Vic's Basement

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Vic's Basement episodes

January 05, 2024 Episode 299 – DIABLO IV’s ROD FERGUSSON on GEARS, BIOSHOCK, LIVE SERVICE GAMES & MORE! – Vic’s Basement
Victor Lucas sits down with Blizzard’s Rod Fergusson to discuss his work on Diablo IV, Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo Immortal! Plus Vic explores Rod’s work on Gears of War, BioShock Infinite and his thoughts on the current state of Live Service game development.
This interview was recorded at the world famous, Vancouver Film School!
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56 min
December 27, 2023 Episode 298 – A ZELDA CD-i STYLE GAME IN 2024? – Making Arzette w Audi Sorlie & Dopply – Vic’s Basement
Victor Lucas sits down with Audi Sorlie from Limited Run Games and Digital Foundry and Seth Fulkerson from Seedy Eye Games to discuss the making of Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore!
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1 hr 12 min
June 19, 2023 Episode 297 – APPLE VISION PRO w/ Nick Rosa & Brian Tong – The Future or A Flop? – Vic’s Basement
Victor Lucas is joined by YouTube’s @BrianTong and Accenture’s Metaverse Strategy Lead, Nick Rosa, for a deep frank discussion about the Apple Vision Pro. Is this new headset the future of computing and entertainment or will it be another footnote in VR/AR’s long history of interesting products that just don’t break through?
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55 min
June 15, 2023 Episode 296 – Gamertag Radio x Electric Playground with Danny Pēna and Parris Lily!
Victor Lucas is joined by Danny Peña and Parris Lily from Gamertag Radio. You’ve seen them all over the game industry on everything from G4 to Kinda Funny Games and even on stage at Xbox events and now they join Vic in the “Basement” to discuss the Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase and much more!
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24 min
May 21, 2023 Episode 295 – MAKING STREET FIGHTER 6 with Capcom’s ANDREW ALFONSO! – Vic’s Basement
Victor Lucas speaks with Capcom’s Head Localization Director, Andrew Alfonso, about making the most ambitious fighting game in the company’s history, Street Fighter 6!
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1 hr 18 min
May 05, 2023 Episode 294 – SAM WITWER and DAVID W. COLLINS on the state of Star Wars! – Vic’s Basement
Victor Lucas is joined by Sam Witwer (Starkiller, Darth Maul) and David W. Collins (The Mandalorian, Star Wars Visions, The Bad Batch) to talk about the state of Star Wars!
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1 hr 8 min
April 14, 2023 Episode 293 – Redfall, Suicide Squad, FFXVI and Zelda with Jose Sanchez!
Join Victor Lucas and Jose Sachnez as they discuss the biggest news in video games:
– The release of the final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
– The PlayStation State of Play focused on Final Fantasy XVI
– The move to launch Redial at 30fps Quality Mode and what it means for the game and Arkane
– The delay of Sucide Squad: Kill The Justice League and what that means for the game, Rocksteady and the industry in general.
-All that and so much more in this long overdue catch up conversation!
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1 hr 49 min
January 26, 2023 Episode 292 – The Rocket & Raygun Awards – Celebrating The Best and The Buried Treasures of 2022!
Victor Lucas and Behr Safi host The Rocket & Raygun Awards celebrating the best games of 2022 including, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, God of War: Ragnarok, Elden Ring, NFS Unbound, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and so many more!
Plus members of EPN’s Community and friends from Gamespot, Game Sack, Digital Foundry, Happy Console Gamer, MegaDads, Rerez, Level857, Caboose, Brett Weiss, Spawn On Me, KindaFunny Games, David Jaffe and many more give us their Buried Treasures from 2022!
TIME STAMPS:
00:33 Best Indie Game
03:05 Best Sports Game
04:12 Best Racing Game
06:02 Buried Treasures
14:10 Best Remaster/ Remake / Collection
16:33 Best Roleplaying Game
19:39 Buried Treasures
27:19 Best Nintendo Switch Game
30:12 Best Action Game
33:09 Buried Treasures
42:49 Best PC/ Steam Deck Game
45:15 Best Strategy Game
48:57 Buried Treasures
57:35 Best Playstation 5 Game
59:42 Best XBOX Series X|S Game
1:01:49 Buried Treasures
1:13:40 Game of The Year
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1 hr 16 min
January 06, 2023 Episode 291 – Working with Marvel to Make “Iron Man VR” for the Quest 2 with Ryan Payton from Camouflaj and the future of VR!
Victor Lucas sits down with Ryan Payton, the founder of Camouflaj and a game industry veteran from the Metal Gear Solid and Halo franchises to discuss the making of Iron Man VR for Meta Oculus Quest 2 and the future of virtual reality and much more!
TIME STAMPS
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00:00 – Intro and Making Iron Man for Quest 2
03:45 – Comparing Iron Man VR on Quest 2 to PSVR
05:45 – Inflection Point for VR Quest Pro and PSVR2
08:30 – Working with License Holders (Marvel/Star Wars)
12:30 – Console War / PlayStation working with Meta (Thanks Marvel)
15:15 – Tethered or Untethered? (PSVR2 vs Quest)
17:10 – @Thrillseeker’s Comments on VR – PC VR is Dead?
20:40 – Steam Deck – Games Published Everywhere
22:40 – Camouflaj’s Path (Studio is now owned by Meta)
27:30 – Working/Living in Japan
34:28 – Relationship With Marvel and the MGU (Marvel Gaming Universe)
37:35 – Iron Man VR Backwards compatible on PSVR2?
38:55 – What The Future Holds? Working With Meta
41:40 – Video Games Matter to Meta!
44:00 – The Future of the Metaverse
46:00 – More Licensed Games for Camouflaj and The Origin Story of Iron Man VR
49:45 – Recommendations of Great VR Games
51:05 – Extro
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53 min
August 29, 2022 Episode 290 – The Making of TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection! Featuring Chris Kohler from Digital Eclipse and Charles Murakami from Konami!
Victor Lucas chats with Charles Murakami from Konami and Chris Kohler from Digital Eclipse about creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection!
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39 min

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