Category: 300 Seconds

Holy crapola batman, we’re 10 episodes deep in this auditory nightmare story! Continuing my trend of not making friends and alienating people this week, this episode is 5 minutes of me talking about how big publishers aren’t the horribly industry killers you thought they were.
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Now it’s time for me to have people disagree with me. I talk about indie games, I get a little frustrated with game industry hipsters, and admit I’m wrong. So save this sound bite for later, folks.
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Woohoo! Thursday! That means it is 300 Seconds time, and I want to talk about why the Diablo 3 real money auction house is a cool idea, but probably won’t be that amazing in practice. I also try to be funny in this episode, which… well.. listen for yourself, and let me know what you think.
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Battling a mystery illness, I still managed to get an episode out of my vocalhole on time. I jump in and talk about how Dust is a cool concept, but cross platform experiences shouldn’t be a rarity. How mobile technology can improve an experience, and I blather on more about social games integrating with hardcore games. To wrap it up, I mention that video games need to make money, which of course will make me evil and vilified.
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I discuss a fear of commitment, MMOs, and my dire problem with engagement with games in that genre. Or: why I keep coming back to games that I don’t really enjoy.
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