Podcasts about midway studios

Pek Pongpaet, your host, spoke with Joshua Tsui, the co-founder and CEO of Robomodo, in this episode. Josh's career began in 1993 at Midway Games, where he assisted in the development of WWF WrestleMania The Arcade Game. Before leaving Midway in 1999, he also worked on Mortal Kombat. He and a few colleagues formed Studio Gigante, which worked on Microsoft Game Studios' Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus and THQ's WWE WrestleMania 21. Josh's next move was to EA Chicago in 2005, where he worked on the Fight Night series. When EA Chicago closed in 2007, Josh and his colleagues decided it was time to start a new studio: Robomodo, which has since released three games for Activision: Tony Hawk Ride, Tony Hawk Shred, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. Pek talks to Josh about his gaming career, how he got started, and what it's like to run a company. They also talk about the documentary Insert Coin, which tells the story of Midway Studios from behind the scenes.

An old barn on the south side of Chicago's Midway Plaisance became the center of artistic creativity throughout the twentieth century.

Ben & Giles are in the Midway Studios for a Monday Night Podcast. Topics include: -Giles talks about a sports team he likes that did a good thing. -The Nino Niederreiter/Matt Dumba trade rumors. -Potential players to trade Nino/Dumba for. -Timothy Jimothy Oshie (#notoneofus) -Wild goaltenders are reviewed. -Ben gives a hot take on a Wild coach. -Favorite NCAA hockey jerseys. -Giles almost forgets the mailbag.

Giles and Ben got together at the Midway Studios and discussed the Wild after a Sunday matinee against the Blackhawks -The week in review. We both missed a game, sorry. -Matt Dumba vs "Strib Commenters" -Breaking down the Wild vs Blackhawks -Twitter Q&A -Are the Wild coasting now? Ben has a theory -How can the Wild beat the Blackhawks? -Is Devan Dubnyk causing concern? -Is Darcy Kuemper a top 5 NHL backup? -Giles' relives his time spent covering the Boy's High School Hockey Tourney -Washington jersey talk, will they switch to the throwbacks?  

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Los Angeles-based writer Joshuah Bearman gave a reading at Midway Studios on November 8, 2012. Bearman has written for LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, Wired, Harper's, and McSweeneys, and he is a contributor to the radio program This American Life. An article he wrote for Wired in 2007 became the basis for the screenplay to the film Argo.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Los Angeles-based writer Joshuah Bearman gave a reading at Midway Studios on November 8, 2012. Bearman has written for LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, Wired, Harper's, and McSweeneys, and he is a contributor to the radio program This American Life. An article he wrote for Wired in 2007 became the basis for the screenplay to the film Argo.