No Prisoners, No Mercy

Welcome to show 163! This time out we are pleased to welcome Brian Hicks, Producer at Bohemia Interactive working on DayZ!  We spend some time talking about Brian and what got him interested in game development, the development of DayZ now that it has gone stand alone, and how early access is helping DayZ and the  industry.   See you online,   The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 162, Fallout 4 is in (at least getting close) and “The Smed” is out.  This week we welcome Steve “Slunker” Griffing back to the show as we talk about the subjects below: Next time: We welcome special guest Brian Hicks from Bohemia Interactive, producer for DayZ!  Topics 1.       Diversity in video games versus the developer’s vision for the game and the target audience. What is the developer doing with the narrative? Does it matter if a story is being told from a particular character’s viewpoint? What is the story the developer is trying to tell? Or are we asking developers to include a particular gender just for its own sake? 2.       Game Developers that ask us to buy what is a rehash of the same game each year? Is the annual edition trend dying out? 3.       EA takes it on the chin 4.       China lifts the ban on console games, Chief Keefe not welcome in Indiana even by hologram, Alliance playing for the proper…er…horde side – mercenaries in WoW 5.       When beta wasn’t marketing/the evil

Welcome to show 161 *checks to make sure it is really show 161 and not 163* Yes it really is show 161.   Julie, Fran and Chris welcome special guest Rod Harper to the show! This time out Fran takes an arrow in a knee, Chris has burning issues, and Rod heats his pc.  The shows are a bit out of order to accommodate schedules for industry interview. Subjects this time out:   1. Console Games vs. PC Games 2. Derek Smart vs. Star Citizen 3.  What size is that asshat? 4.  Games that we play even though we won’t respect ourselves in the morning.   5.  Physics and size D, Ubisoft and EA

Welcome to Show 160! This time out Fran, Julie and Chris discuss (although not always so quietly) the following subjects.   Anita Sarkesian hate posters Polygon article about whitecasting Ethics in Game Journalism and Witcher 3 Batman Arkham Knight and Destiny At the Movies – origin stories and remakes Early Release Games – Assassins Creed, Starmade, Space Engineers, Medieval Engineers, Elite Dangerous Eve Online   Articles discussed:   http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/3/8719389/colorblind-on-witcher-3-rust-and-gamings-race-problem      http://www.themarysue.com/i-stand-with-tauriq/

Welcome to a very special, and controversial issue of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show – show number 159.  If controversial subject upset you, this is not the episode for you, and we will see you next time for show 160.  If, after listening to the show, you ask yourself why bring up the subject at all it is because the article came across our news feed from a gaming website (among other things).  If you are ready to brave the waters, tune in and listen.  You will find the articles cited in the notes attached to the show.

Welcome to Show 158! Join us as we discuss the subjects below.  This week Chris looks for the manly size economy 55 gallon drum shampoo. Julie spreads parkour on her sandwich. Fran leaps through fire to stop being hooked on a feeling. 1.       Pre-order Rot – how do we get it to continue? 2.       Day 1 DLC 3.       Nintendo goes mobile and stops whale hunting (article) 4.       Starmade  - Minecraft and Eve Online in outer space 5.       Grand Theft Auto – the movie 6.       Ubisoft Learned their lessons – Victorian Assassins 7.       Zero Punctuation does Sim City – snark of the highest order 8.       Triple A changing the way they don’t listen to consumers – the industry has changed the way they do business – has it made a difference? 9.       OMFG – Operation Make Faster Game   Articles and Sites Cited:   http://www.wired.com/2015/05/nintendo-mobile-whales/ http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/how-can-we-stop-the-pre-order-rot/0148883 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-05-21-rockstar-launches-bbc-lawsuit-ov

Welcome to show 157 with Julie, Fran and Chris! This time out we all aim to misbehave as Firefly Online is out (and due out this spring).  Along the way we discuss the topics below.   Chris Dodson (he of 2lazy2be otaku fame) has a few words to say about a subject from an earlier show. 1.       The Evil of Pokemon 2.       Candy Crushed Fingers 3.       Firefly Online – aiming to misbehave and keep on flying 4.       Buy a Token 5.       Radioshack gives us one last finger 6.       Star Trek, IKS Cuddly Wuddly, and flying garbage skows 7.       Starmade – minecraft in space 8.       Violence in videogames part 2 9.       Blood Borne bottoms out our most disgusting game list   Articles and Sites Cited: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/american-televangelist-says-pokemon-is-origin-of-teen-homosexuality/0148304 http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/04/13/man-ruptures-tendon-hand-playing-candy-crush-saga http://www.mmogames.com/gamenews/42506/firefly-online-introduces-cortex-companion-app/ http://us.battle.net//wow/en/bl

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 156!   This time out Julie, Fran and Chris (our new regular contributor) sit down with long time industry professional Rod Harper about recent changes in the gaming industry, the Unity game engine, and what it takes to be an indie game developer.  If you have ever wanted to do your own indie game this is the show for you!     See You Online

Welcome to Show 155, Here are the topics this time out, This time out we talk about the BAFT Awards, ransomeware for gamers, and a game from the evil empire that is rated "E for Exploitive"    see you online, Julie and Fran   1.       Ransomware 2.       BAFTA Videogame Awards 3.       Chappie –  Do artificial intelligent beings have artificial souls? 4.       Stop throwing pizza’s on Walter White’s Roof 5.       Why do fans attend conventions (and why does William Shatner want you to “get a life”? 6.       Duck, duck…nuclear power plant 7.       Five Nights at Freddies 8.       The Flop (wolf) among – Tell-Tale Games versus Inkle Games 9.       Julie buys a game from the Evil Empire –  Titanfall 10.   This game rated “E” for exploitive   11.   Ed Obanon vs. NCAA and EA

Welcome to show 154 It’s hard to believe that our favorite Rocket Man, Leonard Nimoy , is gone.  Although he was the star of stage as well as screen his role as Spock inspired a generation of American astronauts and engineers.  He will always hold a special place in our heart. This time out we talk about Borderlands2, Minecraft, and modding Minecraft to play Borderlands 2.  We also talk about the newest version of Borderlands the Pre-Sequel, and a bit about the newest downloadable content. In the second part of the show we talk about hopes and fears for the future of Virtual Reality – which isn’t far off.  Additional Subjects in the News: Electronic Arts closes down Maxis Square Enix wants to become the company you want them to be Leonard Nimoy   Articles: Devs Talk Hopes and Fears for VR http://www.gamespot.com/articles/devs-talk-hopes-and-fears-for-vr/1100-6425787/   An Updated List Of Studios EA Has Bought And Then Shut Down http://kotaku.com/an-updated-list-of-studios-ea-has-bought-and-then-shut-168949861

Welcome to Show 153! This time out Steve, Fran and Julie have a great time talking about the following subjects. Please join us for another round of No Prisoners No Mercy. See you online Julie and Fran   1.       Violent games aren’t anything new 2.       Hatred Game or “ho-hum” game 3.       When violence is the means and not the point 4.       News of the Week 5.       Kickstarter, videogames and the failure of trust   6.       Keeping games alive

Welcome to  Show 152! It's been awhile hasn't it? Having survived two bouts of serious illness, one reorganization of the workplace and still surviving a foot and a half of snow in one 24 hour period we are back.  WARNING:  This time out the show is a more serious one.  We start out with a discussion of some of the most controversial games of all time.  We follow up with a discussion of the new game "Hatred."  In the second half of the show we talk about violence directed at videogame developers, and journalists. TAKE NOTE: THE SHOW CARRIES AND EXPLICIT RATING. Articles Discussed: http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/16/bioware-writer-quits-after-death-threats-to-family-3925970/ http://khon2.com/2014/10/14/female-video-game-developer-gets-death-threats/ http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/20/7020277/ceo-behind-hatred-neo-nazi-anti-islamic-responds http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/hatred http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gog-responds-to-controversial-ultraviolent-killing/1100-6423023/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hatred-

Welcome to Show 151, Join us for a discussion on Sony, The Interview, another round of videogame hacking, and the Warlords of Draenor.   See You Online, Julie and Fran

Welcome to Show 150! Join us for an interview with GM Tranzor from Wicked Interactive. We talk about first person shooters, Killer clowns with claymore cakes and more! See you online, Julie and Fran

Welcome to Show 149 - The Final Fantasy Special (part 2) This time out we discuss why a McDonalds hamburger wrapper in your glove compartment will keep your game from starting and evil Doctor Seuss. We also discuss mandatory dungeons, Looking for (and evading) player abuse, gaming catheters and spotted dick. See you online, Julie, Fran, Chris and Slunker

Welcome to Show 148, This time out we welcome Slunker and Chris from 2Lasy2BOtaku and the resulting combination is a show filled with fun and laughter. The subjects this time out are as follows: 1.       Final Fantasy 14  - Prelude 2.       Square Enix, catalogic wads, teabags and other stories 3.       Game of the week club 4.       Imitation is the sincerest  form of making a player comfortable 5.       Anime, pink police tanks, and other stories 6.       Leaving 2.5 billion on the dresser   7.       The story of the fortnight

Welcome to Show 147, Guest  Jessica  “Allahweh” Brown from gaminggoddess.net returns to the show.  Join us for laughs and interesting conversation.  The subjects are as follows: 1.       Touring the games industry out of existence 2.       Are they really listening or recycling concepts? 3.       Early Access – paying to test part of a game 4.       Get started early to beat the rush to leave the game. 5.       Keep the money coming – clearing the barriers to entry 6.       Beating the game –  When games kill 7.       The future of gaming 8.       Demographics of gaming –the same old trope   9.       Casual gaming – killing me softly with your greed

This time out it appears that Saylah has drunk the ArcheAge Kool-Aid and spit the Wildstar Kool-Aid out.  Join us for laughs and fun as we explore the next “it” game out there: ArcheAge. What is it? How does it work?  What is it not?  Is it like other imports such as Voyage Century? Find out on the ArcheAge Special with guest Saylah from Mystic Worlds.     Fran and Julie

Welcome to Show 145, This time out we welcome Keegan White, game master from Suba Games, to the show. Join us as we have a great time talking to Keegan about their latest games, his favorite games and ours and the industry. See you online, Julie and Fran

WELCOME TO THE WILDSTAR SPECIAL! Wildstar has been out a bit over a month now and we are wild about wildstar.  Spend some time with Julie, Fran and Saylah from Mystic Worlds as they discover what is in now that it is out - and what is out and why.   See you online, Julie, Fran and Saylah