Starting Point

Starting Point

By Brian Bentley & Corey DockendorfVideo Games
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Starting Point episodes

  • The Clamoring

    Brian and Corey are back at it to discuss the recent Nintendo Direct, Microsoft leveraging Ninja, and Sony's purchase of Insomniac Games.

    • Insomniac Games
    • Overwatch on Switch
    • SNES games on Switch
    • Divinity Original Sin 2
    • Doom 64 on Switch
    • SNES-style controllers
    • Xenoblade Chronicles 
    • Ikumi Nakamura

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    39 min
  • Eating Crow

    Brian and Corey start this week talking about Gamescom, which devolved strictly into Death Stranding and trying to figure that out. We also talk about Nintendo's Indie World video, and wrap up with Corey making revelations galore.

    Death Stranding's Mama video

    Nintendo's Indie World

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    39 min
  • Streamers as Stylists

    Brian and Corey are rejoined this week by Centre College's Professor John Harney to make up for the technical difficulties of a couple weeks ago, and also because he's a terrific guy. We talk about Ninja's deal with Mixer, the swatting of a world champion, and of course, John's MOBA corner.

    John on Twitter

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    44 min
  • Touch Your Wheat

    Brian and Corey are joined this week by Corey's twin and Art Director at Redemption Games, Casey Dockendorf. We talk about the recent release of Sweet Escapes by Redemption, taking your kids out of school to go eSport Pro, and watching The Matrix in theaters.

    • Sweet Escapes on Apple iOS
    • Sweet Escapes on Google Play

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    57 min
  • MOBA Corner

    Even though we experience some technical difficulties the evening we recorded (Thanks Zencastr), Brian and Corey are delighted to have Professor John Harney back on the show for a discussion on the game and the history surrounding Total War: Three Kingdoms and then we have John's MOBA Corner before we get cut off.

    John on Twitter

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    29 min
  • Breaking News

    Brian and Corey bring you the real hotness this week with news about joy-cons in Gamecube colors, Fallout 76, and more Switch battery life. Also, Corey makes an admission about Fortnite.

    • Joy-con controllers in Gamecube colors
    • Fallout 76 release notes
    • Midnight Ghost Hunt on Steam
    • Killsquad on Steam
    • New Nintendo Switch model

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    31 min
  • Out with the Bathwater

    Brian and Corey are back after a week to discuss Warframe and TennoCon, people buying bathwater, The Lord of the Rings MMO (the new one and not the current one), and the Nintendo Lite announcement.

    LorR MMO

    Gamer Girl bathwater

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    43 min
  • Wizarding World

    Brian and Corey use this seemingly quiet week to brush up on the bit smaller stories and we get Corey's take on Harry Potter Wizards Unite.

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    34 min
  • Holy Hades

    Brian and Corey are joined by Aggrogamer.com's Editor-in-Chief David Becker to talk about his E3 exploits this year and his impressions of the show. We also get into games he played and where he thinks the show is going, if anywhere.

    David on Twitter

    Aggrogamer.com

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Woooo You're Breathtaking

    This week's episode is a little late, but Brian and Corey wanted to bring you their thoughts on everything E3. That's right, a jam-packed episode full of Woooos and Keanu, as well as their ups and downs of the entire show.

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    1 hr 5 min

About Starting Point

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A short-form podcast from Corey Dockendorf and Brian Bentley looking at the wonderful world of video games.  At least that is where we will start.  Where we head from there is anyone's…