Humor Uh-Oh: Nintendo Expansion Pack Subscribers Can Just Race as Bullet Bill Now ToddMitchell, April 26, 2022July 11, 2024 Breaking news from the satire desk. Continue Reading
Humor Oh, Were You Eating Your Lunch? ToddMitchell, April 25, 2022July 11, 2024 Don’t put down your sandwich, I just have a very simple request. Continue Reading
Humor As a Great Lover of Cults, Elon Musk’s Twitter Could Really Streamline My Life ToddMitchell, April 21, 2022July 11, 2024 By now, you probably know that Elon Musk has set out to take over the world’s microblogging platform of choice. Many so-called “experts” seem to think this takeover would be a total disaster, but I don’t think they’re considering how perfect that disaster would be for me, an unwavering proponent… Continue Reading
Humor Dyson Zone headphones will clean your air in exchange for your dignity ToddMitchell, March 30, 2022July 11, 2024 Dyson is apparently collapsing under the weight of its own genius. Continue Reading
Humor My Tamagotchi ruined me as a person ToddMitchell, March 17, 2022July 11, 2024 It was the end of the 1990s. The Tamagotchi had taken over the world, but sales were slowing for the first time. The conditions were perfect for the kids in our lower-middle-class area to grab one at a discount for the first time. Soon, I was 13 years old and… Continue Reading
Game Development Developers: Please Enjoy These Free Loading Screen Messages for Your Next Game or WIP ToddMitchell, March 1, 2022July 11, 2024 Loading is inevitable in modern games. What started as simple notices that the game wasn’t broken has spiraled in all directions including (admittedly cool) looping animations, play tips, and eyeroll-worthy notices about “charging the hyperdrives” and “injecting extra FUN.” While this feature is almost inherently an afterthought, it doesn’t seem… Continue Reading
Culture Our Extended Chat with Bestselling Halo, Star Wars, and Dungeons & Dragons Author Troy Denning ToddMitchell, October 30, 2021July 11, 2024 Following the release of his latest novel, Halo: Divine Wind, we grabbed an hour of Troy Denning’s time to talk about Halo, contributing to other legendary series including Star Wars and Dungeons & Dragons, collaborating with 343 Industries, how tie-ins differ from other writing projects, his philosophy on productivity, and… Continue Reading
Culture Star Citizen’s Senior Lead Gameplay Engineer Goes Indie – Chad and Curtis McKinney of Bit Rot ToddMitchell, October 24, 2021July 11, 2024 Chad and Curtis McKinney, Ph. D. (yes, both) call in to discuss Chad’s experience with Cloud Imperium working on Star Citizen and their collaborative indie efforts on Recursive Ruin, a “kaleidoscopic first-person narrative puzzle game” not quite like anything else you’ve likely seen. Continue Reading
Culture Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Returns Again ToddMitchell, October 14, 2021July 11, 2024 Industry author, journalist, and developer Mat Bradley-Tschirgi returns to discuss his indie game collaboration with notorious filmmaker Uwe Boll, his interview with legendary Sierra Online founder Ken Williams, getting his first article on Polygon, and more. Continue Reading
Culture Richard Butler of RAGE Works ToddMitchell, October 7, 2021July 11, 2024 Richard Butler, New York-based Editor-in-Chief of RAGE Works calls in to discuss the early days of podcasting, his journey through the geek culture world, and how none other than GaryVee nearly convinced him to give up on his dreams. Continue Reading