In which we see the world recognize Gaming Disorder, Stu plays a deadly racing game, Chase runs an evil coproration of cyborgs, and we all love robots even if they don’t really understand organics at all.
Games discussed this Episode:
DOTA2 for PC
Syndicate (1993) for DOS/PC and a bunch of old consoles
UFO for DOS/PC
XCOM for DOS/PC
Wasteland 2 for PC
Death Rally for DOC/PC
Monster Hunter World for contemporary systems
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Edition for contemporary systems
Master of Eternity for mobile
Habitica for mobile
Stellaris for PC
Salt and Sanctuary for PC
Risk of Rain for PC
Hexcells for PC
SMITE for PC
Tabletop Simulator for PC
Space Quest Series for DOS/PC
Items discussed in What we Learned this Month:
World Health Organization recognizes “Gaming Disorder” as a condition even before APA finishes pilot diagnosis for new edition of Diagnostic Manual, and the news hits mainstream: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/health/video-game-disorder-who/index.html
Stu brings up the story of a person who spent years attempting to achieve the rank of “master” for Starcraft 2 and many year journey it took to get there, most of which is documented on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/8qdg65/f_yeah_7_years_of_blood_sweat_and_tears/Two gamers plead not guilty in Swatting Death: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/06/14/two-rival-gamers-allegedly-involved-in-kansas-swatting-death-plead-not-guilty-in-federal-court/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.83256fc520faOpen AI creates Neural Networks that can compete against DOTA2 players: https://blog.openai.com/openai-five/
What we Learned from You Discussion:
Nothing this time, email us folks!
Shoutouts:
Rest in peace Syd Bolton: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/syd-bolton-computer-and-video-game-collector-dies-at-age-46-1.3970732
Stellaris Youtuber War Season 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcIHRlguHYg&list=PLcq9DHjo3g0YKIoxkIjJs4VJaIuwoGwRw
Thanks to Joe Gottli for doing our art!
Thanks to Dmitry for doing our intro/outro music!
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Episode 042: What We Learned from My Singing Monsters and Oxygen Not Included
Episode 041: What we Learned From Fred Rojas
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LfG Tales of Creation Episode 004: A Tale of Birds, Dragonblooded, and a Dirty Deed
LfG Tales of Creation Episode 003: The Art of Entering Things (Secret Lairs and Guild Halls Specifically)
LfG Tales of Creation Episode 002: A deed in the hand is worth a million in the bush
LfG Tales of Creation Episode 001: A Raven with a piece of paper walks down the street
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Episode 040 What We Learned from Dungeons and Dragons
Episode 039 What We Learned from Stalker and Minion Masters
Episode 038 What We Learned from System Shock 2 and Anthem
Episode 037 What We Learned from Emulation, ROMs and playing Swindle
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Episode 035 What We Learned From Left 4 Dead 2
Episode 034 What We Learned From Stellaris and the Return of the Obra Dinn
Episode 033 What We Learned From Final Fantasy Tactics and Space Quest 3
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