June 17, 2021

338: Hype House!!

1 hour 5 minutes

We have special guest Ashley Carman of The Verge on the show to talk about her INCREDIBLE story about the rise and fall of HiStudios and the podcast hype house that collapsed dramatically over the last year. And then we talk about E3 and all the good games!!

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Guest Starring:

Ashley Carman

Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Himalaya Launches Podcast Platform With $100 Million Funding - Variety How Ximalaya funded one man’s podcasting hype house dreams - The Verge Square Enix announces action-heavy spinoff Final Fantasy Origin - The Verge Breath of the Wild 2 trailer analysis: Link’s new powers and other secrets - Polygon Starfield: What we know about Bethesda’s next RPG - Polygon New WarioWare game, Get It Together!, announced for Nintendo Switch - Polygon Metroid Dread: First gameplay and story details from Nintendo at E3 2021 - Polygon Redfall is Arkane’s new multiplayer shooter with vampires - Polygon