Podcast appearances and mentions of rowan kaiser

Television: good, or bad? This and all other questions surrounding the medium of television will be answered by VIDEODROME and the ensuing TOTAL MASSACRE podcast about VIDEODROME, starring Rowan Kaiser, Carli Velocci, Kev Koeser, and special guest Julie Muncy. These questions include: how far would you go for Debbie Harry? James Woods: sleazy or creepazoid? Is samurai porn the prestige tv of the 80s? And what is this movie actually saying underneath all the things it's saying?

Alien Invasion month continues with TOTAL MASSACRE heading to Scotland for a little sexy creepiness with Scarlett Johansson and 2013's acclaimed science fiction film UNDER THE SKIN. "This whole thing smacks of gender!" Rowan Kaiser proclaims, and yeah, she sort of always does that but it's hard to disagree this time. Esther Rosenfield and Carli Velocci also have many thoughts on Scotland's ugly-beauty, Johansson's fantastic performance, who is the threat and who isn't from scene to scene, relationships to 2001 and other SF films, and more!

Rob and Patrick are joined by critic at large Rowan Kaiser to question what new ingredients could be added to a 6-way Cincinnati chill (spoiler: delicious garbage), unpack what the hell happened to college football in the past few weeks (spoiler: greedy TV details derailing regional history), consider What Exactly James Harden Is Doing (spoiler: being James Harden), and spend considerable time examining the history of women's soccer and how it relates to the toxic backlash the women's team experienced at this year's World Cup (spoiler: it's complicated).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It is a glorious day full of joy-joy at TOTAL MASSACRE, as Rowan Kaiser, Carli Velocci, and Brian Smawley engage in a discussion of DEMOLITION MAN! Is our trio of panelists a match for Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, and Wesley Snipes? Is this three films in one that somehow all work? Could we live in a world where the only restaurant is Taco Bell? And did someone in the production owe Denis Leary money? All this and more, only on TOTAL MASSACRE!

Hey there, boppers and gumshoes, we got a real tough gang working their way through some New York City streets. It's 1979, the grime is everywhere, it's a hot summer night, and Kev and Jay are joining Rowan Kaiser to discuss the cult classic The Warriors.

Rowan Kaiser is joined by Dylan Reiff and Zack Handlen to talk about Jackie Chan's American breakthrough, the 1995 hit, Rumble in the Bronx. We hit on empathy for Jackie, ridiculous movie gangs, and a warehouse full of fridges.

Our crack squad from Josh and Jay's Excellent Video Game Show featuring Rowan Kaiser (Josh Doan, Jay Pullman, Rowan Kaiser, Aaron Hawn) heads into the wilderness for John McTiernan and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Predator.

A baby pisses a fire out and that's one of the things that helps calm this movie down instead of escalating. Rowan Kaiser is joined by Vice Games' Rob Zacny and The Pitch's Abby Olcese to talk about John Woo's legendary gun-fu flick Hard Boiled.

It’s Two Networks time, but we’ve swapped out one of the networks! Six and Jen from Scanline Media are joined…

This week we are going all the way back to 1994 to discuss Master of Magic. MoM, though not quite as popular as its bovine counterpart, was a very forward-thinking game. It offered many levels of customization not yet seen in gaming and inspired classic modern series like Dominions and Age of Wonders. Listen in as Rowan Kaiser, Jon Bolding, and Troy "Do you like what I've done with my hobbit hole?" Goodfellow discuss Master of Magic, sci-fi vs fantasy, and why generic magic isn't necessarily a bad thing.

The summer is still slow for news on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. But on this week's episode, we've got plenty of coverage of the monthly NPD report. We also talk about a law firm's potential class-action lawsuit against Nintendo and more. First, however, we talk about a lot of games. GamesBeat PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb is digging the Advance Wars-like Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble. He's also trying to improve his shooter skills with the help of a program called Aim Lab. PC guest post editor Rowan Kaiser joins the show to talk about the comfortable grind of Mortal Kombat 11, the latest update to Oxygen Not Included, and his love for Total War: Three Kingdoms. But reviews editor Mike Minotti provides the big showdown this week with his dueling Switch games: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. According to him, it's no contest. Join us, won't you? Here are all the games we talked about: Jeff: Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble Aim Lab Mike: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Warframe Rowan: Mortal Kombat Oxygen Not Included Three Kingdoms? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/support

Last week's Activision Blizzard layoffs cast a pall over Blizzard, developer of the most successful MMORPG ever made. Kat and Nadia discuss what it all means, why the layoffs were especially brutal, and more. After that, Kat celebrates Final Fantasy 8's anniversary by reminding everyone that it was good, and the pair take a look at the recent Nintendo Direct reveals. Finally, guest Rowan Kaiser returns to talk about #6 on our Top 25 RPG list: Ultima 7! Find out how it revolutionized the open world RPG genre, and why it's still a remarkable game nearly 30 years later.

We are back! The GamesBeat Decides podcast took two weeks off because co-host Jeffrey Grubb had another kid. What was he thinking? But he has returned from parental leave, and co-host Mike Minotti and GamesBeat PC guest post editor Rowan Kaiser joins him.  On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides team talks about Apex Legends, and how it is dominating the world. Jeff has also played Far Cry: New Dawn and explains why you may or may not want to skip it.  In the news, the team breaks down the Nintendo Direct announcements, which includes a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. And then the crew laments Activision leadership laying off 800 people following record revenues.  Join us, won't you? Here’s everything we talk about: Games Mike:  Tetris 99 Eco Jeff: Far Cry: New Dawn Tetris 99 Eco Rowan: Civilization VI Apex Legends NEWS Nintendo Direct Activision Blizzard layoffs US Copyright and Trademark Office refuses Carlton dance copyright The Division 2 has more PC preorders than The Division 1 despite not being on Steam

We are back! The GamesBeat Decides podcast took two weeks off because co-host Jeffrey Grubb had another kid. What was he thinking? But he has returned from parental leave, and co-host Mike Minotti and GamesBeat PC guest post editor Rowan Kaiser joins him.  On this week's episode, the GamesBeat Decides team talks about Apex Legends, and how it is dominating the world. Jeff has also played Far Cry: New Dawn and explains why you may or may not want to skip it.  In the news, the team breaks down the Nintendo Direct announcements, which includes a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. And then the crew laments Activision leadership laying off 800 people following record revenues.  Join us, won't you? Here’s everything we talk about: Games Mike:  Tetris 99 Eco Jeff: Far Cry: New Dawn Tetris 99 Eco Rowan: Civilization VI Apex Legends NEWS Nintendo Direct Activision Blizzard layoffs US Copyright and Trademark Office refuses Carlton dance copyright The Division 2 has more PC preorders than The Division 1 despite not being on Steam --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/support

We threw restraint to the wind with our 2018 wrapup this year, so you get TWO episodes for for the same great price. Session one has Rob, Troy "this is the year my musical theater career takes off" Goodfellow, and Jon Bolding talking about their favorite games. After that, T.J. Hafer, Sean Sands, and Rowan Kaiser go into their top picks including all the Paradox-y stuff that we don't let Troy talk about. It's a long episode for what felt like an incredibly long year. 2018 hit us with a lot of political, military, and economic turmoil, so sometimes it's good to kick back with a strategy game and focus instead on political, military, and economic turmoil that we can control. These are our top (and maybe not so top) picks of the year.

It's a double dose of bardy delight! First, Jason Wilson and Rowan Kaiser join Jeremy and Bob in the studio to talk about the importance of Interplay's The Bard's Tale. Then, designer Michael Cranford regales us with the saga of its creation.

Ever since Troy Goodfellow founded Three Moves Ahead in the mid-60s, the same question has been asked over and over: When will you cover a Mario game? Your emails, faxes, and mimeographed tracts have been heard, and we are proud to present our first Mario-based episode: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for the Nintendo Switch. Rowan Kaiser took over the studio along with guests Danielle Riendeau and Ben Bertoli to talk about Mario + Rabbids and its expansion, Donkey Kong Adventure. Referred to as "Mario XCOM" since its announcement, Mario + Rabbids combines tactical gameplay with the character and charm one would expect from a Nintendo + Ubisoft game. Is this the first Mario game we've covered on 3MA? We believe so. Is it the last? Not likely, given the strategic depth and Cold War undertones of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

It's a double dose of Ultima! First, Jeremy and Bob chat with Jason Wilson and Rowan Kaiser from Gamesbeat to explore the RPG series' legacy, then Richard Garriott (Lord British himself) shares anecdotes about the origins and evolution of the games.

Games like Baldur's Gate cast a long shadow but, like a racist grandparent, come along with too many caveats of being a product of their time. There have been many attempts to capture the magic of early CRPGS while adding modern accoutrements, and the financial success of games like Pillars of Eternity and Dragon Age: Origins are clear indicators that the public is looking for such a product. But have any of these attempts actually nailed the CRPG formula? Is a modern CRPG truly worth pursuing, and were the originals as good as we remember? Join our host T.J. Hafer, Rowan Kaiser, and Cameron Kunzelman as they travel from the Gold Box to the most recent iteration of Pillars of Eternity in search of the perfect CRPG.

T.J. Hafer is our host with Rowan Kaiser and author April Daniels as we look at the latest Hearts of Iron IV expansion, Waking the Tiger. Released long with the major game patch "Cornflakes", Waking the Tiger adds all the usual suspects for a Paradox expansion: new game mechanics, skill trees, and enhancements for specific countries. Is Communist China the place to be now? What about alternate history packs, like Kaiserreich? Waking the Tiger extends the legs of HOI and gives us a positive outlook for the future of the game.

This week we return to an old friend, a stalwart companion, an evergreen delight that has been with us for years and years and years and years. Europa Universalis IV received several updates and expansions in 2017, and while the game has not changed radically it has matured like a fine wine that was traded from the Bordeaux trade node to Ragusa. In a 3MA first, T.J. Hafer is at the helm to host the show along with Rowan Kaiser and Gamers with Jobs' Sean Sands. Prepare yourself with a deep dive of finer details of EUIV as it exists in 2018.

Are you ready for morehammer? Nah, just kidding, we won't do that bit again. Guest host Rowan Kaiser talks to T.J. Hafer and Kotaku's Luke Plunkett about Total War: WARHAMMER II. The Warhammer train keeps on hammerin' as the dark elves, Skaven, and other grimdark beings storm across the battlefields in the Total War engine once again. This sequel comes hot on the heels of the original game and improves it in many ways, but is it worth picking up? Tune in to find out.

Kat is joined by special guest Rowan Kaiser this week for a spoiler-free discussion on what's gone wrong with Mass Effect Andromeda (24:05), as well as to look back on the original trilogy. Plus, Kat and Rowan finally get a chance to talk about the RPG that fell between the cracks of this crazy release season -- Torment: Tides of Numenera! (00:30)

Nothing is certain in this world except death, taxes, and Paradox expansions. Time marches on and EUIV, the elder statesman of the Paradox stable, the well-rounded workhorse, the stalwart representation of all things Paradox...ish... has continued to grow and improve. Guest host Sean Sands talks with Rowan Kaiser and T.J. Hafer about Rights of Man and the current state of the game. Where does EUIV go from here? Does Paradox just keep adding features forever? Would that be a bad thing? Why are estates so lame? Why isn't Victoria III a thing yet?

Troy "I hate that jerk-ass Montezuma" Goodfellow is joined by Rowan Kaiser, Fraser Brown, and David V. Heron to talk about one of the biggest strategy games of the year: Civilization VI. A new Civilization game is always a cause for celebration. But what has changed? What has remained? Is it a revolution or an evolution? In this case, it turns out to be more of the latter. It's a fun game, it has some great ideas, but at its core it remains the same Civilization game it has been for decades. But... is that a bad thing?

Rowan Kaiser, Gita Jackson, and Jonathan Bolding join Troy "Why do I always have to clean the airlock" Goodfellow to talk about Rimworld. Rimworld joins a prestigious line of games in the relatively new genre of "It's like Dwarf Fortress, BUT - " by adding its own sci-fi survival twist. While still in Early Access, Rimworld has recently made its way to Steam to bring its procedurally-generated madness to the masses.

Certain sins are unforgivable. Poor interface, an over-abundance of tooltips, and apparently ship designers. Let's get one thing straight: I - Michael, who writes these notes every week - like ship designers. I liked Gratuitous Space Battles, I like them GalCiv, I like them any way I can get them. So while I've never been on the show to defend my case on this particular topic, I'm writing the notes. Do I get to editorialize? Sure I do. Who's going to stop me? Troy? Ship designers are always a delight. If you don't like them, then this week you can listen to Rob, T.J. Hafer, and Rowan Kaiser go through their lists of strategy game pet peeves.

Rob Zacny, Rowan Kaiser, and TJ Hafer range the hills of Gettysburg and traverse the Pacific in a show that talks about games that alter the course of history. Hearts of Iron IV inspired this discussion about how we can change the outcome of historical events to something even more plausible than reality.

This week's show features another game chosen by our Patreon backers: Battlefleet: Gothic Armada. In the grim dark future there is only war, but here in the present there is... well, still only war, just mostly in the form of Games Workshop games with "war" in the title. Rob, Rowan Kaiser, and freelance writer Jonathan Bolding to talk about this boardgame adaptation and agree it's a gorgeous visual feast that also embraces the glorious tradition of Warhamminess.

It's a very special, gas giant-sized podcast as the panel discusses Paradox's newest grand strategy game, Stellaris. Stellaris takes the Paradox formula and flings it into space, replacing trade merchants with space merchants, warships with space warships, and regular coalitions with space coalitions. Not content with one, two, or even three guests, Rob welcomes Rowan Kaiser, Austin Walker, Fraser Brown, and Sean Sands to the show to get their take on the new game. Some people love it, some people have conflicted feelings, and then there's Rowan.

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Softened memories of sunlit rooms on Saturday mornings and brilliant panzer strategy replace the reality of grueling turn counts and CD-ROM issues. Can you ever really go home again? Is Master of Orion really as good as we recall? (The answer to both is: no.) Rob Zacny, Rowan Kaiser, Sean Sands, and Troy "I don't Google during a podcast" Goodfellow wheel their chairs into the whist room to talk about games that have aged gracefully and games that have not.

It's a full panel tonight as Rob, David Heron, Rowan Kaiser, and guest Jonathan Bolding discuss the newly released XCOM 2. XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a darling of the strategy game space, garnering rave reviews a strong following. XCOM 2 should be a slam dunk, right? ...right?

Austin chats with new Giant Bomb guest contributor Rowan Kaiser about MMOs, Strategy Games, Dragon Ages, and the perils of being a freelancer.

A long time ago, this show used to make sense. Then came the season of a million terrible unresolved plots they didn't bother to try salvage at all. We took on the episode all about the rousing and fun topic of infidelity -- academic, romantic, and at least ten other ways by our count -- and watched Veronica Mars. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs along with returning guests @itslisae & @rowankaiser to give thanks that the movie exists now and discuss the ups and downs of the final season, Piz, feminism, Chili's and all! AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: THE VMARS BOOK SERIES: amzn.to/1PXcPlC THE ONION ARTICLE: onion.com/1UuA9Ll LUCKY'S GROSS WIGGY WIG: bit.ly/1TqOl9N LISA'S LIST OF INFIDELITY: http://i.imgur.com/SbHmLV6.jpg MAURA'S FACEBLINDNESS STRIKES AGAIN: i.imgur.com/Mru5tTL.png WEIRD LIGHTING IN LOGAN SCENE: i.imgur.com/9YiwYAm.png SEASON FOUR FAILED PILOT: youtu.be/6xV5p_BndJs PLAY IT AGAIN, DICK: bit.ly/1PnSkSX LET PIZ INTO YOUR LIFE: youtu.be/OEm9JVCEIBE SPIT & EGGS FINAL SCENE: youtu.be/VQ6y9cOYWtE?t=23s Rate, Review, & Subscribe on iTunes! bit.ly/TTV-iTunes Going to use that gift card you got for Amazon over the holiday? Shop through us and support the show:amzn.to/1uEVTFg

TJ Hafer and Rowan Kaiser joing Rob Zacny to discuss the latest expansion to CK2, Horse Lords. Horse Lords allows the player to assume the role of the eastern hordes, galloping across Europe and the CK2 interface. Has CK2 finally been stretched to its limit?

Rowan Kaiser returns to talks about what he's playing lately and answer questions from the mailbag. What's our favorite RPG soundtrack? Do JRPGs have a future on console? We (mostly) answer these questions and more.

Well, sub-2hr shows were nice while they lasted. There’s lots of TV this week, meaning it’s another marathon session for the podcast. First we look at the comedies, including a preview of Another Period, the pilots of Ballers and The Brink, and a look at Catastrophe s1. Next up are the dramas, including the premiere ... The post The Televerse #199- Babylon 5 with Rowan Kaiser appeared first on PopOptiq.

Somehow the lucha libre element of this episode is the most boring part. That's a sentence you don't see every day. Join your hosts @maurae & @lafergs to discuss vampires, zombies, and ghosts (oh my)! AS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: AFTER THE FALL COMICS: http://amzn.to/1Qes8Xr SHANSHU PROPHECY HISTORY: http://bit.ly/1J6U1C2 DESTINY FIGHT SCENE: https://youtu.be/uLqFdiC7TzM DEAL WITH THE DEVIL: https://youtu.be/JxJalsOozGo Rate, Review, & Subscribe on iTunes! http://bit.ly/TTV-iTunes Do you shop on Amazon? Shop through us and support the show: http://amzn.to/1uEVTFg

Open your folder of fanfic and scroll down to the Warhammer and Warhammer 40K crossover you've always wanted to publish, the one where the dark elves fight space marines with acid spitting aliens and dragons flying through the sky next to the Serenity (for good measure). Now close that that .txt file, open Heroes of the Storm, and behold: Blizzard have brought your dreams to life! Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo come crashing together in the MOBA/LOMA that promises to be faster to play, easier to learn, and cost more than other, similar titles. Rowan Kaiser and David Heron join Rob to talk about the current state of HotS and whether it lives up to Blizzard's lofty goals.

GamesBeat editor Jason Wilson and writer Rowan Kaiser join Kat to break down Obsidian's love letter to the Infinity Engine RPG. Does the style still hope up after all these years? Or is Pillars of Eternity's appeal less than eternal? 

This is, by far, the most drug-filled, corpse-ridden, communism-fueled episode of Three Moves Ahead yet. Cities: Skylines has quickly become the darling of the city management scene and Fraser Brown, Rowan Kaiser, Sean Sands, and Rob Zacny are here to tell you why.

Rob Zacny, Fraser Brown, Rowan Kaiser, and Troy "You Say 'Two Piers', I say 'Paradox'" Goodfellow talk about all the terrific and not-so-terrific things that happened in strategy gaming in 2014. Endless Legend appears to win based on the metric of time discussed and we all learn what Rowan really thinks about his cat.

Fraser Brown and Rowan Kaiser join Troy "Restart" Goodfellow to talk about Endless Legend. Most of them agree that Endless Space was good... but not great. Does Endless Legend pick up the slack and become a game for the ages? One thing is certain: it sure is purty.

Rob is joined by a full complement of guests with Rowan Kaiser, Kat Bailey, and Jason Wilson on board to talk about Warlock 2: The Exiled. The original Warlock was regarded as a solid foundation of a game with room for improvement. Does Warlock 2 deliver?

Rowan Kaiser and Fraser Brown fill in for an ailing Rob Zacny and talk about Age of Wonders 3. After a dearth of fantasy strategy games over the years, how does Age of Wonders 3 set alongside the Warlock series and the upcoming Endless Legend? Listen in as the phrase "dire penguin" is said on the show for the first time ever.

How many games actually need to be played to completion in order to be truly experienced? That is the question we attempt to tackle in this episode, along with a healthy dose of watcha been playing. Featuring Richard Naik, Brad Gallaway, Ashley King, and first-timer Rowan Kaiser. That rhymes! Also, as you may have heard Rowan is writing a book about Mass Effect.  

Rowan Kaiser, Cassandra Khaw, and Greg Tito join Troy to talk about a return to the city-building genre with Banished from Shining Rock Software. Alternate titles: Tales from Rowan-oke, Miners & Minors.

Getting early access to a game used to be a pretty tall order. You might weasel your way into a limited beta, find a preview disk in a magazine, or poke around the shadier parts of the Internet. Today, it's much easier: you can just buy your way in. Whether it's through Steam or directly from the developer, increasing numbers of games are offering prospective players the chance to play the game before it's official release. Of course this brings into the question the definition of release dates and what it even means to call a game “finished.” This week, we use Rowan Kaiser's article on the topic to explore early access trend and what it means for customers, designers, and critics. Feel free to jump into the comments with your thoughts!- Subscribe to the EXP Podcast via iTunes- Find the show on Stitcher- Here's the show's stand-alone feed- Listen to the podcast in your browser by left-clicking here. Or, right-click and select "save as link" to download the show in MP3 format.- Subscribe to this podcast and EXP's written content with the RSS link on the right.Show notes:- "Early Access exposes the lie that the best games should, or even can, be finished," by Rowan Kaiser, via Polygon- Runtime: 34 min 44 sec- Music by: Brad Sucks

We're thrilled to have Rowan Kaiser back with us this week to discuss these two episodes. In "Spit and Eggs," we're talking about the resolution of the rape case arc, the death of the dean, and the breakup. Holly didn't even cry this time. In "Show Me the Money," we discuss Parker, Mac and cute monkeys. We're also talking about the state of the Piz situation as we're halfway through the season. Warning: we do speak generally of some relationship spoilers for the rest of the season before we officially transition to our Spoiler Zone. We also spend a few minutes at the end talking about the movie poster and proposed digital spinoff.

David Heron and Rowan Kaiser join Rob to talk about the Enemy Within add-on for XCOM.

Longest podcast title ever? Maybe. We're happy to have Rowan Kaiser back with us to talk about these two episodes. Up first, in "Rashard & Wallace Go to White Castle," Veronica helps Wallace resolve the matter of the hit and run he was involved with in Chicago, while Logan and Weevil scheme to uncover the PCHer working with the Fitzpatricks. Oh, and Weevil gets caught sneaking out of Logan's suite. Shhhh, context isn't your friend. In "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough," everyone goes the winter carnival, new couples emerge, and Veronica has to uncover a thief. Also, Logan got a hair cut, and we discuss the important stuff here at Ahoy Mateys. Finally, in our spoiler section, we couldn't resist talking a bit about the movie featurette that hit the web last week. Look for that at the 1:51:00 mark.

Season 2 is here! We're thrilled to have Rowan Kaiser, AV Club writer and super cool person, with us to talk about the season 2 premier, "Normal Is the Watchword." Rowan reviewed Veronica Mars for TV Club. We're discussing the door cliffhanger, boyfriend drama, and the difficulty of redefining a show after your central mystery has been solved. Its a controversial shipping episode, but nobody can say they didn't start season 2 with a bang. Or a crash. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Everything changes in this Very Special 2-hour Three Moves Ahead event. Rob, Rowan Kaiser, and Fraser Brown gather to talk about Rome and destroy a grave threat to the Total War series. But then the next morning they realize they've gone too far and they're all like, "What have we done?" But nothing will ever be the same again, they've been marked forever.

Rob, Troy, Fraser Brown, and Rowan Kaiser talk about the latest Civilization expansion.

Chris and Rowan Kaiser join Rob to dissect SimCity and its many quirks.

Rowan Kaiser rejoins Rob and Bruce to talk about War in the East, while Bruce has been busy with the Don to the Danube expansion. Rowan has thoughts about approaching the hardest of the hardcore wargames from a newcomer's perspective, while Rob is laboring under the most epic misconception in 3MA history. Bruce is a little bit disappointed in the new scenarios, and he and Rob discuss their ideal Eastern front scenarios. Then the panel talk about Matrix prices, and what they mean for the genre.

This week on Game on Girl, we interview Rowan Kaiser, media critic and staff writer for the AV Club. We continue the discussion of hardcore vs. casual gamers, adding in Rowan's observation about how those definitions prioritize personal experince. We also discuss emergent and imbedded game narratives, and mastery explotation. A very provacative interview and some great additions to our on-going discussions. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode. Leave a comment here or Drop us a Tweet @game_on_girl. Game on Girl is on Stitcher so you can stream our show to your mobile device or subscribe via iTunes or the RSS Feed. Like us on Facebook! Until next time, Game On! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week on Game on Girl, we interview Rowan Kaiser, media critic and staff writer for the AV Club. We continue the discussion of hardcore vs. casual gamers, adding in Rowan's observation about how those definitions prioritize personal experince. We also discuss emergent and imbedded game narratives, and mastery explotation. A very provacative interview and some great additions to our on-going discussions. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode. Leave a comment here or Drop us a Tweet @game_on_girl. Game on Girl is on Stitcher so you can stream our show to your mobile device or subscribe via iTunes or the RSS Feed. Like us on Facebook! Until next time, Game On! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Better late than never, freelance friends Jason Wilson and Rowan Kaiser join Rob for a love-in on Warlock: Master of the Arcane. They discuss how much it improved with patches, how its trans-dimensional map is both amazing and wasted, and how it solves classic problems of the fantasy strategy game. Big thanks to Jonathan Downin for taking on production duties this week.

Through the magic of the Internet, we're managing to bring you a brand-new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema despite Josh currently being on vacation in the happiest place on Earth. And what better way to celebrate than by discussing one of the most magical and entertaining romantic comedies of the past decade? Yes, this week, Josh and Michael discuss Pixar's 2008 film WALL-E, which may be set in a dystopian future but is also a sweet and lovely story of two lonely robots who find love as humanity struggles to survive. They're joined by special guest Rowan Kaiser of The AV Club and Joystiq Magazine to talk about the fabled "Pixar moment," showtunes, gender coding in nonhuman characters and fascism! Heady stuff, and it's all part of another great Mousterpiece Cinema you won't want to miss!

Rob welcomes freelancer Rowan Kaiser and designer Jon Shafer to talk about Crusader Kings 2. They swap stories, discuss the impact of making a family-based strategy game, and question whether there's all that much crusading going on here.