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After Dark Ep 5: Big Deck, Small Hand Oct 24, 2012

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Darnell is back! And tonight he rejoins Mike Schaffnit and Josh Allen while they answer your gaming questions LIVE on GAMEBREAKER After Dark! This week the topics include the similarity between Star Trek Online and Star Wars: The Old Republic's F2P model, the idea of addictive gaming, what to do with a "Big Deck, Small Hand". If you want to call in with a question be sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday night at 9PDT right here on GAMEBREAKER.

Monty's Minute Ep6: Breaking In Oct 23, 2012

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Each and every week video game business insider Monty Sharma answers your questions about the industry. New epsiodes every Tuesday. This week questions: Senaku Jin You mentioned MMO games like LoL and WoT and their short game models, as opposed to longer game models like a typical MMORPG. My question is: what do you think of middle of the road models where you may have week long games like GW2's WvW, a cooperative mini-mmo shmup like Realm of the MadGod or upcoming games like The War Z with their idea of cycled maps and rouge like elements --- are they too niche or do you think its a growing market? Diane Hatcher I have a couple questions about game design tools and one about education. There are currently many free tools for creating games that are available for someone who wants to try their hand at game development. They range from grade school level 2D scripting languages like Scratch to production engines like Unity and Cryengine 3. Would writing some of your own small scale games in one (or mutliple) of these engines be a useful preparation for someone interested in a career as a game developer? Are they something a studio looks at when hiring? Which tools would you recommend for a younger person interested in game design that had between 5-10 years of high school and college left before entering the work force? What sorts of gaming tools available now will develop skills relevant that many years in the future? Is there a level of education would you recommend for today's high school student wanting to become a game developer? Is a BS in computer science enough or would a Masters or PhD provide a large advantage? Is there any non-technical education (art or literature or foreign languages) that studios are looking for? Cian Rice Hey guys. Digging the show. My questions is in regards to social gaming giant Zynga. Recently their stock has been trading below value, and many higher-ups seem to be exiting the company. Do you think this is the beginning of the end for Zynga, or do you think they can rebound from this? What would they need to do to rebound? Thanks, Cian Rice Cigs Hey Gary, thanks for reading this to Monty. Monty, I am 25 and for the last 7 years I was in the Army. I just got out and would like to go to college with my GI Bill benefits and get a 50k+ position in the video game industry. I would like to focus on some business part but I am really not sure where to go. I do not have any sort of art talent or interest. I am interested in coding but I don't think that's for me either. Could you describe some possible career paths for me maybe touching on collegiate majors that would be useful for each. Cigs

Legendary 94L Disappointing Sep 22, 2012

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Gary Gannon, Mike B, Josh Allen, and Olivia Grace sit down to discuss the pre Mists of Pandaria Theramore scenario as well as the communities reaction. Also, tons of Blizzard interviews to sift through this week with topics ranging from Wintergrasp, to player housing, to WoW as an eSport. So sit back relax and enjoy the show. Legendary airs live every Thursday @8PDT

Republic 105: Beware... Monsters! Sep 18, 2012

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Star Wars The Old Republic prepping for more server mergers! This week Gary Gannon, Larry Everett, and Justin Lowe break down the latest SWTOR news including the latest server merger announcement, future content and how it will impact story, and chat bubbles...will Larry ever get his glorious chat bubbles? Join The Republic live every Monday at 6PDT on GAMEBREAKER.TV

Exclusive: DAYZ Creator Dean "Rocket" Hall Interview Jul 14, 2012

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Dean "Rocket" Hall, the man behind the Arma II mod phenomenon DAYZ, sits down for an exclusive one on one interview with Gary Gannon. Topics included: Deans Background DAYZ As A Stand Alone Product The Alt F5 Issues And More!

Diablo 3 Launch Party May 16, 2012

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Diablo 3 Launch Party

World of Warcraft - Mists of Pandaria -- Scarlet Monastery and Scholomance Mar 19, 2012

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World of Warcraft - Mists of Pandaria -- Scarlet Monastery and Scholomance

World of Warcraft - Mists of Pandaria -- The Jade Forest Mar 19, 2012

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World of Warcraft - Mists of Pandaria -- The Jade Forest

World of Warcraft-Mists of Pandaria - The Wandering Isle Mar 19, 2012

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World of Warcraft-Mists of Pandaria - The Wandering Isle