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Vic's Basement episodes

August 20, 2020 Episode 240 – Epic Vs Apple! Guest: Rene Ritchie
The huge news in the tech world these days in the big fight that Apple and Epic (and Google) are in! Our guest Rene Ritchie visits Vic’s Basement to discuss!
Follow Rene: YouTube.com/ReneRitchie
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22 min
August 15, 2020 Episode 239 – The Best Videogames of 2020! (So Far) Guest: Mike Williams
Mike Williams from US Gamer joins Vic in the Basement for a discussion on the Best Games of 2020 (So Far)! It’s been a crazy year but an excellent one for new games to play!
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1 hr 13 min
August 08, 2020 Episode 238 – Arcade Legend Eugene Jarvis!! (Robotron! Jurassic Park! Defender! Halo Fire Team!)
Victor Lucas welcomes one of his game development heroes, the legendary Eugene Jarvis to the Basement! The duo discuss every aspect of Eugene’s 40-year+ career making some of the best games of all time, including Vic’s favorite arcade game: Robotron 2084!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 – Intro Eugene and Raw Thrills!
01:57 – Did You Always Know You Wanted to Make Videogames?
03:15 – Making Pinball and Videogames Explode on the Scene!
04:51 – Insert Coin Documentary and Midway Thoughts
07:40 – When Did You Realize Games Are Limitless?
09:05 – Let’s Talk Robotron
13:15 – Back to Dual-Stick With Smash TV
14:03 – What Was It Like Pitching Smash TV to Midway?
15:19 – Heart Always in the Arcade?
18:05 – What’s it like to make Arcade Games now?
22:29 – Do you Feel Like Flynn From TRON?
25:41 – Does Designing a Game Feel Like Mental Chess With A Player?
28:38 – What Do You Look For With New Talent?
30:52 – Making Space Invaders Frenzy
33:47 – Eugene’s Workshop – Designing With Hardware!
35:24 – Make a New Robotron? Defender? Narc?
37:02 – Killer Queen and Multiplayer Robotron!?
38:26 – Do You Go To Barcades?
39:48 – Still A Big Fan of Playing Games?
42:27 – Vic Wants a Portable Robotron and Eugene’s Fave Clones!
44:50 – Smash TV on SNES!
45:30 – When Did You Know You Wanted To Make Games Forever?
46:34 – What is Raw Thrills Working On? King Kong VR!
50:40 – Arcade1up Machines From Eugene Jarvis!!
53:13 – What a Journey Eugene’s Been On!
54:14 – A License You Want To Make Into an Arcade Game? Surprising Answer!
56:47 – Wrap Up With Eugene
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58 min
July 25, 2020 Episode 237 – Jay Baruchel Creates Random Acts of Violence and Loves Comics & Canada!
Actor-Writer-Director, Jay Baruchel joins Victor Lucas in the latest episode of Vic’s Basement to talk about Jay’s new movie: Random Acts of Violence, his love of comic books and the responsibilities that creators have. Plus you know these two Canadians gotta talk about Canada! Enjoy!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 – Introduction & the idea of Random Acts of Violence
01:47 – Does Jay love comics? Inspirations
03:55 – Avoiding the MCU and DCEU?
04:54 – The Ethical Responsibility of Creators
07:31 – Creating Dark Content During Dystopia
11:47 – What Is Jay Fired Up For Next?
15:10 – Pitching Canadian Ideas?
19:10 – Wrapping Up
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20 min
July 21, 2020 Episode 236 – Ghost of Tsushima–The Last Exclusive for PS4!? Xbox Games Showcase! Guests: Sam Machkovech and Mike Williams!
Vic is joined by guests Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica and Mike Williams from US Gamer to talk about Sucker Punch’s excellent Ghost of Tsushima, wrapping up the PS4 and what Microsoft has to show us at the Xbox Games Showcase!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 – Introductions & Ghost of Tsushima Discussion
21:21 – Why Was PlayStation 4 So Successful?
25:43 – Xbox Needs Japan Support & Where Are Games From Acquisitions?
27:28 – Xbox Games Showcase Discussion
30:11 – Halo on PlayStation?
36:10 – GoT & TLOU2 Hype for PS5! PlayStation vs Xbox Philosophy.
36:45 – What Does Microsoft Have to Show Us?
1:01:00 – Wrap Up
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1 hr 3 min
July 18, 2020 Episode 235 – Neil Druckmann SPOILER Chat About The Last of Us Part II!!
Neil Druckmann, Naughty Dog’s VP and the co-writer and director of The Last of Us Part II, drops by the Basement for a SPOILER=-filled chat
with Victor Lucas about the creation, reception and the uproar surrounding one of the best games of the PS4 generation!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 – Introduction
01:41 – The Inspiration for The Last of US Part II
03:31 – Convincing Collaborators About the Death of XXXXXX
05:28 – The Controversies Surrounding the Game
10:26 – Would Neil Want to Create Something So Difficult Again?
15:43 – Negativity Around the Game Starting To Change?
17:55 – Turn Off the Bleakness and Being a Parent?
21:00 – The Way Ellie Winds Up & the Guitar
24:17 – The Future of the Medium of Videogames?
28:21 – How Can the HBO Show Compare to the Games?
32:03 – Wrapping Up
34 min
July 14, 2020 Episode 234 – Ubisoft Forward and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla & Watch Dogs Legion Hand On with Sam Machkovech!!
Sam Machkovech from Are Technica joins Victor Lucas in the Basement to discuss the Ubisoft Forward event the reveal of Far Cry 3, their hands on time with Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and more!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro and The Abuse Controversies At Ubisoft
11:25 – The Irony of Watch Dogs Legion
13:38 – The break down on the 4 big games of Ubisoft Forward
14:10 – Far Cry 6 Discussion
19:38 – Hands On with Watch Dogs Legion!
33:55 – Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Hands On!
46:05 – Thoughts on Ubisoft Forward and Wrap Up
51 min
July 12, 2020 Episode 233 – Ubisoft’s Benoit Richer talks Assassin’s Creed Valhalla!
Victor Lucas is joined by Benoit Richer from Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to talk about the development of the game, the unique aspects of this latest entry and contending with recent setbacks like developing through a pandemic and contending with the abuse investigations, firings and the ongoing ramifications rocking Ubisoft.
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26 min
July 07, 2020 Episode 232 – Ryan Payton talks Iron Man VR!
Ryan Payton, the director of Iron Man VR from developer, Camoflaj, is Victor Lucas’ guest in the Basement! Enjoy this in depth conversation about his team’s efforts to make an authentic Iron Man experience in Virtual Reality!
22 min
July 03, 2020 Episode 231 – Ed Boon talks Mortal Kombat 11! Terminator! RoboCop! & More! – Vic’s Basement – Electric Playground
Victor Lucas welcomes Ed Boon, the ko-kreator of Mortal Kombat to the Basement for an in-depth conversation about the latest in the franchise, it’s cultural impact and some thoughts about the future of game making!
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25 min

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