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Kotaku Splitscreen episodes

March 21, 2018 GDC 2018: Life After BioWare, with Aaryn Flynn
Jason and Kirk talk with ex-BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn about his years making RPGs (and running a studio) in Edmonton, as well as his experiences working at EA.
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35 min
March 21, 2018 GDC 2018: Video Game Unions, with Jen MacLean
At GDC in San Francisco, Jason sat down with Jen MacLean, executive director of the International Game Developers Association, to get her take on all the recent talk of unionization among game developers.
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31 min
March 20, 2018 BONUS: The Leftovers Spoilercast
"Why wouldn't I believe you? You're here." Kirk and Jason are joined by IGN's Marty Sliva and Andrew Goldfarb to talk about The Leftovers, going season by season to dissect the show and discuss why we all love it so much. Warning: There will be spoilers!
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1 hr 18 min
March 15, 2018 121: Storytelling In Games, Live From SXSW
At South by Southwest in Austin, Jason and Kirk took the stage along with Telltale Games’ Leah Hoyer and the Guardian’s Keza MacDonald to talk about interactive storytelling, the rise of games as a service, and whether or not Jason actually has a “Soothsayer Hat.”
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1 hr 1 min
March 14, 2018 BONUS: Black Panther and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Kirk and Jason sit down with Rise of the Black Panther writer (and former Kotaku colleague) Evan Narcisse to talk about Ryan Coogler's Black Panther film and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole.
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58 min
March 09, 2018 BONUS: Guerrilla Games Boss Hermen Hulst
Jason talks to Hermen Hulst, managing director at Guerrilla Games, about the studio's success with Horizon: Zero Dawn, how they moved past the grittiness of Killzone, and how he feels about crunch.
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24 min
March 08, 2018 120: Trump vs. Video Games
Is Donald Trump about to ban video games for life? Probably!!! Kirk and Jason talk about that and other big news like loot boxes and Diablo for Switch (6:27), then dig into some of the games they've been playing (41:14), like Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Arkham Knight, and Ni no Kuni 2.
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1 hr 12 min
March 01, 2018 The Secret Hunters of Destiny
On this special episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk and Jason travel back to Destiny 1 and the era of Sleeper Simulant, Outbreak Prime, and the Vault of Glass. It’s a story about secrets and secret hunters, and how Destiny's most fabled mysteries eventually become real.

CREDITS

Written and produced by Jason Schreier and Kirk Hamilton
Interviews conducted by Jason Schreier
Edited and mixed by Kirk Hamilton
Music composed and performed by Kirk Hamilton
Editorial oversight by Stephen Totilo

AUDIO SOURCING

Official Destiny 2 Trailer
Official Taken King Trailer
Phillip Kenney Climbing to the top of Atheon’s Throne Room
Primeguard, World’s First Vault of Glass completion:
Vylsith, Vault of Glass Oracle Fight
iraspberrykiwi commentary on vault of glass hidden area
Viva La Fraggie Scent of the Worm guide
Daniel Jurado’s amazing Vault of Glass glitch video
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52 min
February 22, 2018 119: Console vs. PC Gaming
Kirk and Jason jump right into news on Mafia 3's developer laying people off, Kentucky's governor blaming video games for shootings, and the System Shock reboot facing development troubles. Then they answer some listener questions (23:01) on console vs. PC gaming and getting your husband into The Witcher 3. They finish things off (48:05) by chatting about games they're playing: Assassin's Creed Origins and A Case of Distrust.
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1 hr 15 min
February 15, 2018 118: Why We Play Video Games
Kirk and Jason break down the news before getting into some nitty-gritty about what they've been playing (25:48), including Civilization VI, Dragon Quest Builders, and Into The Breach. Why do we play games, anyway? LET'S FIGURE IT OUT. Then they talk about the Olympics, whether it's OK to be friends with Nazis, and all sorts of other good stuff (51:47).
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1 hr 14 min