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Tori's got a Switch 2 and it's Fake E3 Season. All that and a special Star Wars surprise. Buckle in :o)THINGS MENTIONED:Aftermath on the Splitgate dev's stupid hatA good post from Ethan Gach on bskyAlpharad playing Switch 2Tori's on bluesky: toridp98Nathaniel's onlineNoah's onlineOur intro/outro music are by GEIST and our show art is by@tristemegistus. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter @Press_StartPod, on tumblr at press-startpod.tumblr.com and on bluesky @press-startpod. Email us questions about 1000xResist, gaming recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.
Malachi and Nick chat about the various goings-on after the official re-release of Star of Providence on February 20th, 2025.Also discussed: fantastic fanart and a new café!Links to the articles & Podcast mentioned:Hidden Gems of Game Design - by Josh Bycer: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/hidden-gems-of-game-design-volume-33/Don't Sleep On This Indie Roguelike Cult Hit And Its First Major Update In Five Years - by Ethan Gach: https://kotaku.com/star-providence-roguelike-bullet-hell-videogamedunkey-1851765837This bullet hell shooter mixes retro and modern in all the right ways - by Jay Peters: https://www.theverge.com/games-review/627954/star-of-providence-review-nintendo-switch-pcMonster Hunter Wilds is surprisingly great in single-player - The Besties Podcast: https://thebesties.substack.com/p/monster-hunter-wilds-is-surprisinglyOur awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/Any thoughts on the launch of the game? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week's episode, Nathan and Luke are joined by some guy they know named Ethan Gach to discuss the aftermath (lol) of Summer Game Fest. Ethan was on the ground at the show in LA, so he fields questions about the Geoff Keighley-powered husk that E3 left behind. We ultimately arrive at the same question people do after every single one of these things: Is an event like Summer Game Fest needed in a digital age where video game companies can spin up showcases whenever they want? Then we move on to our favorite games of the show, which consist of Killer Bean, Doom, and probably even a third thing. We also discuss a general feeling of malaise that hung over this year's show. On one hand, Geoff and associated companies debuted some cool games, but it all felt so… expected. Where once the original Fable pioneered wild new ideas about what a game could be, the trailer for the latest installment in the now long-running series is just a bunch of callbacks. In pursuit of surefire profit, are triple-A games stuck in a rut? Finally, we end on a conversation about sending cats back in time, so you'll definitely want to stick around for that. Credits - Hosts: Nathan Grayson, Luke Plunkett, & special guest Ethan Gach - Podcast Production & Ads: Multitude - Subscribe to Aftermath! About The Show Aftermath Hours is the flagship podcast of Aftermath, a worker-owned, subscription-based website covering video games, the internet, and everything that comes after from journalists who previously worked at Kotaku, Vice, and The Washington Post. Each week, games journalism veterans Luke Plunkett, Nathan Grayson, Chris Person, Riley MacLeod, and Gita Jackson – though not always all at once, because that's too many people for a podcast – break down video game news, Remember Some Games, and learn about Chris' frankly incredible number of special interests. Sometimes we even bring on guests from both inside and outside the video game industry! I don't know what else to tell you; it's a great time. Simply by reading this description, you're already wasting time that you could be spending listening to the show. Head to aftermath.site for more info.
Alice Caldwell-Kelly (Trashfuture, Kill James Bond!, WTYP) books the lads a helicopter ride straight to the heart of Hope County as they bring about the Collapse of Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Toronto's Far Cry 5. Topics include the game's divisive ending, the art of AAA game writing, and the rotten politics seeping out of one of the most morally compromised games ever made. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Alice Caldwell-Kelly: Twitter / Instagram / Patreon Trashfuture is a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Kill James Bond! is a comedy film review/pop culture commentary podcast about the eponymous English spy, James Bond. Alice Caldwell-Kelly, Abigail Thorn, and Devon watch a different Bond movie every fortnight in an attempt to give 007 the socialist, feminist comeuppance he so richly deserves. Free episodes are released every fortnight on all major podcast platforms and bonus episodes are released for supporters on Patreon on the interstitial weeks. Website / Twitter / Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Well There's Your Problem: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Youtube Media Referenced in this Episode: Far Cry 5 by Ubisoft Monstreal and Ubisoft Toronto “Far Cry 5 Is a Game About Resisting An American Militia, Will Be Out in February” by Stephen Totilo. Kotaku, May 26th 2017. “Far Cry 5 First Look: A Montana Uprising” by Ryan McCaffrey. IGN. May 16th, 2017. “Far Cry 5 Director on Social commentary, cults, and bull testicles” by Thomas McMullan. Alphr. March 19th, 2018. “Far Cry 5: The Kotaku Review” by Ethan Gach. Kotaku, March 26th, 2018. “Far Cry 5 review” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon. March 28th, 2018. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “The Project at Eden's Gate feat. Melvin Abercrombie of the Hope County Abercrombies”
2024's RPG landscape is already being defined by a handful of big titles. But those games aren't made in a vaccuum. They're made by people! People who work at studios! And those studios have names. Listen as Kat, Eric, and special guest Ethan Gach discuss the 5 biggest studios that are already shaping the present and future of RPGs. Also in this Episode: Final Fantasy V Recap! Games Done Quick! Granblue Fantasy! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 06:10 - Main Topic - Top RPG Studios of 2024 06:16 - CD Projekt Red 09:56 - ATLUS 13:28 - Square Enix 19:04 - FromSoftware 27:50 - Larian 54:44 - Random Encounters 57:12 - GDQ 1:02:56 - The Tavern 1:21:58 - Nadia's Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Do Your Best! - [Breath of Fire III] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] The Day Will Come (From Final Fantasy V) - [Final Fantasy XIV - Endwalker] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads throw on their finest alligator shoes and slap The Expression on their faces as they take to the mean streets of Martinaise for ZA/UM's political and existential triumph: Disco Elysium. Topics include the dense and fascinating history of the game world, the perfection of Kim Kitsuragi, and finding glimmers of disco in a world on the brink of annihilation. **Spoiler Warning** If you want to experience every surprise Disco Elysium has to offer, you may want to play the game first. Trust us, your ancient reptilian brain will thank you. Well, first it will probably insult you, THEN it will thank you. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month atPatreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Disco Elysium by ZA/UM, Available on Steam, PS5/PS4/XBOX Game Pass/Nintendo Switch “Disco Elysium Writer Alleges Fraud While Studio Accuses Him Of Toxic Management” by Ethan Gach, Kotaku.com “TO FANS OF DISCO ELYSIUM, CONCERNING THE SITUATION AT ZA/UM” by Aleksander Rostov, Medium.com. “Disco Elysium Studio ZA/UM Confirms Former Employees Were Fired for Misconduct” by Danielle Partis, gamesindustry.biz TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com
In my restless dreams I see that place... Pachislot Hall. Support Inside Games! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHQlasvjQ0JMOHoKOz4c0g/join Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Brian: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: ShooklynTV | https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar Sources -- [YouTube] Silent Hill Transmission - https://bit.ly/3MV311S [PlayStation Blog] Silent Hill 2 remake revealed, first gameplay details and design changes announced - https://bit.ly/3TFyEyh [Twitter, Ethan Gach] https://bit.ly/3g3n8yc [Rock Paper Shotgun] Epic spent $444 million to secure exclusive games for their store in 2020 - https://bit.ly/3TnlRRD [Games Radar] You can explore the Silent Hill 2 remake's entire town and "won't see any loading screens" - https://bit.ly/3VQJTpN [The Guardian] Silent Hill 2 remake announced as Konami exhumes hit horror series - https://bit.ly/3MRD576 [Konami Group Corporation] Sports Business - https://bit.ly/3N6LEv7 [YouTube] Silent Hill: Townfall | Reveal Trailer - https://bit.ly/3F32IAa [Games Radar] Silent Hill: Townfall is a new game from a beloved indie horror studio - https://bit.ly/3eUDUQ3 [Twitter, Alan Jones] https://bit.ly/3CV2YhE [Games Radar] Everything announced at the Silent Hill stream - https://bit.ly/3gse7PI [DJ2 Entertainment] https://bit.ly/3F2l8ks [Games Radar] Silent Hill Ascension is a "live real-time interactive series" coming in 2023 - https://bit.ly/3sjvtRr [Gamespot] Silent Hill: Ascension Is A New Interactive Streaming Experience Set To Release In 2023 - https://bit.ly/3MSJf79 [reddit, r/silenthill] Silent Hill series sales, units sold (1999-2019) - https://bit.ly/3FayBXc [Konami Group Corporation] Digital Entertainment Business - https://bit.ly/3TJ2IJG Music — Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc
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Logan and Trevor discuss the news that the Raven Software QA team has successfully voted to unionize. Main Story: "Gaming Gets Its First Union At A Major U.S. Studio" by Ethan Gach, Kotaku https://kotaku.com/call-duty-warzone-union-activision-raven-crunch-microso-1848964561 "Reggie Fils-Aime: Companies Need To 'Embrace' Unions If That's What Employees Want," by Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku https://kotaku.com/reggie-fils-aime-unions-nintendo-america-president-rave-1848970357 Shoutouts: "Current and former Activision Blizzard staffers issue demands to management," by Jeffrey Rousseau, GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-24-current-and-former-activision-blizzard-staffers-issue-demands-to-management "'What do I want to stand for here?': Why footballers and politics are more entwined than ever," by Joey D'Urso, The Athletic https://theathletic.com/3325111/2022/05/24/footballers-political-statements/ Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite
What does your work week look like? Are you locked into a 9-to-5 the way that Dolly Parton described it, or are you free to set your own schedule? What about your team as a whole? In this week's episode, August Brown is back on the show to help us explore the topic of work week structure. The company where August currently works, Armor Games, has made headlines by shifting permanently to a four-day work week. We ask him how it's going, what other work-week configurations might have benefits for gamedev teams, and what he thinks about the word "truncate."The definition of truncate is “to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short” - Dictionary.com“9 to 5” - Dolly Parton, YouTube Work Weeks ProductionArmor Games adopts four-day work week permanently - Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.bizAugust's previous employer, KongregateAugust is now doing platform relations at Armor Games August was on a previous interview episode Developer/Publisher RelationsJohn Cooney (Armor Games CEO) Twitter thread on the four-day workweek results - John Cooney, TwitterGDC 2022 Independent Games Summit: Four-Day Workweek: We Did It! What now? - Game Developer Conference“Eidos-Montreal and Eidos-Sherbrook shifting to the 4-day work week” - Edios Montreal“The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and for Companies” - Sarah Green Carmichael, Harvard Business Review“Indie Studio Forms First Video Game Union In The Country” - EThan Gach, Kotaku“How the 40-hour work week became the norm” - Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, NPRAugust BrownGuestAugust is a Senior Producer at Armor Games Studios. Formerly a Senior Producer for Kongregate Publishing. External link Twitter
What does your work week look like? Are you locked into a 9-to-5 the way that Dolly Parton described it, or are you free to set your own schedule? What about your team as a whole? In this week's episode, August Brown is back on the show to help us explore the topic of work week structure. The company where August currently works, Armor Games, has made headlines by shifting permanently to a four-day work week. We ask him how it's going, what other work-week configurations might have benefits for gamedev teams, and what he thinks about the word "truncate."The definition of truncate is “to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short” - Dictionary.com“9 to 5” - Dolly Parton, YouTube Work Weeks ProductionArmor Games adopts four-day work week permanently - Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.bizAugust's previous employer, KongregateAugust is now doing platform relations at Armor Games August was on a previous interview episode Developer/Publisher RelationsJohn Cooney (Armor Games CEO) Twitter thread on the four-day workweek results - John Cooney, TwitterGDC 2022 Independent Games Summit: Four-Day Workweek: We Did It! What now? - Game Developer Conference“Eidos-Montreal and Eidos-Sherbrook shifting to the 4-day work week” - Edios Montreal“The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and for Companies” - Sarah Green Carmichael, Harvard Business Review“Indie Studio Forms First Video Game Union In The Country” - EThan Gach, Kotaku“How the 40-hour work week became the norm” - Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, NPRAugust BrownGuestAugust is a Senior Producer at Armor Games Studios. Formerly a Senior Producer for Kongregate Publishing. External link Twitter
Logan and Trevor discuss how Geoff Keighley can use his platform to advocate for a better industry. Main Story: "The Game Awards Won't Take Sides On Activision Fallout To Focus On Reveals," by Ethan Gach, Kotaku https://kotaku.com/the-game-awards-wont-take-sides-on-activision-fallout-t-1848158706 "What to expect at the 2021 Game Awards," by Shannon Liao, The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/12/03/game-awards-announcements/ Shoutouts: "Activision's Call of Duty Game Testers Plan Walkout Over Job Cuts," by Jason Schreier, Bloomberg News https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-06/activision-s-call-of-duty-warzone-qa-team-to-strike-at-raven-software Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite
Ethan Gach is a senior reporter at Kotaku and has been responsible for a lot of the site's coverage of the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit, in which the company has been accused of a staggering number of gender discrimination and sexual harassment charges. Back in July, Ethan's reporting revealed details and photographs of the "Cosby Suite", a Blizzcon hotel room described by the lawsuit as a place for one high profile Blizzard developer to hit on and harass female employees while at the show."The screenshot spoke for itself in a way. This is the top level allegation that's being made against this studio, that all of these different behaviours, misconduct, mistreatment fall under this larger umbrella that people who have any conception of frat culture will understand to be often white male dominated, aggressive and sexually predatory. And here was this suite and this screenshot that are showing that exact behaviour."Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/peoplemakegames)
We're back! And with a couple of new cats! Please welcome Kotaku staff editor Lisa Marie Segarra and Kotaku staff writer Ethan Gach to the Splitscreen team. We're talking about our own (at times) controversial takes on our beloved household pets, as well as the all-time most memorable video game cats in history. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Logan returns to give his thoughts on the ongoing Activision Blizzard saga alongside Cameron and Trevor. And Cameron discusses the potential effects of T-Mobile possibly backing away from their Activision Blizzard eSports sponsorships. Time Stamps and Links: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:23 - Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Continued "Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack steps down" by Samit Sarkar and Nicole Carpenter, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22598694/blizzard-president-resigns-j-allen-brack-activision-lawsuit "Blizzard's HR boss is the latest exec to say goodbye" by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22608340/blizzard-hr-sexual-harassment-lawsuit "Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit" by Mike Fahey, Kotaku https://kotaku.com/activistion-blizzard-faces-second-lawsuit-over-first-la-1847415904 "Activision Blizzard staff reject company's choice of law firm" by Jeffrey Rousseau, gamesindustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-03-activision-blizzard-staff-reject-companys-choice-of-law-firm 00:34:27 - "Activision Blizzard loses T-Mobile as sponsor for Overwatch, Call of Duty esports leagues" by Michael McWhertor, Polygon https://www.polygon.com/22607861/activision-blizzard-t-mobile-overwatch-league-call-of-duty-cod-league-esports 00:52:22 - Shoutouts: "What Really Happened At That BlizzCon Panel, According To The Woman In The Video" by Ethan Gach, Kotaku https://kotaku.com/what-really-happened-at-that-blizzcon-panel-according-1847408469 "Playdate sells out 2021 stock supply in less than 20 minutes" by Danielle Partis, gamesindustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-03-playdate-sells-out-2021-stock-supply-in-less-than-20-minutes MegaRan Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/megaran/mega-ran-live-95-the-new-album 00:56:29 - Outro Organizations you can support in solidarity with the #ActiBlizzWalkout: Black Girls Code: https://www.blackgirlscode.com/ Futures Without Violence: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/ Girls Who Code: https://girlswhocode.com/ RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/ Women in Animation: https://womeninanimation.org/ Women in Games International: https://www.getwigi.com/ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/thatnerdysite Follow the Nerds: Logan: @LeftyLoggy Trevor: @TrevorJStarkey Cameron: @RevCabbott That Nerdy Site: @thatnerdysite
Tim and Janet breakdown the latest on the PS5 Beta update, Halo's Technical Preview, Kena's delay, and more trash from Activision Blizzard. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:34 - Housekeeping A new Gamescast is up right now featuring Raven Simone aka Bobdunga. We talk all about lost games media and how she was able to recover a lost Mean Girls DS game. That episode is live right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services. A new KFP w/ Jirard the Completionist AFter this at 11AM on Twitch..tv/core or hosted here on Kinda Funny Core Multiverse Games with Greg Bless and Mike. Competing with Austin, Altano, Scoville, Bruce, Lawrence Today at noon we're reacting to that Annapurna Interactive Showcase, will we get more 12 minutes? Stray? Solar Ash? Tune in tomorrow to Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames to see our reactions. The Roper Report - 00:03:50 - Playdate PSAPlaydate PSA 00:06:47 - PS5 System Update Beta Adds 3D Audio for TV Speakers, Trophy Tracking, and More (Jared Moore at IGN) 00:25:30 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits Delayed until September 21st (Emberlab's Twitter) 00:26:50 -The Ascent Reviews Are In 00:28:50 - Ad 00:32:08 - Halo Technical Preview Details (Halo Waypoint.com) 00:40:48 - Inside Blizzard Developers' Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite'Booze, sexual remarks, and a giant portrait of Cosby are all at the center of Activision lawsuit (Ethan Gach at Kotaku) 00:52:30 - New Halloween Items Added In Latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update In Surprise Appearance (Justin at Animal Crossing World.com) 00:56:30 - Out today 00:58:05 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow's Hosts: Greg and Blessing
Our last ever episode of the Update Required podcast. All good things must end and so we're putting a bow on the show and signing out. Thanks so much to everyone for their support and listens over the past year and please don't hesitate to keep in touch! Follow Guerd @m1ster1nd1go on Twitter! Follow Cody @codbau on Twitter! Links to the stories discussed in today's episode: Nintendo Direct 2021 Recap - https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-february-2021-live-updates-everything-announced-news Bungie Is Looking To Expand The Destiny 2 Universe (via Ethan Gach on Kotaku) https://kotaku.com/bungie-is-looking-to-expand-the-destiny-2-universe-1846305440
We had to do it. How could we not talk about GameStop this week? First, Ash leads us down memory lane by getting all of us to reminisce about our most salient times at the good ol' gaming store. Then, we discuss our own experiences of working in brick and mortar gaming stores, from GameStop to FYE (anyone remember FYE??). And finally, we're joined by Kotaku staff writer Ethan Gach about his reporting on the GameStop Wallstreet fiasco.
On this special episode of the podcast, we look at the challenges journalists and the games media have faced in 2020. For this discussion, we're joined by USGamer editor-in-chief Kat Bailey, VideoGamesChronicle editor-in-chief Andy Robinson, VG247 assistant editor Alex Donaldson, and Kotaku staff writer Ethan Gach. Together, the panel reflects on the impact of event closures, the unorthodox build-up to the next-gen consoles, the lack of networking, limitations when interviewing developers or previewing games, and more. As always, you can get more news, insight and analysis at www.gamesindustry.biz.
Episode 215: Kirk and Maddy talk about games they're playing, with Kirk still restricting himself to beating A Plague Tale: Innocence before he can start playing The Evil Within 2. Maddy is playing too many games and has decided to start another one, which is Kentucky Route Zero. After a break (22:54), they bring on Kotaku staff writer Ethan Gach for a Destiny 2 update and more emails from listeners about hard-won gaming accomplishments. Then we get into off-topic talk (1:05:16) about The Witcher, Lost In Space, Joker, and Uncut Gems.Music pick of the week: Timnit Welday, “Weni” - New Ethiopian Tigrigna (tee-greena) music (via YouTube)Links:Henry Cavill breaks down The Witcher fightMusic Picks Playlists - Apple Music, Spotify
This week, Erroll & Jason talk about their thought on the PlayStation 5 reveal and the announced games, as well as some other Japanese game news such as an upcoming Zoids game and Sengoku Basara 4 Additional Podcast Information: Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Jason_Dar on Twitter Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: infromjapan@gmail.com Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one Timestamps: 0:00 What We've Been Playing !6:32 J List 17:35 Recommended Content (Content other than news): Xenoblade Chronicles Future Connected Opens Up Possibilities by Jenni Lada, Siliconera: https://www.siliconera.com/xenoblade-chronicles-future-connected-opens-up-possibilities/ The Video Game Industry Hits a Breaking Point by Brendan Sinclair, US Gamer: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-video-game-industry-hits-a-breaking-point-this-week-in-business Axe of the Blood God: How RPGs Have Handled Social Commentary Through the Years by US Gamer: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/axe-of-the-blood-god-how-rpgs-have-handled-social-commentary-through-the-yearsb How Erica Lindbeck Gave Jessie Rasberry a New Voice in Final Fantasy 7 Remake by Matthew Forde, US Gamer: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/erica-lindbeck-jessie-rasberry-voice-in-final-fantasy-7-remake-interview The man who made the NES by Martin Robinson, Eurogamer: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-15-the-man-who-made-the-nes Monolith Soft and Nintendo on Why Xenoblade Chronicles Was a "Turning Point" For the Studio, and for JRPGs by Caty McCarthy, US Gamer: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/xenoblade-chronicles-definitive-edition-interview-postmortem-feature-monolith-soft-nintendo Danny Trejo's Animal Crossing Island by Gary Whitta, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG0RlaRftZA&feature=youtu.be Yakuza's Toshihiro Nagoshi: The Heart of Sega is an Indie Company" by Eric Van Allen, US Gamer: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/yakuza-nagoshi-heart-of-sega-indie-news Bandai America Talks About Tamagotchis and the Localization Process by Jenni Lada, Siliconera: https://www.siliconera.com/bandai-america-talks-about-tamagotchis-and-the-localization-process/ New Twitter Account Lists Games That Let You Dethrone God by Ethan Gach, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/new-twitter-account-lists-games-that-let-you-dethrone-g-1843966101 20:16 News Rundown 20:16 Bad-ish News 30:20 Other News 53:50 Main Topic Music Used: GrillaBeats Kanji Japanese Type Beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzyNY... Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y Friends (Intro) 8 Bit Remix - Sonic Mania by Bulby: https://youtu.be/xZuDc4oo5UE Town - Dragon Quest II (Dragon Quest XI 8-bit Music): https://youtu.be/q0vzsNWElw0 Lively Village - Dragon Quest V (Dragon Quest XI 8-Bit Music): https://youtu.be/-VA3WqdyyYM 5 PM 8-Bit Remix - Animal Crossing by Bulby: https://youtu.be/CCi_AUZhfY8 Animal Crossing (Title) 8 Bit Remix - Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Konami VRC6) by Bulby: https://youtu.be/T8sUv9u63eI Chatting - Dragon Quest VIII (Dragon Quest XI 8-Bit Music): https://youtu.be/NX8x9ixVbEs Final Fantasy VII- Costa Del Sol (8 Bit) by Plague Doctor: https://youtu.be/rFnLNna9Z-s Cuphead - Inkwell Isle 8Bit by Jigoku: https://youtu.be/xPM1nbvaq0w Yo-Kai Watch - Battle Theme 8Bit by Jigoku: https://youtu.be/gJMmzpPR7Dk The Gold Saucer 8 Bit Remix - Final Fantasy VII (Konami VRC6) by Bulby: https://youtu.be/icPP4wutH1A
This week, Erroll & Jason talk about Final Fantasy 14, New Dragon Quest Games, and the Sci-Fi JRPG Erroll started working on for fun. Also on Spotify and YouTube (Other podcast services TBD) Additional Podcast Information: Host: Erroll Maas @ErrollM on Twitter www.errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com Co-Host: Jason Courtar @Jason_Dar on Twitter Guest: Mat Paget @matpaget on Twitter Podcast Twitter: @infromjapan Podcast email: infromjapan@gmail.com Parallax Media: www.parallaxmedia.one Timestamps: 0:00 Intro & What We've Been Playing 13:35 J-List 18:25 Recommended Reading, Watching, & Listening: Zac Bertschy - In Memoriam by Anime News Network Staff: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/editorial/2020-05-22/zac-bertschy-in-memoriam/.159803 All The Realm's A Stage: Exploring Final Fantasy 14's Incredible Virtual Theater Shows by Nic Rueben, GameSpot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-realms-a-stage-exploring-final-fantasy-14s/1100-6477641/ Will COVID-19 Mark a Permanent Sea Change for Gaming? By Rebekah Valentine, US Gamer: https://www.usgamer.net/amp/this-week-in-business-covid-19-industry-aftereffects?__twitter_impression=true Upcoming RPGs for 2020 We're Excited About by Siliconera Staff, Siliconera: https://www.siliconera.com/upcoming-rpgs-for-2020-were-excited-about/ Final Fantasy XIV Really Doesn't Want Me Trying It Again For Free by Ethan Gach, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xiv-really-doesnt-want-me-trying-it-again-1843658199 The Wonderful 101 Remastered Plays With Heroic Expectations by Jenni Lada, Siliconera: https://www.siliconera.com/the-wonderful-101-remastered-plays-with-heroic-expectations/ USG Notebook: Now Isn't a Great Time to Start Your Dream PC Build by Eric Van Allen, US Gamer: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/usg-notebook-building-a-pc-in-lockdown The TurboGrafx-16 Mini Is Awesome (If You Love Shooters) by Chris Kohler, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/the-turbografx-mini-is-awesome-if-you-love-shooters-1843708560 Xenogears 2 Didn't Happen Because of Final Fantasy: Spirits Within – Monolith Soft President Sugiura by Frontline Gaming Japan, Frontline Gaming Japan: https://www.frontlinejp.net/2020/05/28/xenogears-2-didnt-happen-because-of-ff-spirits-within-monolith-soft-president-sugiura/ 23:28 News Rundown (No Bad News Section This Week!) 1:16:50 Main Topic: Sc-Fi/Science Fantasy JRPGs and the game Erroll started writing No Listener Questions This Week Music Used: Intro: GrillaBeats Kanji Japanese Type Beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzyNY... Outro: Daybreak 8-bit Community by DontGoChinaTownMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvqgT2rC3Y Studiopolis Zone 16 Bit (Sega Genesis Remix) - Sonic Mania by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbY8xZpR8tg Spring Yard Zone 8 Bit Remix - Sonic the Hedgehog by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfKhe2hezjg Azalea Town (SNES Final Fantasy IV Remix) - Pokemon Gold/Silver by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAXtasPEnoY Littleroot Town 8 bit - Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d5FGIXzRHA Super Mario Maker 8 Bit Remix by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCyawuolTgM Decalburg 8 Bit - Paper Mario Sticker Star by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDh_XUH7OM Hau'oli City (Night) - 8 Bit Cover by # Vytron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6p3v3IbgCo Mumbo's Mountain 8 Bit - Banjo Kazooie by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpu1McXkjz8 Go K.K. Rider 8 Bit by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiA2BZRZa4 Walrus Cove 8 Bit - Diddy Kong Racing by Bulby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kns5jQL
Once again we've sprung another leak, this time from Naughty Dog and Nintendo. Should we be surprised? The games industry is one of the leakiest ships at sea, right? This week on the EXP Podcast, we discuss these new leaks, some memorable old ones, and what information we would actually want to see in the future. Show Notes: - Runtime: 36 min 58 sec - "The Last of Us Part 2 leaked by hackers, reports say," by Michael McWhertor, via Polygon - "Massive Nintendo Leak Reportedly Includes Wii Source Code, Developer Materials, And N64 Test ROMs,"by Ethan Gach, via Kotaku - Music by Brad Sucks
Rob is joined by Cameron Kunzelman and Ethan Gach to return to the world of Frostpunk before the frost as the panel considers the game's latest DLC, The Last Autumn. In some ways it's an expansion the reveals some of the worst traits of Frostpunk, but in some other ways it reinvents and reimagines the game as a trickier and more credible management game.
Listen to The Besties free, only on Spotify! Search your podcast app right now, and subscribe to Gaming Ride Home. It's Whitta Thursday! Gary joins Blessing to discuss the continuing affects of Coronavirus in the industry along with even more Xbox Series X details. Time Stamps - 00:03:20 - Housekeeping Tomorrow! IGN is putting on a livestream in celebration of Black History Month AND I’m going to be a part of it! Starting at 1:30pm pacific time, come hang out as I get to talk to other black folks in the games industry about their experiences breaking into games. It’s happening from 1:30PM to 4:30PM over on IGN.com and I’ll be on it periodically hanging out, playing games, interviewing folks, and more. Zelda In Review comes out on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, that’s TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:09:08 - Microsoft’s Xbox Series X will be able to resume games even after a reboot, this is by Tom Warren of The Verge 00:23:32 - Dreams is looking to improve its trending tab to feature more original content, this is by Matt Kim of IGN 00:29:30 - Is it better for Media Molecule to focus on supporting the creators and players who are already invested or should they be pushing viral content to catch the eyes of the uninitiated? - Best Friends Q:Jamie S 00:33:20 - PlatinumGames is Opening a New Studio, this is by Michael McWhertor of Polygon 00:37:45 - BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Drops Out Of GDC, Too This is by Ethan Gach on Kotaku 00:39:07 - The hits for GDC continue as Unity pulls out, this comes from a blog post written by John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies titled “An update on our GDC 2020 plans” 00:43:03 - As news of the virus spreads and gets in people's ears do you think it will have a long term effect on the games industry? - Best Friends Q:Frank Furtter 00:46:25 - Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Gets First Details and Release Window, this is by Wesley Leblanc of IGN 00:50:12 - ANNAPURNA REVEALS A NEW GAME, this is from their twitter 00:52:42 - THE BESTIES 00:53:50 - THE GAMING RIDE HOME PODCAST 00:54:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:56:55 - how do you suspect that Xbox and PlayStation will expand on the “Share” features built into each console? - Fatality 89 01:04:15 - With all the talk of Smart Delivery, and the likelihood of only one copy of a game being sold, with the system determining what version to load, do you expect all versions to be on the disc itself? - Alexis 01:10:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing
Level 67 New Challengers. We welcome back to the adventures of Splacktaw player 1 and player 2 today on another level. This time they are highlighting Cole Train Himself, jumping and dodging through the pre-releases, and ending this level with the news boss. This boss has some powers of #Microsoft looking at new competition, #Stadia also has a new rival emerges on the scene and #PS5 website goes live. Let see if the players can handle this one. If you want to send us mail? Email us at Games@blackenstudios.com Intro (5min) What have you been playing? AUGUSTUS COLE COALITION OF ORDERED GOVERNMENTS Augustus Cole, a.k.a. Cole, a.k.a. "The Cole Train," is an adrenaline junkie and former professional Thrashball player who gave up his comfortable sports career to enlist in the COG army after his family was killed by Locust in Jannermont. He was actually one of the first to enlist after Emergence Day--just six days later. Cole has been a prominent character since Gears of War 1. Cole is charismatic, confident and enthusiastic about everything. He craves action and prefers to take the most direct path to the Locust Horde in any situation. What he lacks in finesse he makes up for in raw energy. He often uses his irrepressible good humour and optimism to cheer up his fellow Gears, especially when things get bleak. Even when the sheer brutality of the war gets to him or he misses his parents, Cole usually hides it in order to not affect morale. Along with his enthusiasm and charm, Cole is supremely confident in his ability to overcome anything, regardless of the odds, and he hasn't been proven wrong yet. His aggression against the Locust definitely hearkens back to his competitive sports background. -source gearsofwar.com Break 5-minute mark Re Pre Releases #Yakuza5 - Feb. 11th PS4 - “This release marks the first time Yakuza 5 will be available in a physical format in the West, so the collection also includes a genuine Yakuza 5 PS3 case; after 5 years since the game’s original release, series collectors can finally fill the gap in their library!" Yakuza Remastered Collection $59.94 #DARKSIDERSGENESIS - Feb. 4th PS4, XB1, - “From the Dawn of creation, the Council has maintained the balance across existence. Carrying out their orders are the Horsemen, nephilim (powerful beings spawned from the unnatural Union of Angels and demons) who have pledged themselves to the Council and been granted immense power. However, this power came at a tragic cost: the Horsemen were ordered to use their newfound strength to wipe out the rest of their kind. What followed was a bloody battle on Eden where the Horsemen, obeying the will of the Council, annihilated the nephilim. Still reeling from the events on Eden, war and strife have been given a new assignment -- lucifer, the enigmatic and deceptive demon King, has been plotting to upset the balance by granting power to master demons throughout Hell. War and strife must hunt down these Masters, gather information, and ultimately fight their way through a tangled, demonic conspiracy that threatens to forever upset the balance and unravel all of creation. Darksiders: Genesis is an action/adventure that tears its way through hordes of demons, Angels, and everything in-between on its way to Hell and back with guns blazing and swords swinging. Genesis gives players their first look at the world of darkness before the events of the original game, as well as introduces the Horseman strife." Darksiders Genesis - $39.99 #Dreams - Feb. 14h PS4 - “Explore and play in an ever-expanding Dreamiverse bursting with creativity Discover amazing creations from players around the world and experience the awe-inspiring story campaign, Art’s Dream. Learn how to design your own games, animate, make music and more with easy-to-follow tutorial videos – and then share your ideas in an online social network of creativity. The only limit is your imagination. Get inspired with a host of mini-games. Collaborate with others online to create your own content. From the makers of Tearaway and LittleBigPlanet.!" Dreams $39.99 #TheSnackWorld - Feb. 14th NS - “Let the Dungeon Crawl Begin! A totally new, deliciously meta adventure where high fantasy and high tech collide! A fusion of familiar fantasy favorites with a modern twist for gamers of all generations Become a heroic adventurer in this roguelike RPG, crawling through dungeons in your search for rare treasure, on a mission to seek revenge against the villainous Sultan Vinegar that violated your village! You can even tag along in teams of up to four to take down tenacious tyrants!The Snack World $49.99 Break: Midas Touch #PlayStationPlus #BioShock #Sim4 #XboxGold #TTIsleofMan (Available February 1 to 29 on Xbox One) #Call of Cthulhu (Available February 16 to March 15 on Xbox One) #Fable Heroes (Available February 1 to 15 on Xbox 360 & Xbox One) #Star Wars Battlefront (Available February 16 to 29 on Xbox 360 & Xbox One) News: #Nvidias GeForce Now is finally out of beta, challenges Google Stadia at $5 a month… The company’s finally ready to let North America and Europe sign up to pay for its GeForce Now service, starting at $5 a month, while also offering unlimited one-hour free trials that don’t even require a credit card. Unlike Google, Sony, and Microsoft’s offerings, Nvidia has a very different pitch. It’s your existing library of PC games that you can now play anywhere, instead of having to buy new games and / or subscribe to a Netflix-like catalog. Nvidia supports Steam, the Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and Uplay, and it runs instances of each for you in the cloud. You can log into your accounts, download many of your existing purchases near-instantly to your cloud desktop, sync your old save games, and pick up where you left off in a couple of minutes at most — no patches necessary. -Source the verge editor Sean Hollister Ubisoft promises five triple-A games before April 2021… In a financial call this evening, the company said three of those games will launch in the third quarter of its next financial year (October to December 2020), and two will launch in the fourth quarter (January to March 2021). So, what are the games? Ubisoft confirmed three of them: Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters and Rainbow Six Quarantine. The other two are a Vikings-themed Assassin's Creed and the next Far Cry, according to Kotaku's Jason Screier. -Source eurogamer editor Wesley Yin-Poole BioWare plans a 'substantial reinvention' to Anthem… BioWare will seek to “reinvent” Anthem’s gameplay in a “longer-term redesign” of the embattled online multiplayer action game, studio head Casey Hudson said today in a blog post. This confirms a Kotaku report from November. “Over the coming months we will be focusing on a longer-term redesign of the experience, specifically working to reinvent the core gameplay loop with clear goals, motivating challenges and progression with meaningful rewards—while preserving the fun of flying and fighting in a vast science-fantasy setting,” Hudson wrote in the post. “And to do that properly we’ll be doing something we’d like to have done more of the first time around—giving a focused team the time to test and iterate, focusing on gameplay first.” -Source kotaku editor Ethan Gach Microsoft’s Xbox boss says Amazon and Google are ‘the main competitors going forward’... Microsoft’s head of gaming and Xbox, Phil Spencer, has revealed that the company sees Amazon and Google as its main competition for the future. Speaking in an interview with newly launched technology publication Protocol, Spencer dismisses Sony and Nintendo’s ability to create a cloud infrastructure that will challenge Microsoft, Google, or Amazon. “When you talk about Nintendo and Sony, we have a ton of respect for them, but we see Amazon and Google as the main competitors going forward,” says Spencer. “That’s not to disrespect Nintendo and Sony, but the traditional gaming companies are somewhat out of position. I guess they could try to re-create Azure, but we’ve invested tens of billions of dollars in cloud over the years.” -Source the Verge editor Tom Warren The official PS5 website is live, suggesting an imminent announcement… Sony has sneakily launched the PS5 homepage on the PlayStation website, setting the stage for the much rumoured February reveal event for its next-gen console, due to release in Holiday of this year. As initially spotted on Reddit, both the UK and German versions of the website are now live, and allow users to sign up for all the latest PS5 news directly via email from PlayStation itself, while once again confirming the product's logo and Holiday launch window. -Source gamesradar editor Alex Avard 'Final Fantasy VII' cafes opening in Tokyo and Osaka to celebrate legendary game’s remake… The New Square Enix Cafe Tokyo promises 50-percent more seats than the previous location, which was already an awesome place to eat. The cafes will have full menus inspired by the "Final Fantasy" franchise’s best-loved arc, with the previewed food items so far including a fruit parfait evocative of flower seller (no spoilers!) Aerith and a Moogle sweet bean bun. The stars of the drink menu are a pair of non-alcoholic cocktails saluting "Final Fantasy VII’s" rivals with extra-long hair and oversize swords. The Cloud drink is a refreshing mix of pine juice and lemon gelatin (colored black, like the darkness that lurks in the hero’s heart), while the Sephiroth’s “bewitching flavor” comes from pomegranate syrup and ginger. Naturally, they’re garnished with a Buster Sword and Masamune, respectively. -Source Japantoday editor Casey Baseel
Episode 215: Kirk and Maddy talk about games they're playing, with Kirk still restricting himself to beating A Plague Tale: Innocence before he can start playing The Evil Within 2. Maddy is playing too many games and has decided to start another one, which is Kentucky Route Zero. After a break (22:54), they bring on Kotaku staff writer Ethan Gach for a Destiny 2 update and more emails from listeners about hard-won gaming accomplishments. Then we get into off-topic talk (1:05:16) about The Witcher, Lost In Space, Joker, and Uncut Gems.Music pick of the week: Timnit Welday, “Weni” - New Ethiopian Tigrigna (tee-greena) music (via YouTube)Links:Henry Cavill breaks down The Witcher fightMusic Picks Playlists - Apple Music, Spotify
Evil Games Club is back! Dale, Adia, and Dylan are here to correct the score and give their take on past Nice Games Club topics, including "Writing For Games," "Reravel," and "Video Game Nostalgia." They're at it again—being evil, that is!Felix Drags Dale Through The Marvel Universe (a podcast) Dylan thwarted Dale's attempts at taking publicity photos. Writing for Games 0:10:00 Adia AldersonGame DesignNarrativeThe Interactive Fiction CompetitionNaNoRenO on ItchThe Outer Worlds has some unusual (and awesome) character-building options - Patricia Hernandez, PolygonThe Outer Worlds Will Rattle Your Idea Of A Perfect Planet - Gita Jackson, KotakuBreaking Bongo - RadiolabMGSV - Quiet/Ocelot model swap - Rain scene - Tactical Modding Operations, YouTubeHeaven's Vault Reravel 0:35:40 Dale LaCroixIRLTabletop Early iterations of this game started on a recent Nice Games Jam! Reravel: A Backwards Storytelling GameThe YawhgMicroscopeTracery, a generative tool by Galaxy Kate. Video Game Nostalgia 1:01:15 Dylan SkerbitzGamingSimCity - WikipediaCap'n Crunch's Crunching Adventure - Giant BombSpot: The Video Game (featuring the 7Up mascot of the time, Spot) - WikipediaGlider (originally for classic Apple computers) - WikipediaSkiFree - Giant BombRuneScape - Giant BombCommander Keen - Giant BombAldo's Adventures gameplay (PC Game, 1987) - Squakenet, YouTubeJill of the Jungle - WikipediaJazz Jackrabbit - WikipediaThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Giant BombHalo: Reach Launches On PC, Becomes Third Most Played Game On Steam - EThan Gach, KotakuGolden Sun - Giant BombRed Vs. Blue - Rooster Teeth
Uh oh… they’re back… it’s EVIL GAMES CLUB! +!+!+!+!+ NICE TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED +!+!+!+!+ Evil Games Club is back! Dale, Adia and Dylan are here to correct the score and give their take on past Nice Games Club topics including Writing For Games, Re-ravel and Video Game Nostalgia. They’re at it again, being evil, that is! Felix Drags Dale Through The Marvel Universe podcast Dylan thwarted Dale's attempts at taking publicity photos Writing For Games 00:10:0 Adia Alderson Category Game Design Narrative The Interactive Fiction Competition NaNoRenO on Itch "The Outer Worlds has some unusual (and awesome) character-building options" - Patricia Hernandez , Polygon "The Outer Worlds Will Rattle Your Idea Of A Perfect Planet" - Gita Jackson , Kotaku "Breaking Bongo" Radiolab episode "MGSV- Quiet/Ocelot model swap - Rain scene" - Tactical Modding Operations "Heaven's Vault" game - Inkle Studios Re-ravel Dale LaCroix Category IRL Tabletop Nice Games Jam: "Re-ravel: A Backwards Storytelling Game" Nice Games Club episode Re-ravel: A Backwards Storytelling Game "The Yawhg" game - Emily Carrol and Damian Sommer "Microscope" game - Lame Mage Productions Tracery generative tool by Galaxy Kate Video Game Nostalgia 01:01:1 Dylan Skerbitz Category Gaming SimCity Wikipedia page Cap'n Crunch's Crunching Adventure Giant Bomb page Spot: The Video Game (featuring the then 7Up mascot Spot) - Wikipedia Glider (video game originally for classic Apple computers) - Wikipedia SkiFree - Giant Bomb RuneScape - Giant Bomb Commander Keen - Giant Bomb "Aldo's Adventures gameplay (PC Game, 1987)" - Squakenet Jill of the Jungle - Wikipedia Jazz Jackrabbit 2016/12/bananas-from-here-to-eternity-bugs-game-jams-developer-art/ - Giant Bomb "Halo: Reach Launches On PC, Becomes Third Most Played Game On Steam" - EThan Gach , Kotaku Golden Sun - Giant Bomb Red Vs. Blue - Rooster Teeth
Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! The dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter (Nathan) = @IndieRonin Instagram (Michael) = @The.world.of.mike Time-codes: 04:19 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 35:05 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (3 items) 35:25 - #1: Google Stadia missing key features at launch (Ethan Gach, Kotaku) 51:09 - #2: Microsoft's XO19 was awesome! 1:12:25 - #3: Sonic movie's new trailer and our thoughts 1:17:25 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:28:30 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:34:44 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Moons of Madness, by Rock Pocket Games (developer) and Funcom (publisher), coming to PS4/Xbox 1 on January 21st, 2020 for $29.99, and out now on PC for $24.99) 1:41:00 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-fast Minute See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! And don't forget about the giveaway mentioned at the end of episode 49 as well! The codes are up for grabs for those who are interested! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support
When Ubisoft announced that it would be working with Joseph Gordon-Levitt's HitRecord crowdsourcing platform to solicit 10 community music tracks for inclusion in its 2020 open-world hackathon "Watch Dogs: Legion", it no doubt expected the announcement to be met with a certain amount of positivity. But at Kotaku, IGN, Eurogamer, GameDailyBiz, and a host of others, that was very far from the case. What is HitRecord and what is Ubisoft offering in exchange for the rights to the 10 selected songs? Why do some view the HitRecord deal as "exploitation" and what have they said in defense of such stance? How can economics, including the laws of supply and demand, inform our understanding of the parties at issue? And why is Ubisoft's primary argument regarding the autonomy of artists actually pretty compelling? We'll never exploit you in...Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/Yj086c540QY #WatchDogsLegion #HitRecord #VirtualLegality *** Discussed in this episode: "Ubisoft's HitRecord partnership continues to draw ire for 'exploitative' work" GameDailyBiz - July 15, 2019 - James Brightman (https://gamedaily.biz/article/1040/ubisofts-hitrecord-partnership-continues-to-draw-ire-for-exploitative-work) "Ubisoft Invites Fans To Make Music For Watch Dogs: Legion, Sparking Exploitation Debate" Kotaku - July 15, 2019 - Ethan Gach (https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-invites-fans-to-make-music-for-watch-dogs-legi-1836389136) Definition of "Exploit" Merriam Webster Website (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploit) "Game Devs Speak Out Against Ubisoft's HitRecord Partnership On Watch Dogs: Legion" IGN - July 15, 2019 - Joseph Knoop ("https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/15/game-devs-speak-out-against-ubisofts-hitrecord-partnership-on-watch-dogs-legion") "Watch Dogs: Legion fan compositions "completely voluntary", Ubisoft says" Eurogamer - July 16, 2019 - Emma Kent (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-16-watch-dogs-legion-fan-compositions-completely-voluntary-ubisoft-says) "Nintendo deletes level from top Mario Maker 2 player for mysterious reasons" Polygon - July 16, 2019 - Patricia Hernandez (https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/16/20696382/super-mario-maker-2-grandpoobear-level-deleted-kaizo-nintendo) *** FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA)
Minecraft: Story Mode and its $100 per episode price point is just the latest milestone in the sad, slow decline of the once great Telltale Games library. How did we get here, and why is Minecraft priced so highly? How does the Telltale liquidation mirror the issues facing the rest of the industry, and how is it different? What does it mean for our digital future? And why should you make sure you download any Telltale game you own before June 25, 2019? We always price accordingly in...Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/WeKRn3TRECU #Minecraft #Telltale #VirtualLegality *** Discussed in this episode: "Minecraft: Story Mode Episodes Are Selling for $100 Each" Comic Book - June 16, 2019 - Tanner Dedmon (https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/16/minecraft-story-mode-episodes-100-each/) Minecraft: Story Mode Facebook Post - June 14, 2019 (https://www.facebook.com/MinecraftStoryModeTTG) "Telltale Games is closing, liquidation underway and some games being removed from Steam" GameDailyBiz - November 14, 2018 - Mike Futter (https://gamedaily.biz/article/385/telltale-games-is-closing-liquidation-underway-and-games-being-removed-from-steam) Bungie-Activision Contract (http://documents.latimes.com/bungie-activision-contract/) "More Telltale Games Are Disappearing From Digital Storefronts" Kotaku - May 23, 2019 - Ethan Gach (https://kotaku.com/more-telltale-games-are-disappearing-from-digital-store-1834990571) Steam Subscriber Agreement April 30, 2019 Revision (https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/) *** FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3jaA)
This week, Martha fills the clubhouse with tales of her trip to the League of Legends Spring Split event in St. Louis, Mark gets to talk about another of his wonky "nonsense topics," and Stephen can't quite explain what he doesn't like about a thing.“Long Lost ‘Zork' Source Code Uploaded to GitHub, But Few People Understand It” - Nicole Carpenter, MotherboardThe Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy - 30th Anniversary Edition for free Video Game Events 0:09:21 Martha MegarryEvents“Out of traffic, into a ditch” - Rachel Kraus, MashableCity Museum - Wikipedia“The Overprotected Kid” - Hanna Rosen, The Atlantic Martha took pictures at the 2019 League Championship Series event she attended in St. Louis “My Hunt For The Mysterious Man Or Machine Controlling The Blizzard Arena's Lig… - Maddy Myers, Kotaku Color Theory 0:32:58 Mark LaCroixArt“A Bullet Hell Set In Hell That's Heaven To Play” - EThan Gach, Kotaku“Color Harmony: Why Hulk Wears Purple Pants” - Rikard, Zeven Design“Stop This Absurd War on the Color Pink” - Michael Moyer, Scientific AmericanAdobe Color is a free tool to help you create color palettes for your projects. Widget Satchel UI (many colors, lower contrast) Metro Nexus UI (fewer colors, higher contrast) Check out our recent episode where we discuss accessibility, including designing for color blindness. "I definitely thought of that ahead of time."
This week, Martha fills the clubhouse with tales of her trip to the League of Legends Spring Split event in St. Louis, Mark gets to talk about another of his wonky "nonsense topics," and Stephen can't quite explain what he doesn't like about a thing. “Long Lost ‘Zork’ Source Code Uploaded to GitHub, But Few People Understand It” - Nicole Carpenter , Motherboard Play The Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy - 30th Anniversary Edition for free i… Video Game Events 0:09:21 Martha Megarry Category Events “Out of traffic, into a ditch” - Rachel Kraus , Mashable City Museum - Wikipedia “The Overprotected Kid” - Hanna Rosen , The Atlantic Martha took pictures at the 2019 League Championship Series event she attended in St. Louis “My Hunt For The Mysterious Man Or Machine Controlling The Blizzard Arena's Lig… - Maddy Myers , Kotaku Color Theory 0:32:58 Mark LaCroix Category Art “A Bullet Hell Set In Hell That's Heaven To Play” - EThan Gach , Kotaku “Color Harmony: Why Hulk Wears Purple Pants” - Rikard , Zeven Design “Stop This Absurd War on the Color Pink” - Michael Moyer , Scientific American Adobe Color is a free tool to help you create color palettes for your projects. Widget Satchel UI (many colors, lower contrast) Metro Nexus UI (fewer colors, higher contrast) Check out our recent episode where we discuss accessibility, including designing for color blindness. "I definitely thought of that ahead of time."
Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast! This week's episode brings to you our raving thoughts on Kingdom Hearts 2, Apex Legends, and news involving a few interesting announcements and even a little bit of political discussion! (For those of you who get worried reading that, don't worry, it's not the norm, haha.) As always, feel free to send any questions, comments or feedback to: brosandconsoles@gmail.com Time-codes: 03:03 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 06:24 - Housekeeping 29:36 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report 30:12 - #1: Machinima closes (Owen S. Good on Polygon) 42:05 - #2: Gaming "Sin Tax" in Pennsylvania (Stefanie Fogel on Variety) 54:36 - #3: Xbox Live is coming to the Switch! (Oscar Dayus on GameSpot) 1:01:38 - #4: Amazon's questionable MMO, "New World" (Colin Campbell on Polygon) 1:11:00 - #5: Deals! PS Humble Bundle (Chris Reed on IGN) 1:16:54 - #6: Terminal illness faker (Ethan Gach on Kotaku) 1:24:10 - #7: Death Stranding playable? (Eddie Makuch on GameSpot) 1:33:05 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:58:51 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks! 2:08:20 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (The King's Bird, by Serenity Forge, releasing on 2/12/19 to PS4, Switch, and maybe Xbox One?) 2:12:16 - Seg. 5: Shadow's (Gasp!) Super-fast Minute Thanks for listening, and hope to see everyone again next week! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support
#63 "I have so much feelings..."Roundtable 2018.01.02 This week, your nice hosts get into it. Stephen is split on everything, Mark is the bad guy, and it's all Martha's fault.Stephen and Mark talked about their Ludum Dare 40 game, Widget Satchel, which Martha played on last week's Nice Plays episode! Loot Systems 0:03:58 Stephen McGregorGame DesignZelda: Breath Of The Wild Players Are Tricking Amiibos To Grind For Rare Loot - Ethan Gach , KotakuNioh's latest patch fixes its most annoying flaw - Jeffrey Matulef, Eurogamer Stephen brought up our recent episode on repetition in games, "Schrödinger's Animal Crossing."NeuroVoider Chock-Full of Rogue-Like KillBot Twin-Stick Shooting - James Cunningham, Hardcore GamerBungie says it " betrayed" Destiny 2 fans over transparency - YouTube Loot Boxes 0:29:30 Martha MegarryGamingMarketingLoot boxes in video games will soon get a review flag from OpenCritic - Sam Machkovech, Ars TechnicaWhat You Need To Know About Shadow of War's Controversial Loot Boxes - Patricia Hernandez, KotakuA Guide To The Endless, Confusing Star Wars Battlefront II Controversy - Gita Jackson, KotakuGearbox boss Randy Pitchford is ‘very much against predatory monetization schem… - Dustin Bailey, PCGamesNAn inconvenient truth: game prices have come down with time - Ben Kuchera, Ars TechnicaI Just Got A Bunch Of Overwatch Gift Cards, And I'm Terrified To Use Them - Nathan Grayson, KotakuHow Luis Von Ahn Turned Countless Hours Of Mindless Activity Into Something Val… - Alison Griswold, Business InsiderGame Designer Damion Schubert posted a thread on Twitter about how to do loot boxes ethically. Mark was not convinced.
#63 "I have so much feelings..." Roundtable 2018.01.02 This week, your nice hosts get into it. Stephen is split on everything, Mark is the bad guy, and it's all Martha's fault. Stephen and Mark talked about their Ludum Dare 40 game, Widget Satchel, which Martha played on last week’s Nice Plays episode! Loot Systems 0:03:58 Stephen McGregor Game Design Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Players Are Tricking Amiibos To Grind For Rare Loot - Ethan Gach , Kotaku Nioh's latest patch fixes its most annoying flaw - Jeffrey Matulef, Eurogamer Stephen brought up our recent episode on repetition in games, "Schrödinger’s Animal Crossing." NeuroVoider Chock-Full of Rogue-Like KillBot Twin-Stick Shooting - James Cunningham, Hardcore Gamer Bungie says it " betrayed" Destiny 2 fans over transparency - YouTube Loot Boxes 0:29:30 Martha Megarry Gaming Marketing Loot boxes in video games will soon get a review flag from OpenCritic - Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica What You Need To Know About Shadow of War's Controversial Loot Boxes - Patricia Hernandez, Kotaku A Guide To The Endless, Confusing Star Wars Battlefront II Controversy - Gita Jackson, Kotaku Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford is ‘very much against predatory monetization schem… - Dustin Bailey, PCGamesN An inconvenient truth: game prices have come down with time - Ben Kuchera, Ars Technica I Just Got A Bunch Of Overwatch Gift Cards, And I'm Terrified To Use Them - Nathan Grayson, Kotaku How Luis Von Ahn Turned Countless Hours Of Mindless Activity Into Something Val… - Alison Griswold, Business Insider Game Designer Damion Schubert posted a thread on Twitter about how to do loot boxes ethically. Mark was not convinced.
Kirk and Maddy start off by talking about the biggest news of the last week: the sudden closure of Telltale Games, a move that left more than 200 game developers out of work with no severance. (Well REALLY, they start out by talking about comically huge mouse pads, if we're being totally accurate.) After talking about the Telltale debacle, they discuss Sony finally opening up the PS4 to cross-play with other consoles, how a Shadow of the Tomb Raider fan found an unintended post-credits cutscene by playing the game without the day-one patch, and how Nintendo's tight-lipped approach to explaining their games lets fans create things as wonderful as Bowsette, a.k.a. Peacher. They close out with some talk of how Destiny 2 has become life-devouringly good, how Maddy has been charmed by last year's Battle Chef Brigade, and some off-topic TV, podcast, and music recommendations. LINKS: Kirk's podcast breaking down why Toto's "Africa" is a great song "Telltale Employees Left Stunned By Company Closure, No Severance," by Ethan Gach for Kotaku Gita Jackson's article about Bowsette/Peacher Sony finally relents and allows Fortnite cross-platform play Kirk's review of Destiny 2: Forsaken and breakdown of all the cool new stuff added to the game this week "My Hideous, Comfortable Gamer Chair Fills Me With Existential Dread," by Maddy Myers for Kotaku Compete "n1c" By deerful on Bandcamp
This week is Stephen's first turn as roundtable host, Mark teaches us about film and Martha sells her soul for three Destiny 2 faction tokens.Mark and Stephen and friends made it through Ludum Dare! Check out their game called Widget Satchel. Influences 0:02:49 Mark LaCroixIRLProductionWhat Is Blackout Poetry? These Fascinating Poems Are Created From Existing Art - E. Ce Miller, BustleThat action/puzzle game Stephen was trying to remember was Meteos. We talked about Star Wars Episode 1 Racing in our episode on racing games. "We joke here."The Secret of Mario's Jump (and other Versatile Verbs) - Game Maker's Toolkit, YouTubeThe Norwood Suite Is A Very Different Kind Of Music Game - EThan Gach, Kotaku Repetition 0:46:44 Martha MegarryGame DesignThe Unexpected Joy Of Repetition In Video Games - Heather Alexander, KotakuDesert Bus comes to VR at long last - Owen S. Good, PolygonStuck on repeat: why we love repetition in music - Tom Service , The GuardianSaying the same word over again until it means nothing is called semantic satia… - WikipediaLoops Episode - Radiolab, Podcast
This week is Stephen's first turn as roundtable host, Mark teaches us about film and Martha sells her soul for three Destiny 2 faction tokens. Mark and Stephen and friends made it through Ludum Dare! Check out their game called Widget Satchel. Influences 0:02:49 Mark LaCroix Category IRL Production “What Is Blackout Poetry? These Fascinating Poems Are Created From Existing Art… - E. Ce Miller , Bustle That action/puzzle game Stephen was trying to remember was Meteos. We talked about Star Wars Episode 1 Racing in our episode on racing games. "We joke here." “The Secret of Mario's Jump (and other Versatile Verbs)” - Game Maker's Toolkit, Mark Brown , YouTube “The Norwood Suite Is A Very Different Kind Of Music Game” - EThan Gach , Kotaku Repetition 0:46:44 Martha Megarry Category Game Design “The Unexpected Joy Of Repetition In Video Games” - Heather Alexander , Kotaku “Desert Bus comes to VR at long last” - Owen S. Good , Polygon “Stuck on repeat: why we love repetition in music” - Tom Service , The Guardian Saying the same word over again until it means nothing is called semantic satia… - Wikipedia “Loops” episode - Radiolab , Podcast
This week, the clubhouse is being occupied by Glitch's Summer 2017 Immersion Program cohort, so your nice hosts relocate to Mark's kitchen and talk over tea with the astoundingly insightful and utterly charming Holly Harrison, professional social media and community manager, to talk about building and engaging with an audience online. Community Managment MarketingTide tries and fails to act cool in response to Mr. Clean... - @tide, Twitter...while Sonic the Hedgehog succeeds. - @sonic_hedgehog, TwitterArby's does some cool video game things on Twitter. - @arbys, TwitterThe true owner of @Velveeta - @Velveeta, TwitterYou Know An Internet Joke Is Kinda Over Once Nintendo's Had A Turn - EThan Gach, KotakuBuilding audience early with visuals-first development in Ooblets - Chris Priestman, Game DeveloperConsumers Aren't Looking to Buy From Brands That Are ‘Cool' on Social - SproutSocialThe Simple Facebook Posting Strategy That Helped us 3x Our Reach and Engagement - Brian Peters, BufferFollow the MNgamedev Bot on Twitter - @MNgamedev_bot, TwitterMN Game Dev Slack - mngamedevbot, SlackWhat We Know About The Instagram Shadowban, And How To Discover If You've Been … - PLANNPaper Darts, Literary Arts MagazineComcast and Verizon's Sneaky Push to Kill Net Neutrality Is Just Embarrassing - Libby Watson, GizmodoBioware "Kissing Day" tweet. - @Bioware, TwitterInnes McKendrick tweets about egg cups. - Innes McKendrick, TwitterCheck your Twitter analytics - TwitterHolly HarrisonGuest HostsGuestHolly Harrison is a marketing bruiser for GLITCH, managing social media and helping promote Minnesota made video games like Hyper|Dot and Optica. Holly is an honorary guest host for the show and will sometimes join in on roundtable and interview episodes.
This week, the clubhouse is being occupied by Glitch's Summer 2017 Immersion Program cohort, so your nice hosts relocate to Mark's kitchen and talk over tea with the astoundingly insightful and utterly charming Holly Harrison, professional social media and community manager, to talk about building and engaging with an audience online. Community Managment Category Marketing Tide tries and fails to act cool in response to Mr. Clean... - @tide , Twitter ...while Sonic the Hedgehog succeeds. - @sonic_hedgehog , Twitter Arby’s does some cool video game things on Twitter. - @arbys , Twitter The true owner of @Velveeta - @Velveeta , Twitter “You Know An Internet Joke Is Kinda Over Once Nintendo's Had A Turn” - EThan Gach , Kotaku Building audience early with visuals-first development in Ooblets - Chris Priestman , Gamasutra 2 “Consumers Aren’t Looking to Buy From Brands That Are ‘Cool’ on Social” - SproutSocial "The Simple Facebook Posting Strategy That Helped us 3x Our Reach and Engagemen… - Brian Peters , Buffer Follow the MNgamedev Bot on Twitter - @MNgamedev_bot , Twitter MN Game Dev Slack - mngamedevbot , Slack “What We Know About The Instagram Shadowban, And How To Discover If You’ve Been… - PLANN Paper Darts, Literary Arts Magazine “Comcast and Verizon’s Sneaky Push to Kill Net Neutrality Is Just Embarrassing” - Libby Watson , Gizmodo Bioware "Kissing Day" tweet. - @Bioware , Twitter Innes McKendrick tweets about egg cups. - Innes McKendrick , Twitter Check your Twitter analytics. - Twitter Guest Hosts Guest Holly Harrison is a marketing bruiser for GLITCH, managing social media and helping promote Minnesota made video games like Hyper|Dot and Optica. Holly is an honorary guest host for the show and will sometimes join in on roundtable and interview episodes.
Patrick and Reid are joined by special guests freelance writers Ethan Gach and Michelle Ehrhardt to discuss 2016, which was a banner year for shooters.
It's time for another excellent episode of Nerds Without Pants! Oh, you lucky, lucky people. This week, it's all about JRPGs for the main topic, but as always we begin with Consumption Junction. Since Julian and Angelo bored the pants off of everyone last time, the lion's share of the opening segment is spent on Patrick's vacation to New York City. Museums were visited! Broadway shows were watched! Miis were Street Passed! After that, Patrick talks about how easily he breezed through the ending of Fire Emblem, much to Julian's chagrin. This leads nicely into the topic de jour: JRPGs. The crew talks briefly about their origins with the genre, and then try to put their fingers on where they each started to diverge from this type of game. Julian is the most negative, but that may come from the burnout of playing over a hundred RPGs before reaching the current generation. The guys debate the idea that voice acting may have ruined the genre, discuss Lightning's boob job, and more. It's a discussion that's sure to leave you wanting to either high five or punch certain members of the podcast. Oh, and here's the article by Ethan Gach that Julian was quoted in. THIS WEEK'S MUSIC: Wild Arms- Lone Bird in the Shire The Phantom of the Opera- Music of the Night Secret of Mana- Kind Memories Suikoden 2- A Peaceful Mountain Village Bonus- White Rabbit
It's time for another excellent episode of Nerds Without Pants! Oh, you lucky, lucky people. This week, it's all about JRPGs for the main topic, but as always we begin with Consumption Junction. Since Julian and Angelo bored the pants off of everyone last time, the lion's share of the opening segment is spent on Patrick's vacation to New York City. Museums were visited! Broadway shows were watched! Miis were Street Passed! After that, Patrick talks about how easily he breezed through the ending of Fire Emblem, much to Julian's chagrin. This leads nicely into the topic de jour: JRPGs. The crew talks briefly about their origins with the genre, and then try to put their fingers on where they each started to diverge from this type of game. Julian is the most negative, but that may come from the burnout of playing over a hundred RPGs before reaching the current generation. The guys debate the idea that voice acting may have ruined the genre, discuss Lightning's boob job, and more. It's a discussion that's sure to leave you wanting to either high five or punch certain members of the podcast. Oh, and here's the article by Ethan Gach that Julian was quoted in. THIS WEEK'S MUSIC: Wild Arms- Lone Bird in the Shire The Phantom of the Opera- Music of the Night Secret of Mana- Kind Memories Suikoden 2- A Peaceful Mountain Village Bonus- White Rabbit
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