The Geekbox

Wherein we discuss where the heck Ryan Scott is this week, Independence Day, fatherhood, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, ThunderCats, Adam Fitch's sexy voice, Bridesmaids, Sex and the City, fat people, The Silence of the Lambs, From Up On Poppy Hill, crying during movies, fireworks, Chuck, The Big Bang Theory, They Might Be Giants, and Sigur Ros. Starring Ryan Higgins, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Brock Sager.

Wherein we discuss Duke Nukem Forever, Team Fortress 2, World of Warcraft (free-to-play!), Eve Online, Android phones, Google Music, violent video game laws, the death of Star Wars Galaxies, DC Universe Online, Guild Wars 2, Doctor Who off-screen hijinks, dating standards, Burn Notice 5x01, Green Lantern sequel buzz, and voiceovers in games. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and April Scott.

Wherein we discuss ordering food, true Internet love, Big Bang Theory, Flatland, the Doctor Who hiatus, Green Lantern, Burn Notice, Twin Peaks (spoiler warning!), icky age differences, L.A. Noire (late-game spoilers!), Red Dead Redemption, annoying collectibles in games, classic beat 'em ups, Trenched, Spelunky, and La-Mulana. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Greg Ford, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the Suicide Squad, the big DC Comics reboot, digital comics, E3 Expo 2011, Overstrike, BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, SSX, Disney Universe, Reel Fishing Paradise 3D, Professor Layton rip-offs, crazy Konami developers, Frogger 3D, the PlayStation Vita, the Wii U, X-Men: First Class, Doctor Who (massive spoilers!), Burn Notice, Super 8, live-action Akira, the Bizarro Fitch Hitch, and clubbin'. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Greg Ford, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss E3 eating habits, teleprompts, mainstreamed press conferences, Mass Effect, impenetrable sports games, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Beyond Good & Evil, bad emcees, Sony's mea culpa, the PlayStation Vita, Bing, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, Kinect junk, Infamous 2, Super Smash Bros., fighting game professionals, Animal Crossing, the Nintendo D, Dance Central 2, brotherly love, Grand Knights History, Soulcalibur V, Catherine, Dark Souls, the Fitch Hitch, L.A. Noire, and Grand Theft Auto IV. Starring Ryan Scott, Andrew Fitch, Sterling McGarvey, and Andrew Pfister.

Wherein we discuss FanimeCon 2011, Dalek rage, stage names, Doctor Who, theme music, hundred-percenting Rockstar games, Alan Wake, the Uncharted movie, Legolas: The Lord of the Rings, Duke Nukem Forever, memes, definition misuse, the suckiness of Final Fantasy, and E3 preparations. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss being Raptured, the Macho Man, wacky British television, Doctor Who, Sanctuary, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Star Trek, Candyland, the Muppets, childhood nightmare fuel, Thor, game industry politics, The Dark Tower, book bindings, and the pitfalls of Amazon. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and April Scott.

Wherein we discuss L.A. Noire, L.A. Confidential, Glee, the horrors of Twilight, the end of Smallville (minor spoilers), Alcatraz, scary movies, the PlayStation Network, Google's Chromebooks, data clouds, insane crackpot theories on teleportation, and Doctor Who 6x04 (major spoilers!). Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss holidays, pirates on Doctor Who, Daleks on South Park, levels of spoilers, Thor (spoilers!), accents, Green Lantern, Dark Souls, World of Warcraft's subscriber base, sucking, weird press releases, PlayStation Network, European candy, and Portal 2 (major spoilers!). Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, James Gates, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss "Weird Al" Yankovic, America F Yeah, Portal 2's co-op campaign, Doctor Who, the Fitch Hitch, Outland, Mass Effect 2 latecomers, Star Wars: The Old Republic, class role dynamics in MMOs, Star Wars: The Old Republic, DC Universe Online, Han shooting first, more Sony nonsense, and Portal 2's ending (obvious spoilers). Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Brock Sager.

Wherein we discuss Doctor Who (spoilers for the season 6 premiere!), broken PCs, the PlayStation Network fiasco, Mortal Kombat ragenauts, button-mashing, Portal 2 (very light spoilers at most), and Burn Notice. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.

Wherein we discuss packing, Portal 2 and Internet blackouts (spoiler-free), Half-Life 3, Mortal Kombat, Hanna, The Adjustment Bureau, Battlestar Galactica, Lost answers (sans questions), The Gentleman Bastard, Game of Thrones, author existence failure, cricket, Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (spoiler warning!), episodic fiction, Firefly, Nintendo's next console, and cellular technology. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.

Wherein we discuss musical guests, real jobs, Doctor Who, worldwide releases, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS, Find Mii, voice commands, Stacking: The Lost Hobo King, Dungeons & Dragons, subscriptions by laziness, lots of MMOs, General Zod and the Superman film franchise, bad Internet videos, video game awards shows, our favorite game soundtracks, and Bill & Ted 3. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, Jake Jensen, Alice Liang, and Dylan Reader.

Wherein we discuss Psych, hipsters, dumb sports junk, WonderCon 2011, Green Lantern, crazy Q&A participants, the steampunk genre, Green Lantern, real-life Jedi, cricket, Max Brooks, awkward cosplay, Doctor Who, awesome podcast reviews on iTunes, Frank Quitely, the Nintendo 3DS, haterade, movies that will never happen, and the longest outro ever. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.

Wherein we discuss Las Vegas, Lady Gaga, Sucker Punch, The Man of Steel, jaunty tunes, new podcasts, new jobs, 3G woes, Final Fantasy III for iPhone, Nintendo 3DS nonsense, the value of people (as reflected by Metacritic), e-book readers, more hilarious iTunes reviews, and Voltron porn. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, Alice Liang, and April Scott.

Wherein we discuss the power of the people, Dragon Age II, Mass Effect, the paralysis of choice, the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendogs + Cats, Face Raiders, the trials and tribulations of Tetris, Nintendo vs. "garage developers," triple-A malaise, hilarious iTunes reviews, and well-wishes for Japan. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss PAX East, counterfeit games, the Power Glove, Bastion, Child of Eden, The Gunstringer, Portal 2, scavenger hunts, cold weather, Snapshot, RiffTrax (mild Inception spoilers), celebrity freebies, crazy Steve Jobs, and music consumption habits. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Fight Club, female listeners, the history of Pac-Man, the 2011 Game Developers Conference, more localization ins-and-outs, Dead Island, Mortal Kombat, Shoot Many Robots, Hard Corps: Uprising, Beyond Good & Evil HD, L.A. Noire, Pokemon Black and White, Star Wars comics, learning new languages, Iron Man, invisibility, movie theme songs, Team Fortress 2, the wonders of modern technology, and old gamers. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Toni Smith.

Wherein we discuss notable absences, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, the language of memory, the quirks of game localization, remake decay, Woolseyisms, off-the-cuff Japanese lessons, Radical Dreamers, Fire Emblem: Sealed Sword, NEStalgia, mobile viruses, the stupid Academy Awards, Superman villains, epic film scores, the Libyans, Joy Division, and the Fitch Hitch. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss snow in San Francisco, Bulletstorm, really messed-up terminology, the Geektionary, Dwayne McDuffie (R.I.P.), Superman's grooming habits (and badassery), Kryptonite science, Knights of the Dinner Table, Stacking, Half-Minute Hero, Ghost Trick (mild non-spoilers!), Fire Emblem, Nintendo launch wonkiness, Mario Kart, weird Atlus games, the art of character choice in fighting games, comic books of the future, and geek store-naming conventions. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.