EXP Podcast #757: Story Time with Shawn Layden
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Thanks to the recent 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation launch, there's been plenty of retrospectives about the system and the era it ushered in. This week, we dig into Eurogamer's extended interview with Former Sony CEO Shawn Layden. Layden's tenure at Sony spanned the pre-PlayStation era all the way through the PS4 and he offers some candid thoughts about the state of the industry, development costs, and why he may be the last of the console warriors. Plus, he floats the concept of triple-A development being akin to building a massive cathedral and now I'm...
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EXP Podcast #756: This Is My Favorite Xbox on the Citadel
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According to Microsoft you probably have an Xbox in your pocket. So what's an Xbox again? This week on the podcast we chat Microsoft news and venture into the future... of television with the Mass Effect TV series. Show Notes: - Music by
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EXP Podcast #755: Time to Face the Music
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Leave it to Nintendo: we turn our backs for just a couple of weeks and they exponentially increase their wackiness. Well I can officially tell this to our favorite baffling company: Chill out, we're awake and we have ready access to the Internet! Your clock and your music app is very cute, but shouldn't you be working on a new console or something? Wake me up once you're ready to tell me what the Super Mario Odyssey team has been working on.
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EXP Podcast #754: Silent Hyrule
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Sick kids are on the mend so it's back to the gaming mines for us. This week on the show, we fight our way through fog to bring you debriefs on the Silent Hill 2 Remake, Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Balatro mobile, and the Plucky Squire! Show notes: Music by Brad Sucks
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EXP Podcast #753: The PlayStation Paperclip and other Weird News
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I can't believe we missed out on the most important PlayStation Pro news when we talked about it a couple weeks ago. Yes, your long nightmare of dealing with disorganized lose paper is over: Sony has created a solution and it only costs $1000. But hurry: there's only 12,300 in existence, so act quickly or else you'll have to go crawling back to Clippy. We dig into this as well as more stories on Professor Layton, Microsoft R&D, and Nintendo's secret police this week.
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EXP Podcast #752: Astro Bot and UFO 50 Debrief
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This week on the podcast, we discuss two of the most charming love-letters to video games of all time, both of which are not just loaded with nostalgia, but also amazing games (or games-in-games) all on their own! Show notes: - Music from the and the
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EXP Podcast #751: PlayStation 5 Pro and Con
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The PlayStation 5 Pro was formally announced and I have to say that my favorite part by far was listening to the calming timbre of Mark Cerny's voice as he explained highly technical things in a way that made me feel like I could understand it. His sonorous, professorial presentation was perhaps the only thing that could have calmed my jangled nerves after seeing that $700 price point. This week, we discuss the announcement and what we think it means for the PlayStation landscape.
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EXP Podcast #750: Concord Confusion
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As the saying goes: "Grand opening, grand closing." This week we recap the baffling Concord situation and what it means as part of the broader game landscape. Along the way we check in on some other games, ranging from Flock, to Black Myth: Wukong, and Deadlock as part of a late summer check in.
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EXP Podcast #749: Gamescom 2024 Debrief
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We're off to Germany this week to discuss some of the exciting - and not-so-exciting - news coming out of Gamescom 2024. News, Molyneuxs, and more, oh my! Show Notes: - Music by
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EXP Podcast #748: The End of Game Informer
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This week on the EXP Podcast we say goodbye to a games industry institution. We also briefly discuss Fortnite, cultural conglomeration, and gambling! Show Notes: - Music by
info_outlineThe only thing hotter than this summer's weather is this collection of spicy takes. This week, we use Polygon's collection of provocative opinions as a jumping off point to revisit some of the fundamental arguments that started us down this wacky path. Will we ever figure out what art is and do video games qualify? Maybe the real art is the fun we've had arguing along the way.