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A Conversation with Rick "The Hadou" Thiher | on EVO, the FGC, & esports Sep 27, 2023

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Rick "The Hadou" Thiher -- General Manager of EVO and the founder of ComboBreaker - joins the show to talk about the logistics behind planning the biggest FGC tournament in the world, the nature and popularity of fighting games, the business of esports and a whole lot more! -- 0:00 Intro 2:20 Planning EVO in a post COVID world 4:20 EVO as a convention 9:49 How did the FGC avoid the esports franchising model? 12:15 How do you choose what games will be at EVO? 16:29 Are fans committed to games or their own favorites? 17:40 The Nintendo Question 19:10 How has venture capital money changed the esports space? 22:14 Lessons from grassroots to scale in event planning

26:55⁠ The Future of EVO

⁠29:15⁠⁠ The PLG Interview Question ---

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The Making of Spyro the Dragon May 12, 2023

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Learn about the history and story behind the making of one of the Playstation platformer classic: Spyro the Dragon

A Conversation with Osama Dorias | Lead Content Designer at Blizzard Jan 24, 2023

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In a new episode of [a conversation with], Solo is joined on the show by Osama Dorias, the Lead Content Designer at Blizzard, to discus a range of topics on gaming and diversity! •• 0:00 What game are you playing now? 5:00 The evolution in gaming development and testing 22:08 What makes you prefer video games to other mediums? 26:50 How did you get into gaming? 35:30 Representation and Diversity in Gaming 49:00 Advice for people who want to get into the gaming industry 59:45 Favorite game of all time 1:01:20 What's one piece of art you'd love to see made into a video game?

The Year 2022 In Gaming Jan 09, 2023

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After a three year hiatus, Solo and Lilo reunite to take a look back at all the top gaming stories of 2022 & make a few speculations on what to expect in gaming in 2023 | - 0:55 call of duty league, esports future in trouble? 5:05 bayonetta (?) scandal 7:55 Netflix in gaming 13:20 Google stadia and cloud gaming 18:40 G4 shutdown, why isn’t there money in gaming media 19:30 FTC/ Activision blizzard, modern monopolies and competition in gaming 24:00 how gaming fits into unionization movement 29:50 Halo 34:30 EA loses fifa 35:47 steam deck 38:40 gta (Slow year in gaming, impact of Cyberpunk, but idk if really separate topic) 40:35 top games of 2022 47:17 2023 predictions (man lilo is obsessed with breath of the wild isn’t he)

a brief yet informative history of Laser Tag Nov 08, 2022

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Learn the brief yet informative history behind the childhood FPS we all got to play — LASER TAG ••• Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/peoplelikegames • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplelikegames • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/peoplelikegames

the Making of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Jul 25, 2022

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In a new episode of Story-Mode, Solo shares the history and story behind the making of one of the greatest video games of all time | The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker! • Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/peoplelikegames • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplelikegames • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/peoplelikegames

the End of Loot Boxes (Mostly) Jul 04, 2022

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Solo returns to the mic sooner than later for a new episode of @some point. This time around, he talks about Netherlands and 18 European countries finally going after Loot Boxes & whether that monetization trend is finally coming to an end

A Slow Summer in Gaming Jul 01, 2022

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Solo returns to the mic for a new episode of @some point. This time around, he talks about a very slow summer in gaming in terms of popular new releases, Niantic cutting almost 10% of its staff, the Playstation Gamepass, and a whole lot more

the MAKING OF | Super Mario Strikers Jun 10, 2022

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IN a new episode of [story-mode], Reggie celebrates the release of the new Super Mario Strikers by sharing the short history behind the making of the beloved Nintendo sports series -- SUPER MARIP STRIKERS •• story-mode] is a weekly series that goes into the stories behind the creation and development of the most important and influential video games made! •• Subscribe • Instagram • Twitter

the story of ELDER SCROLLS SKYRIM | [the making of] May 28, 2022

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IN a new episode of [story-mode], Reggie shares the story behind the making of one of the best games of all time, and the last one released in the beloved Elder Scrolls Series: SKYRIM • [story-mode] is a weekly series that goes into the stories behind the creation and development of the most important and influential video games made! • Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/peoplelikegames • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplelikegames • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/peoplelikegames

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