Author and game developer merritt k joins the panel to cover recent industry developments, Gex, and coffin food. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Is the game development business getting better or worse? (05:43)
You heard about Gex? (10:47)
Design a new platforming mascot based around a working standup comedian. (16:32)
How do you make a game demo? (22:59)
Jim Bunt 0008 asks: If a game controls with just one hand, what do with the other? (31:14)
How has a game frustrated you most when not letting you do something you really should be able to do? (42:36)
Which video game most perfectly fits into the genre which describes it? (48:17)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Playground Rumors - Diablo IV (57:41)
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:51)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard


Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US


Sega are still investing in NFTs, but will keep their biggest series away from the blockchain


M2


Hollywood actors hit picket lines in historic double strike


Bungie wins landmark lawsuit against player who harassed Destiny staff


Gex series


Gex Trilogy announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC


Bubsy series


GEICO


Dana Gould


Red Dwarf


Mad Men


The Dana Gould Hour


Spider-Ham


John Mulaney


Atari Jaguar


Ricky Gervais


Dave Chappelle


Vole


Rocky Rodent


Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt


Hyper Gunsport


VIDEOBALL


Demonschool


Final Fantasy VII


Final Fantasy XVI


P.T.


Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty


Zone of the Enders


Tobal No.1


Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King


Final Fantasy XII


Super Mario Run


Dead or Alive: Xtreme series


Animal Crossing


Super Mario 64


Old Man Murray


Half-Life


Portal 2


Peggy Hill


Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series


Destiny 2


Destiny’s Child


Resident Evil 7: Biohazard


Cyberpunk 2077


Cyberpunk: Edgerunners


Cofagrigus


Doom


Call of Duty: Warzone


Counter-Strike: Global Offensive


Celeste


Super Mario Bros. 3


Croc: Legend of the Gobbos


Uncharted series


Jak & Daxter series


Grand Theft Auto III


Crash Bandicoot series


Dragon Quest series


Streets of Rage / Bare Knuckle series


Final Fight series


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licensees


The Simpsons licensees


X-Men


Recommendations:
merritt: OtherStrangeness.com
Brandon: Wishlist Demonschool on Steam if you want to, watch How It’s Made on Tubi, try telling yourself an incredibly boring story if you have trouble sleeping
Jaffe: the Dave’s Not Here sketch
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