Silicon Vets Gaming

Zach and Trevor discuss the the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta and game dynamics, as well as the controversy surrounding Sony's exclusive deal with Activision. Also discussed is cross-play and its benefits and drawbacks, as well the upcoming Video Games News & Entertainment Network and the future of streaming.

Zach and Trevor dive into the recent Iron Crown event controversy with Apex Legends, 2K's shamelessly aggressive micro-transaction model and advertising, the challenge of game ratings and monetization in a rapidly changing industry, and the solid Remnant: From The Ashes by Gunfire Games.

Zach, Trevor and special guest Derrick, discuss developer death threats, community toxicity, and sketchy publisher tactics in the latest episode of the Silicon Vets Gaming podcast.

Guitar Hero. Tony Hawk. Call of Duty. Assassin's Creed. For almost a decade, every major publisher released a title in this iconic franchises annually. But as we move forward as an industry, we're seeing more and more games like Fortnite and Rainbow Six: Siege embrace a single client, and then support it over multiple years with content updates. Even Assassin's Creed achieved its greatest success after taking a year break. All of this begs the question: Is the annualized IP dying, or is it already dead? Join Trevor and Zach for a down-and-dirty discussion on annualized IPs and the their future.

Zach and Trevor show you the money and dive into business models in gaming in 2019. How do you balance long-term development and support of major gaming titles in an industry resistant to price increases while development go nowhere but up? How do you keep players engaged (and paying) without making them feel devalued as customers? Zach and Trevor weigh in on games, money, and the future of gaming for Episode 6.

For Episode 5, Trevor and Zach return to discuss the dilemma of game streaming with Google Stadia, the real-life comeback story of Final Fantasy XIV, and the lessons other games like Anthem should learn from Final Fantasy's "A Realm Reborn" approach.

Trevor dives into the bizarre, lukewarm tech press response to AMD's Navi cards, and why it makes no sense.

Trevor rambles on AMD's Navi GPU price cuts, and why the Epic Game Store is neither evil nor anti-consumer, and pretty much stuck between a rock and hard place.

Welcome back for Episode 2! Zach and Trevor dive into the next-gen console tech rumors for Project Scarlett and PlayStation 5, break down what's real, what's marketing fluff, and go over what you can expect as far as transition as we move from one gaming generation to the next. 

For the inaugural episode, Trevor and Zach give their thoughts on E3 2019, breakdown their highlights from the show, and dive into some of the context behind this year's presentations.