Ep. 306 - David Crowncried, with Shannon Liao
Journalist Shannon Liao joins the panel to cover game journalism, the Twitch meta, and hot sauce recommendations. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Shannon Liao. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
What is, and what is not, video game news? (06:40)
When was the last time a screenshot of a video game was enough to drive interest? (14:18)
The concept of video game unions is still pretty new. How do you see it paying off? (19:57)
What is the Twitch Meta in 2023, and where is it headed? (25:40)
In the song “Player of Games,” Grimes claims to be “in love with the greatest gamer.” Assuming that you did not know anything else about Grimes, who would you think this song was about? (30:57)
Insert Credit Quick Break - Hypnospace Outlaw (36:49)
LeFish asks: What can the average person do to preserve videogames outside of financial contributions? (38:36)
Who is the Christopher Nolan of video games? (44:34)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - City Pop Hits (54:58)
Recommendations and Outro (01:04:23)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Cholula Hot Sauce
Fly By Jing
El Yucateco Hot Sauces
Tapatío Hot Sauce
Valentina Hot Sauce
Unity announces its revamped pricing model
Splatoon 3’s single-player expansion launches in 2024
Hideo Kojima
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licensees
XFF Chili Oil & Crisps
Metal Gear Solid
Metroid Dread
Neopets
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Elden Ring
Starfield
Mortal Kombat 1 On Switch Seems To Look Worse Than MK11
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US
The Ninja Warriors
Wild Guns: Reloaded
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
Assassin’s Creed series
TwitchCon
Museum of Pop Culture
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stephen’s Sausage Roll
xQc
Minecraft
Juice Wrld
Elgato
Grimes - Player Of Games
Grimes
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Call of Duty series
Undertale
My Chemical Romance
StarCraft series
League of Legends
Pete Davidson
Machine Gun Kelly
Megan Fox
Grand Theft Auto series
What We Do in the Shadows
Girls
The Video Game History Hour
Atari Lynx
Donkey Kong
Chrono Trigger
Internet Archive
The Legend of Zelda
The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
David Lynch
Christopher Nolan
Todd Howard
Todd Howard Is the Video Game World’s Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan filmography
Batman: Arkham series
Ken Levine
David Cage
Death Stranding
Getting A Lot Of Boss Baby Vibes From This
Barbie (2023)
Dave Gilbert
God of War series
Cory Barlog
Skyrim series
Fallout games
Recommendations:
Shannon: Updater, Shannon Liao’s gaming newsletter, Baldur’s Gate III
Frank: Don’t complete with Frank for the things he needs on eBay, if you have any family who might have a Polaroid Freeze Frame Video Recorder please get in touch, say hello and visit the snuggle tent at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo
Tim: Taeko Onuki - Aventure
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Ep. 306 - David Crowncried, with Shannon Liao