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22 October 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

NEWS CRUISE: Andrew and D. Bethel cover a lot of different news stories this week, including the acceptance of NFTs in video games by Steam and the Epic Games Store; the workers of tabletop game developer, Paizo, form a union; developers who worked on Metroid Dread not seeing their names in the credits; Ruby Rose speaking up about their treatment on the set of Batwoman‘s first season; and some announcements made by DC during the DC Fandome event.

UPDATE: Venerated Metroid fansite, Shinesparkers, reached out to Metroid Dread developers, MercurySteam, for clarification on what qualified for crediting in the game, specifically with regard to what constitutes the “25% game dev time” and “significant creative contributions,” stating:

“A significant contribution might mean A LOT of things: from designing a playable character, writing dialogues, lore.. anything substantially important to the game. On the 25% this is something based on our experience. Of course it can be seen differently elsewhere.”

FURTHER UPDATE: Union issues with Paizo and its workers came to an agreement on Thursday, October 21, with Paizo officially recognizing the workers’ union.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Craddock, Ryan. “Metroid Dread Staff Say They’ve Been Left Out of Game’s Credits, MercurySteam Responds.” NintendoLife, NLife Media, 14 October 2021.
D’Anastasio, Cecilia. “Tabletop RPG Workers Say Their Jobs Are No Fantasy.” Wired, Condé Nast, 19 October 2021.
Darren. “We Spoke to MercurySteam on Developer Credit in Metroid Dread.” Shinesparkers, 15 October 2021.
“Day 8: Critical Success!” United Paizo Workers, 21 October 2021.
Newton, Casey. “How NFTs Are Creating a Generational Divide Between Platforms.” The Verge, Vox Media, 20 October 2021.
Patches, Matt. “Ruby Rose Details Batwoman Set’s Abusive Conditions, Severe Injuries.” Polygon, Vox Media, 20 October 2021.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Business Exempt” (19 October 2018): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the first major attempt to unionize video game workers.
“A Casualty of the Rhyme” (22 May 2020): Where our hosts, along with Taylor, talk about Ruby Rose’s sudden departure from Batwoman.
“Milkbloods” (09 April 2021): When Andrew and D. Bethel first discussed the strange culture of NFTs.

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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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A Casualty of the Rhyme

22 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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#RELEASETHETAYLORCUT: With a bunch of DC Comics-related news dropping this week, we had to light the Taylor signal to bring in our resident DC expert and Senior Optimist Reporter, Taylor Katcher, to talk about the release of the infamous “Snyder Cut” of 2017’s Justice League on the forthcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Also discussed is the shocking news that Ruby Rose would be stepping down from the lead role on Batwoman after the first season (and had already been renewed for a second).

RELEVANT LINKS:

Follow Taylor on Twitter: @tk4tch
Andreeva, Nellie. “Ruby Rose Exits the CW’s Batwoman, DC Series to Recast Iconic Lead Role For Season 2.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 19 May 2020.
Colbert, Stephen M. “Batman v. Superman: Zack Snyder Announces Director Commentary Live-Stream.” Screen Rant. 28 Mar. 2020.
Drum, Nicole. “Zack Snyder’s Justice League Officially Releasing on HBO Max.” Comic Book. 20 May 2020.
Otterson, Joe. “Why Batwoman Star Ruby Rose Left the CW Series.” Variety. Variety Media, 20 May 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 90 – Keep Calm, You’re a Warrior Princess” (01 Apr. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
“Episode 101 – The Black Arts of Algorithms” (05 Aug. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel cover the strange discussion about box office returns in the wake of the rebooted Ghostbusters‘ release.
“Episode 110 – A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes” (14 Oct. 2016): Where Taylor came onto the show to talk about the “Flashpoint” crossover event on the DC/CW Arrowverse shows.
“Episode 149 – We Are Not Here” (08 Dec. 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his viewing of Justice League.
“Episode 152 – My Own Finger” (05 Jan. 2018): Where Taylor arrived to give his 2018 State of the DCEU-nion.
“#SaveGrifter” (14 Feb. 2020): Where Taylor came to the show to talk about the 2019-2020 DC/CW crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
“The Transformers Paradox” (21 Feb. 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about upsetting discourse around Birds of Prey‘s release.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
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Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
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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
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)