Tales Of The Con Podcast

A few of the topics we touch on in this episode: Alex the Human reports on her recent concert experience. Returning THOTs from years gone by. Battlefront 2 update, and our take on the soon-to-be-gone Net Neutrality.   TalesOfTheCon.com is entirely fan-funded. Consider joining us on Patreon, or donating via Paypal, or other options such as Bitcoin.

In today's episode of our Podcast we start off the show by getting down and dirty about the Battlefront 2 pay-to-win lootbox bullshit bonanza. David in Legal joins us in studio to discuss gaming news and other topics. We reminisce about all the games and studios that EA has ruined over the years. Tales of the Con is 100% fan-funded. We now accept Cryptocurrency. We take Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum in addition to Paypal and our Patreon page. We make it easy for you to help us out! Visit our site Talesofthecon.com for details.

Fred and Chris discuss our experience with the Phoenix FanFest event for 2017. Tales of the Con is 100% fan-funded. We now accept Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum in addition to Paypal and our Patreon page. We make it easy for you to help us out! Visit our site Talesofthecon.com for details.

We recap our time at the PIY2017 Podcast it yourself event. Fred and The Offender went to an art exhibit and shook things up.  The Offender asks us about the most disturbing things we've ever seen online. Was the internet a mistake overall?.. Sign up on our Patreon to support the show.  patreon.com/talesofthecon We want to start an advice segment. Email us:  podcast @ talesofthecon . com  and ask us anything. (This episode was recorded and released to Patreon 11-6-2017, available to the public 11-13-2017)

In today's episode Fred is recovering from his birthday. We talk about the headaches of PC games and drivers. We also talk about getting older and what not to do at a concert in 2017. Old punks never die, they just stand in the back... (Recorded 10-28-2017, Released to Patreon 10-30-2017, Available to the public 11-06-2017) Tales of the Con has no ads or product placement.  You can help support the show: http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details.

Topics in today's episode include: Its Fred's birthday. Chris just built a gaming PC, and now Fred has jumped back on board with PC gaming. We talk about MOBAs and some of the games we've missed. Grumpy old men yelling at kids, and some of our favorite voice actors. (Recorded 10-22-2017, Released to Patreon 10-23-2017, Available to the public 10-30-2017) Support the show: http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details.

Topics include: ComicCon hotel shenanigans, More evidence of BattleFront 2's pay-to-win system, Weeaboo penguins, and interdimensional sexcapades. Tales of the Con and our Podcast are fully independent thanks to fan support via Patreon. There are no baked-in ads or product placement. Go to http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details.  

MrHancock1395 joins us to discuss Battlefront 2: Broken Promises edition. How much do developers owe early adopters or the general playerbase of their games? What if you pay for a title that gets cancelled? Some games (i.e. Vanilla WoW) just cease to exist regardless of the fact you've paid for it. We also challenge our guest on his love of Anime. Tales of the Con and our Podcast are fully independent thanks to fan support via Patreon. There are no baked-in ads or product placement. Go to http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details.

We get hyped about the new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 and talk about spagetti westerns. We discuss music, the resurgence of Vinyl, and what music from the past doesn't hold up. We also talk about cringey moments from our teenage years. (Recorded 09-30-2017, Released on Patreon 10-1-2017)     Support us on Patreon and help keep Tales of the Con Ad-Free! http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details.

Topics include: The Offender asks if all blind people have powers like Daredevil? Dr. Phil talks to "Trans-disabled" people. We talk about Netflix and Marvel's The Defenders and the new Punisher trailer. My little Pony and the latest trash anime you should be watching. (Recorded 9-23-2017, Released to Patreon on 09-24-2017) ebmaxe8r     Tales of the Con is ad-free and brought to you by the generous support of our Patreon subscribers. Sign up on http://patreon.com/talesofthecon and help keep the mics on!

We go over our further development of our tabletop game Space Adventure. We talk about returning to PC gaming, Overwatch, DayZ and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. We also discuss a serious movement to classify in-game lootboxes as gambling.     Join us on Patreon and help support independent content creators. http://patreon.com/talesofthecon 

We talk about classic comedy movies and plan for a movie night. We discuss the new IT movie and why clowns are horrible creatures regardless. We call Samantha who lives in Florida and is about to be hit by hurricane Irma, but did no prepping... Plus the first ever appearance of Captain Commander Banhammer!     Tales of the Con is made possible through the generous support of our Patreon subscribers. Join us on Patreon for only $1 a month to unlock exclusive rewards! http://patreon.com/talesofthecon  

Fred and Chris go full nostalgic in this episode. We discuss our first concerts, first comicbooks, and explain the Punk Rock scene. God bless america.   Tales of the Con is made possible through the generous support of our Patreon subscribers. Join us on Patreon for only $1 a month to unlock exclusive rewards! http://patreon.com/talesofthecon

We got to pay a visit to the traveling Rickmobile, of Rick and Morty fame. We talk about how small details in a game make a huge difference. Porgs have us worried about The Last Jedi, and we reminisce about the slow death of Comic book stores. Internet killed the Comic book store.   (Recorded and released to Patreon on 08-27-2017. Available to the public 09-04-2017 Visit http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details)

Friday the 13th the game is surprisingly good. How many Caddyshack references can you jam into a session of Mini-Golf? The perils of movie theaters while on mushrooms... #realtalk  (Available to our Patreon subscribers on 08-20-17, released to the public 08-28-17)   Help support Tales of the Con and get exclusive content. Visit http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details.

The Offender and Chris talk about the Game On Expo in Phoenix Arizona.  What did the show do right? What can be improved? (Spoiler: We loved it!)  (Published to Patreon on 08-12-2017,  Available to the public 08-21-2017.  Visit http://patreon.com/talesofthecon for details)

We sit down with glass artist Austin Hensley. Austin is a glassmaking artist with over 18 years of torch work under his belt. We discuss all things nerd and geek with him, including some details on our tabletop RPG in development. Be sure to visit Austin's instagram @HensleyArtGlass Support us on Patreon to keep Tales of the Con free of annoying advertisments: patreon.com/talesofthecon

We get hyped for the return of Rick and Morty. Professor Mariano, the originator of "Tiny screen theory" (see Ep. 40) joins us in studio to discuss some new games in beta and his terrifying experiences with VR porn.   Tales of the Con is Ad-free, help us keep producing content by signing up on Patreon. For only $1 a month you get early access to the Podcast and other exclusive content. 

Fred and Chris discuss news out of San Diego Comic-Con. Fred reports on his continued bender of playing all the "Drake's Uncharted" games. Do all remastered games suffering from antiquated control schemes? We also talk about the struggle of an Otaku in the pre-internet days and Anime's transistion into the mainstream. ( Published on Patreon 07-23-2017, available to the public 07-31-2017) Tales of the Con is Ad-free, help us keep producing content by signing up on Patreon. For only $1 a month you get early access to the Podcast and other exclusive content. 

What do you do when your internet sucks? Go hard on deep single-player games! Fred finally plays Uncharted 4 while still trying to Platinum the Batman Arkham games. We also talk about Kingdom Hearts 3, and Wreck Ralph 2; is Disney getting too meta? We also get into bad snacks and awesome recipes. (Recorded 07-16-2017, Released to Patreon 07-16-2017. Available to the public 07-24-2017)