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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 81, Part 2

17/5/2016

 

HotS Patch Notes 17th May 2016

Following on from the extensive new hero chat, listen to Phil, Jamie and Scotty chew the fat over the extensive patch notes coming this week. With reworks for Arthas and Anub’arak coming, how will these changes mix things up both in Quick Match and Hero League? And hear their opinions on the new Hero League ranking system - coming soon™!

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 81, Part 1

17/5/2016

 

Chromie and Medivh

It’s New hero time! Join Phil, Jamie and Scotty as they mull over the newly announced characters for Heroes of the Storm - Chromie and Medivh. With Chromie’s release this week see what they think of her role and their thoughts on possible builds, as well as how they think she might affect the meta.

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 80

5/5/2016

 

Finally

We have been dabbling with the format of the show and even introduced a new host in Scotty. Hope you like the changes let us know on social media either way and we will see after the credits roll.
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Tonight's topics
Blizzard Corner- Overwatch enters beta.
Warhammer corner- Battlefleet gothic, dawn of war 3!
COD making you buy the new game to get COD4, good move?
Blues brothers animated series
Civil War
Game of thrones Season 6
Durotan (WoW audio book)
Aliens Day Audiobookarama
Rat queens going on a hiatus

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 79

8/4/2016

 

Confronting the Pushers.

It's been a while and we are sorry about out ineptitude but we hope you have enjoyed the last three special episodes. Anyway tonight we deal with a rather difficult topic as Paul confronts two of this great nation’s most dangerous peddlers of Internet crack as well as chatting about what’s going on with the geekerytainment world at large.


Play
Heroes Corner. Or maybe The Blizzard Blast
God of War goes North. (Can drop just looking for today’s news)
Maybe if we have time Far Cry Primal
Was the Division what Phil expected. Jamie played as well and isn’t convinced
FF15 Platinum Demo
Doom Open Beta April 15-17

Watch
I love Lucille. The Walking Dead
Deadpool chat (this needs to be done)
Why do we have to wait for Star Wars

Read
The trouble with Image and the creators release schedule.
DC’s new vision are we excited.

Flashback
Black and White Lionhead Studios (April 6 2001)

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 78

24/3/2016

 
​Heroes 2.0
Phil and Jamie interrupt the usual varied podcast proceedings to ramble on (and on!) about the latest Patch update to hit the Heroes of the Storm Public Test Realm. This patch, featuring the new hero Dehaka and significant talent reworks for several other heroes as well as UI and settings changes is being heralded as Heroes 2.0 by vast swathes of the community. See what our two HotS "experts" think of it as they go through it talent by talent.
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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 77

20/2/2016

 

The AbnettCast

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Joining us is Writer of Comics, Games, Books and Films Dan Abnett. He talks about his new work at Dark Horse, his work with Black Library including Warhammer 40,000s Gaunt’s Ghosts and the Horus Heresy Series as well as his work at DC and a lot more besides.
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Thankfully with such a busy schedule he was still able to give up his time and this really is an episode not to miss.
To find out more about Dan and his work the best place to catch up with him is Twitter @VincentAbnett
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PREDATOR: LIFE AND DEATH #1 Issue #1 will be Published on March 2nd 2016

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 76

11/2/2016

 

Creator Interview with Nicola Scott Artist of Black Magick

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Black Magick has struck a chord with many readers, it’s portrayal of modern Witchcraft along with its stunning visuals have rightly earned it the attention of the comic public.

In this episode Paul gets to talk to Nicola Scott the artist on the series. This really is a great insight into the creative process and Nicola does not hold back when it comes to explaining the world of Black Magick and beyond.

You can follow Nicola on Twitter at @NicolaScottArt you can also find her on various social media networks under the same name.
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Learn more about the series Here

Black Magick Issue 5 will be Published on February 24, 2016

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 75

28/1/2016

 
We are now M@*&^"£$%^ing Fortnightly as Phil forgot to mention on last weeks show.
So buckle up as Phil, Jamie and Paul prance around Play Watch and Read in this Fortnight's dose of Geekerytainment.

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​Play
The Division Beta plug - Is Phil /too/ excited?
Beta vs Beater chat
HotS patch talk plug
Battlefront DLC is the wait for info too long?
Falling Out with Fallout.



Watch
The Hateful Eight
The Big Short
Suicide Squad - looking good
Deadpool looking Deadpoolish


Read
Deadpool
Second Dead No More Teaser
My move to ebooks


Flashback
Mass Effect 2 - January 2010

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 74

16/1/2016

 
Same. Same. But Different. But still same. Join your host Phil, Jamie and Paul as we venture into a new awakening for the Backwards Compatible Podcast.

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Play:
  • Genn Greymane released for Heroes of the Storm (Blizzard)
  • US sales dating released - Blops 3 beats Fallout 4 in November sales, FIFA coming second to Adele in entertainment releases in the UK as long as you discount digital.
  • Origin access on PC


Watch:
  • The force awakens biggest US/UK film of all time
  • SKY TV movie usage.


Read:
  • Civil War 2 (iron man v cap marvel) to kill off major marvel character (2016)
  • Marvel Teaser “DEAD NO MORE”
  • American Alien it really is a Superman series I’m enjoying
  • The Walking Dead 150 releases


Flashback: Resident Evil 4 (GCN), Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath (Xbox)


Wait for after the outro if you want to hear


  • PAUL SPOIL THE STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS BOOK

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 73

13/11/2015

 
It’s a very cold show tonight as Phil and Jamie school Paul on all things Blizzcon.
So look out for a spot of Warcraft chat in this week’s dose of Geekerytainmanet

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Question of the week
What’s your favourite class in gaming and why?
Play-
More info about Legion (New WoW expansion)
Heroes of the Storm- 3 new heroes announced
Overwatch- Not going to be free to play 
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Watch-
Warcraft Movie

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 72

4/11/2015

 
It’s the Paul and Chris show tonight as Phil takes a break from the hot seat. So sit back and relax as you listen to this weeks dose of Geekerytainment.

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Question of the week;
What are you looking forward to on N7 day? & if you could have anything Mass Effect related other than a new game what would it be?

Play
Halo 5: Guardians, Football Manager 16 Beta
Watch
Spectre, DC TV Catch up Super Girl, Flash, Arrow
Read
Black Magick #1, Halo: Kilo 5 Trilogy, Monstress #1, Johnny red #1,

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 71

28/10/2015

 
Is Battlefront 2 Backwards Compatible?
It has been ten years since the launch of Battlefront 2 and to celebrate this and the impending release of Dice’s addition into the Star Wars canon we decided to go nuts and play the game in question. Jamie, Paul and newbie to the game Phil all played and then recorded the cast you can hear here. So sit back as we dive into only one section of Geekerytainment today, Play.

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Question of the week;
Favourite Star Wars Gaming moments
Favourite Star Wars Arcade moments
Now on with the chat is Battlefront Front worthy of being Backwards Compatible.

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 70

21/10/2015

 
Happy Back to the Future Day and to celebrate Phil and Paul jump around a mix of Play, Watch and Read in your time travelling weekly dose of Geekerytainment.

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Question of the week; Thoughts on the Back to the Future franchise?
Play
Zen Pinball Balls of Glory, Hearthstone: Death of the Patron, Battlefront chat
Watch
The episode 7 trailer, The Walking Dead season 6 episodes 1 & 2, The Martian, Gilmore Girls,
Read
Secret Wars, The Rook #1, The Shield #1. Rivers of London Body Works #4.
Hardware
Phil’s Monitor conundrum! A plea for help from the Twittersphere

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 69 (BC Random Chat relaunch)

14/10/2015

 
A bit of a change to our regular programming as we relaunch the Random Chat with episode 28.
This episode is looking at the Humble Bundle and why its a great thing.

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 68

7/10/2015

 
Chris and Paul are back together as they dole out a big portion of Geekerytainment. Expect a starter of Gmaing followed by a serious main course of watching followed by our usual desert of Reading.

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Question of the week ; With a raft on TV/Films shows being released what are you looking forward to this Autumn?

Play

Starwars Battlefront Beta, FIFA 16, World of Warships.

Watch

The Martian, Legend, Fox Showcase (The Walking Dead Season 6, Tyrant Season 2, Outcast), Avengers: Age of Ultron (blu-ray release), The Avengers Season 6, Batman vs Robin, Flash

Read

Southern Bastards #11, Paper girls #1, Batman: Graveyard Shift volume 6, Batman: Endgame volume 7, The Joker: Endgame, Locke and Key.

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 67

2/10/2015

 
It’s the Phil and Paul show again, in this episode they dive shoulders deep into this years EGX and also look at more in the world of Geekerytainment.

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Question of the week;

Which franchise has the best merchandise?

Play

EGX as a whole,WiFi Wars and Gamer Disco, Gangbeasts, Battlefront, The Division, Just Cause 3, Pumped BMX+. Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide and  Warhammer: Total War

Watch

Blackfish, The Hunger Games; Mockingjay Part 1

Read

Moon Over Soho, Bloodthirsty #1

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 66

24/9/2015

 
The coup has happened but as Phil is a very nice Dictator he has invited Paul on to this weeks show to discuss all thing Geekerytainment.

Quick apologise for the background noise at a few pints in the show. We had a a few technical and personal difficulties during recording. By we we mean Paul did, Phil is more of a consummate professional.

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Question of the week? Are preloads the necessary scenario for digital games

Play

EGX, Destiny – The Taken King, Blood Bowl 2.

Watch

Ballers, Hector and the Search for Happiness.

Read

Rivers of London Body Works issue 1 to 3, Star Wars: Aftermath, You’re never weird on the internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 65

17/9/2015

 
Due to empirical evidence we can now confirm that viruses can be transmitted via the internet while podcasting. That or Paul just decided to be wimp out due to a virus whereas Chris braved the dreaded man flu last week to record. Anyway Phil and Chris are here to hold down the fort with their rather Laurel and Hardy esq take on proceedings.

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Question of the week – What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming Xmas release period?

Play

MGS V, Halo Master Chief Collection

Watch

Guardians of the galaxy, Agents of Shield season 2

Read

Wayward Vol 2

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 64

10/9/2015

 
We should have been loaded up today on retro Nintendo puns but oddly we missed the 64 reference which we apologise about.

Instead join Paul, Chris and Matt as we chat about our week in Geekerytainmant.

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Question of the week?

What was the first Podcast you listened? & do you still listen to it?

Play
MGSV, Halo 5: Guardians, FIFA 16 Demo (Paul sheds a tear and laments about the lack of a decent Rugby game).

Watch
Paper Town’s, The one where……………..Paul admits an embarrassing secret, Until Dawn JackFrags let’s play, The Guest.

Read
D4VE volume 1, Halo Glasslands (Audiobook), Star Wars NPR Radio Show, Mice Templar end of an era.

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 63

2/9/2015

 
Our rotating cast tonight features Phil, Matt and hosting for the first time Chris. Can our energizer bunny be contained if he is the one in charge of containment? Have a listen and find out as we delve into this weeks slice of Geekerytainment.

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Question of the week;

With Guild Wars 2 going free to play this weekend, my question for you guys is, which Game have you spent the least on but got the most in return?

Play

Forza Motorsport 6 demo , Black Ops 3 Beta, Metal Gear Solid; Phantom Pain

Watch

Paper Town’s, Sinister 2, Ghost in the Shell: Arise (1 and 2), Sinister 2, Straight Outta Compton

Read
Finishing part two of book three of thrones, Original Sin, AXIS (Marvel)

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 62

28/8/2015

 
A few apologies from now on Thursday will be our upload day and today’s audio is a little off as Paul failed with his audacity so this audio is taken from a Google Hangout. Again apologies but let the Geekerytainment commence.

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Question of the week

What was your best birthday geekerytainment related present?

Play

Volume, Xbox Live Games with Gold games etc, Lego Jurassic Park.

Watch

Game of Thrones… again! Batman the Brave and the Bold, Gotham, Agents of Shield.

Read

Fight Club 2, A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords part two Blood and Gold,  Inferno/All Hell Let Loose, Dark Elf

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 61

19/8/2015

 
Paul and Chris are here to tickle you Geekerytainment fancy with a eclectic mix of Play Watch and Read this week. So sit back and let the good time roll.

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This episode’s topics include

Question of the week

If you could have any time machine from a PWR property which would you have? One catch you will be bound by the rules set out by the property it appears in.

Play

Windows 10 game DVR nice idea but needs work, Batman, Arkham Knight, Fallout Shelter,

Watch:

Trainwreck, Containment

Read:

Nanjin, The Strain; The Night Eternal #12, Beauty #1,

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 60

11/8/2015

 
With Paul back we thought it was time to drag Jamie back from his hiatus to let Phil and he chat about WOW among other things.

So sit back as we delve into our usual mix of geekerytainment.

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This episodes topics include

Question of the week? (though I am up for dropping this section if you guys want to)

In celebration of Chris’s newly laid ink (we need images), which geekerytainment symbol or character would you most like to adorn your body? and where of course?

Play

World of Warcraft: Legion, Dirty Bomb,

Watch

The Strain Season 2 Episode 1, Deadpool Trailer,

Read

Deadpool volume 6, Wade Wilson’s War, deadpool vs hawkeye, Thors,

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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 59

3/8/2015

 
We felt it time to see how cool a customer Phil really is, so tonight welcome to the Backwards Compatible Podcast hosted by Mr Cole. So welcome to the youth takeover cast.

Question of the week

What is the most expensive piece piece of geek merchandise that you have purchased?

Play

Warhammer: AoS full sized game: Dwarfs Vs Dark Elf’s, building the AoS starter box, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Windows 10


Watch;

Son of Batman, Assault on Arkham, Lucy, Walk among the Tombstones


Read;


Warhammer: AoS Campaign book, Game of Thrones: A Storm Of Swords part 1, Blood and Fire (Black Library)


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The Backwards Compatible Podcast; Episode 58

27/7/2015

 
He’s back! The real Chris is in the house along with the fake Chris aka Phil and joining them is Paul. So hold on for a roller coaster with oddly very little shouting as we loop the loop through Play, Watch and Read aka PWR.

Question of the week

Which property in PWR would you never like to review as you feel your rose tinted glasses are far too strong for you to give a balanced opinion?

Play

Batman: Arkham Knight, Helldivers (again, brief), Total War Arena, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar (tabletop game).

Watch

Inside Out, Bojack Horseman, Ant-Man

Read

Rivers of London; PC Grant series book 1, Copperhead, Warhammer bookarama; Stormcaller (warhammer 40k novel) Wolves of Fenris (Warhammer 40k novel), The Gates of Azyr (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar companion novel for the new tabletop game)

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