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Insert Credit reports direct from GDC 2024. Brandon Sheffield asks industry professionals maybe the most important question in the games right now: how do you reclaim your humanity during all this chaos? Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Megan Farokhmanesh, Osama Dorias, Amani Shantz, Paweł Rohleder, JJ Signal, Antonio Uribe, Ash Parrish, Mathew Kumar, and Baiyon. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Chapters: Monday - Refrigerators (00:14) Tuesday - Talking to Strangers with Megan Farokhmanesh (03:16) Wednesday - Hugs with Osama Dorias (10:39) Wednesday - Self-Acknowledgment with Amani Shantz (15:18) Wednesday - Immediate Flow with Paweł Rohleder (20:28) Wednesday - PC-88 Games and Dish Washing with JJ Signal and Antonio Uribe (22:29) Thursday - Gummies and Marvel Snap with Ash Parrish and Mathew Kumar (30:08) Thursday - Baiyon playing SimTunes (40:25) Thursday - Good Sleep with Baiyon (42:06) Friday - bye forever (47:57) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: GDC 2024 Frank Cifaldi Feminist Frequency Foreign Cinema Halo 3 Demonschool Now Wishlistable on Steam Yerba Buena Gardens Megan Farokhmanesh Eat Pray Love Joshua Tree National Park Osama Dorias Brass Lion Entertainment Gameloft DTI Software Ubisoft For Honor Minority Media Gotham Knights Hogwarts Legacy J.K. Rowling Unity Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard cancels survival game following layoffs PixelAnt Games Lumines series PictoChat Mario's Picross Vampire Survivors JJ Signal Read Only Memories: Neurodiver Gunstar Heroes Rusty Compile Disc Station UltraBox series 100 Yen Disk Jewel BEM Hunter Lime Exciting Milk Antonio Uribe Ash Parrish Metroid series ROM hacking Every PC Engine Shoot Em Up REVIEWED! Mathew Kumar Marvel Snap Baiyon SimTunes Toshio Iwai Maxis Q-Games Shigesato Itoi Mother This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit reports direct from GDC 2024. Brandon Sheffield asks industry professionals maybe the most important question in the games right now: how do you reclaim your humanity during all this chaos? Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Megan Farokhmanesh, Osama Dorias, Amani Shantz, Paweł Rohleder, JJ Signal, Antonio Uribe, Ash Parrish, Mathew Kumar, and Baiyon. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Chapters: Monday - Refrigerators (00:14) Tuesday - Talking to Strangers with Megan Farokhmanesh (03:16) Wednesday - Hugs with Osama Dorias (10:39) Wednesday - Self-Acknowledgment with Amani Shantz (15:18) Wednesday - Immediate Flow with Paweł Rohleder (20:28) Wednesday - PC-88 Games and Dish Washing with JJ Signal and Antonio Uribe (22:29) Thursday - Gummies and Marvel Snap with Ash Parrish and Mathew Kumar (30:08) Thursday - Baiyon playing SimTunes (40:25) Thursday - Good Sleep with Baiyon (42:06) Friday - bye forever (47:57) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: GDC 2024 Frank Cifaldi Feminist Frequency Foreign Cinema Halo 3 Demonschool Now Wishlistable on Steam Yerba Buena Gardens Megan Farokhmanesh Eat Pray Love Joshua Tree National Park Osama Dorias Brass Lion Entertainment Gameloft DTI Software Ubisoft For Honor Minority Media Gotham Knights Hogwarts Legacy J.K. Rowling Unity Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard cancels survival game following layoffs PixelAnt Games Lumines series PictoChat Mario's Picross Vampire Survivors JJ Signal Read Only Memories: Neurodiver Gunstar Heroes Rusty Compile Disc Station UltraBox series 100 Yen Disk Jewel BEM Hunter Lime Exciting Milk Antonio Uribe Ash Parrish Metroid series ROM hacking Every PC Engine Shoot Em Up REVIEWED! Mathew Kumar Marvel Snap Baiyon SimTunes Toshio Iwai Maxis Q-Games Shigesato Itoi Mother This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Our guest this week on Coffee with a Journalist is Megan Farokhmanesh, a senior writer at Wired. As a senior writer, Megan covers video games and the industry that makes them.  During the episode, Megan talks about why she has so many sticky notes on her desk, the ways you should and shouldn't format subject lines, her preference for lead time on stories, and much more.

Greg, Blessing, Barrett, and Kevin unpack yesterday's Hogwarts Legacy State of Play and all the issues that come with it. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:20 - Housekeeping DCEU In Review TWO Gamescast next week! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire,FargoBrady, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:13:40 - Hogwarts Legacy State of Play Recap, Matt TM Kim @ IGN REQUIRED READING: JK Rowling's Anti-Transgender Stance And Hogwarts Legacy - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-stance-and-hogwarts-legacy/1100-6501632/ 00:43:40 - Ad 00:45:45 - Elden Ring Patch Fixes Stuff and Pisses People Off, - Shaun Prescott , Tyler Colp @ PC Gamer 00:54:58 - Gran Turismo 7 Unplayable yesterday but Fixed, Ethan Gach @ Kotaku 00:57:00 - PlayStation Responds to Allegations of Sexism, Megan Farokhmanesh and Stephen Totilo @ Axios 01:10:06 - ANOTHER REQUIRED READING! - Despite its beautiful Ori games, Moon Studios is called an ‘oppressive' place to work By Dean Takahashi @ GamesBeat https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/18/despite-its-beautiful-ori-games-moon-studio-is-called-an-oppressive-place-to-work/ 01:11:11 - You‘re Wrong Next Week's Hosts: MON: Blessing and Tim TUES: Greg and Gary WED: Andy and Greg THURS: Greg and Tim FRI: Greg and Bless

Paris Marx is joined by Eoin Higgins to discuss why tech companies and venture capital firms are launching their own media verticals, what Marc Andreessen hopes to get out of Clubhouse and Substack, and why Jeff Bezos may have a better approach to media.Eoin Higgins is a freelance journalist and writes on Substack under The Flashpoint. Follow Eoin on Twitter as @EoinHiggins_.

Research shows that 55% of Americans picked up a video game during the pandemic, and by December 2020, the global gaming industry was estimated to have generated $160 billion in revenue that year. In short, gaming has never been bigger and keeps growing — and that means the stakes of gaming as a digital economy and as a social ecosystem keep getting higher. Dan is joined by Axios Gaming newsletter writers Stephen Totilo and Megan Farokhmanesh to discuss the launch of their newsletter and why gaming matters now more than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#185 "Empty the bucket."Roundtable 2020.07.28 Your nice hosts are tired, then get energized. Stephen is thinking about it, Mark brought a few unlikely examples, and Ellen is also thinking about it.Here's a fun new thing: We've recently started a Discord channel for listeners to discuss the show with each other. It's part of the Twin Cities Gamedev Discord server, but you don't need to be a Twin Cities gamedev to partisipate! Get directly to the Nice Games Club discussion channel via https://nicegames.club/discord Burnout 0:06:43 Stephen McGregorIRLBurn-out, an "occupational phenomenon" - World Health OrganizationTeacher Burnout: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How You Can Prevent End-Of-Yea… - WaterfordToxic management cost an award-winning game studio its best developers - Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge Asynchronous and Asymmetric Gameplay 0:46:39 Mark LaCroixGame DesignAsynchronous Multiplay: Futures for Casual Multiplayer Experience - Ian Bogost, Georgia Institute of TechnologyRelaxed Hardcore: Why Asynchronous is the Next Big Thing in Core Gaming - Ian Hardingham, GDCWhy an Asymmetric Board Game Pissed Off Me and My Friends - Kyle Rogacion, Goomba StompAre Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games Becoming a Major Trend? - Micah Shapiro, GameRant

#185 "Empty the bucket." Roundtable 2020.07.28 Your nice hosts are tired, then get energized. Stephen is thinking about it, Mark brought a few unlikely examples, and Ellen is also thinking about it. Here's a fun new thing: We've recently started a Discord channel for listeners to discuss the show with each other. It's part of the Twin Cities Gamedev Discord server, but you don't need to be a Twin Cities gamedev to partisipate! Get directly to the Nice Games Club discussion channel via https://nicegames.club/discord Burnout 0:06:43 Stephen McGregor IRL Burn-out, an "occupational phenomenon" - World Health Organization Teacher Burnout: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How You Can Prevent End-Of-Yea… - Waterford Toxic management cost an award-winning game studio its best developers - Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge Asynchronous and Asymmetric Gameplay 0:46:39 Mark LaCroix Game Design Asynchronous Multiplay: Futures for Casual Multiplayer Experience - Ian Bogost, Georgia Institute of Technology Relaxed Hardcore: Why Asynchronous is the Next Big Thing in Core Gaming - Ian Hardingham, GDC Vault Why an Asymmetric Board Game Pissed Off Me and My Friends - Kyle Rogacion, Goomba Stomp Are Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games Becoming a Major Trend? - Micah Shapiro, GameRant

#175 "Kapow?"Roundtable 2020.05.19 Your nice hosts talk big picture and get deep into the weeds this week. Mark runs Flash at 60fps on the Switch, Ellen makes a Star Trek reference, and Stephen wants more games that aren't fun.Hey you! If you're porting a project, whether it's just to a new Unity build target, or to a whole new codebase, we want to hear about it! contact@noblerobot.com or @NiceGamesClub.GDC's summer event will be digital only - Megan Farokhmanesh, The VergeNeat things that Star Trek Online did with Star Trek lore - Eliot Lefebvre, Massively Overpowered Fun in Games 0:11:09 Ellen Burns-JohnsonGame DesignAssassin's Creed Valhalla Is Bringing Back The Instakill Hidden Blade, In A Sig… - Stephen Totilo, KotakuAssassin's Creed Odyssey Developers Say Breaking Series Traditions Made For A B… - Stephen Totilo, Kotaku15 things you can do to make Breath of the Wild feel new again - Patricia Hernandez, PolygonRaph Koster's Theory of Fun, ten years on - Leigh Alexander, Game DeveloperSolaris (1972) - trailer Porting Your Game 0:44:11 Mark LaCroixHardwareProgrammingYour Indie Game on Console: A Practical Guide to Porting - Thomas O'Connor, GDCOUYA works with Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers - Rik Henderson, Pocket-lintMicrosoft Windows Astoria bridge for Android is dead - Jan Vermeulen, MyBroadbandHaxe (programming langauge) - WikipediaPost-Mortem on Transitioning from Flash to Haxe - Doug Pearson, GameDaily ConnectC-- (programming language) - WikipediaIntroduction to OpenFL - HaxeFlixel documentationEpic Games' Unreal Engine Heads To Flash - Kris Graft, Game DeveloperAdobe Flash Player Export in Unity 4.0 - Ralph Hauwert, UnitySunsetting Flash - David Helgason, UnityDevelopment of Duke Nukem Forever - Wikipedia

#175 "Kapow?" Roundtable 2020.05.19 Your nice hosts talk big picture and get deep into the weeds this week. Mark runs Flash at 60fps on the Switch, Ellen makes a Star Trek reference, and Stephen wants more games that aren't fun. Hey you! If you're porting a project, whether it's just to a new Unity build target, or to a whole new codebase, we want to hear about it! contact@noblerobot.com or @NiceGamesClub. GDC’s summer event will be digital only - Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge Neat things that Star Trek Online did with Star Trek lore - Eliot Lefebvre, Messively Overpowered Fun in Games 0:11:09 Ellen Burns-Johnson Game Design Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Is Bringing Back The Instakill Hidden Blade, In A Sig… - Stephen Totilo, Kotaku Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Developers Say Breaking Series Traditions Made For A B… - Stephen Totilo, Kotaku 15 things you can do to make Breath of the Wild feel new again - Patricia Hernandez, Polygon Raph Koster's Theory of Fun, ten years on - Leigh Alexander, Gamasutra Solaris (1972) - trailer Porting Your Game 0:44:11 Mark LaCroix Hardware Programming Your Indie Game on Console: A Practical Guide to Porting - Thomas O'Connor, GDC 2018 OUYA works with Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers - Rik Henderson, Pocket-lint Microsoft Windows Astoria bridge for Android is dead - Jan Vermeulen, MyBroadband Haxe (programming langauge) - Wikipedia Post-Mortem on Transitioning from Flash to Haxe - Doug Pearson, GameDaily Connect C-- (programming language) - Wikipedia Introduction to OpenFL - HaxeFlixel documentation Epic Games' Unreal Engine Heads To Flash - Kris Graft, Gamasutra Adobe Flash Player Export in Unity 4.0 - Ralph Hauwert, Unity Blog Sunsetting Flash - David Helgason, Unity Blog Development of Duke Nukem Forever - Wikipedia

Holly Harrison is back in the clubhouse as Guest Host for a wide-ranging discussion on new consoles, fail states, and worldbuilding. Stephen gives a weird example, Mark makes a funny noise, and Holly invites us to Join Lobby. Plus, we only mention Star Trek once!Join Lobby - Video Game Culture Feed - Holly Harrison, TwitterBugsnax is Dale's current game of choiceUbisoft's toxic culture problems allegedly span more than a decade of abuse - Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge"My dad gives his initial impressions on the PlayStation 5" - Josh Du, TwitterWhy Cheaper Next-Gen Gaming is Key to Growing the Games Industry - Alysia Judge, IGN Mark found a way to hide his PS5 on a bookshelf. Stephen and Charles mentioned they have a "secret Target" for console releases GDC 2017 Special (Part 2)Target reopens E. Lake Street store heavily damaged in riots - Dee DePass, Star Tribune Fail States 32:28 Stephen McGregorGame DesignShadow Complex (2009) - Wikipedia Worldbuilding 57:08 Mark LaCroixGame DesignNarrative"Queer identity in Watch Dogs: Legion should be more than flavor text" - Carolyn Petit, Polygon

Holly Harrison is back in the clubhouse as Guest Host for a wide-ranging discussion on new consoles, fail states, and worldbuilding. Stephen gives a weird example, Mark makes a funny noise, and Holly invites us to Join Lobby. Plus, we only mention Star Trek once! Join Lobby - Video Game Culture Feed - Holly Harrison, Twitter Bugsnax is Dale's current game of choice Ubisoft’s toxic culture problems allegedly span more than a decade of abuse - Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge "My dad gives his initial impressions on the PlayStation 5" - Josh Du, Twitter Stephen and Charles mentioned they have a "secret Target" for console releases GDC 2017 Special (Part 2) Why Cheaper Next-Gen Gaming is Key to Growing the Games Industry - Alysia Judge, IGN Image Mark found a way to hide his PS5 on a bookshelf. Fail States 32:28 Stephen McGregor Game Design Shadow Complex (2009) - Wikipedia Worldbuilding 57:08 Mark LaCroix Game Design Narrative "Queer identity in Watch Dogs: Legion should be more than flavor text" - Carolyn Petit, Polygon

Your nice hosts are tired, then get energized. Stephen is thinking about it, Mark brought a few unlikely examples, and Ellen is also thinking about it. Here's a fun new thing: We've recently started a Discord channel for listeners to discuss the show with each other. It's part of the Twin Cities Gamedev Discord server, but you don't need to be a Twin Cities gamedev to partisipate! Get directly to the Nice Games Club discussion channel via https://nicegames.club/discord Burnout 0:06:43 Stephen McGregor Category IRL Burn-out, an "occupational phenomenon" - World Health Organization Teacher Burnout: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How You Can Prevent End-Of-Yea… - Waterford Toxic management cost an award-winning game studio its best developers - Megan Farokhmanesh , The Verge Asynchronous and Asymmetric Gameplay 0:46:39 Mark LaCroix Category Game Design Asynchronous Multiplay: Futures for Casual Multiplayer Experience - Ian Bogost , Georgia Institute of Technology Relaxed Hardcore: Why Asynchronous is the Next Big Thing in Core Gaming - Ian Hardingham , GDC Vault Why an Asymmetric Board Game Pissed Off Me and My Friends - Kyle Rogacion , Goomba Stomp Are Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games Becoming a Major Trend? - Micah Shapiro , GameRant

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn talk with Casey Newton and Makena Kelly about what to expect at the upcoming big tech antitrust hearings featuring Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai. Megan Farokhmanesh and Andrew Webster return to discuss the games announced at the Xbox Games Showcase this week. Stories from this week: New COVID testing strategy could speed up backlogged labs ‘COVID parties’ are a pandemic urban legend that won’t go away The tech antitrust hearing is shaping up to be one for the ages Antitrust investigations aren’t the biggest threat to Facebook’s future The big winner in Slack’s Microsoft fight could be Google Xbox Games Showcase: all the news from Microsoft’s July 2020 event Sony’s first vlogging camera almost nails it  Latest iOS 14 beta offers more evidence of a 5.4-inch iPhone Alexa will soon be able to launch Android and iOS apps using voice commands Samsung promises new mobile and TV products at virtual September event Blurry Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 leak hints at camera upgrades and gold model Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra may try to be the Xbox Phone This is what Samsung’s bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live will look like in your ears The brain behind the Google Pixel camera is building a universal camera app for Adobe Windows 10X might not arrive until 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your nice hosts talk big picture and get deep into the weeds this week. Mark runs Flash at 60fps on the Switch, Ellen makes a Star Trek reference, and Stephen wants more games that aren't fun. Hey you! If you're porting a project, whether it's just to a new Unity build target, or to a whole new codebase, we want to hear about it! contact@noblerobot.com or @NiceGamesClub. GDC’s summer event will be digital only - Megan Farokhmanesh , The Verge Neat things that Star Trek Online did with Star Trek lore - Eliot Lefebvre , Messively Overpowered Fun in Games 0:11:09 Ellen Burns-Johnson Category Game Design Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Is Bringing Back The Instakill Hidden Blade, In A Sig… - Stephen Totilo , Kotaku Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Developers Say Breaking Series Traditions Made For A B… - Stephen Totilo , Kotaku 15 things you can do to make Breath of the Wild feel new again - Patricia Hernandez , Polygon Raph Koster's Theory of Fun, ten years on - Leigh Alexander , Gamasutra Solaris (1972) - trailer Porting Your Game 0:44:11 Mark LaCroix Category Hardware Programming Your Indie Game on Console: A Practical Guide to Porting - Thomas O'Connor , GDC 2018 OUYA works with Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers - Rik Henderson , Pocket-lint Microsoft Windows Astoria bridge for Android is dead - Jan Vermeulen , MyBroadband Haxe (programming langauge) - Wikipedia Post-Mortem on Transitioning from Flash to Haxe - Doug Pearson , GameDaily Connect C-- (programming language) - Wikipedia Introduction to OpenFL - HaxeFlixel documentation Epic Games' Unreal Engine Heads To Flash - Kris Graft , Gamasutra Adobe Flash Player Export in Unity 4.0 - Ralph Hauwert , Unity Blog Sunsetting Flash - David Helgason , Unity Blog Development of Duke Nukem Forever - Wikipedia

GDC Was Postponed Because Of The Coronavirus“GDC postponed to later this year over coronavirus concerns,” by Megan Farokhmanesh and Nick Statt, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21156037/gdc-2020-canceled-coronavirus-gaming-event-san-francisco“GDC 2020 is officially canceled due to coronavirus.” by Richard Lawler, Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/28/gdc-2020-coronavirus/“The year's biggest video game development trade show just got 'postponed' due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus outbreak,” Ben Gilbert and Kevin Webb, Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/gdc-postponed-coronavirus-game-developers-conference-2020-2“GDC ‘postponed’ as multiple participants pull out over coronavirus fears,” by Jeff Grub, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/28/gdc-postponed-as-multiple-participants-pull-out-over-coronavirus-fears/“Indie developers are struggling after GDC’s cancellation, but relief funds can help,” by Nicole Carpenter, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/2/21161418/gdc-relief-fund-indie-developers-gdc-postponementHorizon Zero Dawn Is Coming To PC“Sony confirms Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC”, by Monica Chin, Polygon: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/10/21173240/horizon-zero-dawn-pc-sony-playstation-ps4-exclusive-game-release“Horizon: Zero Dawn confirmed for PC,” by Christopher Dring, Gamesindustry.biz: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-10-horizon-zero-dawn-confirmed-for-pc“Hermen Hulst Q&A: Interview with Head of PlayStation’s Worldwide Studios. What's next for Guerrilla, upcoming TV and film projects, and the guiding principles that drive PlayStation’s network of world-class game studios,” by Sid Shuman, PlayStation Blog: https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2020/03/10/hermen-hulst-qa-interview-with-head-of-playstations-worldwide-studios/First-Party Xbox Series X And Select Third-Party Games Will Get Cross-Buy“Cyberpunk 2077 supports Xbox One and Series X cross-buy,” by Jeff Grub, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/24/cyberpunk-2077-xbox-cross-buy/“'Cyberpunk 2077' studio commits to a free Xbox Series X upgrade,” by Jon Fingas, Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/24/cyberpunk-2077-xbox-series-x-free-update/“Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One players can upgrade to Xbox Series X for free,” by Paul Tamburro, Gamer Revolution: https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/634899-cyberpunk-2077-xbox-one-players-can-upgrade-to-xbox-series-x-for-freeE3 Ain’t Looking To Hot“E3 loses its creative director three months before the show,” by Brett Makedonski, Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com/e3-loses-its-creative-director-three-months-before-the-show-582545.phtml“Industry vet Geoff Keighley is skipping E3 for the first time in 25 years,” by Andrew Webster, The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/12/21134836/geoff-keighley-skipping-e3-2020-the-game-awards“E3 Host Geoff Keighley Bows Out Of Show, Criticizes Event’s Direction,” by Stephen Totilo, Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/e3-host-geoff-keighley-bows-out-of-show-criticizes-eve-1841647234“Iam8bit pulls out as E3 2020’s creative director,’ by Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/05/iam8bit-e3-2020/“ESA moves ahead with E3 2020 despite coronavirus concerns,” by Rebekah Valentine, Gamesindustry.biz: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-02-esa-moves-ahead-with-e3-2020-planning-despite-coronavirus-concernsReggie Fils-Aimé Joins The GameStop Board“Reggie Fils-Aimé joins GameStop’s board of directors,” by Charlie Hall, Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/9/21172177/reggie-fils-aime-joins-gamestop-board-of-directors-nintendo“GameStop appoints Reggie Fils-Aimé to board of directors,” by Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/09/reggie-fils-aime-gamestop/“Former Nintendo Of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé Joins GameStop's Board Of Directors,” by Liam Doolan, NintendoLife: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/former_nintendo_of_america_president_reggie_fils-aime_joins_gamestops_board_of_directors“GameStop Has Appointed Ex-Nintendo Head Reggie Fils-Aime to Board of Directors,” by Brittany Vincent, Bleeding Cool: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/03/09/gamestop-has-appointed-ex-nintendo-head-reggie-fils-aime-to-board-of-directors/“GameStop Appoints Reginald Fils-Aimé, William Simon and James Symancyk to Board of Directors and Enhances Corporate Governance to Drive Ongoing Business Transformation,” by GameStop Corporate, GameStop Press Release: https://gamestop.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-appoints-reginald-fils-aime-william-simon-and-jamesQuestions? 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Welcome back to the Bros and Consoles podcast, everybody! The dynamic duo is at it again, so if you were looking for a huge amount of info on games you've possibly never heard of and the interesting news of the week, then you've come to the right place! Hope you enjoy the show! Feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to the usual places listed below: Email = brosandconsoles@gmail.com Twitter = @IndieRonin (Nathan) and @AnOptionalQuest (Michael) Time-codes: 05:07 - Seg. 1: What're ya playin'? 36:14 - Seg. 2: The Bropinion Report (4 items) 36:58 - #1: GDC postponed to later this year due to coronavirus concerns (Megan Farokhmanesh and Nick Statt, The Verge) 52:34 - #2: Nintendo cracks down after high-profile leaks (Cecilia D'Anastasio, Wired) 1:03:47 - #3: Final Fantasy 7 Remake is 100GB in size (Robert Ramsey, Push Square) 1:13:53 - #4: Konami code creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto has passed away (James Batchelor, GamesIndustry.biz) 1:16:04 - Seg. 3a: The Entire List of Upcoming Games on the PlayStation Network, as listed by Justin Massongill, brought to you by the Bros and Consoles co-hosts each and every weekend! 1:26:40 - Seg. 3b: The Weekly Nintendo Switch Picks 1:35:10 - Seg. 4: The N.I.C. (Panzer Paladin, by Tribute Games, coming to Nintendo Switch and PC in Summer 2020) 1:40:05 - Seg. 5: Sonic's Super-Fast Minute See you all again next week, and thank you for all the support! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brosandconsoles/support

We're back from Atlanta and Tampa Bay Comic Con! We talk about our trips, the people we met, plus the IGN plagiarism scandal. We also get serious by mentioning the two impactful articles written by Cecilia D'Anastacio and the unfortunate news of TellTale Games closing it's doors.Special thanks to Powerglove for letting us use their music. For music, tour dates, and merch, go to http://www.powergloveband.comCecilia's articles: https://kotaku.com/inside-the-culture-of-sexism-at-riot-games-1828165483 https://kotaku.com/riot-games-says-it-wants-to-clean-up-its-mess-but-the-1829013902Follow Cecilia on Twitter: @CecianastaThe Verge's article on TellTale Games written by Megan Farokhmanesh: https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/20/17130056/telltale-games-developer-layoffs-toxic-video-game-industryFOLLOW US:http://Facebook.com/ThatGameShowShowhttp://Twitter.com/That_GameShowhttp://YouTube.com/ThatNewShowShow 

At the beginning of every Pokémon game, players must make a Sohpie’s Choice-like decision to ally themselves with a single, cuddly fighting animal. While their stable will undoubtedly expand, it is that creature who will be their intimate companion on the long road to becoming the very best. Like no one ever was. Today’s formal debate brings three Pokémon experts to the fore, including Polygon’s Allegra Frank and Ryan Gilliam as well as The Verge’s Megan Farokhmanesh. They will each make their case for one of the three iconic starting Pokémon: Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. Later this week, Polygon will also publish passionate analyses of each of these starting Pokémon. Then, next week on our official Twitter account, you will be able to make your voices heard with a final vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Feminist Frequency Radio, we’re talking about the hit new rom-com that’s also a watershed moment in cinematic representation, Crazy Rich Asians! We discuss the beauty of Singapore, so rarely seen onscreen in America, the complex issues of class and wealth that the film both does and does not engage with, Awkwafina’s “blaccent,” the way gender roles are tied up in notions of tradition, and much more. Also, Anita tells us why she loves Elementary, and Carolyn shouts out some obscure little computer game. Segment Timestamps: :00 intros, weekend adventures 3:20 entertainment news (Trump on Apocalypse Now, Rebecca Sugar on Steven Universe, Megan Farokhmanesh on Fortnite streamer Ninja) 10:15 Crazy Rich Asians 42:30 What’s Your FREQ-Out? 53:10 Wrap-up Relevant Links: Follow our Twitch channel so you too can watch Carolyn stream until 6AM: twitch.tv/femfreq Read about Trump’s bizarre meeting with Vietnam veterans: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-and-omarosa-had-a-fcking-weird-fight-with-vietnam-vets EW’s interview with Rebecca Sugar about LGBTQIA visibility: https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/13/steven-universe-rebecca-sugar-lgbtq-cartoons/ Profile of Chinese-American actor James Hong: “I Never Thought it Would Take This Long” https://deadline.com/2018/08/james-hong-89-year-old-chinese-american-actor-interview-crazy-rich-asians-1202437858

We’ve got a whirlwind of an episode this week on The Vergecast. Nilay, Paul, and Dieter bring back Silicon Valley Editor and host of Converge Casey Newton to discuss Twitter’s bad week and what the heck is going on with them. But before that, there’s a whole lot of other things that came up. We reviewed both the Galaxy Note 9 and Android 9 Pie this week, so Dieter runs through everything you need to know about the two launches. We’ve also got two fresh segments this this week. Deputy Editor Liz Lopatto updates us on this week in Elon Musk, and culture reporters Megan Farokhmanesh and Bijan Stephen stop by to tell us what’s happening in culture section of The Verge. There’s a whole lot more in between that — such as Paul’s segment, “Phone prison,” that he does every week — so listen in to hear it all. 01:36 - Battery week 02:14 - Note 9 review 09:58 - Android 9 Pie review 18:11 - This week in Elon with Liz Lopatto 21:51 - Tesla allegedly covered up drug trafficking and spied on employees at the Gigafactory, whistleblower says 23:03 - Verizon’s 5G home internet launch will come with free YouTube TV or Apple TV 4K 23:26 - Sprint and LG will release a 5G smartphone in the first half of 2019 31:02 - This week in culture with Megan and Bijan 38:18 - Twitter’s fear of making hard decisions is killing it 1:01:05 - Twitter officially kills off key features in third-party apps 1:08:00 - Paul’s weekly segment “Phone prison” 1:11:20 -Google may add Windows 10 dual-boot option to Chromebooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got a super stuffed episode of The Vergecast this week. First, the biggest news in tech right now is the European Commission’s ruling that Google has been unfairly using Android to push Google search on users, giving it an unfair advantage. Nilay, Dieter, and Paul sit down and discuss the implications. In the second half of the show, Dieter discusses some of the new MacBook Pro benchmarks that claim the processors may throttle performance due to cooling issues. Nilay got an exclusive interview with Roku CEO Anthony Wood, so we’ve included that in this episode as well. Also, our culture coverage continues this week with another roundup by Megan Farokhmanesh and Bijan Stephen. There’s even a whole lot more in between that — like Paul’s newly sponsored segment “Fold the phone” — so listen to it all, and you’ll get it all. 01:46 - Verizon is shutting down its original video app Go90 06:26 - Six questions you were afraid to ask about Google’s EU antitrust case 25:09 - Google may put its Fuchsia OS on smart home devices within three years 34:25 - This week in culture with Megan and Bijan 39:42 - Test suggests 2018 MacBook Pro can’t keep up with Intel Core i9 chip’s thermal demands 53:15 - Roku CEO Anthony Wood interview 1:17:33 - Paul’s weekly segment “Fold the phone” 1:20:39 - Galaxy Note 9 leak suggests it looks a lot like the Note 8 1:22:12 - Walmart reportedly plans to launch Netflix competitor under its Vudu brand later this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vergecast starts off this week in a traditional fashion with a talk about dongles — Microsoft’s $80 USB-C dongle to be exact. But there’s a whole bunch of little things that also happened this week that Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss. We’ve got Apple acknowledging the problem with its MacBook keyboards, Google demoing Duplex, and Apple releasing the Mojave public beta. Also this week, we bring you two new rotating segments on the show. First we have transportation reporter Sean O’Kane with “This Week in Elon Musk” — a rundown of the news that happened this week in the Elon Musk canon. Second, culture reporters Megan Farokhmanesh and Bijan Stephen run though their favorite “Culture Headlines” on The Verge this week. And of course we’ve got Paul’s weekly segment that he does every week, “Rhymes With What’s Poppin’,” so if you listen to the whole show, you’ve got a stew going. 02:20 - Microsoft’s Surface USB-C dongle launches on June 29th for $79.99 09:15 - Apple acknowledges faulty MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards with new repair program 15:00 - macOS Mojave is now available in public beta 20:59 - Intel now faces a fight for its future 29:06 - This week in Elon Musk with Sean O’Kane 33:41 - Google Duplex really works and testing begins this summer 42:03 - BlackBerry Key2 review: a keyboard with a phone 42:59 - LG says screw everything, we’re doing five cameras for the V40 43:57 - The Galaxy Note 9 hits the FCC, with launch of Samsung’s next flagship presumably on the horizon 45:51 - AT&T more than doubles ‘admin fee’ for every wireless customer 48:31 - Culture headlines with Megan and Bijan 52:58 - Honda retires its famed Asimo robot 53:41 - Paul’s weekly segment “Rhymes with whats poppin” 55:58 - Amazon adds voice control to its Alexa iOS app 59:19 - Sonos Beam review: living room upgrade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day two of The Vergecast this week! Yesterday, Nilay interviewed Brian Merchant, author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone. Today, we have another full episode with a lot going on. First off, E3 happened this week, and there’s a ton of news in the gaming world. Paul interviews culture reporter Megan Farokhmanesh (who is at the expo) live on tape to talk about what happened on the show floor, the press conferences, and the multitude of games that were shown. Next, Dieter and Nilay have a fun conversation with special guest Panos Panay from Microsoft to talk about Microsoft’s newest product, the Surface Laptop. And, of course, we have new reviews out this week! Along with the Surface Laptop, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter discuss the 10.5-inch iPad Pro and the future of these new kinds of computers. There’s a whole mess of stuff in between that, so listen through it all, and you’ll get it all. 05:37 - Xbox One X 13:47 - E3 2017 with Megan Farokhmanesh 34:44 - Panos Panay interview 1:00:57 - 10.5-inch iPad Pro and Surface Laptop reviews 1:17:44 - Paul’s weekly segment “I C Seed; so much seeing” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back! We have a great show for you today. No really! If you listen to this podcast, you know Samsung announced the Galaxy S8 this week, so Nilay and Dieter bring in senior editor and friend of the show Dan Seifert; who recently took a trip to South Korea to tour Samsung’s headquarters. Second half of the show, news editor Jake Kastrenakes joins to discuss his coverage of the FCC and privacy ruling in Congress. There’s even more! Megan Farokhmanesh is here to enlighten the crew on the culture side of site; Persona 5 and Ghost in the Shell. Theres a bunch of little topics sprinkled in between this focused episode, so listen through to find them all. 00:43 - Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S8 17:46 - Samsung’s Bixby assistant 33:13 - Persona 5 review 42:16 - Ghost in the Shell review 50:23 - FCC reporting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Sunday, Nilay and Dieter brought The Vergecast to Austin, TX for South by Southwest 2017 and streamed it live on Facebook. Today we did it again! This time, we welcome culture reporter Megan Farokhmanesh and senior editor Chris Plante on to talk about what happened so far in the culture world at SXSW, most notably the film festival. Also, with addition to more tech news that’s happened since Sunday, we open the floor for questions from the audience. 01:58 - Atomic Blonde is a good movie improved by an exceptional soundtrack 04:54 - The new Pennywise terrified the young cast of Stephen King’s IT reboot 14:54 - A short film gets to the heart of being targeted by an internet mob 25:14 - Paul’s weekly segment “Stronger Together” 28:07 - Sure, slap an Android touchscreen on some headphones. Why not? 29:33 - Fasten / Ride Austin 35:10 - Tag Heuer and Intel are making another $1,600 Android Wear smartwatch 39:36 - Pandora Premium 45:47 - audience Q&A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special episode of The Vergecast, the ladies of The Verge take over the show. Did you know that nearly half of the team is female? Seriously, we’re probably two women away from a 50 / 50 split, but you’d never know that if you only listened to The Vergecast! That’s why, in honor of International Women’s Day this week (and Women’s History Month all month!), we have Megan Farokhmanesh, Adi Robertson, Natt Garun, and Ashley Carman in the studio talking about Google’s big and enterprise-y week, Iron Fist, and the exclusive, invite-only version of Tinder for mega-hotties. Whatever that last thing is. Culture reporter Kaitlyn Tiffany also joins in to tell us her account of the Women’s Day strike. 00:49 - International Women’s Day 10:49 - Google's giant 4K digital whiteboard, Jamboard, will cost $4,999 13:55 - Google’s Gboard will now translate text into another language as you type 15:32 - Google confirms small number of Pixel phones have broken microphones 17:35 - Google Hangouts is getting a major overhaul to take on Slack 21:39 - Google can now recognize objects in videos using machine learning 23:55 - Iron Fist isn't just racially uncomfortable, it's also a boring show 28:45 - There’s a secret version of Tinder for hot people and you can’t use it 36:31 - Ashley’s weekly segment “Yo, when will I be able to afford this phone case?” 39:32 - The CIA is hacking Samsung Smart TVs, according to WikiLeaks docs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vergecast episode 241! This week, Nilay and Dieter bring back Ross Miller and Megan Farokhmanesh to assist covering the news from this week. Snap Inc. filed for a $3 billion IPO, Apple is reportedly putting ARM chips in Macs, and Facebook is making a TV app. In between all that listen to Nilay’s take on fire logs, Dieter’s experience with a Zelda-themed escape room, and the wackiness of internet culture from Megan and Ross. Nilay and Dieter apologized for this episode to me personally — but really, we covered a lot and had a good time so I think they’re just being hard on themselves. Enjoy! 03:37 - Snap Inc IPO 08:41 - Facebook wants to build app for set-top boxes 16:21 - Duraflame 18:37 - Apple earnings 31:42 - MacBook Touch Bar barred from bar test takers this February 35:50 - ARM processors in MacBooks 40:07 - Why politics shows up on our site a lot lately 49:47 - Zelda escape the room 51:31 - We Are Your Friends 56:56 - Ross’ weekly segment “Gadgetorial? Counterpoint” 1:03:15 - Lightning round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone was in New York this week, so we had a jam-packed studio with Nilay, Dieter, and Paul, along with culture reporter Megan Farokhmanesh and transportation reporter Andrew Hawkins. Megan joins us on Vergecast for the first time to talk about what dominates the site this week: Nintendo’s new mobile game Super Mario Run, and the new Star Wars film Rogue One (no spoilers). Meanwhile, Andrew enlightens us on what is going on in the world of self-driving cars: Uber’s autonomous cars in San Francisco, and Google’s new car company Waymo. There’s a lot more along with that so hit play and drive. 02:21 - Super Mario Run 14:41 - Rogue One 23:16 - Uber / Google self-driving car news with Andrew Hawkins 45:39 - Lightning round (kinda) starts here 45: 48 - Apple TV app 54:48 - AirPods 58:17 - Paul’s weekly segment “Speaking of Things You Can’t Buy” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, Polygon editor-at-large Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Megan Farokhmanesh about her review of Her Story which you can find right here. http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/22/8825813/her-story-review-mac-windows-pc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In each episode of Quality Control, Polygon managing editor Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Megan Farokhmanesh about her review of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our podcast, Quality Control, is a pretty simple idea. In each episode, Polygon managing editor Justin McElroy talks to a critic after they review a new game and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review? Also: Did they play it wrong? In this episode, we talk with Megan Farokhmanesh about her review of Murasaki Baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices