Isometric

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Isometric episodes

September 14, 201572: Kluwepocalypse
With Maddy on assignment, special guest Chris Kluwe bestows his awesomeness on the show as he tries to convince Georgia that watching eSports is as much fun as MMA, Bri breaks down the Apple TV announcement, and Steve imagines catching Pokemon in Tokyo.
This episode of Isometric is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Chris Klune
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Chris - Path of Exile, Monster Hunter 4U, Hearthstone
Georgia - Towerfall
Bri - Metal Gear Solid V
Steve - Destiny, Diablo 3
Links:
Interesting Apple TV Tidbits: App Size Limits, Parallax Icons & More
Hands-on with the new Apple TV, its games and the Siri Remote controller
Watch Apple's iPad Pro, Apple TV, and iPhone 6S event in 8 minutes
Skylanders, Guitar Hero and Geometry Wars coming to Apple TV says Activision
Don't want to toss an Apple TV remote through your TV? You'll need to buy a Remote Loop
Crossy Road coming to Apple TV with co-op multiplayer
ESPN is hiring a dedicated eSports editor
Blizzard Launches Heroes of the Storm eSports Initiative
Jimmy Kimmel makes fun of gamers, and gamers provide their own punchline
Why People Believed A Top Hearthstone Player Was Tricking Everyone
Chris Kluwe: How augmented reality will change sports ... and build empathy | TED Talk | TED.com
Metal Gear Solid 5's best secret: You can play the campaign as a woman | Polygon
BEAUTIFULLY UNIQUE SPARKLEPONIES
Prime: A Genesis Series Event (Volume 1)
1 hr 16 min
September 07, 201571: #tranSamus
You'll be amazed to find out how gamers reacted to Bri's article suggesting Samus is transgender! Plus, Maddy struggles with the explanation for Quiet's outfit in Metal Gear, Georgia gets introduced to Hot Ryu, and Steve tries to suck less at shooters.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Sweet Fuse and Street Fighter V beta
Georgia - All the Great Games
Bri - Danganronpa: Another Episode
Steve - Runbow, Destiny, and Heroes of the Storm
Links:
* Street Fighter V‘s Pre-Order Costume Designs Look Amazing, Especially “Hot Ryu”
* The “Hot Ryu” Meme: Sexiness vs. Sexual Objectification
* Metroid’s Samus Aran is a Transgender Woman. Deal With It.
* Well, That Escalated Quickly: A Samus Followup | The Mary Sue
* Tech nerds are smart. But they can't seem to get their heads around politics.
* Until Dawn turns your favorite slasher movies into a PS4 game
* Solid History: A Metal Gear Primer
* Hear Nolan North's first turn in Destiny
* Destiny trade-ins at GameStop net customers $20 off The Taken King's Legendary Edition
* Join the Isometric chat in Heroes of the Storm
* This Week in Tech 525
* Spawn On Me Podcast
1 hr 32 min
August 31, 201570: Rhhhhhhhaaaaar!
Bri tries to stream Deal or No Deal on YouTube, Steve defends his Hearthstone addiction (poorly), Maddy pitches her new classic car show, and Georgia takes on MechaGodzilla as a new patient.
This episode of Isometric is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea
Georgia - Lara Croft Go and Calvino Noir
Bri - Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Steve - Hearthstone and Mega Man Legacy Collection
Links:
Take our listener survey!
Brianna Wu on Twitter: "Just got picked up by @doomquasar in her SUPER PIMP Toyota Tercel. It's older than she is. http://t.co/WXYLmLnycc"
YouTube's Approach To Copyright Claims Could Scare Off Streamers
YouTube Gaming is a great reminder of everything YouTube already does | The Verge
@YouTube Gaming is now live! and I’m still f***ing frustrated with PC Streaming
Check out all 132 cards of Hearthstone's next expansion, The Grand Tournament
Superdata: Hearthstone pulls in $20 million a month as it disrupts the card game industry
Is it too late to start playing Hearthstone?
Why Am I losing In Hearthstone?
Basic / Budget Hearthstone Deck Guides - Hearthstone Players
Dowabunga.com
Hitman Go
Unsung Story
Steve's Hearthstone Arena Stream
Mega Man Anniversary Collection
Anxiety Videos
GamerGate: Sexism & Misogyny In Gaming
A Translated Guide to The Taken King Changes — Staring Contest
Thanks @ObsidianFox3000 for solving our outro problem!
1 hr 15 min
August 24, 201569: Jungian Self-Actualization
Bri returns from the future with a warning about Final Fantasy VII, Maddy realizes Life is Strange is a biopic about her life, Steve tries to find a Destiny-to-English dictionary, and Georgia tries to convince the Internet that sharks are our friends.
This episode of Isometric is sponsored by:
Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Ultra Street Fighter 4
Georgia - Q-Bert Rebooted
Bri - Final Fantasy Tactics, Life is Strange Episode 4, and Titanfall
Steve - Pac-Man 256 and Hearthstone
Links:
Can VR Deliver More Emotion than Movies and Games?
Is It Possible for a Safer, Saner & Civil Internet
The Power of Perception: Media and Women in Tech
Take our survey!
Final Fantasy VII has arrived on the iPhone and iPad
What if Kickstarter let you profit from a game's success? Fig found a way, launches today
'The Taken King' Is Turning 'Destiny' Into A Game For Casuals - Forbes
How Destiny Levels And Gear Will Change In The Taken King
Destiny is about to get much better, even if you don't buy The Taken King
Destiny, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm earned over $1.25B in combined revenue | VG247
Review: Life Is Strange Episode 4 — On Soap Operas, Glurge, and Unreal Stakes | The Mary Sue
1 hr 34 min
August 17, 201568: Love, Blonor and Blobey
With Georgia off fighting sharks, guest Simone de Rochefort gets a crash course on Resident Evil 2, Maddy lists things other than video games that cause aggression, Bri sheds light on Apple's diversity numbers, and Steve watches DOTA 2 for science.
Guest Starring:
Simone De Rochefort
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Life is Strange Episode 4
Simone - Zoombinis
Bri - Fallout Shelter, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, and Titanfall
Steve - Invisible Inc. and Hearthstone
Links:
American Psychological Association affirms link between violent games and aggression
Playing tackle football before age 12 associated with greater cognitive problems
An e-sports underdog story: How an American victory redeemed The International
ESPN has a genuinely positive discussion about The International
American Team Wins Dota 2 International, Takes Home $6.6 Million
Dota 2 - The International
Apple - Diversity
The Resident Evil 2 remake is happening
A year of Relay FM
Vote for Bri's SXSW panels:
Can VR Deliver More Emotion than Movies and Games?
Is It Possible for a Safer, Saner & Civil Internet
The Power of Perception: Media and Women in Tech
1 hr 18 min
August 10, 201567: I Couldn't Have Gotten a Better Ape Suit?
Georgia, tell Brianna what she wants to know. TELL HER WHAT SHE WANTS TO KNOW.
Speaking of violence, Maddy is concerned about the new Tomb Raider trailer, Bri isn’t sold on the new Mirror’s Edge, and Steve has trouble in his living area.
This episode of Isometric is sponsored by:
Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - All the great games
Georgia - Bitsbox - Monthly Code Projects for Kids
Bri (and Frank) - Sleeping Dogs, 3D Streets of Rage 2 and Rare Replay
Steve - Galak-Z
Links:
▶ You Are A Pirate - LazyTown (HD - Subtitled) - YouTube
EA’s new Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and Star Wars Battlefront gameplay impresses at Gamescom | Ars Technica
Crystal Dynamics is putting the 'tomb' back in 'Tomb Raider'
Lara Croft’s Ice-Cold Killing Streak in Gamescom’s Rise of the Tomb Raider Footage | The Mary Sue
Rhianna Pratchett on Twitter: "@Spacekatgal What's been shown of Rise so far has covered lots of different aspects, including Lara vs. environment, Lara & tombs etc."
Incriminating evidence against Georgia Dow
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Beauty deconstructed: The state of Gears of War
We had a @WickedGood time with Steve Lubitz | Fresh out of Tokens
GeekCross 26: Playing Mega Man on the Sabbath
1 hr 26 min
August 03, 201566: Brijacked!
This week Steve tries to... OH MY GOD BRIANNA HIJACKED THE ENTIRE SHOW, including this description. This is the best episode of Isometric ever!
This episode of Isometric is sponsored by:
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off.
Links and Show Notes:
What We're Playing:
Maddy - Her Story
Bri - The World Ends With You Remix, Fallout Shelter, Final Fantasy X Remaster and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Georgia - Google Spotlight Stories
Steve - Prune and Hearthstone
Links:
Life Is Strange Episode One Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Time Travels
Gears of War: Judgment Review
Killer Is Dead Review (Multi-Platform)
Murdered: Soul Suspect Review (Multi-Platform)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Review (360/PS3)
Bayonetta 2 Review: The Witch is Back
Isometric #66: The Final Round (with tweets) · WickedGood · Storify
Street Fighter - IMDb
Mortal Kombat - IMDb
The World Ends With You returns to iOS after months-long absence
iMore show 468: #SelectAll bagstravaganza
This Week in Tech 520
Vector
TheFitCast
Unconsoleable 45 - It's For Drunks!
1 hr 7 min
July 27, 201565: Maddy Max: Fury Road
Steve explains to Georgia why it's not cheating to play a fighting game with simple moves, Bri tries to figure out why Adam Sandler was allowed to make a movie as terrible as Pixels, and Maddy finally earns the nickname that's eluded her for so long.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Ultra Street Fighter 4
Georgia - Fieldrunners 2
Bri - Peggle, Fallout Shelter, Final Fantasy X Remaster and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Steve - Rocket League and Tembo the Badass Elephant
Links:
Pro Gaming League Will Drug Test Its Players
MADDY MAX Myers on Twitter: "#throwbackthursday to 2008, as promised by me on @IsometricShow just now http://t.co/eF5Aj7kHr6"
Rising Thunder: A PC-only fighting game from experts in the genre - PC Gamer
Marvel vs Capcom 3
Divekick
Robot or Not?
Watch a furious critic explain why 'Pixels is an unmitigated piece of god-awful dogshit'
Support Bob Chipman creating MOVIEBOB's "Really That Good," Videos, Blogs, Columns
Donkey Kong Almost Didn't Make It Into Pixels
Why Are You So Angry? - YouTube
What Is Gamergate, and Why? An Explainer for Non-Geeks
This Is Phil Fish - YouTube
Thoughts on Isometric — The Snarge
1 hr
July 21, 201564: Text Georgia Dow
Maddy confirms her suspicions of doping in eSports, Bri takes on the troubling rumors surrounding Quiet in Metal Gear Solid, Georgia finds arcades hidden in the wilds of Maine, and Steve demonstrates how to wake sleeping children with maximum prejudice.
This episode of Isometric is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros
Georgia - Flamin’ Finger
Bri - Heroes of the Storm, Final Fantasy X Remaster and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Steve - Heroes of the Storm and Geometry Wars 3
Links:
Pro Counter-Strike Player: "We were all on Adderall"
Winners might use drugs • Eurogamer.net
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes fails to portray sexual violence meaningfully
Poison
How should we talk about Final Fantasy VII's crossdressing sequence?
Bridget from Guilty Gear
Anti-LGBT Violence Down, Anti-Trans Hate Crimes Up
Pebble Under Fire for Caitlyn Jenner's 'DadBod'
I Am Jazz
Mazefinger
NEW! #BlogHer15 Keynote: Brianna Wu on Creating a Safer Saner Online Culture for Women. For Everybody. | BlogHer
6 Women Whipping the Video Game Industry Into Shape | Playboy
1 hr 13 min
July 13, 201563: Lead Cheerfulness Consultant
Bri's Winter of Discontent continues with the failed launch of Final Fantasy XIV on Mac, Maddy dreams of farming Zerglings, Steve desperately tries not to buy a Mega Man helmet, and Georgia receives the best drawings the Apple Watch can produce.
This episode of Isometric is sponsored by:
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ISOMETRIC for 10% off.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Amity Bound
Georgia - Panda Pop
Bri - Destiny and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Steve - New Super Mario Bros U
Links:
Visualized intro times for @Isometricshow.
Length of Hypercritical episodes
Square Enix blames OpenGL for Final Fantasy 14 Mac refunds
What Final Fantasy XIV's aborted Mac launch says about Mac gaming
Metal for OS X is so huge, I no longer need a Mac Pro | iMore
Gold-farming in Heroes of the Storm is My New Part-Time Job :: Games :: Features :: Paste
Awesomenauts | Ronimo Games
Georgia kicking Steve in the panda suit
Capcom's wearable Mega Man helmet is $150, pre-orders open for 'extremely limited quantities'
Mega Man Mega Buster Gun Replica | ThinkGeek
International Love Ultimatum #iluJam
Material - Relay FM
1 hr 16 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…