Welcome to the new and improved Gaming Trend Podcast! Join Erica and Jon weekly while they discuss Nerd, Geek and Gamer culture. Our topics for the first episode of the relaunch:
-Isabelle is really getting buff with Super Smash Bros. and Doom Eternal!
-Instead of going in circles irl, NASCAR
Ron Burke, Amy Kay Purcell, and Sean Anthony join us to discuss what they saw in Los Angeles last month at E3, like Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and more! We also debate about girl dragons, Death Stranding’s story, and bullies.
The E3 conferences have come and gone but we have plenty to say about what was revealed (and what wasn’t). Was EA and Square Enix a washout? Did Microsoft blow everyone away? Will we finally solve the mystery of Death Stranding? All of that and more on our post-E3 press conference conversation.
Before returning from our short break, stories of game developers unionizing resounded from GDC, thanks in no small part to a large roundtable meeting held on the topic by the organization Game Developers Unite. Mike and Joe discuss this and other topics, including Into the Breach, Kickstarter, and the indistinct
Our special guest, composer Lena Raine, starts off our show to talk about the original soundtrack of Celeste, and how it reflects the game’s themes of anxiety, inner conflict, and mountain climbing. After that, Mike Pearce returns to host the show, as we discuss the fall of a popular
This week, special guest video game composer Jon Everist joins our show to talk about game music and to promote the special vinyl release of his soundtracks for the Shadowrun series. The vinyl records can be found at BlackScreenRecords.limitedrun.com, and you can find out more about Jon’s
This week, the show is all about Hearthstone! First, Hearthstone Esports leads Che Chou and Matt Wyble join me to talk about how they made the Hearthstone Championship Tour into an international event. After that, it’s on to Kobolds and Catacombs; Art Director Ben Thompson and Lead Missions Designer
After briefly going over some of the Switch announcements from Nintendo’s Mini Direct for January—including a new mode in Super Mario Odyssey and some DS ports—Travis Northup joins the show to discuss his favorite games from 2017.
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