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Silicon Sasquatch

An independent podcast covering the cultural significance of games.

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01:00:20

"Spacey Oddity" -- The Silicon Sasquatch: Episode 56

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2014/11/12

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is, by many accounts, a big step forward for a series that was beginning to flounder. We got together to discuss how Sledgehammer Games updated the tried-and-true formula and speculate on where the series can go from here.

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01:05:11

"Triple-A Ain't What It Used to Be" -- The Silicon...

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2014/11/05

It's 2014: a brave new world where elephants are apparently vehicles of destruction and a simple button press is all it takes to feel feelings about a fallen brother-in-arms. How did we get here?

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00:55:05

"Ethics in a Post-Gamergate World" -- The Silicon...

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2014/10/29

Months after the birth of the Gamergate movement, tensions are still high and threats are still being made. Where are we now? And what impact will Gamergate have on how we discuss ethical concerns in the games industry in the future?

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00:45:24

"Next-Gen Blues" -- The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast:...

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2014/10/28

It's been an uneven debut year for Sony and Microsoft's new hardware. How does it compare to previous console generations? And how long's it gonna be before a purchase will make sense to the average person?

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01:12:18

"Inside the GOTYs Studio" -- The Silicon Sasquatch...

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2014/09/23

Catch a sneak peak of our 2014 GOTYs: We discuss our current favorite releases, and get hyped about what's coming next as the year draws to a close.

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01:22:14

"Oh, Great. More Destiny." -- The Silicon Sasquatch...

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2014/09/16

How does Destiny's end-game hold up? Does Super Smash Bros. on 3DS hold a candle to its console counterpart? And why is Doug spending all his free time playing a wrestling-themed card game? All these mysteries are revealed in this week's podcast.

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01:49:14

"PAX Prime 2014 Rundown" — The Silicon Sasquatch...

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2014/09/10

In honor of our 50th episode, we've got a massive podcast for you! Join PAX veterans Nick and Spencer as they talk about the dozens of games they played while Doug

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00:46:41

“Display of Force” — The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast:...

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2014/08/19

What happens when a game is indistinguishable from real-world headlines?

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00:48:04

"Destined for Success?" -- The Silicon Sasquatch...

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2014/08/05

Destiny is Bungie's first post-Halo effort, and with the beta behind it, we sit down to ask: Is all the hype warranted?

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00:55:12

"Dotes McGotes" – The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast:...

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2014/07/20

MOBA what now? In this episode, we venture into unfamiliar territory to see if all the hype is warranted.

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01:01:16

“Diversity? What Diversity?” – The Silicon Sasquatch...

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2014/07/11

There's a problem of diversity and representation in the games industry. It's widespread, ranging from development and publishing to marketing and journalism, and it's toxic. Doug, Aaron and Nick talk about why this matters and what you can do to help make gaming a safe space for everyone.

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00:51:52

"Death with Dignity" – The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast:...

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2014/06/19

Aaron, Tyler and Nick share their experiences playing through the notoriously complex and unforgiving Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls games and attempt to suss out what makes them so memorable and distinct from so many other games on the market.

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00:43:38

"Curse of the Blue Shell" - The Silicon Sasquatch...

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2014/06/08

Mario Kart 8 teaches us that sometimes you just need to embrace fun for the sake of fun. That goes double for Luigi-death-stare memes.

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00:35:47

"GameSpy Games Die" - The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast:...

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2014/06/08

If a multiplayer game loses its online functionality and nobody's around to play it, does anyone notice?

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00:46:59

"Dis-Kinect-ion" -- The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast:...

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2014/05/24

Microsoft recently announced it will drop the Kinect from its Xbox One bundle, less than a year after the console was unveiled. Has Microsoft thrown-in the towel on its vision of a new generation? Your loving Sasquatch crew assembled to talk it out!

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00:46:22

"This Indie Life" – The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast:...

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2014/04/15

Doug sits down with Nick to hear about his leap from an established routine at a steady career into the unpredictable world of independent game development.

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00:48:14

"Riftbook" – The Silicon Sasquatch Podcast: Episode 40

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2014/04/03

The gaming community's in an uproar over Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset. Doug, Spencer and Nick analyze the situation and determine that reports of VR's demise are greatly exaggerated.

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00:39:40

"I Cast A Spell. It Drives Out Boring Pen and Paper...

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2014/04/02

We dip our toe into the murky waters of pen-and-paper game design in this illuminating conversation with Dan Phipps, founder of Cactus Cat Games and creator of the upcoming pen-and-paper RPG Arroyo.

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00:39:48

“Don't Cross The Streams!” — Silicon Sasquatch...

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2014/02/28

Streams. Who doesn't love them? Not big enough to be rivers but still flowing bodies of water, often cutting through forests or grasslands. Whenever I see a stream, I

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00:46:03

“Turnerization” — Silicon Sasquatch Podcast: Episode 37

Silicon Sasquatch ·

2014/02/19

Header image compares restoration of Spanish Ecce Homo fresco to updating of a certain Japanese RPG The video game industry has more than 30 years of history now, so

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