I just wanted to say Sorry that I haven’t had an episode up in 2 weeks! So many things going on and I have been slammed! I will do a better job of communication moving forward! Thank you to all the listeners who listen and share every week That being said, I hope you enjoy this bite sized episode featuring…ME! Yes only me today, but I talk about what’s been going on, a little Pokemon GO, Old School Games, my new job, and more!

And we’re back this week with a rockin episode! I bring on friend and “rival” podcaster Efosa Okundaye the host of The Chronicles of Gamers podcast. In this episode we break down how to podcast and talk about video games. Why? Because it’s what we do! We also have a fun segment along the lines of Efosa’s show called “The top things to complain about in video games” and we definitely voice our opinions. Come sit back relax and enjoy the old school video game talk with some new school tips on how to get out there in the video game content space!

We love music and sound in video games. We’re joined this week by Akash Takkar, someone who knows a thing or two about the subject having recently done the sound for HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER! Akash is an accomplished video game composer/sound designer, public speaker, teacher and entrepreneur. Turns out he also likes the gym a lot too! We talk about xbox indie promotions, HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER, Madden, Lifting, getting swoll, the influence of music in games, square-enix and their new creative projects, health in the game industry,…did I mention the gym? Can Akash deadlift his way to a victory over the boss of the week: Mecha-Hitler?

First things first…HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM (JULY 7th) Ok back to it….Getting a job in any capacity is a skill in itself and the gaming industry can be even more difficult. Thankfully we have Marc Mencher, the Game Recruiter and founder of GamerRecruiter.com on the show to give you tips on how to make your next job hunt a success! Also returning in this edition is my friend Loren Segal to serve as co-pilot as we interview Marc and talk about wacky things like Mario 3 Speed Running, World of Warcraft Movie Reviews, Cleaning toilets, EVO and Street Fighter V on ESPN2, Esports, The Overwatch Competitive Update, The Future of Kickstarter and more! Can Marc recruit the support to take on a Big Daddy, the boss of the week?

Corn bread, collard greens, cool aid, fried chicken, grits, catfish and Video Game animation! This week’s guest is young and successful game animator Joseph Coleman the artist for the new game Cup Head! Joseph hails from Mississippi and we discuss our Sothern roots and the path to becoming a video game artist. He talks about his struggles over-coming being a minority artist from the deep south where art is not normally seen as a career. We also have fun nerding out way off topic with things like, The Steam Summer Sale, NES Games, Rubber Cement, Superman, Sega Game Gear, Ninja turtles, Art in Games, and Bleach Casserole? Can Joseph find a creative way to dispatch Vaas Montengro in this week’s Boss Battle?

What’s an important element of a video game? If you ask anybody you’ll get a variety of answers but story will always rank high on the list. This week I’m joined by Jean Leggett, CEO of One More Story Games, the studio that is revolutionizing the way authors and creators make story driven games with their new engine StoryStylus. We discuss how to create great stories in games, dumplings – ohhh do we discuss dumplings, Will Wheaton, Diversity in the gaming industry, Cookie Monster, and Stand-up Comedy? Listen as Jean puts her skills to the test in this week’s Boss Battle against King Dedede from Kirby’s Dreamland.

We’re in the middle of E3 right now, but more to come on that later because Terrence Miller, professional Hearthstone player joins the show! Terrence was most recently in the news for the racially charged comments on the Twitch stream directed toward him during his time at Dreamhack. He easily overcame the adversity and did not let it put a damper on his amazing 2nd place finish, prize money and now top 20 status in the WORLD! Listen in as we discuss a variety of topics in this Hearthstone heavy edition such as: the future of Hearthstone in esports, how tournaments work, what it’s like being a pro gamer and we have fun with a little “Hearthstone 101” Segment. Can Terrence stack the deck against Sniper Wolf to make her fold in the Boss Battle?

If you are into game design, game theory, science or anything interesting really, this week’s challenger/featured guest is the man for you! Tom is the science editor for the London Times and the author of a new book titled, “How to Win at Games and Beat People” – he’s kind of a big deal. This episode is packed with more science than Barry Bond’s cool-aid. Join us as we discuss everything from video games being evidence of us living in a simulation, the mathematical difficulty of Mario, AI taking over the world and….skipping rocks? Yes we have a great time geeking out. Can Tom form the correct hypothesis to defeat the boss this week, MAGNETO from the X-Men Series?

The Boss Battle Gamecast is in full effect with our challenger/guest this week, Rick Davidson, the Game Career Coach! He drops knowledge on how to make money in the gaming industry and being a professional! Does he have the sage-like wisdom to overcome the Boss of the week, Kane from Command and conquer?

VIDEO GAMES ARE LIKE DRUUUUUGS…..yeah we said it….ok not really, we don’t want to start another early nineties “video games and violence” movement but there’s no question they’re addicting! Our guests this week are Daniel Doan (CEO) and Raquel Hayner (Director of Marketing Systems) from Black Shell Media, a marketing company dedicated to helping indie developers get their games out to you! We’ve roped them into a hard hitting episode where we tackle two serious issues: Racism on the internet and gaming community in the aftermath of the Dreamhack Hearthstone Tournament livestream as well as Apple’s censorship in games because they don’t like the content! We talk about other stuff too of course like: How to make a game addicting, live action video game movies, giant pancakes, astrophysics, Tencent’s new game console, how to market your game and much more! Can our team apply enough SPF to defeat our boss of the week the Angry Sun from Mario Bros 3?