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Ep. 388 - Big Heads, Big Hearts
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The panel mourns the loss of two titans of video game journalism, considers the future of games reporting, and imagines a horse covered in human skin. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
SHOW NOTES:
1: Let us begin by mourning the losses of game journalism (02:42)
- Polygon sold to Valnet, editorial staff hit with layoffs
- Michael McWhertor
- Fandom Blows Up Giant Bomb
- Was the Media’s Big “Pivot to Video” All Based on a Lie?
- 8-4
- Shane Bettenhausen
- Jeremy Parish
- Tencent lays off nearly all of staff at its gaming site Fanbyte
- Kotaku
- The Verge
- Valnet Blues: How Online Porn Pioneer Hassan Youssef Built a Digital Media ‘Sweatshop’
- 1Up
- Digg
- Gamergate (harrassment campaign)
- Simon Carless
- GameDiscoverCo
- Substack
- Fortnite
- Roblox
- Stephen Totilo
2: DIDDY WATCH: What does it mean that Cranky and Rambi are in Donkey Kong Bananza? (24:58)
- Diddy Kong
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Cranky Kong
- Rambi the Rhino
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
- Scrooge McDuck
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Super Smash Brothers series
- Waluigi
- Shigeru Miyamoto
3: Brian David Gilbert asks, if your typical fashion had stat boosters attached to it, what would they be and why? (29:25)
4: How do you convince people to buy horse armor in 2025? (39:18)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Remastered
- Horse armor
- Limited Run Games
- The Elder Scrolls VI
- NFTs
- Fallout series
5: How would each of you specifically design a video game for the other two panelists? (44:01)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - ? (47:03)
Recommendations and Outro (53:28):
- Brandon: Eine Kleine Beng-beng Musik by dis.placed, The Seventh Curse (1986), Promise Mascot Agency
- Ash: Aftermath, Remap, VGBees, support journalism
- Frank: Enjoy, support, and share smart media
- Jaffe: DC Action News
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