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Out of the Game 19
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NinajHeartless
Member
Awesome 
Been waiting for this
Been waiting for thisFoliorum Viridum
Banned
No Shawn?
Shit. I hope someone else brings the sleaze!
Shit. I hope someone else brings the sleaze!
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
That makes it more erotic.
Cool thanks.JeffGreen said:That one plus Diamond Mine are my two faves. Poker surprised me--thought it was just gonna be a gimmick, but the gameplay actually works.
Will submit a query about the hint stuff....
The thing that really works well about the poker is it has you focus on the greater board as appose to minute to minute maximum points. It's an interesting twist for sure. PokerSmash was more of a Tetris Attack clone, but I assume it had some influence on the mode, along with the obvious poker hands parallel, it too has that spin of changing the focus of the style of play in a similar way.
Listening to the podcast now, the awards talk is interesting. For years I've heard people complaining about these awards, but I don't see a natural fix for it. As long as people in the games industry don't want to really front a title in the same manner a director fronts a film, I don't think we could have a classier alternative. There really aren't that many 'stars' of the industry. There are a few Japanese figure heads such as Miyamoto, Kojima, but in the West we really don't have that many people, Carmack might be the most recognizable name and he's not even a game designer. As charming as someone like Kim Swift might be, her inclusion at a show isn't going to garner viewers in the way Spielberg is for example.
Clockblockers
Member
I'm glad to see the podcast adhering to a slightly more frequent release schedule.
DjangoReinhardt
Thinks he should have been the one to kill Batman's parents.
It boggles my mind that rational adults are so invested in the Spike VGAs. It's not like this is some sacred event handed down by Zeus and judged by the greatest minds on the planet. It's a cheesy awards show conjured out of thin air one day by some executives because they believed it would make them money. It's meaningless.
EphemeralDream
Member
The RSS feed has been broken for a while (I had no idea there was an episode 18). Any chance it could be rehosted somewhere else?
EDIT: This link works, might want to edit that on the main site:
http://mexicutedbyhepitacos.libsyn.com/rss
EDIT: This link works, might want to edit that on the main site:
http://mexicutedbyhepitacos.libsyn.com/rss
Otrebor Nightmarecoat
Banned
Its official. Weekly Out of the game! Huzzah!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That's the third Jeff Green podcast this week!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yup. First one I've listened to in ages because of Jeff's appearance.V_Ben said:
The "wait 'til you've been married for 24 years" joke is made there as well. :lol
DjangoReinhardt
Thinks he should have been the one to kill Batman's parents.
I have a hard time believing that the great unwashed masses are forming meaningful opinions about anything videogame-related from a basic cable awards show. The gap between how many people play videogames in some form and how many people actually watch the VGAs strongly suggests that this is much ado about nothing.DaBuddaDa said:
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Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
yay!
GotchaForce
Member
Very much looking forward to the group talking about music this year. Hope we get next episode soon!
Broseybrose
Member
Yes!
Visualante
Member
Skipped the Skype bitching. Next episode: Facebook redesigned.
Lasthope106
Member
Great episode! I greatly enjoyed the discussion about The Walking Dead. Shawn must have been really busy to miss this one out.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
I agree with Robert about Walking Dead. The show lost the plot towards the end. Bad CGI explosion, stupid AI supercomputer, etc etc. The melodrama of the love triangle and such overshadowed the rest of the characters and all of the tension and atmosphere in the first half of the season was lost.
The VGA hate is totally justified, too. N'gai seemed way too fair on a show which was downright awful. I streamed it at 2am here in the UK just to see the trailers (I happened to be up! >_>) and ended up muting it until the next big reveal came along. It's a show aimed at 13 year olds, but even 13 year olds would find it lame. Embarassing to watch.
The VGA hate is totally justified, too. N'gai seemed way too fair on a show which was downright awful. I streamed it at 2am here in the UK just to see the trailers (I happened to be up! >_>) and ended up muting it until the next big reveal came along. It's a show aimed at 13 year olds, but even 13 year olds would find it lame. Embarassing to watch.
I'd probably feel as agitated by the VGAs as Jeff is if they actually pulled in a larger, and more mainstream, audience (that might associate that garbage with all "gamers"). Because the show is so obscure, it seems more sensible to mock it and attempt to draw attention to other, already existing award shows instead.
The point about a lack of recognizable celebrities in the gaming industry is an interesting one to ponder, though. Is that the key element that prevents a wider audience from caring about game awards? Would it actually be healthy for the industry to start cultivating and promoting gaming "celebrities?" The thought of TMZ or some other insipid show dedicating a segment to the Bioware co-founders or whoever is kind of frightening.
The point about a lack of recognizable celebrities in the gaming industry is an interesting one to ponder, though. Is that the key element that prevents a wider audience from caring about game awards? Would it actually be healthy for the industry to start cultivating and promoting gaming "celebrities?" The thought of TMZ or some other insipid show dedicating a segment to the Bioware co-founders or whoever is kind of frightening.