Mark continues hot orb summer with Valkyrie Elysium. Daniel explores Nintendo’s recent design philosophy through Yoshi and the Mysterious Book and Splatoon Raiders. Plus Vancouver’s Full Indie Summit, the slopification of AAA games and more!

Topics Discussed

IP in Fortnite, Full Indie Summit, ‘Financialization’ of AAA games, Nights of King Ludd, Valkyrie Elysium, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Splatoon Raiders, Stages of Rot (graphic novel), Ready Player One (movie)

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Fortnite Is Selling Your Favorite Characters Back To You As Husks: 0:01:31
• Appetizer 2, Full Indie Summit: 0:06:49
• Appetizer 3, The "financialisation" of AAA: 0:12:09
• Appetizer 4, Nights of King Ludd: 0:16:55
• Main 1, Valkyrie Elysium: 0:18:51
• Main 2, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book: 0:39:47
• Main 3, Splatoon Raiders: 0:51:003
• Dessert 1, Ready Player One (movie): 1:00:56
• Dessert 2, Stages of Rot (graphic novel): 1:12:44
• Outro: 1:16:39

Links

Fortnite Is Selling Your Favorite Characters Back To You As Husks

Former Doom producer berates Microsoft for making Halo a "mid-tier" game and mourns the "financialisation" of AAA

Nights of King Ludd

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