Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson joins the panel to cover refreshed questions about the state of game journalism, romhacks, and running studios as co-ops. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

What the hell is wrong with game journalism? (03:56)
Back in April of 2020, the panel was asked about the long term effects of the COVID outbreak on video games. What were they? (11:25)
Liz Ryerson asked: What’s the hot new genre of video game in the year 2050? (20:17)
Liz Ryerson asked: What’s your favorite romhack? (24:06)
Which games have the most accurate names? (30:52)
Who should get a PlayStation 5, and who should get an Xbox Series X? (35:22)
Can a video game studio feasibly be run as a co-op? (41:27)
How much fun should you put in a game before it starts making money? (46:42)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Ten Commandments of Video Games (52:45)
Recommendations and Outro (55:30)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


EarthBound


G/O Media reportedly fires Kotaku editor-in-chief Patricia Hernandez


Yelling Is Not Journalism


ContraPoints


Animal Crossing: New Horizons


Doom


A Short Hike


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge


Fortnite: Battle Royale


More metaverse concerts are coming to Fortnite


100 gecs Hosting Square Garden Music Festival in Minecraft


Mariah Carey


Rasputin Music


Unpacking


Ooblets


Legend of Zelda series


World of WarCraft


Cruelty Squad


B3313


Yume Nikki


Super Mario 64


Mother 3 Fan Translation


Mother 3


Private Eye Dol Fan Translation


Fushigi no Yume no Alice Fan Translation


Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble


Star Fox


Phantasy Star Retranslation Project


Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition


Super Mario Bros. Peach’s Adventure


Doom


MyHouse.wad


A.L.T.


The Doom Mod That Best Describes Our Uncanny Reality


Watch_Dogs


Mr. Run and Jump


Dino Crisis


Virtua Quest


You Have to Win the Game


Stephen’s Sausage Roll


Soccer


Mahjong


Golf


Videoball


Virtual Soccer


Virtual Pinball


David’s Midnight Magic


Digital Pinball: Necronomicon


Montezuma’s Revenge


Tetris


Sonic the Hedgehog


Mario Bros.


Super Mario Bros.


Grand Theft Auto series


PlayStation 5


Xbox Series X and Series S


EA FIFA / EA Sports FC series


Quake II


Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer


Baldur’s Gate III


Wizardry games


Astarion


Saints Row series


Play Your Favorite Arcade Games Today with Antstream Arcade on Xbox


KO_OP


F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch


Wolfenstein 3D


Recommendations:
Brandon: Avengement (2019)
Frank: 12 Angry Men (1957), ****Fargo (1996), The Making of Karateka
Liz: Peking Opera Blues (1985), To the White Sea, follow Liz’s music on Bandcamp
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