For All Intents and Purposes

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew saw Spider-Man: Homecoming so now they can talk about it while D. gets upset that Vice Media fired gaming journalist, Mike Diver, who co-created Vice’s video game wing, Waypoint.

NAME THAT CHIPTUNE: After going deep into an YouTube hole watching marching bands playing video game music, Andrew brings to the table the question: When the hell did video game music become so popular? Is it that good or are we just getting old?

RELATED LINKS:

• Emily Reese’s podcasts about video game music: First, the defunct Top Score with Emily Reese (the archives are still active) and the current Level with Emily Reese.
• New Dan & Rusty Video Game Power Hour where they play Thunder Lotus Games‘ new release, Sundered.

• D. Bethel’s interview with Nathan Miller for the podcast, Finding Sacramento:

http://findingsacramento.com/index.php/2017/07/31/not-comic-book-creator-english-professor-dan-bethel/

WORKS CITED, REFERENCED, OR CONSULTED:

• Lieberman, David. “Vice Media Cuts Staff by 2% As it Sharpens Focus on Video.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 21 Jul. 2017.
• Raymond, Adam K. “Vice Holds Field Day in Brooklyn as Dozens of Employees are Laid Off.” New York Magazine. New York Media, 21 Jul. 2017.

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“Scene III (Final Fantasy – ‘Opening Theme’, ‘Town’, ‘Matoya’s Cave’)” by The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (from Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy; arranged by Katsuhisa & Takayuki Hattori)