Walled Garden Weekly
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 10 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn which Arash ( @akgfx ) and Kevin ( @renderpaz ) discuss apps while sharing a drink.
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Episodes
S2E6: Amazon Fire TV, Boom Beach
April 04, 2014 22:43 - 41.7 MB application/octet-streamArash and Kevin talk about the new Amazon Fire TV thingie, and also dive into Supercell’s new Boom Beach.
S2E5: GDC Wrapup and Smash Hit
March 29, 2014 01:36 - 40.3 MB application/octet-streamArash and Kevin wrap up GDC, UDK, Oculus, and talk a bit about Smash Hit. Beer: Einstöck Icelandic White Ale
S2E4: Goodbye Flappy Bird, Hello Threes
February 10, 2014 07:00 - 45 MB application/octet-streamArash and Kevin discuss (mostly guess) at the self-removal of Flappy Bird from the App Store, and also do a quick review of the highly-popular Threes.
S2E3: Limbic launches TowerMadness 2
January 25, 2014 06:45 - 87.1 MB application/octet-streamThis week Arash talks about the surprise launch of TowerMadness 2, trademarks, Android taxes, and Kevin and Arash review Castle Doombad. Here’s the Link to the Quora I mentioned on taxes. Beer: Mission Street Hefeweizen
S2E2: Tiny Thief, Christmas, and Premium Games
January 06, 2014 03:53 - 49.5 MB application/octet-streamArash and Kevin review the Christmas season, and talk about Tiny Thief in the context of Premium Games and IAP monetization. Beer: Ninkasi Brewing Company’s Total Domination IPA
Season Two, Episode One
December 16, 2013 08:42 - 72.3 MB application/octet-streamWalled Garden Weekly is back! Arash and Kevin discuss what’s been going on since WWDC, consoles, Android, recently-played games, and a bit of a conversation about freemium. Beer: Stone IPA
Did you miss us?
December 11, 2013 02:00Public Commitment: Walled Garden Weekly RETURNS. Recording this Sunday!
Week 25: WWDC & James Vaughan of Plague, Inc.
June 14, 2013 20:02 - 47 MB application/octet-streamArash and Kevin finally continue WGW from WWDC with a special guest, James Vaughan, creator of the hit game, Plague, Inc. Beer: Anchor Liberty Ale
Hiatus
May 09, 2013 17:36Looks like we’re on another busy-with-our-day-jobs hiatus. Who’s coming to WWDC?
Week 24: Nimble Quest
April 09, 2013 18:49 - 41.1 MB application/octet-streamThis week, Arash and Kevin take on Nimblebit’s Nimble Quest. Beer: Lagunitas Maximus Ale
Week 23: Walled Garden Weekly LIVE
April 01, 2013 11:31 - 57.9 MB application/octet-streamThis week we present WGW LIVE at GDC 2013. Our guests are Eli Hodapp, Editor in Chief of Touch Arcade, and Keith Shepherd from Imangi Studios, creators of Temple Run. We discuss our views on various aspects of Freemium. Beer: Anchor Steam
Week 22: Ridiculous Fishing
March 22, 2013 22:41 - 47.6 MB application/octet-streamThis week, Arash and Kevin take a look at Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing.
Week 21: Real Racing 3
March 07, 2013 04:42 - 62.2 MB application/octet-streamThis week, Arash and Kevin take a crack at the free-to-play racing game, Real Racing 3. Beer: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Week 20: Experimenting with Candy Crush
March 01, 2013 04:41 - 24.1 MB application/octet-streamSo this week, we thought it might be fun to play Candy Crush for the first time, right on the podcast. It didn’t turn out as we expected, but we think it was a neat show.
Week 19: Real Racing 3, Earn to Die, Freemium and Premium
February 20, 2013 03:30 - 34 MB application/octet-streamThis week Arash and Kevin talk about Real Racing 3’s shift to freemium and the associated backlash, and also discuss Earn to Die. We open into a dialogue about what makes a good Premium and Freemium game.
Week 18: The Mail Bag
February 11, 2013 06:37 - 34.1 MB application/octet-streamThis week, Arash and Kevin dig into messages and questions we’ve received, and answer some questions from our listeners. Beer: Lagunitas IPA
Week 17: GDC, THQ, Homeworld, Momonga, and Temple Run 2
February 01, 2013 06:31 - 45.7 MB application/octet-streamWe are back! This week, Arash and Kevin talk about GDC, THQ, Homeworld, Momonga, and Temple Run 2. Our session of Walled Garden Weekly: LIVE was approved by GDC, and we will be presenting at the conference in late March. Drink of the week: Crispin’s The Saint Cider (thanks David Marsh!)
Please excuse our delay...
January 15, 2013 23:11Kevin’s got some kind of mysterious illness and isn’t feeling so hot, and Arash is super-busy. We’ve got a very special announcement, though, and you’re going to have to wait until the next episode to find out what it is!
Week 16: Clash of Clans, Freemium/Paymium Game Design
December 15, 2012 01:56 - 58.2 MB application/octet-streamArash and Kevin talk this week about the super-popular Clash of Clans from Supercell, then discuss paymium and freemium as factors in game design, and last we get an update from Kevin on Zombie Highway Android.