Author and game developer merritt k joins the panel to cover The Game Commercials, Charles Martinet’s dark side, and the return of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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Questions this week:

1. Brandon Sheffield: What are some recent or memorable emergent situations you’ve experienced in games? (08:21)
2. Do we want to say anything about The Game Awards? (15:44)
3. What does it mean that Epic won its court case against Google? (23:32)
4. How would you design Mutant League Golf? (31:05)
5. Dicegame Uchiha: What are the most uh oh and most YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH moments in licensed video game soundtrack history? (35:16)
6. What is your personal experience with LAN parties? (48:17)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (54:48)

Recommendations and Outro (01:14:57)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Destiny
• Borderlands 3
• Fortnite: Battle Royale
• Bill Trinen
• Charles Martinet
• Super Mario series
• Kinda Funny
• Weird West
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Baldur’s Gate III
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• Red Dead Redemption II
• Elmore Leonard
• The Game Awards 2023
• Sega announced five games in 90 seconds at The Game Awards
• Jet Grind Radio series
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Hideki Naganuma