Watch Out for Fireballs!

A game club podcast.

About the show

Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast that covers video games from every era, from retro to newer releases, indie to AAA. Each week we dive deep into the game's mechanics and narrative to figure out what works and what doesn't. Hosted by Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross, this show has been going since 2011. New episodes every Thursday. For full versions of our premium episodes, back us at patreon.com/duckfeedtv!

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Episode 75: X-Men Legends II

    Episode  |  June 11th, 2014  |  1 hr 58 mins
    '00s, arpg, gcn, ps2, xbox

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross tap into X-Men Legends II.

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    Extrasode: Alpha Protocol

    Episode  |  June 4th, 2014  |  1 hr 18 mins
    developer interview, extrasode

    Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Ben Merkel interview Chris Avellone about Alpha Protocol, then read your thoughts on the same game.

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    Episode 74: Alpha Protocol

    Episode  |  May 28th, 2014  |  2 hrs 43 mins
    '10s, action, pc, ps3, stealth, wrpg, xb360

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross investigate Alpha Protocol.

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    Extrasode: Killer7

    Episode  |  May 21st, 2014  |  34 mins 49 secs
    extrasode

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Killer7.

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    Episode 73: Killer7

    Episode  |  May 14th, 2014  |  2 hrs 29 mins
    '00s, fps, gcn, ps2, survival horror

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross deconstruct Killer7.

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    Extrasode: Shadow of the Colossus

    Episode  |  May 7th, 2014  |  34 mins 54 secs
    extrasode

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Shadow of the Colossus.

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    Episode 72: Shadow of the Colossus

    Episode  |  April 30th, 2014  |  2 hrs 22 mins
    '00s, action, open world, ps2

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross surmount a discussion about Shadow of the Colossus.

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    Extrasode: Hardware

    Episode  |  April 23rd, 2014  |  29 mins 16 secs
    extrasode

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your stories about video game hardware.

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    Episode 71: Hardware

    Episode  |  April 16th, 2014  |  2 hrs 52 mins
    special

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross drop some science in a survey course about video game hardware.

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    Extrasode: Blade Runner

    Episode  |  April 9th, 2014  |  30 mins 54 secs
    extrasode

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Blade Runner.

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    Episode 70: Blade Runner

    Episode  |  April 2nd, 2014  |  2 hrs 25 mins
    '90s, adventure, pc

    Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross eye Blade Runner. It would be hard to find a movie that’s had more influence on video games than Blade Runner.

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    Extrasode: Deadly Premonition

    Episode  |  March 26th, 2014  |  13 mins 1 sec
    extrasode

    Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Bob Mackey read your response to Deadly Premonition, and then talk about noisy fish.