Nick Calandra
@nickjcal.bsky.social
Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of @secondwindgroup.com Creating the video series Unpacked, and working on secret projects. Former Editor in Chief of The Escapist.
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Yahtzee and I have a very productive working relationship.
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yahtzee and I have a very productive working relationship.
Yea man, I can totally kick some butt in Fortnite. Totally.
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Yea man, I can totally kick some butt in Fortnite. Totally.
I'm hitting every avenue of gaming right now it feels like.
So much good stuff out there.
So much good stuff out there.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm hitting every avenue of gaming right now it feels like.
So much good stuff out there.
So much good stuff out there.
Cracking up at this from our Discord right now lol.
I'll let you guess what the context is 😂
I'll let you guess what the context is 😂
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cracking up at this from our Discord right now lol.
I'll let you guess what the context is 😂
I'll let you guess what the context is 😂
Looks like they're actually getting to make India's "God of War".
Super excited for that team!
Super excited for that team!
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looks like they're actually getting to make India's "God of War".
Super excited for that team!
Super excited for that team!
I don't know if @arcraiders.bsky.social is trolling with that ladder or not... but lesson learned.
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I don't know if @arcraiders.bsky.social is trolling with that ladder or not... but lesson learned.
Very, VERY excited to share that in April 2026, we will be running our first Indie Showcase on @secondwindgroup.com!
I loved putting these on with the team back at The Escapist, and with the audience we have now I'm even more excited to get to do it here.
Stay tuned for more details!
I loved putting these on with the team back at The Escapist, and with the audience we have now I'm even more excited to get to do it here.
Stay tuned for more details!
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Very, VERY excited to share that in April 2026, we will be running our first Indie Showcase on @secondwindgroup.com!
I loved putting these on with the team back at The Escapist, and with the audience we have now I'm even more excited to get to do it here.
Stay tuned for more details!
I loved putting these on with the team back at The Escapist, and with the audience we have now I'm even more excited to get to do it here.
Stay tuned for more details!
Arc Raiders has its hooks in me.
The emergent moments are fantastic. Just had a run where I was getting ganged up on by robos and was scrambling to make my way to the exit and another squad who was already there mopped up the robots and helped me escape.
Game is made for moments like that.
The emergent moments are fantastic. Just had a run where I was getting ganged up on by robos and was scrambling to make my way to the exit and another squad who was already there mopped up the robots and helped me escape.
Game is made for moments like that.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Arc Raiders has its hooks in me.
The emergent moments are fantastic. Just had a run where I was getting ganged up on by robos and was scrambling to make my way to the exit and another squad who was already there mopped up the robots and helped me escape.
Game is made for moments like that.
The emergent moments are fantastic. Just had a run where I was getting ganged up on by robos and was scrambling to make my way to the exit and another squad who was already there mopped up the robots and helped me escape.
Game is made for moments like that.
My brain is slowly, but surely dripping out of my skull.
We keep our comments cleaned up to the best of our ability, so I'm just sharing one example of what we're cleaning out to make room for people with actual thoughts.
We keep our comments cleaned up to the best of our ability, so I'm just sharing one example of what we're cleaning out to make room for people with actual thoughts.
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My brain is slowly, but surely dripping out of my skull.
We keep our comments cleaned up to the best of our ability, so I'm just sharing one example of what we're cleaning out to make room for people with actual thoughts.
We keep our comments cleaned up to the best of our ability, so I'm just sharing one example of what we're cleaning out to make room for people with actual thoughts.
I can't overstate how much I appreciate that we have a community that loves our work across all avenues.
We can talk about games as simply or as deep as we want, and we can talk about heavier topics like today's video if we want to and our community is there for it.
We can talk about games as simply or as deep as we want, and we can talk about heavier topics like today's video if we want to and our community is there for it.
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I can't overstate how much I appreciate that we have a community that loves our work across all avenues.
We can talk about games as simply or as deep as we want, and we can talk about heavier topics like today's video if we want to and our community is there for it.
We can talk about games as simply or as deep as we want, and we can talk about heavier topics like today's video if we want to and our community is there for it.
Much better than I anticipated haha.
Definitely cleaning up the comments section a lot, but in general the ones that are "mad" are posting shit like "deport them all" or "lol, it's just a meme" or the usual cope and seethes.
Easy job.
Definitely cleaning up the comments section a lot, but in general the ones that are "mad" are posting shit like "deport them all" or "lol, it's just a meme" or the usual cope and seethes.
Easy job.
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Much better than I anticipated haha.
Definitely cleaning up the comments section a lot, but in general the ones that are "mad" are posting shit like "deport them all" or "lol, it's just a meme" or the usual cope and seethes.
Easy job.
Definitely cleaning up the comments section a lot, but in general the ones that are "mad" are posting shit like "deport them all" or "lol, it's just a meme" or the usual cope and seethes.
Easy job.
Anyone in the market for a used Lenovo Legion Go?
No issues with it or anything, just switching over to an Xbox Rog Ally.
No issues with it or anything, just switching over to an Xbox Rog Ally.
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Anyone in the market for a used Lenovo Legion Go?
No issues with it or anything, just switching over to an Xbox Rog Ally.
No issues with it or anything, just switching over to an Xbox Rog Ally.
As someone who got my start in games media from the Midwest where it’s incredibly hard to make connections and break-in to the industry… I’m extremely proud of this email this morning!
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As someone who got my start in games media from the Midwest where it’s incredibly hard to make connections and break-in to the industry… I’m extremely proud of this email this morning!
Hanging with the team on my last night in Wisconsin as they record Adventure is Nigh.
They’ll be here till next Thursday, and I’ll be back at home streaming horror games so that the audience can enjoy my suffering next week.
They’ll be here till next Thursday, and I’ll be back at home streaming horror games so that the audience can enjoy my suffering next week.
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hanging with the team on my last night in Wisconsin as they record Adventure is Nigh.
They’ll be here till next Thursday, and I’ll be back at home streaming horror games so that the audience can enjoy my suffering next week.
They’ll be here till next Thursday, and I’ll be back at home streaming horror games so that the audience can enjoy my suffering next week.
Celebrating two years of Second Wind (Nov 15) and 500,000 subs with the part of the team that’s out in Wisconsin!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
October 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Celebrating two years of Second Wind (Nov 15) and 500,000 subs with the part of the team that’s out in Wisconsin!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
Thanks to our amazing community for making this happen!
We just hit a huge milestone this morning of 500,000 subscribers on Second Wind!
Huge accomplishment for our team to hit in under two years.
Celebrating with the team today as we continue to film the fifth season of Adventure is Nigh in Wisconsin!
Huge accomplishment for our team to hit in under two years.
Celebrating with the team today as we continue to film the fifth season of Adventure is Nigh in Wisconsin!
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We just hit a huge milestone this morning of 500,000 subscribers on Second Wind!
Huge accomplishment for our team to hit in under two years.
Celebrating with the team today as we continue to film the fifth season of Adventure is Nigh in Wisconsin!
Huge accomplishment for our team to hit in under two years.
Celebrating with the team today as we continue to film the fifth season of Adventure is Nigh in Wisconsin!
Stay safe out there today.
I want a future in this country that's better for everyone.
I want a future in this country that's better for everyone.
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Stay safe out there today.
I want a future in this country that's better for everyone.
I want a future in this country that's better for everyone.
We are back finally.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We are back finally.
Not seeing a lot of chatter about Task on HBO, but it’s one of my favorites of the year.
Great crime drama with fantastic casting all around.
Great crime drama with fantastic casting all around.
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Not seeing a lot of chatter about Task on HBO, but it’s one of my favorites of the year.
Great crime drama with fantastic casting all around.
Great crime drama with fantastic casting all around.
That’s Ghost of Yotei wrapped.
What a stunning game. Loved every second of this.
Some of the side missions were fantastic, make sure you take some time to explore or you’ll miss some of the game’s best moments.
What a stunning game. Loved every second of this.
Some of the side missions were fantastic, make sure you take some time to explore or you’ll miss some of the game’s best moments.
October 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
That’s Ghost of Yotei wrapped.
What a stunning game. Loved every second of this.
Some of the side missions were fantastic, make sure you take some time to explore or you’ll miss some of the game’s best moments.
What a stunning game. Loved every second of this.
Some of the side missions were fantastic, make sure you take some time to explore or you’ll miss some of the game’s best moments.
We're nearing the end of our work on our Guild Wars Documentary project for @lostandfound.media, so we're starting to look at taking on new clients again for this year into next!
If you need help with trailers, big vid projects, marketing assets, Steam pages, mock reviews and more, we can help!
If you need help with trailers, big vid projects, marketing assets, Steam pages, mock reviews and more, we can help!
October 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
We're nearing the end of our work on our Guild Wars Documentary project for @lostandfound.media, so we're starting to look at taking on new clients again for this year into next!
If you need help with trailers, big vid projects, marketing assets, Steam pages, mock reviews and more, we can help!
If you need help with trailers, big vid projects, marketing assets, Steam pages, mock reviews and more, we can help!
Sigh, they’ve even ruined Siri lol.
Just asked it for the day of the Red Wings opening night game and the AI asked if it could use ChatGPT to answer that…
Please let Judgment Day just happen already.
Just asked it for the day of the Red Wings opening night game and the AI asked if it could use ChatGPT to answer that…
Please let Judgment Day just happen already.
October 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sigh, they’ve even ruined Siri lol.
Just asked it for the day of the Red Wings opening night game and the AI asked if it could use ChatGPT to answer that…
Please let Judgment Day just happen already.
Just asked it for the day of the Red Wings opening night game and the AI asked if it could use ChatGPT to answer that…
Please let Judgment Day just happen already.
I stole his toy lol.
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I stole his toy lol.