Isometric

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Isometric episodes

April 27, 201552: Everyone Gets a Grape
This week, Maddy dreams of being a female Stormtrooper, Bri trusts GameStop to rebuild her vintage game collection, Georgia enlists monkeys to explain anger over paid Steam mods, and Steve confronts a hard truth about his relationship with fighting games.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Pancake and Mortal Kombat X
Georgia - Time Trap
Steve - Mortal Kombat X and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Links:
Buy an Isometric Shirt!
Tell the Copyright Office You Demand the Right to Repair
Star Wars Battlefront Looks Cool, But I'm Not Ready To Get Excited
Artoo detour: the original Star Wars Battlefront had anarchy and soul
Star Wars: Battlefront Will Aim For Authentic Vwoms
Why are we excited about props from a Star Wars movie that we won't see until December?
Star Wars Battlefront will have playable women Stormtroopers | Polygon
I flew an X-Wing fighter at Star Wars Celebration
Maddy as a Stormtrooper, courtesy of Kiva Bay
GameStop Launches Pilot Program for Buying & Selling Retro Gaming Stuff
How GameStop Plans to Sell Classic Games and Hardware
More Than 150 Million Americans Play Video Games - The Entertainment Software Association
Steam Workshop lets users sell mods, but only shares 25 percent of revenue
Steam Users See Big Problems With Charging For Mods
Tech News 2Night 320
1 hr 36 min
April 20, 201551: ISOMETRIK!
This week, Bri and Maddy decide if Mortal Kombat X is a komplete success or a katastrophe, Georgia wonders what owning a Guitar Hero Live guitar would say about her, and Steve takes issue with Bioshock's authentic diversity.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Little Sound Dj
Bri - Final Fantasy XV Demo, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and Final Fantasy Type-0
Georgia - Last Voyage and Dark Echo
Steve - Axiom Verge and Hearthstone
Links:
* Buy an Isometric Shirt!
* Kurtis Stryker - The Mortal Kombat Wiki
* 7 Memorable Moments in Mortal Kombat's History
* One of Mortal Kombat’s New Characters is Gay
* Mortal Kombat X sells 'Easy Fatalities' downloadable content at absurd price
* Mortal Kombat X's DLC model is a disservice to NetherRealm by Warner Bros.
* Faith In Rapture – Ken Levine Shares Thoughts On Creating Authentic Diversity
* Guitar Hero Is Back This Fall, And You'll Only Need Three Fingers
* Pro 'Tude: Guitar Hero Live Puts You On Stage
* Sega NAOMI
* Pictures of the NAOMI Dreamcast arcade board from @djphiliptan
* New Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game being developed with Team Ninja, may come to PS4
* Virtual #33: Flipper Machines - Relay FM
* DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY
* Cloud of Darkness
* Episode 334: Your Appointment w/ Georgia Dow | TheFitCast- Fitness and Nutrition Podcast
1 hr 32 min
April 13, 201550: The Winter of Maddy Myers' Discontent
This week, Bri prophesies a future where the DMCA destroys Horde Mode forever, Maddy dispels the myth of the cool gamer girlfriend, Steve dreams of a VR arcade, and Georgia tries to stack Name That Game in Maddy's favor, with disastrous results.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Bri - Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Steve - Axiom Verge
Links:
NSNorth 2015
Guile's Theme Goes with Everything
Videogame Publishers: No Preserving Abandoned Games, Even for Museums and Archives, Because All "Hacking" is Illegal | Electronic Frontier Foundation
An Exemption to the DMCA Would Let Game Fans Keep Abandoned Games Running | Electronic Frontier Foundation
GameSpy shutdown will end online play on Wii, Nintendo DS
The Sad Story Behind A Dead PC Game That Can't Come Back
How The Gaming Industry Uses Copyright To Prevent You From Playing Abandoned Games
The Cool Gamer Girlfriend, a.k.a. UNICORNS AREN'T REAL
What Really Happened To Arcades
FunSpot
Star Wars: Battle Pod Arcade Game Coming Jan. 2015
Cybersmith Nets First Year Success
Dactyl Nightmare
CPS-2
Dreamcast Arcade Boards
The Evolution of Gamification in the Workplace
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Revealed for PS4
Game Loop: Will there ever be a market for deeper games on iOS? | Mac|Life
1 hr 40 min
April 06, 201549: Candy Crush Kill Screen
This week, Maddy takes a firm stance against pleasantries, Bri has a special kind of FU about Bloodborne, Steve Facebook stalks Nintendo, and Georgia reports on what it's like to turn undead in Ireland.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Bloodborne, Starcraft 2 and Tetris
Bri - Mega Man 1-6, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Steve - Captain Forever Remix
Links:
Subscribing to the New Feed
Orc Dating Sim by Mitch Alexander
Brianna Wu continues to stand up to Gamergate
"He suddenly became incredibly sullen, angry and frustrated. He was 10"
Classic Nintendo DS and N64 games are coming to the Wii U
Mario Kart 8 is getting a 200cc speed boost in a free update
Nintendo taking suggestions on new Super Smash Bros. characters in online ballot
P.N.03
Captain N: The Game Master
Shuma-Gorath
Princess Lana
Roll
Tetra
Justin Bailey
Nurse Joy
Officer Jenny
Dark Queen from Battletoads
Irene Lew
Banjo-Kazooie
Splatoon Release Date, Modes and amiibo Information Splat Into View
Mega Man 2 isn't the Best Mega Man Game
A Critical Look at Mega Man 2 vs. Mega Man 3
Rampart
World Autism Awareness Day
Writing characters, not symptoms: A gamer with autism discusses what our hobby gets wrong
NSNorth 2015
Brianna Wu - Speaking
1 hr 17 min
March 30, 201548: Baby Got Backend
This week, Maddy embraces her new life as a fake video game developer, Georgia helps improve Bri's marriage with sticker charts for screen time, and Steve confronts an gaming existential crisis after not wanting to play Bloodborne.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Life is Strange Episode 2
Bri - Cities: Skylines
Steve - Xeodrifter and Tokyo Jungle
Links:
Super Skrull
It Will Blow Your Mind To See How Much It Costs To Add ONE New Character To A Fighting Game
Tiny Toons Particle Man - YouTube
Clay Fighter
Bloodborne: Thoughts on the first 40 hours
20 Hours In, I'm Obsessed With Bloodborne
Is Bloodborne the best game ever, or just the second best?
Update on "treats you like an adult"
Kiva Bay's drawing of us
A Feminist Deck
ESRB Ratings Will Expand Service
Overcoming video game addiction in children
Úll 2015
UNI to host Women's History Month events
39. Strumming the Strum Button - Up Up Down Down Podcast
Queer Characters: Birdo
1 hr 51 min
March 23, 201547: Aunt Bri's Got Some Ideas
This week, Isometric reveals an important announcement about the show’s future, Steve tries to come to grips with Nintendo moving to mobile, Maddy tries to make Bri cut her vacation short by reviewing Final Fantasy Type 0, and Georgia’s obsession.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - King of Fighters XIII and 80 Days
Georgia - The Room Two
Bri - Persona Q and Peggle
Steve - CounterSpy
Links for this episode:
Welcome Isometric! — Relay FM
Isometric is moving to Relay.FM | Space Channel 6
Isometric Moving to Relay.FM: What You Need to Know
Take part in a live-action Danganronpa mystery
Nintendo to release games on phones and tablets
You Might Not Like The Company Making Mobile Games With Nintendo
Nintendo CEO on Mobile Gaming, Smartphones
I’m a 12-year-old girl. Why don’t the characters in my apps look like me?
Nintendo Share Value Spikes Following DeNA and NX Announcements
Rayman Fiesta Run
Pokemon Shuffle
Nintendo licenses Mario version of free-to-play mobile money-spinner Puzzle & Dragons
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Nintendo Land
Metroid Prime Pinball
Square Enix pulls the broken iOS version of The World Ends With You
Final Fantasy: Type-0 HD Review: Cutie Roulette
PS4 firmware 2.50 to add accessibility options, enable backup games to storage, says leak
Final Fantasy XV Features A Mechanic Named 'Cidney'
Total Party Kill | A Door Killed My Brother (Episode 46)
Creative Chaos
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1 hr 21 min
March 16, 201546: I Murdered Hotline Miami
This week, Georgia tries to hide her Monster Mania injuries from PAX, Bri tries to come to grips with a world where Nintendo makes hardware for adults, Maddy tries to contain her disdain for Hotline Miami 2, and Steve tries to keep his priorities straight
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - La Mulana EX
Georgia - PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate and Alto’s Adventure
Bri - Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Resident Evil Revelations 2
Steve - OlliOlli2
Links for this episode:
Tron 3 is in the works from director of the beautiful and flawed Tron: Legacy
Isometric Live from PAX East 2015
It's time for the FBI to prosecute Gamergate trolls
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Review—Gore Bore
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number hands-on
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number review - PC Gamer
Gamasutra: Rami Ismail's Blog - Why Hotline Miami is an important game
Why is Killing a Fundamental Game Mechanic? | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios
Skullgirls
Spec Ops: The Line
Day In The Life: Disability and Representation in Videogames
Dead or Alive 5 tournament soft ban on "over-sexualised" costumes sparks heated debate
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
Karateka
The non-stop erotic thrills of the 1990s Marvel Swimsuit Specials
How Role-Playing Games Can Teach Kids Decision Making (Steve's article for Pixelkin)
Georgia kicking Steve in a panda suit
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1 hr 39 min
March 09, 2015 45: I Didn't Think Our Show Could Get Any Dumber
It's our long awaited live show at PAX East 2015! There were mustaches, stuffed animal attacks, laundry tips, Samus cosplay, and at least one injury. (And we tried to talk about video games for at least five minutes or so. Emphasis on tried.)
Links and Show Notes:
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Links for this episode:
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Samus and Sagat
Battletoads coming to Xbox One version of Shovel Knight
Lastronaut
Squishables
Sentris
Capsule Force
Games return to Boing Boing
The most vital, emotional panel at GDC was #1ReasonToBe
Here’s The Joke Tim Schafer Made That Has Gamergate Freaking Out
Elite: Dangerous
Star Citizen
Strike Suit Zero
lynda.com (Start learning now with a 10-day free trial)
1 hr 3 min
March 02, 201544: Tell Me About the War, Grandma
This week, Maddy crushes Steve's dream of a Rock Band future, Steve crushes Maddy's dream of enjoying Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Bri crushes Georgia's dream of playing games on a holodeck any time soon, and Georgia crushes everyone's dreams with her new
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - Crazy Taxi
Georgia - Godus
Bri - Persona Q
Steve - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Links for this episode:
Rock Band dev Harmonix asks fans to fill out "important" survey
Rock Band gets two new DLC songs about things you love coming back for some reason
New Guitar Hero and Rock Band games are reportedly coming to Xbox One and PS4
The Rock Band Zeitgeist: Does Anybody Still Care About Plastic Guitars? (Maddy's Article)
La Roux - Bulletproof - Rock Band Expert Guitar
Less Talk More Rokk - Freezepop - Rock Band 2 Expert Guitar 100% FC
Rock Band Blitz
DJ Hero
DJ Hero - Expert Mode - Fix Up, Look Sharp vs. Genesis
PopCap founder is tackling VR's biggest problem, and it will be an uphill fight
Valve announces SteamVR, debuting at next week’s Game Developers Conference
Virtual letdown: Dying Light shows the difficulties of first-person VR
Pixelkin's review of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Kirby eating ramen
Back in my Play Episode 49: Star Fox 64
Front to Back #8 — My First Diablo
Unconsoleable 23: Our Gaming Yoda
Isometric Podcast Live at PAX East (Friday, 8:00 PM in Condor Theater)
Enabling Co-Op Mode: Improving Identity Based Conversations (Friday, 11:30 AM in Bobcat Theater)
Achievement Unlocked: Parenting, Now What?, (Saturday, 10:30 AM in Bumblebee Theater)
Censored! Do Devs Have Creative Freedom? (Saturday, 8:00 PM in Condor Theater)
Life is Strange Soundtrack
Tron hand turkey!
1 hr 12 min
February 23, 201543: You're Overruled, Steve
This week, Georgia delivers a final Internet Justice ruling on Tron, Maddy laments the Peter Molyneux interview, Bri wonders why we're debating game length instead of any other problem with AAA games, and Steve plays Sonic Boom, for science.
Links and Show Notes:
What We’re Playing:
Maddy - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Georgia - The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Bri - Grim Fandango Remastered
Steve - Sonic Boom and The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Links for this episode:
Why GSX is withdrawing from PAX East
Isometric Podcast Live!
Godus is looking like another disappointment
Peter Molyneux Interview: “I haven’t got a reputation in this industry any more”
Peter Molyneux interview: 'It's over, I will not speak to the press again'
About Spacekat
Ready at Dawn responds to concern over The Order: 1886 campaign length
The Order: 1886: The Kotaku Review
HowLongToBeat.com
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1 hr 36 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…