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Chris Manning, community manager on the critically acclaimed NBA 2K series, returns to Brookago to catch us up on everything that is happening in the worlds of both digital and real-life basketball. We inquire about the eLeague, NBA 2K on the Nintendo Switch, and who Chris thinks should win this year's MVP award. After the break, we ask Chris how the NBA can make the dunk contest better, who's his top three in the league and he shares a story about his greatest nemesis, the Simpsons, Mr. Burns? All that and more on this week's Spawn On Me!

Last time they were on Systematic, Paul Witten and Mandy Fabian talked about Dropping The Soap, the TV series they were creating and directing. A year later it's available on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, and Dekkoo, and they return to to talk about how they got to here.

We sigh about Nintendo, mull mini-Kickstarters, go full cannibal, and more

The crew welcomes Simply Undrea, streamer extraordinaire and awesome all around person! She discusses her background, what makes a good streamer, and how to grow your community into one that reflects you the best. After the break, we give further impressions on Mass Effect, Nier, and Overwatch's new hero Orisa.

This week's guest is Betty McCluskey, a psychotherapist and licensed professional counselor specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders. From the autistic tendencies in cats to Aspergers to full disability, the conversation covers the spectrum, as well as the Wicked Witch of the West (on a mostly separate note). Also, chocolate.

Our triumphant return from our respective conferences

Kah is living it up on vacation, so it's up to Reef and Cicero to hold down the fort in Brookago! The crew review Ghost Recon Wildlands, the Mass Effect Andromeda trial, and Breath of the Wild. They also discuss the harassment following ACTUAL fake news about the Mass Effect animations and how to properly parent in the age of bigoted comments from PewdiePie, Jontron, and the like.

When your hosts are away, your podcast app will play: old skool Unconsolable!

The crew breaks down some really interesting ways Microsoft is opening up the Xbox platform to new, budding developers via the Xbox Live Creators Program. We also dig into how Xbox Game Pass is looking to boost sales. To wrap up the show, Kahlief returns from GDC with tales of triumph and shares his interviews with Mikael Haveri of Housemarque and John Davis of the IndieMegaBooth crew.

Brett is joined this week by Luc Beaudoin, an affective cognitive scientist focusing on cognitive productivity in his research, development, writing, and training services. A lively discussion of productivity, sleep, and memory ensues...