David Crowncried, with Shannon Liao

Journalist Shannon Liao joins the panel to cover game journalism, the Twitch meta, and hot sauce recommendations.

Questions this week:

What is, and what is not, video game news? (06:40)
When was the last time a screenshot of a video game was enough to drive interest? (14:18)
The concept of video game unions is still pretty new. How do you see it paying off? (19:57)
What is the Twitch Meta in 2023, and where is it headed? (25:40)
In the song “Player of Games,” Grimes claims to be “in love with the greatest gamer.” Assuming that you did not know anything else about Grimes, who would you think this song was about? (30:57)
Insert Credit Quick Break - Hypnospace Outlaw (36:49)
LeFish asks: What can the average person do to preserve videogames outside of financial contributions? (38:36)
Who is the Christopher Nolan of video games? (44:34)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - City Pop Hits (54:58)

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:23)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Shannon: Updater, Shannon Liao's gaming newsletter, Baldur's Gate III

Frank: Don’t complete with Frank for the things he needs on eBay, if you have any family who might have a Polaroid Freeze Frame Video Recorder please get in touch, say hello and visit the snuggle tent at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo

Tim: Taeko Onuki - Aventure

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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Shannon Liao. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Unity Tournament, with Shannon Liao

Our editor goofed up! Journalist Shannon Liao joined the panel for episode 306, which covered Unity’s then-unaddressed increase in fees for developers. The question yielded great discussion, but was missed in editing, so it is being presented here now.