[XiaNaphryz]

New ep up on what producers actually do. Good piece, nice to see a proper succint explanation of what we actually do.

[Hasemo]

This week on EC - Propaganda games.

[vareon]

Nice! Watching it now.

[stephen08]

Good episode. I don't think I have played anything that could be considered a propaganda game.

[Roto13]

I like this one, and it raises a concern I've had for a while about so many modern shooters focusing on killing as many Arabs as possible.

[Madrugador]

New episode: Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Very good one, the game on the other hand is a fucking disgrace.

[Roto13]

I never paid much attention to Call of Juarez. I didn't realize it was so... poisonous.

[jett]

[IMG]http://i35.************/eg8uqg.jpg[/IMG] I thought I might start this thread since I haven't seen it on GAF yet. It's sort of like Zero Punctuation except instead of game reviews it's more about games and the game industry. Just to recap it first started out as a series of Youtube videos but has now found a fitting new home on The Escapist. A new one should be popping up later today.

First time I encounter this thread. I'm really disappointed he didn't bring up The Witcher in that video you linked, it's everything the guy wanted. I guess he only plays console games?

[vareon]

Wow, he really hated it. Does anybody here played the game?

[XiaNaphryz]

I guess he only plays console games?

You need to watch more of the series. ;P

[Poyunch]

I don't even watch this series anymore. :X

[Gentleman Jack]

I don't even watch this series anymore. :X

Your loss, it's still brilliant.

[Madrugador]

New Episode: Zombies

The serie deserves more love. C'mon guys!

[Madrugador]

New episode: Working Conditions

Great episode, and the Team Bondi drama is included.

[NEO0MJ]

Just got back to watching them still good. The Propaganda and COJ episodes were so good.

[Madrugador]

New episode: The Uncanny Valley

I can't watch it because it's getting stuck on the advertisement video for me, wtf.

[Roto13]

That's a rerun anyway. :P

[Somtaaw]

yep stuck in the ad too very strange.

[Madrugador]

Well, it's working now. Fun episode as usual, I'm not sure I even saw the original.

[Andrex]

Dude puking in commercial, uh not what I wanted to see.

[Poyunch]

Your loss, it's still brilliant.

The show got too preachy about games being art and less about game design. That's probably been toned down now but I don't feel like going back in. :P

[Madrugador]

New episode: The Diablo III Marketplace

[Madrugador]

New episode: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Haven't played the game, so I'm not going to watch it :/

[kingschiebi]

New episode: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Haven't played the game, so I'm not going to watch it :/

The episode is not very spoilerific (not more than any of the reviews/trailers out there). You should be able to watch it if you are not in a complete de:hr media lockout mode.
It's more about the setting and overarching problems and less about the individual progression.
It mentions a part from the end briefly that isn't really a spoiler and will be disappointing regardless if you know what is coming or not.

[Hasemo]

New episode is up - Singularity (it's not about that game).

Kind of short and not really about games. To be honest, I'd prefer a "normal" one instead of this, although it was kind of interesting.

[Madrugador]

New episode: Technobabble

[Roto13]

This one had more to do with games than the last one, anyway. I'm glad they're going back to talking more about games next week.

[Madrugador]

New episode: Playtesting

[kingschiebi]

Dan held a quick Q&A session on justin.tv yesterday.
Worthwhile to watch if you want to get some background information about the team.

They also think about doing this on a regular basis with Alison and James probably next year.

http://de.twitch.tv/extracredits/b/302551981

Get it while it's hot!

[Madrugador]

New episode: Puzzle Games

No new episodes till January 11th because of the holidays.

[Shorty11857]

http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/skyrims-opening

Interesting enough episode about the opening of Skyrim

Official Website launched too

[Shorty11857]

SOPA and PIPA

Basically Screw Attack, Loading Ready Run, Extra Credits and the CEO of Red 5 Studios talk against SOPA

[Kodiak]

If they are going to make a career of criticizing games, they should work on their own aesthetic and presentation qualities. The voice is grating, the art is terrible, the ideas that the drawings try to convey are awkward, and the timing is strange.

The core thoughts are good, though. I just think that if they had a bit of art direction and taste those thoughts would reach more people.

[Gomu Gomu]

Perhaps, but I kind of like their casual, random and informal presentation style.

[bernardobri]

If they are going to make a career of criticizing games, they should work on their own aesthetic and presentation qualities. The voice is grating, the art is terrible, the ideas that the drawings try to convey are awkward, and the timing is strange. The core thoughts are good, though. I just think that if they had a bit of art direction and taste those thoughts would reach more people.

I don't mind the presentation of each video, but the voice filter/pitch is fucking annoying.

[Roto13]

The art is just fine, but I do agree with the point about the voice. I watched the first bit of that SOPA video and the narrator's normal voice is just fine. He should just drop the filters. They're unnecessary.

[Overdoziz]

The art is just fine, but I do agree with the point about the voice. I watched the first bit of that SOPA video and the narrator's normal voice is just fine. He should just drop the filters. They're unnecessary.

Did the narrator show up in the SOPA video? I don't recall seeing him. Maybe you're mixing up the writer (who did show up) of the show with him?

[Xadhoom]

He came just after Portnow. He even introduced himself as an editor and narrator of Extra Credits. :P

[Overdoziz]

He came just after Portnow. He even introduced himself as an editor and narrator of Extra Credits. :P

Guess I didn't pay enough attention then. To be fair it wasn't very interesting. :P

[Roto13]

Guess I didn't pay enough attention then. To be fair it wasn't very interesting. :P

I did turn it off after like 30 seconds. :P

[Madrugador]

New episode: SOPA & PIPA

It's not the same video already posted in this thread, It's a new one.

[Roto13]

New episode: SOPA & PIPA It's not the same video already posted in this thread, It's a new one.

I like how they didn't even try to make it about video games.

[Hasemo]

Mailbag #3.

Some questions/answers were pretty interesting. I wonder if it's true that Australian game prices are this high because the Australian Dollar was way weaker in the past - sounds like a plausible explanation.

Also, after the credits they suggest watching the Sequelist.

[jooey]

I like how they didn't even try to make it about video games.

this will only become more common once they start running out of things to sound smart about.

[Hasemo]

Another Mailbag episode is here.

[HyperCubed4]

Two part game developer episode. I always love these guys and it sounds like Stack Exchange is extremely informative. I think I should check it out.

[Roto13]

I stopped listening to this interview with Daniel Floyd because it was kind of awkward, but if anyone's interested, there it is.

He really should just use his regular voice in Extra Credits.

[RurouniZel]

3 part series starting: WRPG vs. JRPG

http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode...se-rpgs-part-1

I agree with their core argument that they're just not the same genre at all.

[Riposte]

this will only become more common once they start running out of things to sound smart about.

I like this post a little too much

[SleepyJohn11]

Part two of WPRG's & JRPG's

They explain what actually makes the two completely different genres.