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A Braver New World

24 September 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

GIANTS FALL: Kind of a combination of a News Blast and a Nerd Law, but the lawsuit between Apple and Epic has been decided and…it’s complicated. We have Andrew walk us through the ins and outs of this strange event.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Brandom, Russell. “Apple Must Allow Other Forms of In-App Purchases, Rules Judge in Epic v. Apple.” The Verge, Vox Media, 10 September 2021.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Big Brother vs. Goliath” (14 May 2021): Where our hosts first discussed the Epic v. Apple lawsuit.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel

Big Brother vs. Goliath

14 May 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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FREEDOM FOR APPS: Andrew and D. Bethel dedicate this week’s episode to discussing and parsing and debating and understanding and reacting to the very, very strange lawsuits being fought between Apple and Epic Games. SPOILER: They have no answers.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Hackett, Robert. “The Apple and Epic Games Court Case is Literally Bananas.” Fortune, Fortune Media, 11 May 2021.
Lopatto, Elizabeth. “In Epic v. Apple, Everybody is Losing at the Game of Defining Games.” The Verge, Vox Media, 7 May 2021.
Robertson, Adi. “Epic v. Apple Keeps Coming Back to the Gap Between Ignorance and Inconvenience.” The Verge, Vox Media, 11 May 2021.
A tweet featuring the clever TikTok video about DnD classes using a bow (via the @bluminek TikTok account):

Hahah! This is awesome! https://t.co/oe7407kptP
— Andi Ewington 🐉🐲🎲⚔️🏹 (@AndiEwington) May 12, 2021

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Shortcast 62 – Not the Episode Title” (6 July 2018): Where Andrew discussed his time with the mobile exercise app, Zombies, Run!
“Aiming for Whales” (28 August 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first address the battle between Epic Games and Apple.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Aiming For Whales

28 August 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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EPIC WIN (OR FAIL): It has been a few weeks of high drama in the world of video games as Epic––the company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine––sued Apple after Apple delisted Fortnite from its storefront when Epic violated its terms of service as a developer. It’s a complicated, convoluted issue with a lot of far-reaching and severe consequences for those who don’t really have a dog in this fight––the players (not to mention the impact it could have on smaller indie developers). Andrew and D. Bethel attempt to unravel all the goings-on in this very interesting and possibly paradigm-shifting event.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Axon, Samuel. “The Mandalorian was Shot on a Holodeck-esque Set with Unreal Engine, Video Shows.” Ars Technica. Condé Nast, 22 Feb. 2020.
Brandom, Russell, Sean Hollister, and Jay Peters. “Epic Judge Will Protect Unreal Engine––but not Fortnite.” The Verge. Vox Media, 25 Aug. 2020.
Fahey, Mike. “Apple Court Filing Says Epic Asked for Special Deal Before All This Nonsense Started.” Kotaku. G/O Media, 21 Aug. 2020.
Sadler, Emily. “From EA to the NHL: How Synthetic Audio is Helping Tell Story of the Game.” Sportsnet. Rogers Media, 13 Aug. 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 27 – Super Sleep Mode” (28 Nov. 2014): Where Andrew first talked about playing Rogue Legacy.
“Episode 53 – With Space Hands” (12 June 2015): Where Dan first talks about his experience with Rogue Legacy.
“Episode 54 – Noun the Adjective” (19 June 2015): Where Dan continues to talk about Rogue Legacy.
“Shortcast 57 – Fair Point, Dude” (01 June 2018): Where Andrew talks about taking an Udemy course to learn to program in Unity.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Episode 150 – Comivention

15 December 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew returns to a previous WiG by booting up a since heavily patched River City Ransom Underground (starts at 2:03) while D. was impressed with the pragmatism and instructional value of Brandon Dayton‘s Sketchbook Summer artbook (12:32).

NERD LAW: When legal stuff happens in the nerd world, Andrew is on the case (though not dispensing any legal advice). This time around, he talks about Epic Games suing players who use cheats in Fortnite and Comic Con International winning its copyright battle against Salt Lake Comic Con over the term “Comic Con” (19:40)

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 126 – “Not Choosable Parts”: Wherein Andrew originally discussed his experience with River City Ransom Underground.

LINKS:

Bethel, D. “Trials By Fire #001: Fantasy“: A 2011 article by D. Bethel where he talks about Orcs Must Die!, a game he compares to Fortnite.

WORKS CITED:

Hall, Charlie. “Epic Games is Suing More Fortnite Cheaters, and At Least One of Them is a Minor.” Polygon. Vox Media, 27 Nov. 2017.
Muncy, Julie. “San Diego Comic-Con Wins Lawsuit Over ‘Comic Con’ Trademark.” io9. Gizmodo Media Group, 09 Dec. 2017.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/