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This time out we have the second part of a two part show - an interview with authors M.K. Wiseman and D. Lieber. Ms. Lieber is the author of urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy, and steampunk adventure urban fantasy novels. Her latest books are The Assassins Legacy and The Treason of Robyn Hood. Ms. Wiseman is a "full-on fantasy and steampunk geek, with a touch of the sci-fi." Her books latest books include Sherlock Holmes & the Singular Affair, Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel

Welcome to Show 259 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we have the first part of a two part show - an interview with authors M.K. Wiseman and D. Lieber. Ms. Lieber is the author of urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy, and steampunk adventure urban fantasy novels. Her latest books are The Assassins Legacy and The Treason of Robyn Hood. Ms. Wiseman is a " I am a full-on fantasy and steampunk geek, with a touch of the sci-fi." Her books include the soon to be released Sherlock Holmes & the Singular Affair, Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel, Magical Intelligence and others. Ms. Wiseman's website is here: http://mkwisemanauthor.com/ D. Lieber's website is here: https://www.dlieber.com/

This time out  we talk about hate raids on Twitch, their causes, background and what is being done to stop them. See You Online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 257, Here are the subject this time out: 1. EA dancing on corpses 2. The Metaverse - technology, history, social aspects, expectations 3. World of Warships 4. A funny gaming story from the military Articles: https://www.howtogeek.com/745807/what-is-the-metaverse-is-it-just-virtual-reality-or-something-more/ https://www.thebit.nz/news/facebooks-metaverse-faces-a-hardware-problem/ https://techxplore.com/news/2021-07-metaverse-internet-revolution.html https://cryptomode.com/binamon-metaverse-will-include-its-first-planet-it-will-be-sold-for-millions-of-dollars/

Welcome to Show 256 - This time out we are proud to welcome Dr. Richard Bartle to the show. Dr. Bartle, Fran and Julie talk about one of the subjects of the moment - The Metaverse. See You Online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 255 Topics this time out: 1. What makes a game interesting, What makes a character interesting 2. Evil Races are bad game design - extra credits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUEPKTEQaQ See You Online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 254, The gangs all here...almost. This time out we talk about how people express their real self in virtual worlds - or do they? See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Sites Cited: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/competition-watchdog-to-probe-google-and-amazon-over-fake-reviews/#p3 https://kotaku.com/u-s-healthcare-is-so-trash-this-game-s-localization-ne-1847169929 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unique-everybody-else/202106/how-people-express-their-real-self-in-virtual-worlds

Welcome to Show 253 - here are the subjects this time out. 1. Congratulations Dave Filoni 2. Game Companies - the good, the bad and the really bad 3. Remastered or creatively bankrupt? 4. The Ship of Thesus - is commander shepard in Mass Effect 2 actually Commander Shepard? 5. RIP Kentaro Miura The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

1. NFT- money for nothing 2. What makes a game difficult, fun and just generally no fun? Cites Sited: https://futurism.com/charmin-debuts-toilet-paper-nfts https://www.coindesk.com/brooklyn-bridge-nft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCc69RlV2qI https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CheckPointStarvation

Welcome to Show 251, The gangs all here! This time out we sit down and talk about the good and the bad of the game we have been playing - Final Fantasy 14. See You Online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 250. This time the gang talks a frustrating game mechanic - When is a game too long? When has a grind been stuck in front of you before you get to the new or good content? How many times have you been sent in a "fetch quest" only to be told by the quest giver to deliver it to the npc you just ran past? How my any times have you seen a game advertise how big the open world is only to discover there is nothing to do IN that world? See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy team talks about the following subjects: 1. If Julie falls in the middle of the forest and no one is around to hear does the family dog hear? 2.Accessability in Video Games 3. Point - counterpoint/Final Fantasy IV 4. Games that we play that aren't game See you online!

Welcome to Show 248. Here are the subject this time out. The gangs all here. 1. Cyberpunk 2077 - a warning about reviews and releases 2. The Authority of Print 3. Cutting out the middleman 4. The Unsilent Minority 5. Reviews or reassurance

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 247. This time out we discuss the following subjects: 1. HUG Mods...bring it in 2. A few bits of news 3. Carpet Baggers or Developers 4. Vocaloids and Vtubers and Twitch See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 246. This time out Julie, Fran, Steve and Chris talk about the following subjects: 1. MMO scams: https://www.mmobyte.tv/mmorpg-scams-you-need-to-be-aware/ 2. Star Wars Squardrons, EA and replayability 3. ECCO

Welcome to Show 245, This time out on the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show we finish our original conversation on Star Trek and Star Wars. Welcome to part II. See You Online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 244, This time out we talk about  Star Trek and Star Wars.  With the next season of Star Trek Discovery about to  come out and new Star Wars series on the way it seemed like a good time to discuss the subject.  This time we welcome Troy to the show as our guest. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 243. Here are the subject this time out: 1.EA vs the investor - when is enough too much 2.Epic vs. Apple - Is Epic really the "underdog" 3.What are we playing - filthy vampires and ork mimes Sites Cited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Y-Z8gl1Zc https://www.macrumors.com/guide/epic-games-vs-apple/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euiSHuaw6Q4 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2020/08/14/an-epic-antitrust-battle-for-apple-and-google-789925 https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21366438/apple-fortnite-ios-app-store-violations-epic-payments

Welcome to the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we talk about the following subjects: 1. Play station network loosing transaction history and licenses for purchased games 2. Digital vs. Physical versions of games 3. Impartiality in reviews - saving the drama for your mama 4. Nintendo 5. Videogame prices and Virtual Private Networks 6. When "hours of stimulating gameplay" ruin the fun See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 241 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we talk about the following subjects. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Teacm   1. Game Companies who listen to their Fans and Fans who wished they hadn't. 2. When is it an MMO and When is it a live Service...and does it matter? 3. Game Developers who make font size adjustable and those who don't...and Why.     Sites Cited: https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/03/17/yes-great-games-can-be-crafted-by-fan-complaints-and-responsive-devs/#6229b8ad3753 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140209/07573126156/ea-you-can-only-rate-our-dungeon-keeper-app-if-you-give-it-perfect-rating.shtml https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/02/06/no-ea-everyone-is-not-playing-dungeon-keeper-wrong/#bfb63641f83a https://kotaku.com/the-wow-classic-demo-is-the-hell-we-asked-for-1830211579 https://www.vg247.com/2019/07/12/game-developers-time-stop-listening-fans/ https://kotaku.com/the-wow-classic-demo-is-the-hell-we-asked-for-1830211579