Podcast appearances and mentions of ben kuchera

Alice Caldwell-Kelly (Trashfuture, Kill James Bond!, WTYP) books the lads a helicopter ride straight to the heart of Hope County as they bring about the Collapse of Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Toronto's Far Cry 5. Topics include the game's divisive ending, the art of AAA game writing, and the rotten politics seeping out of one of the most morally compromised games ever made. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Alice Caldwell-Kelly: Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Trashfuture is a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/pop culture commentary podcast about the eponymous English spy, James Bond. Alice Caldwell-Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon watch a different Bond movie every fortnight in an attempt to give 007 the socialist, feminist comeuppance he so richly deserves. Free episodes are released every fortnight on all major podcast platforms and bonus episodes are released for supporters on Patreon on the interstitial weeks. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Well There's Your Problem: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Youtube Media Referenced in this Episode: Far Cry 5 by Ubisoft Monstreal and Ubisoft Toronto “Far Cry 5 Is a Game About Resisting An American Militia, Will Be Out in February” by Stephen Totilo. Kotaku, May 26th 2017. “Far Cry 5 First Look: A Montana Uprising” by Ryan McCaffrey. IGN. May 16th, 2017. “Far Cry 5 Director on Social commentary, cults, and bull testicles” by Thomas McMullan. Alphr. March 19th, 2018. “Far Cry 5: The Kotaku Review” by Ethan Gach. Kotaku, March 26th, 2018. “Far Cry 5 review” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon. March 28th, 2018. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Project at Eden's Gate feat. Melvin Abercrombie of the Hope County Abercrombies”

Former Polygon games journalist Ben Kuchera took to Twitter recently to rant about the website, its higher-ups, vaccinations, and sexual abuse. We break down his tweet tirade and discuss other topics, including the ongoing trend of uglify-ing classic female video game characters, a pointless in-game climate march in a Ubisoft game, and yet more claims that D&D is racist.

Narrative designer Xalavier Nelson Jr. enters the clubhouse to discuss the need for game designers to curate influences outside of games, the Half-Life 2s that weren't, the XCOM that wasn't quite, and some things that were! Also, advice for criminals.Game Devs of Color Expo Media Influences Game DesignIRLNarrativeFrog Fractions Has Done It Again--Here's How To Access A New Sequel - James O'Connor, GameSpotDestiny 2: Forsaken Brings Back Paul McCartney's Very Bad Song From the Origina… - Caty McCarthy, USgamerPaul McCartney Announces ‘Hope for the Future' Vinyl Release With ‘Thrash' Remi… - Daniel Kreps, Rolling StoneDevelopment of Half-Life 2 - Combine OverWikiThe death and rebirth of Duke Nukem Forever: a history - Ben Kuchera, Ars TechnicaThat XCOM FPS Isn't Dead. And It Isn't an FPS Anymore - Evan Narcisse, KotakuReuse Everything - Xalavier Nelson Jr., GDoC ExpoXalavier Nelson Jr.GuestNarrative designer with credits on Hypnospace Outlaw, Can Androids Pray, SkateBIRD, and more. Currently making An Airport for Aliens Currently Run By Dogs, aka "Dog Airport Game", and writing comics. External link TwitterPatreon

Mark gets back to Metro, Stephen explores the strange land where in-game and real-world economics overlap, and Ellen makes sure we have good posture. Metro Nexus is running on the Switch! Global Games Pitch IGDATC Widget Satchel Postmortem - igdatc Economies 0:11:20 Stephen McGregor Category Game Design Currencies in Star Trek Online - Gamepedia "How Warframe built an ethical free-to-play economy" - Ben Kuchera , Polygon "I Am Not At All Relaxed by Animal Crossing" - Cecilia D’Anastasio , Wired Ergonomics 0:55:15 Ellen Burns-Johnson Category IRL "The Gamer’s Guide to Ergonomics: Your Posture, Chair, Desk, Fingers and everyt… - Matthew Hwu , 1HP "Your posture is killing you: What gamers should know about ergonomics" - Roman Jakob , VentureBeat Herman Miller Embody chair Mark's very neat workspace. "Kind of messy. Don't show my mom." ~ Stephen Ellen's workspace. Rustic. Dog.

Mark gets back to Metro Nexus, Stephen explores the strange land where in-game and real-world economics overlap, and Ellen makes sure we have good posture. Metro Nexus is running on the Switch! Global Games PitchIGDATC Widget Satchel Postmortem - igdatc Economies 0:11:20 Stephen McGregorGame DesignCurrencies in Star Trek Online - GamepediaHow Warframe built an ethical free-to-play economy - Ben Kuchera, PolygonI Am Not At All Relaxed by Animal Crossing - Cecilia D'Anastasio, Wired Ergonomics 0:55:15 Ellen Burns-JohnsonIRLThe Gamer's Guide to Ergonomics: Your Posture, Chair, Desk, Fingers and everyth… - Matthew Hwu, 1HPYour posture is killing you: What gamers should know about ergonomics - Roman Jakob, VentureBeatHerman Miller Embody chair Mark's very neat workspace. "Kind of messy. Don't show my mom." ~ Stephen Ellen's workspace. Rustic. Dog.

Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Kuchera from Polygon.com to the show this week to discuss the Crysis Remastered announcement, more info about the next Batman game, a limited edition Xbox One X for Cyberpunk 2077, and more! The Playlist: Doom Eternal, Eggs Inc, The Messenger, Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy VII Remake VR Talk: Half-Life Alyx Tabletop Time: Crokinole, Klask Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Kuchera from Polygon.com to the show this week to discuss the Crysis Remastered announcement, more info about the next Batman game, a limited edition Xbox One X for Cyberpunk 2077, and more! The Playlist: Doom Eternal, Eggs Inc, The Messenger, Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy VII Remake VR Talk: Half-Life Alyx Tabletop Time: Crokinole, Klask Parting Gifts!

#94 "Somebody's first episode."Roundtable 2018.07.10 You can wishlist Widget Satchel and Claw Breaker on Steam right now! You can also add Widget Satchel and Claw Breaker to your itch.io collection!This week, Martha admits to piracy, Stephen tells Nintendo to just stop making GameCube controllers already, and Mark tells his favorite video game story which is about buttons because Mark is boring.Amazing Mario 3 Speedrun Is Full Of Setbacks And Sportsmanship - Heather Alexandra, Kotaku Language of Games 0:11:31 Martha MegarryGame DesignWhen snarky players still want to give info against the GM's wishes, you get th… - @SeiWot, TwitterStop, Drop, and Heal: The history of regenerating health” - Jeff Dunn, GamesRadarAn article from the developers of Mirror's Edge Catalyst on the new Runner's Vi… - EAThe Sony PlayStation's buttons get explained by their designer  - John Brownlee, Geek.comThe Japanese Side of the PlayStation Button Confusion -  Richard Eisenbeis, KotakuThe passion of the checkpoint: Why gaming's most frustrating failure is so hard… - Ben Kuchera, Polygon We played the convention-defying game OneShot on our very first Nice Plays episode. Nice Plays: OneShot (2016)Rami Ismail documented his mother's playing through new games on Twitter. - @tha_rami, Twitter Sequels 1:07:25 Mark LaCroixMisc.The MIT Dropouts Who Created Ms. Pac-Man: A 35th-Anniversary Oral History - Benj Edwards , Fast CompanyTV Tropes has a list of spiritual successors in video games. - TV Tropes

Google held another big announcement recently revealing some pricing around their games streaming platform and an assortment of games that will appear on the platform when it soft-launches this year and becomes fully available sometime in 2020. Google has lofty ambitions, but does the messaging live up to the dream?  This week on the EXP Podcast, we help sell Stadia to all the boys and girls of the world!   Shownotes: - Runtime: 39 min 00 sec - "Google still has no idea how to pitch Stadia" by Ben Kuchera, via Polygon - Music by Brad Sucks

This week in the clubhouse, Stephen breaks the ice, Martha dreams of writing passwords, and Mark makes a Jurassic Park reference (@ us if you recognize it!).Our pal Abdiwak Yohannes is making Boji:Boji theme song on Soundcloud! - Abdiwak YohannesBoji in action! - @heyglitch, TwitterBoji Animated! - @heyglitch, TwitterRegular news"Super Mario Maker 2 news dump"  - Sam Machkovech, Ars TechnicaMark "invented" the Semi-Automatic Mario level genre for the original Super Mario Maker! It did not catch on... We played the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 for one of our Nice Plays video episodes. Martha hated it. Nice Plays: Super Mario Bros. 2 [Japan] (1986) Game Length 0:13:08 Stephen McGregorGame Design"Assassin's Creed Odyssey really picks up after the first 15 hours"  - Ben Kuchera, Polygon"Length Matters"  - Ben Lindbergh, The Ringer Saving and Loading Systems 0:44:41 Martha MegarryProgramming"Saved, But Not Forgotten: The evolution of saving in video games"  - Mark Christian, Tedium"In Dishonored, You're Either a Cheater or a Serial Killer"  - Chris Kohler and Chris Baker, WiredLOVE, a “challenging but fair platformer.” - Nintendo.com"How to Hack Your Game Saves: A Basic Guide to Hex Editing"  - Alex Wong, Null Byte We talked with Andy Korth about how he developed forward compatibility for the save system in Verdant Skies (among other topics) on an episode of Code Comment. Code Comment: "Verdant Skies" We talked with Andy Korth about how he developed forward compatibility for the save system in Verdant Skies (among other topics) on an episode of Code Comment. Code Comment: "Verdant Skies"

This week in the clubhouse, Stephen breaks the ice, Martha dreams of writing passwords, and Mark makes a Jurassic Park reference (@ us if you recognize it!). Our pal Abdiwak Yohannes is making Boji: Boji theme song on Soundcloud! - Abdiwak Yohannes Boji in action! - @heyglitch , Twitter Boji Animated! - @heyglitch , Twitter Regular news Category Meta News "Super Mario Maker 2 news dump" - Sam Machkovech , Ars Technica Mark "invented" the Semi-Automatic Mario level genre for the original Super Mario Maker! It did not catch on... We played the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 for one of our Nice Plays video episodes. Martha hated it. Nice Plays: Super Mario Bros. 2 [Japan] (1986) Game Length 0:13:08 Stephen McGregor Category Game Design "Assassin’s Creed Odyssey really picks up after the first 15 hours" - Ben Kuchera , Polygon "Length Matters" - Ben Lindbergh , The Ringer Saving and Loading Systems 0:44:41 Martha Megarry Category Programming "Saved, But Not Forgotten: The evolution of saving in video games" - Mark Christian , Tedium "In Dishonored, You're Either a Cheater or a Serial Killer" - Chris Kohler and Chris Baker , Wired LOVE, a “challenging but fair platformer.” - Nintendo.com "How to Hack Your Game Saves: A Basic Guide to Hex Editing" - Alex Wong , Null Byte We talked with Andy Korth about how he developed forward compatibility for the save system in Verdant Skies (among other topics) on an episode of Code Comment. Code Comment: "Verdant Skies" We talked with Andy Korth about how he developed forward compatibility for the save system in Verdant Skies (among other topics) on an episode of Code Comment. Code Comment: "Verdant Skies"

Stay awhile and listen to the Greetings From podcast. Listen to Rebecca Fay, Olivia Quinn and Tyler Smith talk about what they are playing, what is new in the world of video games. Summary Welcome to the hypnospace travelers. This week we discuss the games we’ve been playing, our favorite Pokemon, the life and death of the vita, and the games we would like to get the remake treatment. Works Discussed Pokémon Sword And Shield by Game Freak Space Jam directed by Joe Pytka Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! by Game Freak Pokémon Sun And Moon by Game Freak Pokémon X and Y by Game Freak Sound Shapes by Queasy Games Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation by Ubisoft Uncharted: Golden Abyss by SIE Bend Studio Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster by Square Enix and Virtuos Persona 4 Golden by Atlus Fortnite by Epic Games and People Can Fly The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild by Nintendo Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo Gravity Rush by SIE Japan Studio (Team Gravity) Gravity Rush 2 by SIE Japan Studio (Team Gravity) Tearaway by Media Molecule God of War (2018) by SIE Santa Monica Studio The Last of Us by Naughty Dog Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) by Insomniac Games Bloodborne by FromSoftware LittleBigPlanet Karting by United Front Games, SIE San Diego Studio and Media Molecule Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerrilla Games The Elder Scrolls Travels by Vir2L Studios Ryse: Son of Rome by Crytek Dance Central by Harmonix Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios Cultist Simulator by Weather Factory SOMA by Frictional Games The Division 2 by Ubisoft Devil May Cry 5 by Capcom Sunless Sea by Failbetter Games Sunless Skies by Failbetter Games Fallen London by Failbetter Games Riverdale (2017 TV series) developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018 TV series) developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Hypnospace Outlaw by No More Robots Resident Evil 2 (2019) by Capcom The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D by Nintendo and Grezzo Twisted Metal (1995) by SingleTrac Rocket League by Psyonix Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games Arx Fatalis by Arkane Fable by Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios Oregon Trail by MECC Rust by Facepunch Studios Euro Truck Simulator by SCS Software Knights of the Old Republic by BioWare Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords by Obsidian Entertainment The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind by Bethesda Game Studios Salutations Olivia: “The Black Lotus” by Rhystic Studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAvLC3fz068 Rebecca: Hypnospace Outlaw by No More Robots: https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/ Tyler: Riverdale (2017 TV series) developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa: https://www.cwtv.com/shows/riverdale/ Links “Pokemon Sword And Pokemon Shield - Official Reveal Trailer,” by Gamespot, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3LsQYENpGg “Pokemon: Art Direction & History,” by Sam Santala, Twitter: https://twitter.com/samsantala/status/1101533939074777090?s=21 “‘Is that a monkey?’ ‘HE'S GOT A GUN!’, Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom, by Mike Mignola, Pat Brosseau, Dave Stewart and Scott Allie: https://imgur.com/C4cIv “Major newspaper duped by ‘Pokémon Gun’ meme from Twitter,” by Joseph Knoop, The Daily Dot: https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/pokemon-gun-meme-twitter-mexican-newspaper/ “Sony has officially stopped producing the PS Vita,” by Andrew Liptak, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/2/18247864/sony-playstation-vita-officially-stopped-producing-rip “‘New’ Wii U hardware prices have skyrocketed,’” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/7/18171998/wii-u-price-new-unopened-ebay “Microsoft is reportedly planning an Xbox One without a disc drive for 2019,” by Gabe Gurwin, Digital Trends: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/report-xbox-one-no-disc-drive-2019/ “TES Renewal Project”: https://tesrenewal.com/ “Sony patent hints at PlayStation 5 backward compatibility,” by Sean Keane, CNET: https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-patent-hints-at-playstation-5-backwards-compatibility/ Questions? Comments? Email us at GreetingsFromCast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/greetingsfrompc Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/greetingsfromcast/ Tumblr at https://blog.greetingsfrom.zone/ Discord at https://discord.gg/fn8hVeh Or individually at: Olivia: https://twitter.com/Livjq Rebecca: https://twitter.com/Rebeccafay Tyler: https://twitter.com/Worldjumpin Visit us at http://www.greetingsfrom.zone/ for more episodes or to subscribe Our intro and outro music is an edited version of “Deep Fried Space Food” by SubstituteSandwiches under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode) Download the song at: https://soundcloud.com/substitute_sandwiches/deep-fried-space-food

#63 "I have so much feelings..." Roundtable 2018.01.02 This week, your nice hosts get into it. Stephen is split on everything, Mark is the bad guy, and it's all Martha's fault. Stephen and Mark talked about their Ludum Dare 40 game, Widget Satchel, which Martha played on last week’s Nice Plays episode! Loot Systems 0:03:58 Stephen McGregor Game Design Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Players Are Tricking Amiibos To Grind For Rare Loot - Ethan Gach , Kotaku Nioh's latest patch fixes its most annoying flaw -  Jeffrey Matulef, Eurogamer Stephen brought up our recent episode on repetition in games, "Schrödinger’s Animal Crossing." NeuroVoider Chock-Full of Rogue-Like KillBot Twin-Stick Shooting - James Cunningham, Hardcore Gamer Bungie says it " betrayed" Destiny 2 fans over transparency - YouTube Loot Boxes 0:29:30 Martha Megarry Gaming Marketing Loot boxes in video games will soon get a review flag from OpenCritic - Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica What You Need To Know About Shadow of War's Controversial Loot Boxes - Patricia Hernandez, Kotaku A Guide To The Endless, Confusing Star Wars Battlefront II Controversy - Gita Jackson, Kotaku Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford is ‘very much against predatory monetization schem… -  Dustin Bailey, PCGamesN An inconvenient truth: game prices have come down with time - Ben Kuchera, Ars Technica I Just Got A Bunch Of Overwatch Gift Cards, And I'm Terrified To Use Them - Nathan Grayson, Kotaku How Luis Von Ahn Turned Countless Hours Of Mindless Activity Into Something Val… - Alison Griswold, Business Insider Game Designer Damion Schubert posted a thread on Twitter about how to do loot boxes ethically. Mark was not convinced.

#63 "I have so much feelings..."Roundtable 2018.01.02 This week, your nice hosts get into it. Stephen is split on everything, Mark is the bad guy, and it's all Martha's fault.Stephen and Mark talked about their Ludum Dare 40 game, Widget Satchel, which Martha played on last week's Nice Plays episode! Loot Systems 0:03:58 Stephen McGregorGame DesignZelda: Breath Of The Wild Players Are Tricking Amiibos To Grind For Rare Loot - Ethan Gach , KotakuNioh's latest patch fixes its most annoying flaw -  Jeffrey Matulef, Eurogamer Stephen brought up our recent episode on repetition in games, "Schrödinger's Animal Crossing."NeuroVoider Chock-Full of Rogue-Like KillBot Twin-Stick Shooting - James Cunningham, Hardcore GamerBungie says it " betrayed" Destiny 2 fans over transparency - YouTube Loot Boxes 0:29:30 Martha MegarryGamingMarketingLoot boxes in video games will soon get a review flag from OpenCritic - Sam Machkovech, Ars TechnicaWhat You Need To Know About Shadow of War's Controversial Loot Boxes - Patricia Hernandez, KotakuA Guide To The Endless, Confusing Star Wars Battlefront II Controversy - Gita Jackson, KotakuGearbox boss Randy Pitchford is ‘very much against predatory monetization schem… -  Dustin Bailey, PCGamesNAn inconvenient truth: game prices have come down with time - Ben Kuchera, Ars TechnicaI Just Got A Bunch Of Overwatch Gift Cards, And I'm Terrified To Use Them - Nathan Grayson, KotakuHow Luis Von Ahn Turned Countless Hours Of Mindless Activity Into Something Val… - Alison Griswold, Business InsiderGame Designer Damion Schubert posted a thread on Twitter about how to do loot boxes ethically. Mark was not convinced.

Part 2 of our annual deep dive into this year's entry in the Star Wars franchise, featuring Susana Polo, Dave Tach and Ben Kuchera. Come on inside the jedi tree. We've got a few porgs roasting over the fire, and a warm cup of blue milk waiting for you. And join us next week with part two. In the mean time, check out our review: https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/12/16749732/star-wars-review-the-last-jedi-rian-johnson-luke-rey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our annual deep dive into this year's entry in the Star Wars franchise, featuring Susana Polo, Dave Tach and Ben Kuchera. Come on inside the jedi tree. We've got a few porgs roasting over the fire, and a warm cup of blue milk waiting for you. And join us next week with part two. In the mean time, check out our review: https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/12/16749732/star-wars-review-the-last-jedi-rian-johnson-luke-rey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Kuchera from Polygon joins the show to talk writing about games, traditional gaming media & YouTube creators, and if 2017 is the best year ever for video games.

Jalada and Sefran talk further about what you need to think about when running your own LAN, as well as discussing some of the history of LAN parties and events and the state of the community today.We cover a lot in the show, but there's a lot more to it. Here's some related reading from what we covered, and some bits we didn't: Internet cafés. Copyparties and Demoparties. Revision is one of the largest Demoparties that's still going in southwest Germany. Some demoparties have also morphed into LAN parties & gaming events such as The Gathering and Assembly which are both still going in 2016. The Demoscene. Some examples of modern demos. Check the file sizes! 1999 BBC article about the first Insomnia event. “Gaming has left the LAN party behind” by Ben Kuchera for Polygon. Dreamhack. Multiplay Insomnia Gaming Festival. Running your own LAN: If you need a network switch, remember you need an extra ‘uplink' port to your router. Example switches for small LANs: 8 ports for £21, 16 ports for £50*. To protect your attendees' equipment you may want to think about providing RCD circuit breakers and surge protection plugs. Power supply calculator for calculating average attendee power usage. Running a ‘LANcache' to save bandwidth and speed up downloads. More ideas and information from UKLP (some a little out of date). If you have any more questions feel free to get in touch and ask, and let us know about your successful LAN party!Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion*Links are affiliate links. Proceeds go towards helping us out.

Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Kuchera from Polygon.com to the show to talk about Oculus' removal of exclusivity checks, the Mighty No 9 launch debacle, and a lawsuit over wagering in CS: GO. 00:47:25 - The Playlist: Ben and Christian are hooked on Overwatch, and Jeff ruminates on the new ranked changes in Heroes of the Storm 01:07:34 - VR Talk: The debut of the bumpers sent in by YOU for this new segment! Plus, discussion of the Oculus and Vive, Keep Talking and No One Explodes, and more! 01:37:46 - Tabletop Time: Christian discusses his D&D campain with the gang from Jast 01:46:40 - Parting Gift 01:51:43 - Bonus Content - Jeff talks with a designer from CD Projekt Red about the upcoming Gwent Standalone game.

Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Kuchera from Polygon.com to the show to talk about Oculus' removal of exclusivity checks, the Mighty No 9 launch debacle, and a lawsuit over wagering in CS: GO. 00:47:25 - The Playlist: Ben and Christian are hooked on Overwatch, and Jeff ruminates on the new ranked changes in Heroes of the Storm 01:07:34 - VR Talk: The debut of the bumpers sent in by YOU for this new segment! Plus, discussion of the Oculus and Vive, Keep Talking and No One Explodes, and more! 01:37:46 - Tabletop Time: Christian discusses his D&D campain with the gang from Jast 01:46:40 - Parting Gift 01:51:43 - Bonus Content - Jeff talks with a designer from CD Projekt Red about the upcoming Gwent Standalone game.

In each episode of Quality Control, Polygon editor-at-large Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Ben Kuchera about his review of the HTC Vive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, Polygon editor-at-large Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Ben Kuchera about his review of the Oculus Rift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week in Geek: Andrew plays to complete the Assassin's Creed Chronicles trilogy with its final Russian installment while Dan plays Campo Santo's new release, Firewatch. Same Song, Different Tune: Dan and Andrew discuss how the cultural meaning of music can change drastically when used in different contexts. How many people think about demon-slaying when they hear "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas? How many people think of stylized violence when they hear Dick Dale's "Miserlou"? (How many people think about A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes when they hear "Stayin' In Black" by Wax Audio––or either ACDC's "Back in Black" or the BeeGee's "Stayin' Alive", for that matter?) Cheap Games, Part 2 - The Returns: Andrew and Dan return tangentially to the discussion of cheap ass games with an investigation of how many players think of a game's value in terms of length of play. Leave a comment at forall.libsyn.com. Join our official Facebook and Google+ pages. E-mail us any questions or comments at forallpod [at] gmail.com. Leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word of the show. For all intents and purposes, that's an episode recap. Interesting Reading: -"Street Fighter II led the Way for Games as a Medium of Self-Expression" by Anthony John Agnello via the A.V. Club.-"Deadpool and the Box Office of R-Rated Comic Book Films" by Rob Leane via Den of Geek.-"Pearls From the Depths: An Interview with Night Dive Studios" by Rock Closson via Known Griefers.-"No, You Shouldn't Get Your Money Back for Games You Finished and Loved" by Ben Kuchera via Polygon. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio-"Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas-"Stay in Your Tower and Watch" by Chris Remo (from Firewatch)-"Miserlou" by Dick Dale

In each episode of Quality Control, Polygon editor-at-large Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Ben Kuchera about hist review of Just Cause 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane and Karl battle through colds to bring you another episode of ABOG. In between coughing they chat about gaming news, what they've been playing and then Karl talks about a recent chance he had to see his all-time favorite drummer.    Icebreaker What is the most unusual job you've ever had?   0:05:25 Side A Video Games PlayStation Paris Games Week Conference impressions (Gran Turismo Sport, Detroit, No Man's Sky, Dreams, new trailer for Star Wars Battlefront, Robinson: The Journey, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood), Rocket League drops a puck on the ice? Rock Band 4 reviewed by the dev (from Ben Kuchera's article on Polygon), Batman: Arkham Knight Steam refunds, PlayStation Plus freebies for November, EA Access 0:36:05 Playing // Tales from the Borderlands,  Battleborn (PS4) beta, Broken Age (Vita), Super Meat Boy, Rocket League, Destiny (PS4), Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4), PlayStation 1 classics on the Vita, Capcom Classics Collection, Driveclub Bikes (PS4)   1:14:00 Side B Music Karl attends Sunshine of Your Love - concert celebrating the life and music of Jack Bruce and gets to see his favorite drummer of all time. Intro by Tiny Rockets "Ghost" TinyRocketsRgo Outro by Midnight Reruns "Canadian Summer" Force Of Nurture   Join The Community Discord Facebook Group Links Subscribe To Podcast (RSS Feed) Website ABandofGamers.com Twitter @ ABandofGamers Instagram.com/ABandofGamers Email ABOGpod@gmail.com Thank you for listening! If you ejoy the show and would like to support ABOG, please tell a friend and share it on social media.

In each episode of Quality Control, Polygon managing editor Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Ben Kuchera about his review of Tales from the Borderlands which you can find right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our podcast, Quality Control, is a pretty simple idea. In each episode, Polygon managing editor Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Ben Kuchera about his review of Skylanders: Trap Team. http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/8/6939701/skylanders-trap-team-review-ps4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to start off 2013. We discuss Bronies at Evo, more people freaking out over video game violence, and how Ben Kuchera is an asshole. www.original-gamer.com

Checkpoints, what Ben Kuchera thinks and what we think. The Gran Turismo devs made promises they're not keeping, and it's got us thinking a bit more about what expectations are reasonable for the consumer.

Checkpoints, what Ben Kuchera thinks and what we think. The Gran Turismo devs made promises they're not keeping, and it's got us thinking a bit more about what expectations are reasonable for the consumer.

Ben Kuchera, Polygon’s Opinions Editor, is my guest this week. We discuss Ben’s family including the balance of work and five children, as well as finding a new appreciation for video games through his children’s experiences. We also cover his time at Penny Arcade and the expansion of his writing to topics beyond video games. Finally we cover Ben’s transition to Polygon and what we can expect in 2014. Enjoy! Follow Ben on Twitter @BenKuchera and his work at polygon.com. Run Time - 58:29 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Some interesting discussions popped up around the selection of this year's Miss America. Social networks were ablaze with this story from BuzzFeed which chronicled many racist Tweets about the crowing of Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American to win the title. From there, Ben Kuchera at Penny Arcade and Alyssia Rosenberg from Think progress posted responses to the idea that public shaming might be used as a learning tool in these situations. We discuss the idea of public shaming and whether or not it is an effective tactic for dealing with ideological differences. Let us know what you think on the site, www.gameongirl.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Some interesting discussions popped up around the selection of this year's Miss America. Social networks were ablaze with this story from BuzzFeed which chronicled many racist Tweets about the crowing of Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American to win the title. From there, Ben Kuchera at Penny Arcade and Alyssia Rosenberg from Think progress posted responses to the idea that public shaming might be used as a learning tool in these situations. We discuss the idea of public shaming and whether or not it is an effective tactic for dealing with ideological differences. Let us know what you think on the site, www.gameongirl.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Scott and I like to think we are experts on the subjects of jerks, meany-heads, curmudgeonly folk, and brutes. Yet while our opinions on assholes might be settled, the role of the creative asshole in the games industry is still hotly debated. This week on the EXP Podcast, Scott and I wonder if maybe our best game designers are naturally assholes, if their behavior is positive for the industry, and what it means to maintain a healthy public persona. We do hope you let us know your thoughts in the comments, we'll be nice, we promise. Show notes: - Runtime: 31 min 23 sec - "Why you want assholes to make your video games," by Ben Kuchera via The Penny-Arcade Report - "Assholes are assholes," by Rob Fearon via WMTCLD - Music by: Brad Sucks

The Mass Effect 3 fervor remains in full swing, and while many are already growing tired of the backlash against Bioware, it would be a missed opportunity to not discuss ramifications of player-driven protestations. Of course this is a grand subject, so we could not handle it alone. Kris Ligman of Critical Distance and Dire Critic joins us this week to discuss player entitlement, authorial intent, and all the drama surrounding the color-coded end of Commander Shepard. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the controversy in the comments section below. You will also find more of Kris' work in the show notes as well as pertinent articles about the Mass Effect ruckus. Show notes: - Run time: 41min 06 sec - "In which Squaresoft wrote a Bioware game. (Spoilers.)", by Kris Ligman via Dire Critic. See her weekly roundups at Critical Distance - "The Ending," by Cruise Elroy - "Why the ending of Mass Effect 3 was satisfying, and worthy of the series (Massive spoilers)", by Ben Kuchera via The PA Report - "The argument over Mass Effect 3's ending makes Ken Levine sad", by Brian Crecent via The Verge - Music provided by Brad Sucks

Those of you that follow the video game industry know that the fall and winter months are traditionally home to the most anticipated games of the year. Nearly every week of November and December features at least one stand out game that is widely anticipated and more often than not delivers on the hype it generates. My guest for Episode 107 is Ben Kuchera, Gaming Editor for Ars Technica. He is one of the writers whose job is to cover all of these games. His nights involve typing thousands of words, dealing with the passionate yet sometimes misguided video game fans, drinking lots of Red Bull and playing some fantastic video games. We discuss his work at Ars Technica, the positives and negatives of being a (mostly) one-man crew and much, much more. Enjoy. You can follow Ben on Twitter at @BenKuchera and you can find his work at http://arstechnica.com/gaming/. Run Time - 1:09:06 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Ars Technica's Ben Kuchera visits Three Moves Ahead to continue a discussion he started about reviewing standards and practices. Troy and Rob try to keep up as the panel discusses how writers' relationships with their readers can affect their approach to reviews, what are a reviewer's obligations, and the value of genre expertise.