Podcast appearances and mentions of Steven T Wright

Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Elford Stephens, Phil Thomas, and Andy Hunter. This time around, we look at Thrill Kill, an unreleased 3D fighting game created by Paradox Development for the Sony PlayStation that was supposed to come out in October 1998. We look at its surprising evolution from Mesoamerican-themed sports game to BDSM-themed fighting game, its cancellation by Electronic Arts, and its afterlife as a game starring the Wu-Tang Clan.Topics discussed include: Why people think Electronic Arts is worse than a bank; how Harvard Bonin is a hilarious name; and if hell exists and we all go to it, what will be the manifestations of our worldly vices? For more on the history of Thrill Kill from the people who made it, see: Steven T. Wright, “The Secret History of Wu-Tang Clan's Bizarre Hip-Hop Fighting Game,” Variety, February 15, 2019, https://variety.com/2019/gaming/features/wu-tang-shaolin-style-thrill-kill-1203140669/Theme Music: Occam's Sikhwee by Sikh Knowledge (Free Music Archive: https://bit.ly/33G4sLO), used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US (https://bit.ly/33JXogQ) More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com.

This week, Todd, Percy, and Nick dig into the use of nostalgia in games and in performance, particularly musical theatre, and discuss its mythmaking potential and transformative power.  Sources: - Rebecca Ann Rugg “What it used to be: Nostalgia and the State of the Broadway Musical” (2002) - Steven T. Wright, "Goonieswave: The Rise of Kids-on-Bikes Games" (EGM, 2019) - Glen Weldon, "Kids On Bikes: The Sci-Fi Nostalgia Of 'Stranger Things', 'Paper Girls' & 'Super 8'" (NPR, 2016) - Linda Hutcheon and Mario J. Valdés, "Irony, Nostalgia, and the Postmodern: A Dialogue"  Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @DnDramaNerds, check out cast bios on our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com/, and tune in next week for another episode of Dungeons and Drama Nerds!

Gary and Greg delve into the reality of Xbox owning Bethesda. 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping Godzilla In Review starts today! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mick @DaNanoBiologist Abrahamson, Black Jack, & Trent Berrie The Roper Report - 00:07:10 - Xbox Buys Bethesda 00:27:02 - COD About to go BOOM? Steven T. Wright @ GameSpot 00:31:50 - Fortnite getting its first SIngle Player Mode, Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:36:45 - Apex on Switch Runs at 30, Emma Kent @ Eurogamer 00:40:55 - Walt Williams Hired at Insom, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:43:10 - Hope for TLOU Factions, Eddie AGAIN 00:46:00 - Ad 00:49:00 - Out today 00:52:50 - Squad Up:Lal (PSN and PC) - lallysup 00:55:52 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS (This is optional) PARAGON LIVES! Dean @ GamesBeat 00:57:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Janet Garcia

Blessing and Imran breakdown a large report from Bloomberg about the culture at Ubisoft and how that's affected the Asassin's Creed franchise. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames, podcast services, and now Spotify! Thank you for your support! Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: Wednesday at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Enough about Xbox, PSILY is live! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:01 - What the fuck is happening at Ubisoft? - Steven T. Wright @ Gamespot 00:21:00 - Is it going to be enough that Ubisoft gives you just a choice to play as a woman? - Best Friends Q:Spencer Marie 00:24:30 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 Has Entered Full Development - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:30:32 - Xbox Game Pass on Switch may be less likely than we think - Brendan Sinclair @ GiBiz 00:38:30 - Rocket League Going Free to Play, Press Release 00:42:45 - Rap Artist, Logic, has signed a deal with Twitch - Wesley LeBlanc @ IGN 00:46:25 - ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo Event is now LIVE - Jessica Ronnell @ news.xbox.com 00:48:45 - KLARNA 01:01:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Andrea Rene

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about the live Assassin’s Creed reveal, Reggie’s new podcast, and Gary’s Animal Crossing talkshow! Time Stamps - 00:08:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:10:04 - New Assassin’s Creed Setting is being Revealed RIGHT NOW, Joe @ IGN 00:17:19 - What have been the wildest or most interesting ways games have been revealed that you can remember? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:23:00 - Review Round-up: Streets of Rage 4 00:29:20 - Party Royale coming to Fortnite? Steven T. Wright @ GameSpot 00:36:00 - Reggie Starts a Podcast! Gene Park at Launcher 00:41:00 - Out today Reader mail - 00:50:20 - Give Stadia another shot - Jacob Porter 00:55:31 - Do you think it is possible we could see a battlefront 3 before EAs star wars license deal runs out in 2023? Also - what do you think will happen with star wars games in the future? - Amiad Fredman (ah-mee-odd) 00:59:50 - Squad Up:Jacob Porter(STADIA) - TooTallPorter Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

We've seen SO many games this week – so in the space of just one hour, we each try and narrow things down to a small handful of games that really stayed with us. Everything from big blockbusters like God of War to indies like Donut County and The Artful Escape or Miguel's favorite – Sea of Thieves. We're joined by our writers Luke Winkie and Steven T. Wright for this episode, so there are six of us to listen to.