Fairly Awesome Podcast

25: Google Killed Gaming, Streaming As A Job, Oculus Rift and PC Gaming

Topics in this episode: Google has made it easier to find help with difficult gaming puzzles, has this discouraged game developers from trying as hard with making difficult puzzle games? Twitch TV has taken off with the advent of next-gen consoles. Does this present a viable occupation to gamers, or is the game streaming market already closed? With a new release date, has the Oculus Rift gotten us interested in getting back into PC gaming?

24: Gamer Double Standards, Timeless Gaming Franchises, Guardians of the Galaxy Hype

With special guests Staughton and Kyle, topics in this episode: With Playstation Now's requirement for always on gaming, how is this acceptable when Xbox One was vilified for requiring it, and how are franchises like CoD berated for being the same while Mario Kart doesn't face the same issue? Some franchises are timeless, like Zelda and MegaMan, but are there any out now that we see lasting 10+ years from now? Guardians of the Galaxy was hyped by Marvel as the best Marvel movie to date. Does it live up to that hype?

23: Destiny Beta Impressions, Voice Acting in Games, Spoiler Non-Avoidance

Topics in this episode: Recently the Destiny Beta dropped. We played the Xbox One version both individually and together and share some of our likes, dislikes, and overall impressions of the game. There's been some grumblings about Peter Dinklage's voice acting in Destiny; do we have higher expectations for voice acting in modern games than older games? Usually we avoid spoilers, but are there times when you're so interested in something that you are OK with, and actually seek out, spoilers?

22: Favorite Game Soundtracks, 53 Years of Fuel Left, Kickstarted Potato Salad, Spotify Censorship

Topics in this episode: Video games would be nothing without their soundtracks; we discuss great game soundtracks that stick with you. BP says there are 53.3 years of oil left, should we be concerned or is this another has the impending exhaustion of oil been greatly exaggerated? A guy in Ohio Kickstarts potato salad and over 6000 people throw in...Internet, you crazy. Spotify is playing the clean version of songs instead of their original versions, why doesn't Spotify have a way to distinguish/control this censoring?

21: Multiplayer Buy-in, Game Movies Suck!?, Piracy

Topics in this episode: What tactics should modern game developers deploy to get us to buy into their games? Hatt Mallam approved topic: Why do game movies always suck? Is it the director/writer or just bad budgeting? Is piracy decreasing due to streaming services like Netflix?