Happy New Year!

In part 2, Fran and I sit down with long time industry professional, author and partner in Blue Jinni Media. With the advent of virtual reality ever more present in the market place we sit down with Mr. Harper to discuss it's future and effect on game development. Will console VR outpace PC VR? Will the first success at VR games result on game publishers jumping on the band wagon? Will that drag down the industry or bolster it's success? Is it here to stay or will it be the next "laserdisk" fad? How has the game industry changed in the last 100 shows?

How many people will be suseptable to virtual reality sickness?

Join us for a peak at what may be the future of the game development industry.

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Welcome to Show 200! The show so nice we had to record it twice. This is part one of two part. In part one Julie and Fran sit down with Dr. Richard Bartle to talk about his life and the early days of videogames that made it what it is today.

1. How does the decline of pc sales and the increase of mobile gaming, virtual reality and MOBA games effect the gaming industry.

2. Dr. Bartle gives us the "nickle tour" of his life and what lead to the development of the "primordial ooze" from which all videogames where developed....M.U.D. (Multi-User Dungeon)

3. Dr. Bartle, Roy Trubshaw and the making of M.U.D.-building a better world

4. Pioneers in the game development - did you know Mark Jacobs gave up a job as a lawyer to make games?

5. The early days of Muse.

6. Industry pioneers Jessica Mulligan, Bridgette Patrovsky, Richard Bartle and some descrimination at Interplay.

7. When videogames added graphics - the first graphic worlds; Ultima Online, Meridian 59, and Everquest.

8. Everquest and DikuMUD gameplay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DikuMUD)

9. What makes a compelling game?

10. Mud on a Rasberry Pi, Dungeons and Dragons, board games and other pursuits.

Welcome to show 199!

This time Fran, Julie and Chris talk about the following subjects:

1. Jim Sterling pushes Chris' buttons
2. Not buying a game - sending a publishers a message. When game publishers put game content behind loot boxes its time to send the publisher a message.
3. When gamers become apologists
4. Difficulty in Video Games, Gamespot video, Cuphead

Sites Cited:
Shadow of Mordor Nemisis system
https://www.polygon.com/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-guide/2017/10/9/16439610/the-nemesis-system-and-you

Cuphead, And The Problems With Difficulty In Video Games
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cuphead-and-the-problems-with-difficulty-in-video-/1100-6454074/

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 198.

Your personal information was hacked, but don't feel bad - there are 143 million other Americans in the same boat. When will the excriment hit the oscillating air current distribution device? What is the solution? Are gamers especially susceptible?

Next, is videogaming culture racist?

Articles Cited:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&v=ZBma82g3Uag

https://www.themarysue.com/why-is-pewdiepies-fanbase-convinced-that-gaming-culture-is-racist-because-it-is/

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 197

This time out we are talking about science fiction - Blade Runner: 2049 and the original Blade Runner, and how it effected the science fiction genre.

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The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Sites Cited
Blade Runner 2049' Is A Box Office Bomb: 10 Reasons It Was Doomed
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/10/08/10-reasons-blade-runner-2049-was-doomed-at-the-u-s-box-office/#26a2c6f824fb

Welcome to Show 196.

This time out Fran, Julie and Rod talk about the following subjects.

1. Fran grinds an axe – racing to the boss
2. The wrong kind of connections – high profile and other hacks
3. Security Blanket - Staying Secure
4. Fair Use laws - cover your butt before someone comes after it
5. Why do games fail? - An industry view
6. Destiny, Destiny 2, Total Warhammer, Elite Dangerous, Secret World Legends

Sites Cited:
https://www.lastpass.com

Welcome to Show 195 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show!\

When is a paid mod not a paid mod? Are games being sold to us piecemeal? This time out Rod, Steve, Fran and Julie talk about paid mods, third party DLC, Creation Club and Minecraft Market Place.

Sites Cited:

https://gamerant.com/bethesda-creation-club-paid-mod/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjCUuREQA24

1. Greed to play - amazon pays back 70 millions dollars

Welcome to show 193. Here this time out we discuss the following subjects.

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1. Zombies and the future - zombie race car drives, zombie strippers and zombie footballers
2. Star Trek Discovery
3. Brain dead politicians
4. 10 things mmos must have to be great - better game design
5. Inovations in game design

Articles and Sites Cited
http://www.mmogames.com/gamearticles/10-things-mmos-must-have/
http://io9.gizmodo.com/so-george-romeros-next-of-the-dead-movie-is-basically-a-1795373715
http://readyplayeronemovie.com/

Welcome to show 192. Here are the subjects for this time out.

1. Video Game Movies and Games Made from Movies
2. Keeping up with tech curve - the future of videogames and hardware requirements
3. Is it possible to bring players back to a pvp game, once the game has lost players. How does a game developer maintain balance? Is it even possible?
4. Bringing players who don't pvp into a pvp game where the players have the reflexes of a rattlesnake on meth. Which developer will come up with a solution?
5. When the asshat quotient rises.
6. What makes a good movie sequel? Star Trek Discovery - the sequel that almost wasn't.

Sites and Articles Cited
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/05/09/why-guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-is-the-most-important-marvel-movie-in-years/#2b4f182e4897

http://www.lorehunters.com/

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Warning - this show contains strong language

This time out we offer show 191.1 on a subject that has been the subject of a good deal of contention - gamergate. The videoclip discussed contains harsh language - we will let you be the judge of its content. We don't all agree and the subject at hand but it is the differences that make for an interesting discussion. The discussion was originally to be an addendum to an upcoming show.

The Video Discussed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3r0atokQvc

Welcome to show 191 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show.

This time out we discuss destructive behavior in videogames. Have the donkeyhats made your virtual life miserable? Are they somehow actually destroying your favorite game?
Sometimes destructive behavior isn't even intentional. It's time to take a look at it all!

The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

articles discussed or mentioned:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4072704.stm
https://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/dutch-supreme-court-declares-runescape-theft-a-real-world-crime/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/152673/virtual_theft.html
https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/eve-online-player-steals-45-000-worth-of-isk-in-massive-investm/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4137782.stm
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1983234,00.html

rock paper shotgun review of mass effect andromeda

Welcome to Show 189,

The first half of the show was an impromptu session where we shared some laughs about guild drama we have experienced in the past. In the second half of the show we tackle the subject of "whitewashing" in movies, concentrating on the recent movie Ghost in the Shell.

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Articles Mentioned:

https://www.engadget.com/2012/12/24/drama-mamas-how-to-leave-your-guild-without-drama-or-burning-br/
Drama Mamas: How to leave your guild without drama or burning bridges

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/9/11612530/ghost-in-the-shell-anime-asian-representation-hollywood

Welcome to Show 188...take 2.

Our previous efforts failed due to factors including faulty software and faulty computers. Here, finally, is the completed version. This time out we discuss the following subjects:

1. names that are better on the harder difficulty
2. Is there an exodus back to triple - A
3. Green Light Process (and the lack thereof), abandonware and asset flipping

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This time out we welcome Rod, Chris, Julie and special guest Calfury. The following subjects are on offer.

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1. Zombie dodo birds and shai-hulud
2. Hero's Song, The Smed and Crowdfunding
3. Indie-posers and back-channel publishing companies
4. Early Release, Steam Green light and abandonware
5. Videogame Gambling
6. Action movies and scripts written on cocktail napkins
7. Left Click to Win

Articles this time out:

http://www.avclub.com/article/steve-bannon-used-be-ceo-world-warcraft-gold-farmi-250081
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-01-04-pixelmage-games-closes-before-completion-of-heros-song
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hero-s-song-game-rpg#/updates

Welcome to Show 186!

The subjects this time our are as follows:

1. Mark Hamill reimagining the Joker

2. Ark Not so technologically Evolved

3. How do you know you are done with a game?

4. Why do we go back?

5. Not putting your money where a publishers mouth is - do we dislike certain games or publishers because we are told to?

6. In a Tur-bind

Welcome to Show 186!

This time out it is our pleasure to welcome renown author Dedra Stevenson back to the show. Ms. Stevenson is the Author of The Hakima's Tale Trilogy, Desert Magnolia and Skinwalker: The Ressurection. Join us as we discuss her latest book.

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