn People Servile | 26 May 2026 | 01:11:50 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Guilty Gear, Fighting Games, Controllers, & Brian’s Leverless Sweet Tea Woes - 0:00 | Vampire Crawlers - 25:00 | Skull Horde - 36:00 | Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis - 47:00 | Marvel Rivals: Blood Hunt - 58:15 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): +It Could Be Anything, It Could Even Be A Boat! | Bone Is Forever! (It Isn’t) | A Shitpost Made Manifest | Brainrot Made Manifest | +The Sun Is A Human Invention That Uses Light To Turn People Servile | HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 26 - A Colossus-Free Zone | 16 Apr 2026 | 01:12:44 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Marathon - 0:00 | Horripilant - 30:32 | Marvel MaXimum Collection - 40:45 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Welcome To The Wintermute Corporation | Am I A Better Person For Having Played Silver Surfer? | Here, Have Some Beverly | This Is A Colossus-Free Zone | HOSTS: Lucas White Will Borger [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 25 - Perish Song The Thought | 03 Apr 2026 | 00:52:56 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Marathon - 0:00 | Marvel Rivals S7 - 4:00 | Slay the Spire II - 15:23 | Mega Man X2 - 31:00 | Pokemon ZA - 38:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): All Of The Absolute Sluts, Hold Your Horses | I Wish All My AI Companies A Very “Die” | Ironchad | Perish Song The Thought | Far More Accurate Than Not | Brian Was Right | HOSTS: Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 24 - The Sequel To A Game I Got In A Package Of String Cheese | 05 Mar 2026 | 01:57:13 | |
Will returns! For the first time since September (or GOTY, if you count that), the EIC joins the cast for a discussion on some fantastic games, whether or not we should build the Torment Nexus… and who should go inside. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: Scarlet Hollow 1-5 - 0:00 | Tales of Berseria Remastered - 19:00 | Cairn - 32:00 | Kris’ Demo Extravaganza + Zero Parades For Dead Spies - 53:00 | Mini Motorways - 1:11:20 | Rayman 30th Anniversary Collection - 1:21:48 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): +Kris: Known Floater | ++Lucas Has Incurred Incredible Psychic Damage | +The Sequel To A Game I Got In A Package Of String Cheese | ++Brian Avoids Getting Put In ‘The Contraption’ | +Gonna Grip You Tight & Raise You From Perdition | Been Working On My Grip | +Invade That Guy Like Inner Space | +How Dare You Impugn My Very French Honor | +What Felt Hands May Have Done To Geoff In Bora Bora | HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse Will Borger [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 23 - A Profane Portrait Bigger Than Her Picture Of Me | 02 Mar 2026 | 01:25:25 | |
TIMESTAMPS: Brian’s Grandma’s Funeral & Learning About Ancestry - 0:00 | Where Is The Picture Of The President? - 9:30 | Digimon Story: Time Stranger - 15:30 | Super Bomberman Collection - 36:00 | Vampire Crawlers - 47:00 | DiceVaders - 53:00 | Balatro: Cryptid Mod - 57:00 | Calamity Angels: Special Delivery - 1:10:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): ++A Presidential Wall Scroll | ++A Profane Portrait Bigger Than Her Picture Of Me | When I Stood On Top Of Balatro Mountain, Over The Corpses Of My Rivals | ++Balatro’s Greatest Champion? | The Eldritch VR Headset | +Humanity Is Extremely Slutty, But Not Right Now! | ++Compile Heart, Are You OK? | +When Josef Mengele Is On Your Package Delivery Team | HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 22 - Seven Games In A Nic Cage | 24 Feb 2026 | 01:28:20 | |
TIMESTAMPS: The Cornetto Trilogy, & Nic Cage Movies - 0:00 | Terra Invicta - 6:00 | Pipistrello & The Cursed Yo-Yo - 26:00 | Romancing Saga 2: Revenge Of The Seven - 35:00 | Despelote - 49:00 | Hank: Drowning On Dry Land - 1:00:00 | Gnosia - 1:04:20 | The 7 ½ Death Of Evelyn Hardcastle - 1:09:32 | Anno 117: Pax Romana - 1:11:44 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): A Game About Shows | Alright You Kids, Have At It | Seven Games In A Nic Cage | What If We Become Pelé? HOSTS: Kris Cornelisse [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 21 - Game Of The Year 2025 OR "Inside Of You There Are Two Skateboarding Brians" | 03 Feb 2026 | 05:16:47 | |
SECTION TIMESTAMPS: Lucas’ Honorable Mentions - 2:30 | Kris’ Honorable Mentions - 9:26 | Will’s Honorable Mentions - 13:25 | Brian’s Honorable Mentions - 17:13 | Lucas’ Top 10 - 23:30 | Kris’ Top 10 - 26:10 | Will’s Top 10 - 27:00 | Brian’s Top 10 - 27:50 | “Safe” Games - 29:25 | Most Of The Show: Challenges & Defenses | Update: What Remains Of Our Top 40 - 3:09:55 | SPOILERS FOR AND ROGER BEGIN - 4:20:24 | SPOILERS FOR AND ROGER END - 4:29:14 | Going Over The Final 10 - 4:12:50 | Reading The Top 10 - 5:10:45 | SPECIFIC GAME TIMESTAMPS: LUCAS HONORABLE MENTIONS Shujinkou - 2:30 | Shadow Labyrinth - 4:45 | Crescent Tower - 6:09 | Lunar Remastered - 7:13 | House of Necrosis - 8:13 | LUCAS' TOP 10 1 Digimon Story Time Stranger - 4:51:25 | 2 Look Outside - 5:00:50 | 3 Silent Hill F - 3:03:30 | 4 Citizen Sleeper 2 - 3:11:20 | 5 Unbeatable - 4:30:20 | 6 and Roger - 4:18:18 | 7 Artis Impact - 2:33:08 | 8 Blade Chimera - 1:53:00 | 9 Ninja Gaiden Ragebound - 2:20:30 | 10 TMNT Tactical Takedown - 23:30, 1:29:55 | KRIS HONORABLE MENTIONS Anbennar - 9:26 | Abiotic Factor - 10:30 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 11:30 | KRIS’ TOP 10 1 UNBEATABLE - 4:30:20 | 2 Rhythm Doctor - 4:42:09 | 3 The Seance Of Blake Manor - 3:57:50 | 4 StarVaders - 2:05:50, 2:50:40 | 5 Hades 2 - 50:15 | 6 Citizen Sleeper 2 - 3:11:20 | 7 Monster Hunter Wilds - 1:44:10 | 8 Dispatch - 1:21:10 | 9 Ooo - 1:18:36 | 10 Tempest Rising - 59:30 | WILL HONORABLE MENTIONS Absolum - 13:26 | Marvel Cosmic Invasion - 13:50 | Demonschool - 14:20 | Rematch - 15:00 | Dark Queen of Mortholme - 15:36 | WILL’S TOP 10 1 Rhythm Doctor - 4:42:09 | 2 Bounty Star - 3:45:30 | 3 The Midnight Walk - 3:20:58 | 4 Elden Ring: Nightreign - 2:39:06 | 5 Ninja Gaiden II Black - 46:40 | 6 Mecha Break - 1:05:45 | 7 Ninja Gaiden Ragebound - 2:20:30 | 8 Everdeep Aurora - 2:14:30 | 9 Little Nightmares 3 - 1:37:20 | 10 Pizza Bandit - 54:45 | BRIAN HONORABLE MENTIONS Time Flies - 17:36 | Spilled! - 18:10 | Earthion - 18:40 | Spirit Swap - 19:00 | Windswept - 19:30 | Monster Hunter Wilds - 20:00 | Marvel Rivals - 20:45 | Elden Ring Nightreign - 22:50 | BRIAN’S TOP 10 1 and Roger - 4:18:18 | 2 Unbeatable - 4:30:20 | 3 Camille and Laura - 4:04:17 | 4 Eclipsium - 2:52:30, 3:33:59 | 5 Look Outside - 5:00:50 | 6 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 38:30 | 7 Citizen Sleeper 2 - 3:11:20 | 8 Hollow Knight: Silksong - 1:12:05 | 9 Henry Halfhead - 1:59:25 | 10 Is This Seat Taken? - 1:26:07 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): ++Give Us 5 Minutes And Some Alcohol, We Can Give You A Better Box Quote | +I’m Tipsy And I Changed What Sentence I Was Gonna Say Halfway Through | +Brian Has Failed The Bloodline | +Save The Animals, But Leave Brian In A Dumpster Somewhere | +The Ostrich Knows How To Shinespark | Touhou Hooty-Two | +It’s A Fucking Cat With A Dril, Baybeee! | ++This Cat Is Not Steeped In Orientalism | +For The Pod, I Will Take This Bullet | +Shut Up Will, We’re Keeping Bounty Star | +++Inside Of You, There Are Two Skateboarding Brians | +I Don’t Think You Could Sell Me Harder If You Tried | +Thanks For Reminding Me About That, You Jerk | Alcoholism: The Mr. Mime Story | HOSTS: Lucas White Kris Cornelisse Will Borger [This show is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 8 - Friends Don’t Let Friends Reach The Blood Moon Unprepared | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:27:08 | |
In this episode, Brian and Lucas are joined by Kris to talk about Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, DK Bananza, TMNT: Splintered Fate, and a whole lot more… but remember, this episode of ‘off the record,’ so enjoy it accordingly. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Time Flies - 0:00 | Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - 7:45 | Digimon Cyber Sleuth (Kris This Time) - 18:26 | Slay The Spire - 21:48 | Donkey Kong Bananza - 26:17 | DK Bananza Spoilers - 29:30 - 40:15 | Seven Days To Die - 41:20 | TMNT Splintered Fate - 49:00 | Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 - 1:02:32 | CyberPunk 2077 - 1:09:22 | Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact - 1:13:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Kris: Local Discord Cyber Sleuth | Beyond The Skybox, After Hours & Off The Record | Digi-Devolving Kris, Just To See What Happens | A Little Fly, Making Mischief | Coming To Terms With Donkey Kong | Shameless Pandering | Aren’t You F*ING HYPE?! | Biff’s New Casino In New Donk City | Friends Don’t Let Friends Reach The Blood Moon Unprepared | Press A Button, Something Cool Happens | I’m Delaying Putting It Off | [Skybox: After Hours is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 7 - If I’m Not Gonna Die, I Might As Well Go For A Walk | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:48:02 | |
In this episode, Brian and Lucas are joined by Kris to talk about Brian’s absence, He Is Coming, Look Outside, Donkey Kong Bananza, and lots more. Enjoy!
Patreon Q: What did you do with the baby penguin in Mario 64? - 3:20 | MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy - 7:12 | Grandpa Jim Update - 16:12 | Look Outside - 23:13 | Killing Floor 3 - 38:00 | He Is Coming - 50:28 | Nintendo Drop & Donkey Kong Bananza - 1:00:00 | Digimon Cybersleuth - 1:23:09 | Patreon Q: What is your gaming Everest? - 1:33:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Big Believer In Podily Autonomy | Would You Stop Killing Us If I Sent You Part Of My Face? | The Vibes Are Rancid (Complimentary) | Editor-At-Quite-Large | Mug So Small Lucas Looks Like A Giant | ++Converging In The Sin Pit | +Yeeting The Baby Penguin Like John Wick’s Gun | ++If I’m Not Gonna Die, I Might As Well Go For A Walk | ++Beat It So He Can Come | [Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 6 - Behold The Mustardpiece (feat. Giovanni Colantonio) | 06 Aug 2025 | 02:24:30 | |
In this episode, Brian is joined by Lucas, Will, and special guest Giovanni Colantonio go all the way off the rails. Enjoy! TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Enjoying Metroid - 5:00 | Don Knotts Begins - 12:37 | Game of the Year & Lost Nuance - 15:32 | Don Knotts Returns - 49:00 | General Writing Advice | Everdeep Aurora - 1:22:20 | Rematch - 1:35:35 | Patapon - 1:55:00 | Patreon Q: How High Is The Skybox? - 2:13:00 | POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE): Patrick Stewart AND The Devil | You Can Parry If You Want To, You Can Leave Your Friends Behind… | Metroid Will Remember That… | Don Knotts: “Are We The Baddies?” | I’ve Got Mad Vertigo, I Think I Might Become A Janitor At NASA | +Peanut Butter, Inch-Worming Its Way Around The Cockpit | Ben Starr, Blowing A Banana While Dressed As A Joker | +Can You Imagine Don Knotts At Burning Man? | +Don Knotts, Pass The Ayahuasca | ++Behold The Mustardpiece | A Lot Of Bad Stuff Happened After 9/11 | Will Borger, The Great Gatsby Of Skybox | At Least The Fall Would Be Spectacular | Thank You, Rematch Don Knotts | My Name Is Mayo, The Spiritual Sequel To Patapon | A Primordial Horse Game | How You Sons Of Bitch Doing Tonight? | Like A Backdrop In A Hannah Barbara Cartoon | Tout Suite | FOUR. MORE. REFERENCES. | I Could Go All Night, Baby | MORE DON KNOTTS | [Beyond the Skybox is created, hosted, written, & edited by Skybox Editor-at-Large Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett] | |||
| 5 - We’re All Naked Over Here | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:10:14 | |
Minds Eye Look Outside Digimon | |||
| 4 - HYPER CANNON | 06 Aug 2025 | 02:13:13 | |
Summer Games Fest PAX Patreon Updates | |||
| 3 - Doesn’t Smell As Bad As I Hate That Flavor | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:54:50 | |
MtG X FF | |||
| 2 - No Arms. No Legs. Huge Features. | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:37:46 | |
Switch 2 | |||
| 1 - Introduction & The Story of Skybox | 06 Aug 2025 | 01:37:45 | |