Podcast appearances and mentions of russ pitts

The new "Volume 2" of The Escapist gaming web site is on fire right now. A site whose previous incarnation failed drowning in controversy, it's once again embroiled in it, due to a poorly written article from it's Editor-In-Chief and prolific games writer and idealogue Russ Pitts, in which he tries to spark a discussion of ethics by poking every controversial element of the games industry, while offering no real solutions and inviting people to comment. After thinking on this and the bizarre timing of it, I've reached a rather frightening conclusion as to the intent of that, go into detail about why and also why if this is true, that The Escapist truly deserves to fail for good. The editorial that I reference in the podcast, which I highly recommend you read before listening to get context: http://archive.fo/zC2w3

Gamergate long ago scorched the earth of having a reasonable conversation about journalistic practices in gaming and beyond, but...what if it hadn't? In our first Virtual Legality Extra, we dive headlong into the conversation started again this past week by The Escapist and Russ Pitts, including a discussion of the comments being made by some the industry's most popular journalists. Can we separate out harassment from message? What place does politics have in the conversation? And why does the rise of the "influencer" make the consideration of ethics more important than ever? CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/DySHnxw6B5s #Ethics #Journalism #VirtualLegality *** Discussed in this episode: "How Do We Finally Talk About Ethics?" Escapist, February 5, 2019 (https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/2019/02/05/how-do-we-finally-talk-about-ethics/) Jason Schreier Twitter Thread February 6, 2019 (https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1093240946416910337) Resident Evil 2 Review Script Easy Allies (https://easyallies.com/#!/review/resident-evil-2-2019) "I Wish 'Resident Evil 2' Let Me Be a More Compassionate Hero" February 1, 2019 (https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/59xgqz/resident-evil-2-survivor-compassion) Star Wars Episode II Review Homepage Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_ii_attack_of_the_clones) Amanda Farough Twitter Thread February 6, 2019 (https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1093253099744100354) Brian Crecente Twitter Thread February 7, 2019 (https://twitter.com/crecenteb/status/1093520479489572864) *** THANKS FOR WATCHING! 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) Biweekly on "Inside the Huddle with Michael Spath" on WTKA 1050

We talk with Russ Pitts from he Escapist about why he returned to revive the publication and how he thinks the internet is doing these days. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.

Russ Pitts stops by to discuss the revival of The Escapist. If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube. Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night on RandomTower! Credits: Molehill Mountain is ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 108 – Return of The Escapist’ »

On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone recorded on Saturday, July 14, 2018: Megan and Leo discuss the new $399 Surface Go by Microsoft and the MacBook Pro 2018 refresh. TakeThis.org Co-Founder Russ Pitts tells us how they're working to advocate and educate about mental wellness. Plus, see how they've partnered with indie game developers, Devolver Digital and Mega Cat Studios, on a retro SNES cartridge game called "Fork Parker's Crunch-Out" to help in their mission. Leo reviews the Nuheara IQbuds Boost. A hearable that gives you control over how you hear the world around you and auto-calibrates to best match your hearing profile. Want to keep in touch with your kids but aren't ready to give them something like a smartphone?  Megan shows how Relay, a phone alternative by Republic Wireless, might be what you're looking for. Jason Howell reviews the BlackBerry KEY2. Is the new keyboard making a comeback or is it just a throwback?  Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone Guests: Russ Pitts, Jerry Wagley, and Jason Howell The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: RocketMortgage.com/NSS

On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone recorded on Saturday, July 14, 2018: Megan and Leo discuss the new $399 Surface Go by Microsoft and the MacBook Pro 2018 refresh. TakeThis.org Co-Founder Russ Pitts tells us how they're working to advocate and educate about mental wellness. Plus, see how they've partnered with indie game developers, Devolver Digital and Mega Cat Studios, on a retro SNES cartridge game called "Fork Parker's Crunch-Out" to help in their mission. Leo reviews the Nuheara IQbuds Boost. A hearable that gives you control over how you hear the world around you and auto-calibrates to best match your hearing profile. Want to keep in touch with your kids but aren't ready to give them something like a smartphone?  Megan shows how Relay, a phone alternative by Republic Wireless, might be what you're looking for. Jason Howell reviews the BlackBerry KEY2. Is the new keyboard making a comeback or is it just a throwback?  Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone Guests: Russ Pitts, Jerry Wagley, and Jason Howell The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: RocketMortgage.com/NSS

STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT is a series of documentary videos and podcasts produced by Flying Saucer Media, and created by Russ Pitts. The series features human stories about real people who make video games. The Stage of Development Podcast features expanded interviews with game makers about how they make games, why they makes games, and how […]

STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT is a series of documentary videos and podcasts produced by Flying Saucer Media, and created by Russ Pitts. The series features human stories about real people who make video games. The Stage of Development Podcast features expanded interviews with game makers about how they make games, why they makes games, and how […]

STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT is a series of documentary videos and podcasts produced by Flying Saucer Media, and created by Russ Pitts. The series features human stories about real people who make video games. The Stage of Development Podcast features expanded interviews with game makers about how they make games, why they makes games, and how […]

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Russ Pitts is crowdfunding a video documentary series about Chicago's indie game developers. Here's why.

Russ Pitts is crowdfunding a video documentary series about Chicago's indie game developers. Here's why.

Join Julian, Russ Pitts, Rob Borges and Rob "Tanglebonitis" Starobin as they spoil The Force Awakens.

Jeff and Christian welcome Russ Pitts from takethis.org to the show this week to discuss the massive amount of news that came out of both The Game Awards and the Playstation Experience. Game announcements, VR, and more! In the Playlist, they discuss Uncharted 4 multiplayer, Fallout 4, Just Cause 3, Rainbow Six: Siege, and more! For Tabletop Time, Jeff goes crazy for one of the best games of the year, T.I.M.E. Stories. All that, plus YOUR emails.

Jeff and Christian welcome Russ Pitts from takethis.org to the show this week to discuss the massive amount of news that came out of both The Game Awards and the Playstation Experience. Game announcements, VR, and more! In the Playlist, they discuss Uncharted 4 multiplayer, Fallout 4, Just Cause 3, Rainbow Six: Siege, and more! For Tabletop Time, Jeff goes crazy for one of the best games of the year, T.I.M.E. Stories. All that, plus YOUR emails.

This week Shawn Andrich and Russ Pitts revisit the old GWJ Radio format for a special edition of the show! 

Russ Pitts returns to the podcast to talk about life after Polygon, life in freelance journalism, as well as the process behind and effort required to complete his upcoming book 'The Making of Defense Grid 2: The Complete Story Behind the Game'. We also discuss the growth of Take This, the formation of a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity, and the future impact Take This looks to have in the world. Enjoy. Follow Russ on Twitter at @russpitts, learn more about his book at falsegravity.com and learn more about Take This at takethis.org. Run Time - 1:05:15 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Take This is a non-profit charity founded in 2012 in response to the tragic suicide of a gaming journalist. The organization promotes awareness and education of mental health issues through outreach to gamers both online, through a variety of Twitter campaigns and initiatives, and offline, by hosting "AFK Rooms" at events such as PAX. In […]

This week Shawn, Julian and Russ Pitts talk Destiny and what keeps them locked into a AAA game for months on end.

Join Shawn, Cory, Russ Pitts and Walter Strapps as they discuss all the weird sites and smells that remind them of games.

Russ Pitts, Features Editor for Polygon is on the podcast this week. We talk the path that led him to writing about video games professionally, including his run as Editor in Chief at The Escapist. Naturally we talk about the origins of Polygon including the pressure of launching a new website, the double-edged sword of creative collaboration, reaction to their "Press Reset" documentary, and the constantly evolving technology that powers polygon.com. Finally, and most importantly, we talk about the Take This Project, its mission, and the importance of community when it comes to mental health. Enjoy. Follow Russ on Twitter at @RussPitts and keep up with the latest from the Polygon staff at polygon.com. And for more information about the Take This Project, go to takethisproject.com. Run Time - 1:05:55 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. This week, Russ and Shawn talk Vegas. Russ Pitts is the Features editor for @VoxGames and the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Shawn Andrich is the co-founder of Gamers with Jobs. Russ and Shawn were previously co-hosts of GWJ's acclaimed videogaming podcast Gamers with Jobs Radio. Shawn is currently host of the "Gamers with Jobs Conference Call" and "Striving."  Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 31 minutes File size: 178 MB

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. Talking with mega-prolific writer and novelist Chuck Wendig about writing for a living, the role of narrative in games, how writers are changing the world and a few simple things you can do to dramatically improve your writing. Russ Pitts is the Features Editor for @VoxGames, the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist and former producer of Tech TV's The Screen Savers. Chuck Wendig is a freelance author, novelist and writer for games, film and many, many other things.  Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 56 minutes File size: 111 MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Chuck on Twitter.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. This week, Rus and Shawn shrug off the post-holiday laziness and talk about @VoxGames, cake mockery, the state of games media, Diablo 3, Saints Row the Third, SOPA, online communities & Iron Man vs. Robcop. Russ Pitts is the Features editor for @VoxGames and the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Shawn Andrich is the co-founder of Gamers with Jobs. Russ and Shawn were previously co-hosts of GWJ's acclaimed videogaming podcast Gamers with Jobs Radio. Shawn is currently host of the "Gamers with Jobs Conference Call" and "Striving." Russ is currently taking some time off and watching a lot of TV. Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 38 minutes File size: 47.3 MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Shawn on Twitter.

This week Russ Pitts and Justin McElroy join the crew to talk about the future of gaming coverage.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. This week, Russ talks to special gues Will Hindmarch, author and game developer about the weather in Sacremento and the rise of geek culture. Where it came from, where it's going and what our place in it might be. Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Will Hindmarch is the author and co-author of several novels and story collections, co-founder of Gameplaywright and the editor of The Bones: Us and Our Dice. Will's newest solo project is Always Never Now, available at Kickstarter, and he is currently working with Green Ronin Publishing on the upcoming Dragon Age Tabeltop RPG Set 2. Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes File size: 47 MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Will Hindmarch on Twitter.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. Russ Pitts and special guest Cory Banks discuss search engine optimization, advertising on the web, gamer grub, camping with technology, the death of videogame manuals, Dark Souls and the implosion of game media. Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist (and future ... ?). Cory Banks is a freelance game journalist and contributor to the Gamers with Jobs Conference Call POdcast. Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 13 minutes File size: 34 MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Cory Banks on Twitter.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. Russ Pitts and Shawn Andrich discuss Skyrim, Russ's leather couch, controlling detsructive urges and using your large-screen TV to play games on your PC. And, of course, more. Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist (and future ... ?). Shawn Andrich is the co-founder of Gamers with Jobs. Russ and Shawn were previously co-hosts of GWJ's acclaimed videogaming podcast Gamers with Jobs Radio. Shawn is currently host of the "Gamers with Jobs Conference Call" and "Striving." Russ is currently taking some time off and watching a lot of TV. Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 22 minutes File size: 37.5 MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Shawn on Twitter.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. Russ Pitts and Shawn Andrich discuss Skyrim, finishing games, the DC Comics reboot, The Walking Dead, the terrible burden of being successful, middle-class North Americans, how to complain successfully and the joy of making major life changes. And more. Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Shawn Andrich is the co-founder of Gamers with Jobs. Russ and Shawn were previously co-hosts of GWJ's acclaimed videogaming podcast Gamers with Jobs Radio. Shawn is currently host of the "Gamers with Jobs Conference Call" and "Striving." Russ is currently looking for a job and watching a lot of TV. Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes File size: 41MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Shawn on Twitter.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. Russ Pitts and special guest host Jim Sterling examine Skyrim, being hated on the internet, what's wrong with game reviews and how to succeed as a games journalist. Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Jim Sterling is the reviews editor for Destructoid, creator of The Jimquisition and a rampant freelancer for practically everyone. Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 5 minutes File size: 30MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Jim on Twitter.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. Russ Pitts and Shawn Andrich compare notes on Batman: Arkham City- what works, what doesn't and why Day One DLC is bullshit. Plus: why Twitter is killing us and how to score a blowjob for pocket change. Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Shawn Andrich is the co-founder of Gamers with Jobs. Russ and Shawn were previously co-hosts of GWJ's acclaimed videogaming podcast Gamers with Jobs Radio. Shawn is currently host of the "Gamers with Jobs Conference Call" and "Striving." Russ is currently looking for a job and watching a lot of TV. Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 1 hour, 28 minutes File size: 40MB Download RSS Subscribe on iTunes Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Shawn on Twitter.

Gaming, internet, television. Repeat. It's your life. We're not judging. Episode 2 of AAK, the geek lifestyle podcast is now live. Russ Pitts and special guest host Justin McElroy discuss the perils of being an internet celebrity, choking kids, working form home, the "Glibernet," secrets of a successful low-sugar lifestyle, top Twitter sins, Dark Souls and Gears of War 3.  Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Justin McElroy is the managing editor of Joystiq.  Music by: Ian Dorsch. Running time: 59 minutes File size: 27MB Follow Russ on Twitter. Follow Justin on Twitter.

Russ Pitts and Shawn Andrich discuss id Software's Rage, the pitfalls of having free time and how social media can clutter up your life. Russ Pitts is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist. Shawn Andrich is the co-founder of Gamers ...Read more »

This week Shawn and Elysium are joined by Russ Pitts to talk Dead Island, coop games, video killing the games journalist star and more!

This week Russ Pitts and Justin McElroy join Shawn and Elysium in talking about a ton of games and why they're always broken these days.