Beard Stroking Bullsh*t

On this episode Mike explains the lack of updates/Podcasts due to his most recent PC upgrade, during which the Mike and Jon missed the chance to speak about the flaming hatred revolving Hello Games No Man's Sky. The two also talk about their thoughs and impressions from the Battlefield 1 (what a dumb name...) Beta. And finally the two discuss their realization that they probably won't ever be console peasants ever again....

On this weeks episode Mike and Jon are joined by Carmelo Chimera, proprietor of Chimera's Comics to discuss thoughts on Suicide Squad, the latest film to drop in the DC Cinematic Universe. 

On this epsiode Mike and Jon tackle the influx of space exploration games, like the incredibly hyped No Man's Sky, Elite Dangerous, etc. They talk about many different sides of where the games sit in terms of actual allowance of exploration. Mike and Jon also discuss the man who spent $1300 to play a retail copy of No Man's Sky a week or so early and his latest development that it took 30 hours to reach the center of the galaxy. From there they cover a wide range of topics from cheaters to procedural generation and then some.

In this episode Mike and Jon discuss the animated film adaptation of Alan Moore's most famous Batman story arc and what it was like to hear Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill return to form as their respective characters, Mike explains a really amazing easter egg they put into the movie that references many different Jokers withhin the Batman Universe. On the flipside of the podcast Mike and Jon delve deep into the bevvy of news that came out of this years San Diego Comic Con. Join them as they nerd the fuck out about every announcement and what they are looking forward to and what may fall flat.

On this episode of Mike gives a spoiler/cameo free review of Ghostbusters, good news it doesn't ruin your childhood and actually stands on its own (side note: Chris Hemsworth and Kate McKinnon make the movie). The two then discuss their ranking woes of Rocket League and why they feel something just is off. Jon brings an update to the CSGO Lotto situation and his continued hatred of Tmartn and his treck back to Los Santos to check out Rockstars 'Cunning Stunts' update to Grand Theft Auto V. Mike and Jon then delve in to a buncha bullsh*t which includes but is not limited to; Comic books (more DC Rebirth, Civil War 2, Carnage and Vision),  Jon talks about beginning to watch the new HBO Series 'The Night Of',  Mike talks about wanting to catch the debut of One Punch Man on Adult Swim's Toonami and recommends some shows to Jon, and then round it out with some Star Wars talk, including the actor who is now playing Han Solo in the solo film. To round it out Mike chides Jon about not wanting to be the very best, lik

On this episode Mike and Jon discuss the newly released Pokemon Go! from Niantic and the Pokemon Company, Jon discusses the fact that it is lacking core features that would and from what we find are coming to the game later on in updates. Mike discusses the amazing social experience its brought about since he started playing on Thursday (with his sparing connections to the servers). On the other side of things Jon discusses the issues surrounding the Counter Strike: Global Offensive community with the spotlight on YouTuber T Martin and his connections (see: Ownership) in CS Lotto. To end the episodes the guys have a spoilery discussion of The Walking Deads issue 156.

On this episode Mike finally completes the binging of Game Of Thrones, Jon and Mike discuss the last few episodes of Season 6 and what this means for the upcoming seasons 7 and 8. Mike tries to make a case for the possibility of a non-linear timeline in the GoT universe, Jon ultimately proves this theory wrong. And finally Mike wraps up the episode off topic with a quick review of Swiss Army Man with Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano.

An episode dedicated to E3. Jon and Mike talk about what was brought to the table at this years E3. from EA all the way to Nintendo. From Battlefield 1 to Pokemon Go! Jon and Mike discuss everything relating to what the industry is bringing to the table for the next year including all the VR you can handle. Join us as we take you through the announcements and the biggest Electronic Entertainment Expo yet! Lots to know about what is coming in the next few monts/year.

On this episode of Beard Stroking Bullshit Jon discusses the upgrade process of rebuilding his computer (Better, Faster, and Stronger). Mike belays his renewed love of Payday 2 and all things Overkill (aka playing downloaded content that isn't client side) and the rest of this episode surrounds the news, rumors, speculations and confirmed things we will be seeing at this years E3 2016, Could Watch_Dogs 2 be the Assassins Creed 2 of the series, Will Dead Rising 4 be a return of fan favorite Frank West, He's covered wars you know, and will Bethesda be announcing a remastered Skyrim for the "next-gen" that will include mods for the console, a la Fallout 4. 

On this episode, Mike and Jon cover a hefty amount of subjects, Mike finishes his trial with the Solid State Drive, and through the horror and pains, this story has a happy ending, thankfully. Jon talks about his new venture into the world of streaming on Twitch and his investment in a 144hz monitor. We bring you the newest segment called "Mike takes forever to catch up on Game Of Thrones" and having finished season 1 he gives his thoughts on the series. The two then discuss the latest development and follow through on Blizzard's behalf of banning cheaters from Overwatch. Mike and Jon give their thoughts and reviews of "X-Men: Apocalypse" and its good, better than Batman v Superman, but its not without its faults. (CAUTION! Our review is spoiler filled!) Mike talks about the Archer season finale, which *GASP* killed a major characters, again spoilers. Finally Mike talks about his thoughts on the premier of AMC's Preacher and his experiences at Walker Stalker Con Chicago.

On this episode, Mike and Jon continue their discussion on Geoff John's DC Rebirth and having now read it give their review of what this could mean for continuity sake and more! The duo also rant and discuss the recent outburst from comic book fans regarding the new direction of Captain America and where his allegience lies, lets just say its not something you'd expect and its driven people to burning copies of the comic and sending hate mail and death threats to the current writer, Nick Spencer. They guys also discuss the finale of this seasons Flash and what it means now that Zoom has been defeated (and is now Black Flash...maybe?), The Man in the Mask, aka Jay Garrick, has been freed, and then Barry negates everything (maybe?) by going back in time...again. Mike rants about Fear the Walking Dead's finale and how not developing characters, especially main ones means four words: Who. The. Fuck. Cares? But is most likely going to continue watching it.

Big news abounds in this episode with Mike and Jon! The Duo discuss Geoff Johns new position that has been bestowed to him from Warner Bros for the DC Movie universe, the second to last episode of The Flash in which Barry Allen is a chipper bastard knowing he's being backed by the almighty Speed Force. They also discuss their love of Reddit user OnBench's amazing summaries of the Flash and Arrow (be sure to check it out!). Jon talks about what he's seen of the upcoming DC Rebirth and what will be happening to possible reset the New 52 Universe. Mike belay's his sad story of attempting to install his operating system to a solid state drive, what the two have been playing and the biggest gaming event of the year, or what used to be known as the biggest gaming event of the year, E3!

On this episode Mike and Jon discuss the most recent episode of the Flash directed by Kevin Smith and what has happened to everyones favorite speedster now that he's spent time with the, albeit, creepy Speed Force who I don't think understands the meaning of relaxing environments (FYI Talking to a person at the recreation of their mother's crime scene probably not so relaxing). The duo the discuss the recent out cropping of reviews from early screenings of X-Men Apocalypse, from what it sounds like, its all bad, very bad. And of course the Spring/Summer Seasons of some of our favorite shows are coming to a close and we are losing some major TV shows and gaining, well, nothing really important.

A bookend to our initial review and discussion of Captain America: Civil War, Jon  give's Mike his full review of the film after having seen it twice in 24 hours, the two then delve into this months issue of the Walking Dead and talk about the best day of the year, Free Comic Book Day that took place on May 7th. They then dive into the reveals from EA and Activison of their long running franchises, Battlefield and Call of Duty, for their latest iterations. Finally Mike and Jon disucss NVIDIA's big announcement of their newest graphics cards, the 1080 and the 1070, and the possible drive this will give them to build new PCs.

On this episode Mike is joined by Chris to discuss the most recent release, Captain America: Civil War and the discussion regarding its merit amongst the other MCU films and what the addition of Spider-Man did for the movie itself. Warning, if you have not seen Captain America: Civil War DO NOT listen to this episode as Mike and Chirs spoil a vast majority of the film. 

On this episode Mike and Jon dig into the the importance of having a solid family support system at a young age (or otherwise you may become a murderous speeder) and other philosophical quandaries that The Flash present us with. We also discuss the current state of the DC Extended Universe, Fear The Walking Dead's (numerous) failings, as well our current obsession with the Duck Game and Rocket League. Stay tuned till the end because we're giving stuff away! Yeah, STUFF! 

On this episode Mike and Jon welcome guest and possible new co-host Chris to the show and finally have a full discussion on Batman v Superman (Since Mike actually went to see it). The gang then discusses what went wrong and write with the Season 6 Walking Dead finale and how it effected the introduction to everyone's favorite barbed wire bat swinging lunatic, Negan. 

The fearless duo conquer a large amount of conversations in this long-ish epsiode. From Mike's 30th Birthday to Walking Dead and the Flash to discussing the latest DC jaunt into the Cinematic Universe. Just as a heads up if you have not seen Batman V Superman, Jon lays on some spoilers at the 48 minute mark!

On this episode of Beard Stroking BS: Mike and Jon talk about Rick and Co's attack on the outpost (RIP DJ Khaled and Glenn's innocence), Jon give Mike's a ton of crap regarding never having watched Game of Thrones, the duo discuss some comic books like Chew, Titan's Assassins Creed run of comics, and the fact that Mike hasn't finished Secret Wars (FOR SHAME!!!). Mike gives his first impressions on Ubisoft's The Division in which he discusses the pros: great loot system and the cons: playing with higher level friends will get you insta-killed. Jon and Mike talk about the March Madness update to Rocket League and their thoughts of potentially playing it.

In this epsiode Mike and Jon welcome guests Angie and Derek! Angie joins in on the discussion regarding Walking Dead with an interesting Theory about Daryl, Oscars 2016, and where Gotham could be headed. Derek joins them in the second half to discuss the latest gaming news and we finally get a release date for No Man's Sky!