Brookago's best men are back together to talk to IGN gaming personality, Max Scoville! Max talks about his transition into the industry as well as his thoughts about the future of the industry. Plus, we get Max's patented Raccoon facts! After the break, the fellas talk about games they've been playing. We may also get a visit from…1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A busy news week has Kahlief and Shareef burning the midnight oil talking about the Xbox Scorpio leak & Nintendo Switch launch title update. We get nostalgic about some of our favorite games and ask the question, "how much of a game do you have to play to know if it's good?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kahlief, Shareef, and Cicero give their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch immediately after the Jan 12th broadcast. Listen in for our thoughts on the price, the launch lineup, the accessories, and whether we think it will be a success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We hit our second episode of 2017. Kahlief, Shareef and Cicero put on our fortune teller hats and throw out some pretty hopeful predictions for the rest of the year. What games will Xbox Scorpio launch with? How much will the Nintendo Switch cost? We hit you with all the Stubnostications you can handle! We also tell Brookago thank you for our most successful year yet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After talking about the PSX last week we decided that the best thing to do would be to bring the devs from one of PSX's suprises, Strafe, to Brookago! We welcome Thom Glunt and Stephen Ramey to the show. While here they talk about what makes Strafe both a return to great first person shooters of the past but also how it brings something completely new to the genre. Later on the fellas talk about Super Mario Run as well as Kah's experiences with PSVR on the Playstation 4 Pro! Learn more about you...
This week, we dig into some of our future plans for #Spawn4Good and recap the Nintendo Switch reveal on Jimmy Fallon. Kah shares some new info about the latest Paragon patch, Shareef gives us some impressions of the new Oculus Touch controllers, and Cicero tells us how Overcooked is bring he and his partner closer together. Oh and now we've put our show on Youtube....SAY WHAT!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the second part of our Mafia 3 special, we sit down with Senior Writer Charles Webb to talk about how the Hanger 13 team tackled creating an anti-hero for the ages. What did the team wish to accomplish when telling this tale? Do they believe they treated the subject matter with respect? Lots of great insights from Charles in this exclusive interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're joined this week by Danny O' Dwyer! We dig into what it's like to go independent via his new crowdfunded documentary company NoClip, his days at Gamespot, where diversity is going in game coverage, and the stories we'd like to see from NoClip. Lots of laughter, old man references and one soapy tub reference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott O'Gallagher, producer on the award winning NBA 2K series, joins us to talk about the newest installment of virtual basketball. We talk about some of strategies that go into making a yearly sports game…as well as why New York ball players can't shoot. Plus: VMU's, Tyra Banks, and Kobe's rap career are all on tap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cee and Reef welcome Charles and Parris back to the show! We discuss Nintendo's big move onto iOS: does it make sense? Then, we four professionals discuss the PS4 professional edition: we break down the facts and our feelings regarding whether it will succeed, and if it makes sense for Xbox One S owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reef and Cee get down and dirty about games this week! We celebrate the good and the bad of Deus Ex:Mankind Divided (there's plenty of both to go around). We also talk about a pair of EA games that granted us early access and drill into the controversy surrounding No Man's Sky and its refunds. Finally, we get misty eyed as we reminisce about our childhood defining games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We huddle up with Madden producer Ben Haumiller to talk about the newest installment of this storied franchise. What’s changed, will we see Madden on Neo, Scorpion? What would Madden in VR look like? We dig into all those questions and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cicero and Shareef welcome gaming podcasting pioneer Jeff Haynes to Brookago! We talk about Jeff's influence on one gaming's biggest podcasts, IGN's Podcast Beyond! We also talk about the work he's doing now with CommonSense Media and why that's important for adults and children alike! After the break: You know that we often talk about the socio-political climate when it comes to marginalized people. When it happens in your backyard, as it did for Shareef in Milwaukee, you have to dive deep into...
Ryan Juckett joins us this week to talk about his awesome new game Inversus. We find out what it’s like to go indie, and how to make the pick the perfect "pew pew" sound. Kahlief gives his No Man's Sky impressions, and we dig into some news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Captain, Kahlief Adams, returns from his hiatus! We take this opportunity to talk about the games we're playing and some of the most pressing news of the week. We also go full spoilercast on the brilliant Inside! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here in Brookago we're as learned as we are hilarious. Both of these traits are on full display as one of our own, Deborah Budding, PhD., stops by to share her love of pediatric neuropsychology and video games. We delve deep into how these two disparate disciplines intersect throughout her work. Plus, we talk about what it means to be a good ally to marginalized folks. We also delve into some of the games we're playing and then breakdown the latest Nintendo NX news! Learn more about your ad choi...
Life for people of color is never easy. It’s never been more apparent than it is the upcoming title Easy Level Life. ELL creator Yvvy joins us to talk about the impetus for making the game, why it was necessary, and Yvvy's love for all things JRPG. We get back to breaking down the news by talking about Pokémon GO and the Oculus Rift, and Cicero disappears into a thunderstorm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tim Rogers of Action Button Studios drops in to talk about their new release, Videoball! While talking to the crew, you get to experience a deep dive into the mind of a genius. Is he mad or is he just eccentric? You be the judge. We also learn where not to park when visiting Tim. If you ever wanted to know what a game dev's brain sounds like, this is the definitive show for you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We welcome the awesomeness that is Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games to Brookago this week to discuss their new game, Pyre. We chat about his transition from writer to a developer, and expectations have changed since the success of Transistor and Bastion. Greg, Kahlief, and Shareef also get to reminisce on the days of Street Fighter 2, Super Dodgeball, and American Gladiators…as well as how they all have influenced Supergiant's newest adventure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Brookago went to E3 this year and we didn't mess around! After a week where we released content every single day and an unprecendented number of downloads, we dissect everything we experienced. We talk about the games we saw: both the ones we loved and the ones that we feel need a little bit more time in the oven. So much was talked about during this episode, from LawBreakers to Mafia to Gamertag Radio. This is an episode that can NOT be missed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Cicero interviews Jason Coleman from the Dropzone team about their strategy game that uses RTS and MOBA elements in a game that features 15-minute matches. Closing out our on-the-ground E3 coverage, Cicero then speaks with Rich Taylor, the Entertainment Software Association's VP of Communication & Industry Affairs. Stay tuned for a final E3 wrapup episode once the crew is fully rested! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cicero speaks with William Chyr from the Manifold Garden team, which started out as just him for the majority of development. Then, Kahlief and Cicero link up with Corey Rosemond from Plantronics to discuss the essential role of compatibility and collaboration, both in the business and within the community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kahlief chats with Mohammad Alavi and Dusty Welch from the Titanfall 2 team about how they realized their "sequel" was, in many ways, a reimagining of the original concept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kahlief and Cicero are on the ground at E3 for the first in a series of short, daily (at minimum) recap and analysis shows we're delivering all week. Make sure your podcast client "keeps all episodes", we have a bunch coming. In this installment: does Jeff Cannata even wait in lines anymore? Who, of all people, brings up Nintendo while waiting in said line? Does Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb spill any MicroSecrets? What did and did not impress in the Microsoft presentation? Just how many Very Specia...
We wrap up our epic show with io9's Evan Narcisse with some long overdue E3 2016 predictions from he and our crew. Who's going to show up and who's gonna show out? Keep it locked to Spawn On Me for E3 goodness coming at you next week as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week we're joined by io9's Evan Narcisse who comes home to Brookago for a second time. We had so much to catch up on in this episode that we had to break it into two parts! In part one we chat with Evan about his new gig over at io9. What the differences are between video game and comic book fandom and if he's gotten used to the lack of bodegas in his new home of Austin, TX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week we're joined by Rewire.news editorial associate Shonté Daniels to share her thoughts on Uncharted 4 in our wrap-up special. She breaks down how she merges writing about videogames and reproductive rights and we finally dig into the Laura Bailey/Naughty Dog controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Acclaimed games writer and designer Richard Rouse III visits Brookago for the first time this week! We talk to Rich about his past work on The Suffering and Homefront, as well as his upcoming game, The Church in the Darkness. In the news, we dig into our early impressions of Uncharted 4 and the Overwatch Beta. What happens when a streamer of color is in a big tournament on Twitch? HINT: It ain't pretty. Plus: Disney Infinity has been canceled…and Cicero is sad about it? Learn more about your ad ...
This week we play musical hosts as Kahlief and Cicero interview developer Mike Block from the game We Are Chicago. We learn about the game, why it’s important that it was made, and we get to hear some of Mike’s favorite things about the South Side of Chicago. Then after the break, Kahlief taps out but we tag in Shareef and special guest, GamerTag Radio’s Parris Lilly! Together with Cee, the gentlemen talk about two big fall FPS releases, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1. What do ...
