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Ep. 388 - Big Heads, Big Hearts
The panel mourns the loss of two titans of video game journalism, considers the future of games reporting, and imagines a horse covered in human skin. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
SHOW NOTES:
Andor
The Mandalorian
DMC DeLorean
Marcus Aurelius
Mark Antony
1: Let us begin by mourning the losses of game journalism (02:42)
Polygon sold to Valnet, editorial staff hit with layoffs
Michael McWhertor
Fandom Blows Up Giant Bomb
Was the Media’s Big “Pivot to Video” All Based on a Lie?
8-4
Shane Bettenhausen
Jeremy Parish
Tencent lays off nearly all of staff at its gaming site Fanbyte
Kotaku
The Verge
Valnet Blues: How Online Porn Pioneer Hassan Youssef Built a Digital Media ‘Sweatshop’
1Up
Digg
Gamergate (harrassment campaign)
Simon Carless
GameDiscoverCo
Substack
Fortnite
Roblox
Stephen Totilo
2: DIDDY WATCH: What does it mean that Cranky and Rambi are in Donkey Kong Bananza? (24:58)
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong Bananza
Cranky Kong
Rambi the Rhino
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Scrooge McDuck
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Smash Brothers series
Waluigi
Shigeru Miyamoto
3: Brian David Gilbert asks, if your typical fashion had stat boosters attached to it, what would they be and why? (29:25)
Summer Game Fest
Sonic
Mario
4: How do you convince people to buy horse armor in 2025? (39:18)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Remastered
Horse armor
Limited Run Games
The Elder Scrolls VI
NFTs
Fallout series
5: How would each of you specifically design a video game for the other two panelists? (44:01)
Elena
Monster Maker
TurboGrafx-16
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - ? (47:03)
Recommendations and Outro (53:28):
Brandon: Eine Kleine Beng-beng Musik by dis.placed, The Seventh Curse (1986), Promise Mascot Agency
Ash: Aftermath, Remap, VGBees, support journalism
Frank: Enjoy, support, and share smart media
Jaffe: DC Action News
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The panel mourns the loss of two titans of video game journalism, considers the future of games reporting, and imagines a horse covered in human skin. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
SHOW NOTES:
Andor
The Mandalorian
DMC DeLorean
Marcus Aurelius
Mark Antony
1: Let us begin by mourning the losses of game journalism (02:42)
Polygon sold to Valnet, editorial staff hit with layoffs
Michael McWhertor
Fandom Blows Up Giant Bomb
Was the Media’s Big “Pivot to Video” All Based on a Lie?
8-4
Shane Bettenhausen
Jeremy Parish
Tencent lays off nearly all of staff at its gaming site Fanbyte
Kotaku
The Verge
Valnet Blues: How Online Porn Pioneer Hassan Youssef Built a Digital Media ‘Sweatshop’
1Up
Digg
Gamergate (harrassment campaign)
Simon Carless
GameDiscoverCo
Substack
Fortnite
Roblox
Stephen Totilo
2: DIDDY WATCH: What does it mean that Cranky and Rambi are in Donkey Kong Bananza? (24:58)
Diddy Kong
Donkey Kong Bananza
Cranky Kong
Rambi the Rhino
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Scrooge McDuck
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Smash Brothers series
Waluigi
Shigeru Miyamoto
3: Brian David Gilbert asks, if your typical fashion had stat boosters attached to it, what would they be and why? (29:25)
Summer Game Fest
Sonic
Mario
4: How do you convince people to buy horse armor in 2025? (39:18)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Remastered
Horse armor
Limited Run Games
The Elder Scrolls VI
NFTs
Fallout series
5: How would each of you specifically design a video game for the other two panelists? (44:01)
Elena
Monster Maker
TurboGrafx-16
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - ? (47:03)
Recommendations and Outro (53:28):
Brandon: Eine Kleine Beng-beng Musik by dis.placed, The Seventh Curse (1986), Promise Mascot Agency
Ash: Aftermath, Remap, VGBees, support journalism
Frank: Enjoy, support, and share smart media
Jaffe: DC Action News
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you.
Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
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