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Technical Alpha

297 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days 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 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!

Technical Alpha 268 - Christmas In Fiji

November 18, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 137 MB

This week we talk about Google beginning to refund Stadia, TSM dropping FTX, Bethesda on Mick Gordon, Prince of Persia Remake issues, Blizzard getting out of China, Game Awards nominations, and more!

Technical Alpha 267 - Doom the Musical

November 10, 2022 22:56 - 2 hours - 108 MB

This week we talk about Phil Spencer on Starcraft, Mick Gordon's lengthy Doom Eternal account, Mass Effect 4, Take Two taking a stock hit, Gears of War hitting Netflix in more ways than one, John Wick 4 trailer dreams, and more!

Technical Alpha 266 - Walmart Value

November 03, 2022 21:02 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

This week we talk about Nibel leaving twitter, God of War sales, PlayStation PSVR2 pricing, Microsoft Call of Duty Plans, Elden Ring DLC, a Riven remake, NASCAR chad Ross Chastain, Henry Cavill leaving The Witcher, and more!

Technical Alpha 265 - Meta Cheese

October 27, 2022 21:20 - 2 hours - 87.6 MB

This week we talk about Resident Evil 4 remake, Parasite Eve Symbiogenesis, an update to Hellena Taylor, Age of Mythology, Xbox Game Pass price hikes, Meta burning Metaverse money, and more!

Technical Alpha 264 - Blackforce Ones

October 20, 2022 22:29 - 2 hours - 109 MB

This week we talk about Jeff's Overwatch 2 experience, the Gotham Knights 30fps debate, Bayonetta 3 Hellena Taylor issues, the latest in the Activision Blizzard buyout, Twitch streamers and their Ad fill program, Silent Hill 2 Remake, and more!

Technical Alpha 263 - Obligatory Candy Corn

October 06, 2022 20:33 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

This week we talk about Overwatch 2 launch woes, CD Projekt Red making more Witcher and Cyberpunk games, Hideo Kojima's new project tease, Fandom buying out more games media, guessing at Chris Pratt's Mario voice, and more!

Technical Alpha 262 - All Red Everything

September 29, 2022 21:14 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

This week we talk about Google Stadia shutting down, Splinter Cell remakes, Silent Hill: The Short Message, E3 2023, Overwatch 2 security, The Last of Us HBO, Top Gun, and more!

Technical Alpha 261 - This Is Fine

September 22, 2022 19:06 - 1 hour - 76 MB

This week we talk about Twitch revenue split changes, NVIDIAs 4000 series along with its 4090 pricing, Ubisofts many Assassin's Creed games, Goldeneye 007 on Xbox and Switch, the Nintendo Direct, the endless leaks this week, and more!

Technical Alpha 260 - 2 Elite

September 08, 2022 21:09 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

This week we talk about players getting couch coop to work for Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty, 20GB 3080s, the new PS5 SKU, the new Series 2 Elite Controller, Rings of Power discourse, and more!

Technical Alpha 259 - Technical Remix

September 01, 2022 21:14 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

This week we talk about 343i Halo Infinite developer update and roadmap, Microsoft's struggle to close the Activision Blizzard deal, Konami teasing the comeback of a loved series, The Rings of Power intro memes, and more!

Technical Alpha 258 - Sony Inflastation

August 25, 2022 21:01 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

This week we talk about Twitch exclusivity changes, Gamescom updates like Dualsense Edge, Hideo Kojima's podcast, Lies of P, HBO Max, and more!

Technical Alpha 257 - El Pyro Loco

August 18, 2022 21:30 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

This week we talk about Embrace Group buying up Lord of the Rings IP, NBA 2k23 Jordan Challenge, PGA Tour 2k23 bringing Tiger back, Intel's ARC gpus, Fortnite getting Dragonball Super, Warzone 2's leaked release date, and more!

Technical Alpha 256 - Sacred Cheetos

August 11, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB

This week we talk about Switch Pro possibilities, Tactics Ogre coming up, the fighting game community eating well, NVIDIA's crypto crash problems, Elden Ring coming to Xbox cloud platform, Netflix games, Microsoft blaming Sony for blocking games on Game Pass, and more!

Technical Alpha 255 - My Legacy

August 04, 2022 21:22 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

This week we talk about Black Pink in PUBG Mobile, Google Stadia allegedly shutting down, Sony getting 1440p, DrDisrespect and Midnight Society's Deaddrop, Halo Infinite almost having crafting, JerValin pulling off Halo 2 LASO, Batgirl canceled, HBO Max, and more!

Technical Alpha 254 - The Final Frontier

July 28, 2022 20:54 - 1 hour - 72 MB

This week we talk about CD Projekt Red's stock price, Grand Theft Auto 6 getting a female protagonist, Sony possibly buying Square Enix, NVIDIA 4090ti power dreams, and more!

Technical Alpha 253 - My Bread

July 14, 2022 20:54 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

This week we talk about Ubisoft's Skull and Bones, Blizzard relegating Heroes of the Storm, Nintendo recognizing gay marriage, SEGA announcing the Genesis Mini 2, PlayStation Stars, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and more!

Technical Alpha 252 - In Moderation

July 07, 2022 21:24 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB

This week we talk about Microsoft's upcoming Minecraft moderation policy changes, Square Enix's busy year including Harvestella, Lollipop Chainsaw remaster, GTA6, God of War Ragnarok release date, Persona live action, National Treasure The Edge of History, and more!

Technical Alpha 251 - Probably More Hair

June 30, 2022 20:52 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

This week we talk about Overwatch 2 shutting down Overwatch 1, Miyazaki's plans for Elden Ring and other projects, Final Fantasy 16 going full British, God of War Ragnarok delays, Sony making PlayStation M3 and M9 monitors, Johnny Depp coming back as Jack Sparrow, and more!

Technical Alpha 250 - Quarter Pounder With Everything

June 23, 2022 21:04 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB

This week we talk about Sonic Frontiers, Dragon's Dogma 2, Destiny 2 cheat creators losing their legal battle, Diablo Immortal making some money, and a spoiler chat about Everything Everywhere All At Once as well as The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and more!

Technical Alpha 249 - Mid Midder Middest

June 16, 2022 21:32 - 2 hours - 86.7 MB

This week we talk about all the good stuff from Summer Game Fest 2022 including The Last of Us Part 1 remake, Riot Games on Game Pass, Persona on Xbox, Starfield, and more!

Technical Alpha 248 - Tech Support Special

June 02, 2022 21:09 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

This week we answer your questions in this Tech Support Special!

Technical Alpha 247 - Paper Please

May 26, 2022 21:20 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB

This week we talk about EA trying to get bought out, Marvel Snap, Raven Software getting a union, Sony games on PC, No Man's Sky Leviathans, The Gray Man, Thor Love and Thunder, Top Gun, and more!

Technical Alpha 246 - HD Bed Sheets

May 19, 2022 21:38 - 2 hours - 83.3 MB

This week we talk about 100 Thieves making a game, Starfield delays, Blizzard's Diversity Space Tool, Star Citizen's bed sheet physics, Avatar: The Way of Water, and more!

Technical Alpha 245 - Why Bob?

May 05, 2022 21:20 - 1 hour - 78 MB

This week we talk about Summer Game Fest 2022, Halo Infinite Season 2, PlayStation 5 VRR, Leaked Forza Motorsport screenshots, Square Enix selling off Crystal Dynamics, Off the Grid, Obi-Wan, and more!

Technical Alpha 244 - Objection

April 28, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

This week we talk about Elon Musk buying Twitter, Sony and Microsoft adding ads to games, Sony's required game trials, Overwatch 2, Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard, Twitch's possible change, The Batman, and more!

Technical Alpha 243 - Fast And The Flowchart

April 21, 2022 20:51 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

This week we talk about Halo Infinite's season 2 content, Halo Infinite BR, World of Warcraft Dragonflight, Sonic Origins, and more!

Technical Alpha 242 - Smoked Sorbet

April 14, 2022 21:16 - 1 hour - 81.8 MB

This week we talk about a possible new Tactics Ogre, Epic Games and Lego making a metaverse, Subnautica's third installment, Elon Musk possibly buying Twitter, No Man's Sky Outlaws update, and more!

Technical Alpha 241 - Sorbet On It

April 07, 2022 23:07 - 2 hours - 85.5 MB

This week we talk about the State of Unreal, Crystal Dynamics new Tomb Raider on Unreal Engine 5, concerns about the Activision Blizzard buyout, Overwatch 2, Halo Infinite's Season 2 woes, the new Monkey Island, Max Payne remakes, and more!

Technical Alpha 240 - Five Fingers

March 31, 2022 21:17 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

This week we talk about the GTA5+, E32022 getting cancelled, Fortnite Zero Build, The Destiny YouTube fiasco, Sony's new PlayStation Plus service, Breath of the Wild 2 being delayed, the Will Smith and Chris Rock mess, and more!

Technical Alpha 239 - Unreal Witcher 5

March 24, 2022 20:28 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

This week we talk about the 3090ti price, PlayStation buying Haven, CD Projekt Red announcing The Witcher 4, Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, and more!

Technical Alpha 238 - Perfect Daaaark

March 17, 2022 21:17 - 1 hour - 78 MB

This week we talk about Dead Space getting that remake, EA Play 2022 getting cancelled, Reggie Fils-Aime leaving the Gamestop board, Starfield, Perfect Dark's not so perfect development, The Pentaverate, and more!

Technical Alpha 237 - Babylon's L

March 10, 2022 22:24 - 2 hours - 84.7 MB

This week we talk about Artesian Builds falling apart, Babylon's Fall falling short, Elden Ring discourse, Sony's State of Play including the not Dino Crisis Exoprimal, and more!

Technical Alpha 236 - May We Interest You In Some Video Games

February 24, 2022 22:06 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

This week we talk about the next Call of Duty skipping 2023, Street Fighter 6, Elden Ring, FIFA maybe changing names, and more!

Technical Alpha 235 - Catfished Fandom

February 17, 2022 22:21 - 2 hours - 88.7 MB

This week we talk about the next Call of Duty, EA's reasons Battlefield 2042 failed, Nintendo shutting down the Wii U and 3DS shops, Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.5, Amazon's Lord of the Rings, and more!

Technical Alpha 234 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe SteelBook Director's Cut

February 10, 2022 21:40 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

This week we talk about the Nintendo Direct bringing us more Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Google Stadia going bye bye, Microsoft talking Activision Blizzard exclusivity, Archive 81, and more!

Technical Alpha 233 - Exit the Matrix

February 04, 2022 00:20 - 2 hours - 87.5 MB

This week we talk about Sony buying Bungie, Gran Turismo 7, Battlefield 2042 failing, Halo the series trailer, and more!

Technical Alpha 232 - Pals O Mine

January 27, 2022 22:12 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

This week we talk about Raven Software QA unionization, Blizzard announcing a Survival game, PalWorld's latest trailer, EA making 3 Star Wars games, The Rock making another video game movie, and more!

Technical Alpha 231 - 98 Degrees

January 20, 2022 22:44 - 2 hours - 104 MB

This week we talk about Ninja and Pokimane drama, Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle patch, Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard, and more!

Technical Alpha 230 - Anime Money

January 13, 2022 22:12 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

This week we talk about E3 2022 being cancelled, FromSoft possibly doing an Amored Core title, Take-Two buying Zynga, Battlefield 2042 losing players, DisguisedToast streaming anime, and more!

Technical Alpha 229 - Shinra Corp

January 06, 2022 22:11 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

This week we talk about Square Enix's CEO turning NFT Shinra, Twitch's nearly $10M bit fraud, Sony's VR2, our Matrix Resurrections spoiler reactions, and more!

Technical Alpha 228 - Natural Light

December 30, 2021 23:37 - 2 hours - 101 MB

This week we talk about the Game Awards 2021, Dr. Disrespect's Midnight Society, NFTs coming to games, Halo Infinite's Raleigh major, initial Matrix Resurrections reactions, and more!

Technical Alpha 227 - Ham Reacher

December 02, 2021 23:58 - 1 hour - 82.1 MB

This week we talk about the latest the GTA Trilogy patches, Ludwig moving to YouTube, the rabbit hole of retro game sales, Respawn shutting down Titantfall, CDProjekt Red moving on, Starfield getting a teaser, and more!

Technical Alpha 226 - Home Improvement

November 25, 2021 22:31 - 2 hours - 84.1 MB

This week we talk about the latest Activision Blizzard Bobby Kotick updates, Ubisoft's Theme Park, Rockstar apologizing for the remaster trilogy, Halo Infinite multiplayer, Battlefield 2042's lead designer, Ridley Scott hot takes, and more!

Technical Alpha 225 - Salt and Vinegar Season

November 19, 2021 00:03 - 2 hours - 117 MB

This week we talk about Sony's top 10 most played PS5 titles, the mess that is the GTA Trilogy Remaster, Activision Blizzard's fighting to keep Bobby Kotick, The Game Awards' GOTY Nominees, Streamlabs OBS mess, Halo Infinite multiplayer, and more!

Technical Alpha 224 - Supersize My Curly Fries Vodka

November 11, 2021 22:50 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

This week we talk about Elden Ring's network test, Mass Effect's next game tease, Arby's making vodka, changes to the Xbox PC app, and more!

Technical Alpha 223 - Old Jewelry

November 04, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

This week we talk about Cyberpunk 2077's new roadmap, Blizzard delaying Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, New World Struggles, Sega with Microsoft, Elden Ring's preview, and more!

Technical Alpha 222 - The World According To DMX

October 28, 2021 21:49 - 1 hour - 76 MB

This week we talk about Twitch going ahead with paid exposure, Overwatch renaming McCree, Valkyrae's RFLCT miss, Pokimane starting RTS, Halo Infinite's Campaign overview, a Warner Bros. Brawler, The Tiger King 2, and more!

Technical Alpha 221 - Go Spoof Yourself

October 21, 2021 23:18 - 2 hours - 104 MB

This week we talk about Call of Duty Vanguard's Ricochet anti cheat getting leaked, Elden Ring's delay, Bungie fumbling The Witch Queen, the Black Adam trailer, The Batman trailer and more!

Technical Alpha 2020 - Sugar Water Purple

October 14, 2021 23:43 - 2 hours - 122 MB

This week we talk about YouTube stopping the Rewind, Call of Duty's new anticheat Ricochet, Battlefield 2042's last mode Hazard Zone, Eidos moving to a 4 day work week, Dave Chappelle's The Closer, and more!