This week we bring you yet another show, now with 15 extra minutes of show. You get 25% more show for the same money. That’s a good value! On the other hand, the first 25 minutes are basically a spoiler for my column later in the week.<\/p>\n
Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div>\nHosts: Paul<\/a>, Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by Issac<\/a>.<\/p>\nShow notes:\n00:00 Blizzard’s new game.<\/strong><\/p>\nDear Diecast:<\/p>\nLast year, Shamus wrote an article about stuff the industry should do, and one of the points listed was “hire a gamer.”\nhttps:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=39431<\/a><\/p>\nThis year at Blizzcon, one of the major announcements was a new Diablo game! …for phones! The reaction was negative, to put it lightly.<\/p>\nI’m not going to be one of the “they shouldn’t have made this game” people, but I will say that didn’t anybody in a marketing position realize how this would go over? Did they just not KNOW that there’s a lot of overlap between “willing to go to Blizzcon” and “holds phone games in contempt”? I’m hoping this won’t turn out like Dungeon Keeper Mobile or Command & Conquer Rivals, because Activision isn’t as bad as Electronic Arts, but they’re still pretty bad, and phone games have a reputation for being bad, cash grabby, and frequently both, to the point that it’s newsworthy when a mobile game that gets popular isn’t sucking ass and money at the same time.<\/p>\nIn short, do you think if anybody in a position of power actually knew anything about the culture, would the announcement of this have been a quiet aside instead of a major deal?<\/p>\n– MechaCrash<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere is the YongYea video talking about how Blizzard has mobile versions coming out for all of their IP:<\/p>\n<\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PefK3KubKKI'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>20:52 No Time for Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>:(<\/p>\n<p><strong>24:30 Witch Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We’re going to be spoiling most of my book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Witch-Watch-Shamus-Young-ebook\/dp\/B007AKDFM8\/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541403103&sr=1-5&keywords=witch+watch\">which you can buy on Amazon<\/a>. Although now that we’ve spoiled it you’ll probably be less likely to do so. Whoopsie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>45:12 Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During this segment I said that the movie came out in 1979, but it was actually from 1977. I was six when it came out, and probably 10 or so when I saw the movie for the first time. In case you missed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=44755\">yesterday’s post<\/a>, here’s the music I made as a result of watching the movie:<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I9aQTKg88VU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I9aQTKg88VU'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>53:09 California is on fire again?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps California is <strong>still<\/strong> on fire? I’m not sure how it works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>59:04 Mailbag: Long-lasting games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi there, Diecastians!<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I had to explain in one sentence to a non-gaming person what is Heroes of Might and Magic 3, and I chose to focus on its longevity, since I have friends that still play it on a semi-regular basis. 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Hosts: Paul, Shamus. Episode edited by Issac. 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Show notes:\n00:00 Blizzard’s new game.<\/strong><\/p>\nDear Diecast:<\/p>\nLast year, Shamus wrote an article about stuff the industry should do, and one of the points listed was “hire a gamer.”\nhttps:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=39431<\/a><\/p>\nThis year at Blizzcon, one of the major announcements was a new Diablo game! …for phones! The reaction was negative, to put it lightly.<\/p>\nI’m not going to be one of the “they shouldn’t have made this game” people, but I will say that didn’t anybody in a marketing position realize how this would go over? Did they just not KNOW that there’s a lot of overlap between “willing to go to Blizzcon” and “holds phone games in contempt”? I’m hoping this won’t turn out like Dungeon Keeper Mobile or Command & Conquer Rivals, because Activision isn’t as bad as Electronic Arts, but they’re still pretty bad, and phone games have a reputation for being bad, cash grabby, and frequently both, to the point that it’s newsworthy when a mobile game that gets popular isn’t sucking ass and money at the same time.<\/p>\nIn short, do you think if anybody in a position of power actually knew anything about the culture, would the announcement of this have been a quiet aside instead of a major deal?<\/p>\n– MechaCrash<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere is the YongYea video talking about how Blizzard has mobile versions coming out for all of their IP:<\/p>\n<\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PefK3KubKKI'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>20:52 No Time for Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>:(<\/p>\n<p><strong>24:30 Witch Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We’re going to be spoiling most of my book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Witch-Watch-Shamus-Young-ebook\/dp\/B007AKDFM8\/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541403103&sr=1-5&keywords=witch+watch\">which you can buy on Amazon<\/a>. Although now that we’ve spoiled it you’ll probably be less likely to do so. Whoopsie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>45:12 Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During this segment I said that the movie came out in 1979, but it was actually from 1977. I was six when it came out, and probably 10 or so when I saw the movie for the first time. In case you missed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=44755\">yesterday’s post<\/a>, here’s the music I made as a result of watching the movie:<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I9aQTKg88VU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I9aQTKg88VU'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>53:09 California is on fire again?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps California is <strong>still<\/strong> on fire? I’m not sure how it works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>59:04 Mailbag: Long-lasting games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi there, Diecastians!<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I had to explain in one sentence to a non-gaming person what is Heroes of Might and Magic 3, and I chose to focus on its longevity, since I have friends that still play it on a semi-regular basis. 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Dear Diecast:<\/p>\nLast year, Shamus wrote an article about stuff the industry should do, and one of the points listed was “hire a gamer.”\nhttps:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=39431<\/a><\/p>\nThis year at Blizzcon, one of the major announcements was a new Diablo game! …for phones! The reaction was negative, to put it lightly.<\/p>\nI’m not going to be one of the “they shouldn’t have made this game” people, but I will say that didn’t anybody in a marketing position realize how this would go over? Did they just not KNOW that there’s a lot of overlap between “willing to go to Blizzcon” and “holds phone games in contempt”? I’m hoping this won’t turn out like Dungeon Keeper Mobile or Command & Conquer Rivals, because Activision isn’t as bad as Electronic Arts, but they’re still pretty bad, and phone games have a reputation for being bad, cash grabby, and frequently both, to the point that it’s newsworthy when a mobile game that gets popular isn’t sucking ass and money at the same time.<\/p>\nIn short, do you think if anybody in a position of power actually knew anything about the culture, would the announcement of this have been a quiet aside instead of a major deal?<\/p>\n– MechaCrash<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere is the YongYea video talking about how Blizzard has mobile versions coming out for all of their IP:<\/p>\n<\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PefK3KubKKI'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>20:52 No Time for Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>:(<\/p>\n<p><strong>24:30 Witch Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We’re going to be spoiling most of my book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Witch-Watch-Shamus-Young-ebook\/dp\/B007AKDFM8\/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541403103&sr=1-5&keywords=witch+watch\">which you can buy on Amazon<\/a>. Although now that we’ve spoiled it you’ll probably be less likely to do so. Whoopsie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>45:12 Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During this segment I said that the movie came out in 1979, but it was actually from 1977. I was six when it came out, and probably 10 or so when I saw the movie for the first time. In case you missed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=44755\">yesterday’s post<\/a>, here’s the music I made as a result of watching the movie:<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I9aQTKg88VU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I9aQTKg88VU'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>53:09 California is on fire again?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps California is <strong>still<\/strong> on fire? I’m not sure how it works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>59:04 Mailbag: Long-lasting games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi there, Diecastians!<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I had to explain in one sentence to a non-gaming person what is Heroes of Might and Magic 3, and I chose to focus on its longevity, since I have friends that still play it on a semi-regular basis. What are your favorite games that have (so far) stood the test of time? <\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your thoughts and lovely voices,<br \/>\nGalad_t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is a link to <a href=\"http:\/\/peripheralarbor.com\/exploring\/index.html\">Paul’s World of Warcraft photojournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6JgKQFeBxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F6JgKQFeBxs'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we bring you yet another show, now with 15 extra minutes of show. You get 25% more show for the same money. That’s a good value! On the other hand, the first 25 minutes are basically a spoiler for my column later in the week. 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Dear Diecast:<\/p>\n
Last year, Shamus wrote an article about stuff the industry should do, and one of the points listed was “hire a gamer.”\nhttps:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=39431<\/a><\/p>\nThis year at Blizzcon, one of the major announcements was a new Diablo game! …for phones! The reaction was negative, to put it lightly.<\/p>\nI’m not going to be one of the “they shouldn’t have made this game” people, but I will say that didn’t anybody in a marketing position realize how this would go over? Did they just not KNOW that there’s a lot of overlap between “willing to go to Blizzcon” and “holds phone games in contempt”? I’m hoping this won’t turn out like Dungeon Keeper Mobile or Command & Conquer Rivals, because Activision isn’t as bad as Electronic Arts, but they’re still pretty bad, and phone games have a reputation for being bad, cash grabby, and frequently both, to the point that it’s newsworthy when a mobile game that gets popular isn’t sucking ass and money at the same time.<\/p>\nIn short, do you think if anybody in a position of power actually knew anything about the culture, would the announcement of this have been a quiet aside instead of a major deal?<\/p>\n– MechaCrash<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHere is the YongYea video talking about how Blizzard has mobile versions coming out for all of their IP:<\/p>\n
This year at Blizzcon, one of the major announcements was a new Diablo game! …for phones! The reaction was negative, to put it lightly.<\/p>\n
I’m not going to be one of the “they shouldn’t have made this game” people, but I will say that didn’t anybody in a marketing position realize how this would go over? Did they just not KNOW that there’s a lot of overlap between “willing to go to Blizzcon” and “holds phone games in contempt”? I’m hoping this won’t turn out like Dungeon Keeper Mobile or Command & Conquer Rivals, because Activision isn’t as bad as Electronic Arts, but they’re still pretty bad, and phone games have a reputation for being bad, cash grabby, and frequently both, to the point that it’s newsworthy when a mobile game that gets popular isn’t sucking ass and money at the same time.<\/p>\n
In short, do you think if anybody in a position of power actually knew anything about the culture, would the announcement of this have been a quiet aside instead of a major deal?<\/p>\n
– MechaCrash<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here is the YongYea video talking about how Blizzard has mobile versions coming out for all of their IP:<\/p>\n