Continuing our holiday theme, Scott and I reached into our 'epic' spreadsheet of podcast topics to share with your our seasonal leftovers. From dark Disney characters to videogame weapons, these six stories are a little old, but still have a lot of flavor. Join us while we discuss persistent world narcissism, games of the decade, in-game trust, and old-school medallions. As always, you can find all these stories in the show notes.
Some discussion starters:
How can lies and mistrust be implemented in a videogame?
How do you feel about collector's editions? How do you flaunt your 'geek' pride?
Epic Mickey: How much do you trust Warren Spector really?
What are the most influential games of the decade?
How do we implement persistent worlds in the most painless way possible?
Show notes:
"Games of the Decade: An Introduction" by Mitch Krpata, via Insult Swordfighting
"Design of a Decade" by Steve Gaynor, via Fullbright
Epic Mickey details via Game Informer
Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition via Joystiq
"Dear persistent worlds: you make me feel bad" by Andrew, via Charge Shot!!!
"Inside the Video Game Weapon Replica Business" by Mike Fahey, via Kotaku
"Fear and Mistrust in Videogames" by Scott Sharkey, via 1Up