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In episode 588 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers get into the weeds on Steam store page optimization and what the data from How Many Dudes is suggesting. They break down what swapping screenshots and micro trailers appears to have done for visibility and conversion, where players are actually coming from, and why your visual hook might be doing more work than you think."How Many Dudes?": https://howmanydudes.com00:00 Cold Open00:48 Introduction and Welcome02:25 Sales Performance Analysis08:13 Comparative Sales Metrics11:29 The Importance of Game Hooks17:26 Store Page Optimization Strategies26:26 Understanding Traffic and Conversion Rates33:34 Analyzing Game Hooks and Marketing Strategies39:24 Micro Trailers and Their Impact on Sales45:24 Evaluating Game Trailers and Marketing Strategies48:51 Understanding Conversion Rates and Traffic Sources54:15 The Role of Unique Selling Points in Game Design59:36 Navigating Store Page Dynamics and User Behavior01:03:29 The Importance of End-to-End Game Experience AwarenessSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithbutterscotchSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/1LxNEnkChat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/bscotchSupport the podcast: https://moneygrab.bscotch.netLooking for help making and publishing your own games? Check out LudoKit, the web service we're building to help us with our own games: https://ludokit.com ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 587 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers point out that right now might actually be the best time to be an indie developer. They dig into why smaller, faster games are resonating with players, what the data from How Many Dudes tells them about market dynamics and visibility, and how studios can build sustainable businesses without burning themselves out in the process. "How Many Dudes?": https://howmanydudes.com"How Many Dudes?" Timeline blog: https://blog.bscotch.net/post/indie-game-dev-timeline-for-how-many-dudes/00:00 Cold Open00:31 Introduction and Welcome02:15 Postmortem Analysis of 'How Many Dudes'05:06 Understanding Game Success and Market Dynamics08:08 The Importance of Research and Development11:06 Interpreting Data and Making Decisions14:04 The Great Conjunction in Indie Game Development17:04 The Appeal of Smaller Indie Games20:14 Market Dynamics and Player Behavior29:35 Balancing Game Length and Player Engagement35:06 Navigating Post-Launch Updates and Player Expectations49:09 The Dilemma of Updating Underperforming Games50:05 Understanding Visibility and Market Demand54:05 The Importance of External Traffic for Game Sales59:45 The Distinction Between Game Quality and Market Appeal01:02:02 The Role of Cultural Relevance in Game SuccessSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithbutterscotchSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/1LxNEnkChat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/bscotchSupport the podcast: https://moneygrab.bscotch.netLooking for help making and publishing your own games? Check out LudoKit, the web service we're building to help us with our own games: https://ludokit.com ★ Support this podcast ★

Eddie Guerrero shows up at the Playboy Mansion demanding to speak to Hugh Hefner. The bodyguard thinks he means his actual mother. The door gets slammed in his face. He walks away cool. Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani recap the September 14, 2000 edition of WWF SmackDown, live from the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.Foley books three tag matches to force the Unforgiven participants to coexist: Angle and Triple H vs T&A, Kane and Benoit vs the Acolytes, and Rock and Undertaker vs the Dudleys in a tables match. The stipulation is that if you attack your partner before the pay-per-view, your Unforgiven match is cancelled. The hosts count roughly six ways the stipulation gets broken before the night is over.Triple H and Angle team up and spend the entire match trying to outshine each other against T&A. Test takes advantage of the dysfunction, pins Triple H clean, and gets the biggest singles win of his career to that point. T&A are not given a moment to celebrate. The hosts have a lot to say about that.Edge and Christian, meanwhile, introduce the Hardys of the Future. Two elderly men dressed exactly like Matt and Jeff with the jinkos and the cutoff shirts come to the ring. Then Lita's music hits. It is a third old man. Edge says "dude, time travel rules" and he is not wrong.Please support the show, and join our brand new Patreon, featuring watch-alongs for classic matches. You also get these episodes uncensored and one day early!Please subscribe at https://patreon.com/talesfromtheattitudeeraOther major discussion points include:Tazz buys a front-row seat directly behind Cole and Lawler, brings a bucket of popcorn, gets mic'd up throughout the Blackman vs Saturn hardcore match, and pours the rest of the popcorn on Cole on his way outKane and Benoit have a dysfunction problem: Benoit walks out mid-match and leaves Kane in a two-on-one situation while the hosts puzzle over who technically broke the stipulation firstVal Venis joins Right to Censor in white pants while everyone else wears black, says "I wasn't brainwashed" and "selective censorship is not wrong," and the crowd responds with a "ho" chantRock asks Lillian "do you like pie?" and the hosts have a lot of questions about the internal logic of this new catchphraseListener of the week: MKJ Comics writes in about his grandma who thought wrestling was real her whole life, called upset every time Triple H used a sledgehammer, and was buried with a John Cena wall clockPMFG weighs in: we are already in the bad creative period, the problems of 2001 started in 2000, and the Radicals died months in with no storyChapter marks00:00 Cold Open00:22 Welcome / Phoenix / SmackDown 9/14/200003:18 Listener Comments / Jonathan on Kreski and Continuity11:25 MKJ Comics: The Grandma Who Thought Wrestling Was Real15:12 PMFG: "We're Already in the Bad Creative Period"16:00 Back to the Show / America West Arena18:29 Foley Opens / "I Answer to the Fans"18:51 Tangent: Paul Heyman 2025 / "We Don't Answer to the Fans"22:43 Opening Segment / Foley Books Unforgiven25:10 Triple H Out / Tag Matches and Stipulations Announced31:25 Kane and Benoit vs Acolytes36:39 Triple H in Foley's Office37:34 Eddie at the Playboy Mansion38:58 Chyna Packs Her Bags40:14 Val Venis / "I Wasn't Brainwashed"42:52 Rikishi and Too Cool vs Right to Censor / Eddie Interferes44:59 Test and Trish Backstage45:36 Triple H and Angle vs T&A / Test Pins Triple H50:46 Tazz Wants to Quit / Foley Books Tazz vs Lawler at Unforgiven51:27 Edge and Christian: The Hardys of the Future54:43 Blackman vs Saturn / Tazz Heckles from Front Row56:32 Edge, Christian, and X-Pac vs Jericho and the Hardys58:32 Rock Promo / Do You Like Pie?1:00:04 Main Event: Rock and Undertaker vs Dudleys (Tables Match)1:04:19 Final Thoughts and Sign-Off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seven people lost their lives in the early hours of Saturday 22 August 2026 when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way along the A66 at South Bank, near Middlesbrough, collided head-on with a marked Cleveland Police armed response vehicle.Among those who died were Cleveland Police officers PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, along with the five occupants of the Passat.In this episode, former detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean examine what is currently known about the tragedy while recognising that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision is still at an early stage.Tom explains how police pursuits are controlled, why a pursuit can be abandoned when the danger becomes too great, and the specialist training required to drive police vehicles at high speed.Simon and Tom also reflect on incidents from their own police careers which brought home the risks faced by officers on the road.Simon recalls the 1994 death of Strathclyde Police officer PC Stuart Simpson, who was killed when his police vehicle was struck head-on by a car travelling the wrong way on the M8.Tom remembers losing two traffic officers while he was an acting divisional commander in West Lothian — and the devastating experience of personally going to the home of one of the officers to tell his wife that her husband had died.The conversation also examines:how police vehicle pursuits are managed and terminated;the highly specialised training of police traffic drivers;the role of Armed Response Vehicles in British policing;why most British police officers continue to patrol without firearms;the impact that the death of colleagues can have on a close-knit police force;and the support needed by officers and other emergency workers who attend traumatic scenes.The circumstances leading to the A66 collision are being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Tom and Simon therefore distinguish between what is known and the questions that remain unanswered.00:00 — Cold Open00:50 — The A66 tragedy: seven people killed02:43 — How police pursuits are controlled and called off06:36 — What we know about the A66 collision08:41 — Simon remembers PC Stuart Simpson and the 1994 M8 tragedy10:35 — Tom recalls losing two traffic officers in West Lothian15:41 — How road policing departments operate17:28 — The specialist training of high-speed police drivers20:47 — What is an Armed Response Vehicle?25:04 — Why most British police officers remain unarmed25:52 — The unanswered social-media question26:37 — Closing thoughtsCrime Time Inc. — Real cases. Real detectives. Real talk.About Crime Time Inc.Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.Two crime worlds. One podcast.New episodes released regularly throughout the season.Our Website: https://crimetimeinc.com/If you like this show please leave a review. It really helps us.Please help us improve our Podcast by completing this survey.http://bit.ly/crimetimeinc-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 586 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers discuss the current state of game sales, post-launch support strategies, and how community engagement and critical mass influence a game's longevity. They explore the strategic considerations behind post-launch game updates, including when to update, what kind of updates are effective, and how updates influence marketing and player engagement."How Many Dudes?": https://howmanydudes.com00:00 Cold Open00:33 Introduction and Welcome04:36 Current Status of 'How Many Dudes' Sales10:44 Sales Trends and Market Analysis20:50 Community Engagement and Critical Mass22:10 The Impact of Game Awards on Sales25:13 Post-Launch Strategies: What Comes Next?26:28 Deciding on Updates: When to Move On29:04 The Role of Player Base in Game Success31:04 Transformative Updates: When a Game Needs a Relaunch35:57 The Dilemma of Post-Launch Support38:24 Navigating the Risks of Game Launches42:16 The Importance of Marketing and Social Graphs44:39 Testing Theories: Making Meaningful Updates48:28 The Impact of Game Updates on Player Sentiment51:02 Influencer Activity and Marketing Opportunities53:00 Leveraging Updates for Marketing Success56:06 The Role of Free Updates vs. DLCs01:02:11 Evaluating Opportunity Costs in Game DevelopmentSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithbutterscotchSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/1LxNEnkChat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/bscotchSupport the podcast: https://moneygrab.bscotch.netLooking for help making and publishing your own games? Check out LudoKit, the web service we're building to help us with our own games: https://ludokit.com ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 585 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into the post-launch data for How Many Dudes, unpacking what Steam review scores, wishlist ratios, playtime histograms, and demo numbers are actually telling them. From there they get into the harder question of what to do with negative reviews, how to tell the difference between feedback worth acting on and noise worth ignoring, and how they're thinking about difficulty and accessibility as the game finds its audience.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:26 Introduction and Welcome02:16 Post-launch HMD community feedback07:25 Wishlists trend and projections13:42 Demo and full launch relationship 28:10 Accessing feedback37:08 Addressing negative feedback41:35 Conflicting feedback50:47 Updating the game based on feedbackTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

How can repeated failures across the criminal justice system allow a dangerous offender to remain a threat?In this episode of Crime Time Inc. Weekly News, former detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean examine the case of Simon Levy and the murders of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins.Tom and Simon look beyond the crimes themselves to the series of decisions and system failures surrounding Levy's offending history. They discuss acknowledged errors involving the Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service, and examine how information was handled as his offending escalated.The discussion includes delays in charging, failures to place crucial information before the court when bail was being considered, inadequate monitoring as a registered sex offender, missed court appearances and the decision to downgrade his risk assessment from high to medium.Drawing on decades of real investigative experience, Tom and Simon consider where responsibility lies when individual officers may be capable and conscientious but the systems around them fail. Tom reflects on his own experience as a Senior Investigating Officer, the importance of supervision, properly resourced murder squads, intelligence systems such as HOLMES, and the need to make sure critical information is actually joined together.They also discuss accountability when investigations go wrong — including the extraordinary prospect of officers involved in the Levy investigation themselves facing investigation — and ask whether these were isolated mistakes or evidence of a much wider systemic problem.As Tom puts it, policing needs good people and good systems. In this case, their conclusion is stark:The dots were not joined up.Tom Wood and Simon McLean bring decades of experience in murder investigations, serious crime, undercover policing and senior operational command to examine what happened, what should have happened, and what lessons policing must learn.Contains discussion of murder, sexual offending and violence.Chapters00:00 Cold Open00:48 Simon Levy: Two Murders and a Criminal Justice Failure01:46 Sex-Offender Risk & Missed Warning Signs02:58 The Timeline: Assaults, Rape, Bail and Murder04:08 Inconclusive Postmortems & Forensic Delays06:28 SIO Accountability & Investigating the Investigators08:50 Arrested, Released — Then a Second Murder10:48 “The Dots Were Not Joined Up”: Resources, HOLMES & Murder Squads12:07 Bail, Monitoring, Missed Court Dates & Risk Downgrade13:28 Portobello, Robert Black & Why Appearances Can Deceive15:44 Assumptions, Bias & Judging People by AppearanceReal cases. Real detectives. Real talk.CrimeTimeInc.comAbout Crime Time Inc.Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.Two crime worlds. One podcast.New episodes released regularly throughout the season.Our Website: https://crimetimeinc.com/If you like this show please leave a review. It really helps us.Please help us improve our Podcast by completing this survey.http://bit.ly/crimetimeinc-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multicoin Capital's Shayon Sengupta on why crypto is the most underpriced opportunity in tech, the firm's $319 HYPE base case, Solana vs Hyperliquid, and whether DePIN is dead.In one of his first interviews since being promoted to General Partner & Co-Head of Venture, Shayon joins Connor in New York to explain why Multicoin recommitted to crypto while peer funds expand into AI and robotics. They cover the two forces he believes the market is mispricing (infrastructure maturity and regulatory clarity), the everything exchange thesis behind Hyperliquid, why dual token-equity structures fail, the coming financialization of compute, and a candid Helium post-mortem. On DePIN: "You can call me delusional if you want. We are even stronger believers right now."Timestamps:00:00 - Cold Open00:42 - The Pod Returns with a Bang01:38 - What Changed Since the March Promotion03:25 - Inside Multicoin: Tushar, Spencer, Hedge Fund vs Venture06:08 - Favorite Memory: Breakpoint 2021, SOL at $25009:17 - Lessons from Three Cycles13:38 - AI in 2026 Is Crypto in 202114:19 - Why Multicoin Recommitted to Crypto18:35 - The Regulatory Unlock the Market Is Mispricing21:47 - Is Decentralization Still a Core Tenet?24:49 - Token Holder Rights and the Revenue Meta28:16 - The HYPE Thesis: $319 Base Case, the Everything Exchange30:53 - Are 99% Buybacks the New Standard?33:10 - Why Dual Token-Equity Structures Go to Zero37:33 - Solana vs Hyperliquid: Spot vs Perps42:10 - Request for Startups: Financializing Compute46:30 - Shayon Flips the Mic: Is AI Topping?48:53 - The Four-Year Cycle and Where the Bottom Is51:46 - Where the Next Bull Market Flows Go53:08 - Is DePIN Dead?56:40 - The Helium Post-Mortem59:14 - GEODNET, Grass, and DePIN's Next Five Years01:01:45 - Bear Market Wisdom: "Founders Remember"Follow Shayon: https://x.com/shayonsenguptaFollow Multicoin Capital: https://x.com/multicoinFollow Connor: https://x.com/richhomieconFollow Proof of Coverage: https://x.com/Proof_CoverageProof of Coverage is tech's creative agency. We make launch videos, brand films, founder stories, and event recaps for teams like Kalshi, MoonPay, and Solana.Work with us: https://proofofcoverage.xyzAlthough our guest is a General Partner of a registered investment adviser, nothing in this podcast should be considered an offer of Multicoin's investment advisory services or should otherwise be confused for investment, tax, legal or other financial advice. The hosts and guest, and the firms they represent, may hold positions in the companies and tokens mentioned in this episode and stand to gain in the event that the price of the tokens increase.  Multicoin's HYPE valuation report discussed in this podcast can be found as a link in the show notes.  The report includes important disclosures concerning the data and assumptions by Multicoin discussed today.Multicoin's Hype Analysis and Valuation report can be found HERE. The report includes important disclosures concerning the data and assumptions by Multicoin discussed today.Multicoin and the host may have interests in companies and tokens mentioned during the episode.

Could facial recognition become the biggest breakthrough in catching criminals since DNA matching?Live facial recognition is becoming an increasingly powerful tool for police — but as the technology expands, so does the debate over privacy, surveillance, regulation and the rights of innocent people caught on camera.In this episode of Crime Time Inc., former Scottish detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean examine the growing use of facial recognition technology, CCTV and digital evidence in modern policing.Tom argues that facial recognition could become as important to criminal investigations as fingerprints, CCTV and DNA, while Simon puts the opposing arguments to him: should police be able to routinely scan thousands of innocent people simply because the technology can identify wanted suspects?They discuss the need for safeguards, regulation and courtroom scrutiny, as well as the increasing importance of CCTV, doorbell cameras and other visual evidence in major investigations.The conversation also explores identification evidence and corroboration in Scottish criminal law. Tom explains why identifying a suspect is only part of the evidential picture — and why another independent strand of evidence can be crucial.Then the discussion turns to police warrants and the reality of tracking down wanted people. Tom and Simon explain the different types of warrants officers encounter, including non-payment warrants, non-appearance warrants, arrest warrants, search warrants, European Arrest Warrants, extradition and surveillance warrants.Drawing on their own policing careers, they recall the days of folders containing hundreds of outstanding warrants, early-morning attempts to trace wanted suspects, prisoner escorts across Britain — and one memorable flight involving a prisoner facing 22 years behind bars and a final whisky.Finally, Tom considers what happens when artificial intelligence, facial recognition and police databases begin working together. Could officers eventually receive real-time alerts identifying wanted people as they move through towns and cities? And could technology help policing compensate for growing pressure on resources across the criminal justice system?In this episode:00:00 — Cold Open00:59 — Facial Recognition: The Future of Policing?03:00 — Privacy, Regulation & CCTV Evidence06:21 — The Biggest Breakthrough Since DNA?07:48 — Identification, ID Parades & Corroboration10:34 — Warrants and Wanted Suspects14:06 — Prisoner Escorts & the “Last Whisky”16:55 — Arrest, Search, European & Surveillance Warrants19:53 — AI, Facial Recognition & Police ResourcesHosted by former detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean.Real cases. Real detectives. Real talk.About Crime Time Inc.Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.Two crime worlds. One podcast.New episodes released regularly throughout the season.Our Website: https://crimetimeinc.com/If you like this show please leave a review. It really helps us.Please help us improve our Podcast by completing this survey.http://bit.ly/crimetimeinc-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 584 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers are fresh off the biggest launch in Butterscotch history, and they're breaking down exactly what happened. They dig into the numbers behind How Many Dudes hitting 100,000 sales in two days, what drove the momentum, how it compares to their previous launches, and what the long tail might look like from here. They also get into the emotional side of shipping something this fast, what mobile looks like as a next step, and what a launch like this means for how they think about building games going forward.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:31 Introduction and Welcome01:34 Post-launch How Many Dudes? numbers13:25 Wishlists trend and price strategy15:25 Understanding platform algorithms and visibility26:43 Comparing launch metrics33:29 Mobile numbers and launch metrics42:00 Community feedback45:32 Emotional arc after the launch01:04 Evaluating the game dev approach for HMDTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Former detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean examine the PC Alan Greer investigation, the death of Elizabeth Jane Ross in Athens and FIFA's controversial proposed commercial deal.Crime Time Inc. Weekly News returns with real investigative experience applied to major stories from the UK and beyond.Tom and Simon begin with FIFA, discussing the influence of money in football, the proposed multi-billion-pound commercial arrangement, the Sepp Blatter era and the powers used by the FBI to pursue corruption and racketeering.They then examine the allegations surrounding Police Scotland officer PC Alan Greer. What role does PIRC play when police conduct or contact must be independently reviewed? Were there warning signs that colleagues or supervisors should have recognised? And how can one individual cause lasting damage to public confidence in the wider police service?The conversation moves to the death of Elizabeth Jane Ross, whose body was reportedly discovered inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens. Tom explains how detectives would secure and preserve such an unusual scene, how the suitcase and its contents would be examined, and why investigators must never allow an early assumption to compromise vital forensic evidence.Tom also describes the three broad types of murder investigation—from cases resolved rapidly to the long, painstaking inquiries that require what he calls “quiet persistence.”Finally, the discussion turns to the Isabel Rose Welsh case, the danger posed by outstanding arrest warrants, facial-recognition technology, criminal intelligence and the remarkable ability experienced officers can develop to remember faces, vehicles and registration numbers.Viewer discretion is advised. This episode includes discussion of death, serious sexual offences and child abuse.Some matters discussed were ongoing at the time of recording. Allegations should not be treated as proven unless established through the appropriate legal process.If you value informed true-crime analysis from people with genuine investigative experience, please like the video, subscribe to Crime Time Inc. and share the episode. Your support helps us continue producing independent true-crime documentaries, interviews and detective analysis.REAL CASES. REAL DETECTIVES. REAL TALK.CHAPTERS00:00 Cold Open00:53 Welcome to a New Season01:09 FIFA's Proposed Multi-Billion-Pound Deal06:00 World Cup Policing and the Tartan Army09:52 Sepp Blatter, FIFA and the FBI11:07 Power, Promotion and Police Leadership14:15 PC Alan Greer: Allegations and Investigation15:26 What Is PIRC?19:30 Independent Scrutiny of Police Investigations21:20 Were Warning Signs Missed?26:19 The Golden State Killer and Small Town Dicks27:39 Elizabeth Jane Ross and the Athens Suitcase Death31:23 How Police Handle a Body Found in a Suitcase32:51 Three Types of Murder Investigation36:05 Preserving Evidence and Avoiding Assumptions39:24 Isabel Rose Welsh and the Outstanding Warrant43:35 Facial Recognition and Modern Policing44:02 Detectives with Extraordinary Memories47:06 Policing Before Cars47:24 Closing#TrueCrime #CrimeTimeInc #PoliceInvestigationAbout Crime Time Inc.Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.Two crime worlds. One podcast.New episodes released regularly throughout the season.Our Website: https://crimetimeinc.com/If you like this show please leave a review. It really helps us.Please help us improve our Podcast by completing this survey.http://bit.ly/crimetimeinc-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can an AI do the right thing for the wrong reason? Tim Scarfe speaks with Apollo Research's Alexander Meinke, Axel Højmark and Jérémy Scheurer about Measuring Reward-Seeking via Contrastive Belief Updates, their new research with OpenAI.The panel asks how models infer what graders reward, why good behaviour can come from the wrong reason, and whether that difference can be measured. The conversation moves through promise-breaking, grader awareness, reward hacking, scheming, opaque reasoning and corrigibility, then turns to a detailed walkthrough of the contrastive-belief method and what its results do and do not show. The o3 results discussed here concern an intermediate checkpoint without safety training.This episode was made in partnership with Apollo Research. MLST retained full editorial control.ReferenceApollo Research: https://www.apolloresearch.ai/---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Cold Open00:02:12 Right Things, Wrong Reasons00:12:47 Grader Awareness00:26:22 Legibility00:32:35 What To Call It00:35:58 Intelligence, Agency, Anthropomorphism00:45:16 Apollo's Mission00:48:54 The End of the Exponential00:55:45 The Paper01:16:34 Closing Reflection---REFERENCES:tool:[00:00:08] Claude Fablehttps://www.anthropic.com/claude/fable[00:12:50] AlphaGo Zerohttps://deepmind.google/blog/alphago-zero-starting-from-scratch/[00:44:30] AlphaFold 3https://deepmind.google/science/alphafold/paper:[00:01:02] Measuring Reward-Seeking via Contrastive Belief Updateshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2607.18966[00:16:19] Natural Language Autoencoders Produce Unsupervised Explanations of LLM Activationshttps://transformer-circuits.pub/2026/nla/[00:26:48] Stress Testing Deliberative Alignment for Anti-Scheming Traininghttps://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15541[00:35:33] Shortcut learning in deep neural networkshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2004.07780[00:53:49] Measuring AI Ability to Complete Long Software Taskshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14499[00:59:52] Modifying LLM Beliefs with Synthetic Document Finetuninghttps://alignment.anthropic.com/2025/modifying-beliefs-via-sdf/[01:10:44] Alignment Faking in Large Language Modelshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2412.14093[01:13:55] Natural Emergent Misalignment from Reward Hackinghttps://www.anthropic.com/research/emergent-misalignment-reward-hackingother:[00:10:14] We Need a Science of Scheminghttps://www.apolloresearch.ai/science/science-of-scheming/[00:32:56] CoastRunners reward hacking examplehttps://deepmind.google/blog/specification-gaming-the-flip-side-of-ai-ingenuity/organization:[01:06:07] Redwood Researchhttps://www.redwoodresearch.org/---ReScript: https://app.rescript.info/share/718ab68e18cfa3b9b800da6b3290fd42

In the first installment of a four-part summer miniseries, hosts Kate Scott-Dawkins and Sam Weston pressure-test one of four plausible — and deliberately contrasting — futures for AI, advertising, and power by 2035. The scenario under the microscope: The Closed Loop, a world where a handful of vertically integrated platform ecosystems, not governments or open markets, come to govern everyday commercial life. The overarching story: convenience becomes a form of private governance, AI agents become the primary interface between brands and consumers, and marketing itself evolves into an exercise in shaping the instructions humans give their digital assistants.Key Topics DiscussedA control-vs-distribution framework for mapping four AI-driven futures, building on WPP's 2020 "Advertising in 2030" reportThe Closed Loop scenario: persistent AI assistants that manage household purchasing, negotiate on your behalf, and default to platform-preferred merchants and payment systemsWhy closed platforms must consistently outperform open-source alternatives for consumers to accept this trade-offThe regulatory gap between AI capability development and policymaking, referencing Dario Amodei's commentary and Mark Zuckerberg's Wall Street Journal op-ed on open AIHow brand purchase decisions increasingly get intermediated by agents — and why "human prompt injection" (shaping brand preference before the prompt is even written) becomes a core marketing disciplineMedia planning's evolving role in identifying when and how brand preference actually gets setGlobal parallels already in motion outside the US, including Tencent's WeChat super-app, plus Xiaomi and ByteDance's platform ambitionsThe national champion question: will governments cede control to platforms, or assert regulatory authority over themA year-by-year backcast of how this future could unfold, from the "convenience bargain" (2028–2030) through agentic commerce maturity (2032–2033) to full platform-architected life (2034–2035)CRM supremacy, membership psychology (with a Costco parallel), and brand-specific platform variants as retention toolsThree concrete moves for marketers in 2026: one strategic bet, one risk to map, and one signal to watchChapter Stamps00:00 - Introduction & Cold Open00:36 - Series Overview: Four Plausible Futures for 203504:32 - The Framework: Control vs. Distribution Axis06:53 - Introducing "The Closed Loop" Scenario09:35 - What's Missing Today: The Gap Between Now and 203511:09 - The Policy Race: Capability vs. Regulation15:26 - Open vs. Closed AI: The Zuckerberg Op-Ed Debate17:42 - The Existential Question: What Happens to Brands?19:32 - Agents as Intermediaries & Platform Differentiation21:38 - Human Prompt Injection & Brand Preference24:41 - Agencies' New Role: Negotiating Platform Environments26:49 - Beyond the US: Tencent, Xiaomi, ByteDance & Super Apps27:55 - National Champions & the Government-Platform Power Struggle29:19 - Backcasting the Timeline: How We Get There32:23 - 2028–2030: The Convenience Bargain34:30 - CRM Supremacy & the Membership Model36:53 - 2034–2035: Platforms as Life's Architecture40:21 - Three Moves for 2026: Bet, Risk, Signal44:50 - Next Week Preview: "The Agent Commons"

In episode 583 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers are one day out from the How Many Dudes launch and walking through everything still in motion, from wishlist momentum and embargo management to Steam Deck verification and what the algorithm might actually do. They share how they're thinking through best and worst case scenarios, what lessons from Crashlands 2 are shaping their expectations, and how to stay sane when everything is out of your hands.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:29 Introduction and Welcome01:57 Pre-launch preparations and expectations03:58 Tracking wishlists and launch momentum06:01 Understanding platform algorithms and visibility08:14 Managing embargoes and influencer coverage10:09 Dealing with embargo breaks and public reactions12:02 Impact of demo updates and new content15:06 Community feedback and stereotypes in game content18:56 Post-launch content and ongoing engagement20:50 Leveraging short-form videos and social media24:03 Viral content and audience engagement30:02 Platform feature opportunities and challenges33:02 Lessons learned and final advice for indie devs41:44 Initial challenges with verification and wishlists45:27 Audience demographics and regional differences48:18 Comparing launch metrics: Crashlands 2 vs. How Many Dudes?51:52 Managing launch day activities and team coordination55:14 Handling community feedback and negative comments01:00:17 Setting expectations and scenario planning for launch01:07:09 Post-launch analysis and adjusting expectationsTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 582 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers share what they've learned about designing games that are easy to talk about before they're even finished. With How Many Dudes days from launch, they dig into how scope, platform focus, and building around shared human experiences can set a game up to market itself.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:26 Introduction and Welcome02:36 Letting Content Dictate the Format of Your Game05:03 The Importance of Cultural Context and Invisible Influences09:50 Design Constraints: Mass Contentability and Approachability15:08 Market Testing and Early Feedback Strategies20:00 Pivoting and Iteration: When and How to Change Course24:51 Using Community and Social Media for Feedback30:04 Balancing Creativity, Marketability, and Execution35:05 The Challenges and Realities of Solo Development40:05 Leveraging Past Success and Market Trends45:00 The Power of High-Level Concepts and Simplicity50:01 Avoiding Over-Reliance on Genre and Trends55:01 The Iterative Process: From Idea to Market-Ready Game59:57 Handling Failures and Pivoting Effectively01:04:52 The Role of Marketing and Community Engagement01:09:58 Final Tips for Indie Developers and Future PlanningTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Why do smart investors continue to make costly mistakes—even after years of experience? Former Wall Street trader and performance coach Evan Marks says the answer has less to do with markets and more to do with the way our brains process uncertainty, emotion, and pressure.In this conversation with Maggie Lake, Evan explains why successful investing isn't just about having better information—it's about making better decisions. Drawing on decades of experience coaching hedge fund managers, CEOs, professional athletes, and other elite performers, he explores why investors repeat the same mistakes, how emotions quietly influence every investment decision, and what separates consistently successful investors from everyone else.They discuss reacting versus responding, intuition versus impulsivity, overcoming self-sabotage, handling market volatility, learning from both success and failure, and practical techniques to improve decision-making when the stakes are highest.Whether you're managing a portfolio or simply trying to become a better decision-maker, this conversation offers a powerful framework for improving performance—both in markets and in life.

In episode 581 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers recap the full year-long journey of How Many Dudes. From a GMTK game jam entry to a bean burrito short that hit 900k views, blowing past 100k wishlists by January, and everything in between. They break down what actually moved the needle, what the numbers looked like along the way, and what the final push to July 30th looks like from the inside.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:19 Introduction and Welcome02:02 Retrospective of 'How Many Dudes' development04:21 Using game jams as market testing08:24 Early marketing efforts and wish list milestones12:08 Impact of YouTube Shorts and influencer videos16:28 The role of signals and metrics in decision making22:16 Store page strategy and launch preparations27:15 Marketing levers and cross-promotion tactics33:56 Demo release and early feedback44:23 Post-launch growth and community engagement50:12 Final preparations and launch day insightsTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 580 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers pull back the curtain on exactly how they're launching How Many Dudes, covering everything from timing, influencer outreach, trailer creation, to post-launch strategies. They discuss how they navigate the complexities of game marketing, with a reminder that most of what determines a launch's success was decided long before launch day.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:27 Introduction and Welcome02:44 Game Development Status08:28 Marketing Strategies and Influencer Outreach11:37 Handling Embargoes and Coverage14:40 Final Preparations Before Launch21:41 Crafting Effective Launch Trailers23:48 Understanding Audience Engagement and Store Page Dynamics25:36 The Role of Influencers in Game Marketing29:43 Navigating Pre-Launch Strategies and Expectations34:45 Leveraging Ads and Algorithmic Visibility39:34 Game Design Decisions and Player Experience43:39 Innovative Marketing Strategies for Indie Games48:06 Navigating Influencer Marketing Challenges50:46 The Role of Reviews in Game Success52:34 Balancing Passion and Commercial Viability55:48 Challenges in Mobile Game LaunchesTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 579 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into the pricing on Valve's new Steam Machine and how much of today's hardware costs comes down to components, inflation, and tariffs versus companies testing what the market will bear. From there, they turn to the cost of making a game like GTA6 and whether player expectations have kept pace with what it actually takes to build at that scale.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:18 Introduction and Welcome02:47 Pricing and Market Context05:37 Component Costs and Inflation Impact08:45 Comparative Analysis of Console Prices11:41 Historical Pricing Trends in Gaming17:46 The Value Proposition of the Steam Machine26:58 Analyzing Price Increases in Gaming Consoles29:56 Understanding Market Dynamics and Price Strategies33:55 The Impact of Inflation on Gaming Costs41:51 Grand Theft Auto Pricing and Market Reactions48:48 Early Access and Monetization Strategies53:49 The Cost of Gaming Hardware56:31 Consumer Expectations and Pricing01:00:16 Valve's Position in the Gaming MarketTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 578 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers discuss whether Steam Next Fest is becoming a victim of its own success, as AI-generated slop and asset flips make it harder than ever for games to get noticed. They explore what Steam can realistically do about it, why the economics of publishing are shifting under everyone's feet, and what it actually takes to build the kind of studio track record that cuts through the noise when algorithms start failing you. Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:30 Introduction and Welcome03:37 The Evolution of Demos on Steam06:28 The Impact of AI on Game Development10:28 The Rise of Asset Flips and Slop Games14:22 The Future of Game Discovery on Steam18:37 The Philosophy Behind Steam's Store Policies28:53 The Cost of Entry for Game Publishing34:54 The Impact of AI on Game Quality38:49 The Challenge of Game Discovery42:48 The Existential Threat to Steam47:54 Future of Game Publishing and AI Regulation50:38 Navigating AI Accusations in Game Development55:01 The Importance of Building a Studio Following01:00:03 Marketing Strategies for Indie Games01:05:07 The Role of AI in Game Development01:09:16 The Future of Game Discovery on SteamTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 577 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into Steam's new personalized calendar feature and what it means for how indie games get discovered, wishlisted, and surfaced to players. They break down the difference between following and wishlisting, why launch timing still matters so much, and how Steam keeps finding new ways to put indie games in front of the right people. Then they shift into How Many Dudes beta testing, where player feedback is reshaping difficulty tuning and revealing just how differently people approach the same fight.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:36 Introduction and Welcome01:35 Steam Changes and Their Impact04:36 The New Calendar Feature on Steam07:28 Wishlist Dynamics and User Engagement10:38 Developer Experience on Steam13:28  Comparative Analysis of Game Platforms16:28 Thoughts on Steam's Effectiveness21:16 The Influence of Game Launch Timing23:34 Understanding Game Following vs. Wishlisting26:36 The Unique Position of Steam in Gaming29:11 The Evolution of PC Gaming33:52 Beta Testing Insights and Goals44:37 The Beta Testing Experience47:34 Feedback Dynamics in Game Development50:30 Game Mechanics and Player Engagement54:38 Balancing Game Elements and Player Perception59:31 The Evolution of Game CharactersTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss the best and worst overacting moments in cinema, In Bruges, Half Man, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:41 Intro00:04:52 The Crash00:07:55 Pressure00:11:47 In Bruges00:15:54 Half Man00:18:40 Nirvana The Band The Show00:19:06 Hacks00:20:25 Friday Night Dinner00:22:26 Lee Cronin's The Mummy00:27:26 True Grit00:35:36 Virus00:37:40 Best Over Acting Moments01:12:15 Worst Over Acting Moments01:23:29 Outro

In episode 576 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers kick off the closed beta for How Many Dudes and dig into what they're actually trying to learn from it. Then the conversation pivots hard into the AI hype cycle, unpacking why GitHub Copilot's switch to usage-based billing just handed a hundred-times-larger bill to the developers who went all in, and what that says about where this whole thing is headed.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:29 Introduction and Welcome01:22 Closed Beta for How Many Dudes08:15 Game Balancing: Challenges and Techniques12:25 Evaluating Enemy Strength and Player Progression18:27 Beta Test Goals and What They're Looking For27:00 Pivot to AI and the Tech Landscape29:32 How LLMs Actually Work32:08 Agentic Programming Explained37:08 The AI First Company Myth40:02 Slot Machine Development44:18 GitHub Copilot's Usage-Based Billing50:34 The Dependency Trap53:11 Where This All Ends Up57:15 The Cost Reckoning Begins01:00:01 What Comes After the CollapseTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois are joined by CAIN to discuss Obsession, Martin Scorsese movies, Hereditary, and more!Come see CAIN live July 3rd at Dallas Comedy Club!7:30pm - https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-28528526484518815989:30pm - https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648451283058Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:43 Intro00:14:53 Martin Scorsese Movies00:20:30 Hereditary00:28:03 Rian Johnson Movies00:30:54 The Departed00:38:44 Casino00:39:53 Obsession01:06:33 Is It Cinema?01:10:58 Toxic Relationship Movie Game

In episode 575 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers are 60 days from launching How Many Dudes and find themselves juggling the final stretch of dev alongside the tedious reality of cloud saving, achievements, and store integrations. They dig into why every platform manages to turn straightforward tasks into elaborate obstacle courses, and what that actually costs developers in time and sanity when the deadline is creeping closer.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:29 Introduction and Welcome03:08 Navigating Cloud Saving Solutions09:02 User Authentication and Data Management12:15 The Frustrations of Platform Requirements15:17 Rumpus: A Custom Solution for Cloud Saving18:03 The Impact of Privacy Regulations on Development28:55 The Challenge of User Data Management32:20 The Importance of Achievements in Gaming36:22 Navigating the Complexities of Achievement Systems42:10 The Manual Labor of Achievement Setup49:12 Frustrations with Platform Limitations01:00:19 The Challenges of Google Play Achievements01:05:11 Developer Time Wasted by Big TechTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss the best and works remakes of all time, The Crash, Jurassic Park, Tuner, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:48 Intro00:04:32 Steel Magnolias00:05:55 Marty, Life Is Short00:07:44 The Crash00:08:49 X-Men: Dark Phoenix00:10:32 Jurassic Park00:16:08 Buzzard00:16:15 Hackers00:19:40 Margo's Got Money Troubles00:23:23 Tuner00:30:36 Best & Worst Remakes01:06:34 Outro

This week we look for every artists SIGNATURE song that defined their career!

In episode 574 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers check in on the new How Many Dudes box art with some real click-through numbers, then dive into Far Far West, a co-op shooter where you're a robot cowboy fighting skeletons and it somehow all works. They dig into what makes it click, why the Joker system is smart, and whether it can stay fun as the min-maxers inevitably show up.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:28 Introduction and Welcome01:16 How Many Dudes Box Art11:26 Far Far West Nail or Whiff25:05 Exploring the Game Mechanics29:36 Rogue-like Elements and Progression35:17 Design Aspects and Player Experience40:10 Balancing Fun and Challenge47:53 Overall Impressions and RecommendationsTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss Con Air, Hokum, Obsession, The Drama, Twin Peaks, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:46 Intro00:05:49 Hokum00:11:20 Obsession00:14:17 A Serious Man00:18:09 Chernobyl00:20:21 Mad Men00:25:57 The Devil Wears Prada 200:28:30 The Other Bennet Sister00:29:55 The Drama00:31:16 The Roast of Kevin Hart00:32:15 Twin Peaks00:39:17 Hallow Road00:42:30 Con Air01:14:06 Is It Cinema?01:15:49 Actor Game01:18:40 Outro

In episode 573 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers walk through the evolution of the How Many Dudes box art and what YouTube thumbnails taught them about what actually resonates with players. Turns out the answer wasn't to make something epic but to make something gloriously dumb. They close out with a look at trademarks, what they actually protect, and why registering one might matter more than you'd think.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:20 Introduction and Welcome05:45 The Challenges of Building a Game Studio Reputation08:46 Player Expectations and Game Content11:46 Steam Controller's Scream15:25 The Fragility of Gaming Hardware17:22 Creating Effective Promo Art22:00 The Evolution of Game Marketing34:47 Learning from Community Engagement39:31 (Listener Question) HaoteeHatooie: Do you trademark your game names? 42:50 The Importance of Consumer Protection in Trademarks45:46 Navigating Trademark Applications and Challenges49:46 The Role of Trademarks in Game Development54:49 The Legal Landscape of Copyright and TrademarkTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois host a competition for actors that have the best AND worst movies in their filmography! They also discuss The Elephant man, Scream 7, Mad Men, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:32 Intro00:03:11 Batman The Dark Knights Returns Part 1 & 200:06:08 The Elephant Man00:08:55 Predator: Badlands00:09:47 Scream 700:10:37 Balls Up00:11:39 Epic: Elvis Presley In Concert00:12:38 Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods00:19:10 Mad Men00:28:35 Actors with Best & Worst Filmography01:06:24 Outro

In episode 572 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers check in on their Steam tag experiments before diving into the tricky problem of designing boss fights. They get into why bosses are less about difficulty and more about spectacle, and what it actually takes to make a culmination moment feel earned.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:20 Introduction and Welcome03:12 Listener Feedback and Game Updates08:58 Steam Tagging Experiments and Game Discovery12:04 The Impact of Tags on Game Visibility15:05 The Challenge of Boss Fights in Game Development20:10 Designing Boss Fights: The Challenge of Custom Code22:04 Creating Memorable Boss Encounters25:41 Balancing Difficulty: The Art of Boss Design28:48 The Kilipede: A New Tier of Challenge39:07 The Complexity of Boss Mechanics49:43 Balancing Fun and ChallengeTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss The Devil Wears Prada, Body of Lies, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Euphoria, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:46 Intro00:07:39 Body of Lies00:09:59 Dumb Money00:14:52 Lee Cronin's The Mummy00:23:04 Crime 10100:26:31 Vertical Limit00:28:57 Euphoria / The Boys / Beef / Hacks00:34:37 The Man From U.N.C.L.E.00:43:24 The Devil Wears Prada01:05:53 Is It Cinema?01:08:01 Guess The Budget01:10:51 Actor Game01:13:20 Outro

In episode 571 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into whether Steam has quietly become the discovery engine that keeps mobile gaming afloat and what that means for indie devs trying to build a cross-platform strategy. They walk through the realities of mobile pricing, broken app store algorithms, and why chasing discoverability on Google Play or the App Store often feels like shouting into a void.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:21 Introduction and Welcome01:40 Achievements Development and Ludokit Overview13:40 Mobile Strategy and Pricing Decisions27:45 The State of Mobile Gaming Discoverability29:49 The Role of Steam in Game Success32:48 Cross-Platform Strategies and Pricing38:57 The Impact of Subscription Services on Game Sales43:49 Algorithmic Challenges in Mobile Game Marketing51:50 Final Thoughts on the Future of Indie GamesTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss Send Help, The Ghost Writer, Chime, Dispatch, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00 Cold Open00:32 Intro03:22 State of Play06:41 The Ghost Writer10:02 Chime / Serpent's Path18:49 Dispatch22:19 The Image Revolution25:41 Ghost26:39 Send Help45:13 Is It Cinema?46:15 DMT (Dumb Movie Title)46:53 Actor Game48:03 Outro

In episode 570 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers get into the messy final stretch of shipping How Many Dudes, where winding down development and winding up publishing have to happen at the same time. They break down why localization turns a simple task like screenshots into a sprawling multi-platform nightmare, and what it actually takes to coordinate QA, store pages, and platform partners when the clock is ticking. It's a look at why the last 97 days before launch can feel just as chaotic as the first.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:16 Introduction and Welcome01:50 Navigating Game Development and Marketing04:38 The Final Push to Launch07:57 Balancing Development and Publishing10:47 The Complexities of Localization and Platform Integration16:41 The Complexity of Screenshot Requirements19:21 Parallel Development Challenges22:29 Automating Screenshot Processes26:34 The Role of Publishers in Development30:26 Navigating Platform-Specific Requirements36:55 The Challenges of Marketing and Publishing42:54 Lessons from Larger Organizations46:40 The Risks of Outsourcing and Finding the Right Partners53:58 Balancing Internal and External Resources59:51 Looking Ahead to Launch and Final PreparationsOther things mentioned:Sam giving a talk in Chris Zukowski's “How to Market a Game” conference on Thursday, April 30th, at 10am EST:https://howtomarketagame.com/inside/To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 569 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into how Steam tags actually drive discoverability for indie games, and what tools like GameDiscover.co reveal about whether the right players are finding your game. The conversation turns on a deceptively simple question: not what your game is, but who it's actually for.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:36 Introduction and Welcome01:58 Understanding Steam Tags and Discoverability04:55 The Importance of Accurate Tagging07:58 Identifying Target Audiences10:43 Navigating Game Genres and Expectations13:54 The Challenge of Marketing Complex Games16:59 Using Data to Inform Tagging Strategies23:45 Defining Game Genres and Tags25:58 Balancing Primary and Secondary Game Features29:19 The Complexity of Game Genres31:33 The Evolution of Game Genres and Language34:12 Platform-Specific Audience Differences38:09 Refining Game Tags for Better Audience Reach45:46 The Challenge of Game Development and Audience Understanding50:57 Adjusting Game Pricing and Expectations57:33 The Role of Randomness in SuccessTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss Ready Or Not (2019), Marie Antoinette, After Hours, The Drama, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:01:00 Intro00:08:41 Marie Antoinette00:12:07 3 Days of the Condor00:17:31 Hacks00:23:39 After Hours00:25:46 Hardware00:32:28 The Drama00:40:08 The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist00:47:57 Ready Or Not01:12:39 Is It Cinema?01:13:49 DMT (Dumb Movie Title)01:14:58 Guess The Budget01:17:41 Wedding Movies

In episode 568 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers announce How Many Dudes Launch Date! They share their insights on game release strategies, balancing game mechanics, and upcoming features. They discuss the importance of timing, marketing, and player agency in creating a successful indie game launch.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:22 Introduction and Welcome01:16 How Many Dudes? Launch Date Announcement04:36 The Role of Demos in Game Marketing08:05 The Impact of Trailers and Marketing Efforts10:52 Timing and Competitor Analysis for Launch15:51 Scope and Content of 'How Many Dudes'22:10 Innovative Game Mechanics and Character Synergies28:42 Progression, Tiers, and Boss Fights36:02 Adding Variety and Player Agency with Systems and Trinkets48:51 Balancing Fun, Challenge, and Player Choice54:35 Upcoming Features and 'Ludo Kit' Developer ToolsTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

It's Josh's birthday episode, so the bois discuss The Mummy Returns, The Pitt, Nowhere, Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:01:09 Intro00:05:17 Josh Opens Presents00:16:23 Killer Confessions: Confessions of a Texas Ranger00:20:58 The Pitt00:26:10 Neighbors00:26:46 The Antisocial Network00:30:21 Feds00:31:17 Nowhere00:34:33 In The Bedroom00:36:38 Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie00:39:47 Batman The Dark Knight Returns00:44:15 Last One Laughing00:45:21 Crazy Stupid Love00:48:26 The Mummy Returns01:22:35 Is It Cinema?01:26:51 DMT (Dumb Movie Title)01:27:39 Actor Game01:28:18 Outro

In episode 567 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers discuss their recent experiences at PAX East, the state of game engines like Godot, Unity, and Unreal, and the evolving landscape of game marketing and platform ecosystems. They explore the costs and benefits of conventions, the impact of platform policies, and the future of indie game development.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:31 Introduction and Welcome01:09 Reflections on PAX East and Industry Presence03:48 LudoKit: A Developer Tool for Publishing08:47 The Value and Cost of Conventions for Indie Developers11:56 Platform Ecosystems: Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and More20:01 The Rise of Godot and Decline of Unity in Indie Development29:41 Challenges of Platform Certification and Closed Ecosystems39:52 Marketing Strategies: Wishlists, Pre-orders, and Visibility48:06 The Evolving Landscape of Game Publishing and Industry TrendsTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss Project Hail Mary, Steel Ball Run, Strange Days, Ella McCay, Bill Cunningham, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:52 Intro00:06:41 Inside The Manosphere00:12:59 In Whose Name?00:18:27 Steel Ball Run Jojo's Bizarre Adventure00:20:04 Wild Cats00:22:52 Dressed To Kill00:26:06 Strange Days00:29:02 Ella McCay00:31:30 Weapons & Sinners00:35:58 Bill Cunningham New York00:41:25 Project Hail Mary01:08:00 Is It Cinema?01:14:10 Guess The Budget01:15:10 Actor Game

Four more movies. Four more verdicts.This week: the killer fungus is among us, Alan Ritchson faces off against a reject a killing machine from space (Iron Giant, anyone?), Sam Rockwell trying to save the world from a time-traveling AI in Gore Verbinski's latest fever dream, and Sam Raimi sending Rachel McAdams to a deserted island to get revenge on her boss.Field's defense of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: https://pintocomics.libsyn.com/dead-men-cant-jump00:00 Cold Open00:33 Cold Storage (2026)03:02 War Machine (2026)05:19 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)07:50 Send Help (2026)

In episode 566 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers delve into the complexities of implementing effective tooltips in video games. They explore technical challenges, design principles, and the importance of clear, consistent communication to enhance player experience..Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:25 Introduction and Welcome02:57 The Importance of Tooltips in Game Development11:04 Creating Effective Tooltips: Clarity and Consistency25:31 Technical Challenges in Tooltip Implementation29:16 Navigating Game Development Challenges32:01 The Importance of UI Design40:57 Dynamic Text Scaling and Challenges45:04 The Unseen Work Behind Game Development51:03 Quality of Life Improvements in GamesTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

For Chris' birthday episode, the bois discuss Congo, Better Call Saul, The Fugitive, One Piece, The Color Of Money, Project Hail Mary, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:42 Intro00:06:46 Chris Opens Presents00:19:28 Better Call Saul00:20:00 Chris Fleming: Live At The Palace00:21:50 V For Vendetta00:25:52 One Piece00:31:39 The Fugitive00:36:18 The Color Of Money00:41:21 Project Hail Mary00:48:52 Congo01:17:57 Is It Cinema?01:19:39 Guess The Budget01:20:50 Movies With Monkeys01:23:33 DMT (Dumb Movie Title)01:24:08 Outro

In episode 565 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into Nvidia's DLSS 5 and what AI-driven graphics enhancements actually mean for developers and players alike, then turn a critical eye on who the AI hype cycle is really serving, players and devs, or the tech companies and C-suites pushing it. The conversation closes on whether the push for realism is starting to cost games their authenticity.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:42 Introduction and Welcome01:42 PAX East updates05:42 How Many Dudes: Game Development Insights14:25 DLSS 5: Understanding New Technology21:45 Generative AI in Gaming: A New Era29:07 The Backlash Against AI-Driven Graphics34:41 Authenticity vs. Inauthenticity in Gaming42:29 The Diminishing Returns of Realism in Games44:21 The Balance of Visual Fidelity and Gameplay48:18 Creative Bankruptcy in the Tech Industry51:14 The Dangers of Dependency on Technology59:04 The Consequences of Automation on Personal GrowthTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. We also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

The bois discuss The Martian, Undertone, The Bride, Dead of Winter, and more!Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, supplements, Discord access, and more: https://www.patreon.com/therearetoomanymoviesMerch: https://www.toomanymovies.com/shopInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/therearetoomanymovies/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@therearetoomanymoviesListen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7lwOlPvIGdlmr6XjnLIAkG?si=4e3d882515824466Subscribe on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-are-too-many-movies/id1455789421Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/therearetoomanymoviesTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/tatmmpod00:00:00 Cold Open00:00:44 Intro00:08:17 Sicario00:09:05 Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado00:12:05 Dead of Winter00:14:44 Undertone00:23:51 Enemy00:28:07 Wuthering Heights00:29:11 DTF St. Louis00:31:39 The Dirties00:38:39 The Bride00:48:21 The Martian01:21:52 Is It Cinema?01:24:39 DMT (Dumb Movie Title)01:25:47 Box Office01:27:16 Actor Game01:28:44 Outro

In episode 564 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers get into the real friction behind self-publishing on Steam and how they're building their way out of it. They introduce LudoKit, a tool designed to wrangle store pages, localization, and credits management without losing your mind, drawing on lessons from shipping Crashlands 2. The conversation then shifts to How Many Dudes, where meta progression, ensemble mechanics, and balancing randomness with player control are all on the table.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:42 Introduction and Welcome01:57 The Need for Efficient Game Release Management07:46 Navigating the Complexities of Game Launch09:49 LudoKit: A Tool for Streamlining Game Publishing12:35 The Importance of Credits Management in Game Development17:39 Challenges in Collecting and Managing Game Credits24:11 Technical Challenges in Game Development29:33 Streamlining the Credits Process33:40 The Importance of Accurate Credits39:32 LudoKit: A Game Development Tool47:22 Future Plans for LudoKit49:53 Meta Progression and Player Engagement53:39 Balancing Exploration and Strategy59:29 Innovations in Gameplay Mechanics01:09:19 Final Thoughts on Game DevelopmentTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 563 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers discuss indie game success of Slay the Spire 2, Next Fest postmortem and launch strategies. They explore the evolving landscape of platform support, control schemes, platform creep in the gaming industry, and strategic platform choices for indie game success..Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:24 Introduction and Welcome08:10 Next Fest Insights and Indie Game Dynamics21:46 Navigating Game Launch Strategies Across Platforms22:33 The Dominance of Steam in Game Development29:39 Google's Push for Premium Experiences38:32 The Creep of Platforms and Cross-Compatibility46:22 Summarizing the Landscape for Developers49:18 The Challenges of Controller Support in Game Design52:06 Understanding Platform Dynamics and Opportunities54:19 Creepers vs. Retreaters: Analyzing Platform Strategies59:22 Cross-Platform User Management and Future ImplicationsTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

In episode 562 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers talk through the leadership shakeup at Xbox and how shifting platform priorities ripple out to indie studios. From there, they share details from their own Steam Next Fest experience, breaking down the wishlist spikes, traffic patterns, and player engagement numbers they hit during the event. It's a look at how timing, momentum, and community energy actually play out in practice when an indie team pushes a game into one of Steam's Next Fest Events.Support How Many Dudes!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudesTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpISteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes00:00 Cold Open00:34 Introduction and Welcome01:13 Xbox update05:36 Introducing Asha Sharma11:36 The Gamer Identity and Leadership24:30 The Impact of Cloud Gaming34:18 Next Fest Insights and ExpectationsTo stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you'd like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★