Episode 8 is here! Tim gives his impressions on Graveyard Keeper, Gal*Gun 2, and We Happy Few, as well as responds to a comment from Castbox.

He also prattles about a lot of things due to being nervous for PAX West. It's going to be fiiiiine...

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Break songs are "Home Base Groove" and "Itty Bitty 8 Bit" from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.

Intro song is the ICT Podcast Theme by Abstraction

Outro song is Sanctuary by Abstraction

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Call of Duty is abandoning single-player campaign modes. Is this good or is it bad? We delve into the facts behind this move.

We also look into nostalgia and its positive and negative effects on gaming and why it's important.

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Break songs are "Home Base Groove" and "Itty Bitty 8 Bit" from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.

Intro song is the ICT Podcast Theme by Abstraction

Outro song is Sanctuary by Abstraction

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The first edition of The History of Games, a side-quest into the heart of video game history, is here! Tim dives headlong into what turned Bungie Inc. into the behemoth name it is today and its humble beginnings.

Break songs are "Home Base Groove" and "Itty Bitty 8 Bit" from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.

Intro song is the History of Games Theme by Abstraction, with the amazing voice of Stephen Chesterton at goldenvo.co.

Outro song is Sanctuary by Abstraction

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Tim talks about PAX West and GuardianCon and what's coming up when he travels to Seattle for the first time. We also answer some questions made during the first ever #AskICT segment on the show. Feel free to ask more questions using the same hashtag on Twitter!

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Break songs are "Home Base Groove" and "Itty Bitty 8 Bit" from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.

Intro song is the ICT Podcast Theme by Abstraction

Outro song is Sanctuary by Abstraction

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ArenaNet fires two employees for off-the-clock Twitter interactions with a prominent content creator in their game's space. We dig into the facts behind it and a bit of conjecture.

Then, we look at the future state of the ICT Podcast and where we're headed!

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Break song is from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.

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Outro song is Sanctuary by Abstraction

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Quite a heavy show this time around. We discuss what "Git Gud" culture is, what toxicity, tribalism and gate-keeping are, and finally we delve into sexism in gaming. There's a lot here so please share your thoughts in the platforms below!

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We delve into Electronic Arts and what they do and have done in the past. Perhaps you don't understand all the hate for this publisher or just hate on them blindly? Let's take a look and decide on our feelings of this goliath publisher together as we dig into some facts and some opinion about EA.

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Welcome to the reboot of the ICT Podcast! In this inaugural relaunch episode, Tim talks about the World Health Organization's "Gaming Disorder" as well as the DSM-5's "Internet Gaming Disorder" and why we shouldn't treat it as nothing.

Tim also digs into Finding the Fun in games and how to keep things interesting in a game when you're not good at it (thanks JankHambrams for the topic idea!).

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Intro song is the ICT Podcast Theme by Abstraction

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