Danny sits down with Jason Schreier to discuss his new book PLAY NICE, The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

5:00 - Jason's new book: PLAY NICE 6:40 - The Benefits of Written Journalism vs Video 11:30 - Difficulty of Connecting With Sources 14:07 - How The Book Changed From Concept to Completion 19:15 - The Culture at Blizzard vs The Rest of the Industry 22:50 - Covering Misconduct & Discrimination at Blizzard 28:40 - Jason's Favourite Blizzard Games 31:20 - When Jason Decided to Become a Games Journalist 36:00 - Surviving in the Games Media Industry 38:50 - The Joy of Being an Author 41:40 - On Bobby Kotick's Role in the Book 43:35 - Blizzard's Cancelled Projects 50:20 - The Future of Games Reporting 1:00:52 - Outro