This week simply does not have a theme, because to be honest, this episode has been fermenting in the 3-bit Vault for the past few months and it's a little stinky. We talk about cities in games, quiz each other on games we haven't played, and reminisce about our favorite defunct gaming studios.
This week is all about war in games so of course we talk about how to kill Voldemort, Fred Durst, Owen Wilson, 2005 Academy Award winners, Wal-Mart bin movies, and Into the Blue. It doesn't matter, just listen to it.
This week we drop some hot fire on ska, Ja Rule, Uwe Boll, and Billy McFarland in our first-ever Monday sode. We undergo relationship therapy to get over some past relationships we've had with games, Explain the Hype behind Anthem, then we build our very own Fyre Festival video game.
This week we invited Lynn back on to talk about romance in video games and there was free booze so we all got a little rambunctious. We dole out some helpful tips in case you forgot Valentine's Day, discuss the good, bad, and ugly of love in games, and compare video games to relationships. And stick around because Peterson and JD are playing Apex Legends and gush all about it in Explain the Hype.
This week we invited Aaron Walth back to talk tabletop games and Frosted Flakes. We talk about what we're playing, which tabletop games should be digitized, and what goes into pimping out your games. Oh and of course we dig into the effects various food colorings have on jr. high manhood - it's very informative.
This week is all about how AAA studios are killing the gaming industry. We discuss which devs would benefit from decoupling from their publishers, talk about what studio we want to make a Star Wars game, and then break down why indie developers are the only hope to save video games. And JD makes an argument that Hideo Kojima is the Yoko Ono of the games industry.
This week we welcome back Dani Powers to take your listener questions! We talk about some amazing video game mashups, our biggest gaming regrets, adapting games into TV series, and Dani tells us about the alternative controller game she's working on (spoiler: it's set in space).
You listened, you laughed, you voted, and 2018's Blursties results are in! After bidding farewell to 2018, we make some insane predictions about 2019 and talk about what has us most excited for the upcoming year.
This week is all about the most under appreciated part of video games - animation! We invite on Ubisoft Sr. Gameplay Animator Tyler Hamill to learn us all about what goes into animation in games. We talk about falling off brooms in The Sims and why Hamill spends so much time staring at his hands. And JD makes a Dice of Destiny MOBA pick!
This week we prepare for the new year by talking about our 2018 GOTYs and our 2019 New Years resolutions. JD reviews Last of Us after beating it in under a week, and Peterson gushes over his Dice of Destiny game.
This week we wrap up our annual worst of the year awards show with our nominations for worst studio, sequel, decision, writing, launch, and gamer rage. Peterson gets kudos for a new cereal recommendation, Spencer puts the podcast on blast, and JD sings Smash Mouth - it's the perfect way to end 2018.
It's the most wonderful time of the year, so of course we've gotta talk about the worst of the year in our annual Blursties awards. For part 1, we invite on comedian Jay Whittaker, who tries valiantly to resist our natural negativity. We nominate our biggest disappointments, worst names, most overrated games, and our least favorite characters of 2018.
This week we sit down with Aaron Walth of Tasty Minstrel Games to chat about Battlefield V and his holiday tabletop game gift guide. We also discuss weather in games and Peterson reveals his Dice of Destiny RTS pick.
If you haven't gotten gifts for all the gamers in your life just yet, this sode is for you. We play a very special Reindeer Games: Christmas Edition, Be Kind Rewind back to our favorite gaming childhood Christmas gifts, and Peterson reviews his latest obsession, Streets of Rogue.
This week is all about one of the most delicious treats in video games - easter eggs! We talk the Good, Bad, and Ugly of easter eggs, Be Kind, Rewind back to our first easter eggs, and JD quizzes Peterson and Spencer on their hidden gaming knowledge.
This week we pay homage to the legendary Stan Lee, father of Marvel Comics. We reminisce about our introduction to Marvel, beg game developers to make our favorite comics into a game, and play JD's latest version of 2 Deets and a Deceit. Oh and we finally get to Spencer's CoD Black Ops 4 review.
This week is all about status effects and drugs in video games. We talk about the good, bad, and ugly of status effects and then wonder which game characters we would be better off high. Oh and of course we talk about McDonald's Q3 earnings call and their new Triple Breakfast Stacks.
This week is all about open world games. We give our burning hot Red Dead Redemption 2 first impressions, talk about what we love and hate about open world games, and reminisce about our first experience with an entirely open video game. And we also argue about the definition of sandwich, which you don't want to miss!
You guys requested more game reviews and this week you're gonna get it. JD reviews Breath of the Wild (FINALLY), Spencer and Peterson review Forza Horizon, and Peterson reviews a few MMOs that he absolutely hated. We also get into a good fight about overtime at Rockstar; stick around to hear JD tell you how to turn your Facebook feed into nothing but video game memes.
This week we sit down with Jake Williams, owner and founder of Salt Lake Gaming Con to talk about time in video games. We do Good, Bad, Ugly of time in games, biggest time wasters and games, and get some awesome behind the scenes of what it's like to run a gaming convention.
This week we welcome back Dani Powers to the studio and introduce her to our obsession with Fred Durst. We give a preview of this month's amazing gaming lineup and then we get into some hysterical Halloween content, including Crew, Carry Kill - Monster Edition and JD's debut of 2 Deets and a Deceit.
Planning episodes is hard, which is why this week we turned the planning over to our listeners. We field your questions on everything from our favorite game studio to Peterson's height. And stick around for Peterson's Dice of Destiny review of The Messenger!
D tries out his best Orson Welles impression as we run through all the latest news in the video game industry. We do a rundown of review scores, talk way too long about Bowsette "art", and dig into the layoffs at Telltale. Stick around for a Dice of Destiny reroll after JD reviews the haunting indie game, Undertale.
This week is all about our ol' reliable habits in gaming - from our go-to gaming snacks to the games we keep coming back to. Spencer and Peterson review the new Call of Duty battle royale mode and JD reviews Undertale. Oh and Peterson gives kudos to the worst NFL team in history.
This one goes out to all the animal lovers. Whether it's a mount, a pet, or something to hunt, animals are a huge part of video games. We get into it with a 2v1 about killing animals in games, then later talk mounts in Love it, Leave it.
This week we bring on the long-awaited and mysterious 5th member of our ancient gaming guild, Chase Straight, to talk all about communities in video games. Chase tells us about the wild world of community moderation and development, and later JD roleplays as the worst gaming PR person who ever lived.
This week we sit down with Daniel and Scott of Dungeon Crawlers Radio to talk about what it's like to game with a family. We talk about everything from flipping over board games to sharing gaming consoles with the people you live with. Oh, and if you hate Battlefront 2, you'll love all the choice words Daniel has for it.
This week we sit down with one of our favorite guests, Trent, to talk about the new World of Warcraft expansion, Nvidia's new graphics cards, and Crew, Carry, Kill - Blizzard Character Edition. We also talk about Fern Gully, Propel, and how Trent spent $1,300 so far this year at a single soda shop.
This week we brought back out favorite usurper, Lynn, to chat about people in video games who suck, a.k.a.we discuss the news. We get into about sexism at Riot Games, plagiarism at IGN, and a local librarian who embezzled $89,000 to spend on a mobile game. Oh and we give some kudos to a once-discontinued soda that's making a surging comeback.
This week our producer Dylan stepped from behind the mic to talk to us about the overlap between video games and movies. Peterson tells the sordid tale of the Super Mario Bros. movie, Dylan quizzes us on our video game movie knowledge, and JD of course makes a plea for a BioShock movie. Be sure to check out Dylan's amazing movie podcast, Talking Film: https://saltlakefilmsociety.org/talkingfilm
