Podcast appearances and mentions of cecilia d'anastasio

The Checkpoint crew is joined by guest host, Cecilia D'Anastasio to discuss some of the recent accusations of sexual misconduct in esports and what actions to take to prevent them in the future. Then they open up about their history with Final Fantasy XIV and the community.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maddy and Kirk talk about what they're playing; in Maddy's case, that involves a brand new gaming monitor that makes Outer Wilds look so, so good. She's also playing Madden NFL 20. Meanwhile, Kirk beat Death of the Outsider, started up Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Fire Emblem, and tried Burgle Bros with his tabletop group. We then bring in Kotaku senior reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio (35:06) for discussion about her article, "For Men Who Hate Talking On The Phone, Games Keep Friendships Alive," and also, the importance of gaming etiquette, especially for competitive games. We close out with off-topic discussion (1:11:32) about Veronica Mars... again.Music pick of the week: “What A Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! The dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter = @IndieRonin (Nathan) and @AnOptionalQuest (Michael) Time-codes: 05:07 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 36:14 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (4 items) 36:58 - #1: GDC postponed to later this year due to coronavirus concerns (Megan Farokhmanesh and Nick Statt, The Verge) 52:34 - #2: Nintendo cracks down after high-profile leaks (Cecilia D'Anastasio, Wired) 1:03:47 - #3: Final Fantasy 7 Remake is 100GB in size (Robert Ramsey, Push Square) 1:13:53 - #4: Konami code creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto has passed away (James Batchelor, GamesIndustry.biz) 1:16:04 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:26:40 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:35:10 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Panzer Paladin, by Tribute Games, coming to Nintendo Switch and PC in Summer 2020) 1:40:05 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Kirk and Maddy talk about games they're playing, which in Maddy's case is still Destiny 2 and Borderlands 3. Kirk beat Sayonara Wild Hearts, a music-focused game that he strongly recommends, and he just started Disco Elysium, a detective game with a ton of dialogue systems. We then break for some discussion of the news (32:23), touching on Kotaku's coverage of Pokemon Go and privacy, Blizzard's approach to China and Hong Kong, and the Fortnite black hole. We close with off-topic talk (56:53) about books each of us has read: Educated by Tara Westover, Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, and Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.Music pick of the week: “Begin Again” from the Sayonara Wild Hearts Soundtrack, by Daniel Olsen and Jonathan Eng, feat Linnea Olsson.“The Creators Of Pokémon Go Mapped The World. Now They're Mapping You” by Cecilia D'Anastasio and Dhruv Mehrotra: https://kotaku.com/the-creators-of-pokemon-go-mapped-the-world-now-theyre-1838974714“Are China's Tantrums Signs of Strength or Weakness?” by Zeynep Tufekci: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/10/why-does-china-care-about-daryl-moreys-hong-kong-tweet/600001/

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! The dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 02:33 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 19:14 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (4-ish items) 20:45 - #1: Exclusive deep dive on PS5 details (Peter Rubin, Wired) 38:00 - #2: Blizzard's self-created mess, and playing Blizzard games during the controversy (Cecilia D'Anastasio, Kotaku) 51:21 - #3: Bluepoint's new project & iD Software's delayed project (Alyssa Mercante @ GamesRadar, and Petrana Radulovic @ Polygon) 1:04:34 - #4: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon tv series spin-off (Rebekah Valentine, GamesIndustry.biz) 1:10:35 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:30:00 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:42:27 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Dark Devotion, by Hibernian Workshop, out now on PC, coming to PS4/Switch on October 24th [sorry, misspoke on the podcast!] for $19.99) 1:49:33 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

The umbrella of “games” contains many categories, and one that Jordan knows very little about is esports. Luckily, esports host Frankie Ward – who you may know as the woman who appeared in a shark costume when she presented the PC Gaming Show at E3 2019 – took the time to explain why she loves esports so much, and to answer questions like:Why have publishers failed to create brand new esports?How do these digital sports compare to the more traditional physical ones?And how does the industry make its money?(Once you’ve listened to this episode, you may also like to check out Cecilia D'Anastasio’s investigation for Kotaku on whether esports is a bubble ready to burst.)

Maddy and Kirk talk about what they're playing; in Maddy's case, that involves a brand new gaming monitor that makes Outer Wilds look so, so good. She's also playing Madden NFL 20. Meanwhile, Kirk beat Death of the Outsider, started up Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Fire Emblem, and tried Burgle Bros with his tabletop group. We then bring in Kotaku senior reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio (35:06) for discussion about her article, "For Men Who Hate Talking On The Phone, Games Keep Friendships Alive," and also, the importance of gaming etiquette, especially for competitive games. We close out with off-topic discussion (1:11:32) about Veronica Mars... again.Music pick of the week: “What A Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke

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 The Greetings From crew has got that Summertime Sadness, so we decided to revisit the games that are like a warm blanket on our soul. We also took some time to talk about our favorite runs from SGDQ 2019 and shame some folks who deserved it. Works Discussed Punch-Out!! (2009) developed by Nintendo Super Mario Sunshine developed by Nintendo Pokémon Crystal developed by Nintendo Minecraft developed by Mojang Grand Poo World 2 developed by DKBarbarian The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind developed by Bethesda Game Studios Final Fantasy IX developed by Square Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! Developed by Insomniac Night in the Woods developed by Infinite Fall Dishonored developed by Arkane Studios World of Warcraft developed by Blizzard Entertainment Hohokum developed by Honeyslug, in collaboration with Richard Hogg, and Sony Santa Monica Fallout: New Vegas developed by Obsidian Entertainment Fez developed by Polytron Corporation Salutations Olivia: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D developed by Grizzo Rebecca: Murdered: Soul Suspect developed by Airtight Games Tyler: Portal 2 developed by Valve Corporation Links “The New “Borderlands 2” DLC Throws More Shade at David Eddings,” by Gavin Sheehan, Bleeding Cool: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/06/24/the-new-borderlands-2-dlc-throws-more-shade-at-david-eddings/ “Dr Disrespect’s suspension is a big moderation moment for Twitch,” by Julia Alexander, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/20/18684404/dr-disrespect-suspension-ban-twitch-bathroom-youtube “EA calls its loot boxes ‘surprise mechanics,’ says they’re used ethically,” by Ana Diaz, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/21/18691760/ea-vp-loot-boxes-surprise-mechanics-ethical-enjoyable “Mordhau Developers Address Controversy, Saying They Won't Add Gender Or Race Filters,” by Cecilia D'Anastasio, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/mordhau-developers-address-controversy-saying-they-won-1836079063 “Blindfolded Punch-Out!! (Wii) by zallard1 in 1:10:21 SGDQ2019,” by Games Done Quick, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUpT7fHi1lA “Super Mario Sunshine by Jcool114 and Kwaniza in 1:20:48 SGDQ2019” by Games Done Quick, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxqMhwx9n1s “Pokemon Crystal by Keizaron in 3:31:15 SGDQ2019,” by Games Done Quick, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PupgZtt_KEw “Minecraft by illumina1337 in 1:00:12 SGDQ2019,” by Games Done Quick, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9IrE1-F-SM “Grand Poo World 2 by MitchFlowerPower in 1:07:36 SGDQ2019,” by Games Done Quick, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0HnqnYMO8 Corrections The race at SGDQ 2019 was between Jcool114 and Kwaniza, not PangaeaPanga versus SniperKing. We apologize for this error. Questions? Comments? Email us at GreetingsFromCast@gmail.com Call us at +1-FIRM-GAMERS (+1-347-642-6377) 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 YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2Q7mpzlKYY24IY5i_8r2A 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

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week marks the first of our solo-episodes, so it may have a bit of a different feel from our normally conversational-show format. However, we'll continue to do our best to bring you all the biggest gaming news and amazing upcoming video game releases, just like you've (hopefully) come to expect and enjoy! As always, you can find me on Twitter as @IndieRonin, or you can email your questions, comments or feedback to: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Thanks for all your support, and hope you enjoy the episode! Time-codes: 02:00 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 29:32 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (9 items this week!) 31:13 - #1: Call of Duty 2020 in upheaval (Jason Schreier on Kotaku) 45:06 - #2: Minecraft might be the biggest-selling game of all time now! (Vikki Blake on Eurogamer) 49:20 - #3: Dexter's Lab is in Dreams on the PS4 (Zack Zwiezen on Kotaku) 53:07 - #4: Fortnite Creative World Cup trickshots for $3 million (Patricia Hernandez on Polygon) 56:54 - #5: Publishers pull games from Epic Store during mega sale (Nathan Grayson on Kotaku) 1:02:02 - #6: Skull & Bones delayed again til 2020 (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 1:05:07 - #7: Cyberpunk 2077 dev CD Projekt Red pledge (Jason Schreier on Kotaku) 1:10:11 - #8: Riot Games won't budge on arbitration issue (Cecilia D'Anastasio on Kotaku) 1:16:14 - #9: Sony and Microsoft team up on cloud gaming (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 1:20:46 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massogill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:35:49 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:43:44 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Skelly Selest, by Caiysware [Anthony Case], coming to PS4 on 5/21 and Xbox 1/Switch on 5/24) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week was a smaller news week, but there were so many games to play and new things to talk about that we couldn't NOT get excited about recording! As well as some new stories, we've also got updates on a story from last week too, so don't miss it. :D On one other note, this will actually be the last normal episode for a little while, which we've also gone into detail about on the podcast itself (after segment 1). I (Nathan) am going to be gone for about 3 months for the first of 4 externships, which I need to complete for the final year of my graduate schooling, and I won't be back until mid-to-late August. What does that mean for the podcast? It means that instead of having both Michael and me on the show together, we will be putting out solo episodes during that time period. We decided we didn't want to go back to an awful audio setup, similar to our rough first episode, so we decided it made more sense to attempt to continue the show on a weekly basis in this fashion temporarily so that you listeners have something to look forward to each week. Obviously, this will be a bit different and may take some getting used to, but we're hoping you'll still enjoy the content and bear with us until we can come back together in full force! As always though, we thank each and every one of you for the continued support, and we look forward to continuing the show for you all. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter via @IndieRonin, or via email: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Hope you enjoy the episode! Time-codes: 02:32 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 45:57 - Housekeeping and temporary format change explanation (New format starts next week and continues until mid-to-late August) 50:15 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 51:25 - #1: Sony's State of Play for May 2019 1:09:46 - #2: US Senator wants to legislate loot boxes targeted at kids (Charlie Hall on Polygon) 1:17:38 - #3: China's PUBG replacement, "Game for Peace" (Patricia Hernandez on Polygon) 1:22:35 - #4: New take on E-sports (Cass Marshall on Polygon) 1:31:08 - #5: Ongoing story, "Rioters Unplugged" walkout (Cecilia D'Anastasio & Nathan Grayson on Kotaku) 1:34:23 - #6: Delta Airlines tells staff to not unionize, and instead buy video games (Chris Bell on BBC News) 1:38:05 - #7: Failed attempts at Metroid and Castlevania cartoon creations in the past (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 1:41:15 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:54:30 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 2:03:29 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (John Wick Hex, by Bithell Games, coming to "consoles & PC") 2:08:16 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

It's another dispatch of the Nice Games Bulletin! Your nice hosts talk E3, Star Trek, and weaponized nostalgia, then eventually get around to discussing the latest news and releases in video games, including important developments in workers rights, console certification mishaps, and the live-action debut of more than one ugly rodent. “The Deep Space Nine Anniversary Documentary Is Hitting Theaters for One Day On… - James Whitbrook , IO9 Bulletin topic (Recent releases) Timecode 0:06:24 "Ronda Rousey Being In Mortal Kombat 11 Is Bullshit" - Heather Alexandra , Kotaku "Labo VR: how Mario and Zelda look and play in virtual reality" - Thomas Morgan , Eurogamer "Bubsy: Paws On Fire! Comes To Switch In May Whether You Want It To Or Not" - Ryan Craddock , NintendoLife "F. Gary Gray Is Working on a Saints Row Movie Adaptation" - Julie Muncy , Wired Bulletin topic (News) Timecode 0:28:15 Just saw Avengers: Endgame and want to talk about America's Ass? Subscribe to "Felix Drags Dale Through the Marvel Universe" (available wherever you get your podcasts)! "Over 150 Riot Employees Walk Out To Protest Forced Arbitration And Sexist Cult… - Cecilia D'Anastasio and Nathan Grayson , Kotaku "As Riot Games employees walk out, discontent swirls among video game industry … - Matthew Smith and Nicole Karlis , Salon "Epic buys Rocket League developer Psyonix, strongly hints it will stop selling… - Nick Statt , The Verge "Nintendo Removes Game From Switch Shop After Developer Reveals Secret Code Edi… - Nathan Grayson , Kotaku Play the web version of "A Dark Room" for free here. VR News! Category VR / AR / XR "Valve Index reveal: The best of VR’s first generation—but is it worth $999?" - Sam Machkovech , Ars Technica "Oculus Quest review: 2019’s best new gaming system is wireless, affordable VR" - Sam Machkovech , Ars Technica "Hands-on with the new $399 Oculus Rift S: More pixels, zero webcams, better fi… - Sam Machkovech , Ars Technica More News! Category News "Pitchford promises no “free-to-play junk” for Borderlands 3" - Kyle Orland , Ars Technica "Speedrunner Smashes A Computer-Assisted Super Mario Bros. Record By A Single F… - Natalie Degraffinried , Kotaku "Xbox Has New Guidelines on How to Talk Trash Without Getting Banned" - Nicole Carpenter , Motherboard "God of War Director Weighs In On Sonic the Hedgehog Design Changes" - Tyler Fischer , Comicbook.com

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! Michael and I have played a lot of games this past week, and we're excited to tell you all about them! There's also quite a bit of juicy news stories going on in the gaming scene, so sit back and enjoy the show! :D As always, feel free to email us your questions, comments and feedback to: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Or tweet/message me on twitter: @LightingHatNH We look forward to seeing you all again next week! Time-codes: 03:31 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 34:07 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 35:12 - #1: Riot employees planning a walkout --> Update: happening today, May 6th (Cecilia D'Anastasio on Kotaku) 39:06 - #2: New 1st-person Zelda: Breath of the Wild mod, available on Wii U and Switch (Patricia Hernandez on Polygon) 44:32 - #3: Slightly Mad Studios withdraws "Mad Box" trademark (James Batchelor on GamesIndustry.biz) 50:06 - #4: Epic Games set to acquire Psyonix, developer behind Rocket League (Michael McWhertor on Polygon) 51:55 - #5: Sonic movie character design change (Karen Han on Polygon) 1:00:38 - #6: Solitaire inducted into video game hall of fame (James Vincent on The Verge) 1:04:31 - #7: Rage 2 playable on 'Dreamcast' (Charlie Hall on Polygon) 1:08:26 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:19:28 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:27:42 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, by ArtPlay, DICO, and WayForward Technologies, Produced by Koji Igarashi, coming to PS4/Xbox 1/PC on June 18th, and Nintendo Switch on June 25th) 1:34:34 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Hey Players It's just me, so no new episode this week Unfortunately, I've been without internet for almost 2 weeks and so I didn't have a chance to set up a new interview for an episode this week. Sorry about that. But I have a bonus episode for you. I got an email from a listener named Brandon who asked me if I had any advice on how to start off with gaming Journalism. And I figured, since giving advice is the whole purpose of this podcast, why don't I share that advice with you. Here's the email: I think the most important thing is to get some experience. That goes for any area really :-) Now I don't really know if you're interested in writing reviews and news and such, or you're more into deep diving journalism with a focus on games. It's probably going to be hard to get to do the ladder with no experience, so let's just say that you need to the former either way :-) So go find as many sites that you'd like to write for. See if they have any email accounts that accept unsolicited applications. Find their Twitter accounts and follow them. Follow as many as the writers that you can find. Just the other day, for instance, I saw the previous writer on guides for Eurogamer, tweet that they're looking for a new guide writer. So keep your eye out for openings. Vic Hood from episode 15 started as an intern for Eurogamer. But when you contact them, they'll probably like to see something you've written. So start doing that. Start a blog or a Facebook page. Or start writing on Medium. So long as you publish your stuff. Besides the writing, you need to get experience with publishing and opening yourself to criticism and feedback. And you need to start getting in the habit of writing every day. Writing something that gets published every day. That's a tremendously good skill to have, even if you one day end up with the type of job where you spend most of your time researching, and the writing is just a part of it. That's probably not a starting position anyway :-) If money is an issue, you can look into ways that your writing can earn you something without it being a proper job, just like Steven in episode 14 who posts his writing on Steemit. I know blockchain is not as hot right now as it was last year, but there are also options like Patreon and Ko-fi. Think about what type of writing you want to do. If it's news, think about how you can present news stories in a way that separates you from all the other news outlets. As a beginner, you'll probably not have the access that's needed to write investigative stories like Cecilia D'Anastasio or Jason Schreier over at Kotaku. But you can still follow the industry and write about it. Writing reviews is simpler in a way. But I would advise you to also think about your style and tone in your reviews. In my opinion, the completely subjective review is passé - and it probably never really existed - so how do you make your voice heard in a review without drowning out the information that people are looking for in a review. Or maybe your reviews is all about style and entertainment, just like Zero Punctuations videos. If you don't have access to all the latest AAA titles, what's your strategy? Free to play games? Indie games? Older games? Humble Bundles? The Xbox Box Games Pass is 10 dollars a month. And I'm not saying that you can only ever write one type of content. But be deliberate about what it is that you're doing. Put some thought into it. But most importantly: start writing. Nobody is ever going to come and ask you to write for them unless you're an established writer. So get that experience and be ready to seize the opportunities that you see. The ways that you can build your own career have never been better than they are now and getting the right education or the right titles have never meant less than it does right now. Hope you can use that! That's it for this bonus episode of Player Characters. Remember that you are more than welcome to write to me as Brandon did, the email address is: contact@playercharacters.co

Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week, Nathan and Michael talk about gaming crunch-culture, company decisions, and a whole lot of Super Smash Brothers Ultimate! Timecodes: 03:09 - Housekeeping & Corrections 05:21 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 15:42 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (#1: Can game developer crunch-culture be beaten? [Ben Quinn on The Guardian]) 29:32 - #2: Riot Games, Does the punishment fit the crime? (Cecilia D'Anastasio on Kotaku) 34:21 - #3: Blizzard kills Heroes of the Storm E-sports (Jason Schreier on Kotaku) 40:31 - #4: NES & SNES no longer in production (Allegra Frank on Polygon) 44:41 - #5: Is 10 years okay to wait for another Smash? (Stefanie Fogel on Variety) 49:30 - #6: Police officers playing Smash! (Brittany Vincent on Variety) 54:23 - #7: Is Nintendo too far behind in their online infrastructure? (Allegra Frank on Polygon) 59:48 - #8: Super Smash Brothers Ultimate eye-wear event! (Allegra Frank on Polygon) 1:04:25 - #9: Gamers and entitlement 1:08:43 - #10: The Sonic movie hype falling... 1:15:45 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Software on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:30:45 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:39:21 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Genesis Alpha One, by Team17, releasing Jan. 29, 2019) 1:43:52 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute! Don't forget you can email us any questions, comments, or feedback to: brosandconsoles@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

Cecilia D'Anastasio of Kotaku joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss how the 'NPC' meme tries to dehumanize 'SJWs', the origins of the "non-playable character" meme, who is using it? (it's not just 4chan edgelords and the right!), isn't it just another way of saying "wake up, sheeple"?, video game and meme culture, and the conservatives' dying cries extending into both. Also! Your questions and comments, the pro-Saudi Twitter bot campaign meant to control the Jamal Khashoggi narrative, and much more!

We're not the great communicators that we used to be, apparently. However, that won't stop us from discussing "Communication" in this episode of LTRT. Giovanni hints at potentially joining a cult. Colin talks about how much they love screaming. Dave tries to stop this whole situation from blowing up. Greg courts a new sponsor for this podcast.  AS THE PROPHECIES FORETOLD, A SPECIAL NEW SHOW WILL APPEAR IN YOUR PODCAST FEED LATER THIS WEEK. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Make sure to like us on Facebook to get all the latest communiqués from your LTRT hosts. Follow us on Twitter so you can demand our attention whenever you want. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see our lovely faces. And finally, send your sternly written love letters to us in the form of a review on Apple Podcasts. Games discussed include Octopath Traveler, Spaceteam, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and Hearthstone Show Notes:    Dead Cells' Twitch Integration is Great, Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat   Console Repairmen Explain Why Cockroaches Love PS4s, Cecilia D'Anastasio, Kotaku   Buzzfeed News Cuts Podcasting Team to Focus on Video, Benjamin Mullin, Wall Street Journal   Telltale Games Layoffs, Matt Patches and Owen S. Good, Polygon   Guy Fieri Actually Had a Pretty Classy Clap-Back for Anthony Bourdain, Sarah Rense, Esquire

Jason's out of town, so Kotaku editor Maddy Myers joins Kirk to fill in as co-host. First up they talk about Nintendo's new Switch online service, the just-announced PlayStation Classic, how the maniacs who beat Destiny 2's new raid unlocked new stuff for everyone, and how streamers are reacting after someone shot a BB gun through the window of a popular PUBG personality. Then Kotaku EIC Stephen Totilo joins (33:33) to talk about Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a good game that's been unfortunately overSHADOWED (cough) by certain other September mega-games. Maddy and Kirk close out (55:23) with some talk of Assassin's Creed Origins, a couple TV recommendations, and a New Zealand-tastic music pick of the week. LINKS: "After Shooting At Dr Disrespect's House, Streamers Are Concerned For Their Safety," by Nathan Grayson for Kotaku Stephen Totilo's review of Shadow of the Tomb Raider "After Jacksonville Shooting, Gaming Event Organizers Pledge Better Security" by Maddy Myers for Kotaku Heather Alexandra and Cecilia D'Anastasio on what they liked and didn't like about The Dragon Prince Kirk's review of Assassin's Creed Origins and follow-up article about how absurdly huge the game is

Jason sits down with with Kotaku senior reporter (and resident Smash Bros. expert) Cecilia D'Anastasio to discuss their thoughts after playing the E3 demo of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. 

Kotaku staff writer Cecilia D'Anastasio goes in-depth about her wonderful article 'Two Final Fantasy XIV Players Buy Dozens Of Homes, Spark Debate Over Housing Shortage' (https://kotaku.com/two-final-fantasy-xiv-players-buy-dozens-of-homes-spar-1796692020) and explains how real-world issues translate into the world of gaming.

Jason explains to Kirk why gambling is the best thing ever and talks wedding catering before we jump into ARMS (11:54) and Star Trek Bridge Crew (19:21). Then, Kirk and Jason talk about "service games" (22:53), how the Final Fantasy VII remake will never come out (29:34), and Far Cry 5 hot takes (35:45). Kotaku staff writer Cecilia D'Anastasio joins the show (43:08) to talk about Overwatch, reporting, and her favorite animes. Then we cap things off with listener questions (1:11:05) on E3 Judge's week and free video game updates.