For the inaugural Platformer Shorts episode, Jonathan talks about the original Castlevania: a classic that embodies the genre.

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This week, Jonathan and Nick discuss Fortnite. Our Literate gamers discuss this early access instance MMO, with a surprising amount of polish.

Cross platform play on PS4, Xbox One, and PC from Epic Games.

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Literate Gamer is joined by self-described RimWorld aficionado TheMeInTeam to discuss Ludeon Studio's survival-colony simulator RimWorld.

Listen for the insightful commentary on a complex, evolving game. Stay for the stories of cannibalism and depravity the title is famous for.

Benjamin Dreyer, Copy Chief for Random House, joins Literate Gamer to discuss the value and importance of copy editing in writing. His style guide is currently slotted for a January 2019 release.

This interview was originally slated for release in November, but technical and health related concerns delayed the release until now.

You can find Benjamin Dreyer on Twitter at @BCDreyer where you should follow him for amazing #CopyEditingProTip

Please note: A copy editor was not consulted in the writing of these show notes. We apologize for any undue existential angst.

Matt Forbeck, one of the busiest writers on the market and GenCon’s defacto Writer-In-Chief, takes some time out of his hectic schedule to talk about his experiences as a writer and a staple of the GenCon/Gaming community. Topics of interest include working in existing Intellectual Properties, writing with a deadline, and his experiences with Diana Jones award.

You can stay up to date on all things Forbeckian at his website http://www.forbeck.com/ and you can also catch him on Twitter @mforbeck and Facebook.

Please note – Literate Gamer is switching to a fortnightly release schedule for the foreseeable future.

This week Nate Lunceford joins the Literate Gamer hosts to breakdown The Witcher 3, CD Projeckt Red's dark fantasy masterpiece franchise based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

They dismantle the mystic and combat mechanics surrounding this beloved franchise using their patented GAMER™ criticism rubric. It's a fantastic time, and we look forward to hearing from Nate in the future.

Michelle Boback, voice/screen actress and musician, joins Literate Gamer to break down Far Cry Primal. Michelle's most memorable role for our fans would be as the voice of Dr. Megan Reed from Square's seminal Deus Ex franchise. She is married to Elias Toufexis, the voice actor behind Takkar, the main character of Far Cry Primal (and Adam Jensen).

You can find Michell on Twitter @MichellBoback music at her website, on Instagram @BobackMakesMusic, and her own website where you can listen to her fanstic music at www.bobackmakesmusic.com

David Rogers, author of the Apocalypse series of zombie survival horror novels, joins us again to take on Naughty Dog's survival horror masterpiece, The Last of Us.

David Rogers' work can be found on Amazon.

Kevin Mooseles proves his utility as a reoccurring guest with his latest topic - Games that don't exist, but should.

We spend all of our time breaking down games that do exist, lets get speculative.

Kevin Mooseles is an author and a contributing writer for The Escaptist.

After playing the Division at launch, Nick and Jonathan return to evaluate the state of the game a year and a half post-release. They run down the different aspects and discuss the inherent difficulties in criticizing an MMO.

Sorry, the official title is Tom Clancy's™ The Division. The didn't discuss the impending movie, but maybe it won't be awful?