Podcasts about Downloadable content

From always-on DRM to the heartbreak of online games getting shut down, we look at the issues gamers encounter with the live service game model.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's better than playing a game you love? Playing MORE of a game you love! It's not always done properly, but when Downloadable Content manages to pull off the act of balancing "More of What you Want" with "A Little Something You Didn't Expect" it can increase the enjoyment of a game exponentially. This week we break down our personal top 5 favourite DLC bundles of all time! From aesthetics, to entire storylines, there's a little something for everyone. Plus: Mikey is hopelessly addicted to Slay The Spire again. Watch our gameplay segments and full video episodes over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/theretrogradepodcastJoin us on Twitter: @RetrogradePod, @RetrogradeAndy, @RetrogradeMikeyTikTok: @RetrogradePodOr on Instagram: @theretrogradepodcast Or visit our website at www.theretrogradepod.com/Questions, Comments, and business inquiries can be sent to theretrogradepodcast@gmail.comShow Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/Top-5-dlc-of-all-time

TIMESTAMPS Some useful timestamps:[Links not showing? Please visit: https://getlpodcast.com]00:00 - Intro - Welcome to Episode 93!02:15 - Understanding MTX & DLC04:30 - Historical first experiences09:00 - Late stage capitalism14:00 - Tangible Subscriptions16:30.- BMW's subscription faux pas21:00 - Some trends should not be followed26:00 - Past predicts future29:00 - Dangerous precedents34:30 - Outro - Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed, please give us a good rating.

Radio Matt & Mo take a close look at Downloadable Content and Subscriptions, starting with video games and ending with the idea that by 2030, we may not own anything. PLUS: Weird News, Games, Stories, and more! This is a long-form podcast featuring all the content from episodes 493, 494, 495, and 496, which aired individually on LTN Radio. The Main Topic begins around the 1:27:00 mark.

Radio Matt & Mo take a close look at Downloadable Content and Subscriptions, starting with video games and ending with the idea that by 2030, we may not own anything. PLUS: Weird News, Games, Stories, and more! This is a long-form podcast featuring all the content from episodes 493, 494, 495, and 496, which aired individually on LTN Radio. The Main Topic begins around the 1:27:00 mark. ★ Support this podcast ★

Join us as we delve into the wonderful world of video game development and the tax instruments constructed around it!   To get the full episode (and every other bonus episode we've ever done), subscribe to us at http://patreon.com/praxiscast for just £5 a month!   Cast: Horse Armor David @SanitaryNaptime Weapon Skin Jamie @AnxietyCowboy Dancing Emote Rob @CountRThe Exclusive Gesture Alasdair @Ballistari XP Boost James @Anarchonbury Time-Limited Cool Hat Aarjan @aarjanistan

This episode of the podcast has been brought to you by Updates for Old Video Games and Secaucus Junction via NJ Transit Corporation.Secaucus Junction Audio by Khris the Railfan: https://youtu.be/P9-GpB_KpIsDiscussed: Tunic, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, Downloadable Content, Updates, Trains, Secaucus Junction, Purgatory, The Island from LOST, Ethereal Prism Zones, Hidden Pathways, The Joys of Discovery, The Horrors of Discovery, I'm Stuck, I'M STUCK INSIDE SECAUCUS JUNCTION, SOMEBODY---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineJoin the Discord: https://theworstgarbage.onlineFollow Stephen Hilger: https://twitter.com/StephenHilgerFollow Brendon Bigley: https://twitter.com/brendonbigley---Produced by AJ Fillari: https://twitter.com/ajfillariSeason 4 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/---Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecastThanks to all of our amazing patrons! | Julia | Douglas D | Kaelan T | Honshew | Dan | Gregory | Austin K | Tony D | Mike T | no name | Espen S | Shaun K | Michael C | Maarten G | Paige A | Katie | The Family Computers | Pearson B | Anna E | Codes | Jim VDH | Matt B | Andy M P | Wesley | Logan W | Laslie C | Charlie D | Erik B | Heath S | Marc H | Connor S | Adam V | Ronin W | William W III | Jonathan B | Will N | Mike | Brandon T | Daniel R | Adam L | David H H | Nick V | Mike K | Eric A-F | Judith S | Alejandro M | Susannah G | Mush | Al F | Mick W | Keith S | Markus W | AggressiveToast | Liam R | Pippin N | Matt M | Minh N | jorgamund | Butterfly Bandit | Naman B | Gabe O | Josh H | Bellspr00ut | Kite | Doug | Lasse B | Retromation | John Thomas F | Juanda | Adam L | Geocracy | George L | b0rt | Elen R | David D | Casey D-VA | Zach B | Alex L | Connor C | Jeff N | Baker S | Daniel M | Adam S | Sergio L | Kyle S | ninjadeathdog | Sous Chef Russell | Greg | Zachary G | Adnan S | Celia S | Chris P | Lukerfuffle | David O | Kelly | Rory B | Adam V | JTH | David M | Varsha S | Stumpy J | Verlinp | Matthew W | Andy S | evie  | A42PoundMoose | Sam T | Maxwell H | Robert M | Jonah K | Morgan M | Robb S | Owen P | Samuel H | Michael W | Andrew S | Tom | Mitchell J | Justin M | Will L | InterJustin | Evan H | Sam B | Robert O | Xavier K | Charlie E | Theresa N | Jamal M | Korey | Thomas W | Monte J | Liam M | Nick S | Jellums | Peter R | Jennifer S | Will H | Derek H | Brian D | Augusto D | Ethan K | Michael O | Brandon B | Peter H | Matt S | Albatross Soup | Noah H G | Christiaan S | Nick P | Ryan O | CosmicBluesMinis | Derek N | Megan T | Josiah R | Austin B | Kaija R | Khaleel G | Rowan | Sam S | Hunter F | Togame1 | JT | John H | Makenzie B | James O | SalivationArmy | Bishop_Tacos | Alex L | Dakota K | Ryan H | Blake M | Wanda S. | Scott T | Rachel L | Ian B | Onatah | Samuel H | Myles H | Wiley K | Moonstone5tella | garretsr  | Eric D | Latte709 | Phillip F | Charles S | The WolfeKnight | Patrick M | Michael N | Brigitte L | Lee R | James Y | Reuben J | John C | Anisa | Maurice  | Nick M | Trey L | Sam N | Madeleine  | Randal S | Matthew M | leigha | Michael N | Connor  | Garrett P | Justin W | Brendan K | Michaela  | Adam G | Sebastian P | Júlía H | Marc | Christopher S | Alanna O | Scott R | Jackson F | Megan B | Erika Y | Christopher D | Matt D | Sebastian E | Liam B | Meredith | wreck | Daniel C | Coop | Brian M | Richie | Alexander M | Andrew K | Roc B | Alex G | Dan O | Laura W | Roberto S | Leo C | Wishbone | saddlebread | Roberge | Ian A | Max M | Michael V | Kyle R | Selina A | Noah O | Rich E | Michael G | Arcturus | Raihan S | Matthew M | Rowan S | Chris R | leastest | Kyle L | Anthony G | Adam | The Binding of Andrew | Hepahe | Jake L | Conor P | Cory F | Luke L | Matt C | Cian | John J P | GJ C | Mr Mallard | Sarah G | Vanessa J | Jack F | Kelsey J | Chase A | Elyse H | Anna | Nick Q | Tom H | Wes K | Erica S | Maria D | Chris M | RB | Jared B | Toots M | Aaron D | David C | Karen H | Walter N B | Kristin T | Joseph P | Tom W | Chad W | Chy J-B | Michaela W | Ryan W | Adam F | Scott H | Denys T | Lauren H | Andrew M | Alexander St. P | Griffin F | Ben G | killian | Therese K | Matthew V | Nick C | Zach A | SpagooliDude | Andrew L | Justin H | Alyssa R | jgprinters  | Rob K | Justin C | Jess B | Matt H | bsushi | sebsab  | Lilie G | Ian L | Chris | Pat M | markh | Craig | Matt F | Sebastian V N | Joeri B | Maryanne D | SkinTightAlloy  | Dennis C | Eliot O B | Shelly B | William L | Brendon T | Robert S | Murray  | Trevor B | salutepeezy  | Andrew D | David P | Alex M | Catherine O | Josh G | noname  | Jason  | Bede R | Mark O | Jeff C | Brett S | Inês G. | Kim M | Kamrin H | Minh T | Andrew D | Marxelle  | Akira  | Christopher B | Melimuffinpie  | bolt  | Scout W | Philip N★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Attention, Villagers! This week, our two-parter concludes with an episode devoted to the new Downloadable Content for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it's Happy Home Paradise! We go through each new update, and all the dreams we are about to make come true! Don't forget, if you have your own Town Hall to proclaim, drop it off on our website! If you enjoyed the show, please give us a subscribe and a 5-star rating or review in Apple Podcasts! Don't forget - you get a special Resident Services sticker if you leave us a review and let us know who you are on Instagram or Twitter! Find all of our social media + where to connect with us! Instagram + Facebook Co-Op + Discord + Twitter This and other podcasts are all available under The Ampliverse! Meet our Resident Representatives! Miranda from FantasyCay Casey from Lollywood & Pizzerizzo RJ from Iloilo Adam from Harmonia Our theme music is Animal Crossing New Horizons (Closed on Sunday Lofi remix), thanks to them for letting us use it! Spotify + Instagram #MadeOnZencastr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/residentspod/message

Gather round people as we tell you the tale of the Downloadable Content. A way to extend your favorite gaming experiences or a cheap cash grab? The 1Up Pod gang cover all this and more (some would say waaaay too much more) in this episode all about DLC's!

Andy and Collin talk about DLCs in their favorite games, CGI body parts and anime spoilers. Come join us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/1v1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/1v1/support

In this weeks episode George and Bobby asked the listeners to tell us all about the favorite piece of downloadable content  .As always you guys got in touch and posed your thoughts on the matter As always they bring you the latest news and opinions for Nintendo , Microsoft and Sony They also take a look in Stingrays boot and offer up this weeks new releases  What you been playing - 00:02:22News - 00:08:20Feature - Whats your favorite piece of downloadable content ever - 00:24:16Stingrays boot - 01:01:30What are we hoping to play - 01:10:15

After a wonderful run of 10 years and a total of 183 episodes, Downloadable Content comes to an end. On this final episode, we end it in the traditional way: with a Free Play. In Part 2, we chat about favorite modern game soundtracks, speedrunning, memorable endings, and plenty more as we bring this podcast to a close. Ep S10E14B

After a wonderful run of 10 years and a total of 183 episodes, Downloadable Content comes to an end. On this final episode, we end it in the traditional way: with a Free Play. Part 1 sees us covering a range of topics from Sephiroth in Smash, to game replay-ability, to emulation, and plenty more. Ep S10E14A

Wow! What a world we live in, where we get to play the games we love and then have EVEN MORE content added post-release! Sure, we may have had to pay for it, but the games on our lists made sure that our money was well spent. Did your favorite DLC make the cut??? Maybe not, but one thing is for sure... ours did.Intro/Outro Music - "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen

Wow! What a world we live in, where we get to play the games we love and then have EVEN MORE content added post-release! Sure, we may have had to pay for it, but the games on our lists made sure that our money was well spent. Did your favorite DLC make the cut??? Maybe not, but one thing is for sure... ours did.Intro/Outro Music - "Synthwave" by Ryan Andersen

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We Are Bagu - S01E09 - Is DLC Bad? Dr. E and Duck discuss some gaming news, before discussing the current state of Downloadable Content and is it bad for the gaming industry? ********************************************** Thank you for checking out the We Are Podcasts Network! Please check out all our PODCASTS! We Are Error - Where we talk Movies, Entertainment, Whatever the fuck we want to talk about! Heroes-Gyros: A Dungeons and Distractions Sidequest We Are Bagu: A Video Games Podcast - Where we talk "Atari to Steam, and everything in between." i HATE being sober: Personal Stories from Epic People Please subscribe to We Are Podcasts on whatever Podcast App you use. We are available on Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean. Direct Links to Podcasts: Podbean: https://wearepodcasts.podbean.com/ Youtube Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS5vD1THOspthTwZRCseihA ITUNES DIRECT LINK - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quack-attack-5000/id1447838748 (Please leave a 5 STAR REVIEW and we will have Javi read it on the air!) Check out our videos on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/quackattack5000. Please subscribe, Like, Comment, Share! I promise I will reply! :D Also, you can join our social media! We are everywhere! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wearepodcasts/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/QAttack5000/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/wearepodcasts/ TWITCH STREAM! Every Monday at 9PM (Central Time)! COME CHAT WITH US! https://twitch.com/QAttack5000 Original Twitch Streams Videos can be found at this Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeVNk9oTrUFtKQwxji-RSw Email:quackattack5000@gmail.com We need to grow the channel, so every click helps us! EVERY SHARE REALLY HELPS! Love you guys! Let's do this! #quackattack5000 #weareerrorpodcast #wearebagupodcast #heroesgyros #ihatebeingsober

On todays episode, the gang talk Downloadable Content, the good, the bad and the ugly. 

As above, so below - as a follow-up to our episodes on BioShock and BioShock Infinite, we decided to venture into the 2-part DLC released for BioShock Infinite, titled Burial at Sea. Join us while we discuss our crushed hopes, feelings on stealth gameplay, and messy plots.Follow Dead Cell Media and its members at:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadCellMedia/ Twitter:-Dead Cell Media: @DeadCellMedia-Mark Sullivan: @nibelheimian-Delaila Lugo: @ASSASSINA_SAN-Jason Kwasnicki: @SolidKwasSupport the show (https://www.facebook.com/DeadCellMedia/)

This week, after Brent and Tim make Bobby choke on air, he rewards them with a magical (and true!) story, the gang talks about Tamagotchi, Bobby vents about Ticketmaster, Tim blows off some im (or un?) peachment steam, Brent loves DLC, and Brent and Tim throw down over Pokemon.Check out our website here, like us on Facebook here, follow us on Twitter @ignorantranters, and subscribe/review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play Music. You can follow Tim on Twitter @KidInsanity, you can follow Bobby on Twitter @bobbywws, you can follow Brent on Twitter @tinymowth.Share, follow, like, subscribe!

NOTE: THIS EPISODE IS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED, SO INFORMATION MAY BE OUTDATED UPON CURRENT LISTENING. THANKS! On this episode of the Bottom of The Pit Podcast, we have two familiar faces stepping into the booth to discuss downloadable content in fighting games. Carvin' Chicken and THE Jamaican Shake chime in on what the feel are the upsides, downsides, and everything in between about DLC and how it affects the fighting game community. From healthy practices to sleazy cons, we hit all the beats on this episode of the Bottom of The Pit Podcast, where we look the moon and swap our palettes!This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

The CHRILLCAST Ep. #24 - ALL 5 DAILY EPISODES IN ONE - "DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT" ALL 5 DAILY EPISODES IN ONE AUDIO PODCAST! #CHRILLCAST #DAILY #WEEKLYPODCAST *ALL MUSIC written, recorded and produced by Chris of The CHRILLCAST* Chris and Will discuss the following DAILY Topics: 1. MANIC MONDAY - "Stadia... Stadio'nt" 2. 'TUBER TUESDAY - "AVGN" 3. WILD CARD WEDNESDAY - "DLC and Microtransactions" 4. THROWBACK THURSDAY - "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" 5. FANDOM FRIDAY - "Knights of the Old Republic x The Hulk" Please LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our YouTube Channels: The CHRILLCAST https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKD-dI8ChVl64pLdACL9Gg The CHRILLCAST PLUS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJX3JC4DS6czuieFc33nYg AMBIENT UNBOXING https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZO4mJA9FJrFBnSUmY6NzrA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Podcast Links: iTunes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chrillcast/id1477643460 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/podcasts/portal/u/1#p:id=playpodcast/series&a=1352605196 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Q9MALPnHmg5EEpeTLVvH0?si=FK5n2rg_Sme_NBmd0L2SqA Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/The-CHRILLCAST-p1243784/ Anchor.FM https://anchor.fm/chrillcast ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER LINKS: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CHRILLCAST Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CHRILLCAST Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CHRILLTUBE

Bem-vindos a mais uma aula da Academia de Nerds! Levantem de suas carteiras e [ conteúdo bloqueado ]. // Para ter acesso à aula de hoje, por favor prossiga para a loja e compre o passe de temporada para baixar esta expansão. // Mas corre, porque a aula de hoje está uma delicia! E na aula de hoje, falamos sobre os tão infames Downloadable Content, ou, como mais conhecidos popularmente, os DLCs! Comentamos o impacto dessa prática no mercado de jogos e como isso muda o consumo. Falamos também nossas opiniões sobre jogos que adicionaram conteúdos interessantes através de DLCs e jogos que abusaram de uma forma negativa deles.

The bois talk about Black Mirror Season 5!

This week Sarah and Adam discuss Downloadable Content in games: The Good, The Bad, and the Costly. Most importantly, we try to establish some guidelines to help decide if a DLC is even worth buying! Buy more tips and tricks for $9.99!

Enterprise Video Game.    The first official Star Trek game hearkens back to 1967, with a board game based on the original series. Since then, there have been various board games, card games, tabletop wargames, and role playing games. The first Star Trek video game was a text-based adventure written in BASIC, and released in 1971. There have been various others, both for PC and console, but never has there been a game specifically for Star Trek: Enterprise. In this episode of Warp Five, hosts Patrick Devlin and Brandi Jackola build an Enterprise video game. We discuss current gen vs. 8-bit, where the game begins, what characters can be played, cutscenes, side quests, and downloadable content. Chapters Intro (00:00:00)  Welcome Boomers (00:01:31)  Enterprise Video Game (00:04:05)  Xindi Attack (00:08:29)  Playable Characters (00:10:25) Locked and Unlocked Events (00:16:36) Tutorial Mission (00:19:54) Role Playing Games (00:24:12) Side Quests (00:27:14) How Characters Progress (00:28:14) The Mines and Terllium D (00:31:19) Random Encounters (00:33:35) Scientist and DLC (00:37:05) Patrick is Vindictive (00:42:14) Downloadable Content (00:46:41) Final Thoughts (00:48:42) Closing (00:54:10)   Hosts Patrick Devlin and Brandi Jackola   Production Patrick Devlin (Editor) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Producer)  C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Floyd Dorsey (Associate Producer) Mike Morrison (Associate Producer) Tim Cooper (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Mark Flessa (Associate Producer) Chris Tribuzio (Associate Producer) Jim McMahon (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

Good luck playing a new video game that doesn't have some kind of Downloadable Content. Every studio is putting some extra cosmetic feature or expanded story content in to the games they make. And that gave the Vacant Gazing crew the idea "What would be DLC for real life?". Well...Chris, Matt, and WJ interpreted that question in wildly different ways.  Don't forget to Download, Subscribe, and Leave a Review And also follow Vacant Gazing on Twitter and Instagram  

Did you not get enough of our popular Fallout 4 episodes that eventually people started to complain about since there were so many? You’re in luck! We do a TODPOG episode over every little bit of the Fallout 4 DLC. Just to make sure we cover everything we bring on Drinksmith Joey Webster and Ross … Continue reading → The post Ep. 480 – Fallout 4 Downloadable Content appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

In which we talk about Downloadable Content for games. "i dunno much about computers other than other than the one we got in my house my mom put a couple games on there an i play"

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DLC or downloadable content is huge in the video game world today, some hate it, some love it -- no matter what side of the fence you fall on on this subject, you've likely had to deal with it. Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter and Instagram at @dexter_johnson and visit DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest posts.

Get ready to gear up and game on, because this week Ghost Team, Go! is live from a GameStop! Jack & Nick roll into an abandoned video game shop in hope of finding some valuable retro games and/or petty cash, but instead find the ghost of games journalist Robert Michaels! Robert's got lots of interesting information to share about the video gaming industry, but soon it becomes apparent that he's a bit of a reprehensible person! That's right, Jack & Nick have found themselves in another sticky situation with another grumpy ghost! Will Jack & Nick become pro gamers? Will they show Robert the error of his racist/sexist/etc ways? And what's your favorite Sonic game? Find out by listening to this Downloadable Content (an episode of Ghost Team, Go!)! FEATURING Will Bosha (@GaucheBosh) as Robert Michaels.

Literate Gamer returns to one of its favorite franchises, Dark Souls, and digs deep into the additional Downloadable Content each title has to offer, including the Ashes of Ariandel for Dark Souls 3.

Deira visits the Downloadable content lab along with our frequent metaphorical guest, Oprah Winfrey (Mother is always welcome as well). Also, is your desktop background secure, or is there an exploit lurking deep inside of those scenic pixels? Turn off your internet security and download this podcast to find out. https://twitter.com/deirabowie

Beim Thema Downloadable Content - kurz DLC - scheiden sich die Geister. Einige begrüssen die Möglichkeit, neue Inhalte für ihr Lieblingsspiel zu erhalten, andere Erkennen in diesem Modell den Versuch der Publisher, den Kunden für selbstverständliche oder stupide Inhalte zur Kasse zu bitten. Wir fragen uns in diesem GAME TALK, wie diese herunterladbaren Inhalte entstanden sind, wo wir uns heute befinden und wie der DLC der Zukunft aussehen könnte.

This week on NWGLS the nerds discuss game developers and all the add-ons of Downloadable Content. Wrestling news, Nerd News, we open up the NWGLS Mailbag and take questions from listeners, and we discuss jumping back in the dating pool.    In the News Daredevil Season 2 trailer. Pt 1 Stephen Lang pushes to be Cable in Deadpool 2 Fallout 4 DLC announcement  Marry Poppins looking at Emily Blunt to play lead New Predator teaser Image    ____________________________________________________________Have a question for the NWGLS guys? Shoot us over an email at nerdswhogetlaid@gmail.com   Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   Subscribe on iTunes | Android | Stitcher | RSS Feed Also check us out on Florida Geek Scene and We Be Geeks Network You can also check out Nathan's website Theme Park Bound

Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day, and Happy New Year! We ring in the new year with a revisitation to our first topic DownLoadable Content. In this episode we focus on what we did for the holidays, Mitch and his adventures getting to my apartment, and the whole Amiibo, Skylander, Disney Infinity, and Sick Brick craze and whether it should be considered DLC or not.

Are you struggling with balancing too many social media platforms? What about monetizing your site to its fullest extent - so there's a chance to earn something from every single visitor? Jennie Brandon, our very first guest from the UK walks us through loads of great tips on how to use the IF app to leverage our presence on social media. She then goes beyond a handy app to teach us all the ways we can make sure our site is ready for an international audience. (The stats she shares are staggering, so you definitely don't want to ignore this huge demographic who could fall in love with your content!) On the Podcast 01:26 - Jennie's Two Blogs03:29 - How Learning Creates Opportunity06:57 - What is the "IF" App?11:30 - Build Leverage Across Social Media Platforms14:38 - How to Start Using IFTTT20:37 - How to Monetize your Site for International Customers28:52 - Why your Amazon Affiliate Links Aren't Making you Money35:25 - How to be Inclusive of an International Audience47:10 - Jennie's Hilarious Mom Moment Press Play on the Podcast Player Below to Hear Great Tips from our Favorite Brit, Jennie Brandon Jennie’s Two Blogs Jennie lives in Cambridge with her husband of 10 years and two small children Sophie and Joe. She has two blogs, The Errant Sock, and Laundry in the Temple. Laundry in the Temple is where Jennie shares how she teaches her children about her faith and The Errant Sock is a lifestyle blog with parenting hacks, books, and lots of recipes. All of Jennie's friends call her the “slow cooker whisperer” so she shares plenty of tips to help out other mums! Running two blogs and being a mum of 2 means that Jennie has limited time to invest in social media and sharing her content. How Learning Creates Opportunity When Jennie first reached out to us it was to share a story of how the Brilliant Business Moms podcast had helped her business and landed her a new job. Years ago, Jennie created her first blog where she focused on slow cooker recipes. Later when she tried to get back into blogging as a way of bringing in more income, she found that the blogging world was very different. In order to get caught up quickly she began listening to the podcast and it was Episode 53, Everything Twitter with Kelli Miller, that made the biggest impact on Jennie's blog and life. Jennie had never been very comfortable with Twitter before listening to the episode, but by the end of the podcast, she felt ready to give it another try. Jennie dug into Twitter and got 600% more views to her blogs by focusing on the platform! While Jennie still works on growing her blogs, she knew that she needed to take on a traditional job for now to make ends meet for her family. The podcast helped her with that goal too! A local pastor approached Jennie with a job opportunity, and it was her social media knowledge and web design expertise that set her apart from the other candidates! Jennie's new job lets her use her new skills in social media and website development, and it fits around her schedule and life as mum. What a great example of how learning creates opportunity! What is the “IF” App? IFTTT (If This, Then That - now called the IF App) is an app that allows you to connect other apps and websites to each other for completing an array of different tasks. Each app, program, or website you can connect is called a channel, and you can create "recipes" between the channels.The title really explains it all: If you do something on one channel, then something else will automatically happen on another channel. There are hundreds of suggested recipes to help you get started, but almost any way of connecting two apps that you can imagine can be created to make your business and personal life more convenient. The IF app currently has over 250 different channel options, which include Ebay, Etsy, Twitter, Evernote, Fitbit, Spotify, Feedly, Youtube, Trello, Reddit, and they just recently added Pinterest!   Here are a few examples of how the app works: Jennie has set up the IF app so that IF she takes a photo on her android phone, that photo is automatically saved to her Google drive. If she tweets something, that tweet is automatically saved to Evernote. If you leave the office, you could even set up a recipe to turn on your heat if you have a smart heater! There are so many possibilities! Our heads were spinning when we heard that Pinterest was just recently added: You could automatically pin items that you just added to your etsy store, Pin instagram photos to a board, or Tweet every time you add a pin. Build Leverage Across Social Media Platforms In running two blogs Jennie really didn’t have time to devote to social media. She also didn’t have time to be creating new content every single day. Jennie uses the IF App as a way of sharing the content of bloggers that she trusts (as well as her own content) to various social media platforms on a regular basis. This happens automatically without the time and effort it would take to go in and manually schedule content. The IF App lets Jennie have a constant stream of valuable content across all of her feeds in a fraction of the time. In this way, her account always looks active and can engage with her followers. She never loses momentum due to a busy week at home. Below are some recipes that Jennie uses: If she posts to Facebook, that same posts is shared on Twitter. (and vice versa) If Jennie posts to The Errant Sock, that post is shared on the Laundry in the Temple’s feeds. While TwitterFeed lets Jennie automatically share great content from her favorite bloggers, now with the IF App, those posts will automatically be shared on her Facebook page as well. Overall, even when Jennie is crazy busy at home and has zero time to post on her blog or social media, she still looks perfectly active and keeps her sites top of mind for her followers by automatically curating great content for them. For Bloggers who Work with Brands:If a blogger sends out a tweet for Company X, they can auto-save those tweets (or any posts for that matter) to a spreadsheet. In this way, a blogger working on a large campaign with a brand can show them all the content they produced all in one place without having to hunt for it and manually collect it. In addition, if they work with the same brand every year, they'll have plenty of great content ideas ready to go in their spreadsheet. There are thousands of possible recipe combinations you can use with the IF App, so be creative and don’t be afraid to play around. They also offer many suggestions for inspiration. And the app is just as useful for your personal life as it is for your business. How to Start Using IFTTT Jennie gave us some great tips and an outline of how to get started with IFTTT and make it work best for you and your business! Make a list of which social media platforms you are currently using. Prioritize the networks where your target audience hangs out most and where you enjoy connecting with them. Pull out a pen and paper and create an actual visual map of how you want your content to be shared. Which way do you want the information to go? This will help you make sure that you are creating a complete loop and using the channels to their best ability. Look at the IF App website and the suggested recipes. What are other bloggers using the app for? Think about what content from others you want to share. Where will that information be coming from? Consider the entire flow of your content and the content of others and how that all works together to build and reflect your brand. Start creating recipes! This is a very quick process and in less than 10 minutes Jennie created 8 recipes that form the basis of her IF App and social media strategy. The Downsides to the IF App: Graphics. When you share graphics keep in mind that each platform shares photos in a different size so some of your photos may appear awkward on certain networks. Characters. The IF App does not count characters so make sure you know about what 140 characters looks like so your shares through to Twitter won't all be truncated. Hashtags. When you share a Twitter post to Facebook it will also copy over your hashtags, this may not be an issue for your particular situation but take this into account. Content Repetition. All of the content that you are sharing will be the same across all channels. Again, for Jennie and many bloggers this may not matter but keep this in mind. For most of us, our readers aren't following us or interacting with us on every single channel, so it's not generally an issue, but you'll have to keep your particular audience in mind. Bonus: The IF App does shorten your links for you. How to Monetize Internationally Based on the staggering numbers Jennie shared, it may be in your best interest to consider your international readers and to work to serve them better. The population in the US is 320 million people. The population of other countries with a similar potential audience (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, & South Africa) is 190 million people. So these other readers in English-speaking countries with a similar culture could add 60% more potential readers to your site. With a few tweaks to your content, your site, and the products you offer, you can monetize their visits to your website. Monetization Ideas for an International Audience: Google Advertising. Since Google display ads are contextual and based on where someone has already visited online, you can easily monetize any visitor's experience on your site. For example, Jennie may visit a UK store to shop for coats. Then, she visits a US-based blog. That same coat will follow her there via a sidebar ad. If she clicks on that ad, the US website gets the commission for that click, even though both Jennie and the store are in the UK. Printables, E-books, and Downloadable Content. Jennie loves buying digital resources from brands she likes since she won't have to worry about shipping prices and she can begin using the product right away. Online Courses. Jennie took a great blogging course from a US blogger. When the courses are self-paced with no set times attached, they work perfectly. Recorded webinars. Webinars can be tricky with the time difference, but a recorded webinar is a great fit for Jennie. (We recently heard Amy Porterfield mention adding recorded webinars to her launch sequence because she had so many international customers requesting this.) Membership sites. Jennie can interact in the forums on her time and consume the content on her time. Services. There's no reason why a blog designer, marketing consultant, or other service-based business owners couldn't work with clients overseas. They could greatly expand their customer base if they started targeting these audiences - and they might face less competition too! Affiliate Marketing. If you're marketing an internationally-available product, or a digital product, program, or course, you can market to everyone! Jennie has bought an Ultimate Bundle before through an American Blogger. Selling on Etsy. Etsy makes things easy by automatically doing all the currency exchange and tax calculations for international sellers and buyers. Hopefully this gets you thinking about all the ways you can monetize your site to a wider audience. We all know digital products can be great for business, but if you've delayed creating them thus far, maybe knowing you could attract 60% more potential customers will be just the thing to get you started! Why Your Amazon Affiliate Links Aren’t Making You Money Did you know that if someone from the UK clicks on an Amazon affiliate link from your website you do not get a commission? Shoppers in the UK cannot order from Amazon.com; they have to order through AmazonUK. But there is a way to fix this and ensure you're earning a commission from your international readers. Sign up for each country's affiliate program through Amazon. Get more information from Amazon right here. Install the Amazon Link Engine Plugin on your Wordpress site. This plugin ensures that each visitor is sent to the relevant Amazon site for them. Create an account with Genius links. This program ensures that you are getting paid from those other countries’ links. The program is free up to 1,000 clicks/month then $10 per every 10,000 clicks after that. Build your affiliate link just as you did before, and the intelligent link will send each visitor to the correct Amazon site. Note: Amazon says that if over 10% of your traffic is from other Amazon countries, this process should be worth it for you - particularly if you get a large volume of traffic to your site, or you already do well by being an Amazon affiliate. How to Be Inclusive of an International Audience One of the best parts of having our first podcast guest from the UK is that Jennie was happy to share many ways that US bloggers and business owners can be more inclusive of international readers. Below are some simple ideas to cross different cultures with your brand. Be more inclusive in your language. For example, instead of saying “since next week is Thanksgiving” you could say “here in the US, we have Thanksgiving”. Show awareness that things happen at different times overseas. For example, in the UK back to school time is later in the year and summer vacation doesn’t start until late July. Not all trends go at the same speed in all countries. In the UK, online shopping has been a normal part of life for many years. Since they are a small country their postal service is very efficient and it is convenient to shop online and has been for over a decade! Don't use brand names, but describe the products as other countries often have different brands. For example, in a recipe instead of saying “can of Rotel”, say “can of diced tomatoes with chilies”. In the UK, Scotch tape is actually referred to as cello tape. Don't say "a package" or some other generic term. Use specific measurements to an international audience can still follow the recipe accurately. Jennie sent over some other notes and thoughts, and I really liked what she had to say here to sum things up: Be aware that we may have some different challenges and concerns. e.g. Brits have less disposable income and live in smaller houses because land is very precious here. We drive less because fuel is very expensive and driving is more stressful. Over half of us don't have a dryer for laundry, often because we don't have the space. We're also increasingly environmentally friendly and a post that suggests waste may hit a nerve. But please don't feel sorry for us! We wonder how you manage without universal healthcare, how you cope with tornadoes and blizzards, how you manage with so little annual leave (we typically get at least 4 weeks, not 2 plus 8 national holidays) and how you can consider anything over 2 hours not being a really long drive! (That last line really made me chuckle as Holden and I used to drive from South Carolina to Pittsburgh for an 11-hour day, and I didn't think that was "too long of a drive" :) It's so fun learning about other cultures! Jennie with her adorable family. Jennie's Hilarious Mum Moment Jennie's daughter Sophie's spirit of determination is so adorable in this story! You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear all about it! Find Jennie Online LaundryintheTemple.comTheErrantSock.com

Jon has a bone to pick with the upcoming downloadable content release schedule for Star Wars Battlefront, and Cody debates with him whether Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is guilty of DLC misdeeds.  Show Notes: * Photo credit: Marco Verch via Flickr * Jon recounts the tale of one man’s ridiculous customer service experience with Sony * Cody counter-points with some good customer service experiences he’s had with Sony, which somehow leads to Jon talking about a subscription he has that allows him to listen to old baseball games… which is completely pointless * Jon is not a fan of how difficult it is to unsubscribe from basically anything on the iTunes Store * Jon claims that if you get a “dumb” customer service representative, sometimes you can get totally screwed * Cody posits that stupidity isn’t the only thing that can affect your customer service experience, as many people are great and many people are just kind of terrible people * Jon and Cody argue about whether they’re even arguing at this point in the customer service conversation * They transition into downloadable content (DLC) discussion mode, starting with a reference to the atrocious DLC in Plants vs. Zombies 2: Garden Warfare * Jon gives a primer on the Battlefield video game series, since Star Wars Battlefront is essentially a Battlefield game and the third game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series * Jon explains the $50 Season Pass available to order pre-release, and why he thinks that’s too expensive and splits the player base too dramatically * Is the initial offering for the game too thin at $60 for a game that’s been in development for a very long time? Cody doesn’t think it is, and discusses with Jon * Cody discusses his history with the Call of Duty DLC map packs and how dissatisfied he was with the maps * Jon compares Destiny’s latest expansions to the price of the season pass to highlight its absurdity to him, and Cody argues why the content is “worth it” to some * In Cody’s world, it’s just as offensive to have spent $20 on a game like Gone Home as it is to spend fifty bucks on some DLC, then reminisces on his multiplayer days playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 3 with his friends * Jon concedes that he is probably “just old” and seamlessly transitions into a discussion on in-app / in-game purchases, which seem a little more frightening * Cody helps enable the most seamless transition basically ever * Cody explains the online multiplayer in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, including Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), your staff, R&D, and offense/defense when infiltrating bases in multiplayer mode * Jon is a fan… up until Cody starts talking about how you can buy insurance, using real-world money, to “insure” your virtual characters from being captured by online adversaries * The verdict is out regarding exactly whom is the target of the game...

This week we get a bit sidetracked on Mao Zedong at the start of the episode before diving into the topics of DLC and the various digital distribution platforms that exist. We cover the good, bad and ugly in the world of DLC as well as the current digital distribution environment that exists with regards to videogames. Please forgive us #Gaben for talking about your competition.

LIVE WEDNESDAY 9PM EST. Lots of news in the gaming world over the last week. With a number of new releases on the horizon, we will be discussing the best and worst new games and the recent #Gamergate episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Topics this week: The first flop of 2015 The Order: 1886 – will it be a bust? Evolve and it's Dowloadable Content (DLC) model Dying Light The Last Guardian and Team Ico And our regular segment: This Week in #Gamergate Listen to the show and live-tweet with the hashtag #DLCSHOW

With new Rock Band DLC being released after 21 months, the Echo Crew spends this episode speculating about the future of the franchise, as well as discuss making music.

DStroke, TheUnknown und eMGe besprechen ausfuehrlich, wie ihnen das aktuelle 2.0-Update fuer Mario Kart 8 gefaellt, was sie vom Mercedes-DLC halten und wie sie zu den beiden im November 2014 und Mai 2015 erscheinenden MK8-DLC-Packs stehen... Timecodes und Themen 0:00:00 = Einleitung 0:01:05 = Update auf 2.0 fuer Mario Kart 8 / Was ist gelungen und was nicht? Was haette sonst noch verbessert werden koennen? 0:09:50 = Mercedes-DLC fuer Mario Kart 8 / Wie gut fuegen sich die Mercedes-Modelle in das Mario-Kart-8-Look-and-Feel? 0:13:21 = DLC-Pack 1 und DLC-Pack 2 fuer Mario Kart 8 / Warum sind die Releases der DLC-Packs so weit in der Zukunft? / Was halten wir vom bisher gezeigten der DLC-Packs? / Was erwarten wir von den DLC-Packs? / Wird "Mario Kart" jetzt allmaehlich zu "Nintendo Allstars Kart"? / Sind die Preise fuer die beiden DLC-Packs gerechtfertigt? 0:46:07 = Verabschiedung

We're finally out of E3, but the post-show lull is definitely in full effect. We try to find the scraps of news in E3's wake, then we get Guy's thoughts on the bigger announcements of the show before touching on the Battlefield: Hardline Beta and ofcourse the World Cup. To enter this week's competition to win an Xbox One copy of Watch_Dogs just do the following steps:1) Go to our iTunes page and WRITE us a review. Preferably a 5-star one! 2) Email me at GaZZuM@GameBanter.co.uk and tell me the iTunes username you wrote the review with. 3) Listen to next week's podcast and see if you win!We'll pick a winner at random from the ones we receive, and if you've already written a review in the past, just let me know and your entry will count. Help ward off the post-E3 blues by listening to us talk crap for an hour. You know you want to! (Right-click the file and select "Save as" to download it, or left-click to listen to it in your browser)

Jeff, Chris and Vernon talk about Downloadable Content. Outro music The Let Down by Rumor Has It

Ryan hosts the twelfth episode of the podcast, co-hosted by Nate, Chris, and Josh. Topics in this episode: Though it's always existed, the new generations of consoles have made it more apparent that gamers are slowly being treated as beta testers; Some games offer DLC, some are subscription based, and some go with the freemium model: which works best; and with the poor showing of the Wii U, what can Nintendo do to get back into a market they seem to be losing ground in?

We begin Season 4 of Downloadable Content with a glimpse into the 8th Generation: the newly-launched PS4 and Xbox One. How are they faring little more than 2 months after their release? Now that the honeymoon is over, what games are we looking forward to in order to justify those expensive toys? And what is up with Nintendo and its floundering Wii U? All music used belongs to their respective games/composers/studios/developers/etc. Ep S4E1

On this episode of Good, Bad, or Bull$H*! while Michael is off getting hitched, Beau and Crofton give you extra podcast content for a fee! Wait, podcasts costs free! ARRRRRR!! Another great idea ruined by… reality things! Is downloadable content (DLC) a great way for gamers to enjoy more of a good thing, or is […] The post GBB 12 – Downloadable Content appeared first on The Good, Bad, or Bull$#*! Podcast.

Es gibt wirklich Themen, über die kann man sehr lange reden. Genau mit so einem Thema haben wir uns diesmal beschäftigt: DLC – Fluch oder Segen? Viele Gamer in den Communities lieben oder hassen die Erweiterungen für bereits fertiggestellte Spiele. In unserem Podcast erklären wir euch, wie die DLC ihren Weg auf die Konsole gefunden haben und wie sie eingesetzt werden. Hierbei gehen wir auf positive und negative Punkte ein. Ebenso würden wir euch empfehlen, den Podcast bis zum Ende zu hören, denn es gibt zum Schluss eine kleine Überraschung, die sehr lustig ist.

This week, my old friend Steve and I talk about DLC aka Downloadable Content. It’s a regular part of our gaming experience. Anything from season passes, Day 1 DLC, to even Free to Play models. We also talked about Bethesda, Bioware disappointment, Call of Duty bashing, Fallout New Vegas, Saint's Row the Third, Band Camp, and more!

Recorded on August 28, 2012 with Brian Fife, James Fingal and Thomas Westberg. The group tries to avoid talking about Farmville-type games unsuccessfully, and eventually pulls the focus around to the new wave of F2P games, converted MMOs like DDO, free to play monetization models, the “whales” that support them, and the impact these models have on gameplay and experience. Tom argues that future MMOs must be free to play, and unless Blizzard has another rabbit in their hat WoW is likely to be the last smash-hit subscription-supported MMO. Brian sings the praises of World of Tanks as an ‘almost perfect’ free to play design. The group wraps up with some discussion on the major technology platforms, PC, iOS, Android, Xbox, PS3 and how they support F2P. Links to referenced items: Starship Artemis, PAX Prime, Free to Play, Smurfs Village, Zynga’s Quest for Big-Spending Whales, Zynga, Claw Games, Cow Clicker, Popcap Games, Lord of Ultima, Pox Nora, League of Legends, World of Tanks, Tribes: Ascension, Team Fortress Two, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Airmech, World of Warcraft, Harry Potter, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Magic: The Gathering, Evony, Street Fighter, Guild Wars, Diablo 3, Downloadable Content, Dungeon Defenders, Assassin’s Creed, Braid, Fez, Counter Strike, EA ‘allplay’ mode, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Journey - Collector Edition, Skyrim, Pong.

Downloadable Content has been a mixed bag for the games industry. There are instances where it’s implemented beautifully into the game, helping to expand our favorite experiences, while at other times the games themselves have been compromised to make way for DLC. When is DLC a good thing? When is it dangerous to gaming? Find out this week on PixlTalk.

Aeeee! Finalmente, depois de atrasar para cacete, finalmente saiu o terceiro podcast Em Outro Castelo!!! Neste podcast Fake Nerd, Maximus, General do Panda e Ed Shemp resolvem parar de ficar falando mal de jogos a esmo apenas para irritar fanboys e debatem um assunto mais sério: os Downloadable Contents, ou DLCs. De onde vieram, onde vivem e de que se alimentam? Hoje, no Em Outro Castelo #3! No podcast, além de definir melhor exatamente o que é um DLC, comentamos também: quais DLCs compramos. o que achamos um DLC justo e o que é sacanagem, quais os melhores DLCs e quais os absolutamente piores e, como não podia faltar, como a Capcom sacaneou seus fãs fazendo DLCs filhosdaputa! Apesar do podcast estar com um tom ligeiramente mais sério, continue esperando o bom humor conhecido dos episódios anteriores. Além disso, para compensar o tom (ligeiramente) mais sério do podcast, na segunda parte (vulgo leitura de comentários/o que jogamos/bonus round) a putaria reina e falamos as velhas besteiras que sabemos que são a verdadeira razão de vocês nos ouvirem! http://emoutrocastelo.com/category/podcast-em-outro-castelo/

Downloadable Content has been a mixed bag for the games industry. There are instances where it’s implemented beautifully into the game, helping to expand our favorite experiences, while at other times the games themselves have been compromised to make way for DLC. When is DLC a good thing? When is it dangerous to gaming? Find out this week on PixlTalk.

What's a few Microsoft Points among friends?   From Activision to XSEED, it seems like every publisher these days is pressing developers to produce downloadable content, which raises some interesting questions for gamers looking to completely engage with their games.   Does seeing nipples improve the experience of The Saboteur? Does The Signal illuminate the murkier plot points of Alan Wake? This week the Moving Pixels podcast crew try to answer these questions through a discussion concerning what may or may not be added to the experience of a game through the inclusion of downloadable content.

Gamer Edie of Gamehounds is our guest as we talk about the controversial GTA IV The Lost & Damned downloadable content. Be warned we spend a lot of time talking about the digital phallus scene. In addition we talk about what we've been playing, problems with inactive email accounts and your Xbox 360 gamertag, and a fan favorite segment returns...in my pants.

While this is kinda a short podcast, it'll take you at least 18 hours to defeat the Pandemonium Warden. Meanwhile, Aleck deserves a prize for his Oblivion achievements. While there aren't many new retail games out, Braid and Bionic Commando are tearing up Xbox Live. Also, Fantastic Contraption is amazing. If you haven't played it, go play it now.