Wardcast

We come to the table with a bevy of topics. Mason, Alex, and Dan visited the RVA Maker Fest, where many of our game dev friends were showcasing their wares. The gents also discuss bad Brandcenter presenters and the PS4 System Software 4.00.

While Dan recollects his bad recent experience with GameStop, Dylan recounts being disappointed with the endings of two recent games.

We also talk Bruce Wayne’s mad libs, the discography of Train, and Palmer Luckey’s involvement with Nimble America.

Games include ReCore, Journey, Inside, Hitman Go, Virginia, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Overwatch, Fallout 4, and Destiny: Rise of Iron.

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This week, Dylan listens as the Brandcenter Boys talk about all the experience design learnin’ they’ve gotten from school and how they apply it to games.

We question the National Sandwich Guild’s judgment over whether a hot dog is a sandwich, and discuss the cardinal sin of eating pizza with a knife and fork.

Additionally, we lament the death of the game manual and debate what we are doing for game of the year.

Games include Overwatch; Dark Souls III; Guns, Gore, and Cannoli; Fallout 4; For Honor; Call of Juarez: Gunslinger; Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime; Batman: Arkham Knight; Inside; Super Mario 3D World; and Tomb of the Mask.

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This week, Dylan sits down to chat with Henry Hoffman, one of the creators of the recently-released game Hue and co-founder of indie developer Fiddlesticks.

Henry talks about Hue’s development, such as the addition of accessibility features for people with color blindness. He also gives us his impressions of Brexit’s potential effects on the British games industry and the UK as a whole.

The pair also discusses old, gritty Mario games versus newer, chibi Mario games and the nerve racking experience of getting recognized by the staff at restaurants and coffee shops.

Games include Inside, Tomb of the Mask, and Super Mario 3D World.

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We’re back at it again talking about Apple’s headphonejackgate and all the courage that comes with it. We also discuss bad teachers we’ve had, the games we made for Ludum Dare 36 — shown on a recent episode of Instant Replay Live, the PS4 Pro announcement, and Alex teaching Dylan muay thai.

The guys are also tasked with figuring out how to handle Game of the Year for the Ward Podcast by the next episode.

Games include Fallout 4, Overwatch, Tomb of the Mask, and Super Mario 3D World.

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The core four are back in action, here to talk sock revelations, Carmex debates, Bill Nye Saves the World, and upsetting website design trends.

Dylan and Dan bring two hefty games to the table. Dylan regales the group about his No Man’s Sky experience, which leads to a conversation about setting proper expectations for your game, and Dan finally plays the re-re-re-release of Resident Evil 4 — the missing piece in his Resident Evil collection — letting the guys discuss its influence on game design.

Games include Reigns, Overwatch, Batman: Arkham Knight, No Man’s Sky, Super Mario 3D World, Tomb of the Mask, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ennuigi, Secret Hitler, So Many Me, Spelunky, and Resident Evil 4.

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When they’re not arguing over what sound a VHS makes when it’s being rewound, the guys talk about the games they’ve been playing.

Dylan’s back from his Missouri trip, and he talks about Midwest arcades, flying, grilled meats, and guest-starring on a recent episode of the Geeks Under the Influence Podcast.

Mason finished Tales from the Borderlands, so Dylan and Alex finally get to gush about their favorite parts. Finally, Ludum Dare 36 is happening this weekend, and Mason and Dylan talk about what their plans are for the jam.

Games include World of Warcraft, Burgertime, Tron, Tapper, Lunar Lander, Tales from the Borderlands, Nuclear Throne, and Overwatch.

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Dylan’s trapped in a corn maze somewhere in Missouri, so the Brandcenter Boys come together around Mason’s kitchen table to have an intervention about his World of Warcraft addiction.

The guys also talk about clearing off the back catalog and how it shows their changing preferences for games. Alex reviews his playthrough of the first episode of Telltale’s Batman, and Dan sparks a conversation about Inside and viewing it through the lense of art criticism.

And everyone expresses cautious excitement for playing No Man’s Sky and whether or not to wait until further content is added.

Games include World of Warcraft, Batman: The Telltale Series, and Inside.

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This week, Dan and Dylan are joined by Rich Atlas, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Clever Endeavor Games, developers of Ultimate Chicken Horse. Rich gives us the lowdown on Ultimate Chicken Horse’s creation, managing an indie dev studio, and the game dev scene — both indie and AAA — in Montreal.

We also talk about the disappointment that is Suicide Squad, and, since it’s release week for No Man’s Sky, we talk about the reception of the hotly anticipated game.

Games include Rocket League and Videoball.

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On this episode, we’re joined by Auverin Morrow, Commissioning Editor and Program Coordinator at Gameskinny. She talks to us about the journalistic side of the games industry including Gameskinny’s Journalist Training Program for aspiring games journalists.

The rest of the podcast is all about games, from trying out more Life is Strange, thinking about formative games of our youth, and figuring out if Dylan really wants to catch them all.

Games include Pokémon Yellow, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, Tap My Katamari, Can You Defeat the Chess Computer?, Life is Strange, Smite, Tales from the Borderlands, and Downwell.

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This week, it’s a Will Blanton two-fer. This time, we’re also visited by Andy Bowers, member of RVA Game Jams and iOS developer extraordinaire.

We talk DOS memories, PC games of years past, and hacking pranks. Will also tells about his creation Karaoke Nightmare, a horrifying twist on a classic activity.

We also discuss booting jerks off of Twitter and dealing with public comments and criticism on your games and beyond.

Games include Pokémon Yellow, Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, and Overwatch.

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