Ep. 296 - Junk Factory, with merritt k
The Insert Credit Show
English - July 17, 2023 07:25 - 1 hour - 101 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Author and game developer merritt k joins the panel to cover recent industry developments, Gex, and coffin food. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
Is the game development business getting better or worse? (05:43)
You heard about Gex? (10:47)
Design a new platforming mascot based around a working standup comedian. (16:32)
How do you make a game demo? (22:59)
Jim Bunt 0008 asks: If a game controls with just one hand, what do with the other? (31:14)
How has a game frustrated you most when not letting you do something you really should be able to do? (42:36)
Which video game most perfectly fits into the genre which describes it? (48:17)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Playground Rumors - Diablo IV (57:41)
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:51)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US
Sega are still investing in NFTs, but will keep their biggest series away from the blockchain
Hollywood actors hit picket lines in historic double strike
Bungie wins landmark lawsuit against player who harassed Destiny staff
Gex Trilogy announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC
Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Streets of Rage / Bare Knuckle series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licensees
Recommendations:
merritt: OtherStrangeness.com
Brandon: Wishlist Demonschool on Steam if you want to, watch How It’s Made on Tubi, try telling yourself an incredibly boring story if you have trouble sleeping
Jaffe: the Dave’s Not Here sketch
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