First-Person Podcast Simulator

SALUTATIONS DEAR LISTENERS! This week we spend a fair amount of time talking about the two indie titles Towerfall, and Threes (which we both highly recommend. Mike also talks about his experience with Mass Effect 2 thus far (mild spoilers). In the news, a really rad thing called the Super Game Jam is happening, Myo is going to bring us even further into Oculus Rift experiences, Among The Sleep gets a new trailer, and it was Mike's birthday the day we recorded! (Wooooo) Later on, we answer some pretty tough questions in regards to difficulty in video games (and how we think it's properly done), and controls in multiplayer games. Also, if you want to check out the awesome sites that we plug within the first few minutes of the show, click these links: http://dailygeekette.wordpress.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/figures-sold-separately/id588373668?mt=2 Additionally! Mike and I are going to be on the radio! Well, college radio, but whatever, still counts. This will be occurring from 7:30PM Central Time to 2AM Monday into Tuesday and you can check out various ways to listen in on us here: http://www.wlraradio.com/ Thanks for listening everyone!

Greetings! We kick off this week with a pretty long discussion on the first Mass Effect game (because Mike recently beat it) and I briefly talk about why you should give Spellchain a try (it's a free mobile game, go download it). In news, Twitch has finally beaten Pokemon and we give an almost unbelievable stat run-down of the event, this also sparks discussion on Twitch humoring the possibility of crowd controlled games becoming a new thing. King comes to its senses and stops trying to trademark candy (at least in the US), Steam developers can now set their own discounts and Steam's Family Sharing has officially been launched. Fez finally has a launch date for Sony devices and it includes cross-saving and cross-play, and we're a little confused about the news that OUYA's games might be heading to other devices in the future. We also answer a slew of (mostly) non-video game related questions towards the end of the show and it's an absolute blast. Thank you for all who asked questions

Greetings, listeners! This week we're joined by star of the documentary, Duct Tape Dave, and good friend, David West! This week I totally screw up and say the wrong episode number RIGHT OFF THE BAT. So that's a solid start. We talk about what we've been playing (Machinarium, Pid, KOTOR, Don't Starve), we explain and discuss the games that have been picked for Double Fine's Amnesia Fortnight event, we incorrectly update you on Twitch Plays Pokemon, there's a new Spelunky high score world record, and Mike and I talk about how we're going to be on the radio in late March! We also answer a couple of questions given to us by some fans which make us discuss the recent closing of Irrational Games and what we think will happen to the Bioshock series and Ken Levine. We also talk about the games that we're most looking forward to in the upcoming months. Thanks for listening everyone!

Hey everyone! Sorry for the recent hiatus, but once again, in proper FPBSim fashion, we've returned from the foggy ether to give you a new podcast! The range of things we cover on this show TRULY knows no bounds. To sum it up though, we talk about the whole King issue, there's some Flappy Bird news recap, Twitch Plays Pokemon is the best, I had to analyze an awful indie game called Hammerfight for school (also I am a game programming major now), there's a weird trademark thing that almost went down with Watch Dogs, and we discuss the not-so-recent CES in which Steam showed off some Steam Machines and where we think that might go in the future. Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Happy post-Christmas and a Happy New Year! It's the usual this week. Since we've had a lot more time to play games, we talk about what's been keeping us busy over the last week or so, some of which are titles acquired from the Steam Sale. We talk a little bit about what we got on Christmas (because we are jerks), Mike and I discuss how in love we are with Spelunky and A Link Between Worlds, Mike talks about Gunpoint and Guacamelee, I discuss my dark addiction to Papers, Please, and then draw attention to the most important issue at hand towards the end bit of the show. Also, Mike talks about the Project for Awesome and the video he made to contribute to it.

WELCOME TO THE FPPSIM CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR! We start off talking about how relaxing and nice our Winter breaks have been and move right on to games that we've been playing. I've been OBSESSED with Spelunky (and I poorly describe what makes it so great) and have grown to hate FTL. Mike completed A Link Between Worlds and talks about how tough Hotline Miami gets towards the end. In our news segment, News Katamari (working title), we discuss the announcement of a new Firefly game, a couple of new steam boxes that have been unveiled recently, how people should just relax and have fun with the idea of Hyrule Warriors, Bill Gates and the Reddit Secret Santa thing, and a couple of other random thoughts/memories about Christmas time and winter breaks past. Happy Holidays and thanks for listening! (Intro music: The Best Christmas (Peter Berkman Remix) by George and Jonathan.)

Hey there folks! If you're guessing that we talk about how busy we've been since the last time we've podcasted, CONGRATS. YOU WIN. Really though, we discuss our overwhelming school schedules, my trip to San Francisco, Mike's super rad producer job, his new spiffy A Link Between Worlds 3DS (as well as the game). We keep on gabbing and reveal that Mike has a long list of short games he hasn't finished, we talk about awful SNES games that I randomly own, how we hung out and went to a neat concert, and about my father and his DEADLY ENCOUNTER WITH A WILD BEAST (and why I'm incredibly jealous of him). We finish up with a bit of news concerning Youtube's copyright issues with Let's Plays, how a conservative group doesn't understand Bioshock Infinite or the definition of irony, the Oculus Rift gets boat-loads more funding, and the 3DS sells 10 million units. Also, Kevin Levine briefly drops in to chat with us toward the end.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Unfortunately, we hadn't considered the chance that the podcast would be released on/close to this spooky day, so we didn't do anything particularly Halloween-ey this episode. SORRY, DROPPED THE BALL ON THAT ONE. This week we talk about what life is like on "New Earth", how our lives have been going, what games we've been playing (most notably Guns of Icarus, Delver's Drop, Legend of Dungeon and Castles in The Sky), and how much we HATE that we want the new Pokemon so badly. In our news bit, we talk about how Reggie's going to be touring the country and playing video games in a city near you, there's an interesting article about a real life Watch Dogs sort of situation in Chicago, we pimp the kickstarter for Night in the Woods, talk about the push for more OUYA sales this Fall, and Nintendo's position on HD games. Hope you guys are celebrating today, and I hope you have a TERRIFYING TIME. Castles in The Sky: http://thetalltreesgames.co.uk/CastlesInTheSky/ Night in The Woods Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1307515311/night-in-the-woods

Hey there listeners! This week we start off talking about the technical problems that led to the mysterious lost podcast we did a couple days ago (spoooooky). Mike talks about a couple games he's recently acquired through the Moblie Humble Indie Bundle, I briefly discuss how sweet it'd be to work for Adult Swim as well as gab about an Edmund McMillen interview that discusses the inspirations behind The Binding of Isaac. Mike has a revelation and downloads a Wind Waker ROM, I'm WAY too into speedruns lately, we talk about the very recent Steam reveals that happened last week (spoilers, Mike is still pissed about Half Life 3), we talk about Cortana being Microsoft's new Siri, the unfortunate passing of Hiroshi Yamauchi, there's some brief GTA5 talk, the death of Horse_Ebooks, and Mike does an unconventional Let's Play of Adult Swim's Cream Wolf because I made him. Thanks for listening!

Been awhile, hasn't it?! We apologize for the several week break, but as you'll soon find out, we had some very serious life things to attend to. We're certain you'll understand. Other than that though, we spend around the first half hour or so talking about what we've been up to, school, work, accidentally injuring ourselves, skipping work because of scary spider incidents, that sort of stuff. Later on though we do dig into some video game talk a little bit briefly discussing the PS Vita TV and Nintendo's 2DS. I talk about why I'm not sold on Pokemon X & Y and how Ocarina of Time for the 3DS isn't my bag entirely. We also randomly remember how much we both enjoy The Arctic Monkeys and I have an idea for an Xbone video game. We're very happy to be back and we hope you feel the same

HEY KIDS! Gamescom is a cool thing that happened recently, so recently in fact that Mike and I started podcasting immediately after Sony's press conference. So needless to say, we start the show off talking about that. Later we move onto our games of the week which consist of Mercenary Kings, Borderlands 2's most recent DLC, and FTL. In our news chunk of the podcast we discuss how the Xbox One "DVR" will only be for those with gold live memberships, mention Mercenary King's and Awesomenaut's new (separate) Kickstarters, we see what Notch has been up to recently with a new browser game he's created and the unfortunate cancellation of one of his projects, Oculus Rift seeps into the show again with talk of the new Rift Project hub, Mike rejoices as Games for Windows Live goes kaput, and late in the show we talk about Nintendo's unintentional 3DS patch that allows you to turn your router into a StreetPass Relay Station. Thanks for listening everyone!

Hey everyone, ready for video game talk?! This week we start off talking about Kerbal Space Program and Payday 2 (also I went to the Renaissance Faire!), Mike gives a hilarious dramatic reading of a potentially ridiculous game called Betrayer, Microsoft talks a new reputation system with Xbox One Online, we find out that Left 4 Dead 3 might be a thing, you can make your Saints Row IV characters out of game, Nintendo rakes in the cash with some new Street Pass games, Microsoft has plans when it comes to Xbox One and streaming/recording gameplay, Mike gets his hopes high for Battlefront 3, we talk about how we wish we had money to donate to the "Everyday is Play" Kickstarter, and most importantly, there's a petition urging Reggie Fils-aime to become a playable character in the New Super Smash Bros. Everyday is Play Kickstarter Link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamepaused/everyday-is-play-a-celebration-of-the-video-game

What's that? Oh... So you didn't want us to spend the first couple of minutes talking about our mundane lives? THAT'S A SHAME. In addition to that, I talk about the ways in which Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time doesn't translate well to a handheld, we discuss how the Ouya's been doing after a month in the market, briefly talk about the Earthbound Nintendo eShop thing and people who complain that games are too expensive, we try and make heads or tails of Activision Blizzard splitting with Vivendi, Mike lives in his dream world where space battles are real with the most recent largest EVE Online war, there's a cool infographic about how well Sword and Sworcery's been doing, we talk about the cancellation of Fez 2 and Phil Fish, and in Microsoft news; Indie Self-Publishing is now a thing, YAAAYYYYYY!

Mike and I pick it back up this week with some talk about the Summer Steam Sale and some oldish news! We kick it off with our Steam Sale acquisitions, I shamefully discuss the rabbit hole that is Steam's Trading Card meta game, our video review for the Adventure Time game is finally complete, Mike rubs the fact that he has Mercenary Kings all up in my face, I get too excited and try to talk about what Animal Crossing: New Leaf is all about, we mention Clean of Duty: Viscera Cleanup Detail and how we're in love with the idea, Deus Ex: The Fall and jailbroken devices, how the makers of Occulus Rift want it to be free, Valve's new Pipeline project, and how Nintendo clashed with fans of EVO. Mike also kills a bug in this episode, he's a gruesome murder machine.

HEY HEY! This week we actually talk A LOT about video games we've played (spoilers, we played quite a few) including Fez, Bioshock Infinite, Little Inferno, Anyodyne, Don't Starve, and more! We also talk about Nintendo fans wanting Zelda to star in her own game, how Ubisoft's planning 10 years of Watch Dogs, Mike whips out a nice top 12 3DS games list for me, Don Mattrick's weird shifting of jobs, Double Fine's kickstarter money problems, Star Citizen and their distinct lack of money problems, Nintendo's deal with region locking their junk, and some new Greenlit Steam games (Mike does a commentary for one of the trailers). Links: Greenlit Steam Games List: http://tinyurl.com/mkb5cwa Kenya's Gaming Industry: http://tinyurl.com/mbzfthx

Happy belated America Day everyone! Mike and I kick the show off with our completely accepted obsession with Hotline Miami, we talk a little bit about a few of the other Indie Bundle titles, briefly talk about Google's developing of an Android console, we potentially sell our kidneys, debate whether FTL is a "rogue-like" or not, cry over both Google Reader not existing anymore and Plants vs Zombies 2 being pushed back, EA and free-to-play, and how I accidentally mutilate my hands on a semi-regular basis. *firework noises*

HEY KIDS! This week we briefly talk about being vegetarian (kinda), how we sort of miss physical media, the new Deus Ex game and movie, some new games we've acquired/have been playing, Microsoft's reversal of the Xbone policies, and Mike does another dramatic reading. HOT. DOG. THAT'S A LOT OF JUNK!

AND SO E3 WEEK IS UPON US We run through a couple of the major conferences (Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo mostly), praise Sony, bash Microsoft (per usual), and talk about all the cool new trailers and gameplay bits for titles we're excited about, find out Mike's dark secret, and I almost get invaded by a clan of raccoons. We'll probably have more E3 to throw at you next week (as we recorded right as it was happening), but we promise it won't encompass a whole show. Thanks for listening!

HOLY EPISODE 10, BATMAN! WE MADE IT! But really, overly proud that we've made it this far. We start off by talking about Mike's super cool trip to New York where he got to go to the Nintendo Store. Later we grieve the loss of Oculus rift co-founder Andrew Reisse, Mike does a dramatic reading of Bungee's Destiny, we learn about how I suck at Let's Plays, how Microsoft has fucked up this week, the bunk that is Molyneux's Curiousity, and towards the end we mention our Steam Wishlists (for funsies naturally). Thanks for sticking with us through 10 episodes of this game junk!

Hey everybody! This week we FINALLY get around to talking about the Metacritic issue, how Nintendo hates your Let's Plays, discuss the reveal of the Xbox One and I accidentally talk about feminism for like 2 minutes towards the end of the show and make myself look like an ass probably. Also I went to an arcade! For anyone who's interested, here's the article we're referring to about Metacritic: http://kotaku.com/metacritic-matters-how-review-scores-hurt-video-games-472462218

This week I talk WAAAYYYY too much (sorry Mike). I discuss my new apartment in Chicago and Mike talks about the awesome documentary he just finished. We gab about why the OUYA's being pushed back, some new games that have come out between now and the last podcast, EA's new acquisition of the Star Wars games, and my series of sad games. This is our first time podcasting via skype, so this might be a little different, but we thought it turned out well!

Hey guys! Sorry that we haven't been posting recently, blame school, education, our futures, yadda yadda. We spend the first 20 minutes talking about our lives and junk then promptly move onto games. We gab about the Dragon's Crowd "controversy", EA laying off dudes, some Game of Thrones, tastefully done costume DLC, our thoughts on the new Link to the Past, AND MOAR.

Game Companies Galore! This week we gab about Square Enix's bad budgeting, EA and Microsoft and how they are kind of garbage, new additions to Netflix, the initial reviews on the OUYA and crack some pretty bad jokes. Sorry about the delay! Life got all up in our grills and was like, "Nah, don't edit that podcast."

WE ARE BACK. This week, we realize that we are definitely not funny. I (Zac) realized that I took the worst week off, so we recap Pax East and some GDC news. We also talk about the Ouya, the Playjam Gamestick, Fez, Nintendo getting intimate with Indie Developers, and we get interrupted by dogs. Also, mild spoilers for the first episode of House of Cards between 1:07:50 and 1:08:30

This week we are EXHAUSTED. Also, my eyes fall out of my head too much. We talk about two new features that'll be thrown up on the blog soon, how EA continues to look shittier in the public eye as the week goes on, the Valve Capcom crossover, a few new games, Valve breaking up with its Piston girlfriend. We spend the beginning talking about a few titles on our Games Lists including Amnesia, Hammerfight, Psychonauts, Castle Crashers, and more.

Sup ya'll. This week we briefly touch base on the free-to-play Banner Saga (and our experiences), as well as Anita Sarkeesian's new Tropes vs. Women in Video Games series. Egan recently celebrates his Youtube channel's 2nd birthday, we jab about the head-mounted Occulus Rift and Star Citizen, Torment: Tides of Numenera, the Simcity debacle, a first look at a new Steam Box called 'Piston', and what the fuck is the Google Shoe? Because we never actually said what Oculus Rift was: http://www.oculusvr.com/ Tropes vs. Women in Video Games: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6p5AZp7r_Q

This week on FPPSim, we are exhausted from our busy lives as college students. We touch on how crazy the next console generation is going to be, Valve's Steam Box, the Ouya, but most of our discussion is taken up by the topic of cinematic video games. Cryamore, Pokemon: Black 2, Starwars: 1313, and The Banner Saga, and Skyrim are mentioned. We also talk about post PS4 announcement stuff and a little bit more about Google Glass. Enjoy!

Hey there guys! Welcome to the first ever podcast of the First-Person Blog Simulator. We talk about the Sony's PS4 conference, handheld vs. mobile gaming, Google Glass, and some other odds and ends. The Verge's Google Glass feature: http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/22/4013406/i-used-google-glass-its-the-future-with-monthly-updates We apologize for the quality (mostly the plosives). We're new to this so we can only get better. Right? RIGHT?! If you dig our Podcast, then follow our blog as well! We'll have a good amount of game-related things up on there soon: http://firstpersonblogsim.wordpress.com/ Anyways, enjoy!