Technical Alpha
297 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 249 ratingsHosted 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 124 - All You Can Eat
October 04, 2019 10:39 - 2 hours - 83.3 MBThis week we talk about Sony Worldwide Studios head Shawn Layden leaving, Ikumi Nakamura putting in her spooky resume, Playstation Now pricing and crossplay, Infinity Ward not being happy with Spec Ops Survival being exclusive, Pokemon Sword and Shield included Pokemon explanation, Matt Damon turning down Avatar and more!
Technical Alpha 123 - Heal The World
September 27, 2019 10:52 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBThis week we talk about the Final Fantasy 7 Remake classic mode and box art, Rockstar getting its own launcher, the Sega Genesis Mini being a home run, The Last of Us 2, Sony and Microsoft's battle for saving the Earth, and more!
Technical Alpha 122 - De Densifying
September 13, 2019 06:07 - 2 hours - 91.8 MBThis week we talk about Call of Duty RTX vs Gears of War 5 HDR, Resident Evil Project Resistance, Civilization 6 Red Death Battle Royale, Final Fantasy 7's latest trailer, NBA 2k20 casino dreams, and more!
Technical Alpha 121 - The Best I Can Do Is One Dollar
September 06, 2019 03:40 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBThis week we talk about Dave Bautista getting into Gears of War 5, a possible new Splinter Cell game, Switch getting some SNES classics and a new controller, Final Fantasy 8 Remake getting censored, Deadly Premonition 2 somehow becoming a thing and more!
Technical Alpha 120 - Existential Nut
August 30, 2019 01:21 - 2 hours - 96.2 MBThis week we talk about WoW Classic, Jeremy Soule being accused of sexual harassment, PS5 Dev Kit leaks, Rise of Skywalker trailer two, a plethora of Disney 23 news and more!
Technical Alpha 119 - Tom Cruise Control
August 23, 2019 00:14 - 2 hours - 90.7 MBThis week we talk about DARQ not going to Epic Game Store, Halo Infinite losing its creative director, Gamestop laying off 100 people, a possible Obi Wan series, The Matrix 4, Sony and Disney fighting over Spiderman and more!
Technical Alpha 119 - Tom Cruise Control
August 23, 2019 00:13This week we talk about DARQ not going to Epic Game Store, Halo Infinite losing its creative director, Gamestop laying off 100 people, a possible Obi Wan series, The Matrix 4, Sony and Disney fighting over Spiderman and more!
Technical Alpha 118 - Going Into The Closet
August 16, 2019 01:18 - 2 hours - 89.7 MBThis week we talk about Need for Speed Heat going tuner, Phil Spencer on stream only consoles, Cliffy B coming back to game dev, No Man's Sky Beyond's enormous update, Rise of Skywalker's runtime and more!
Technical Alpha 117 - My Vin My Rock My Statham
August 09, 2019 00:13 - 2 hours - 94.4 MBThis week Jeff and Adam talk about Jack Courage Dunlops epic W with Ariana Grande, Google's Play Pass, ESA's call for loot box transparency among the big three, the Ooblets Epic Game Store fallout, the latest round of video games being blamed for gun violence, Hobbs and Shaw nonsense, and more!
Technical Alpha 116 - Ninja X Mixer
August 02, 2019 01:44 - 2 hours - 114 MBThis week we pretty much exclusively talk about Ninja moving his career to Microsoft's Mixer streaming service and what that means not just for Twitch but for streaming in general. Of course we also have several story times that should keep you entertained!
Technical Alpha 115 - Space Fyre
July 26, 2019 00:42 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBThis week Adam and Jeff talk about the tragic passing of Geoff Incontrol Robinson, the International reaching $30 Million, GTA5's casino addition, Star Citizen cresting $230 Million, Nintendo's Joy Con drifting issues, the Gears of War movie and more!
Technical Alpha 114 - Lite Switch
July 18, 2019 23:35 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBThis week Adam and Jeff talk about the Nintendo Switch Lite, FF7 Remake's exclusivity, Gears of War 5 quitting smoking, TFT Ranked Mode, and more!
Technical Alpha 113 - Super Half Life 3
July 05, 2019 01:15 - 2 hours - 96.3 MBThis week Adam and Jeff talk about why Mike Morhaime feels Heroes of the Storm failed, Epic Game Store dealing with Shenmue 3 issues, NVIDIA's new Super GPUs, Alan Wake going back to Remedy, The Witcher Netflix debacle and more!
Technical Alpha 112 - Optional
June 27, 2019 23:57 - 2 hours - 104 MBThis week Adam and Jeff dive in to Teamfight Tactics server fun, Cyberpunk 2077 sexy time, Jedi Fallen Order's extended gameplay trailer, DrDisrespect's ban, Etika's passing, Twitch's subscriber only stream option and more!
Technical Alpha 111 - Keanu Reeves
June 21, 2019 02:37 - 3 hours - 129 MBThis week Adam and Jeff try and make a show happen the week following E3 2019. Cyberpunk 2077 comes under fire, Valve and Riot release the beta of their Auto Chess games, Apex gets dragons, Avengers Endgame gets a re release, and more!
Technical Alpha 110 - E3 2019 Royale
June 14, 2019 07:00 - 3 hours - 139 MBThis week Adam and Jeff highlight some of E3 2019, like Keanu Reeves in Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76 Battle Royale, Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Uplay Streaming Service, Breath of the Wild sequel, AMD Ryzen 3000 and more!
E3 2019 - Nintendo Conference
June 11, 2019 22:37 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBAdam recaps the E3 2019 Nintendo Conference!
E3 2019 - Square Enix Conference
June 11, 2019 22:32 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBAdam recaps the E3 2019 Square Enix Conference!
E3 2019 - AMD Conference
June 11, 2019 00:54 - 20 minutes - 14.6 MBAdam recaps the E3 2019 AMD Conference.
E3 2019 - Ubisoft Conference
June 11, 2019 00:50 - 16 minutes - 11.9 MBAdam recaps the E3 2019 Ubisoft Conference.
E3 2019 - PC Gaming Show
June 10, 2019 19:37 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBAdam recaps the E3 2019 PC Gaming Show!
E3 2019 - Bethesda Conference
June 10, 2019 02:22 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBAdam recaps the Bethesda E3 2019 conference!
E3 2019 - Microsoft Press Conference
June 09, 2019 22:40 - 30 minutes - 21.5 MBAdam Recaps E3 2019's Microsoft Press conference!
Technical Alpha 109 - Apple And Cheese
June 07, 2019 00:31 - 2 hours - 110 MBThis week Microsoft teams up with Axe, Todd Howard admits Fallout 76 was kind of bad, Apple sells us a monitor stand, Pokemon Sword and Shield gets a release date, Magic the Gathering is getting an anime and more!
Technical Alpha 108 - Pokemon Nap
May 31, 2019 00:28 - 2 hours - 115 MBThis week Hideo Kojima teases us more with a new Death Stranding trailer, Pokemon gets a slew of announcements from Pokemon Sleep to Pokemon Home, the World Health Organization officially puts forward Gaming Disorder, and more!
Technical Alpha 107 - Maybe She's Born With It
May 24, 2019 01:15 - 2 hours - 122 MBThis week the Epic Game Store sale fumbles, EA shows off its fancy Frostbite engine hair, Sony talks more Playstation 5, World of Warcraft Classic server stress testing begins, Riot and Tencent may be making a mobile League of Legends game, Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 6 drops, John Wick 3 is awesome and more!
Technical Alpha 106 - Money Talks
May 17, 2019 04:53 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis week Epic Game Store has its first sale, Final Fantasy 7 Remake gets a trailer, EA further scales back their E3 2019 plans, James Wan heads up Mortal Kombat movie, Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 gets recapped and more!
Technical Alpha 105 - Walk This Way
May 10, 2019 02:07 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis week Riot employees walk out in protest of forced arbitration and sexist culture, Claptrap's original voice actor, David Eddings accuses Randy Pitchford of assault, PUBG is now Game for Peace in China, Sonic Movie producers backpedal, and more!
Technical Alpha 104 - Gangster's Paradise
May 03, 2019 01:05 - 2 hours - 103 MBThis week, Epic finalizes its acquisition of Psyonix, Valve Index hits the pre order circuit, Borderlands 3 gets a lengthy gameplay reveal, Sonic The Hedgehog movie gets a trailer, we talk about Avengers Endgame, and of course the now infamous Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3 and more!
Technical Alpha 103 - Set Phasers To Retarget
April 26, 2019 01:40 - 2 hours - 91.3 MBThis week: We talk about Twitch's banning of TF Blade, Kotaku mishearing some Persona 5 music lyrics, Persona 5 Royal, Anthem has most of its content put on hold, Mortal Kombat 11 enjoys a few too many microtransactions, Overwatch Workshop, Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 2, and more!
Technical Alpha 102 - Next Genesis
April 19, 2019 01:23 - 2 hours - 111 MBThis week: We talk about the first round of PlayStation 5 specs released, Xbox One S all digital edition and the revamped game pass ultimate, the Genesis mini's next 10 games, Knights of the Old Republic movie possibilities, Halo's TV show castings, Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 and more!
Technical Alpha 101 - PiewDieLive
April 11, 2019 23:57 - 2 hours - 103 MBThis week the European Commission charged Valve and others over region locking, PewDiePie is taking his live stream to DLiveTV, PS4 finally gets name changes, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order gets teased, folks think Sekiro needs an easy mode, Randy Pitchford is warming up to the Epic Game Store, and more!
Technical Alpha 100 - You Don't Look A Day Over 76
April 05, 2019 01:23 - 2 hours - 98.2 MBThis week we talk about why Anthem failed, Borderlands 3 going to Epic's launcher, Cyan's Firmament, no Elder Scrolls 6 or Starfield at E3, Highwaymen and more!
Technical Alpha 99 - 13 Reasons Why
March 29, 2019 03:01 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBThis week we tackle a whack of new podcast bells and whistles before talking about Article 13, Borderlands 3, Battlefield V Firestorm, Notch and Minecraft, our Sekiro Shadows Die Twice experiences, Shazaam!, Us, Avengers End Game and more!
Technical Alpha 98 - Ask Your Doctor About Stadia
March 22, 2019 00:54 - 2 hours - 103 MBThis week we talk about Google Stadia, the continued controversy around the Epic Store exclusives, Apex getting its first battle pass, Lucas Arts revival, a possible Old Republic TV show, and more!
Technical Alpha 97 - A Hell Of A Drug
March 15, 2019 04:02 - 3 hours - 125 MBThis week we talk about Halo Master Chief Collection being officially announced for the PC, Borderlands 3 being teased, Left 4 Dead's spiritual successor Back 4 Blood being announced, The Division 2 not looking awful, Yakuza 4 being delayed, Johnny Depp winning back fans and more!
Technical Alpha 96 - Keep It Simple
March 08, 2019 05:56 - 2 hours - 99.8 MBThis week we talk about Halo possibly coming to the PC with the Master Chief Collection as well as Halo's Battle Royale possibilities, Anthem soft bricking PS4s, Steam having a hard time with easy decisions, Ubisoft is free from the Vivendi takeover, Square Enix isn't happy about Left Alive, Adam watched The Room, Jeff watched Leaving Neverland and more!
Technical Alpha 95 - The Cream
March 01, 2019 06:36 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBThis week we're back after Jeff and Kayla had a baby! ArenaNet suffers layoffs, bids for Nexon pick up, Cyberpunk 2077 gets an E3 panel, Melee is out of EVO, Anthem is meh, Pokemon Sword and Shield is great, Chris Hemsworth is Hulk Hogan and more!
Technical Alpha 94 - Scientifically Proven
February 15, 2019 06:57 - 2 hours - 96.4 MBThis week we dive in to talking about Apex Legend's continued success, Crackdown 3's lack of success, Link's Awakening remake, Activision layoffs, Tetris 99, Twitch bans, Avengers End Game and more!
Technical Alpha 93 - Beer Juice
February 09, 2019 03:50 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBThis week we crack open the juice and talk about Apex Legends, The Division 2, Disney and EA, Titanfall Premium, Liam Neeson and more!
Technical Alpha 92 - National Anthem
February 02, 2019 00:42 - 2 hours - 84 MBThis week we talk about the lead up to Anthem, Metro Exodus being on the Epic Launcher, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Sex Education, and more!
Technical Alpha 91 - Overrated Tangents
January 25, 2019 22:06 - 2 hours - 102 MBThis week we have some positive gaming news! Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts 3, Cuphead, Anthem, and Farming Simulator 2019 are all on the table. One of these has an Esport now. Bet you can't guess which one.
Technical Alpha 90 - Marshmallow World
January 18, 2019 20:29 - 2 hours - 96.5 MBThis week we catch up on people catching feelings. Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC, Twitch's Support Small Streamers update, and a Gillette ad are on the table alongside Mortal Kombat 11, Final Fantasy 7 remake, and Soulja Boy.
Technical Alpha 89 - From Blizzard To Flurries
January 13, 2019 22:02 - 2 hours - 105 MBThis week we're back after the holidays playing news catchup with Destiny 2 puzzles, Bungie and Activision parting ways, IAmEllie, Twitch memes, Bird Box, Bandersnatch and more!
Technical Alpha 88 - Hot And Ready
December 21, 2018 22:07 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBThis week we're half asleep talking about EA firing their Irish head, Soulja Boy's esports team, Atlas getting delayed, Blizzard axing Heros of the Storm, Halo Infinite, and more!
Technical Alpha 87 - Loud Noises
December 14, 2018 21:22 - 2 hours - 101 MBThis week we talk about Pokémon Let's Go, Smash Bros Ultimate, the 2018 Game Awards show, Twitch's accountability issues again, and more!
Technical Alpha 86 - Forged In Canvas
December 07, 2018 22:16 - 2 hours - 97.6 MBThis week we talk about Epic Games launching its own storefront, Fortnite getting a creative mode, Fallout 76 leaking private customer info, Walmart getting in on pre built PCs, and more!
Technical Alpha 85 - Luck of the Irish
November 30, 2018 21:20 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBThis week we talk Obsidian's upcoming game announcement, Darksiders 3, Red Dead Redemption Online, Fallout 76 nylon bag dreams, Nintendo's new creator guidelines, and more!
Technical Alpha 84 - The First Hit Isn't Free
November 23, 2018 03:23 - 3 hours - 125 MBThis week we talk about the less than stellar start for Valve's Artifact, Realm Royale has a gong show tournament, Twitch is coming for your musics, and much...much more!
Technical Alpha 83 - Pocket Reynolds
November 16, 2018 02:05 - 2 hours - 89.3 MBThis week we talk about Microsoft buying Obsidian, Command and Conquer remakes, the continuing gong show that's Fallout 76, Detective Pikachu, and more!