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Episode 214: Rooster Teeth Games on Building a Studio & Creating Vicious Circle Aug 19, 2019

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On this week's episode, I hang out with Rooster Teeth Games director Michael Hadwin and lead designer Casey Donnellan to talk about how they've built up Rooster Teeth's very own game development studio, plus the road to releasing Vicious Circle, their brand new "un-cooperative" sci-fi shooter game, available now on Steam! We talk about Hadwin's history with 3D Realms and founding multiple studios, lessons learned from developing games based on the RWBY franchise, Rooster Teeth's design philosophy behind all its games, and all the weird sci-fi nonsense that's gone into building the world of Vicious Circle. FOLLOW THE 1099 on TWITTER: @ The1099Podcast FOLLOW JOE: @ JosephKnoop

Episode 213: The Allure of Cults with The Church In The Darkness Director Richard Rouse Aug 12, 2019

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Cults are a fascinating (and occasionally gruesome) thing, and perhaps no one knows this better than Richard Rouse III, director on The Church in the Darkness. Imagine telling someone you're making a top-down stealth action game where you infiltrate a cult in the middle of South America to rescue your sibling. Rouse walks us through the design process for such an experience, and how the complicated reality of a cult influenced how he built this hostile community. We also discuss our favorite cults in games and what they do right and wrong when it comes to depicting cult think. IGN's Donation Links for Victims in Texas and Ohio Shootings: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/05/how-to-donate-el-paso-dayton-relief-victims-support-charity SUPPORT THE 1099 Follow on Twitter: @The1099Podcast Follow Joe: @JosephKnoop Support our musician at ZWBuckley.com The Church in the Darkness is available on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch now.

Episode 212: Why We Love EVO and the Fighting Game Community with Spawn On Me's Kahlief Adams Aug 06, 2019

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Our best buddy Kalief Adams (of Spawn on Me fame) returns to chat about why we loved watching EVO 2019, the tournament's biggest moments, how diversity played a huge role, and why people of color love the fighting game community. DONATE to IGN's fundraiser for the victims of the Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas shooting. LINK: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/05/how-to-donate-el-paso-dayton-relief-victims-support-charity SUPPORT SPAWN ON ME: https://twitter.com/SpawnOnMe FOLLOW KAHLIEF: https://twitter.com/Kahjahkins FOLLOW THE 1099: https://twitter.com/The1099Podcast FOLLOW JOE: https://twitter.com/JosephKnoop

Episode 211: PCGamesN's Ian Boudreau Talks Alternative War Games and What They Say About the World Jul 23, 2019

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Friend of the show and PCGamesN writer Ian Boudreau joins Joe to talk about war games that go beyond World War II, and helps us analyze why we're so dang obsessed with "Tacticool," or the hypersexualization of guns. If you've ever obsessed over strategy games, but wondered how they could push the envelope in terms of storytelling, this is a talk for you. Ian also shares his experiences as a military journalist, and many an anecdote about the Game Informer intern days are shared. Follow Ian: @IBoudreau Follow The 1099: @The1099Podcast Follow Joe: @JosephKnoop Support our musician at ZWBuckley.com

Episode 210: Fortnite Pro Cizzorz and mentoring the next generation of streamers Jul 15, 2019

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When you think about streaming, especially Fortnite streaming, you don't really think about groups of people. You think of a solitary streamer hustling away and landing sick headshots all day long. In a world full of young men and women trying to hustle to stardom, we especially don't think about the mentors in our lives who helped guide us along the way. Fortnite pro Jack AKA Cizzorz of the FaZe clan has taken it upon himself to mentor one lucky contest winner, so I caught up with him on what the experience has been like, what mentorship looks like in such a solitary kind of career, what the FaZe team has imparted unto him, and the future of Fortnite's Creative Mode World Cup competitions. Hopefully you all find it a bit more introspective than the usual Fortnite interview. I know I had fun. SHARE AND RATE THE SHOW ON YOUR PLATFORM OF CHOICE, PLEASE AND THANK YOU! Follow the 1099 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/The1099Podcast Follow Joe: https://twitter.com/JosephKnoop Support ZW Buckley: ZWBuckley.com TOSS US A BUCK OR TWO: https://ko-fi.com/josephknoop

Episode 209: Michael Pachter Returns to Tell Us the Future of GameStop, Streaming, and Next-Gen Jul 08, 2019

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The man of many headlines returns. Famed analyst and host of the Pachter Factor, Michael Pachter, joins the 1099 once again to discuss the shaky future of GameStop after its stock value plummets, what the future of game streaming looks like for Google Stadia, Microsoft's XCloud, and even PlayStation, and what prices we can expect for next-gen hardware like the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett. If you want all the business talk you can handle, you've found it. Follow the 1099: @ the1099Podcast on Twitter Follow Joseph: @ JosephKnoop on Twitter PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW BY DONATING: https://ko-fi.com/josephknoop Support our musician @ zwbuckley.com Follow the Pachter Factor on SIFTD.net or @ https://www.youtube.com/user/SIFTDGAMES/videos

Episode 208: How Evangelion Opened Washington Post Editor Gene Park's Eyes to Mental Illness Jul 01, 2019

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That's right. We're talking about anime. Washington Post editor Gene Park happened to watch the world famous anime Neon Genesis Evangelion at the tender age of 16. Like many young adults around him, as well as Evangelion's cast, Park grappled miserably with his mental health, and felt like he had nowhere to go. A year later, he would attempt to take his own life, and was hospitalized and kept in a psychiatric ward. It was only after another 19 years of mental health issues, alcoholism, and various drug addictions that Park managed to achieve sobriety and, like Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, better understand himself. On this week's episode of the 1099, Park joins me to discuss a brilliant piece he wrote about how Evangelion helped him recognize and contextualize his own history of depression (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/27/how-evangelion-opened-my-eyes-my-depression/?utm_term=.5526fc57c07e). We discuss his article, how Evangelion approaches the subject of mental health through a very Asian lens, the relationship between obsessive fandom and mental health, and the realities of mental illness we see illustrated in the show. Trust me, it's not as heavy as it sounds, because Gene Park is a wonderful human and I absolutely had a blast speaking with him, and I think you'll gain something extra meaningful from this conversation. FOLLOW GENE PARK: @GenePark FOLLOW JOSEPH: @JosephKnoop FOLLOW THE 1099: @The1099Podcast SUPPORT THE 1099 BY DONATING TO OUR KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/josephknoop

Episode 207: Let's go backpacking through space with the Outer Wilds team Jun 24, 2019

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I absolutely cannot believe Outer Wilds exists. It is a game that is so...me, and everything I love about video games. Discovery, curiosity, cosmic beauty, and cosmic dread. As soon as I sat down to play it, I knew I had to interview the team on how they brought this interstellar Indiana Jones mystery to life. I'm joined by creative director Alex Beachum and art director Wesley Martin of Mobius Digital, two gentlemen who grew up loving the outdoors and video games. After a student version of Outer Wilds won the 2015 Seamus McNally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival, a long journey began to broaden and refine the scope of this incredible experience. The three of us discuss the beauty of discovery in games, player curiosity, and nature's influence on the game's design. SUPPORT THE 1099 BY DONATING: https://ko-fi.com/josephknoop FOLLOW THE 1099: @The1099Podcast FOLLOW JOE: @JosephKnoop SUPPORT OUR MUSICIAN at ZWBuckley.com

Episode 206: A Letter to Call of Duty's Infinity Ward with John Phillips Jun 20, 2019

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Content Warning: Discussions of warfare, trauma, death, and suicide. On this week's episode, I let my good friend John Phillips take the mic to talk about his thoughts and feelings on how Infinity Ward and Activision are marketing the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot as the grittier, extra-realistic take on modern combat. Rather than having a full conversation, John has given me permission to rehost the audio he posted a little while back. I felt it illustrated his thoughts more eloquently than I ever could in a real conversation. This isn't an easy conversation to have, but John is a brilliant person, and if this means this much to him, then I think it should mean something to a lot of folks. In this episode, John discusses his background as a former marine, the mental struggles he's carried ever since, and how Infinity Ward is still failing to respectfully or accurately portray the harsh realities of war. Take a seat, and listen in. Follow John on Twitter: @mistermegative Follow his show, the Super Deformed Gamescast: https://twitter.com/officialSDGC For those in need of support: Wounded Warrior: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Substance Abuse: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline PTSD: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/ Mental Health: https://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/therapy

Episode 205: "No, YOU'RE breathtaking" - The Big E3 2019 Hype Show Jun 10, 2019

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Xbox Scarlett, Bethesda, MOTHERFUCKING KEANU REEVES. OK, we didn't get Keanu for the show, but we do have Aiden Strawhun and Joseph Knoop to talk about E3 hopes and reactions to Microsoft's HUGE show. The duo also discuss what's happening in the IGN War Room and what it's like to work there during E3. Joe has moved into his damn LA apartment finally, so there's that too. E3! Hype! KEANU! Follow Aiden: @astraww Follow Joseph @JosephKnoop Support ZW Buckley at zwbuckley.com SHARE THE SHOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND RATE/REVIEW IT ON YOUR FAVORITE PLATFORM. IT REALLY HELPS!

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