Dad & Sons 171: Ruin & Recovery (feat. Jason Schreier)

Thanks to Jason Schreier for showing up and taking questions! His latest book is about what happens when game developers get laid off, shuffled around, or retire after a project is shipped or cancelled. Learn more about what many game developers fear between projects and some potential solutions:
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00:03:02 What are the challenges of getting people to do interviews about more painful issues?
00:09:51 Do you see yourself as opening the door for more game journalists in the future?
00:12:31 Are companies like Bethesda, who blacklist "adversarial" game journalists, going to have to adjust in the future?
00:17:48 Does an "adversarial reporter" still need to be on a game company's "whitelist" to do their stories?
00:23:35 Why do the books seem written for a more general audience than your online content?
00:28:08 Are gaming execs really as candid about tax avoidance as they are in the books?
00:29:47 What is the internal dev response to your reporting?
00:34:23 Do you feel a moral responsibility to tell these stories, or is it a personal interest?
00:38:07 kotaku.com/hideo-kojima-consp...
00:53:38 Matt on Elder Lilies
01:02:24 Intruder and trying Battlefield 4
01:06:25 Liam loves Guitar Gear: Strive
01:27:53 Listener Questions
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[@twistedoperator4422]

Nice.

[@DonutSwordsman]

epic interview, actually good insightful questions i bet others wouldnt ask, whoo hoo!

[@MickyD]

Wasn't expecting Jason. Can't wait to listen!

[@Magnusiumum]

Love your content dude!

[@crazyjak56]

Jason fucking Schreier, good going.

[@Digdugduggie101]

The great irony here is that George is talking about how outdated Battlefield 4 looks when during that same year he produced an infamous KZbin video in which argues that there's few reasons to get hyped for the PS4 because graphics won't look all that much better than what was on the PS3 and PC during that time. I'm not complaining though, I'm glad he's pivoted on that position. PS: I love Jason Schreier, that part of the podcast was amazing.

[@LarryRuns]

Outlining the game industry inner workings through a broader sense to have further reach is a good approach. Talking about pr that treat journalists as a marketing tool than allowing those more intimate stories of over work, the individual than the product is something that has been gaining more attention in recent years and it's fascinating to hear more of. There's a red tinted lense on publications and Journalists such as Jason that come across as "against the gaming world" which in fact is the opposite in reality. I remember hearing through various places about Jason and kotaku yadda yadda yadda which illicit a quite strong reaction in how they're anti-gaming and the lunacy continues where people would rather stick true to the world view that's been upheld by companies for years than allow simple journalism to take place. Games hold that passion place for many and to that extent it can be exploited and the passionate suffer, on both the game dev and fan side. Treating this form of journalism as antagonistic and segregating it away from the broader appeal mainstream reporting is backward thinking and I'm very glad these stories are being made about work practice and workers quality of life as the amount of blood sweat and tears, seem to fall on deaf ears. Fantastic listen, didn't expect to get me thinking quite early in the morning but alas I owe yous to quickstarting my day. Now for the general KZbin gaming audience comment you see, yes gg strive is fun

[@gitstautusgitstutasgitstatus]

Hell yeah dude.

[@eriek353]

Well, Jason Schreier is a preemptive like even more then usual!

[@ineedscissors6176]

Ender Lilies is great btw, folks into metroidvania games won't wanna miss it tbh. Solid 8/10 imo.

[@rockasssssssssss]

You don't have to spend hours in training mode before going online in any fighting game. Just go online and have some fun. If you encounter anything that you can't beat online then you can just go to training mode and practice against it.

[@linkenski]

Next step in the Kojima conspiracy: Jason Schreier appeared on Super Bunnyhop Podcast to add credibility to the "fakeness" of the case, being in on it along with Kojima and Keighley, and so is George, Liam and Matt!

[@WiigstaR]

Why didn't you let Matt participate?