{"id":46744,"date":"2019-04-29T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46744"},"modified":"2019-04-29T00:06:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T04:06:17","slug":"diecast-254-epic-trap-steam-facts-ksp-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=46744","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #254: Epic Trap, Steam Facts, KSP Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em> is the big topic on the internet this week, but I hadn&#8217;t seen it when we recorded this show. I saw it Sunday, and I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll talk about it next week. <\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast254.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast254.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast254.mp3' download='diecast254.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast254.ogg' download='diecast254.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peripheralarbor.com\/\">Paul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198087035658\/\">Issac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show notes:<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>00:00 Epic Tweets<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Steam committed to a permanent 88% revenue share for all developers and publishers without major strings attached, Epic would hastily organize a retreat from exclusives (while honoring our partner commitments) and consider putting our own games on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimSweeneyEpic\/status\/1121218551342350336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Do read <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimSweeneyEpic\/status\/1121218551342350336\">the entire tweet thread<\/a> for context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>04:49 Steam facts!<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>Here is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wrvr02SiHY4\">the video where I learned all these facts about Steam<\/a>. It&#8217;s a business talk to game developers so it&#8217;s a bit dry, but it&#8217;s full of interesting facts. Also, sorry for calling these people &#8220;kids&#8221;. It&#8217;s just that the world looks younger to me every day.<\/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\/wrvr02SiHY4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wrvr02SiHY4'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>28:23 Kerbal Space Program: The Much-Needed Update!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>38:52 Mailbag: Serving a Niche<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi!<br \/>\n2.5 \/ 10 question<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to write this question last week, but didn&#8217;t know how to formulate it without sounding like a&#8230; not a nice person. I hope I don&#8217;t sound like that now. But since you&#8217;ve touched this topic on escapist, I decided to give a try.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve likely heard that Sekiro is the 4th most played game on Steam ( https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2019-03-24-sekiro-shadow-die-twice-is-already-steams-fourth-most-played-game ). Now, with all the talk about easy mode and such, one could make an argument, that &#8220;why would they need to expand their audience&#8221;, but I&#8217;m not interested in this. I&#8217;m just wondering, what if unapologetically sticking to the niche leads to more mainstream success? I&#8217;ve heard a similar observation about wrestling (I know nothing about it), that it was most successful when it worked for a certain age groups. Like one era was very successful because it was aimed at kids, other &#8211; at teens. But because they were so good at working with this niche, other, older, age groups became more interested and ratings risen up. I wonder, if we have a similar effect here. Do you think it makes sense?<\/p>\n<p>Best regards, DeadlyDark<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>46:04 Mailbag: HuniePop2<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi Shamus!<\/p>\n<p>10\/10 question!<\/p>\n<p>Are you waiting for HuniePop2 after their new teaser trailer? <\/p>\n<p>Best regards, DeadlyDark<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the curious, <a href=\"?p=36563\">here is my write-up on the game<\/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\/R-3DUVfRFYw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R-3DUVfRFYw'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know Avengers: Endgame is the big topic on the internet this week, but I hadn&#8217;t seen it when we recorded this show. 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