Recovered CompuServe addict and proprietor of the Open-Apple.net podcast, Ken Gagne, joins us for a chat about game music, DLC ethics, the Apple II, and Trine 2.

Alon's psyched about a new joystick he's building, and you should be too. We return to the idea of skipping undesirable content. Ara gives his thoughts on Jamestown. We dissect an editorial by Michael Thomsen criticizing Dark Souls and the value of extremely long games.

Indie dev, Tim Winsky, guest hosts while we consider the impact of music and rythm on flow, whether or not it's OK to like Lollipop Chainsaw, and just how absurd a recently proposed tax on video games would be.

This week, we step back several months to ponder the future that Euclideon promises, Ara excites us with tales of the modernized Whack-A-Mole that is Speed of Light, and we're surpisingly calm as we debate the idea of taking gameplay out of games.

Here's what we think about Puddle, the prospect of a new Super Meat Boy mobile game, and Double Fine's success with Kickstarter.

We return to the question of why games have become easier with the ages, we debate the function of balance patching, and we try to sound smart while speculating about how Apple runs its show.

Brandon Sheffield, editor in chief of Game Developer Magazine and senior editor of Gamasutra, talks about playing games with friends (both great and s***y), gives his thoughts on the gender gap in game development, and highlights details of the game plagiarism spats we've seen crop up recently. Goodbye, KFNX.

Ara loves hating Microsoft points, Alon is reminded of the great digital board game fantasy, and we all act surprised that Switzerland likes piracy.

Ara has an awful lot to say about the 3DS, we all try to explain why games are easy these days, and we explain why we don't like the idea of limiting demo play.

Asura's Wrath marks the return of the over-priced interactive movie, we reveal a little legal history about ChatterBox, Ara gets excited about the third D, and TJ realizes that the amazing Steam sales actually cost him more money.