Silicon Sasquatch

PAX Prime 2013 is just around the corner, and it's the first year that Silicon Sasquatch will be attending in force to bring you coverage and commentary! (Meanwhile industry people will receive business cards and, um, handshakes I guess.)

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Intro music: "Certain Death (Still Alive Remix)" by Blackberry

Fez II, the sequel to the critically acclaimed puzzle-platformer profiled in Indie Game: The Movie, is officially canceled. According to creator Phil Fish, this decision comes not as the result of any isolated incident but out of a desire to escape what he sees as a hostile environment in gaming. Fish tweeted:

— PHIL FISH (@PHIL_FISH) July 27, 2013

Regardless of the reason, there's no doubt that gaming culture can be a hostile place. But how widespread is it, and what sort of damage does it do? Aaron, Spencer and I sat down to talk about what happened with Fez II and what lessons can be learned from this scenario.

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Intro music: "Bored on Your Backside" by Trifonic

It's finally here! Memory Card is back with our second-ever episode! In Episode 2, true stories from Nicole Leung, Alvaro Sarria, and Rebecca Jennings about family, games, and the intersection of the two. We've got drama, humor, angst -- something for everyone!

Musical selections for this episode:

"Slinky Blues" by Admiral Bob

Hosted by Tyler Martin and featuring Doug Bonham and Spencer Tordoff

Produced by Spencer Tordoff

Intro music: I'm Going Bazurky by morgantj

Outro music: Summertime (The dirty water Cdk Mix) by J.Lang

Do you think we're overreacting, or does this new trend really spell doom for the Big Three? Let us know in the comments! And as usual, subscribe or give us a review on iTunes, and like or follow us on your favoritesocialnetwork.

Musical selections for this episode include "Living next door to Alex" by rocavaco and "Waiting for the rain" by Distimia

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Audio tracks for today's podcast are selections from the Bioshock Infinite soundtrack: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "God Only Knows."

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Musical selections for this episode include Norleans Lovas by Jeris, and You Rascal, You (TJMorgan Drunk Remix) by morgantj.

Here at Silicon Sasquatch, we've been wanting to do something a little different with the podcast format. Something a little less roundtable, a little more story-oriented. Now, finally, we have a prototype: Memory Card. In episode one, Spencer (yours truly) does a little soul-searching on the LAN party, and speaks to some folks at March's Emerald City LAN to gain perspective.

It's rough and pretty wordy - again, it's our prototype - but we're looking forward to exploring this format in the future. If you have feedback, suggestions for stories or interviews we should pursue, or have a story you'd like to pitch to us, we want to know! Please contact us at this email address, or on the show's Twitter account. Let us know what you think, and what you want to hear!

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Musical selections for this podcast include the Assassin's Creed 3 opening theme and "I dunno" by grapes.

Grab the second segment of our long-running conversation now - just one more piece, and episode 3 will be complete! And, as usual, don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes, or check us out in theusualplaces.

Musical selections for this podcast were chosen from Nine Inch Nails‘ “Ghosts I-IV” and from The Global Optimistic.