Built to Play

This week on Built to Play, we talk to Kan Gao about music and memories in To the Moon. Heidi MacDonald tells us which video game character would have the most success on OKCupid. George Buckenham of the Wild Rumpus discusses how to make a sweet game party. Plus, Facebook buys Oculus, 3D Realms wants to make a new Duke Nukem and Iron Galaxy develops a Killer Instinct, season two.

We explore open worlds, looking for games with great environments and were our favourites to explore.

We finally wrap up Vector 2014 on this week's episode! Angela Washko talks about teaching feminism in World of Warcraft. Alex Myers discusses the relationship between games and the military. Plus Skot Deeming, Diana Poulson and Martin Zeilinger reflect on the festival. In the news Disney buys Maker, WB invests in Machinima, ShiftyLook ends, and King thinks they're worth more than Instagram.

We went to the Vector Game Arts Festival and brought back interviews with Rachel Weil on 8-bit politics, Kara Stone on Sexting, and Sagan Yee and Nadine Lessio talk about using a knife to cheat on your boyfriend. Plus in the news the week, Steam sales for all, Nintendo drops Wifi support, and Sony Santa Monica has a big round of layoffs.

Twitch Plays Pokemon madness on this week's Built to Play. Followed by Conrad Kreyling talking about visual novels and the problems selling adult content.

This week, Matt Hammill joins us to talk about Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Kara Stone puts her hand to her heart. Vagabond Dog talks Always Sometimes Monsters, lost loves and relationships. Plus Supreme Commander denies the Holocaust according to its Steam tags, Nintendo dives into free to play and Flappy Bird disappears.

In this episode, Jason Oda joins us to talk about Continue?9876543210 and Peruvian shamans. Then Gerry Pugliese showcases his 500+ paged alternate ending to Mass Effect 3. Plus, in the news: The Resident Evil composer is a sham. Nintendo is contemplating a unified OS. Disney and Square Enix are doing shockingly well. And the new Metal Gear Solid game is potentially a $40 demo.

This week we're looking at the relationship between board games and video games with Larian Studio designer Farhang Namdar, and Colby Dauch, the chief designer and president at Plaid Hat Games. In the news, we're talking about Angry Birds leaking personal information to the NSA, Nintendo's earning response, and the co-founder of IndieStatik sexually harassed a developer.

We're taking a break from video games as we talk card games, documentaries and tabletop RPGs. We have Damian Sommer on Without Question and David Dufrense on Fort McMoney. Plus, as always, we kick off with the news this week and the shocking revelation that all use of the word Candy is now illegal. Except that one.

In the final part of this series, we go through the Playstation 2 and 3 Final Fantasy games, touching on the MMOs and why the future of the series looks as murky as ever, despite its origins