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Members of the B3 (Bigbossbattle.com) team get together weekly to discuss Video Games (and occasionally Board Games) opinions and industry developments.
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Big Boss Babble Episode 35 - The Musical! Game music and related technologies.

Big Boss Battle — Big Boss BabbleMay 18, 2018

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Big Boss Babble Episode 35 - The Musical! Game music and related technologies.

Big Boss Babble Episode 35 - The Musical! Game music and related technologies.

Terry and Leo discuss Games music, and the technology surrounding it.
May 18, 201841:51
Big Boss Babble Episode 34 - Remasters and Remakes

Big Boss Babble Episode 34 - Remasters and Remakes

Terry, Dann, And Leo, discuss remasters and remakes. The good and the bad of both.
May 12, 201847:47
Big Boss Babble Episode 33 - "New" Retro games, and the features that should be kept or dropped

Big Boss Babble Episode 33 - "New" Retro games, and the features that should be kept or dropped

Terry, Dann, Leo, And a returning Toby, Discuss the fairly recent influx of Retro styled games, and what elements from the past should be kept, and what elements should stay in the past.
May 04, 201835:49
Big Boss Babble - Episode 32 - EGX Rezzed

Big Boss Babble - Episode 32 - EGX Rezzed

Terry, Dann, And for the first Time, Jupiter, discuss the EGX rezzed event, and the games they enjoyed there.
Apr 27, 201847:05
Big Boss Babble - Episode 31 - Survival/Crafting Games

Big Boss Babble - Episode 31 - Survival/Crafting Games

Terry and Leo discuss the Positives and Negatives on the Crafting Survival Genre. Has it peaked?
Apr 20, 201834:27
Big Boss Babble - Episode 30

Big Boss Babble - Episode 30

In this episode, Toby tells us of his experiences with Far Cry 5, and He, along with Terry, Dann, and newcomer, Leo, all discuss the three games we could not live without if we were stuck on a desert island.
Apr 13, 201837:44
Big Boss Babble - Episode 6

Big Boss Babble - Episode 6

Latest episode of Big Boss Battle — Big Boss Babble
Apr 09, 201801:14:41
Big Boss Babble - Episode 4

Big Boss Babble - Episode 4

Latest episode of Big Boss Battle — Big Boss Babble
Apr 09, 201801:22:52
Big Boss Babble Episode 29 - Insomnia62

Big Boss Babble Episode 29 - Insomnia62

Terry talks to Dann about his experiences at the recent Insomnia62 games festival.
Apr 06, 201801:03:46
Big Boss Babble Episode 28 - Games Based on Movies

Big Boss Babble Episode 28 - Games Based on Movies

Terry, Dann and Toby talk about the Inverse of last weeks topic, and discuss Games based on Movies (and tv shows)
Apr 04, 201839:27
Big Boss Babble Episode 27 - Movies based on games

Big Boss Babble Episode 27 - Movies based on games

Terry, Dann and Jorge talk about Movies based on video games
Apr 04, 201847:42
Big Boss Babble Episode 26 - Golf Story, Stellaris, Oculus Firmware Hiccup and More

Big Boss Babble Episode 26 - Golf Story, Stellaris, Oculus Firmware Hiccup and More

Come in and settle down to listen to episode 26 of Big Boss Battle's Big Boss Babble where Toby & Dann meet up to discuss video games and the games industry.The duo discuss a variety of topics including games the two have been playing; Stellaris (post its large update) and Golf Story. There's also a brief discussion on the unveiling of the latest Call of Duty, with it's unconventional tallying of entry number, Oculus' boo-boo with the latest firmware update, PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds' new map, and a short waffle about Smash Bros following the recent Nintendo Direct.Thanks for listening!Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Mar 16, 201833:33
Big Boss Babble Episode 25 - NieR Automata, What We've Been Playing, Musicians in Games, Nintendo Playtime Reset
Mar 07, 201832:16
Big Boss Babble Episode 24 - eShop, What We've Been Playing, and More.

Big Boss Babble Episode 24 - eShop, What We've Been Playing, and More.

Jorge, Dann, and Terry meet up for this, the twenty-fourth bigbossbattle.com Big Boss Babble!The team discuss a variety of topics despite it being an exceptionally slow news week; starting off they first talk over the games they've been playing — a conversation heavily interlaced with Dann's lack of experience of the Kingdom Hearts series — before moving on to discussing the indie movement and the looming burst of the 'Nindies' bubble.Thanks for listening!Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Feb 13, 201837:06
Big Boss Babble Episode 23 - Rumours of a Large Microsoft Acquisition

Big Boss Babble Episode 23 - Rumours of a Large Microsoft Acquisition

Jorge, Toby, Terry and Dann all meet up to discuss gaming news and history in this, the twenty-third Bigbossbattle.com Big Boss Babble!This time the main focus is on rumours of a looming Microsoft acquisition, and the various companies which have been discussed, as well as a few others who could integrate well with the PC giant.Thanks for listening!Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Feb 13, 201847:08
Big Boss Babble Episode 22 — Xbox Gamepass and Retailer Reaction, Retail's Tilt to Digital, and More

Big Boss Babble Episode 22 — Xbox Gamepass and Retailer Reaction, Retail's Tilt to Digital, and More

Toby takes a much needed nap and Jorge returns to the podcast alongside Terry & Dann for this, the twenty-second Bigbossbattle.com Big Boss Babble!This time the team discuss the Xbox Gamepass, Microsoft's subscription based library service, and how an Austrian (reported as Australian) retailer has decided it's the final nail in their support of Microsoft. They also talk over retail's power over, and shift towards digital — a subject which probably includes far too many anecdotes. Of course there's also a mass of ramblings and, of course, discussion of the *physical* Nintendo Labo and how that ties into the retail marketplace's future.Thanks for listening!Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 31, 201837:28
Big Boss Babble Episode 21 — Nintendo Labo, Robot Cache, and more.

Big Boss Babble Episode 21 — Nintendo Labo, Robot Cache, and more.

Toby, Terry and Dann meet up once again for this, the twenty-first Bigbossbattle.com Big Boss Babble!This time the team discuss Nintendo's Labo announcement, and they don't even argue. There's also discussion of the latest Steam competitor, Robot Cache, a proposed storefront which will reportedly allow 2nd hand game resale and harness blockchain technology.Thanks for listening!Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 22, 201839:09
Big Boss Babble Episode 20 — Nintendo's Mini Direct, and a little PUBG on the side

Big Boss Babble Episode 20 — Nintendo's Mini Direct, and a little PUBG on the side

Toby, Terry and Dann meet up once again for this, the twentieth Bigbossbattle.com Big Boss Babble!This time the team touch on PUBG's Xbox One sales milestone of three million, although most of the podcast is dedicated to Nintendo's surprise direct and the many games which were announced for the platform, as well as the platform in general.Thanks for listening!Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 16, 201838:25
Big Boss Babble Episode 19 — Pink Darth Vader Mod, School Shooting Simulator, Games to Look out for in 2018
Jan 16, 201855:26
Big Boss Babble Episode 18 - End of Year 2017
Jan 06, 201848:13
Big Boss Babble Episode 17 - The Switch's Merits, and, Another Publisher Enters the 'Indie Publishing' Scene.
Dec 21, 201740:53
Big Boss Babble Special: Fog of Love

Big Boss Babble Special: Fog of Love

Matt & Dann meet up to discuss Hush Hush Games' recently released Fog of Love, a game which sees two players have to roleplay mismatched lovers, each trying to twist and alter the relationship to benefit their own hidden scoring system. Keep your eyes peeled over on the website for our review!Thanks for listening! Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dec 17, 201749:33
Big Boss Babble Episode 16 — Game Awards 2017 & Remasters Past and Future
Dec 17, 201737:02
Big Boss Babble Episode 15 — Super Mario Cereal, Epic Games Suing a minor, the spooky digital future
Dec 04, 201730:17
Big Boss Babble Episode 14 — Gazillion, Rimworld, Lootboxes and Console Hacking
Dec 03, 201701:06:02
Big Boss Babble Episode 13 — ESRB’s One-Shot Charge, Respawn Buyout, Blizzcon, and More.

Big Boss Babble Episode 13 — ESRB’s One-Shot Charge, Respawn Buyout, Blizzcon, and More.

Toby, Jorge, Dann & Terry meet up for another discussion about recent gaming news, this time discussing the following topics:ESRB Charging Physical ReleasesEA Acquisition of RespawnXbox One X Release — Opinion on mid-gen upgradesBlizzcon News2007: An anniversary. What a year!For those interested in reading more about the Blizzcon announcements, we’ve got a roundup of the biggest announcements just here. A decent read on EA’s acquisition of Respawn can be found over on Kotaku, and a good read to accompany the ESRB news can be found in Alex Wawro’s 2015 piece on Gamasutra titled: How paying for content ratings is hurting devs who release in Europe.Intro music: “Cyborg Ninja” Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dec 03, 201701:01:15
Big Boss Babble Episode 12 — Last of Us Trailer, AC:O DRM, Dreamcast Retrospective, and More

Big Boss Babble Episode 12 — Last of Us Trailer, AC:O DRM, Dreamcast Retrospective, and More

Jorge, Dann & Terry meet up for another discussion about recent gaming news, this time discussing the following topics:Call of Duty’s controversial loot-box powered matchmaking.Ubisoft’s statement on DRM affecting game performance in Assassin’s Creed OriginsLast of Us 2 & Detroit: Beyond Human’s touchy trailers.Retrospective: The DreamcastValve’s crackdown on ‘non-beta’ betas on adult games.Bossa’s direct statement regarding Decksplash’s launch.We touched on the trademark of Activision’s loot-box matchmaking in last week’s podcast, as well as discussing games which addressed real world issues — although I must admit we were rather flat on the end, and this week’s Last of Us 2 conversation is much more spirited.Those interested in reading up on some of the other topics would do well to read Glixel’s coverage of the Ubisoft DRM topic. If finding out about Decksplash’s target ‘free users’ for this week is the kind of thing you’d like then you can get it st
Dec 03, 201701:18:48
Big Boss Babble Episode 11 – Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Patreon Crackdown, Visceral’s Closure and More

Big Boss Babble Episode 11 – Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Patreon Crackdown, Visceral’s Closure and More

Jorge, Dann & Terry meet up for another discussion about recent gaming news, this time discussing the following topics:-Indie games on the Switch-Activision’s Matchmaking Patent-Visceral’s closure-The new Animal Crossing (mobile) game-Patreon’s crackdown on adult games-Games which deal with real world issues in their own ways.Apologies for the late upload this week folks, we’ve had to change where we host our podcasts and so have had to take a little longer to get it all online. In classic, industry form several of the stories have advanced since they were discussed on the website; with Sony’s crude Detroit and Last of Us 2 trailers (Telegraph, discussing Jim Ryan’s follow up to the event) advancing the ‘real world issues’ discussion, and news of Activision’s Call of Duty WWII showcasing loot boxes in public spaces (PC Gamer).We’ll have the rest of the podcasts transferred over across the next while, and our iTunes and RSS feed should resolve shortly.Intro music
Dec 03, 201750:17
Big Boss Babble Episode 10 — Humble Bundle Purchase, Overwatch, Loot Boxes and Oculus Go

Big Boss Babble Episode 10 — Humble Bundle Purchase, Overwatch, Loot Boxes and Oculus Go

This week’s host was Dann, who was joined by Toby, the Spirit of Terry, and Jorge to discuss a bevy of topics.You can find each of the discussed topics below.00:00:52 – Toby – IGN's acquisition of Humble Bundle - The team discuss the possible repercussions of media giant IGN acquiring digital storefront, publisher, and donation platform Humble Bundle. While this has definitely not been the first case of similar acquisitions and partnerships, a single entity controlling a review platform while earning from game sales does lay out potential for unprecedented conflict of interest, depending on how it is managed.00:06:27 – Toby– Blizzard's lawsuit against an Overwatch Clone - The team discuss the swirling whirlpool of litigiousness which threatens to consume the industry as game giant Blizzard threaten to take the creators of a Chinese clone of the game to court.00:13:20 – Toby – Delayed Launches through Censorship - The team completely misread the date on a piece of news and cel
Dec 03, 201701:00:40
Big Boss Babble Episode 9 — Cuphead, Silicon Echo, Elite Dangerous, and more

Big Boss Babble Episode 9 — Cuphead, Silicon Echo, Elite Dangerous, and more

This week’s host was Terry, who was joined by Toby and Dann to discuss a bevy of topics.You can find each of the discussed topics below.00:00:00 – Dann– Elite Dangerous - Dann discusses the recently announced road-map for Elite Dangerous in 2018, including the various advances and new content due to to come to the game.00:14:53 – Toby– PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds - Several more (oh gosh when will it end?) discussion topics on the hottest of hot topics. PUBG has now settled, in the wake of the Gamescom surge, at around a million copies sold a week. In addition to this the team discuss AFK crate scammers and touch on the arrival of the game on Microsoft's Xbox One.00:23:33 – Terry – Silicon Echo - A few weeks back Valve removed 200~ games from their Steam Client, as it turns out they were all by the same company, a company accused of simply asset-flipping clones of their own games to flood the store; the team discuss..00:35:10 – Toby – Cuphead - The team, mostly Terry as he's the one who
Dec 03, 201701:07:13
Big Boss Babble Episode 8 — New Currencies for Steam, eShop's Approaching Retirement, Epic's Crossplay

Big Boss Babble Episode 8 — New Currencies for Steam, eShop's Approaching Retirement, Epic's Crossplay

This week’s host was Terry, who was joined by Dan, Dann and Toby to discuss a bevy of topics.You can find each of the discussed topics below.00:00:00 – Toby– Heat Signature (Part 2) - Toby and Dann discuss their thoughts on the recently released Heat Signature, sharing stories from the game while discussing the emergent problem solving that the game's toolbox offers.00:13:50 – Jorge – Epic's Accidental Crossplay - In Jorge's absence we still continue his plight, discussing the fact that Epic managed to activate crossplay between PS4 and Xbox One in their recent title Fortnite. This is especially relevant as Sony have been notoriously frosty about enabling such features, initially avoiding the topic before inferring it might be too complicated and then simply saying it was not going to happen.00:18:15 – Toby – PUBG & Epic - While relatively old news now, the team discuss the situation developing between PUBG and Epic Games — who happen to have developed the engine that PUBG runs on.
Dec 03, 201701:00:09
Big Boss Babble Episode 7 — Spellbound, Heat Signature, Cook Serve Delicious 2, and more.

Big Boss Babble Episode 7 — Spellbound, Heat Signature, Cook Serve Delicious 2, and more.

This week’s host was Terry, who was joined by Jorge, Dann and Toby to discuss a bevy of topics.You can find each of the discussed topics below.This week's bonus discussion takes place at the end of the podcast, with Jorge discussing the recent Nintendo Direct, the games it brought forth, and the fact that Mario is almost definitely a human now.00:00:00 – Jorge – Tooth and Tail - An RTS where you, the leader of a faction of animals during an Industrial Era inspired worker's revolt, play as the cursor. The team discuss their thoughts on the game's controls and setting.00:11:40 – Terry – Digital Rights and Fair Use - It's the age old story, Boy meets Girl, they fall in love, then Boy says something disrespectful and racist and so Girl DMCAs the video that Boy made of their game. The team discuss how Youtube is still very much in a Wild West state, with both advertisers and creators having little control over what goes where — most importantly though they discuss who truly owns t
Dec 03, 201701:06:59
Big Boss Babble Episode 5 — Creator's Club, Star Wars: Empire at War, Nindies and more

Big Boss Babble Episode 5 — Creator's Club, Star Wars: Empire at War, Nindies and more

This week’s host was Terry, and he was joined by speakers Jorge, Dann and Dan to discuss a bevy of topics.You can find each of the discussed topics below.This week's open was a discussion surrounding games which inspired us to look into things we'd not have done so with otherwise — specifically, in our case, mythology and music.00:08:17 – Dann – Fallout New California - A total conversion mod for Fallout: New Vegas.The subject shifts onto Bethesda possibly allowing for a Fallout: Enhanced Edition.And a little bit of whinging about Fallout 4's structure.00:20:09 – Jorge – Bethesda's Creator's Club - Discussing the value to the creators, and the industry on the whole, of Bethesda's return to the idea of charging for authorised mods.00:37:15 – Terry – Infinite Minigolf - The golfing game was recently pulled from the Switch marketplace due to illicit content. EXPLICIT WARNING. Please note: we erroneously state the reported issues, in fact the game was pulled due to a naked woman around the
Dec 03, 201701:15:40
Big Boss Babble Episode 3 — Pokemon, Pricing, Sonic Mania, AI in Games, GOTY, and >Observer_

Big Boss Babble Episode 3 — Pokemon, Pricing, Sonic Mania, AI in Games, GOTY, and >Observer_

We made another podcast!This week's host was Terry, and he was joined by speakers Jorge, Dann and Toby to discuss a bevy of topics.You can find each of the discussed topics below.00:04:20 - Terry - The upcoming cartridge-less physical release of Pokemon Gold & Silver.And the concept of special editions and physical editions on the whole.00:12:48 - Jorge - Seeking the perfect price. A recent article discussed Steam Spy's believe that games are being released far too cheap.And the state of the industry regarding studio sizes and publisher definitions.00:24:14 - Terry - Sonic Mania, and how it actually lives up to the hype.00:38:04 - Jorge - The obligatory Game of the Year two-thirds discussion.00:47:05 - Toby - Elon Musk's AI defeating the mighty human champion.And how we're all probably going to die due to AI.00:56:51 - Dann - >observer_, which he is currently reviewing.And how the biggest mistak
Dec 03, 201701:07:37
Big Boss Babble Episode 2: Hellblade, Permadeath, Shelob and more

Big Boss Babble Episode 2: Hellblade, Permadeath, Shelob and more

We made another podcast!This week’s host was Terry, and he was joined by speakers Stefan, Jorge, Dann and —observer— Toby to discuss a bevy of topics.The team talked over an absolute mass of topics, and we’ve sorted them into the below headings for your ease of locating:Dann – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’s (Not real, as it turned out) permadeath mechanic.The team also discuss gaming myths, and permadeath in old games.Dann – “You can’t make eSports a thing” — Setting out to make your game an eSport is a dangerous expenditure of resources.Jorge – Sexy Shelob: Shadow of War’s strange new cast member — Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the nineties.Jorge – Micro-transactions in single player games.The team also discuss the repurchasing of older games, and ‘shortcut’ DLCs.Stefan – Final Fantasy XV Comrades — And, changing business structuresUnderstandably a big old discussion about Final Fantasys break out, and Jorge (ED. incorrectly) tries to inform people that FFX was goo
Dec 03, 201702:02:59
Big Boss Babble Episode 1 — Doom, Fortnite, Sundered and more

Big Boss Babble Episode 1 — Doom, Fortnite, Sundered and more

We made a podcast!This week’s host was Dann, and he was joined by speakers Matt, Terry, Toby and Jorge to discuss a bevy of topics.The team discussed a mass of topics, and we’ve sorted them into the below headings for your ease of locating:Matt – Doom The Board GameRecommended Reading – Doom The Board Game ReviewMatt – FortniteTerry – Emulation Recommended Reading – PlayerUno’s Piracy PostToby – Player Unknown BattlegroundsToby – Battlestar Galactica DeadlockRecommended Reading – Battlestar Galactica Deadlock Preview (Live 07/08/2017)Jorge – SunderedRecommended Reading Sundered Review (Live 08/08/2017)Jorge – Bonus Topic – Dream Daddy’s Hidden EndingRecommended Reading – Dream Daddy ReviewEach of these will be released as individual Mini Boss Babbles throughout the week with the exception of the Bonus Topic, which you can only find in the complete podcast.Can’t find us on your ideal podcast feed? Let us know and we’ll get ourselves over there for you.Intro music:“Cyborg Ninja” Kevin Ma
Dec 03, 201701:37:11