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Twin Galaxies has flexed the almighty ban hammer against cheating for the second time in just a few months and this time it’s against the self-proclaimed video game player of the century: Billy Mitchell. I have had the great fortune of having Scott as a friend of mine and he has been able to bring his wisdom on the the show a few times already, but this time […]

Episode 10 — The Simulation Football League (SFL)

What is the Simulation Football League you ask? It’s a football league that YOU could play in. You, as in the universal you. And with me today to school us on the game is the Commissioner of the League himself: Cameron Irvine. The SFL currently boasts 18 teams spread out across North America and the UK, with more than 200 players, coaches, owners, and broad […]

Episode 9 — What do Madden and Medici have in common?

The answer is this weeks guest: André Thomas. André has spent more than 20 years in CGI production, heading projects in both the film and game industries. Credited to him are titles such as Men in Black, Independence Day, and the Madden Football series. He is currently the CEO of Triseum and an Asst. Professor in game design, game development with one of the […]

Episode 8 — Do video games cause violence?

I think most of us know the answer to that question, but for this week’s episode I brought back Patrick Scott Patterson to talk about the “why.” The correlation between violence in society and violence in video games has been a pervasive argument that has been a sideline to national tragedies for decades — most recently with the Stoneman Douglas High School […]

Episode 7 — Origin - EA

In today’s episode of the show I sit down with Billy Joe Cain to talk today about his time working as a level designer for Origin, around the time that they got bought by Electronic Arts, and other companies, along with the general experience of developing and porting games for home consoles in the 90’s and early 00’s. You can find notes on today’s show at […]