Intelligame Radio

So many of the issues of our current moment stem from unequal power dynamics, people using their power to exploit others. In the game space, discussions about power dynamics come in all shapes and sizes. For this week's episode, we air a conversation from early May with Lana Polansky, video game critic, labor reporter, and host of the indie-focused showcase The Freak Museum. Her eye for unique games and her blending of criticism with historical grounding makes this conversation one worth listening to. ----------- Here's how you can help support Intelligame: 1. Tell a friend! Share a link to a podcast episode or an article that you found important. 2. Follow! We're on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook...we even have a newsletter. 3. Subscribe! It takes money to keep this work going, and every dollar counts! Consider backing us monthly on Patreon. Also, if you have Amazon Prime, consider subscribing to our Twitch channel for free (it's included with your membership)! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

2020's been a tough year for most everyone around the globe, but the past couple weeks in particular have been heavy for Black people in the United States and abroad. The murders of George Floyd, Briana Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and more have returned the spotlight to discussions of racism, anti-Blackness, and police brutality. For our first episode back from our break, we start by saying: Black Lives Matter. This episode features an interview with Zoe Schneider, Community Manager at Harmonix, as well as a public speaker and activist. We talk about what it means to be a creator at this moment, and some of our personal experiences as Black professionals. We also discuss what it means to have platform at a moment like this, and how to work towards progress for all. This week's game recommendation is SweetXHeart, a game created by Catt Small about being a Black woman in the Bronx. The main character, Kara, goes through a typical week in her world: working, going to class, and dealing with microaggressions. Still, the game isn't just about pain: it's about life, and the particular issues that take place for those who have multiple forms of marginalization they deal with on a regular basis. Thanks for listening, folks. -Josh ------ Here's how you can help support Intelligame: 1. Tell a friend! Share a link to a podcast episode or an article that you found important. 2. Follow! We're on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook...we even have a newsletter. 3. Subscribe! It takes money to keep this work going, and every dollar counts! Consider backing us monthly on Patreon. Also, if you have Amazon Prime, consider subscribing to our Twitch channel for free (it's included with your membership)! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

This week Josh and Jenny talk about what they're playing! Here's a list of the games mentioned in this episode: Jenny Animal Crossing: New Horizons Final Fantasy 7 Remake Cadence of Hyrule Just Dance 2020 Josh Final Fantasy XIII Game Dev Carnival Wheel of Fate Legends of Ethernal Josh + Jenny: Tick Tock: A Tale for Two ----- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

How do we not just move on, but make things better? How do we confront challenges and not just strive to go back to earlier days, but to create brighter ones in the future? This week's episode: Forward. Our interview this week is with Malik Forté, gaming host who's worked with Nerdist, Bleacher Report, Blizzard's Overwatch League, and more. Our game recommendation this week is Celeste by Matt Makes Games Inc. ------------------ Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Hello, folks! Intelligame Radio's making a full return on May 11th; in the meantime, we wanted to air a segment we're tentatively calling "What We're Playing." It's a brief, casual podcast where we talk about...you guessed it: what we're playing! In this episode (which we recorded a couple weeks ago) , Jenny talks about starting Final Fantasy 7 Remake, while Josh waxes poetic about his love for Final Fantasy 13. What are you playing? Call in to the show using Anchor.fm, or send a voice note using your mobile device to radio@intelligame.us and let us know! You just might hear yourself on the air! ------------------- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

These pauses in our lives are a good chance to reflect on the past and think about what we want to bring along to the present. This week's IGR features three segments from our last season of the show, as well as a game recommendation from Josh. ------------------ Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

The forces at our core keep us motivated, keep our blood pumping...physically, sure, but also mentally and emotionally. This week's episode: Heart. -------------------- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

What do you think of as video game music? What does it mean to bring these pieces into our digital spaces…and into our physical ones as well? This week, we look at the ways these sounds and tracks shape our world: Composition. -------------------- Help support developers in financial hardship from GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy families suffering from food insecurity by donating to Player vs. Hunger's Outplay Hunger initiative. Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

HBO's drama series Insecure has a new game on the way: Insecure: The Come Up Game. Featuring Issa Dee and many of her friends, you play as a character in LA trying to make your way in the world while maintaining friendships, relationships, and hyping yourself up in the mirror. This bonus episode of Intelligame Radio features an interview with Dr. Mitu Khandaker and Latoya Peterson of Glow Up Games, the studio responsible for the upcoming mobile title. The game will release sometime during Season Four of Insecure, which premieres April 12th. Learn more about the studio at glowup.games. ----------- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

"Games" are just Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto? Not by a long shot. This week's episode dives into the world of "wholesome," featuring a spread of panelists who spoke on the subject at PAX East 2020. Follow this week's interviewees on Twitter (in photo order): Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games) James Tillman (Wholesome Games) Kara Holmes (Monomi Park) Jenny Windom (Intelligame/Rose City Games) Josh Boykin (Intelligame) -------------------- Help support developers in financial hardship to to GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy families suffering from food insecurity by donating to Player vs. Hunger's Outplay Hunger initiative. Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

A bonus episode of Intelligame Radio where Josh and Jenny discuss PAX East, some of the ways the world has changed in the wake of the spread of COVID-19, and some of the ways to find hope, joy, and motivation along the way. Help support developers in financial hardship to to GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy families suffering from food insecurity by donating to Player vs. Hunger's Outplay Hunger initiative. Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

On the Internet, it's easy to stay on the surface-level with everything. This week, we explore what happens when we dive, exploring the world that lies beneath. This week's episode features Robyn Haley and Darren Malley of Paralune Studio. Their new game, Mythic Ocean, is currently available on Steam. Our Director's Cut this week is a reading of We're In This Together, a 2018 article about Tetris Effect and finding connection. Jenny's Game Recommendation is ABZÛ, another underwater exploration with a different approach to storytelling and the ocean floor. Read the full show notes with links here. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Stay in the know! Join our mailing list. Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs: Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

A special bonus episode this week to announce the start of the IntelligameClub! A monthly video game discussion hosted by Jenny Windom, each month covers a different game alongside discussion questions, developer interviews, and more! This first episode tackles Studio Zevere's She Dreams Elsewhere. CW: anxiety, depression, negative self-talk. Find full show notes here and the discussion questions on the Intelligame website. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Stay in the know! Join our mailing list. Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs: Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

It's narratives that transform us. The narratives we create with each other shape our lives, help heal pain or inflict it, deepen connection or destroy it. Narratives are key. This week's episode: Narrative, featuring an interview with Narrative Director Xalavier Nelson Jr. He's worked on Hypnospace Outlaw and Can Androids Pray?, and is currently developing An Airport for Aliens Currently Run By Dogs. For the Director's Cut, we discuss Overwatch and ludonarrative dissonance (there's a $1000 phrase) in Why is "The Last Bastion" Stuck in Eternal Deathmatches? Finally, we close with a game recommendation from Jenny Windom, talking a bit about how game mechanics in The Pedestrian shape her personal experiences. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Stay in the know! Join our mailing list. Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs: Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Welcome back, listeners! Intelligame Radio is revived, and ready to go! On this episode, we interview indie game critic and IntelligameClub curator Jenny Windom, do a Director's Cut of an article about Game Devs of Color Expo, and get our first game rec from a new voice! Find out more about this week's guest: http://twitter.com/kimchica25 http://youtube.com/kimchica http://twitch.tv/kimchica This week's Director's Cut reading was We Need More Spaces Like Game Devs of Color Expo. Our Game Recommendation of the Week is Arise: A Simple Story. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Want to stay in the know? Join our mailing list! Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs: Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Get excited: Intelligame Radio is going to be on the air again! Next Monday we'll air the first episode of the new season of the Intelligame Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

The Good Ship IGPC hasn't quite fully returned from hiatus, but we've got some special bonus episodes for you in the meantime! These upcoming Intelligame Podcast extras vary in format, but tell important stories. Hope they get you excited for the return of the IGPC! ----- CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of trauma, abuse, and mental health. Rina Purdy hitchhiked her way to PAX South 2019 to showcase her game, Floating Wonderland. A nomad partially by necessity, she found her way from Vancouver, BC to San Antonio, TX then flew to Spain almost directly after. Bubbly and good-natured, she's kept working on her game even while dealing with homelessness and more. During the interview, we talk about her life, her game, and her dream of making a dev studio out of a double-decker bus in London. We also talk about some of the resiliency she's cultivated over the years, and the ways her struggles help her overcome adversity...including some that comes up directly during the interview. ------ Find more Intelligame content at https://intelligame.us. Send your podcast feedback to podcast@intelligame.us. If you appreciate the content you find at Intelligame, you can give us some financial support on Patreon: https://intgm.us/patreon. Join in discussion and games with the Intelligame community on Discord! https://intgm.us/discord. Get Intelligame direct in your inbox! https://intgm.us/newsletter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses some thoughts on long-term planning, and its effects on both gaming and real-world projects. Intelligame Radio will be taking a temporary hiatus starting Friday, September 14th! Leave your thoughts/comments about the show by emailing podcast@intelligame.us, or leave a message using the Anchor app! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

This time Jenny brings a guest for Friday: Josh! Jenny and Josh talk about their upcoming weekend in Seattle, WA for PAX West 2018! Listen as they talk about games they're excited to play, events taking place in Seattle, and some of the thoughts on their minds as the four-day show approaches. (Note: this episode touches on the shooting at the Jacksonville, FL Madden tournament; CW: gun violence) Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: The blue PAX West logo on top of a yellow-and-black background.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses the mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida that took place this weekend. An attendee opened fire, taking three lives including his own, while injuring and traumatizing many others. Content Warning: gun violence, depression. Find more Intelligame content at http://intelligame.us. Find recent Intelligame links at http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Image Caption: The Intelligame Square (a square divided into black and yellow sides, with a yellow I on the black field and a black G on the yellow field) on a dark grey background) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh talks about rethinking accessibility, and the ways making more accessible games benefits everyone. Look for more Intelligame content on the homepage: http://intelligame.us. Donate to our fundraiser for Player vs. Hunger: http://intgm.us/juicemoney --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

On this episode of Intelligame Radio, Josh recaps his remaining interviews with developers at PixelPop Festival in St. Louis, MO. Learn more about the developers: Charles Hans Huang: twitter.com/charleshhuang Sebastian Cooper: twitter.com/thatowlguy Contigo Games: twitter.com/contigogames Find more Intelligame content at: http://intelligame.us. Find our recent links and social media: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Image caption: a blue, pink, and green logo that reads PixelPop Festival against a white background) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Is all exposure the same? What does it mean to add media coverage to a subject? On this rebroadcast of an older episode of Intelligame Radio, Josh discusses the difference between shining light on a topic, and fanning the flames of a trend. Stay updated on Intelligame by visiting the homepage: http://intelligame.us See some of our most recent content: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Photo Description: A spotlight shining on an empty hardwood floor. Photo Credit: Benjamin Earwicker) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

What does it mean to talk about games...or anything else on the Internet? What does it mean to have "platform?" Josh talks about the ways we influence others...and the ways others influence us through our media, and how we can help make the spaces we occupy better. Read Laura Hudson's article referenced in the episode: https://intgm.us/twitter-wrong-verge Find more Intelligame content at the homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our most recent links: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

This episode of the Intelligame Podcast focuses on the different ways we represent ourselves and others. Highlighting developers present at both Game Devs of Color Expo 2017 and PixelPop 2018, we take a look at the ways positive representations benefit us all. This episode's Director's Cut serves as a bit of contrast, as Intelligame Contributor Jenny Windom discusses some of the mistakes made in Detroit: Become Human. But we bring it back to some positivity with our Game of the Show: Nour, a game that's all about playing with your food. Learn more about Intelligame at the homepage: http://intelligame.us. Find our recent links at: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

This episode starts with some great news: Intelligame will be at TwitchCon, and this week is the beginning of the Intelligame/Player vs. Hunger food fundraiser! In the main segment, Josh follows up on a discussion from a talk he gave at PixelPop Festival in St. Louis, MO, highlighting the potential of small gaming communities. He also takes a trip down Memory Lane, reminiscing about some of the experiences that got him started streaming. This week's Call to Action: "Reconsider a Stranger." Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: A crowd of people milling around and playing games at PixelPop Festival 2018) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Jenny takes on Detroit: Become Human in this week's IG Radio. There's a lot to talk about, but today we'll focus in on one of the more frustrating components: the oversimplification and gamification of protest movements. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh talks about the benefits of reaching beyond goal setting and setting intention, and the ways that could have helped him get a little less salty during a fighting game at PixelPop Festival... Learn more about Centenntable at http://buttonsare.cool Find more Intelligame content at the homepage: http://intelligame.us Find links to Intelligame social media and more on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

While Josh gets things organized after PixelPop Festival in St. Louis, he's taking a little bit of downtime by responding to some call-ins! Don't forget you can call in to the show by using the Anchor.fm app on your mobile device! Learn more about Intelligame at the homepage: http://intelligame.us Find new and relevant links on our Linktree: Linktr.ee/intelligameus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

In our final part of our Game Devs of Color Expo special, Josh plays an improv/murder mystery game called "Here's How it Happened" with the folks at Team Murder Squad. How exactly does the corpse of a woman with an extra finger end up in the overhead compartment of an airplane, anyway? Learn more about Team Murder Squad at their website: http://teammurdersquad.com Learn more about Game Devs of Color Expo: http://gamedevsofcolorexpo.com Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: Franchesca and Avery, the developers of Here's How it Happened, sit at a table with a sign for the title alongside a display of various cards for the game.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

On this episode of Intelligame Radio, we visit another interview recorded at Game Devs of Color Expo 2018. Tanya Kan, founder of studio Vivid Foundry, is working on a visual novel called Solace State. During the interview, Tanya and Josh discuss the game, the implications of player choice, Game Devs of Color Expo, and more. Learn more about Solace State: http://vividfoundry.com Call to Action: Listen to the talks from Game Devs of Color Expo! They're currently on YouTube: http://intgm.us/gdoctalks Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: Tanya Kan standing at a podium, giving a talk at a conference.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

This week we air interviews from Game Devs of Color Expo 2018! Our first episode features small segments about four different projects on the floor and their creators. This podcast features: Discord Duels: https://discordbots.org/bot/292789588399751168 Stress Express: http://stressexpress.company/ Final Spike: https://twitter.com/seanjcheron The Last Stop: https://z04.itch.io/thelaststop Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: A number of people at Game Devs of Color Expo in a room sitting and playing games at laptops.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

In this episode of Intelligame Radio, Josh talks about two recent releases for the Nintendo Switch: the D&D-esque/action hybrid Hand of Fate 2, and the exclusive, eight character driven RPG Octopath Traveler. After finding draws and drawbacks with each title, he wonders: what exactly drives us to play the games we play? Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: The left half of the image is from Hand of Fate 2, a cloaked man with a veil covering his face, sitting at a table. The right half is from Octopath Traveler, featureing a tall man in armor and a shorter woman, dressed in red looking out in the distance.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh digs into something he'd love to see more of: families in video games. Where are the places that families commonly show up, and where could they be more often? Check out our Call to Action resource, Player vs. Hunger: http://playervshunger.org Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: King Regis from Final Fantasy XV, clad in a black cloak with his hand resting on his son, Noctis', shoulder.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

What can we learn from our smaller communities? Josh takes some time to reflect on the past few weeks and attending Practice, Games for Change, and Game Devs of Color Expo. To learn more about each of the conferences, check out: https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/practice/ http://www.gamesforchange.org/ http://gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/ -------- Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us (Episode Image Caption: Photo of a crowd of attendees at Game Devs of Color Expo 2018) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

It's a special Friday episode of Intelligame Radio featuring a recap of coverage from 2017's Game Devs of Color Expo. Josh will be at GDoCE 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture tomorrow, so to prepare for the upcoming coverage, we're flashing back to some interviews from last year's event. Enjoy! To get more info on the event, go to http://www.gamedevsofcolorexpo.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses the power we all have as holders of informative platforms, big and small. In a world of nearly unlimited information, what does it mean for us to "share?" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Through the wonders of the internets, games don't have to be a communal experience in an (oftentimes cramped) living room. Why would we want to go back to having to lug around systems, controllers, or--heaven forbid--sharing snacks and couch space with others to play a game? Intimacy. Connection. And even, for us older folks: a little nostalgia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

While attending Games for Change this past weekend, Josh met Dr. Kelli Dunlap, a gamer with a passion for mental health advocacy and multiple graduate-level degrees. On this episode of Intelligame Radio, Kelli shares information about her background, what got her started into doing clinical research about gaming, and some of her favorite games. Find Kelli on the Internet: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kellindunlap Kelli's Homepage: http://dunlappsyd.com Find more Intelligame content at http://intelligame.us. If you like the show, consider supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/letsintelligame --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Stress is a common mechanic in many games we play...so how can rethinking our relationship with stress be a benefit to us? Josh talks Azure Striker Gunvolt and Kelly McGonigal's book "The Upside of Stress" in this edition of Intelligame Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh takes a short dive into his experience at Practice, a game design conference hosted by NYU Game Center, and the ways we could benefit from more spaces like Practice. Learn more about the conference at http://gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/practice Find out more about Intelligame at the homepage: http://intelligame.us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Video games often offer a seemingly simple resolution to conflicts: just fight it out! You mad bro? Time to squad up. The gods got you down? Boy, come here and bring my ax. While satisfying in the moment, Jenny discusses how she hasn't seen very many examples where games readily offer up ways we can apply conflict resolution or effective argumentation into our own lives, and offers up one possible method to apply on your own. Ooblets Devlog mentioned in the episode: https://ooblets.com/2018/06/the-secret-ooblets-feature-weve-been-working-on.../ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

The first Juneteenth took place on June 19th, 1865 when Union troops marched into Texas to declare enslaved people as freed. Of course, that statement alone wasn't (and hasn't been) enough to create "equality," but it was a start. Josh talks history and the roles of explicit and implicit community standards in this episode of Intelligame Radio. Learn more at http://intelligame.us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Returning from the weekend, Josh reflects on the moral quandary presented in Dontnod Entertainment's latest release, Vampyr. How do you incentivize people to do the right thing when there's no specific reward...other than doing the right thing? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

The Intelligame Podcast is back, and this time we're taking on our noun-iest topic ever: food. This episode Josh interviews Sylvie Dao, the founder of a brand new non-profit called Player Vs. Hunger. With a specific aim to channel gaming communities to battle food insecurity, she talks about her experience as a streamer, fundraising in Texas after Hurricane Harvey, and the first Player vs. Hunger fundraiser, "Share the Sip: Playing 4 Juice Boxes." This episode's Director's Cut slides back in time to discuss delayed gratification and the benefits of long-term planning by discussing the sci-fi board game Sol: Last Days of a Star. Finally, the game recommendation throws players in a hectic kitchen with Team17's couch co-op game Overcooked. Learn more about Player vs. Hunger at http://playervshunger.org. Find more Intelligame content at http://intelligame.us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

In preparation for the episode of the Intelligame Podcast on Friday, Josh talks about the importance of direct action in the communities we care about. Also, the debut of the Community Call to Action! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

The beginning of E3 marks Intelligame Radio's birthday! Josh takes a trip down memory lane, recalling the last year of IG audio content. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

In this latest episode of Intelligame Radio, we introduce our newest host, Jenny. She starts by diving into the deep end of pop culture news this week, asking the question: how does a fandom turn toxic? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses the recent controversy in Steam's sudden change in game policy, then delves into some alternative marketplaces for PC gamers: GOG, Itch.io, and Game Jolt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

This episode of the Intelligame Podcast dives into the power of teams: the ways we can improve when we collaborate. Our guest star is Kimchica, AKA Jenny Windom, the newest contributor to Intelligame. After her interview, Josh does a Director's Cut run-through of a 2015 IG article about Halo 5. Finally this episode's recommendation is Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, a game made possible by collaboration of a large team of diverse individuals. Find more Intelligame content at http://intelligame.us! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses the ways to stay informed during convention season, then adds the first IG Lightning Round to the mix: a 90-second discussion on any topic. Today's topic: Harvard's study on horribly inaccurate statistics regarding Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intelligameus/message