Let’s talk about corporate communications, butthurt bigots, and more on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Video Games (5:06) – CIG steps in it, again, regarding their communication with fans of “Star Citizen”. Tabletop Games (37:04) – There’s an inclusivity-focused Cthulhu Mythos game coming. Will it be a victim of the “Get […]
Month: February 2022
Lift Cycle, Part 2 (Ep. 67)
The Sprawl – Picking up on this month’s adventure with a new character, The Hacker Music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/rr/RR067.mp3Podcast (kott): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Podchaser | Email | RSS | More
The Death of Art
Elder Bitchfest Incoming. So, whatever happened to Machinima? No, I don’t mean the website Machinima.com, I mean the artform known as Machinima, for which that website took its name. Okay, I suppose I should take a step back. For all you youngsters out there, what exactly is Machinima? Well, they are videos made using assets […]
I Got A Lot Of Slots – Loot Mechanics #258
Beoulus and Scormey have some TTRPG Hot Takes, and Scormey rants (again) about F2P video games. Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Tabletop Gaming (4:53) – Roleplaying Hot Takes Rant (29:30) – “Free to Play” video games are an abject failure. Wrap (1:02:03) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative […]
Lift Cycle, Part 1 (Ep. 66)
The Sprawl – Burning some chrome with this month’s adventure! Music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/rr/RR066.mp3Podcast (kott): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Podchaser | Email | RSS | More
Piracy is good for TTRPGs, and here’s why
I have suffered through a lot of bad takes from the Tabletop Roleplaying community over the years, but one in particular has really gotten to me of late, regarding piracy in tabletop roleplaying: “If the company can’t make money, they won’t support the game anymore!” Trust me, I get where this concept is coming from, […]