In which Fred Rojas stops by to help us discuss the way Magic: The Gathering (the collectable card game) impacted us growing up. We also talk about the grime dark future of corporate social tracking.
Games discussed this Episode:
Magic: The Gathering for collection and table top play
Fallout for PC (DOS)
Fallout 3 for contempoary consoles
Fallout New Vegas for contemporary consoles
Fallout 4 for contemporary consoles
Fallout 76 for contemporary consoles
EVE Online for PC
Evolve for contemporary consoles
Starcraft 2 for PC
Left 4 Dead for PC
Left 4 Dead II for PC
Star Citizen for PC
Dungeon and Dragons for table top play
Items discussed in What we Learned this Month:
Fred asks our thoughts on Fallout 76 in response to speculation as to the nature of what the game might be: https://kotaku.com/sources-fallout-76-is-an-online-survival-rpg-1826425333
Stu brings up star citizen legatus pack and how bananas it is: https://mmopulse.com/news/star-citizen-offers-the-legatus-pack-for-27000-usd-requires-having-spent-1000-just-to-viewEvolve shutting down: https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004104913Psychology of improving gamer behavior: https://platinumparagon.wordpress.com/2018/04/17/the-psychology-of-improving-online-gaming-behaviour/And also the riot gdc chat and dealing with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY6GYWhuS0I
What we Learned from You Discussion:
We get a very nice email from Friend of the show Los. You can check out his work on the Future Monkeys Podcast. http://futuremonkeys.com/ (Currently on extended long term leave but maybe someday…)
Shoutouts:
Big thanks for Fred Rojas for being on the show! Check out all of his hard work at https://gaminghistory101.com/
Check out Fred’s Keith Courage Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8d71oKLSMk
Thanks to Joe Gottli for doing our art!
Thanks to Dmitry for doing our intro/outro music!
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Episode 007 Games Leave our Minds Shaken and Stirred
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Episode 005 When our brains were not made of stone
Episode 004 We are Not Professionals
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