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The 1099 is an interview-based podcast that highlights the best writers, YouTubers, developers, publishers, and people in video games and beyond. Founded by Josiah Renaudin and hosted by Joseph Knoop,... more
FAQs about The 1099:How many episodes does The 1099 have?The podcast currently has 256 episodes available.
November 07, 2016Episode 66: Holly Green on Paste Games, Pitching, and TwitterOn this week's episode, games reporter and assistant editor at Paste Games, Holly Green, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss the future of Paste, how and why you should pitch them, taking online criticism, what we're missing in games writing, and why you need to get off Twitter from time to time....more53minPlay
October 31, 2016Episode 65: Benjamin Rivers on Horror Games, Home, and Alone With YouOn this week's episode, the developer of Home and Alone With You, Ben Rivers, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss what makes horror games scary, avoiding jump scares, developing on the PS4 and Vita, dealing with game reviews as a developer, and bouncing around between genres....more44minPlay
October 24, 2016Episode 64: Glixel's Rachel Weber on Rolling Stone and PlayStation VROn this week's episode, brand new Glixel writer, Rachel Weber, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss how she landed her new job, what it's like getting your work edited by Rolling Stone staff members, the present and future of virtual reality, and the state of games culture writing....more47minPlay
October 17, 2016Episode 63: Evolve PR Director Tom Ohle on Video Game PR and The WitcherOn this week's episode, Evolve PR director, Tom Ohle, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss the state of video game PR, how to promote an indie game versus a AAA release, what it's been like working with The Witcher team since the start, what good PR can do to small games, and what Evolve titles to look forward to in the near future....more42minPlay
October 03, 2016Episode 62: Ubisoft's Dan Amrich on Review Backlash and Evolving CriticismOn this week's episode, Ubisoft community developer and long-time games journalist, Dan Amrich, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss Dan's early days in the industry, his book, how reviews have changed over the years, publisher backlash to negative reviews, and how he transitioned to community work....more1h 5minPlay
September 26, 2016Episode 61: Harmonix's Nick Mudry on Rock Band 4 and Virtual RealityOn this week's episode, Harmonix product manager, Nick Mudry, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss the state of music games, the reception of Rock Band 4, the struggles of a crowd-funding campaign, the joys of virtual reality, and what you can expect from Harmonix moving forward....more44minPlay
September 19, 2016Episode 60: Kotaku's Jason Schreier on Breaking Stories and Real Games ReportingOn this week's episode, Kotaku news editor, Jason Schreier, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss how Kotaku breaks such big stories, why investigative reporting is so important in the games industry, the response to early reports about major game delays, and the difference between YouTubers and traditional writers....more30minPlay
September 12, 2016Episode 59: Kotaku Managing Editor Riley MacLeod on How the Site Covers GamesOn this week's episode, Kotaku managing editor, Riley MacLeod, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss the way Kotaku covers games. They talk about the freelance market, how to balance light-hearted posts with investigative reporting, writing stories about games well after launch, and the future of Kotaku....more43minPlay
September 05, 2016Episode 58: Brendan Sinclair on News Writing, GameSpot, and the Crumbling Internet Ad ModelOn this week's episode, GamesIndustry.biz writer and former senior news editor at GameSpot, Brendan Sinclair, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss the failures of the ad model on websites, hosting the HotSpot after the firing of Jeff Gerstmann, the issues with news writing in games, and why we need to cover stories that don't get that many clicks....more59minPlay
August 29, 2016Episode 57: Game Informer's Javy Gwaltney on Landing a Full-Time Writing JobOn this week's episode, Javy Gwaltney from Game Informer joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss what it's like to interview for a full-time games media job, what Game Informer's done to stay relevant for so long, the challenges of writing for print, freelancing for Paste, and the importance of personality-based writing....more54minPlay
FAQs about The 1099:How many episodes does The 1099 have?The podcast currently has 256 episodes available.