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Scary Gongs

19 November 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

KOTICK TOCK TIME’S UP: This week, after a scathing report, employees of Activision/Blizzard walked out calling for the expulsion of the company’s CEO, Bobby Kotick. Our hosts examine the situation and how it symptomizes larger aspects of video game culture.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grind, Kirsten, Ben Fritz, and Sarah E. Needleman. “Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant.” Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company, 16 November 2021.
Jackson, Gita. “Workers Walk Out As Board, Company Stand Behind Activision Blizzard CEO Accused of Covering Up Sexual Abuse.” Waypoint, Vice Media, 16 November 2021.
Ashley Oh’s tweet about the cosmic horror of the Taco Bell gong sound:

don't ask me how i found this but i am obsessed now (and also shaking in terror) pic.twitter.com/zK3QT3Bt8J
— Ashley Oh (@itsashleyoh) November 17, 2021

Plunkett, Luke. “Let’s Meet the Activision Board Members Supporting Besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick.” Kotaku, G/O Media, 17 November 2021.
Pulliam-Moore, Charles. “Comic Book Workers United Wants a Seat at the Table.” Gizmodo, G/O Media, 08 Nov. 2021.
Schreier, Jason. “Playstation CEO Criticize Activision’s Response to Misconduct and Harassment Allegations.” Fortune, 17 November 2021.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Less-Impressive-Than-Expected No. 7” (01 July 2017): Where our hosts discuss the “interesting” game from a creator of Mega Man, Mighty No. 9.
“Sword Club” (30 July 2021): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talked about Activision Blizzard being investigated by the state of California.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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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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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Episode 108 – Private Reasons

29 September 2016 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew started playing World of Warcraft…again while Dan sees a trailer for Steven Okazaki’s documentary, Mifune: The Last Samurai, and they talk about killing your idols.

TOO OLD FOR THIS SHIT?: Dan and Andrew examine the sudden and growing trend of bringing back notable 1980s’ franchises back for modern audiences…but on television. Lethal Weapon, The Exorcist, MacGuyver, and even Magnum P.I. are heading to television. What does it mean? What can we expect? Can they be any good (were they any good in the first place)?

ROBOTS IN DISGUISE: Since he started uploading Let’s Play videos, Andrew has run into the static generated by YouTube’s content monitoring algorithms, which take down videos that may have copyrighted audio embedded in the video. They talk about this trend and how its damages may extend much further than lost revenue for both YouTube streamers and copyright holders.

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“Magnum, P.I. Theme” by Mike Post & Pete Carpenter
-“Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell
-“Scene Change” by Johnny Douglas & Robert J. Walsh (from The Transformers)