Episode 193 - EA and Activision Blizzard: Bad Optics | Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby Podcast

Episode 188 - Publishers and Games of Gen 7: Tyler and Mike continue their book club of by Steven L. Kent. Chapter 16 focuses on the publishers, consolidations, and games of generation seven. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

42 min listen

Episode 194 - Games as Art, Movies as Games: Tyler and Mike talk the last chapter of by Steven L. Kent. They discuss Roger Ebert's thoughts on video games as art and making licensed games out of movies. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

38 min listen

Episode 187 - The Motion Red Ocean: Tyler and Mike discuss the second half of chapter 15 in by Steven L. Kent. They talk about Sony and Microsoft's motion controls to compete with Nintendo and who won second place of generation seven. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

49 min listen

Episode 184 - The E3 of Wii: Tyler and Mike talk about E3 2005 and 2006 using chapter 13 of by Steven L. Kent as their guide. They discuss Microsoft's RROD woes and how the Wii reshaped the playing field for video game consoles. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

46 min listen

Episode 178 - Handheld War: DS vs. PSP: Mike and Tyler continue their book club of by Steven L. Kent. In chapter 9 they discuss the battle between Sony and Nintendo for handheld supremacy. They also disuss strange handhelds like the Nokia N-Gage and Tiger Electronics game.com. The theme... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

73 min listen

Episode 191 - EA and Activision: Empire Building: Tyler and Mike talk more chapter 17 in the by Steven L. Kent. They discuss both EA and Activision's growth and problems. Games discussed this episode include Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, and Guitar Hero. The theme music is by RoccoW. The... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

65 min listen

Episode 180 - The Road to 360: Mike and Tyler discuss chapter 11 of by Steven L. Kent. This episode they talk about Microsoft's strategy for their next console. Specifically how they would fix they're relationship with Japanese gamers and third party developers. The theme music is... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

52 min listen

Episode 167 - Sony and the PlayStation 2: Mike and Tyler are back to the books! They discuss by Steven L. Kent. This episode they discuss the introduction and chapter one which covers the events between the first and second volumes, and Sony and the development/release of the PlayStation 2.... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

69 min listen

Episode 196 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and Uwe Boll: Mike and Tyler finish the last chapter of by Steven L. Kent. They discuss the influence on cinema of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and Uwe Boll's video game movies. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

39 min listen

Episode 179 - Handheld War: DS vs. PSP Part 2: Mike and Tyler continue in chapter 10 of by Steven L. Kent. In chapter 10 they go over the numbers about who really won between the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

58 min listen

Episode 181 - E3 2005 and the Xbox 360 Launch: Mike and Tyler continue their book club series with chapter 12 of by Steven L. Kent. They discuss Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo at E3 2005 and how Microsoft handled the launch of the Xbox 360. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

55 min listen

Episode 182 - 360 Problems and Secrets: Mike and Tyler continue their book club series with chapter 13 of by Steven L. Kent. They talk about all of the troubles with the 360 in 2006, Wiimotes, and Sony's lackluster E3 performance. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

44 min listen

Episode 166 - The History of Steven L. Kent: Mike and Tyler are joined by their first every guest, author of , Steven L. Kent. They discuss how Steven became a video game historian, video games and movies, and many great stories from Steven's career! comes out tomorrow, August 24, 2021. The... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

73 min listen

Episode 169 - GameCube and Xbox Development: Tyler and Mike continue their book club of by Steven L. Kent. This week they discuss chapter three and finish chapter four discussing the GameCube and the early development of Xbox. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

66 min listen

Episode 168 - The Fall of Sega: Mike and Tyler discuss chapter two and the beginning of chapter three in by Steven L. Kent. The talk of how Sega, for many reasons, fell after the success of the Genesis. They also discuss how Nintendo strayed far from the trends of gaming at the... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

54 min listen

Episode 171 - The Impact of GTA III: Tyler and Mike discuss chapter six of by Steven L. Kent. This episode is all about the effect GTA III had on gaming in the early 2000s and how it affected Nintendo and Sega. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

67 min listen

Episode 186 - Wii and the Battle for Second Place: Mike and Tyler continue their book club series with the first half of chapter 15 of by Steven L. Kent. They discuss how Wii won the generation and beat out the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

52 min listen

Episode 30 - E3 2000: Tyler and Mike finish the book! In the last chapter they talk about the end of Sega manufacturing hardware, the American release of the PlayStation 2, and the video game slump in Japan that happened in 1998-1999. Our primary source is the book... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

33 min listen

Episode 219.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 12 – The Nintendo Famicom (NES) Part 2: Tyler and Mike talk about the moment the Nintendo Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) broke into the United States. Our primary source is the book "The Ultimate History of Video Games" by Steven L. Kent. The theme song is by RoccoW. Our logo was... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

36 min listen

Episode 1 – Pinball, MIT, and the Odyssey: In the first episode of Codex: History of Video Games, Tyler Ostby and Mike Coletta talk about ... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

44 min listen

Episode 165.5 Codex Remastered Episode 3 - Life at Atari: Mike is out on vacation this week so we're rereleasing episode 3. In episode three Tyler and Mike talk about life at Atari! Our source book is The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven L. Kent. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

40 min listen

Episode 205.5 - Codex Remastered: Episode 10 – Electronic Arts, Commodore, Atari 7800, and Night Trap: Mike and Tyler are out on vacation this week. Enjoy this rerelease of Episode 10! Tyler and Mike discuss the creation of Electronic Arts, changes at Commodore, the Atari 7800, and a little game called Night Trap. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

37 min listen

Codex 236.75 - Codex Remastered: Episode 16 – LEGALITY (Said Like Fatality): Mike and Tyler have had a busy couple weeks. Therefore they have one more Codex Remastered Episode for you. This episode Tyler and Mike talk about the various legal battles that shaped modern video games. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was... by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

59 min listen

Daizenshuu EX - The Podcast: Episode #0239: Long-forgotten, original video game characters and "Raging Blast 2" review by Kanzenshuu - The Original Dragon Ball Podcast

125 min listen

Rebel FM Episode 191 - 09/27/13: Anthony misses the first part of the show this week as we talk about Peter Molyneux's Godus, early acess games, next-gen console advertising, the final result of the fan restoration of KOTOR 2, Volgarr the Viking, Dragon Age: Origins and more, then... by Rebel FM

113 min listen

Episode 172 - The Xbox Launch: Mike and Tyler discuss the launch of the original Xbox in chapter seven of by Steven L. Kent. They talk about the troubles they had before launch, why they struggled to sell consoles in Japan and the launch of Xbox Live. by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

50 min listen

387: Adam Leonhardt: Resident Evil Village, Road 96, Oxenfree 2, Genshin Impact, OlliOlli World, Before Your Eyes, Fantasian, GetsuFumaDen by DLC

121 min listen

405: Rebekah Valentine: Garden Story, Humankind, 12 Minutes, Ghost of Tushima Directors Cut, Avengers War for Wakanda, Death’s Door, Call of Duty Vanguard, Black Myth: Wukong by DLC

122 min listen

Episode 216 - Console Wars Part 9: Sonic 2sday: Mike and Tyler talk chapters 40 through 43 in their book club of They discuss Sonic 2sday and Nintendo's response. Also, there are some new console makers at play. The theme music is by RoccoW. The logo was created by Dani Dodge by Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby

54 min listen

Elden Ring Seeing Problems on PC, Publisher Apologizes - IGN Daily Fix: On today's IGN The Fix: Games, Bandai Namco has apologized for a number of performance issues affecting Elden Ring players, including numerous complaints of frame rate issues on PC. Bandai Namco acknowledged the problems, saying that it would be "constant by IGN.com - Daily Fix (Video)

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Episode 193 - EA and Activision Blizzard: Bad Optics

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