AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #40: Halloween Never Ends

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Featuring:

Merve
Mr. Glitch
The Kappa

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:35 – Introductions
4:05 – What We’ve Been Playing
23:05 – PAX West 2018
53:10 – Issues at Telltale
1:04:25 – Issues at Rockstar
1:14:45 – The Business of Episodic Content
1:27:00 – Labour and Sales Issues in Games

1:45:50 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep40

Podcast header image from The Walking Dead: Season Two. Linkdump after the jump.

Introductions (0:35)
  • Randy Pitchford, Friend of the Podcast, is the current CEO of Gearbox Software. (Source: Wikipedia)
  • Canadian Thanksgiving, the real Thanksgiving, is held on the second Monday of October. (Source: Wikipedia)
    • What We’ve Been Playing (4:05)
    • Official website for Destiny 2: Forsaken.
    • Launch trailer for Super Mario Party. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
    • Launch trailer for Mario Tennis Aces. (Source: Nintendo UK on YouTube)
      • PAX West 2018 (23:05)
      • Official website for PAX West.
      • Steam store page for Bless Online.
      • Steam store page for Early Access game Astroneer.
      • Facebook mismeasured how long its users spent watching video ads. (Source: Wall Street Journal)
      • Trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
      • Wikipedia article on the online disinhibition effect.
      • Clarification: The general public can visit Gamescom, but they don’t have access to the trade area. (Source: Gamescom)
      • A blog post on Dean Takahashi’s Cuphead controversy. (Source: VentureBeat)
        • Issues at Telltale (53:10)
        • Article on Telltale’s majority studio closure. (Source: Ars Technica)
        • Jason Schreier’s investigation into crunch culture at Rockstar. (Source: Kotaku)
          • Issues at Rockstar (1:04:25)
          • A Jimquisition video on extra, unnecessary detail in Red Dead Redemption 2. (Source: Jim Sterling on YouTube)
          • According to the developers, horse testicles in Red Dead Redemption 2 shrink in cold weather. (Source: Screen Rant)
            • The Business of Episodic Content (1:14:45)
            • Steam store page for Poker Night at the Inventory.
            • Steam store page for Life Is Strange.
            • Correction: Telltale does have at least one original property in Puzzle Agent. (Source: Steam)
            • Steam store page for The Council.
            • Steam store page for Injustice 2.
            • A Humble Bundle featuring Injustice.
              • Labour and Sales Issues in Games (1:27:00)
              • Wikipedia article on the voice actor’s strike.
              • Wikipedia article on the International Game Developers Association.
              • Clarification: Analysts speculated about the windfall the Housers would receive from Red Dead Redemption 2’s success, but a Take-Two spokesperson claims the speculation was inaccurate. (Source: GamesIndustry.biz)
                • Conclusion (1:45:50)
                • The AVoCADo GamesCast contact form.
                • Best Buy announced it was ending its Gamers Club Unlocked program back in the spring. (Source: The Verge)
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