Isometric

By RelayLeisure Video Games

Isometric episodes

July 28, 2014 12: Mech Suit President
Brianna rants epically on the Yogscast decision to not refund their Kickstarters. The ecstasy of the Destiny beta to the agony of the human race after Mech Suit Georgia becomes president.
Links and Show Notes:
Maddy: Boston FIG curations, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood

Georgia: Doctor Who Legacy

Steve: NES Remix and Liberation Maiden

Links for this episode:
Revolution 60 is live on the App Store!
Maddy's guest spot on Justice Points this week
Bri’s Polygon piece on harrassment
The Girl Scouts host their first gamedev course
Yogscast takes credit for Minecraft's success
Yogventures Kickstarter cancelled
Breakdown of the Yogventures budget
Epanalepsis (Cameron Kuntzelman's Kickstarter)
Amplitude
Unsung Story
Boston Festival of Indie Games
Gita Jackson's Paste review of Kim Kardashian's iOS game
1 hr 18 min
July 21, 2014 11: We Were All Terrible in 2010
With Revolution 60 about to launch, Amanda Winn-Lee joins Bri to tell us everything we wanted to know about the game, including the decisions that went into the character design, writing a story starring powerful women, designing morality, allowing for en
Guest Starring:
Amanda Winn-Lee
1 hr 16 min
July 14, 201410: Empress Wu
Bri, Maddy, Georgia and Steve discuss fanboy complaints about the Destiny beta, why all "adult" video games need to be violent, and why people aren't downloading free indie games from PS+.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Steve - Infamous: Second Son
Maddy - Child of Light
Georgia - Drop 7
Bri - Civ V
Links for this episode:
Karyl’s panda hat
Justice Points podcast
Destiny beta starts July 17th on PS4, July 23rd on XB1
Watch Dogs preorder grid
Xbox fans feeling betrayed by Bungie
Leigh Alexander’s piece on whether games for adults need to be violent
Alpaca Run
PlayStation Plus members aren’t downloading free indie games as much as Sony hoped
FitDesk
Rogue Vertex
1 hr 22 min
July 07, 20149: Hashometric
Bri, Maddy, Georgia and Steve try to distract themselves from a tough week in video games by discussing vitally important topics like Butt Mode in Shovel Knight, buying stuffed Pokemon on the internet, Atari games about breakfast food, and why all the maj
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Bri - Tomb Raider
Maddy - Threes
Georgia - The Bearded Hero
Steve - Shovel Knight and Goat Simulator
Links for this episode:
Shovel Knight contains a secret “Butt Mode”
Murdered: Soul Suspect dev Airtight closing
The controversy surrounding the Bioshock cover
Bri’s murder pillow
Uber releasing Planetary Annihilation Early Access as a boxed retail version
New Sailor Moon leaked transformation sequence
US Pokemon Center site opening
Atari reborn as some sad weird Denny’s advertising arm
EA’s learned lessons from Dungeon Keeper
EA no longer allowed to advertise Dungeon Keeper as free to play in the UK
Civilization Revolution 2
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Indie game Big Action Mega Fight goes from freemium to paid only
Big Action Mega Fight’s release notes
Dragon Age Inquisition will have a fully gay character
All the games coming out in October
1 hr 11 min
June 30, 20148: I Play Games, I Don't Read
Bri, Maddy Georgia and Steve share a big announcement about the show, and then move on to discussing whether gamifying sales and discounting Early Access games during the Steam Summer Sale are good ideas, and the challenges women face when breaking into g
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Georgia - Outlast
Maddy - Civ 5
Steve - Transistor
Links for this episode:
Recycled iCarly cartridges
Conspiracy theories around the Steam sale teams
Maddy’s editorial on games journalism
Who Died and Made You Khaleesi?
1 hr 12 min
June 23, 20147: The Dungeon Master's Guide to Bri's Marriage
Bri, Maddy, Steve and Georgia are joined by Square-Enix’s Justin Kranzl to discuss early impressions of Super Smash Bros, taking risks in game development, the disparity of reviews of narrative-based games, dealing with negative reviews, and the new Trope
Guest Starring:
Justin Kranzl
Links and Show Notes:
What We're Playing:
Justin - FIFA 14
Georgia - Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat Komplete
Maddy - Metroid 2
Bri - Ultra Super Street Fighter IV (and Metroid 2)
Steve - Metroid Prime Pinball (and Metroid 2)
Links for this episode:
Smash Bros demo at Best Buy
Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer featuring Super Smash Bros
Maddy’s review of Murdered: Soul Suspect
Danielle Riendeau’s review of Murdered
Tropes vs Women: Women as Background Decoration, Part 1
1 hr 15 min
June 16, 2014 6: It's Hard to Animate Zelda Shivving People
Bri, Maddy, Steve, and guest host Amanda Warner discuss the Assassin’s Creed Unity female character controversy. Oh, and some games were announced this week, too.
Guest Starring:
Amanda Warner
Links and Show Notes:
Links for this episode:
The initial Assassin's Creed Unity interview
Far Cry 4 “missed it by inches”
Mass Effect’s animator on female animations
Lichdom:Battlemage hiring separate writers for the male and female characters
Playstation TV
Vita’s last reported install base numbers
No Man’s Sky
Destiny
Mortal Kombat X
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Dance Central Spotlight
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Phantom Dust
Sunset Overdrive
The LA Times reports that Nintendo announces the new White Playstation
Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha
Valiant Hearts
Mirror’s Edge 2
Alien: Isolation running on Oculus Rift
Nintendo closing one of their offices in Europe
Lady Palutena announced for Super Smash Bros
Bayonetta’s Samus, Peach and Zelda costumes
Amiibo
Zelda Wii U
Splatoon
Mario Maker
1 hr 34 min
June 09, 2014 5: The Rock of Power
This week, a review of the gaming-related announcements out of WWDC, whether an Apple game console is finally on the horizon, if Mario Kart 8 is enough to quiet our Wii U pessimism, and playing with non-gamer significant others.
Links and Show Notes:
Watch Bri’s Altconf talk on women in tech
Watch Dogs is still coming out for Wii U
Valve denies their franchise sequels will be SteamOS exclusive
Pac-Man Vs.
Apple announces ability for developers to sell their apps in bundles
Enhanced controller support in iOS 8
Bri’s article on Metal
Apple ignored Spotify as it was building iTunes Radio
The Apple Pippin
Mario Kart 8 sells 1.2 million copies in the first weekend
The best Luigi Death stare videos
The Fire Hopping Controversy
Wendy O. Koopa and Female Personality Syndrome
56 min
June 02, 20144: The C-Stick Is For Cheaters
Bri, Maddy, Georgia and Steve discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Watch Dogs launch; whether delaying Steam Machines to 2015 makes them irrelevant; and marvel in awe and disgust at the Mario Mercedes commercial.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Bri - Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Maddy - Analogue: A Hate Story and Hate Plus
Georgia - They Breathe
Steve - TwoDots and Wolfenstein: The New Order
Links for this episode:
Watch Dogs sets UbiSoft launch records
Performance issues running Watch Dogs on PC
UPlay issues preventing users from playing Watch Dogs at launch
The portrayal of women in Watch Dogs
Steam Machines delayed until 2015
GameCube adapter announced for Wii U
Nintendo announces YouTube affiliate program for Let’s Players
The infamous Mercedes commercial
1 hr 3 min
May 25, 20143: Five Generations of Shame
Bri, Maddy, Georgia and Steve discuss what a Google purchase of Twitch would mean for the gaming community, why the new screen shots from Hyrule Warriors are so disappointing, and whether there is an indie bubble about to burst.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing
Bri - Transistor
Maddy - Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Steve - Block Legend
Links for this episode:
Tomodachi Life demo announced with unlockable panda suit
Google reported to be buying Twitch for $1 billion
Concerns in the eSports community about YouTube’s copyright policies
Twitch mobile API for streaming iOS and Android games
Twitch and YouTube’s copyright policies
In The Plex
Hyrule Warriors announced with two player mode
The infamous Hyrule Warriors screenshots
Bravely Default outfits toned down for American release
Console Wars
More Steam games released in 2014 YTD than all of 2013
Jeff Vogel’s editorial on the indie bubble
The Not on Steam sale
Unreal’s Flappy Bird clone
Steve’s Mii with a panda courtesy of @jessicadennis
1 hr 15 min

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Game developer Brianna Wu, technology journalists Georgia Dow and Mikah Sargent, and game enthusiast Steve Lubitz analyzed the week’s biggest stories in the video game industry from different…