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Episode 156 - Too Soon for the MCU Spider-Verse

Julian Meush October 9, 2020

With about a month since our last full show, there's been a lot of news piling up. The guys dive into all the juiciest stories to cover the latest in film and television (oh and obviously the biggest story of the month, Steve joining Super Smash Bros). Unfortunately, before getting to the fun stuff, Julian, Dan, and Jeremy, hypothesize about a grim future where movie theatre chains have all gone out of business. It's truly the darkest timeline, but one that seems all too possible, with all the remaining blockbuster releases for this year being moved into next year (or later in some cases). On a more exciting note, the news of Jamie Foxx's Electro joining the MCU for Spider-Man 3, along with Doctor Strange, begs the question if it's too soon to start introducing a multiverse in the MCU. On the DC front, it's discovered that reshoots for the Snyder Cut of Justice League will cost $70 million, and the much maligned streaming service, DC Universe, will officially close its doors as all it's major shows will move to HBO Max (don't worry, it'll live on in a comic book subscription form). Speaking of TV, 'The Boys' is getting a spin-off series, Ted Lasso is renewed for season 2 (I had to mention it) and Nick Fury is getting his own Disney+ series. All that and so much more (I know, I always say that, but this time there's literally so much more stuff!), on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Pixar, Disney, Disney+, The Lion King 2, The Godfather, Spider-man, Spider-Man 3, Aaron Sorkin, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Joker, Mr Freeze, Warner Brothers, Dr Seuss, Dr Strange, Justice League, The Snyder Cut, Zack Snyder, DC, DCEU, Rian Johnson, Knives Out, Amazon Prime, Invincible, The Expanse, WandaVision, Marvel, The Boys, Ted Lasso, Ms. Marvel, Nick Fury, HBO, HBO Max, DC Universe, James Gunn, Peacemaker, Harley Quinn, Doom Patrol, Raised by Wolves, Paramount+, Supergirl, Minecraft, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mortal Kombat, Rambo, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, David Attenborough
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ToB Games - More Smash Characters

Julian Meush September 15, 2019

It seems that the ToB Crew only get time to talk games when Nintendo has an announcement. What a nice confidence! In a surprise Direct, Nintendo announced that SNES games were headed to Nintendo Online (Launching with some heavy hitters like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Super Metroid, just to name a few), Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury joins the Smash roster (complete with an awesome pixel art intro!), and most importantly, that even though there is only 1 character left to reveal in the “fighters pack”, that even more characters would be joining the Smash roster after that!

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In ToB Games Tags Nintendo, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Smash Bros., Nintendo Direct
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ToB Games - E3 2019

Julian Meush June 16, 2019

If you follow the video game world, even from a distance, you know that E3 is like Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and your birthday all combined for the those in the games business. With it comes exciting new announcements, sizzle reels, reveals, and surprises. Regardless of what types of games you’re into, there’s always something to get excited about. This year, with Sony, and other major players pulling out, it seemed like the show might lack some of it’s luster. Fortunately, there was still a lot to get excited about. Not the least of which being the Avengers game from Sqaure Enix, a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the first game play of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, plus the surprising new character announcements for Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Julian, Dan, and Jeremy discuss all that and so much more in the annual E3 breakdown episode of ToB Games!

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In ToB Games Tags E3, PS4, Xbox, Microsoft, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda, Breath of the Wild, Elden Ring, Star Wars, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Banjo-Kazooie, Avengers, Marvel, Links Awakening, Nintendo, Square Enix, EA, Ubisoft, Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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ToB Games - The State of the Switch

Julian Meush January 14, 2019

Now that we’ve all flipped over our calendars to 2019 Julian and Jeremy figured it would be a good idea to sit down and discuss the state of the Nintendo Switch. It will have been on the market for 2 years in March, and so as the console moves into it’s “terrible twos” the guys take a moment to look back at the good ol’ days, as well as examine how it stacks up today, and even what’s in store for the future. Are there enough good games? Is online worth 20 bucks a year? Is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate a game changer for the console? All these questions are answered and more on this week’s Tower of Babble Podcast!

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In ToB Games Tags Nintendo, Switch, Mario Kart, Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, F-Zero, Star Fox, Gamecube, Wii U, Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Episode 129 - The 2018 Tobie Awards

Julian Meush January 7, 2019

It’s that time of year again - where we reflect on the year that was. What was special, scary, moving, heart pounding or mind bending. The movies, television shows and games of 2018 have now all come and gone, so Julian Meush, Daniel D’Souza and Jeremy Kozier sit down for a retrospective look at the year that was. 2018 brought with it some absolute gems in all three categories. Whether it was comic tent-poles at the theatre that left audiences stunned, whip-smart comedies on TV that always brightened your day, or some of the most ambitious games ever made that dropped your jaw in awe of their scale and scope, it was a good year to be a fan of entertainment. Here’s to another great in entertainment!

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Best Of, The Good Place, Star Trek, Discovery, Bojack Horseman, Titans, DC, DC Universe, Handmaids Tale, Star Wars, Resistance, Black Mirror, Maniac, South Park, Altered Carbon, Daredevil, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-man, Marvel, Avengers, Infinity War, Bumblebee, Roma, Transformers, Green Book, The Land of Steady Habits, Aquaman, The Predator, Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Playstation, Nintendo, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, ToBies
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FanQuest 2018 LIVE(ish) - E3 Follow-Up

Julian Meush June 25, 2018

For their first of three recordings from day two of FanQuest 2018 the guys sit down to do a brief postmortem on this year's E3 . Looking specifically at CyberPunk 2077 and how it took home "Game of the Show" across seemingly the entire industry press, Resident Evil 2's love letter to the RE series, and how Super Smash Bros Ultimate might compare to the Melee.

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In The Tower of Babble Podcast Tags Cyber Punk 2077, CD Project Red, E3, FanQuest, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil, Live, Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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ToB Games - E3 2018

Julian Meush June 13, 2018

It's been awhile since we've taken a break from talking about the latest in film and television news and turned our collective eye towards the gaming industry, but with E3 now upon us we would we remiss if we didn't dive into all the major announcements coming out of gaming's biggest showcase. From Sony and their stellar first party lineup featuring "The Last of Us Pt 2", "Spider-Man" and more to Nintendo and their concentration on all things "Super Smash Bros" and everything in between, the guys discuss the biggest reveals, trailers and demos from this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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In ToB Games Tags Nintendo, Switch, Gamecube, Mario, Fortnite, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, Fallout 76, Kingdom Hearts, Gears of War, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox One, CD Project Red, Cyber Punk 2077, Battletoads, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider, Lara Croft, Bioware, Anthem, Battlefield, Battlefield V, Star Wars, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Battlefront 2, EA, Ubisoft, Assassins Creed, Beyond Good and Evil 2, The Division 2, Sony, Playstation, PS4, The Last of Us, The Last of Us Pt 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, Death Stranding, Spider-man, Ghost of Tsushima, Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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