PLAY NICE with Jason Schreier
Episode description
Danny sits down with Jason Schreier to discuss his new book PLAY NICE, The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207567968-play-nice
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
5:00 - Jason's new book: PLAY NICE
6:40 - The Benefits of Written Journalism vs Video
11:30 - Difficulty of Connecting With Sources
14:07 - How The Book Changed From Concept to Completion
19:15 - The Culture at Blizzard vs The Rest of the Industry
22:50 - Covering Misconduct & Discrimination at Blizzard
28:40 - Jason's Favourite Blizzard Games
31:20 - When Jason Decided to Become a Games Journalist
36:00 - Surviving in the Games Media Industry
38:50 - The Joy of Being an Author
41:40 - On Bobby Kotick's Role in the Book
43:35 - Blizzard's Cancelled Projects
50:20 - The Future of Games Reporting
1:00:52 - Outro