HYPTG - How You Play the Game

Daniel Lingen is a video games industry original. The nerd love child of Destructoid, Electronic Arts, and World of Warcraft. Daniel started at Electronic Arts as an intern, hung out with Ozzy Osbourne, helped EA produce several crazy E3 events, sometimes with helicopters, or with Snoop Dogg, all while secretly dreaming of becoming EA’s first Executive Guild Master (in Azeroth). Daniel and his team currently lead player engagement across all of EA’s official social channels, including the brand voice of the franchises. As you will discover in this conversation, Daniel is one of the leading voices for gamers and game culture both inside and outside of EA. Don’t miss this How You Play The Game episode!  Show Streams: Apple iTunes:  http://bit.ly/HYPTGpodcast Google Play:  http://bit.ly/HYPTGgoogle Stitcher: http://bit.ly/HYPTGstitcher Tune-In: http://bit.ly/HYPTGtunein   Show Notes: Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com EA Internship Program:  Click Here Let me Google that for you:  http://lmgtfy.com/ World of Warcraft:  https://worldofwarcraft.com Elder Scrolls:  https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net   Music by Brock Berrigan www.brockberrigan.com www.bit.ly/BrockSpotify

We are joined by two of the original gangsters of Neebs Gaming, Tony Schnur and Jon Etheridge.  Neebs Gaming is one of the most successful content channels and comedy teams in video games today.  Their breakout hit Battlefield Friends captivated audiences across the First Person Shooter genre, particularly the EA Battlefield community where it is based.   Their show Doraleous & Associates is a work of comedy, nerd culture gold. Neebs Gaming was created by five guys (not the fry guys, but funnier) who are Neebs (Brent Triplett), Simon (Bryan Mahoney), Appsro (Jon Etheridge), Thick (Tony Schnur), and Doraleous (Nate Panning).  This team is dedicated to the best entertainment in video games, funny jokes, long walks on the beach, and World Peace.  Don't miss this incredible episode.   Show Notes: Neebs Gaming: https://neebsgaming.net/ Doraleous & Associates: https://youtu.be/qk1B8DiIJI8 Battlefield Friends: https://youtu.be/kJgqc9h2jV4 Dawson's Creek: http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/dawsonscreek/ Creativity Inc: http://www.creativityincbook.com/   Music by Brock Berrigan www.brockberrigan.com www.bit.ly/BrockSpotify  

Markus Frieske is one of the leading voices for storytelling, creators, and Generation C & Z at Electronic Arts.  Markus got his start playing professional baseball all around the country, and after a career-ending injury - pursued his passion for creating gaming videos to an astronomical career at Electronic Arts where he connects the most significant gaming brands in the world with top talent throughout YouTube, Professional Sports, and Entertainment.   Markus is the very definition of visualizing, hustling, and ultimately achieving the dream. Don't miss this terrific episode of HYPTG where we discuss everything in gaming from baseball to Fortnight. 

Tim Havlock aka Darkness 429 is a full-time live streamer, content creator and influencer for triple-A gaming publishers, and husband. Tim started his streaming career in early 2014 when he started streaming the Titanfall beta. His channel started to quickly grow as the top streamer in the Titanfall directory, which led to him accepting a partnership with Twitch in April of 2014. After some time Tim started to branch out into other game directories like Battlefield 4, which grew his channel even more and positioned him as one of the top streamers for competitive first-person shooters (FPS). Tim has been recognized as a highly interactive streamer with a high-quality stream and has been contracted by companies to help produce and to be apart of live stream productions. His most recent production was the Battlefield 1 reveal stream, with over 500k viewers watching. If you would like to visit Tim during his live stream you can catch him on his twitch channel every weekday from 9am-5pm eastern.  You can find his site at www.Darkness429.com    

Rich Weil is the Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Mod Squad, where he is responsible for worldwide project logistics, client services, and business development. Prior to joining Mod Squads, Rich held positions building and managing Community Relations and Customer Service teams at NCsoft, Kaneva, and Cartoon Network.  Rich is a long time MMO enthusiast is a strong advocate for finding new ways to engage online communities that blend Community Relations and Customer Support together.