We discuss the recently announced deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, the ramifications of that deal for the expanded platform economy it will create, and Lauryn maybe roasts Nicholas for being a class traitor?

Previous episode on the Epic/Apple lawsuit

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We look at Oshii Mamoru's approach to understanding the distinctions between live action and animated film and how that might help inform the question of how game designers manage the balance of control between the player and the software they play. Also: The Matrix is pretentious fun.

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Lauryn and Nicholas look at the evolution of Unreal Engine from an ordinary development kit to the basis for a wide range of media production as well as the broader ramifications of film and video game production bleeding into each other. Also on the docket: The Matrix Awakens and the uncanny valley.

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Find out who will win this year's Furidashi Prize (spoilers: there is no prize), what games pleasantly surprised us this year, and which ones we felt missed the mark, even where we didn't necessarily dislike them.

What's Your Gender? playthrough

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The first of hopefully many more episodes on tabletop games, with a special emphasis on sociality and how to use board games to get along with all the people we're forced to hang out with. Also: Fantasy Flight, please sponsor us!

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Our holiday episode! Lauryn and Nicholas talk about what makes a game warm and cozy, so that you can avoid dealing with your family this holiday season!

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Nicholas interrogates Lauryn about the various stages of the video game production process, and together they try to figure out ways to get past doing things the way they've always been done, which only serves to exclude certain voices.

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Lauryn and Nicholas examine why it is mass market games have such a difficult time representing marginalized groups, when indie games seem to do it so easily. Also starring: Lauryn's Slack adventures and "narrative wrappers."

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Following up on their interview with Russ Perkins, Lauryn and Nicholas psychoanalyze each other by going back into their pasts, thinking about their most formative game experiences, what kinds critical perspectives they have as a result. Also on the docket: Even. More. FFXIV. Talk.

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Russ Perkins joins Lauryn and Nicholas to talk uncommon careers in gamedev, cocktail arcade cabinets, and the importance of celebrating in your peers' success. Also: the delightful peculiarities of Firewatch and how Russ is just like a pineapple pizza.

Joygasm Podcast

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