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Game developer Brianna Wu, technology journalists Georgia Dow and Mikah Sargent, and game enthusiast Steve Lubitz analyzed the week’s biggest stories in the video game industry from different perspectives. Hosted by Brianna Wu, Georgia Dow, Steve Lubitz, and Maddy Myers.

Copyright: Copyright © 2019 Relay FM

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52: Everyone Gets a Grape Apr 27, 2015

Show notes

This week, Maddy dreams of being a female Stormtrooper, Bri trusts GameStop to rebuild her vintage game collection, Georgia enlists monkeys to explain anger over paid Steam mods, and Steve confronts a hard truth about his relationship with fighting games.

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What We’re Playing:

Maddy - Pancake and Mortal Kombat X
Georgia - Time Trap
Steve - Mortal Kombat X and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D

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51: ISOMETRIK! Apr 20, 2015

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This week, Bri and Maddy decide if Mortal Kombat X is a komplete success or a katastrophe, Georgia wonders what owning a Guitar Hero Live guitar would say about her, and Steve takes issue with Bioshock's authentic diversity.

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What We’re Playing:

Maddy - Little Sound Dj
Bri - Final Fantasy XV Demo, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and Final Fantasy Type-0
Georgia - Last Voyage and Dark Echo
Steve - Axiom Verge and Hearthstone

Links:
* Buy an Isometric Shirt!
* Kurtis Stryker - The Mortal Kombat Wiki
* 7 Memorable Moments in Mortal Kombat's History
* One of Mortal Kombat’s New Characters is Gay
* Mortal Kombat X sells 'Easy Fatalities' downloadable content at absurd price
* Mortal Kombat X's DLC model is a disservice to NetherRealm by Warner Bros.
* Faith In Rapture – Ken Levine Shares Thoughts On Creating Authentic Diversity
* Guitar Hero Is Back This Fall, And You'll Only Need Three Fingers
* Pro 'Tude: Guitar Hero Live Puts You On Stage
* Sega NAOMI
* Pictures of the NAOMI Dreamcast arcade board from @djphiliptan
* New Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game being developed with Team Ninja, may come to PS4
* Virtual #33: Flipper Machines - Relay FM
* DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY
* Cloud of Darkness
* Episode 334: Your Appointment w/ Georgia Dow | TheFitCast- Fitness and Nutrition Podcast

50: The Winter of Maddy Myers' Discontent Apr 13, 2015

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This week, Bri prophesies a future where the DMCA destroys Horde Mode forever, Maddy dispels the myth of the cool gamer girlfriend, Steve dreams of a VR arcade, and Georgia tries to stack Name That Game in Maddy's favor, with disastrous results.

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What We’re Playing:

Maddy - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Bri - Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Steve - Axiom Verge

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49: Candy Crush Kill Screen Apr 06, 2015

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This week, Maddy takes a firm stance against pleasantries, Bri has a special kind of FU about Bloodborne, Steve Facebook stalks Nintendo, and Georgia reports on what it's like to turn undead in Ireland.

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What We’re Playing:

Maddy - Bloodborne, Starcraft 2 and Tetris
Bri - Mega Man 1-6, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Steve - Captain Forever Remix

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48: Baby Got Backend Mar 30, 2015

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This week, Maddy embraces her new life as a fake video game developer, Georgia helps improve Bri's marriage with sticker charts for screen time, and Steve confronts an gaming existential crisis after not wanting to play Bloodborne.

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What We’re Playing:

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47: Aunt Bri's Got Some Ideas Mar 23, 2015

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This week, Isometric reveals an important announcement about the show’s future, Steve tries to come to grips with Nintendo moving to mobile, Maddy tries to make Bri cut her vacation short by reviewing Final Fantasy Type 0, and Georgia’s obsession.

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What We’re Playing:

Maddy - King of Fighters XIII and 80 Days
Georgia - The Room Two
Bri - Persona Q and Peggle
Steve - CounterSpy

Links for this episode:

Welcome Isometric! — Relay FM

Isometric is moving to Relay.FM | Space Channel 6

Isometric Moving to Relay.FM: What You Need to Know

Take part in a live-action Danganronpa mystery

Nintendo to release games on phones and tablets

You Might Not Like The Company Making Mobile Games With Nintendo

Nintendo CEO on Mobile Gaming, Smartphones

I’m a 12-year-old girl. Why don’t the characters in my apps look like me?

Nintendo Share Value Spikes Following DeNA and NX Announcements

Rayman Fiesta Run

Pokemon Shuffle

Nintendo licenses Mario version of free-to-play mobile money-spinner Puzzle & Dragons

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Nintendo Land

Metroid Prime Pinball

Square Enix pulls the broken iOS version of The World Ends With You

Final Fantasy: Type-0 HD Review: Cutie Roulette

PS4 firmware 2.50 to add accessibility options, enable backup games to storage, says leak

Final Fantasy XV Features A Mechanic Named 'Cidney'

Total Party Kill | A Door Killed My Brother (Episode 46)

Creative Chaos

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46: I Murdered Hotline Miami Mar 16, 2015

Show notes

This week, Georgia tries to hide her Monster Mania injuries from PAX, Bri tries to come to grips with a world where Nintendo makes hardware for adults, Maddy tries to contain her disdain for Hotline Miami 2, and Steve tries to keep his priorities straight

Links and Show Notes:

What We’re Playing:

Maddy - La Mulana EX
Georgia - PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate and Alto’s Adventure
Bri - Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Resident Evil Revelations 2
Steve - OlliOlli2

Links for this episode:

Tron 3 is in the works from director of the beautiful and flawed Tron: Legacy

Isometric Live from PAX East 2015

It's time for the FBI to prosecute Gamergate trolls

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Review—Gore Bore

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number hands-on

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number review - PC Gamer

Gamasutra: Rami Ismail's Blog - Why Hotline Miami is an important game

Why is Killing a Fundamental Game Mechanic? | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios

Skullgirls

Spec Ops: The Line

Day In The Life: Disability and Representation in Videogames

Dead or Alive 5 tournament soft ban on "over-sexualised" costumes sparks heated debate

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball

Karateka

The non-stop erotic thrills of the 1990s Marvel Swimsuit Specials

How Role-Playing Games Can Teach Kids Decision Making (Steve's article for Pixelkin)

Georgia kicking Steve in a panda suit

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45: I Didn't Think Our Show Could Get Any Dumber Mar 09, 2015

Show notes

It's our long awaited live show at PAX East 2015! There were mustaches, stuffed animal attacks, laundry tips, Samus cosplay, and at least one injury. (And we tried to talk about video games for at least five minutes or so. Emphasis on tried.)

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Resident Evil Revelations 2

Samus and Sagat

Battletoads coming to Xbox One version of Shovel Knight

Lastronaut

Squishables

Sentris

Capsule Force

Games return to Boing Boing

The most vital, emotional panel at GDC was #1ReasonToBe

Here’s The Joke Tim Schafer Made That Has Gamergate Freaking Out

Elite: Dangerous

Star Citizen

Strike Suit Zero

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44: Tell Me About the War, Grandma Mar 02, 2015

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This week, Maddy crushes Steve's dream of a Rock Band future, Steve crushes Maddy's dream of enjoying Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Bri crushes Georgia's dream of playing games on a holodeck any time soon, and Georgia crushes everyone's dreams with her new

Links and Show Notes:

What We’re Playing:

Maddy - Crazy Taxi
Georgia - Godus
Bri - Persona Q
Steve - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Links for this episode:

Rock Band dev Harmonix asks fans to fill out "important" survey

Rock Band gets two new DLC songs about things you love coming back for some reason

New Guitar Hero and Rock Band games are reportedly coming to Xbox One and PS4

The Rock Band Zeitgeist: Does Anybody Still Care About Plastic Guitars? (Maddy's Article)

La Roux - Bulletproof - Rock Band Expert Guitar

Less Talk More Rokk - Freezepop - Rock Band 2 Expert Guitar 100% FC

Rock Band Blitz

DJ Hero

DJ Hero - Expert Mode - Fix Up, Look Sharp vs. Genesis

PopCap founder is tackling VR's biggest problem, and it will be an uphill fight

Valve announces SteamVR, debuting at next week’s Game Developers Conference

Virtual letdown: Dying Light shows the difficulties of first-person VR

Pixelkin's review of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Kirby eating ramen

Back in my Play Episode 49: Star Fox 64

Front to Back #8 — My First Diablo

Unconsoleable 23: Our Gaming Yoda

Isometric Podcast Live at PAX East (Friday, 8:00 PM in Condor Theater)

Enabling Co-Op Mode: Improving Identity Based Conversations (Friday, 11:30 AM in Bobcat Theater)

Achievement Unlocked: Parenting, Now What?, (Saturday, 10:30 AM in Bumblebee Theater)

Censored! Do Devs Have Creative Freedom? (Saturday, 8:00 PM in Condor Theater)

Life is Strange Soundtrack

Tron hand turkey!

43: You're Overruled, Steve Feb 23, 2015

Show notes

This week, Georgia delivers a final Internet Justice ruling on Tron, Maddy laments the Peter Molyneux interview, Bri wonders why we're debating game length instead of any other problem with AAA games, and Steve plays Sonic Boom, for science.

Links and Show Notes:

What We’re Playing:

Maddy - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Georgia - The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Bri - Grim Fandango Remastered
Steve - Sonic Boom and The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD

Links for this episode:

Why GSX is withdrawing from PAX East

Isometric Podcast Live!

Godus is looking like another disappointment

Peter Molyneux Interview: “I haven’t got a reputation in this industry any more”

Peter Molyneux interview: 'It's over, I will not speak to the press again'

About Spacekat

Ready at Dawn responds to concern over The Order: 1886 campaign length

The Order: 1886: The Kotaku Review

HowLongToBeat.com

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