Microsoft filed a patent for in-game advertising. Examples include: before or after a multiplayer match, after a major boss fight or story beat, or as a way to earn game time on cloud services. Suffice to say Xbox will not be recovering its reputation any time soon. And if this idea makes them money? Sony will follow soon after. In this one instance though, we may have a hero... Nintendo. Let's talk about why.

Microsoft filed a patent for in-game advertising. Examples include: before or after a multiplayer match, after a major boss fight or story beat, or as a way to earn game time on cloud services. Suffice to say Xbox will not be recovering its reputation any time soon. And if this idea makes them money? Sony will follow soon after. In this one instance though, we may have a hero... Nintendo. Let's talk about why.

Microsoft filed a patent for in-game advertising. Examples include: before or after a multiplayer match, after a major boss fight or story beat, or as a way to earn game time on cloud services. Suffice to say Xbox will not be recovering its reputation any time soon. And if this idea makes them money? Sony will follow soon after. In this one instance though, we may have a hero... Nintendo. Let's talk about why.

YoVG # 544 Incoming Ad-pocalypse!

A couple things inspired this week's episode. First: an incredible 66 post thread from a Capcom developer who worked on RE7. It's since been deleted, but in it he goes over all sorts of BTS that shows how the game came together. The three way tug of war between the producer, the writer, and the developers actually building the game exemplifies the best and worst aspects of all creative work. You can in depth discussions on Reddit that have screen shots or transcripts of his posts. Second: Microsoft says next year their portable will launch, and then a year later (2028) Helix is due to release. Btw: Helix looks like it'll cost between $1200 and $1800. Uh, wut? Yep. We're staring down the barrel of game consoles hitting two grand next generation. This is due to hardware costs that will likely only increase over the next two years. Oh, and if you're hoping that Playstation will come in clutch with a cheaper console: Sony says the RAM alone will cost $600! All this to say that the industry is maybe a little out of touch. Matt thinks talent will be key to solving the problem, and the industry is sorely lacking in the talent of yore. Personally I like to phrase this as craftsmanship. Because that can be developed rather than some innate talent. The problem is businesses haven't put resources into developing their teams in decades. They just lay them off instead. Well, unless you're Nintendo...

A couple things inspired this week's episode. First: an incredible 66 post thread from a Capcom developer who worked on RE7. It's since been deleted, but in it he goes over all sorts of BTS that shows how the game came together. The three way tug of war between the producer, the writer, and the developers actually building the game exemplifies the best and worst aspects of all creative work. You can in depth discussions on Reddit that have screen shots or transcripts of his posts. Second: Microsoft says next year their portable will launch, and then a year later (2028) Helix is due to release. Btw: Helix looks like it'll cost between $1200 and $1800. Uh, wut? Yep. We're staring down the barrel of game consoles hitting two grand next generation. This is due to hardware costs that will likely only increase over the next two years. Oh, and if you're hoping that Playstation will come in clutch with a cheaper console: Sony says the RAM alone will cost $600! All this to say that the industry is maybe a little out of touch. Matt thinks talent will be key to solving the problem, and the industry is sorely lacking in the talent of yore. Personally I like to phrase this as craftsmanship. Because that can be developed rather than some innate talent. The problem is businesses haven't put resources into developing their teams in decades. They just lay them off instead. Well, unless you're Nintendo...

YoVG # 557 Out Of Touch

So, we had to talk about it. It was a little underwhelming this year, but there were a few good things we had to bring up. Thanks for bearing with my new schedule guys, I'll be back on my game soon! Shine on!

So, we had to talk about it. It was a little underwhelming this year, but there were a few good things we had to bring up. Thanks for bearing with my new schedule guys, I'll be back on my game soon! Shine on!

YoVG #102 Tokyo Game Show 2017

So, we had to take about it and here it is: Our thoughts on this years Tokyo Game Show!

Gaming Journalism has always been flawed. Meta scores? BS. There are no "independent reviews" in gaming. Let's throw some shade.

YoVG # 101 Dumpster Fire: Gaming Journalism

Doods! We're a little burned out today, but don't worry we are gonna be back in tip top shape soon. We had fun this episode, throwing a bit of shade at gaming journalism. Inspired by an amazing video where a game journalist can't perform basic moves to pass the Cuphead tutorial, and reminiscent of Polygon's Doom(2016) playthrough, we just had to talk about it.

Doods! We're a little burned out today, but don't worry we are gonna be back in tip top shape soon. We had fun this episode, throwing a bit of shade at gaming journalism. Inspired by an amazing video where a game journalist can't perform basic moves to pass the Cuphead tutorial, and reminiscent of Polygon's Doom(2016) playthrough, we just had to talk about it.

Matt and IO compare and contrast our list for top ten greatest games of all time.

YoVG # 100 Top 10 Greatest Games of All Time

100 episodes!? Hot damn. Thanks for continuing to listen doods! Enjoy this extra long episode, and shine on!

100 episodes!? Hot damn. Thanks for continuing to listen doods! Enjoy this extra long episode, and shine on!

When's the moment, or what's the thing that makes you say NOPE to a game? Let us know on twitter/youtube/wherever. Shine on Doods!

YoVG # 99 Breaking Point

Whoa, 99 episodes!? We have a cool topic planned for episode 100, but to ramp up for that, today we're talking breaking points. When's the moment, or what's the thing that makes you say NOPE to a game? Let us know on twitter/youtube/wherever. Shine on Doods!

Whoa, 99 episodes!? We have a cool topic planned for episode 100, but to ramp up for that, today we're talking breaking points. When's the moment, or what's the thing that makes you say NOPE to a game? Let us know on twitter/youtube/wherever. Shine on Doods!

Microsoft has more disappointing news after the mild upsurge of hope from E3. What do these further delays, when added to Microsoft's cancelling of previous (read: most) major games?

Microsoft has more disappointing news after the mild upsurge of hope from E3. What do these further delays, when added to Microsoft's cancelling of previous (read: most) major games?

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