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Enthusiacs

  • May 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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The Real Hero Talk - Frozen 2 (Spoilers)

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 24:34


Judge Greg and Judge Emily talk about Frozen 2. Warning! This episode of the Real Hero Talk Podcast is filled with lots of spoilers.  Nothing is off the table, everything is fair game.  You have been warned.

The Real Hero Talk - Avengers: Endgame (SPOILERS)

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 121:38


Judge Greg and Axalon deep dive into a discussion on the final move in the Infinity Saga, Avengers Endgame. Warning! This episode of the Real Hero Talk Podcast is filled with lots of spoilers.  Nothing is off the table, everything is fair game.  You have been warned.

The Real Hero Talk - Hey There Sports Fans

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 61:01


On this episode, Vernon and Greg talk about topics ranging from Endgame to Supergirl to Bumblebee.

The Real Hero Talk - No Topic

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 78:06


On this episode of the Real Hero Talk Podcast, Judge Greg is joined by newcomers Chris and Natalie as they talk about nothing and everything.  There is no topic for this episode, so anything goes.

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 052: ArenaNet, Riot, and Telltale

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 54:30


Hello Enthusiacs!There have been a string of bruising stories in the industry lately, and we have community management specialist Chris back to discuss the issues at ArenaNet, Riot Games, and Telltale Games.

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 051: Life is Strange discussion (Gamers without Borders crossover)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 125:33


Hello Enthusiacs! It’s finally time, just before Life is Strange 2 we have the long teased crossover with Judge Greg, and Nick from Gamers Without Borders to talk all things Life is Strange. Is Max the worst? Did Rachel Amber live up to her billing in Before the Storm? Is Chloe a good person or not? What do we think about Captain Spirit? Why does Judge Greg find angsty teen girl drama so compelling? We hit on all that and more! Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned! Also, Hooray, BTL Radio is over 50!

The Real Hero Talk - Hero Bytes Ep. 7

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 69:07


Vernon and Greg make their return to the Hero Bytes format as they discuss the latest entertainment news and answer community questions.

The Real Hero Talk - Frozen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 23:28


On this episode, Judge Greg is joined by is real life daughter, Judge Emily, as they talk Frozen!

The Real Hero Talk - Avengers: Infinity War

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 80:54


Hey there, Enthusiacs! The Real Hero Talk podcast still exists, so join Axalon and Judge Greg as they talk about the massive superhero team-up of Avengers Infinity War!

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 050: Extra Credits QA Revisited

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 57:46


Hello Enthusiacs! After the last episode, I spoke with Dave Guilland (I may not pronounce it right, but at least I can spell it right), the writer for the Extra Credits episode on QA, and he agreed to continue the discussion with Judge Greg and myself. I am always up to discuss testing, so we dive back into the topic here, get some insight into the how the QA episode of Extra Credits was made, and as always share a few fun work stories. Also of note, with this episode, depending on how you count it, Behind the Line Radio turns 50! Woo!

The Real Hero Talk - Mortal Kombat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 72:52


On this episode, Judge Greg is joined by Tony from the No Time for Time Travel podcast and the Loosely Connected Network as they discuss the 1995 Action Adventure Video Game adaption Mortal Kombat!

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 049: Extra Credits talks QA

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 78:22


Hello Enthusiacs! I wrote about the Extra Credits QA video already, but I felt there was more to discuss, and that the topic lent itself more to a discussion format than an article anyway. With that in mind, I got Judge Greg to come on to take another swing at the topic of QA and our thoughts on the Extra Credits video.

The Real Hero Talk - Assassins Creed

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 63:26


On this episode, Judge Greg is joined by his Gamers Without Borders co-host, Nick Jenkins, as they explore the world of Templars and Assassins in 2016 film adaption Assassins Creed!

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 048: Killer7 play through recap and analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2018 136:05


Hello Enthusiacs! It has been mentioned here and there for a long time, but it is finally here. Kynetyk and Vega Goose have played through Killer7. This special presentation of BTL Radio is the recap and analysis from that experience. If you would like to see the video of the play through, you can find the whole playlist at the Enthusiacs youtube channel.

BTL Radio Podcast - Ep 047: Loot Boxes, Gambling, and Monetization

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2017 87:35


Hello Enthusiacs! This week we welcome a very special guest, long time industry veteran Jason Kaehler joins to discuss the Battlefront 2 debacle, and a lot of the implications with it. From loot boxes, gambling, monetization, game prices in general, and the changing nature of game sales the conversation covers a lot of ground. I think we even hit on PVP matchmaking in there.

The Real Hero Talk - Justice League

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2017


On this episode Judge Greg has united Black Dragon and Axalon as they go into the epic superhero team-up film: Justice League! WARNING: SPOILERS

Point Streak - Episode 71, Star Wars Battlefront 2 Controvery

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 40:54


Jeff, Goose, and Chris discuss the Star Wars Battlefront 2 controversy.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

The Real Hero Talk - Logan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 84:34


In this episode of the Real Hero Talk podcast, Judge Greg is joined by special guest Jon Layola, the One Track Punk, and they talk about Hugh Jackman in his final run in the role of Wolverine: Logan.

BTL Radio Podcast - Ep 046: Games vs Movies - Mental Illness

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 54:31


Hello Enthusiacs! Judge Greg and Bill are back again to discuss the differences between games and movies, this time focusing on presentations of mental illness. It is a difficult subject, and each medium brings different tools and strengths to the table.

The Real Hero Talk - Hero Bytes Ep. 6

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 79:10


Vernon and Greg are at it again talking Marvel, DC, Disney, Fox, Warner Bros, Thor, Shazam, and the general evil of Hollywood.

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 045: EA and Visceral

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 79:38


Hello Enthusiacs! This time Nick and Jeff discuss the shutdown of Visceral by EA in detail in their usual unusual way. As more background information of what happened comes out, it seems the "no more single player" initial reaction was more than a little off the mark. How bad were things going at Visceral, anyway?

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 044: User Acquisition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 59:16


Hello Enthusiacs! Today we welcome Warren to BTL Radio to discuss the crossroads between marketing and analytics that is User Acquisition, including exactly what is it, what role does it serve, and how does it work.

Point Streak - Episode 70, Wrestling Games

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 52:49


Jeff, Greg, and Nick grapple with the subject of pro-wrestling games.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

The Real Hero Talk - Hero Bytes Ep. 5.5

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 56:52


On this episode, Vernon and Greg go into new trailers for Justice League, Black Panther, and Star Wars Episode VIII.  Minor spoilers and major speculation!

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 043: Community Toxicity

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 81:02


Hello Enthusiacs! The topic of toxicity in gaming is going to be with us for a while. There are a few levels that this can be approached from, and today we start our conversation off talking about how a particular game community can go toxic, and how good community management can reduce the toxicity. Chris comes back as a follow on to the last episode as we start off with the recent news from Jeff Kaplan having attempted to address the impact of community toxicity on Overwatch developers, and their comfort interacting with the players.

Point Streak - Episode 69, Personal Top 5 Games

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 68:02


A crack team of Enthusiacs each expound on their personal top 5 games of all time.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

The Real Hero Talk - Hero Bytes Ep. 5

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 80:42


On this episode, Vernon and Greg get into James Cameron yet again, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Star Wars Episode IX, and Hellboy.  Also, user questions!  This podcast is published uncut and with minor spoilers for Suicide Squad and the Lego Movie.

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 042: Personality as Product 2, PewDiePie and Bodega

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 70:18


Hello Enthusiacs! Another day, another Youtube controversy. This week we welcome community expert Chris back to join our sequel discussion to managing Personality as a product. From PewDiePie, to former Googlers putting themselves in front for a tone deaf headline for their company Bodega, we wade back in and dig deeper into the implications of these events.

Point Streak - Episode 68, Half-Life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 70:02


Jeff, Tony and, of course, Gman, discuss the Half-Life franchise.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 041: Games as a Service

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 57:36


Hello Enthusiastics! This week we whole David to Behind the Line Radio to discuss where games as a service came from. David discusses the infrastructure that online games need to have in place and need to maintain to work. So, if you've ever wondered why a game server goes down, or what games have issues at launch, David has the answers. P.S. If anyone is curious about the Foamy the Squirrel video we reference, you can see it at iLL WiLL PrEss's Youtube channel as "Game Devs : Foamy The Squirrel"

The Real Hero Talk - Hero Bytes Ep. 4

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2017 56:52


Your monthly pop culture news update with Judge Greg and the Black Dragon! Recorded August 30, 2017.

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 040: Eclipse Adventure, and NEWS

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 71:07


Hello Enthusiacs! After an unintended hiatus, behind the line radio is back. Kynetyk details his adventure to see there solar eclipse in totality, and then he and Baron Fang discuss recent headlines including a piece from polygon about crunch that sparked a backlash, the secret of Mana remake, and the SNES classic repeating the availability word of the NES classic.

The Real Hero Talk - Super Mario Bros

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 92:02


On this episode, Judge Greg is joined by Mike, from the Video Game Generations podcast, as they take on the Super Mario Bros. film!  Warning, this episode contains SPOILERS!

Point Streak - Episode 67, Sex in Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 42:11


A discussion about sexual content in games, with Jeff, Tony and Goose.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

The Real Hero Talk - Flash Season 1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 83:45


On this episode, Judge Greg is joined by Axalon as they dive back into the Arrowverse with the Scarlet Speedster in Flash, season 1!  SPOILERS!

Point Streak - Episode 66, X-COM

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 38:47


Jeff, Goose and Jen talk about their experiences with the X-COM franchise. Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

The Real Hero Talk - Hero Bytes 3

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 70:04


A monthly Comics, Movies, and Television news update with Judge Greg and the Black Dragon. On this episode, we go over the major news and events from San Diego Comicon and D23.

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 039: Analytics part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017 48:37


Hello Enthusiacs. This week we return to the topic of Analytics. Last time in episode 37 we discussed a lot of terms and definitions, technical considerations and so forth. This week we dig more into the effect that this can have on the game design. Steve joins us to talk about this, and we discuss some of the baffling ways that this can play out. Also, Baron Fang gets a better answer to one of the questions he asked earlier about analytics intelligence vs design.

The Real Hero Talk - The Last Unicorn

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 64:04


On this episode of the Real Hero Talk podcast, Judge Greg, Kynetyk, and Sixty discuss the eighties animated cult classic: The Last Unicorn.

Behind the Line Radio - EP 038: Bad Games vs Bad Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 93:12


What makes a bad movie something you can enjoy? Why does this not apply to bad games? What is different about the two, and why does it change how we can enjoy them? Kynetyk, Judge Greg, and Bill discuss this in a broad and fascinating conversation.

Point Streak - Episode 65, Super Hero Games

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 62:42


Jeff, Greg, Vernon and Goose talk about games featuring Super Heroes.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It

Behind the Line Radio - EP 037: Analytics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 62:20


Hello Enthusiacs! After way too long talking about it, we've finally got a guest on to talk about analytics. John (not the same one as an earlier episode) was kind enough to join in and talk about a number of general concepts that go into business analytics, and concerns around it. This is a big topic, so there will be more guests on it in the future, that's for sure!

The Real Hero Talk - Hero Bytes 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 74:49


Hey there, Enthusiacs! Welcome to the second Monthly Hero Bytes edition of the (The Real) Hero Talk Podcast! On this episode, Vernon and Greg talk Jumanji, Transformers, Black Panther, Justice League, Adam West, Jackie Chan, and more!  Check it out!

Behind the Line Radio - EP 036: E3 2017

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 84:36


Hello Enthusiacs! This week Kynetyk and Baron Fang discuss the news coming out of that wretched hive of hype and marketing: E3. There is a lot to go over, so we discuss the 5 major food groups: Bethesda, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.

Point Streak - Episode 64, Gaming Pet Peeves

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 52:14


A discussion where Jen, Jeff, Goose and Tony talk about their biggest gaming pet-peeves.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

Hero Talk - Wonder Woman

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2017 118:11


Judge Greg is joined by special guest WonderWez as they discuss the phenomenon that is the superhero masterpiece Wonder Woman! Warning: Spoilers!

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 035: Tekken 7 and Headline News

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 66:24


Hello Enthusiacs! Tekken 7 is out and being a big fan, we start off the show discussing that. However there has also been a lot of news coming out over the past few weeks.  Looks like I picked a hell of a time to miss a week. From the Switch game service developments, to Steam Direct news, and more crammed into this hour. And that is after we cut half of what we had planned to talk about. And, if anyone wants to play Tekken on PSN, hit me up. My ID is Kynetyk. Hopefully a direct match will get around the match making issues.

Hero Talk - Hero Bytes 1

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 50:41


Welcome to the very first Monthly Hero Bytes edition of the Hero Talk Podcast!  On this episode, Vernon and Greg talk Spider-man and Black Lightning, among other things in a spoiler-free environment.  Enjoy!

Hero Talk - Doctor Strange

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2017 73:17


Judge Greg and Nick from Gamers Without Borders discuss Doctor Strange.  Warning: Spoilers!

Behind the Line Radio - Ep 034: Steam Customer Support

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017 45:15


Hello Enthusiacs! Valve has been making some tweaks to how they present their Steam Customer Support information, so we brought Blake back to discuss the new information Steam is sharing and to put it in context for everyone else.

Point Streak - Episode 63, Mass Effect: Andromeda

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017 101:26


Jeff, Tony and Chris spend a super-sized episode talking about their impressions of Mass Effect: Andromeda.  Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It.

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