Downloadable Coffee (DLC) - Dallas
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Downloadable Coffee (DLC) - DallasMay 08, 2019
Episode 61: Walkouts, Dev Responsibility, and the Game Jam News!
Articles Referenced:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-07-what-responsibility-do-leaders-have-to-their-developers
https://www.gameworkersunite.org/blog/statement-on-sexual-harassment-at-quantic-dream
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-07-germany-considers-new-youth-protection-guidelines-for-mobile-monetisation
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/may/07/how-video-games-are-reimagining-britain-for-the-brexit-era
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-05-03-netherrealms-self-sustaining-culture-of-crunch
https://www.geek.com/games/microsoft-solitaire-inducted-into-the-world-video-game-hall-of-fame-1785997/
https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-patents-new-xbox-controller-with-haptic-braille-output/
https://kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/d3ba3m/how-slime-rancher-made-a-ton-of-money-and-stuck-to-40-hour-workweeks
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2019/05/01/exclusive-the-saga-of-star-citizen-a-video-game-that-raised-300-millionbut-may-never-be-ready-to-play/amp/
https://kotaku.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-design-to-be-changed-following-1834488203
Episode 60: The Epic Store's Epic Move of Epicness, Alzheimer's and Gaming, and Taking a Trip in the Go-Oglee Machine
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Articles referenced here:
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-creator-of-stardew-valley-is-hiring-if-you-can-do-five-jobs-at-once/
https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/epic-would-ditch-exclusives-1203197724/
https://kotaku.com/a-video-game-developed-to-detect-alzheimer-s-disease-se-1834331632
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-05-skyrim-together-code-stealing-controversy-sends-shockwaves-around-the-modding-community
https://kotaku.com/riot-employees-plan-walkout-to-protest-company-blocking-1834387083
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/29/18522546/microsoft-minecraft-anniversary-event-notch-creator-comments-opinions
Episode 59: Newsflash: Crunch is Bad and GameStop has a Plan!
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Articles referenced in this episode:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/fortnite/fortnite-crunch
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-17-gamestop-offers-full-refunds-on-selected-games-returned-within-48-hours
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-04-15-amy-hennig-reacts-to-jedi-fallen-order-announce-reveals-more-of-cancelled-single-player-star-wars-game-ragtag
https://www.newsweek.com/smash-bros-nintendo-servers-down-eshop-joker-update-1399848
https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/
Episode 58: Sometimes things get crunchy, but do they always have to be so difficult?
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Articles mentioned in this episode:
https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/04/anthem-crunch-bioware-ea-game-development/
https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/332473-super-mario-odyssey-and-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-getting-updates
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/06/steams-new-off-topic-protections-kick-in-over-borderlands-review-bombing/
https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/pewdiepie-dlive-live-streaming-lino-blockchain-1203183515/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-accessibility-has-never-and-will-never-be-a-compromise-to-my-vision
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jedi-fallen-order-has-no-microtransactions-or-mult/1100-6466229/
Episode 57: GDC talk, Stadia talk, and how we learned to stop worrying and love the Epic Store
Episode 57: GDC talk, Stadia talk, and how we learned to stop worrying and love the Epic Store
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Articles referenced throughout:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18271702/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-announcement-gdc-2019
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-state-of-play-every-big-announcement-and-all-t/1100-6465834/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/21/epic-games-ceo-says-apex-legends-hasnt-made-a-dent-in-fortnite/
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Trailer
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/5/18233699/game-developer-layoffs-unions-katie-chironis
Episode 56: Conference season begins, making the big bucks to stream, and don't do drugs in Japan if you want to be a voice actor.
Episode 56: Conference Season begins, making the big bucks streaming, and don't do drugs in Japan if you want to be a voice actor.
all articles referenced in this episode:
https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/anthem-set-in-fantasy-world-where-freelancers-are-valued/
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/6/18253585/valve-rape-day-steam-statement
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/7/18255205/valve-employee-layoffs-hardware-vive-vr-division
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/12/watch-wizard-cops-at-work-in-tactical-breach-wizards/
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/google-ads-target-in-app-purchases/
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/13/ea-paid-ninja-1-million-to-stream-apex-legends/
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/15/no-mans-sky-multiplayer-update/
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/14/18265499/kingdom-hearts-3-olaf-japanese-voice-actor-pierre-taki
Episode 55: Fortnite design appropriation, eSports growth in Singapore, and an unsponsored discussion of Apex Legends.
Episode 55: Fortnite design appropriation, eSports growth in Singapore, and an unsponsored discussion of Apex Legends.
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Ray Tracing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRCAfdBMe2Y
Articles referenced in this episode:
https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/28/18244496/fortnite-season-8-ping-system-apex-legends
https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/27/18243384/dune-funcom-video-game-legendary-entertainment-movie-2020/comment/503958106
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/ps5-and-next-xbox-price-and-specifications-leaked-1982545
https://esportsobserver.com/singapore-sports-hub-team-flash/
Protecting you assets, Saluting a Legend, and the Chinese review bombings continue.
We get into some breaking news for digital artists, awareness of creepy streamers, discuss the impact of Reggie Fils-Aime at Nintendo, and other mentions regarding review bombs, layoffs, and introducing some new audio drops (featuring our own Michael Sewell)
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Events:
http://gdclsus.com/
https://www.sxsw.com
Article citations:
https://kotaku.com/when-your-favorite-streamer-turns-out-to-be-a-creep-or-1832734851
https://www.gamerpros.co/__trashed-7/
https://kotaku.com/eas-australian-studio-hit-by-massive-layoffs-1832803802
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-23-chinese-users-review-bomb-steam-horror-hit-devotion-over-xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-moron-meme
Episode 53 - Fornite copyright dance off, Booker T alter ego, and Link's Awaking Remake
Epic and Carlton have a copyright dance-off in court, Booker T. claims Call of Duty stole his alter ego's (G.I.Bro) image, a classic Zelda game gets a remake, and we discuss if remakes are good or bad.
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Instagram.com/vgocc
twitter.com/vgocc
Articles referenced:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/copyright-office-refuses-registration-fresh-prince-star-alfonso-ribeiros-carlton-dance-1186666
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/12/18222489/booker-t-huffman-gi-bro-comics-activision-prophet-black-ops-4-copyright-lawsuit
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-direct-announcements-switch-news-and-game/1100-6464988/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-15-tencent-joins-netmarble-consortium-in-nexon-bid
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-makes-strong-profits-doesnt-fire-800-people/
https://techraptor.net/content/activision-blizzard-closes-kings-seattle-and-san-francisco-studios
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/violent-video-games-teenagers-mental-health-aggressive-antisocial-trump-a8776351.html
https://billionaire365.com/2019/02/17/mario-kart-tour-diablo-immortal-and-the-elder-scrolls-blades-are-the-most-anticipated-android-games-in-2019/
https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2019/02/12/obsidian-isnt-happy-with-fans-bashing-bethesda-and-fallout-76
Ep 50 Farming Simulator Esports, Anthem's Closed beta,Allegorithmic get bought out and more.
Episode 48 - The 2018 Wrap-up: Blizzard employees buy-outs, Kingdom hearts 3 leaks and more!
It's 2019 and we're back! This week we look back at the happening of 2018. Blizzard buy-outs, Kingdom Heart 3, leaks and more!
Ep 47 Game Store wars
SouljaPurge
Xi Jin(pinged)
Freelancing & Reflections
Context or Riot
Red dead Returns
💀Spooky Cast 💀
Monetization of curses
Wildly Wet takes
Don't be the seagull
Community Dev project
A Sad tale of Telltale
The man in the shadows
Appreciation station
Movies about games
Meet ABoSG
Game Changers
Girls make games
Trying hard for the butteryrumples
Leaving our boxes behind
Game engines and Online Histories
Twitter is a minefield
17. Seniors need love too
16. Vidcon and education
15. E3 and Social Design
14. RougeCast and Early E3
12. Rebounds and alternate controllers
9. Something boobs
8. Original Frying pans & Management
7. Now With 100% More Music
6. New Name, Same Great Taste ;-)
- We give you warning before we start, and then you can skip ahead to 38:05
11. Interactivity in Controls and Representation
GDC 2018 and preservation in games
10. Podcast title Contest
5. Game Podcast Contest Game(030518)
4. crypto levels of Games (022618)
Cryptocurrency in games, Game Accessibility, and more.