Podcast appearances and mentions of cameron kunzelman

We talk about the second part of Walter M. Miller Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz. Content warnings for: racism, antisemitism, suicide On the next episode, we're discussing Part 3 of A Canticle for Leibowitz. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael… Continue reading A Canticle for Leibowitz – Part 2

We talk about the first part of Walter M. Miller Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz. Content warnings for: ableism and cannibalism On the next episode, we're discussing Part 2 of A Canticle for Leibowitz. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael… Continue reading A Canticle for Leibowitz – Part 1

We talk about the classic cyberpunk film that Mick Garris made in 1998. Content warnings for: stalking, misogyny, medical and body horror, ableism. On the next episode, we're discussing the film Virtual Obsession. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz,… Continue reading Virtual Obsession

We finish Mona Lisa Overdrive and the Sprawl Trilogy! Content warnings for: misogyny, abuse, racism. On the next episode, we’re discussing the film Virtual Obsession. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by… Continue reading Mona Lisa Overdrive – Part 2

We read the first 17 chapters of Mona Lisa Overdrive. Content warnings for: misogyny, domestic abuse, racism, cannibalism. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan Mallory (https://linktr.ee/jordanmallory) The show theme song… Continue reading Mona Lisa Overdrive – Part 1

We finish Count Zero! CWs for: medical horror, misogyny, racism. For the next show, we are reading the first 17 chapters of Mona Lisa Overdrive. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get the mentioned… Continue reading Count Zero – Part 2

We read the first sixteen chapters of Count Zero. CWs for: For the next show, we are finishing Count Zero. CWs for: medical horror, misogyny, racism. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get the… Continue reading Count Zero – Part 1

This week we're joined by journalist, scholar, and professor Cameron Kunzelman to discuss his forthcoming book about Magic the Gathering! Casual Magic is brought to you by Archidekt, Quivertime, and my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb. Thank you for your support!

We finish William Gibson's novel Neuromancer. CWs for: racism, ableism, cannibalism, medical horror, incest, sexual assault. For the next show, we are reading the first 16 chapters of Count Zero. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.… Continue reading Neuromancer – Part 2

We read the first ten chapters of William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer. CWs for: racism, body horror. For the next show, we are reading the rest of Neuromancer. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get… Continue reading Neuromancer – Part 1

We read the rest of the stories of William Gibson's Burning Chrome. CWs for: misogyny, rape, ableism. For the next show, we are reading the first ten chapters of Neuromancer. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.… Continue reading Burning Chrome – Part 2

We read the first six stories of William Gibson’s Burning Chrome. CWs for: sexual assault, racism, addiction, animal abuse, suicide. For the next show, we are finishing Burning Chrome. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You… Continue reading Burning Chrome – Part 1

We watch the Hallmark film Love in Paradise. For the next episode, we are reading the first five stories of William Gibson’s Burning Chrome. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get the mentioned shirt… Continue reading Love in Paradise

We finish Magic’s Price. CWs for: extreme sexual assault, homophobia, animal abuse. For the next show, we are watching Love in Paradise. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get the mentioned shirt for a… Continue reading Magic’s Price – Part 2

We finish Magic’s Promise. CWs for: child and domestic abuse, incest, misogyny, homophobia. For the next show, we are reading the first eight chapters of Magic’s Price. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get… Continue reading Magic's Promise – Part 2

We read the first seven chapters of Magic’s Promise, the second book in the Last Herald-Mage Trilogy. CWs for: Homophobia, incest, child abuse and domestic violence. For the next show, we are finishing Magic’s Promise. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman,… Continue reading Magic’s Promise – Part 1

We read Sensor. CWs for: misogyny, body horror, suicide, descriptions of gore. For the next show, we will watch an as-yet-unnamed Hallmark movie. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan Mallory… Continue reading Sensor

We read Remina. CWs for: misogyny, torture, body horror. For the next show, we are reading all of Sensor. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan Mallory (https://linktr.ee/jordanmallory) The show theme… Continue reading Remina

We read Gyo. CWs for: extreme body horror, disease and infection, suicide, misogyny, sexual violence, animal mistreatment and death. For the next show, we are reading all of Remina. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The… Continue reading Gyo

50 years ago, Stephen King published his first novel and Carrie became an instant horror classic. Two culture critic and horror fans have taken it upon themselves to read every single Stephen King Book in order of its publication and talk about them on a podcast called Just King Things. We'll talk to hosts Cameron Kunzelman and Michael Lutz about the books, the movies and why we all need to be scared from time to time.

We read the rest of Uzumaki. CWs for: body horror and gore, medical horror, cannibalism. For the next show, we are reading all of Gyo. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by… Continue reading Uzumaki – Part 2

We read the first ten chapters of Uzumaki. CWs for: body horror and gore, suicide, self-harm and mutilation, automotive accidents. For the next show, we are reading through the end of Uzumaki. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and… Continue reading Uzumaki – Part 1

*FULL STORY SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* We are here to ride the freakin' wave, folks, and here to help us do that is Cameron Kunzelman. Cameron is an academic, critic, and co-founder of podcasting network Ranged Touch. He also has a PhD! Our first doctor on the show! We get to talk to Cameron all about why he gave State of Decay 2 a 6.3 / 10, his thoughts on nu metal, and more. Oh, we also talk about 2015's The Wave... probably should've mentioned that at the top.

We talk about The Good Witch. CWs for: terminal illness, bullying, child abuse. For the next show, we are reading the first nine chapters of Junji Ito’s Tomie. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show… Continue reading The Good Witch (2008)

We talk about the rest of the big red omnibus. CWs for: misogyny, suicide. For the next show, we are discussing The Good Witch. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan… Continue reading Finishing the Earthsea Omnibus

We talk about The Other Wind. CWs for: misogyny and Islamophobia For the next show, we are discussing the rest of the Earthsea omnibus. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan… Continue reading The Other Wind

We talk about the stories “The Finder” and “Darkrose and Diamond” from Tales from Earthsea. Content warning for misogyny, slavery, racism. For the next show, we are discussing the rest of Tales From Earthsea. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael… Continue reading Tales from Earthsea – Part 1

We talk about The Farthest Shore. Content warning for drug addiction and slavery. For the next show, we are discussing the entirety of Tehanu. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan… Continue reading The Farthest Shore

We talk about The Tombs of Atuan. Content warning for torture. For the next show, we are discussing the entirety of The Farthest Shore. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan… Continue reading The Tombs of Atuan

We complete A Wizard of Earthsea. For the next show, we are discussing the entirety of The Tombs of Atuan. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan Mallory (https://linktr.ee/jordanmallory) The show… Continue reading A Wizard of Earthsea – Part 2

We talk about chapters 1 – 4 of A Wizard of Earthsea. For the next show, we are talking about chapters 5 – 10 of A Wizard of Earthsea. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The… Continue reading A Wizard of Earthsea – Part 1

We talk about Next Stop, Christmas. For the next show, we are talking about chapters 1-4 of A Wizard of Earthsea. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan Mallory (https://linktr.ee/jordanmallory) The… Continue reading Next Stop, Christmas

We talk about The Urth of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: incest, misogyny, rape, racism. For the next show, we are talking about Next Stop, Christmas. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.… Continue reading The Urth of the New Sun

Cameron Kunzelman, Georgia's foremost expert on Assassin's Creed, swings by to discuss the latest installment. First, however, the gang discuss criminal investigations of Ubisoft executives in France and more layoffs across the industry, as well as the ongoing fallout from EA's layoffs at Bioware. Then, Rob talks about his time with Forza Motorsport, Patrick emerges from his Cocoon delighted with his experience, but thinks Gunbrella could have used a bit less gun. Finally, Patrick and Cameron get into what Assassin's Creed Mirage is attempting to accomplish in a franchise that his grown unwieldy with its own scale and success.Discussed: 9:00 - Ubisoft Executives, 17:44 - More Industry Layoffs, 38:29 - Forza, 1:12:44 - Cocoon, 1:24:34 - Gunbrella, 1:24:12 - Assassin's Creed MirageSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As popular as the X-Men were in the comics industry during the Iron Age, the 1992 Saturday-morning cartoon adaptation found its way into more homes than the source material ever did, and it continues to be a nostalgic favorite for many X-fans. We invited our first-ever guest, Cameron Kunzelman (co-host of Just King Things, Shelved By Genre, and other shows on the Ranged Touch podcast network) to offer a fresh perspective. Together, we go through the first 13 episodes of the show and talk honestly about what holds up, what doesn't, and what made this such a unique series for its time.

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by Cameron Kunzelman to discuss the finale of Naughty Dog's 2020 title, The Last of Us Part II. This episode contains spoilers for the entire game. Something Rotten is better on Nebula – sign up today and find the premium feed at https://nebula.tv/somethingrotten/Send thoughts and questions about this series to somethingrottenpodcast@gmail.comFollow Cameron: https://twitter.com/ckunzelmanFollow Blake: https://twitter.com/metallicaisradFollow Jacob: https://twitter.com/yacobg42See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Ren, Cado, and special guest Cameron Kunzelman as they dive into the world of NORCO, a point-and-click adventure game set in a magical realist future Louisiana and asks questions of place, home, identity, industry, and what we do at the end of it all.NORCO on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/NORCO/NORCO OST On bandcamp - https://thou.bandcamp.com/album/norco-original-soundtrackNORCO review by Cameron Kunzelman - https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7nmxz/norco-review-greatness-in-the-tenacious-weirdos-who-live-there Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined by special guest Cameron Kunzelman of Ranged Touch as we go over the first third of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean! Cameron has never watched JoJo and we had him watch these 12 episodes with no other context provided.

Professor Kozlowski lays it down. Everything is permitted? We see your forthcoming book, Cameron Kunzelman of the Game Studies Study Buddies, and raise you one podcast (this one) and one article replete with Dostoevsky references (also forthcoming). Ante up with Ben's history and dev history; getting to know the open world; crowds in-game and reception in real life; historical realism; Zero Punctuation critiques; conspiracy nonsense (spoilers: maybe we should think twice about giving a Piece of Eden to Al Mualim) and actual philosophy. Assassins vs Templars? Meh. Exploring the tensions between ideas of freedom and order throughout history? Sign us up! Wait, the rest of the series is actually going to deliver on that, right? Right?? Learn more and join the discussion at videogameacademia.org and professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/ Thanks for listening.

This week we are joined by Cameron Kunzelman of Just King Things, Game Studies Study Buddies, and a host of other podcast projects as part of Ranged Touch in order to break down the layers of perceived reality in David Fincher's mind-bending Michael Douglas-led thriller.  Or does Cameron only think he's participating in a harmless movie podcast?  Wait a minute… is The Game even in the Criterion Collection?  Is this microphone even real?  Is there a team of paramedics secretly waiting in the next room if this recording gets too out of hand? If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Richard Zemeckis' I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978). 

Critic, podcast host and real-life PhD Cameron Kunzelman (Ranged Touch, every video game website) joins Steven, Imran and Natalie for a second trip to the Lands Between, where no holds are barred and no spoilers are off-limits! I can't even tell you what they talked about it's so spoilery! Do they ruin the after credits sequence where Nick Fury shows up? Find out!! More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Leave your favorite potion recipe in a review!!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: advertising@fanbyte.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halo. Infinite. Show Notes: Spoilers begin at 57:48 Halo Infinite reviews: ''Halo Infinite' Is a Fun Sandbox Stuck Inside a Very Old Video Game' by Cameron Kunzelman for Waypoint 'Review: Halo Infinite's campaign finishes the fight—but arrives in tatters' by Sam Machkovech for Ars Technica 'Halo Infinite review: grappling hooks and jeep joyrides make up for a shaky sci-fi plot' by Brendan Caldwell for Rock Paper Shotgun 'Halo Infinite saves the series by finally doing something different' by Nicole Carpenter for Polygon Performance: Halo Infinite on Consoles: Xbox Series X/S vs Xbox One S/X - Can Xbox One Run It? Other links How Microsoft's Halo Infinite Went From Disaster to Triumph Playlist Update : r/halo Halo Infinite: Memory Agent | Podcast on Spotify Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Logan and Trevor discuss the issues and disappointments surrounding the recent Grant Theft Auto Trilogy Remaster. Shoutouts: "Grand Theft Auto trilogy's Definitive Edition missed the point of a remaster," by Cameron Kunzelman, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22792109/grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-review-definitive-edition-ps5-ps4-xbox-one-series-x Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite

Listen in to our latest episode recorded LIVE on October 30th during our End of Year Letters Fundraiser stream. Ty and Jess were joined by TL Foster and Cameron Kunzelman to chat about some news and what they've been playing. Do you follow us on Twitch already yet? Follow us here! Articles talked about: ‘Kingdom Hearts' Sora Is The Final Fighter In ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' and Sony Introduces New PlayStation PC Label Follow our guests: TL: @turbobison Cameron: @ckunzelman Find more Uppercut content here. Follow the crew: Jessica: @awildjessichu Ty: @owoathkeeper Support us on Patreon Join the Uppercut Discord server here!

This week Rob is joined by Ranged Touch's Cameron Kunzelman and PCGamesN's Ian Boudreau to discuss an unusual World War II military shooter that feels more like a tactics game: Hell Let Loose. Hear the stirring tale of trying to explain how to drive a manual transmission to someone who has only ever been in his 2006 Honda Civic during the middle of a war. Find out which war movie officer Rob would be. And by the end, probably have a pretty good idea of whether or not this would be your thing or not.

Rob is joined by Nicole Clark and Cameron Kunzelman to discuss two recent deck builders: Klei's Griftlands and Abrakam's Roguebook. What do we like and what brings us dismay about each? How do they stack up against other recent paragons of the genre? Where do these types of games fit into the strategy ecosystem? Is boxed macaroni and cheese really that much better if you drop some unsalted butter in there? That's not relevant to the episode. It's just me, Len, asking a cooking question.

This episode is taken from a keynote speech from Cameron Kunzelman, who is a game developer, a journalist and much more. Listen to his insightful thoughts on where the industry is headed in the next ten years and beyond.Gamers Unlimited is presented by Lawrence Tech Esports. "Recruit Yourself" to LTU's inaugural varsity team by visiting https://ltuathletics.com/Forms/Recruit_Your_Self The show is sponsored by Hungry Howie's Pizza. Order from the home of the original flavored crust pizza at hungryhowies.com.

Ranged Touch's Cameron Kunzelman returns to the show to talk about the fascinating detective RPG that is Disco Elysium. We talk about how the game represents contemporary capitalism, the strengths and weaknesses of its character portrayals, the spectre of communism and, of course, Cuno. Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopia. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future. Twitter: https://twitter.com/utopianhorizons email: utopianhorizonspod [at] gmail dot com Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/utopianhorizons Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

This week Gerry and Aaron's guest is Cameron Kunzelman of the "Just King Things" and "Game Studies Study Buddies" podcasts! We talk Vonnegut's 1951 short story "All the King's Horses," adaptation, chess, Go, games, game theory, the Cold War, the 90s, Stephen King, The Queen's Gambit, esports, Pikmin 3, and finally taking down the Vonnegut Library! #FreetheGame #FreetheVonnegutBoardGame

Oversaturation by Cameron Kunzelman  This essay argues that "centering" race is not the same thing as undoing racism. The concept of "saturation" helps explain how institutions of power can become more accommodating to racial critique and racialized peoples without fundamentally transforming into anti-racist bodies. Read more essays about living with technology at reallifemag.com and follow us on Twitter @_reallifemag.

Cameron Kunzelman píše o videohrách jako nikdo jiný. V jednu chvíli jako nadšený geek doporučuje nezávislé klenoty, jindy rozebírá videoherní pandemie nebo v podcastu Ranged Touch analyzuje RPG hry z akademického pohledu. Kunzelman ve svých textech pro VICE, Polygon nebo odborných článcích nedělá rozdíl mezi blockbustery a indie scénou. A otevírá tak nové způsoby, jak hry jako všudypřítomnou kulturní formu chápat.

Cameron Kunzelman píše o videohrách jako nikdo jiný. V jednu chvíli jako nadšený geek doporučuje nezávislé klenoty, jindy rozebírá videoherní pandemie nebo v podcastu Ranged Touch analyzuje RPG hry z akademického pohledu. Kunzelman ve svých textech pro VICE, Polygon nebo odborných článcích nedělá rozdíl mezi blockbustery a indie scénou. A otevírá tak nové způsoby, jak hry jako všudypřítomnou kulturní formu chápat.

Rob is joined by Cameron Kunzelman and Evan Lahti to discuss Gears Tactics, which adapts the familiar rhythms and dynamics of Gears of War to a turn-based, squad-tactics format with generally positive results.

Rob is joined by Cameron Kunzelman and Ethan Gach to return to the world of Frostpunk before the frost as the panel considers the game's latest DLC, The Last Autumn. In some ways it's an expansion the reveals some of the worst traits of Frostpunk, but in some other ways it reinvents and reimagines the game as a trickier and more credible management game.

War. War never changes.Except … that’s not exactly true is it? I’d argue that war has changed demonstrably in the past two decades. It’s gotten longer, somehow less deadly, and far weirder. Also. Despite America being engaged in multiple conflicts on multiple continents … Americans are paying less attention to foreign military engagements than ever before. The current international situation, I’d say, is a bit of an anomaly.Worse, the country is fractured in a way that can be hard to understand. There’s more information than ever before and, instead of uniting us, it’s making it hard for us to settle on a consensus reality. We live in confusing, stressful, and bizarre times.How did we get here?I don’t know. If I did, I’d be selling a book and not here, with you, podcasting. What I can do is discuss a piece of art. A prescient piece of art I think helps explain how we got here.Here to discuss that piece of art is Cameron Kunzelman. Kunzelman is a media critic who has published in may illustrious publications. Cameron, thank you so much for joining us.OK. So I’m talking about Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. This is it. We’re doing the Metal Gear Solid episode.You can listen to War College on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or follow our RSS directly. Our website is warcollegepodcast.com. You can reach us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/warcollegepodcast/; and on Twitter: @War_College. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Not every novel must be Inifinite Jest, not every RTS game must be Starcraft 2. Sure, sometimes you need to hold your copy of Starcraft 2 with the cover facing out so people at the coffee shop KNOW you're playing Starcraft 2, but sometimes you just want to play a quick game of something and get out. This week, Rob and Cameron Kunzelman discuss three RTS games the can be played in less time than it takes to listen to this episode. So once you are done loudly asking if the barista has a second bookmark you can borrow for the footnotes, take a listen to our discussion on Circle Empires, Escape Dead Earth, and Death Crown.

A host of fantastic guests join the show to talk about utopian and dystopian places in videogames. We've got Rosie from Diane on Dark Souls, Lana Polansky on Space Funeral, Cameron Kunzelman on State of Decay, Jon Bailes on Persona 5, Trevor Strunk on Mega Man and me talking about Final Fantasy VII. Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopia. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future. Twitter: @utopianhorizons Email: utopianhorizonspod [at] gmail dot com Support: patreon.com/utopianhorizons Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

This week, we're joined by videogame critic/journalist Cameron Kunzelman of Vice Games, Paste, and Kotaku (among many others). We pick apart Dragon Quest Builders 2 and the still-beating heart of crafting games, the 8-person multiplayer game Project Winter, and the lizard-brain capitalist appeal of card games. From there, we take a deep dive into cloud gaming and the future of online digital storefronts. Find Cameron on Twitter @ckunzelman. Special thanks to our Patreon subscribers, and shout out to Wesley Martin and Alyse Stanley for donating at the Bad End Patron tier! Become a contributor at patreon.com/badend 2:18 - What's up with freelance game journalism, Cameron? 7:38 - PUBG 9:53 - Project Winter 12:53 - Dragon Quest Builders 2 27:30 - Hearthstone, MTG, Yu-Gi-Oh, Keyforge and the Soul of CCGs 47:00 - Talking to normal people about videogames, the schism between "hardcore" and everything else, the potential of cloud gaming 1:18:15 - The new age of gaming platforms Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho

The phenomenon that is the Battle Royale videogame genre and the pseudo-dystopias depicted in games like PUBG, Fortnite and Apex Legends is the subject of this episode. Academic, writer and co-founder of Ranged Touch, Cameron Kunzelman, joins me to loot the genre's barren thematic landscapes for some fragments of meaning. Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopia. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future. Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Seven weeks ago, we at Waypoint set out on a journey to untangle the lore of Kingdom Hearts. Partially, this was for our listeners who trust our expertise in all matters of the heart, but in honesty, it was mostly for ourselves. We, perhaps like you, had been plagued by questions about the Disney-Square collaboration. These were not novel questions, we know, and to series diehards they were simple: Why do so many people have the letter X in their names. Who was Xehanort, and what did it men to be norted? What's up with Mickey Mouse's shirt situation? How many different ways can you write out the sound "key"? What's more powerful, friendship or darkness? We learned, of course, that many of these questions were deeply connected. Especially the one about Mickey's naked chest.What we didn't anticipate, though, were all of the complex questions that went beyond lore and into the realm of philosophical inquiry: If there are bodies, souls, and hearts, where does the person reside? If some people are drawn inexplicably to the darkness, does that relate some terrible truth about their eternal character? Should we think of the unfractured world (before the First Keyblade War) as an uncorrupted, Rousseauian state of nature or as a violent, Hobbesian land of unrepressed violence? And speaking of repression, what the hell is up with memories?These are big questions, and we could not answer them alone. That is why Waypoint's intrepid lore master, Natalie Watson, and I followed the example of Sora and sought allies for this difficult journey. Which is why, joining us today are Waypoint columnist Cameron Kunzelman and games academic Michael Lutz, the co-hosts of Game Studies Study Buddies over on the Ranged Touch. Together, we dive into all of these questions and more. Though we left with even more questions to answer, the experience brought us clarity and provoked entirely new modes of understanding. We hope it does the same for you, and if you'd like to dig deeper on any of these topics, a good starting place is the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Discussed: The Aura (Benjamin), Neoplatonism, Forms (Platonic and Aristotelian), Existentialism, Identity (Code Switching, Gender Theory, Queer Studies), Dialectics, Ontological Pluralism, Panpsychism, Kingdom Hearts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on 1996 Game Boy classic Pokémon Red/Blue. We situate the game in time and spend a fair amount of time discussing the Game Boy itself as a handheld system, before turning to the game itself. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up to Pewter City's Gym Leader, Brock Podcast breakdown: 0:40     Pokémon discussion 55:02   Break 55:35   Feedback & Review Issues covered: the series as a whole and its stewardship and popularity, 1996 in games, Tim's start in the industry, our histories with handheld systems, the Game Boy as a movement, the convergence of handheld and console in the Switch, the Game Boy launch, a side business that exploded on them, sales of the Game Boy, iterating on the hardware then and now, mobile gaming, pacing on mobile gaming, naming your hero and adversary and Pokémon, "all boys leave home," dropping you right into the world, lack of quest, trusting the player, knowing the other's Pokémon choices, Tim bouncing off the series, limiting the player's options early, a pastoral/nostalgic feel, basing it on childhood memories, JRPG structure and games of the time, exploring JRPGs and how they differ at the time, elemental battling, leveling your critters instead of your character, managing tone, chancing into destroying Brock's rock Pokémon, anime quality of the characters, rock-paper-scissors battling, persistent effects and strategy, the Pikachu that got away, "shiny" types and rarity, gamers grinding, Tim wanting to collect everything, the cast of characters/Pokémon, the experience of having a pet, domesticating pets, generational games, a new singing review!, gamer memory, gatekeeping, growing the audience, Oral History of Republic Commando, Game Boy peripherals and licensed gear, collecting and trading Pokémon, encouraging different kinds of city simulation behavior, the memory card. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Game Freak, Nintendo, NES/SNES, Sega Genesis, Creatures, The Pokémon Company, Pokémon Let's Go, Ni No Kuni, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, Tamagotchi, Skylanders, Super Mario 64, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Nintendo 64, Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, Final Doom, Marathon Infinity, Diablo, Mario Kart, Kirby's Block Ball, Donkey Land 2, Nintendo Switch, Metroid 2, Link's Awakening (+ Legend of Zelda series), Nintendo 3DS, Virtual Boy, Super Mario Land, Tetris, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Micro, Game Boy Advance, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Shigeru Miyamoto, Pikmin, Final Fantasy IX, Super Mario RPG, Dragon Quest/Warrior (series), Ultima (series), Eye of the Beholder, Phantasy Star, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Anatole France, Jeff Cannata, Christian Spicer, DLC podcast, Dungeons and Dragons, Reed Knight, Infocom, Zork, Gilmore Girls, Where You Lead, Carole King, speakyclean, GTA III, Lucas Rizoli, Cameron Kunzelman, Republic Commando, Xbox One, Kieron Gillen, Thief, PC Gamer UK, John Williams, Kotaku, David Collins, Starfighter/Jedi Starfighter, PS2, PSNow, Ester Olsen, The2ndQuest, Pokémon Stadium, Nintendo Wii, Scott Richardson, Streets of Sim City, Maxis, EA, Crazy Taxi, Sega Dreamcast, LucasArts, Lego City Undercover, Andrew Kirmse, Ben from Iowa. Next time: Get into Saffron City Links: PLAYER/KNOWLEDGE Gamer Memory and GTAIII Kieron Gillen on Thief, 20 Years On @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

We discuss the article "Where are the Radical Politics of Cyberpunk?" by Cameron Kunzelman in Waypoint: https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/ne5jg7/radical-politics-cyberpunk-2077 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/artistmaterialist/support

On this late-but-great edition of Waypoint 101, Austin and Rob are joined by regular Waypoint freelancers Cameron Kunzelman and Dante Douglas for a deep dive on Mad Max, Avalanche's 2015 open world game based on the post-apocalyptic, car-crazed world. They dig into the game's world, characters (including... character names) and politics, with a healthy dose of Waypoint forum discussion. Please note that there is a content warning for a brief discussion of violence and misogynistic content in the game.Discussed: Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Games like Baldur's Gate cast a long shadow but, like a racist grandparent, come along with too many caveats of being a product of their time. There have been many attempts to capture the magic of early CRPGS while adding modern accoutrements, and the financial success of games like Pillars of Eternity and Dragon Age: Origins are clear indicators that the public is looking for such a product. But have any of these attempts actually nailed the CRPG formula? Is a modern CRPG truly worth pursuing, and were the originals as good as we remember? Join our host T.J. Hafer, Rowan Kaiser, and Cameron Kunzelman as they travel from the Gold Box to the most recent iteration of Pillars of Eternity in search of the perfect CRPG.

The yearly "beefcake" parade of video game protagonists is in full swing. In just two days, we get to become as Gods and rip arms off Viking deities. But are the power fantasies God of War provides really all that satisfying? How complex and interesting are the power fantasies video games provide and what other kinds of power can we find in games?   Show Notes:   - Runtime: 35 mins 20 sec -  "Games Need More Power Fantasies Beyond Beefy Dudes with Big Guns" by Cameron Kunzelman via Waypoint - Music by Brad Sucks

This week Rob and Troy "Canadians are just as tough as Vikings" Goodfellow are joined by Waypoint's Ian Boudreau and Cameron Kunzelman to talk about Shiro Games' Northgard. A reasonably-paced RTS set in the time of Vikings, Northgard gives you a thoughtful, boardgame-like experience that isn't focused on APM. Northgard turns the tables on traditional RTS games by emphasizing a small number of precious units rather than throwing hordes at the player. The winters can be brutal, but Northard earns a strong recommendation from the panel.

This #veryspecial episode of Edge Guard features something a little bit different: an interview with Cameron Kunzelman, designer of Skateboarder, which we played for an earlier episode. We ask Cameron a little bit about his inspiration and design process for the game, solve the mystery of the little boxes, and chat about our impressive hour-counts in PUBG.   If you haven’t already, make sure to follow Cameron on Twitter! @ckunzelman

With a few different Waypoint editors taking some time off this week, Danielle and Patrick are joined by one of our more regular writers, Cameron Kunzelman, to break down my piece arguing Assassin’s Creed should ditch its sci-fi trappings. Somehow, we end up talking about the Hellraiser movie that takes place in space, a bizarre D&D campaign called Spelljammers, and why we get hung up on the notion of “it’s good for a video game.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Idle Weekenders bid this crappy year adieu with the help of friend and colleague Cameron Kunzelman. They talk home settings in games, from the cozy confines of Stardew Valley’s quaint town, to the too-millennial aspirations of later Sims, to the much wackier ways in which horror games set family life. Then, we talk some serious trash about White Christmas and other fabulous trashcan eclairs. Like Dark Matter. Discussed: Stardew Valley, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Quiet Year, Crusader Kings, Animal Crossing, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Resident Evil 7, Tacoma, Hyper Light Drifter, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, White Christmas, Dark Matter

In this episode of Edge Guard, Blake and Jordan ride virtual skateboards in Cameron Kunzelman’s Skateboarder, a browser game about doing mad tricks, bro, but also about the slow deterioration of a professional skateboarder’s health, money, and happiness. The game prompts our hosts to reminisce about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Ebaum’s World, and the dubious legality of mid-2000s flash games.   Play the game here: https://ckunzelman.itch.io/skateboarder   And follow Cameron Kunzelman on Twitter: @ckunzelman

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in the middle of our three-episode series on Silent Hill 2. We spend a lot of time talking about the section in the hospital and the potential meaning or personification of Pyramid Head. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up until the Labyrinth Podcast breakdown: 0:34 Single segment this week! Issues covered: Tim's Halloween costume, picking favorite moments, Pyramid Head first interactive encounter, his reputation, character design, ninja/tabi boots, wading right off into the water, following Pyramid Head, water as a theme, the drowned people under the lake, possible subtext, anthology rather than series, New England horror vibe, "something's up with that kid," differences between Maria and Mary, madonna/whore complex, James's reactions, the uncanny valley of character motivations, an "adult game," having different versions of Laura Palmer, influence of David Lynch's films, companion AI, game over if you kill Maria accidentally, running into Eddie in the bowling alley, seductively posing Maria in various locations, turning companion AI into strengths, a place more terrifying than the apartments, "ugh, the nurses," discomfort with sexuality, being uncomfortable in a hospital with his dead wife, is it all in your mind?, the doctor's note and the "other side," Pyramid Head as a personification of an idea rather than a character, map mechanics though they could be better, lack of distinction between rooms you must have to visit and those you don't, what's the use of an empty chest or a mimic in RPGs, Maria lying down and the breathing in the other side, the rooftop weirdness, does Pyramid Head trigger the radio, silly keys, best key in a video game: hair and bent needle, James turns his head at items of interest, green goop, RE training you to follow the science, Laura knows Mary from the hospital, maintaining the pieces that fits and dropping the clues that don't, the creature design of the Flesh Lips, tilting camera, how Brett measures space, map reset, production value foul, question of when Maria comes to the other side, Tim kills Maria, losing Maria to Pyramid Head, unnecessary combat working against horror, descending down down down, do you want to jump down the hole?, the weird hotel game show, humor in Asian horror, fidelity in horror games, lethality and vulnerability, embracing style, a handful of scary lo-fi games, less is more. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Winona Ryder, Stranger Things, Final Fantasy (series), Silent Hill: Homecoming, The Collective, Cloverfield (anthology series), Resident Evil (series), Richard Bachman, Stephen King, The Secret World, Hitman, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Halloween (film), David Lynch, John Carpenter, Halo 6, Uncharted (series), Day of the Tentacle, Ron Gilbert, Lord of the Rings (obliquely), Bjorn Johansson, Inception, George Romero, John Romero, Dungeons & Dragons, Lost, Freddy Krueger, Amnesia, Alien: Isolation, Metal Gear Solid, The Host, Shakespeare, Michael Ficus, Cthulhu, The Shrouded Isle, Tanya Short, KitFox Games, Alone in the Dark, Splatterhouse, Friday the 13th, Minecraft, Infocom, The Lurking Horror, Cameron Kunzelman, Epanalepsis, Kitty Horrorshow, David Pittman, Minor Key Games, Eldritch, Slayer Shock, Frictional Games, Soma, Penumbra, Dark Corners of the Earth, H. P. Lovecraft. BrettYK: 1 TimYK: 50 Next time: Finish Silent Hill 2! @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

This month on the First Person Podcast, special guest Cameron Kunzelman joins Chris Rob and I to talk isometric rpgs. How and why has the genre persisted after all these years? What function does long form textual narrative have in today's attention-economy? We also talk about Cameron's ongoing video let's play of the Baldur's Gate series, Mages and Murderdads as well as his work with Waypoint and Paste.

Cameron Kunzelman joins us and 16 of the Best Adventurers on an odyssey to steal the Declaration of Independence! Danger will most certainly be faced head-on while the toughest of choices will be made! Does Link have what it takes to defeat Nathan Drake? Is Bear Grylls a big fat liar? Did Dan seriously believe Dora the Explorer could hear his responses when he talked to the TV? The answers to these questions and so much more await you in Journey To The Center Of The [BRACKET!]. Ask your parents to pick up a copy today!! Mages & Murderdads Cameron's column on Waypoint Join our Facebook Group Subscribe via RSS Review us in iTunes Follow us on Twitter Suggest a Topic View the completed bracket

Cameron Kunzelman joins Kevin and Kitty to talk level editors and game-maker games this week; then the trio quench an endless thirst for weapon repair and world building in Dark Cloud.

Emerging from the wreckage of the Big Shell, Jackson travels through time to meet Cameron Kunzelman in the depths of the russian jungle, on a secret mission to stop a tank which can go really fast. In this third entry into the Metal Gear podcasts, Cameron and Jackson drill into the big questions: who does Snake kiss? Is it possible to make an anti-war War Game? And is Metal Gear even that ridiculous at all?This is a fantastic episode and I hope you can take the time to give it a listen! Big, big thanks to Cameron for stopping by, you can find their writing at This Cage Is Worms, Paste and Twitter, their games here or on Steam, and a variety of Youtube fun stuff, well, on Youtube.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things discussed: Metals Gear 1-5, Shigeru Miyamoto, Final Fantasy VII, Leigh Alexander on MGSVMusic This EpisodeSnake Eater by Norihiko Hibino & Cynthia HarrellFanfare (FFVII) by Nobuo UematsuWay To Fall by Starsailor

This week! We have a special interview with Cameron Kunzelman, owner and proprietor of Reading EGM on tumblr. Join us as we chat about EGM’s past, game writing’s past and present, and more! Check out Cameron’s twitter, website, games, and of course the Reading EGM tumblr. Donate to Greg’s Extra Life drive - click here. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 13 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, and more! Click here to download. Got an Android device? You can now download our app on the Amazon Android Appstore. Find out all about it here. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! Running time: 1:17:55

Welcome to the first podcast in the brand new Critical Distance Confab! We were so impressed with Mattie Brice's moderation of our Black History Month podcast that we've asked her back to helm a new, monthly series. Each month on the 15th, Mattie will be tackling exciting, weighty topics flanked by special guests from across the critical landscape - and perhaps a few surprises as well! This month, Mattie sits down with fellow critic-developers Lana Polansky and Cameron Kunzelman, to discuss how they got involved in game design, why game development interests them, and how becoming a developer has changed how they write about games. CAST Mattie Brice: Alternate Ending Lana Polansky: Sufficiently Human Cameron Kunzelman: This Cage is Worms SHOW NOTES Rise of the Videogame Zinesters Opening Theme: 'Close' by The Alpha Conspiracy Closing Theme: 'Wishing Never' by The Alpha Conspiracy