This week we talk, alphas, betas, early access, Kickstarters and how a games initial players can influence the development of the game. Plus tales of a trip to Nintendo HQ, the shutting down of an MMO and more.

After that we talk with Dissident Dan's upcoming game: Paperbound.

Jagger's latest article can be found here:

DARPA Uses Preteen Gamers to Beta Test Tomorrow's Military Software

Arian will be speaking at a PAX Prime Pane:

3D Printing and the Future of Tabletop Gaming PAX Prime - Friday August 29th @ 6:00 pm in the "Wombat" Theater Laurie Banks writes at LittleSisterGaming.com Josh's What You Missed... videos can be found on the Nerdist.

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