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Technical Alpha

296 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 249 ratings

Hosted by Adam (NovaWar) and Jeff (MaximusBlack), Technical Alpha aims to put our opinions on video games, movies, and tech out into the real world where people may judge us feverishly. If things aren't on fire, we're not trying hard enough!

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Episodes

Technical Alpha 318 - Nickles and Dimes

March 28, 2024 21:25 - 2 hours - 120 MB

This week we talk about....PS5Pro leaks, Phil Spencer talking too much, Elder Scrolls 6 news, Dune 2, and more!

Technical Alpha 317 - It's Guy Love

March 15, 2024 00:05 - 2 hours - 106 MB

This week we talk about PUBG in UE5, Skull and Bones falling flat, the tragic loss of Akira Toriyama.

Technical Alpha 316 - Something Out of Nothing

March 07, 2024 23:59 - 3 hours - 140 MB

This week we talk about....well whatever because not a lot happened this week!

Technical Alpha 315 - Jimmy No

February 29, 2024 22:51 - 2 hours - 100 MB

This week we talk about the Xbox exclusives, Playstation layoffs, Switch 2 information, Love Is Blind memes, and more!

Technical Alpha 314 - Xboxed Out

February 08, 2024 21:39 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

This week we talk about the future of Xbox and Xbox exclusives, Disney investing in Epic, and more!

Technical Alpha 313 - State of Kojima

February 01, 2024 21:57 - 2 hours - 92.3 MB

This week we talk about Sony's State of Play, Death Stranding 2, Embracer, Palworld success, the price of games, and more!

Technical Alpha 312 - Friend Globe

January 25, 2024 21:53 - 2 hours - 97.4 MB

This week we talk about PalWorld, more layoffs in the industry, Xbox Developer Direct, and more!

Technical Alpha 311 - New Years Resolutions

January 11, 2024 21:34 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

This week we talk about Bobby Kotick leaving Activision Blizzard, Tetris being beaten, Star Citizen mega packs, retiring YouTubers like MatPat, Twitch staffing cuts, and more!

Technical Alpha 310 - Dollars and Sensations

December 15, 2023 00:25 - 3 hours - 144 MB

This week we talk about The Game Awards 2023, the future of Zelda, Epic in court again, Twitch doing Twitch things, The Day Before, Kojima X A24, and more!

Technical Alpha 309 - Grand Theft Florida 6

December 07, 2023 21:50 - 2 hours - 105 MB

This week we talk about Bungie and Destiny 2 struggles, PlayStation removing games from their store, the GTA6 trailer, The Game Awards 2023 nominees, and more!

Technical Alpha 308 - Fly Me To The Moon

November 30, 2023 21:33 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

This week we talk about Destiny 2 delays, Dragons Dogma 2 release, Bethesda replying to Starfield reviews, Xbox at The Game Awards, the Fallout tv series, and more!

Technical Alpha 307 - The Last Remaster

November 23, 2023 22:01 - 2 hours - 110 MB

This week we talk about more remakes, Xbox failing in Europe, Starfield faltering, Sony's lawsuit, and more!

Technical Alpha 306 - Blasting Off Again

November 09, 2023 21:27 - 2 hours - 83 MB

This week we talk about Microsoft AI in games, GTA6 announcements, Zero Punctuation, N7 Day Mass Effect trailer, OLED Steam Deck, a Zelda movie, and more!

Technical Alpha 305 - Norweenian

November 02, 2023 20:25 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

This week we talk about the Microsoft's crackdown on unauthorized controllers, Bungie layoffs with Destiny 2 and Marathon, a Gears of War reboot, SEGAs plans, and more!

Technical Alpha 304 - For The Gram

October 26, 2023 20:31 - 2 hours - 87.2 MB

This week we talk about the Spider-Man 2 doing numbers, PS5 Slim disc drive issues, Alan Wake II, Microsoft missing Game Pass targets, and more!

Technical Alpha 303 - The Recipe

October 19, 2023 18:06 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

This week we talk about the Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard finalizing, Starfield's early success, Pete Hines retiring, and more!

Technical Alpha 302 - Drizzle

October 12, 2023 21:06 - 2 hours - 115 MB

This week we talk about John Riccitiello leaving Unity, Sony announcing the PS5 Slim, 3DS and Wii U online ending, John Woo returning with Silent Night, and more!

Technical Alpha 301 - Napoleon

September 28, 2023 21:23 - 2 hours - 112 MB

This week we talk about Capcom's exec wanting more expensive games, Jim Ryan retiring from Sony, Counter Strike 2 dropping, a possible Read Dead Redemption 2 port to the Switch, and more!

Technical Alpha 300 - Submitted For Your Approval

September 21, 2023 20:25 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB

This week we talk about the the the Embrace Group struggles, Unity Engine going off the deep end, the iPhone 15 changing mobile gaming, and more!

Technical Alpha 299 - Way Back When

September 14, 2023 21:10 - 2 hours - 114 MB

This week we talk about the the the Embrace Group struggles, Unity Engine going off the deep end, the iPhone 15 changing mobile gaming, and more!

Technical Alpha 298 - 2 Billion

September 07, 2023 22:17 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

This week we talk about the the the SAGAFTRA strike possibly coming to video games, Final Fantasy 16 DLC, Starfield week 1 news, a GTA6 release date, the Switch 2, and more!

Technical Alpha 297 - 13 Hours

August 31, 2023 21:59 - 3 hours - 141 MB

This week we talk about the the Charles Martinet walking away from voicing Mario, the crazy game release lineup this fall, PlayStation Plus price jumps, Starfield, Rebel Moon's 5 hour director's cut, and more!

Technical Alpha 296 - Blowouts

July 20, 2023 20:42 - 2 hours - 98.9 MB

This week we talk about the the Microsoft's Activision Blizzard updates, OWL struggles, StarCraft 3 rumors, and more!

Technical Alpha 295 - Scooter McGavin

July 13, 2023 20:42 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

This week we talk about the the ruling on Microsoft vs FTC, game history being in jeopardy, and more!

Technical Alpha 294 - So Sue Me

June 29, 2023 20:08 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

This week we talk about the latest from the FTC vs Microsoft case, Blizzcon ticket prices, pouring one out for a Canadian legend, and more!

Technical Alpha 293 - Wheels and Deals

June 22, 2023 20:47 - 2 hours - 87.2 MB

This week we talk about the Twitch Hype Chat and other updates, xQc signing with Kick, highlights from the Nintendo Direct, and more!

Technical Alpha 292 - Plus Plus

June 15, 2023 20:57 - 2 hours - 102 MB

This week we talk about the Twitch Partner Plus program, Microsoft Activision Blizzard updates, Summer Game Fest 2023 Xbox event highlights including Starfield, the Stormgate gameplay reveal, and more!

Technical Alpha 291 - Apple Sauce

June 08, 2023 20:50 - 2 hours - 102 MB

This week we talk about the NA LCS LCSPA strike, Twitch fumbling again with their new MSA, Apple's new ARVR Vision Pro headset, and more!

Technical Alpha 290 - Enthusiasm

June 01, 2023 20:48 - 1 hour - 52 MB

This week we talk about a YouTuber jailed in Japan, another developer apology card, Diablo 4, Netflix AAA game dev, and more!

Technical Alpha 289 - Lonely Island

May 25, 2023 22:01 - 1 hour - 80.7 MB

This week we talk about Gollum missing, Final Fantasy 16, Sony's 2023 Showcase, Netflix changes, and more!

Technical Alpha 288 - Switch Hits

May 18, 2023 20:53 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

This week we talk about updates to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, Overwatch 2 PVE cancellations, Sony's upcoming showcase, Fast and the Furious never ending, and more!

Technical Alpha 287 - Not Turning Up For Turnip

May 04, 2023 20:46 - 1 hour - 51 MB

This week we talk about the Phil Spencers struggle with Xbox and Redfall, Nintendo memes again, and more!

Technical Alpha 286 - Tears of the Banjo

April 27, 2023 21:32 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

This week we talk about the CMA last second blocking Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, FromSoftware's upcoming Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, a new Horizon game, Tears of the Kingdom previews, Transformers One casting, and more!

Technical Alpha 285 - Nintendon't Mess Around

April 20, 2023 21:43 - 1 hour - 79.5 MB

This week we talk about Nintendo coming for content creators and the followup to a lawsuit with Gary Bowser, the divisive trailer for Unrecord, Beyond Good and Evil 2 development, the WGA impending strike, and more!

Technical Alpha 483 - Redfalling From Grace

April 13, 2023 22:05 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

This week we talk about Xbox's big bet on Redfall not doing well, whether or not 30fps only is a problem, what makes a good game, Jim Ryan complaining about Call of Duty again, Super Mario Bros movie crushing it, and more!

Technical Alpha 283 - Three Minus Three

April 06, 2023 21:29 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB

This week we talk about a E3 officially being canceled, Miyamoto teasing a new Mario game, Sony's Q Lite rumors, ASUS Ally, an HBO Harry Potter series, and more!

Technical Alpha 282 - Three

March 30, 2023 20:27 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

This week we talk about a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Last Ronin game, E3 losing Ubisoft, Resident Evil 4 Remakes big week, Dragon Age Dreadwolf team shifts, John Wick Chapter 4, and more!

Technical Alpha 281 - The Rizzler

March 23, 2023 20:43 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB

This week we talk about CSGO 2, Fortnite Creative 2.0, Apex getting a swimsuit, Mario 64 16 star world record, Tencent's huge mobile market share, and more!

Technical Alpha 280 - Burner Phones

March 16, 2023 21:34 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

This week we talk about Activision Blizzard updates, Square Enix's NFT game Symbiogenesis, CSGO 2, Emmet leaving Twitch, , and more!

Technical Alpha 279 - Garlic Mash

March 09, 2023 23:02 - 2 hours - 98.8 MB

This week we talk about Activision Blizzard updates, Square Enix shutting down Luminous Productions, Starfield's release date, the possible Lord of the Rings movies, and more!

Technical Alpha 278 - Prawn of the Dead

February 16, 2023 22:24 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

This week we talk about Game Pass eating game sales, Susan stepping down as YouTube CEO, Starfield missing in action, the PSVR2 launch, trailers from John Wick Chapter 4, Fast and the Furious X, and more!

Technical Alpha 277 - Boneless Chicken Wings

February 09, 2023 22:43 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

This week we talk about updates for the Activision Blizzard acquisition, the Nintendo direct, Hogwarts Legacy, Microsoft's ChatGPT success vs Google's Google's BardAI, PUBG making a new Tarkov like, AMC seat prices, and more!

Technical Alpha 276 - Dumpster Fire Manor

February 02, 2023 22:45 - 2 hours - 95.4 MB

This week we talk about a possible Hearthstone subscription, Naughty Dog's next game, EA shutting down another Titanfall game, the Xbox Developer Direct, Rick and Morty trouble, the DC universe update, and more!

Technical Alpha 275 - Crazy Carpets

January 19, 2023 22:53 - 2 hours - 103 MB

This week we talk about Dungeons and Dragons OGL, Microsoft layoffs, Overwatch League, Skyblivion release, Velma, The Last of Us HBO, and more!

Technical Alpha 274 - Another Day at Ubisoft

January 12, 2023 22:48 - 2 hours - 96.9 MB

This week we talk about Xbox's upcoming January 25th Showcase, Wizards of the Coast making big OGL changes for Dungeons and Dragons, Ubisoft struggling with more cancellations and another Skull and Bones delay, WWE buyout rumors, and more!

Technical Alpha 273 - Stall Wars

January 05, 2023 23:24 - 2 hours - 85.2 MB

This week we talk about updates to the Activision Blizzard buyout, Payday 3, California updating how job listings must be made, Square Enix doubling down on NFTs, the 4070ti, Netflix canceling 1899, and more!

Technical Alpha 272 - New Year New You

December 29, 2022 22:50 - 1 hour - 81.2 MB

This week we talk about Epic getting fined $520M, a possible Nintendo Switch Pro, 2023 games, Rings of Power vs House of the Dragon, Avatar the Way of Water, and more!

Technical Alpha 271 - Preach

December 22, 2022 22:54 - 2 hours - 92.1 MB

This week we talk about the Amazon publishing the next Tomb Raider, Chris Metzen rejoining Blizzard, CMA Phase 2 updates, Sony's DuelSense Edge, Diablo IV collector's edition, Milf Manor, and more!

Technical Alpha 270 - Bill Clintonverse

December 15, 2022 20:49 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

This week we talk about the FTC suing Microsoft over the Activision Blizzard deal, recap the many announcements of the Game Awards 2022, talk about James Gunn removing Henry Cavill as Superman, and more!

Technical Alpha 269 - Pokemonopoly

November 24, 2022 23:11 - 2 hours - 110 MB

This week we talk about Pokemon GO AR, Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive reboots, Unreal Engine 5.1, the ongoing Microsoft vs Sony Activision Blizzard deal, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Disney bringing back Bob Iger, and more!