Ep. 271 - FunJail, with Jason Schreier

Bloomberg Game Journalist and Author Jason Schreier joins the panel to cover Wizards of the Coast, the greatest story in video games, and whether or not buying games is ethical. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Jason Schreier. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:


Cliff Bleszinski asks: What food do you associate with your best gaming memory? (07:16)
Why is everybody so mad about Dungeons & Dragons? (15:22)
What is the greatest story in video games? (20:59)
How do you break news no one else has yet as a game journalist? (28:26)
You have an investor meeting in 6 minutes to pitch them a new social media network for Gamers. What’s your presentation? (34:51)
Spencer Gifts asks: which game console libraries boxes have the best graphic design? (40:49)
Under what circumstances is it unethical to buy a video game? (49:26)

LIGHTNING ROUND: MobyCritic (55:30)
Recommendations and Outro (58:50)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Stadia exclusive saved by sneaking it into the Steam version of its sequel


Frosted Flakes


Final Fantasy III


Final Fight series


Dairy Queen


Dragon Quest series


White Castle


Wing Commander series


Death Line (1972)


Dragon Force


Panzer Dragoon series


Guitar Hero series


Chrono Trigger


Blue Dragon series


The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


Michael Ironside


Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)


D&D maker backs off new licensing rules that led to fan revolt


Chris Pine


Warhammer


Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast Cancels Video Game Projects


Friends at the Table


The Adventure Zone


How The Last of Us became ‘the greatest story that has ever been told in video games’


The Last of Us series


Heavy Rain


Detroit: Become Human


No Country for Old Men (2007)


Chernobyl (miniseries)


BioShock Infinite


Elden Ring


Weird West


Dwarf Fortress


Watch_Dogs


Deadly Premonition


Microsoft set to lay off thousands of employees


GameDeveloper.com


Activision (ATVI) Call of Duty Game Delayed for 2023


Hyper Gunsport


Animal Crossing series


G4


Ep. 3 - Shagargamel


GamePro


Quibi


Mega Drive


Master System


GameCube


Super Smash Bros.: Melee


32X


Japanese 32X logo and packages


Game Boy Advance


Neo Geo CD


Neo Geo Pocket Color


Namcot Famicom boxes


PC Engine Super CD


Sega Saturn


SNK is now almost entirely owned by the Saudi crown prince’s foundation


Harry Potter and the Author Who Failed Us


Archive.org


MiSTerAddons.com


Recommendations:
Jason: Triple Click
Brandon: Try eating dandelion leaves, find the fan translation of Project Eye Dol, Mad Stalker
Frank: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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