Welcome to Show 121,

It's been so busy lately the only way to see above the paperwork is with a periscope.  We finally took enough time out to do another podcast.  Here are the topics for this week:

1. Steam punked
2. The smoking lantern is NOT lit!
3. Skyrim ends in a street brawl, and the Good Ship California
4. Dungeons and Dragons, Neverwinter Nights Online shall not be forgotten
5. Ralph Wrecks it and men with Iron Fists
6. The shine is off the GW2 Lilly
7. Old Hobbits die hard/Foresaken World
8. Courting the Angels
9. Star Ocean until the end of time
10. All Your Dreams are belong to Micky Mouse

See you online,
Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to Show 120!

This week we welcome Eric Petway back to the show. As you may know, the man who brought us the Wing Commander series, Chris Robinson, has returned to game developement with a vengence. This time out the same man who also bought us movies like The Punisher and Lord of War is well on the way to producing a new emersive outer space based game entitled Star Citizen - the main topic of this weeks show. Along the way we talk about am indie game called Faster Than Light and Artemis, a spaceship bridge simulator.

See you online,

Julie and Fran

Welcome to Show 119!

This time we welcome Slunker from 2 Lazy 2 be Otaku in the second half of the show. In the first half of the show we talk about the news of the day...including an explorer to jumped to earth from the edge of space. That, my friends, really is one giant leap for a man!

See you online,

Julie and Fran

Subjects:

Freefall from the edge of space

Politicians, Orcs and WoW (Oh my!)

The Virtual Explorer

The Next Big Game?

Role Playing Games/Japanese Role Playing Games

Dream Machines and Consoles

Riding the virtual rails to endgame

DayZ and WarZ

Anime/Jazz/Cowboy Bepop

The Shadow Cabal

…and more with Slunker from 2Lazy2BOtaku!

Contacts:

www.2lazy2botaku.com

slugreno@gmail.com

Videos discused:

The Shadow Cabal (movie)

Arrowstormentertainment.com

Cowboy Bebop - video.adultswim.com/cowboy-bebop/

Welcome to show 118!

This week we are joined by Chris Dodson from the 2Lazy2B Otaku show and Saylah from Mystic Worlds. It’s been awhile since we have had a "burnt undies" session and it’s high time we did. Saylah and Chris are here to oblige us with a very large axe to grind about Guild Wars 2.

Hyping for the best

Running with scissors (to the horizon)

This little beta went to market

Not going with the (over) flow

...and more

Artice from Arstechnica cited:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/10/hack-temporarily-turns-wow-towns-into-piles-of-corpses/

Welcome to Show 117!

Our guest this week is Tipa from West Karna.  Tipa, Fran and Julie sit down to discuss emergent gameplay and why Funcom took a slide.

1.     EA goes on the block while the getting is good

2.     DayZ stands alone

3.     MMOs movin’ on/Funcom take’s chances

4.     Shipping F2P/getting smarter

5.     A funny thing happened on the way to the forums

6.     Emergent game play

7.     Get emotional with the flashlight of doom.

8.     What does it take to get you to come back to Eve?

9.     Life Onabridged: A bridge not too far

See you online,

Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to Show 115

This week we have a special guest – the Disney of Steampunk, the founder of Teslacon, Lord Bobbins.  Instead of playing an adventure on a computer Teslacon is an immersive convention that lets you step back into the Victorian age and live the adventure of a virtual trip to the moon!  This year there will be an attempt to set a world record. There will be brass bands. When Lord Bobbins is in his alter ego he is known as Eric Larson, who has done 22 conventions as well as working on the Star Wars movie, at Pixar and at Disney.

See You Online,

Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 114!

 ^{It's Augusts 28th and time for the beginning of the long awaited mmo (it seems like each new game is long awaited) Guild Wars 2. So we have invited Jessica Brown (Ironman Mode, Anjel Syndicate, Allaweh.com) and Saylah (Mystic Worlds) to fill us all in on the low down on Guild Wars 2. Does the game live up to the reputation? Saylah thinks so. After all, she has had the game on pre-order for three years. Jessica has upped the Ante by pay $150.00 for the Guild Wars 2 collector’s edition.}

Along the way we spend some time discuss the ups and downs of The Secret World one month out and why Star Wars the Old Republic has gone free-to-play.

See you online,

Julie Whitefeather

Welcome to Show 113 and 3/8!

This time out we welcome two of the developers of DayZ, Matt Lightfoot and Dean "Rocket" Hall. The number of players they have acquired in the space of a few short months is simply astounding (more than EA still has for Star Wars the Old Republic). DayZ, as our listeners probably know, is the mod for Arma II that has had a runaway success. DayZ has been described by Kotaku as "probably one of the best zombie games ever made!" Some of the subjects we discuss with the game’s developers are listed below.

See you online,

Julie and Fran

Topics:

Introductions all around

DayZ and Combat Medics

Driving Miss DayZ - the background of the game and the mod

Happy Dayz – how DayZ works including some stories

DayZ – the good, the bad and the emergent

Why zombies? Why only 49 minutes?

Disaster Scenarios – how do you feel?

Raw game design - beyond survival, story, and linear game design

Experiencing a game - It’s all in your head.

Up for the challenge – the intelligent gamer

Game Smart: vote with your wallet, talk to the gaming community and the industry.



Welcome to Show 112!

This time out we welcome long time listener and avid gamer Eric Petway to the show. We start out talking about Aliens: Colonial Marines. Next we delve into The Secret World and finish with a talk about the gaming community.

See you online,

Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

This time we welcome Mr. K. and Mr. S. from the AFON Show.  Initially we heard of them both because we all share love of the NERF Hobby.  This means, of course, we have to have a chat about our mutual love of NERF with two gents whom the Hasbro Company holds in such high regard that they flew them both to New York.

What caught our eye, however, was that both Mr. K. and Mr. S. are both trained video game developers.  We have often discussed the video game industry from the standpoint of individuals who have been involved with it for a long time.  We thought it was time to discuss it with two individuals who are just starting out.

See you online,

Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to Show 110!

This time out our guest is noted game developer, producer and author Mr. R.W. Harper. Mr. Harper has taken time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about trends in the game and book publishing industries and where each is going.  This show is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend Emma Lloyd – we will miss you greatly.  Stay with us after the show for a 15 minute segment about Emma where she tells us about meeting and caring for the Queen of England and her sister when they were  young.

As always, we try to introduce our listeners to new styles of music.  This time out you will have a chance to learn a bit about the Hi-di-ho man himself, Mr. Cab Calloway.

See you online,
Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Subjects:

1. Bird land – the hard way
2. What effect will 38 studios closures have on the games industry?
3. Are independent games the wave of the future?
4. Is the “triple a” game the way of the past?
5. Trends in the game development industry
6. How are MMOs changing?
7. The future of game and book publishing
8. …and more

Welcome to show 109!

This time out we talk about 38 Studios and Star Wars The Old Republic – What went wrong? Will it affect the future of the gaming industry>

See you online,

Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to Show 108!

This time out, we welcome Jessica  Brown from Anjelsyndicate.org to talk about recent events in mmo and console gaming.  Along the way we learn about Count Basie, Freddie Green, Duke Ellington and find out there is such a thing as military intelligence.

See you online,

Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to Show 107!

This week, we start with a bit of news and breakfast with the No Prisoners, No Mercy team. Then we welcome Nathan “EmCeeKhan” Baumbach from Ironman mode.com joins us to talk about videogames, and more (and we are still convinced he is either a fugitive superhero).

1.      The Last Star fighter real life application…sort of

2.      Mass Effect 3 and the BBB

3.      Sony paddles upstream

4.      Glenn Miller

5.      Geeks are cool/Will Wheaton

6.      Star Trek Online – what has changed? What has not?

7.      Star Wars the Old Republic vs Star Wars Galaxies

Welcome to show 106!

This week is about Pandas, the real mass effect, naughty mittans getting mad at kittens and lunar landings.   Then we welcome Sean Edwards from Shovsoft, developer of Lunar Flight, who flies us to the moon.    This time out you will find out why Fran and Julie love Duke Ellington madly! For more information go to www.noprisonersnomercy.com

See you online,

Julie and Fran

Articles/web sites discussed:

Mittani Banned for 30 days: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/28/the-mittani-gets-hit-with-ban-and-resigns-in-wake-of-eve-online/

Mittani encourages player to commit suicide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYNLmtAMAw

Bully For You: http://skycandy.org/2012/04/bully-for-you/

Blizzard Struggles to hold the mmo throne with Mists of Pandaria: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/03/more-funding-will-bring-obsidian-entertainment-on-board-for-wasteland-sequel-development.ars

Is Bioware Caving over fan feedback: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/03/bioware-taking-fan-criticism-to-heart-in-crafting-new-mass-effect-3-content.ars

Bioware Trolled by Delivery of 400 Plus Cupcakes: http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2012/03/biowarecupcakes/

Lunar Flight Simulator: http://www.shovsoft.com/lunarflight/

Welcome to Show 105,

This week we sit down to talk about Chris Dodson from the 2Lazy2beOtaku podcast about gaming and his new book. The subjects this week are as follows:

1.      “Prey for Vengeance” by Chris Dodson

2.      Everquest I and II – chimps, nerd rage, and pariahs

3.      Dungeons and Dragons Online – insipid names, reincarnation, and game play

4.      Gaming Communities and the “MMO single player experience”

5.      Mobile gaming and the classic gaming experience

6.      Publish it and patch it

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 104!

The topics for this week are listed below.  You will  also find a list of the articles discussed as well as a discussion on this week’s musical education featuring early jazz musicians.

1.      Aliens in the past, Guild Wars 2 and Zorro in the future

2.      Print is Dead

3.      Slight Mad Studios show publishers the door; Doublefine and Kickstarter use crowd publishing to give publishers the old heave-ho

4.      Stuck in the virtual mud – puzzles are not strategy, but sometimes they are brick walls

5.      It’s all Andy Mahood’s Fault - Simulation Games

6.      Have games become more about how they look than how they play?

7.      Playing in the dirt – Dirt 2 off road racing

8.      Microsoft and Ubisoft – usually we get kissed first

9.      Sopa and Pipa part 2 – Act 2

10.  Pond takes a dive

11.  Marks “Notch” Persson goes off, Dear Esther takes off

12.  It’s a snap – go to www.noprisonersnomercy.com for notes

Articles Discussed:

Eisenhower and the Aliens:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2100947/Eisenhower-secret-meetings-aliens-pentagon-consultant-claims.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/eisenhower-met-aliens-says-timothy-good_n_1277133.html

http://blastr.com/2012/02/did-eisenhower-hold-secre.php

Post Apocalyptic Zorro: http://blastr.com/2012/02/believe-it-or-not-were-ge.php

It’s all Andy Mahood’s Fault: http://noprisonersnomercy.com/2012/02/its-all-andy-mahoods-fault/

Giving Publishers the Old Heave-Ho

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/double-fine-seeks-to-cut-out-publishers-with-kickstarter-funded-adventure.ars

Publishers Beware - Kickstarter

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/publishers-beware-can-other-game-developers-copy-double-fines-kickstarter-millions.ars

A little Help Please…

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/should-games-offer-more-help-when-we-get-stuck.ars

SOPA and PIPA Part 2 – ACTA

http://www.gamepolitics.com/2012/02/17/anonymous-hacks-us-government-websites-protest-acta

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/acta-referred-to-european-court-as-support-falters.ars

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120126/12313917555/polish-politicians-don-guy-fawkesanonymous-masks-to-protest-acta-signing.shtml

Pond takes a dive: http://blastr.com/2012/02/karen-gillan-insists-amys.php

Henry and Aaron: It’s a Snap http://blastr.com/2012/02/the-funniest-bloodiest-te.php

Make me an offer I can’t refuse…

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/minecraft-developer-makes-serious-offer-to-fund-psychonauts-sequel.ars

http://www.edge-online.com/news/notch-stop-hyping-internet

Welcome to Show 103!

This time out we start with some news about Doom Sayers vs. Bioware, Ubisoft, tragedy in Taipei and more.   Then Zeke from Ironmanmode.com joins us to talk about how he is turning videogaming into dollars for Charity. We follow up with a discussion about the indie game that went viral called Minecrack…er…minecraft.

See you online,

Julie and Fran

Articles and web sites discussed:

http://gamasutra.com/view/news/40044/The_Old_Republic_hits_17_million_subscribers_worldwide.php

http://gamepolitics.com/2012/01/27/family-research-council-attacks-star-wars-old-republic-same-sex-relationships

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/03/conan-obrien-shows-off-swtor-same-sex-footage/

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/drm-server-transition-to-make-some-ubisoft-games-unplayable-starting-tomorrow.ars

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115734-Ubisoft-Apologizes-for-DRM-Server-Switch-Screwup

http://www.gamepolitics.com/2012/02/03/man-dies-while-gaming-no-one-notices

http://www.ironmanmode.com/

http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_James

Welcome to Show 102!

Its the end of January 2012 and the honeymoon with Bioware is over. Time to take a look around the internet to find out what people are saying.  Then we talk a bit about S.O.P.A., P.I.P.A. and B.Y.O.B.  Then we answer the question who is this Robert Johnson?

1. I told you the Sun would finally explode
2. Indie Game the Movie
3. One woman’s heaping pile of dingo dung
4. Star Wars is not a 57 Chevy
5. The Single Player Game Viewpoint
6. Illum – who is at fault?
7. Winning an MMO
8. Who is this Robert Johnson guy?

Articles Cited:

http://ardwulfslair.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/wow-killer-my-ass/
http://ardwulfslair.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/wow-killer-my-ass/
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/11/activision-ceo-star-wars-the-old-republic-may-not-make-ea-any-money.ars
http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2012/01/doomcasting-swtor.html
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/01/an-indie-game-movie-will-make-you-cry.ars
http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2012/01/star-wars-the-dead-republic.html
http://noprisonersnomercy.com/2010/04/zen-and-the-art-of-asteriod-mining/
http://www.gamebynight.com/?p=3298
http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/swtor-in-which-bioware-finally-nail-single-player-gameplay/
http://www.youhaventlived.com/qblog/2012/QBlog090112A.html

Welcome to Show 101!

This week we spend time contrasting Star Wars the Old Republic and World of Warcraft.  After that we discuss evil versus good in SWTOR.  This week we also revisit the subject started by Dr. Richard Bartle in Show 101 freedom to be yourself in virtual worlds.  We finish up the show with a brief discussion on yellow journalism.

1.     1. A day late and 26.95 shorter - Returning to World of Warcraft

2.     2. Cut Scenes in WoW and SWTOR

3.     3. Story in SWTOR and WoW

4.     4.  Linear Questing In WoW and Star Wars the Old Republic

5.     5. A very Grinch Christmas in Azeroth

6.     6. It’s my party and I’ll leave when I want to

7.     7.  Evil is as evil does -  Evil versus good in SWTOR  (The return of Good Nun/Bad Nun)

8.     8. The freedom to be yourself in virtual worlds (revisited)

9.     9. What is a “Sith” anyway?

10.  10. Yellow Journalism

Articles Cited:

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/13/raph-koster-immersion-is-not-a-core-game-virtue/

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-30-lucasarts-to-take-around-35-percent-of-old-republic-revenue-report

http://pc.ign.com/articles/114/1147536p1.html

http://n4g.com/news/907301/physical-copies-of-star-wars-the-old-republic-sold-out-on-origin
via Forbes.com

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/367/showArticle/23086

http://www.mmocrunch.com/2012/01/03/swtor-uk-sales-plummet-after-one-week/

http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2012/01/swtor-sold-out.html

http://torwars.com/2012/01/10/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics-swtor-sales-in-the-uk/