Core Elements

Core Elements

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Core Elements episodes

  • CE #12: Justin Korthof Must Die!



    This week we are joined by Justin Korthof of Robot Entertainment. We discuss the job of a community manager, how Gabe Newell is experimenting on us, and how Spencer is WRONG! Since we're covering Robot's new game, Orcs Must Die!, we use our reanimator to dissect tower defense and find out what makes the genre tick. Then we kill Justin. The End.

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    • Robot Entertainment
  • Justin Korthof on Twitter
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [LINK] Spencer is WRONG about Iron Brigade
  • [LINK] Merchant of Venus and Merchant of Venus
  • [LINK] An Open Letter to Notch
  • [LINK] Gabe Newell is experimenting on us
  • [LINK] CCP lays off 20% of its staff
  • [LINK] The Four Tenets of the Community Manager
  • [MUSIC] Reanimator Music: Orc March by Basematic
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  • CE #11: Markus Beutel

    After a two week break for vacation and the DWPP, we're BACK! This week we're joined by Markus Beutel, the designer of the Civilization NiGHTS mod for Civ 5. In this episode, we discuss linear RPGs, the atmospheric uncanny valley, and our universal distaste for stacked military units.

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    • Civilization NiGHTS on Civ Fantatics
  • Rasmussen College offers an online degree in Game and Simulation Programming
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [GAME] Orcs Must Die! on Steam
  • [GAME] Costume Quest comes to Steam
  • [LINK] Square Enix experiments with proprietary game engine
  • [LINK] THQ not sure there's a place for a Space Marine sequel
  • [LINK] Battlefield 3 predicted to generate a billion dollars in PC hardware sales
  • [LINK] Opinion: Journalistic Rage
  • [LINK] Mojang can use "Scrolls"... for now
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  • CE #10: Andy Schatz

    Andy Schatz of Pocketwatch Games joins us for our longest show to date! In this episode we discuss the potential for a console RTS, the social contribution of game reselling, and the target market for casual sim games. We also dig into Andy about his upcoming game, Monaco, and get stonewalled for a release date.

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    • Andy on Twitter
  • Pocketwatch Games
  • Monaco on Facebook
  • Rasmussen College offers an online degree in Game and Simulation Programming
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [LINK] Where are all the minecraft clones?
  • [LINK] Consoles have just become crappy PCs
  • [LINK] PC games poised to dominate the market... wait, what?
  • [LINK] League of Legends releases new game mode
  • [LINK] Why I love buying used games
  • [LINK] Games saved my life
  • [VID] Indirect lighting through raytracing
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  • CE #9: Lisa Brown

    This week we're joined by Lisa Brown, part of the Insomniac team that worked on Resistance! In this episodes we discuss what we'd like to be when we grow up, the value of class action lawsuits, and the upcoming "gay patch" in SW:TOR.

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    • Lisa Brown on Google +
  • Rasmussen College offers an online degree in Game and Simulation Programming
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [GAME] Toys vs Nightmares
  • [LINK] Sony puts out new PSN terms of service
  • [LINK] Nintendo's new horrific peripheral
  • [LINK] Dead Island and Gamification
  • [LINK] World of Darkness MMO features nudity, gore, insanity, and permanent death
  • [LINK] WoW introduces Raid Finder
  • [LINK] Same sex relations will be in SW:TOR post-release patch
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  • CE #8: Brian Weissman

    This week we are joined by Brian Weissman of Grinding Gear Games, creators of Path of Exile. In this episode, we delve into the minutiae of Magic, the rage against resellers, and the take a look at games from another angle. Oh, and we reanimate an arcade classic... Zaxxon.

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    • Path of Exile
  • Rasmussen College offers an online degree in Game and Simulation Programming
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [MOD] Civilization 5 NiGHTS
  • [GAMES] Online board games at Yucata.de
  • [LINK] Ars Technica on ownership in large game houses
  • [LINK] Planetside 2 will be free to play
  • [VID] Video game in a box
  • [LINK] Quantum Dream CEO denounces game resellers
  • [LINK] History of used video games
  • [LINK] Owning the Stack: The legal war for control of the smartphone platform
  • Reanimator: Zaxxon
  • [LINK] The Badass Hussars
  • [LINK] Big Block Games builds a game for Child's Play
  • [CONTEST] Send in a question for the show to have a chance to win a Path of Exile beta invite
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  • CE #7: Greg Kasavin

    Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games join us this week. Their first game, Bastion, has been a favorite of critics and fans alike. We discuss the difficulty portraying story in games, the faustian specifications for good press, and the inspirations behind Bastion. Parappa the Rapper also joins us from beyond the grave.

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    • Supergiant Games
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [LINK] Portal sells better on PC than on consoles
  • [VID] Serious Sam 3:BFE has 16 player co-op
  • [LINK] Star Trek Online moving to Free to Play
  • [LINK] How to save adventure games
  • [LINK] Dead Island developer code released instead of release code
  • Reanimator: PaRappa the Rapper
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  • CE #6: Joey Betz of Armor Games

    This week we welcome Joey Betz from Armor Games! We discuss flash game development, the worth of gamification, and the value of elephants in games. Additionally, we reanimate Space Quest for a quick trip out the airlock.

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    • Armor Games
  • Joey's profile on Armor Games
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [LINK] Gamification is here to stay
  • [LINK] Gabe Newell likes ARTS
  • [LINK] Ubi apologizes for From Dust
  • [LINK] Super Monday Night Combat announced
  • [LINK] Firefall beta begins
  • Reanimator: Space Quest
  • Space Quest is available on GoG
  • [LINK] Indie Test Drive from Paul Soares Jr.
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  • CE #5: Borut & Ben

    Ben Vance and Borut Pfeiffer of Haunted Temple Games join us to talk about their upcoming XBLA release, Skull of the Shogun. In this episode we discuss gaming company kerfuffles, the foreign language that is WoW, and we reanimate a Troika classic, Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines.

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    • Skulls of the Shogun
  • Borut Pfeiffer: The Plush Apocalypse
  • Ben Vance: Buffalo Vision Games
  • Try a free audiobook and support the show!
  • [GAME] Kingdom Rush
  • [LINK] WoW Armor Transmogrification
  • [LINK] From Dust DRM
  • [LINK] Blizzard and Valve conflict over DOTA
  • [LINK] EA vs Activision: FIGHT!
  • [LINK] Razer's mysterious pro-pc gaming campaign
  • Reanimator: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
  • Music for this week's Reanimator segment: Miami Theme A
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  • CE #4: Dan Silvers

    Dan Silvers joins us from Lantana Games, where they are working diligently on "Children of Liberty". In this episode, we discuss the controlversy of used game sales, the ups & downs of kickstarters, and the demise of the space flight combat sim.

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    • Dan's Twitter Feed
  • Lantana Games
  • The "Children of Liberty" kickstarter
  • Get a free Audiobook and support the show!
  • [GAME] The End
  • [GAME] Smuggle Truck
  • [LINK] Study finds spoilers increase enjoyment
  • [LINK] Locked out Rage single-player
  • [VID] VGW Scribble: Customer Abuse
  • [LINK] November = No Money
  • [LINK] Pathfinder outsells D&D
  • [LINK] Reanimator: TIE Fighter
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  • CE #3: Eka of Uber

    This week we talk to Chandana Ekanayake of Uber Entertainment, but he just goes by Eka. For this episode, we're celebrating the birthday of Monday Night Combat! It's one year old, and well worthy of getting a nice present for.

    Maybe you should buy it a nice game... like an RTS...

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    • Eka's Twitter
  • Uber Entertainment
  • Listen to audiobooks while you play Desktop Dungeons!
  • [GAME] The Stanley Parable
  • [GAME] Tiny Tower
  • [GAME] Bastion
  • [LINK] Healbot App
  • [LINK] Diablo 3 always online, mods outlawed, cash transactions
  • [LINK] Superman in GTA IV
  • [GAME] Reanimator: Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
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Core Elements is a weekly show discussing gaming and gaming culture. Each episode, we are joined by a game developer to discover how his life has influenced his art. In addition to these interviews,…