We are honored to welcome Tramell Isaac and his 20 plus years of game design experience to Brookago. Tramell drops some knowledge bombs about the industry at large and specifically about his friends over at (the former) Sony Online Entertainment. Plus we get a few ints about what's going on with his new game at Cliffy B's BossKey Productions. Kah and Cee wax philosophical about what exactly are the realistic expectations of a Kickstart backer. How exploitative is the new Battlefield game? They g...
Mar 16, 2015•2 hr 22 min
If hilarity and gaming history are your thing then you picked the perfect time to visit Brookago. Video Game TV legend Adam Sessler comes to hang out with Kahlief, Cicero, and Minister of No-Finance, Shareef Jackson. We talk where the Sess has been throughout his career and then what we're doing now. Kahlief's going to the Game Developers Conference and he gives Adam news about the show that Adam didn't even know. Plus Adam Sessler is a hip-hop head?!!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Mar 03, 2015•1 hr 56 min
Cicero meets up with the dopeness that is Mega Ran at our favorite spot, 42 Longue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 04, 2015•28 min
Podcasting wizard Jeff Cannata visits Brookago. He was too much awesome for Kah & Cee to handle so they invited Shareef Jackson to help out! We talk some more about Hololens. We get Jeff's predictions on what technology will be the best and make it to market first. When Shareef is in town you know that there will be lots of Nintendo talk and we don't disappoint! We find out that Australia is trying to kill you and so much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 02, 2015•2 hr 1 min
52 weeks! Brookago was founded one year ago & we celebrate the only way we know how...with a BANG! OG YouTuber and basketball aficionado turn NBA2K15 developer, Da_Czar visits Brookago! He talks his origin story, how he got hooked up with 2K sports and what it feels like to be in a video game! We talk more sports and ponder if sports games should actually be a service. We laugh too... A LOT! Plus, we hear all of the well wishes from former guests & from YOU!!! Learn more about your ad ch...
Jan 21, 2015•2 hr 17 min
Happy New Year Brookago! It's our first show of 2015 and we have to do it right! We invite Catt Small & Stacey Mulcahy of the Code Liberation Foundation. We find out 5 year-olds who built "The Bouncing Baby" game and how empowering coding can be. Plus the Brooklyn Gamery is amazing and we get Catt Small to tell us why! The Breakdown makes a return which gives us a chance to talk about who's the most evil cable corporation in the world! Plus Sony is trying to price gouge you by giving you the...
Jan 13, 2015•2 hr 10 min
We have on the show this week, the youngest member of Brookago, Cicero's step-son, Roger Robinson, Jr. aka Xbox Live's Duel Marksman. He talks about how Cicero hordes all of the current generation gaming fun for himself and Cicero's inability to #Stubnosticate Roger's desire to play some of Cicero's old 360 games. We talk heists being added to Grand Theft Auto Online and Halo 5's beta. We also forecast the fun that was had at our 42 Lounge meet & greet. Finally we announce the name of our #S...
Dec 23, 2014•52 min
Evan Narcisse couldn't make it but the Brookago doesn't beat to just one drum! Kah & Cee talk Playstation Experience, UNICEF's entry into gaming & the fallout from the Game Awards! Plus you find out that Kah believes in Shaq & Cee believes himself to be adept in stupid human tricks! Plus we talk #IDARB!!! Also we tell you where & when you can meet us. Also, we have a contest?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2014•1 hr 52 min
*We want to apologize for the audio quality this week. We had some technical difficulties* We welcome Arrington Stoll and Ben Baker who are researching women's experiences while gaming. We also discuss our views on the latest developments in Ferguson, Missouri and its aftermath. Plus, Cicero sets up a showdown at the 42 Lounge! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 01, 2014•1 hr 27 min
Gamergate pushed and the internet finally pushed back! The Brookago brothers thank all of you for bucking against the bullies. We also finally read some of our reviews. NBA 2K15 has some troubling features the longer you play. Then we have an EXCLUSIVE interview with Drew Murray, game director for Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive! Plus much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2014•1 hr 54 min
The boys from Brookago talk about atrocities both great and small this week. Starting with Stubby Stan's NBA 2K15 created player and ending with our utter disgust in the latest development in #Gamergate. Emotions run high. We also talk about our favorite New York Knicks players and why Kahlief doesn't like Dr. J. Plus much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2014•2 hr 1 min
We were off a week and we come back with a bang! Shareef Jackson joins us to talk some Destiny, Smash Brothers on the 3DS and Shadow of Mordor. Telltale is bringing their games to the current generation and at least one of us is excited. Do we think Intel pulling their ads from Garmasutra was a good idea? Cicero can't tell tall black people apart and we find out his favorite brand of mac-n-cheese! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2014•2 hr 11 min
D is for the Delight of playing. E is for the eternal gratitude that it's finally here. S is for the....just kidding! We talk all things Destiny with the Brookago residents, Shareef Jackson and Daniel Moore! What do we think about the biggest game to be released so far this year? What did Bungie do correctly and what didn't they do correctly? Also, Microsoft is trying to buy Minecraft? Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2014•1 hr 44 min
The newest citizen of Brookago is podcasting luminaryand owner of the Cold Slither Podcast Network, Classick Material. He and Cicero reminisce about their college glory days and their all out Tecmo Bowl battles. Kahlief gets introduced to Madden heartache in the form of the first Battle for Brookago! Listen as he sheds a tear remembering how a last second effort to gain more yards instead of holding the ball to force overtime turned into the a nightmare inducing pick six for the loss. After much...
Sep 07, 2014•2 hr 25 min
Our landmark 25th episode welcomes founder, host, mentor, and legendary podcaster, Danny Pena (aka Godfree) of GamerTag Radio to Brookago! He talks to us about his start in the industry and how much work it takes to be successful (Spoiler alert: A LOT). Kahlief and Cicero talk about EA Access and Playstation Now again and we play another version of #TrueFronts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2014•1 hr 43 min
We welcome maker of "That Rock, Paper, Scissors Game" Tony Powell from Philosoplay to Broccago to talk about his game, being an indie dev and how the east coast Indie scene is coming together to make awesome games. We chat about how EA Access and Playstation Now might not be worth the money. What we've been playing and Kahlief shares a different side of himself in the music break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 04, 2014•1 hr 40 min
Insomniac's Lisa Brown visits Brookago to talk about their new game, Slow Down, Bull. We find out how to get your game into a quilt, how awesome eye trackers are and the nuanced greatness of the NES' Rambo video game! Wonderful easter eggs abound! Listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2014•2 hr 13 min
Brookago gets a new resident in the form of video game developer extraordinaire, Mike J. Mika, maker of the upcoming title #IDARB! We discover what that Kahlief and Cicero form a new version of Voltron. Mike describes the brilliance that is #IDARB while giving us pearls from his four decades in the gaming industry. As you can imagine, being in the industry that long affords you the opportunity to meet lots of folks and we hear about ALL of them! Plus Mike and Cicero make a perfect wrestling tag ...
Jul 20, 2014•1 hr 39 min
The Bombastic Brothers from Brookago are back together again! We get sappy as we talk about Kahlief's pending move to Portland, Cicero's Cannonball Run and Kojima's shame. Want an athletic scholarship to an okay college, find out inside. And we FINALLY give props and thanks to those of you who have given us props and thanks! So much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2014•1 hr 19 min
Darryl Johnson of Blur Studios stops by to chat about how awesome it is to work in the gaming industry with me and Shareef Jackson while Cicero galivants across the country. We dig into why Phil Fish might not be the devil, talk about the Destiny Alpha and Battlefield Hardline beta all while trying not to be eaten alive by the Steam Summer Sale. Oh and did you know that Youtube's Pewdiepie makes 4 MILLION dollars a year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 22, 2014•1 hr 53 min
Cicero welcomes our awesome guest Professor TreaAndrea Russworm to kick it in the E3 filled streets of Brookcago. We recap all the events of the week, talk about Ubisoft's animation "problem". We share our thoughts on #indiE3 and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2014•2 hr 31 min
When Shareef Jackson comes to hang out in Brookago we can't put the podcast in the corner! We go longform again as we talk Watch_Dogs extended review, Mario Kart 8 review and E3 previews and predictions for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Stubby Stan gets a little delirious & demonstrates why you should never ask him for a shout out. Plus, the internet's street was talking about it so it has been done: Agent Jackson vs. Stubby Stan - Mic Check as DMX number 1! Dope music by Sammus and much, m...
Jun 08, 2014•2 hr 22 min
This week we welcome New York Video Games Critics Circle member, Don't Lose Your Day Job content creator and beastly beard grower, Kevin L. Clark to the Brookago arcade. We talk about all the work he's done, how DLYDJ became a thing and what's in store for the future. Kev's stays for The Breakdown where we learn that you should simultaneously trust everything that Stubby Stan says and ignore everything he utters. Also, we find out that Japanese corporations don't necessarily operate like America...
May 19, 2014•1 hr 33 min
We hang out and chat with the folks from Decoy Games about their game Swimsanity. Play a game we like to call "Truth or Frontin'" while discussing some E3 rumors. Chat about why Dr. Dre is a very smart man while telling everyone the truth about videogame football. NFL 2K5 is the best football game evar!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2014•1 hr 55 min
Like a cup of sleeptime tea (smooth and soothing), we break down some awesome news in the world of gaming: Naughty Dog losing ANOTHER person from the Uncharted 4 dev team, Kahlief talks about some of the awesome games he saw and played at the NY Games Forum Demo night, and...Watch_Dogs multiplayer might have won Kahlief over. Also, Update 1.7 and ShareFactory plus: why we think Destiny's athestic isn't really doing it for us. Plus, a heartfelt apology to one of our biggest fans. We chat about Na...
Apr 28, 2014•1 hr 12 min
This week a Stubby-less podcast rolls into the Snoop-ified Call of Duty future with Agent Jackson as guest co-host. We hit everything from the Nexus 7 Watch Dogs controversy to how to discussing Patrick Klepek and Zoe Quinn's "How to not let the internet trolls win" panel at PAX EAST. That plus Kahlief shares the story of his failed attempt at joining the Klan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2014•1 hr 20 min
Science guru, podcaster extraordinaire and Nintendo lover, Shareef Jackson joins us this week. We ask the question on everyone's mind: What would it take to make the WiiU a console worth owning?. We also talk about whether Peter Molyneux is a rabble rouser, what the best way to digest episodic gaming, whether we're tired of the whole Zombie trend in gaming and if we believe MMOs will be successful on consoles. As always, a dope music break, this time brought to you by Teflon Tel Aviv, "My Week B...
Apr 14, 2014•1 hr 49 min
We venture into TMI territory in this latest episode. We ask the question on everybody's mind: "New York or Chicago. Who has better Chinese food?" Talk about the ultimate Chicago culinary experience and how old you have to be to learn that you're a hacker. We talk to games too! Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2014•1 hr 19 min
Episode 7 has the dubious distinction of being the first of our weekly shows. In it we discuss how you can help us rename our news segment. We show that we're literary geniuses, talk about what the difference between being a kickstarter backer and a real investor, play another game of "Mad Tag" (this time Cicero is it), and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2014•1 hr 17 min
We start episode 6 by apologizing that you haven't heard it already. In this episode we talk about who's left the gaming industry by choice...and who was forced out. We also talk about who shouldn't be in the gaming industry at all (hint: his name rhymes with "whack"). Speaking of who shouldn't be in the industry, we mention the publisher that should never forecast release dates & much, much more!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2014•1 hr 42 min
