No Prisoners, No Mercy

Welcome to Show 220. We talk about her latest awards, her new book Desert Magnolia as well as her other books, and about acceptable (or lack thereof) between cultures. We also talk about her award winning film lemonade and Blue Jinni Media. In the offering is advice from two professional writers about getting involved in writing. Sites Cited and Contacts: Website: https://bluejinnimedia.com Lemonade the Film: https://bluejinnimedia.com/lemonade-the-film/ Email: info@bluejinnimedia.com @Hakimastale and @bluejinnimedia on twitter and #dedrastevenson and #bluejinnimedia. On Instagram

Welcome to Show 219 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show - This time out we are excited to have with us the writers and producers of the Dr. Evermore television show. Join us as we find out how Dr. Evermore's art inspired the show.   See you online, The No Prisponers, No Mercy Team Cites for the Sites: Dr. Evermore - a short documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ0n67eAOKw Legion M who is producting the show: https://legionm.com/ Contacts for our guests: Evermor Instagram: evermortv Erik & Perry Writer Instagram: ronin7entertainment Evermor FB: @evermortv Perry writer FB: @childofatlantis Dr. Evermor Park FB: @worldofdrevermor Evermor Twitter: @evermortv Perry writer Twitter: @childofatlantis Tya Kottler Twitter: @DrEvermor

This time out Julie, Fran, Chris and Steve discuss the Blizzard of ire aimed at Activision and Diablo Immortal. What companies have done this before? How could Activision not known their audiance? Or do they? See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

1. Accessiblity in videogames 2. Book reviews: RPG books - stories set in games 3. Multiplayer games - will Fallout 76 be a flash in the pan? 4. Blizz-conned: Diablo Immortal 5. What are we playing? Books and Sites Cited: https://www.audible.com/pd/Challenge-Audiobook/B074G4GPMC?qid=&sr=&ref=a_series_c5_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=284b47b1-a5db-4711-9667-612f2ac7458e&pf_rd_r=3QYF0XYGA3CAQ15BYV7F& https://www.audible.com/pd/Survival-Quest-Audiobook/B01CRDD6ZS?qid=&sr=&ref=a_series_c5_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=284b47b1-a5db-4711-9667-612f2ac7458e&pf_rd_r=PM5N8A8NQH3ENE6PM40K& https://www.audible.com/pd/Ascend-Online-Audiobook/B073PG4DX8?qid=1541314974&sr=sr_1_1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=RSEVK9XF3JRJB8SNAYSR& https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Land-Founding-A-LitRPG-Saga-Audiobook/B071DNLS1F?qid=&sr=&ref=a_series_c5_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=284b47b1-a5db-4711-9667-612f2ac7458e&pf_rd_r=7FS3MKAN4VVD

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 215.1 This time Fran and I sit down and talk with Jen Usellis, otherwise known as the Klingon Pop Warrior. We talk about the Extra Life video game marathon for charity and her 24 hour broadcast. See You Online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Links: http://www.extra-life.org/participant/jenbom http://www.twitch.tv/ladyskymack http://www.klingonpopwarrior.com http://www.facebook.com/klingonpopwarrior

Welcome to Show 2015 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show This time out we talk about the following subjects: 1. NPCs- the good, the bad and romancing the pixel 2. Anthem - stand(off) or deliver 3. Some of our favorite NPC stories 4. ECO 5. Riders of Icarus Artices Cited: https://kotaku.com/anthems-npcs-are-a-radical-shift-for-bioware-1828764719 See you online!

Welcome to Show 214! This time out Julie, Fran and Chris talk about their reaction to WoW's latest expansion; beyond that when are we done with an MMO? Is it the treadmill that developers sometimes put players on in order to get them to keep playing and paying for the game? What do developers do to keep us playing in the first place? See You Online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 213 Battle for Azeroth: the love/hate relationship. As Sylvanas Windrunner goosesteps into Teldrassil we ask ourselves when is lore "just lore"? Do those individuals or corporations that own an intellectual property have a responsibility to the fans beyond a profit margin? The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 212. This time out the team discusses the following subject: 1. Blizzard, Chris Roberts and the great retcon 2. Wow Pulls a Wimpy 3. Can a game come back after losing it's audiance? See you online.

Welcome to Show 211 - this time out we discuss the following subjects: The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Morality in Video Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvNMXZFc8og 2. Self publishing vs. Creativity: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-07-robots-have-taken-over-1980s-east-coast-sweden-in-avalanches-new-game-generation-zero This being Avalanche's first self-published game has also meant no outside interference. "We are calling all the shots but we are also taking all the risks," wrote Kraftling. "Some would probably say that an action game with tactical elements set in rural Sweden is a risk in and of itself, as opposed to, say, making a zombie survival battle royale game or something." - Emil Kraftling, game director, Avalanche Studios 3. Valve says it will allow any games: https://steamed.kotaku.com/valve-says-it-will-now-allow-everything-on-steam-unles-1826612274

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 210! This time the team talks about the following subjects: 1. Steam now allows anything online  except what is illegal or "straight up trolling"    2. Fallout 76, the next fallout game will not allow external player mods   3. Ark Mobile - will "mobile make a difference"   4. While Epic is suing Fortnite cheaters as young as 14, the Fortnite developer is in turn being sued by PUBG corp.  Battlefield V has a "battleroyal mode" (with women characters).   5. The passing of two greats.

Welcome to Show 209 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. The gangs all here. This time out we talk about the following subjects. 1. The death of immersion through storytelling in videogames 2. GDPR - If you aren't paying for something, you are the product 3. Privacy and APPS from the developers point of view 4. What are we all playing Sites Cited: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshBycer/20170526/298785/The_Divide_Between_Consumers_and_Game_Designers.php https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-17-what-does-gdpr-do

1. Tribute to Total Biscuit 2. Avengers Affinity War - Spoiler Warning!! 3. Middle Shelf Games 4.Players that have been cultivated like a crop 5.Waiting for a market correction in video games 6.Daybreak Games Sites Cited: http://www.thejimquisition.com/why-we-need-middle-shelf-games-the-jimquisition/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/after-sanctions-daybreak-games-changes-its-tune-on-its-russian-affiliation/

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 207. This time our the No Prisoners, No Mercy team talks about the following subjects - see you online. 1. Facebook and corporate overreach 2. What does privacy mean to us? 3. Biting the hand that entertained you - when does constructive criticism end and damaging the game or community begin? 4. Do gamers become vitriolic they hurt the industry? 5. Robotech and Harmony Gold Cites Cited: https://biobreak.wordpress.com/2018/04/12/biting-the-mmo-hand-that-entertained-you/

Welcome to Show 206 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show! This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talks about the following subjects. See you online! 1. Why does your game still cost sixty dollars? Shouldn't digital distribution and microtransactions together mean it can be free? - an industry insiders view of the true cost of development and publishing videogames. 2. Why is permadeath is alive and well in video games? https://www.gamesradar.com/why-permadeath-just-wont-die-video-games/ There was even a couple of games where permadeath meant you couldn't play again. https://kotaku.com/one-year-later-those-two-perma-permadeath-games-arent-1788301072 3. Eco the game. Steve Griffing's Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbD2uXlaFwnLmfwqpXtXag

Welcome to Show 205 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy team talks about the following subjects. See you online. 1. Buzzwords and Bandwagons - Can videogames influnce for the better or worse? What about betting games, casino games, or movies? 2.When is it time for a game series or mmo to call it a day? Is World of Warcraft "too long in the tooth"? 3. What game mechanics can revive interest in a game? 3. What would you ideal game be like?

This time out we take some time to address a serous issue. Articles Cited: https://kotaku.com/kentucky-governor-blames-violent-video-games-for-shooti-1823075688 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/no-mass-shootings-australia-20-years-how-did-they-do-n597091 https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/us/nikolas-cruz-fbi-warned/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/us/florida-school-shooting-updates/index.html http://noprisonersnomercy.com/2018/02/the-sad-truth/

Welcome to show 203! This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talks about the following subjects 1. A primer for pvp games - the good, the bad and the frustrating 2. Whether or not realistic combat games translate to real world skills (I have read more than one article about gamers with "mad skills" that became drone pilots) Article https://www.wired.com/story/even-realistic-videogames-like-call-of-duty-wont-help-us-win-wars/ 3.  Do we really need professional reviewers of movies and games. More than once I have read reviews saying movies (like the latest Star Wars movie) are terrible - only to go on to make incredible amounts of money (Star Wars the Last Jedi has now made more than one billion dollars world wide). Many times I find myself saying as I read a reviewer that hated a fun movie "if you want heavy handed drama go watch an Ingmar Bergman movie". With so many streaming services is the service of a "professional reviewer" about as useful as a buggy whip? Do they still have an affect on the movie

Welcome to Show 201 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Podcast, This time out we talk about "best" versus "best selling" games and why the two don't always coincide.. What do they have in common? We spend some time talking about success versus profit and then move on to "Internet Tribalism" and perception. See you online. Sites Cited: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/01/23/the-top-video-games-of-2017/#1a44bae81475 https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/12/2017s-best-selling-video-games--so-far-nintendo-microsoft-sony.html https://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/892-best-pc-games.html#s8

Welcome to Show 201 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out Julie and Chris sit down to talk about an issue that is important to all of us...call it internet freedom, call it internet without boarders or net neutrality, it's important.