Welcome to show 118! This week we are joined by Chris Dodson from the 2Lazy2B Otaku show and Saylah from Mystic Worlds. It’s been awhile since we have had a "burnt undies" session and it’s high time we did. Saylah and Chris are here to oblige us with a very large axe to grind about Guild Wars 2. Hyping for the best Running with scissors (to the horizon) This little beta went to market Not going with the (over) flow ...and more Artice from Arstechnica cited: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/10/...
Oct 09, 2012•1 hr 8 min
Welcome to Show 117! Our guest this week is Tipa from West Karna. Tipa, Fran and Julie sit down to discuss emergent gameplay and why Funcom took a slide. 1. EA goes on the block while the getting is good 2. DayZ stands alone 3. MMOs movin’ on/Funcom take’s chances 4. Shipping F2P/getting smarter 5. A funny thing happened on the way to the forums 6. Emergent game play 7. Get emotional with the flashlight of doom. 8. What does it take to get you to come back to Eve? 9. Life Onabridged: A bridge no...
Sep 24, 2012•59 min
Welcome to Show 115 This week we have a special guest – the Disney of Steampunk, the founder of Teslacon, Lord Bobbins. Instead of playing an adventure on a computer Teslacon is an immersive convention that lets you step back into the Victorian age and live the adventure of a virtual trip to the moon! This year there will be an attempt to set a world record. There will be brass bands. When Lord Bobbins is in his alter ego he is known as Eric Larson, who has done 22 conventions as well as working...
Sep 14, 2012•54 min
Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 114! It's Augusts 28th and time for the beginning of the long awaited mmo (it seems like each new game is long awaited) Guild Wars 2. So we have invited Jessica Brown (Ironman Mode, Anjel Syndicate, Allaweh.com) and Saylah (Mystic Worlds) to fill us all in on the low down on Guild Wars 2. Does the game live up to the reputation? Saylah thinks so. After all, she has had the game on pre-order for three years. Jessica has upped the Ante by pay $150.00 for the ...
Aug 30, 2012•1 hr 10 min
Welcome to Show 113 and 3/8! This time out we welcome two of the developers of DayZ, Matt Lightfoot and Dean "Rocket" Hall. The number of players they have acquired in the space of a few short months is simply astounding (more than EA still has for Star Wars the Old Republic). DayZ, as our listeners probably know, is the mod for Arma II that has had a runaway success. DayZ has been described by Kotaku as "probably one of the best zombie games ever made!" Some of the subjects we discuss with the ...
Aug 10, 2012•1 hr 2 min
Welcome to Show 112! This time out we welcome long time listener and avid gamer Eric Petway to the show. We start out talking about Aliens: Colonial Marines. Next we delve into The Secret World and finish with a talk about the gaming community. See you online, Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac
Jul 27, 2012•48 min
This time we welcome Mr. K. and Mr. S. from the AFON Show. Initially we heard of them both because we all share love of the NERF Hobby. This means, of course, we have to have a chat about our mutual love of NERF with two gents whom the Hasbro Company holds in such high regard that they flew them both to New York. What caught our eye, however, was that both Mr. K. and Mr. S. are both trained video game developers. We have often discussed the video game industry from the standpoint of individuals ...
Jul 17, 2012•44 min
Welcome to Show 110! This time out our guest is noted game developer, producer and author Mr. R.W. Harper. Mr. Harper has taken time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about trends in the game and book publishing industries and where each is going. This show is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend Emma Lloyd – we will miss you greatly. Stay with us after the show for a 15 minute segment about Emma where she tells us about meeting and caring for the Queen of England and her sister when ...
Jun 27, 2012•1 hr 13 min
Welcome to show 109! This time out we talk about 38 Studios and Star Wars The Old Republic – What went wrong? Will it affect the future of the gaming industry> See you online, Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac
Jun 05, 2012•41 min
Welcome to Show 108! This time out, we welcome Jessica Brown from Anjelsyndicate.org to talk about recent events in mmo and console gaming. Along the way we learn about Count Basie, Freddie Green, Duke Ellington and find out there is such a thing as military intelligence. See you online, Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac
May 15, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to Show 107! This week, we start with a bit of news and breakfast with the No Prisoners, No Mercy team. Then we welcome Nathan “EmCeeKhan” Baumbach from Ironman mode.com joins us to talk about videogames, and more (and we are still convinced he is either a fugitive superhero). 1. The Last Star fighter real life application…sort of 2. Mass Effect 3 and the BBB 3. Sony paddles upstream 4. Glenn Miller 5. Geeks are cool/Will Wheaton 6. Star Trek Online – what has changed? What has not? 7. S...
Apr 24, 2012•56 min
Welcome to show 106! This week is about Pandas, the real mass effect, naughty mittans getting mad at kittens and lunar landings. Then we welcome Sean Edwards from Shovsoft, developer of Lunar Flight, who flies us to the moon. This time out you will find out why Fran and Julie love Duke Ellington madly! For more information go to www.noprisonersnomercy.com See you online, Julie and Fran Articles/web sites discussed: Mittani Banned for 30 days: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/28/the-mittani-g...
Apr 04, 2012•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to Show 105, This week we sit down to talk about Chris Dodson from the 2Lazy2beOtaku podcast about gaming and his new book. The subjects this week are as follows: 1. “Prey for Vengeance” by Chris Dodson 2. Everquest I and II – chimps, nerd rage, and pariahs 3. Dungeons and Dragons Online – insipid names, reincarnation, and game play 4. Gaming Communities and the “MMO single player experience” 5. Mobile gaming and the classic gaming experience 6. Publish it and patch it...
Mar 17, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 104! The topics for this week are listed below. You will also find a list of the articles discussed as well as a discussion on this week’s musical education featuring early jazz musicians. 1. Aliens in the past, Guild Wars 2 and Zorro in the future 2. Print is Dead 3. Slight Mad Studios show publishers the door; Doublefine and Kickstarter use crowd publishing to give publishers the old heave-ho 4. Stuck in the virtual mud – puzzles are not strategy, but som...
Mar 01, 2012•54 min
Welcome to Show 103! This time out we start with some news about Doom Sayers vs. Bioware, Ubisoft, tragedy in Taipei and more. Then Zeke from Ironmanmode.com joins us to talk about how he is turning videogaming into dollars for Charity. We follow up with a discussion about the indie game that went viral called Minecrack…er…minecraft. See you online, Julie and Fran Articles and web sites discussed: http://gamasutra.com/view/news/40044/The_Old_Republic_hits_17_million_subscribers_worldwide.php htt...
Feb 13, 2012•57 min
Welcome to Show 102! Its the end of January 2012 and the honeymoon with Bioware is over. Time to take a look around the internet to find out what people are saying. Then we talk a bit about S.O.P.A., P.I.P.A. and B.Y.O.B. Then we answer the question who is this Robert Johnson? 1. I told you the Sun would finally explode2. Indie Game the Movie3. One woman’s heaping pile of dingo dung4. Star Wars is not a 57 Chevy5. The Single Player Game Viewpoint6. Illum – who is at fault?7. Winning an MMO8. Who...
Jan 31, 2012•57 min
Welcome to Show 101! This week we spend time contrasting Star Wars the Old Republic and World of Warcraft. After that we discuss evil versus good in SWTOR. This week we also revisit the subject started by Dr. Richard Bartle in Show 101 freedom to be yourself in virtual worlds. We finish up the show with a brief discussion on yellow journalism. 1. 1. A day late and 26.95 shorter - Returning to World of Warcraft 2. 2. Cut Scenes in WoW and SWTOR 3. 3. Story in SWTOR and WoW 4. 4. Linear Questing I...
Jan 19, 2012•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to show 100!Literally months in the making coordinating schedules with guests from all over the world. The best of the best moments of the past 100 shows. This show includes community guests, industry professionals and even Dr. Richard Bartle! See you online,Julie and FranPart 1Music:1. Star Wars Theme, Paul Barnet2. La Grange, ZZ Top – Scott Hartsman3. Hang on St. Christopher, Tom Waits – Shannon Posniewski4. Life in the Fast Lane, Eagles – Bill RoperTopics: 1. Women in games and women ...
Dec 29, 2011•2 hr 8 min
Welcome to the Star Wars The Old Republic Show! This time we welcome the hardest working man in the video game industry, Mr. R.W. Harper, back to the show to talk about the latest and greatest game in the mmo world - Star Wars The Old Republic. If you wanted to know what it was that Princess Leia was smiling about, now is your chance! See you online, Julie and Fran
Dec 22, 2011•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to show 98, This time we talk about zombies, and Teslacon. Then we welcome industry guest, R.W. Harper to the show to talk about Lotro and more! See you online, Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac
Dec 05, 2011•51 min
This is a test of the emergency show note system. If these we actual show notes you would be instructed to open your internet feed to www.noprisonersnomercy.com. But these aren’t actual show notes - this is a test of the emergency show note system. If these were actual show notes we would remember more than talking about World of Warcraft, anthropomorphic pandas, Terra Nova, Puss-N-Boots and Richard Garriott and wouldn’t have lost the show notes amidst the other three hours of shows we are curre...
Nov 14, 2011•43 min
Much has happened with CCP of late – Tobold believes that CCP will be out of business in 2012. If things remain as they are there is little doubt that he is right. This time Julie, Fran and Tipa sit down to discuss what may have gone wrong with CCP and Eve Online and where it is going. Julie and Fran Articles Cited: Article from the Nosy Gamer about the financial viability of CCP: http://nosygamer.blogspot.com/2011/06/fun-financial-facts-about-ccp.html And the files themselves: http://dl.eve-fil...
Oct 31, 2011•55 min
Welcome to Show 95: This time Julie, Fran and Tipa (of West Karana fame) sit down to talk about Star Wars the Old Republic. Other tops of conversation include integration of social media and gaming, invasive software and more. Stay tuned afterwards for a preview of show 100 which will include, Darren Love from Catholic Gamer, Brent from Virgin Worlds and Karen Bryan from Massively, R.W. Harper and none other than Dr. Richard Bartle! See you online, Julie and Fran
Oct 10, 2011•43 min
Welcome to Show 94! This week Julie is back in the driver’s seat and Fran is riding shotgun. The topics of discussion are as follows – See you online. Gamestop is caught with their hands in the virtual cookie jar as they pull Onlive codes out of Deus Ex Boxes. Electronic Arts tries to drop a virtual spy in our computers by way of Origin - but backs off on requiring an Origin account for SWTOR. Gabe Newell reacts to DRM, piracy and entry into the Russian Market. In the meantime Julie gets steamed...
Sep 20, 2011•58 min
Welcome to show 93! This week Fran is in the drivers seat while Julie rides shot gun. We all sat down and talked with Mandy Kliniskis to talk about game (the best and the worst), ComicCon, superheroes, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, movies and zombies. See the our companion website, www.noprisonersnomercy.com for pictures of the artwork Mandy about during the show. See you online, Julie and Fran...
Sep 11, 2011•57 min
Welcome to Show 92! This week we took some time to delve into the world of anime…and our guide is Chris “Roundpeg” Dodson from 2 Lazy 2 be Otaku. Join as we explore the good, the bad and the ugly sides of anime and their connection to gaming. Chris also has an extensive list of anime suggestions he provided us with, which we will be sharing on our companion website www.noprisonersnomercy.com See you online, Julie and Fran Note: This show has an explicit rating!...
Aug 19, 2011•51 min
Subjects of Discussion this week in the first half of the show are Fallout New Vegas, the monetizing of Diablo 3 and digital rights management. Next we touch on Rage by ID Games. We end up the first half of the show with a discussion on Cowboys and Aliens and Captain America. In the second half of the show we are joined by Marie Croall, and Joseph Wilmon of Gamers First to talk about the upcoming changes in Fallen Earth. Articles Cited: Ars Guide: How to ruin your pc port in five easy steps: htt...
Aug 11, 2011•48 min
This week we welcome Brent from Virgin Worlds back to the air waves. This subjects of discussion for this week are as follows – see you online. Julie and Fran 1. “monocle-geddon”, CCP takes a beating, Walking in a room in a station2. Sony Online Entertainment, The Agency, and Star Wars Galaxies 3. Bioware and Star Wars knights of the Old Republic4. Google guns for Zuckerberg, the apple takes a bite out of Adobe and how the big guys get hacked – followed up by a discussion on “hacking and leaving...
Aug 02, 2011•58 min
We’re having a heat wave…and Fran and Julie are caught smack dab in the middle of it. This week Fran and Julie run the gamut - the main topics being 60 dollar monocles. In the second half of the show we talk about the new content released by Bethesda for Fallout New Vegas, entitled “Old World Blues.” See you online, Julie and Fran
Jul 25, 2011•56 min
Welcome to Show 88! This week we welcome the J.K. Rowling of the United Arab Emeriates, Dedra Stevenson. In the second half of the show Darren Love returns to the air to talk about his new website, upcoming show, and gaming. See you online, Julie and Fran
Jul 07, 2011•1 hr 4 min
