Todd is out, Adam is in. Yes, that Adam. Just for this week, but he wants to come back for episode 100 which is only two short weeks away! Maybe three if we want to postpone a bit. Jim talks about Defiance and Charmed, Aaron is the only one who wants to talk about other games, Ben has a snack, and Adam gets drunk. Par for the course.

Tonight, while being joined by True Geek Radio’s Wallace Fajardo (did I say that right?), we learn that Todd Fuller plays guitar. That’s pretty much all you need to know about this one. Just listen.

We’re pretty weirded out by Nintendo not having a press conference at E3. Or…ARE WE? Other discussion includes Monaco, Sacred Citadel, the Marvel Heroes beta, and Todd maybe being a werewolf. Also, please note that Defiance is enough of a game that you can play it.

The deceptively simple gameplay can elicit plenty of different strategies through upgrades, and being primarily about your high score, there’s always room for improvement. PuppyGames has delivered a great feeling arcade shoot-em-up.

Carlos Calaca has kidnapped El Presidente’s Daughter, and he plans to sacrifice her in order to merge the World of the Living with the World of the Dead.

Juan Aguacate, an agave farmer who stumbles upon a Legendary Luchador mask, must find the strength and courage to become the Hero he’s always dreamed of being and put a stop to this. Not for you, not for Calaca, but for El Presidente’s Daughter, the most beautiful girl in the entire world.

With most of the regular RocketJump crew indisposed, it’s up to Aaron to gather fellow Wisconsinites Dan and David to maintain order and talk about Injustice’s dystopian dimension, Defiance’s alien apocalyptic Earth, meeting Raz’s (Psychonauts) voice actor, and more. It’s snowing in WI right now. Google it.

The Pebble Watch, The Chromebook, 10 Penny Ale, Naughty Nurse, New Glarus, Deschutes Inversion IPA, Stone Arrogant Bastard, Founder’s Kentucky Bourbon Stout, Founder’s Dirty Bastard… oh and some video games.

Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Lara must fight to unravel the dark history of Character development stemming from small victories makes Tomb Raider rise above a simple copycat and turn it into a great new direction for the series. The pacing issues that exist throughout are a mere footnote to what is ultimately a worthy reboot of the popular franchise.a forgotten island to escape its relentless hold. Download the Turning Point trailer to see the beginning of Lara’s epic adventure.

Jim and Ben are back and regale Todd with their belated tales from PAX East. Then the guys give their thoughts on Tomb Raider now that everyone has beaten it, and talk a bit about creating a Nimble Quest guild, and Injustice: Gods Among Us. We also answer reader mail about Bioshock Infinite. All this, and we find out where the “risky bone” is, on this weeks Rocket Jump!

Splitkick’s Jim, Ben, Holly, and John descended upon Boston this weekend to bring you the best opinions and write-ups from this year’s PAX East. You can consider this a consolidation thread where all other PAX East 2013 posts will be linked from for your pleasure and pain.

This week Todd and Aaron are joined by Dan Tolin. With the absence of Jim and Ben the trio decide to have their own PAX discussion filled with lies and imaginary PAX stories. They also mention what caught their fancy from the stories of those that were actually there. They also find time to share Bioshock, Luigi’s Mansion, Monster Hunter, A Valley Without Wind 2 and Gears of War: Judgment impressions. One giant cream-filled chocolate bunny of an episode packed with goodness.

If Defense Grid is pure tower defense, refined to near perfection, Anomaly is the smart evolution. Anomaly 2 certainly isn’t just a refinement, it’s an even further evolution.

LocoCycle was hands off at PAX East, but that didn’t stop Twisted Pixel from bringing both IRIS and SPIKE to the booth for passersby to gawk at. Instead, Mike Wilford was setup to demo a new sequence for the PAX crowd at set intervals.