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Episode 126: Mailbag Special on Microsoft's Future, AAA Dev Costs, and More with Shinobi602 Jan 01, 2018

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On this week's episode, video game enthusiast, game industry insider, and the host of Shinobi Speaks, Shinobi602, joins host Josiah Renaudin to answer your Tweets and emails! The duo tackles the Xbox One X and how games media talks about Microsoft, the unsustainable state of AAA game development, the most interesting games of 2018, hopeful gaming trends for the coming months, why there hasn't been any new Halo updates, and much more.

Episode 125: The 2017 Game of the Year Awards Spectacular Dec 22, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Josiah Renaudin is joined by a familiar cast to determine the top 10 games of 2017. The crew includes podcaster, past GameSpotter, and current freelancer, Tom Mc Shea; the managing editor at Feminist Frequency, podcaster, streamer, and writer, Carolyn Petit; and game designer and writer for Divinity Original Sin 2 and former GameSpot reviews editor, Kevin VanOrd. They discuss games such as Universal Paperclips, Hellblade, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Resident Evil 7, The Evil Within 2, Butterfly Soup, and much more.

Episode 124: Andrea Rene on What's Good Games, Kinda Funny, and the State of Games Media Dec 18, 2017

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On this week's episode, Andrea Rene, a co-host for Kinda Funny Games Daily, the COO of What’s Good Games, and a prolific host/presenter, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss personality-based games coverage and the future of media. Andrea details how What's Good Games came together, the struggles of crowdfunding, still getting starstruck by developers, why it's OK for people at major sites to parlay their popularity into new opportunities, and her future goals as a host.

Episode 123: Alysia Judge on Hosting for IGN and How Women in Games Media are Viewed Dec 11, 2017

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On this week's episode, video host for IGN, a Games Jury Member for the BAFTAs, and a former freelancer for Sky News, BBC Radio, and more, Alysia Judge, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss what it's like hosting and doing videos for IGN. Alysia explains her strange journey to IGN, what it's like always being on camera, how women in games media are currently viewed, misconceptions about IGN, and the state of games criticism.

Episode 122: Jessica Saunders on Crafting Sound Design for Rocksteady, Rare, and Lionhead Studios Dec 04, 2017

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On this week's episode, director at Salix Games and former sound designer at Rocksteady, Splash Damage, Rare, and Lionhead, Jessica Saunders, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss the process of creating sound in video games. Jessica details how sound is designed in games like Arkham Knight and Fable Heroes, what her time at Rare was like, how to find sound design jobs after college, why you need to be established before delving into a Kickstarter, and the differences between working on known franchises and new IP.

Episode 121: Giant Bomb's Jason Oestreicher on Games Media's Shift to Video and Ignoring SEO Nov 27, 2017

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On this week's episode, video maverick for Giant Bomb, fighting game guru, and former Game Informer video editor, Jason Oestreicher, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss creating videos on the internet. Jason explains his journey to Giant Bomb, what it's like training new hires, the growth of crowdfunding, the struggles of doing live shows, showing your personality online, and how important the community really is.

Episode 120: Tamoor Hussain on Video Game Violence, Tackling Sensitive Issues, and Games Criticism Nov 20, 2017

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On this week's episode, UK Editor for GameSpot and a former freelancer, Tamoor Hussain, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss how to handle sensitive topics in video games. The two tackle the times and places for extreme violence, what should and shouldn't be shown at a press conference, how difficult it can be to ask direct, critical questions to a developer, how we can improve as an industry, and whether review scores even make sense for a game like Detriot: Become Human.

Episode 119: Halo Co-Creator Marcus Lehto on Bungie, How to Fix Crunch, and Loot Boxes Nov 13, 2017

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On this week's episode, former creative director at Bungie, a co-creator of the Halo franchise, and the president and creative director for V1 Interactive, Marcus Lehto, joins host Josiah Renaudin to talk about AAA development. Marcus details his time at Bungie, the evolution of Halo throughout the years, early Destiny dev stories, what he's learned about development crunch (and how to improve working conditions), the problems with modern microtransactions, and what he's currently working on at V1 Interactive.

Episode 118: Jeff Bakalar on the Growth of Game Reviews, Being on Camera, and the Beastcast Nov 06, 2017

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On this week's episode, podcaster, video game critic, and tech guru seen on CNET and the Giant Beastcast, Jeff Bakalar, joins host Josiah Renaudin to talk about games and tech coverage. Jeff details how games criticism has evolved over the years and where it can still improve, the process of feeling comfortable on podcasts/videos, the value of the Xbox One X, and what it's been like getting to know the Giant Bomb community.

Episode 117: Nick Scarpino on Kinda Funny, Leaving IGN, and Overcoming Personal Barriers Oct 30, 2017

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On this week's episode, co-founder/host for Kinda Funny and former IGN head of production, Nick Scarpino, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss starting Kinda Funny and overcoming personal barriers. Nick details why he left IGN, how expectations have changed for Kinda Funny over time, dealing with different fears, what it's like doing open mic appearances, and how to become comfortable being on camera.

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