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Here at the Way of the Game podcast, we explore the ever-changing state of the video game industry, cover the relevant topics affecting and discussed by gamers around the world, and talk about a lot of games. On occasion we branch out into other kinds of games, with a focus on what's going on, what can we learn, and are we having fun along the way.
The Way of the Game Podcast: Enlightenment, one game at a time.
The Godfather 1 & 2 this week. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. The Godfather – March 24, 1972 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Producer: Albert S. Ruddy […]
Léolo this week. Godfather 1 & 2 next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Léolo – September 16, 1992 Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon Producer: Aimée Danis, Lyse Lanfontaine Writers: Jean-Claude Lauzon Actors: Gilbert Sicotte, Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, […]
Awara this week. Léolo next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Awara – 1951 Director: Raj Kapoor Producer: Raj Kapoor Writers: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, V.P. Sathe Actors: Prithviraj Kapoor, Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, K.N.Singh, Shashi […]
It’s a Wonderful Life this week. Awara next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. It’s a Wonderful Life – December 20th, 1946 Director: Frank Capra Producer: Frank Capra Writers: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra Actors: James […]
The Legend of Drunken Master this week. It’s a Wonderful Life next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Legend of Drunken Master – February 3rd, 1994 Director: Lau Kar-Leung, Jackie Chan Producer: Eric […]
Notorious this week. The Legend of Drunken Master next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Notorious – September 6th, 1946 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Producer: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Ben Hecht Actors: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains Distributor: RKO […]
The Seventh Seal this week. Notorious next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. The Seventh Seal – February 16th, 1957 Director: Ingmar Bergman Producer: Allan Ekelund Writers: Ingmar Bergman Actors: Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max […]
Wings of Desire this week. The Seventh Seal next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Wings of Desire – September 23rd, 1987 Director: Wim Wenders Producer: Wim Wenders, Anatole Dauman Writers: Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, Richard […]
Dodsworth this week. Wings of Desire next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Dodsworth – September 23rd, 1936 Director: William Wyler Producer: Samuel Goldwyn, Merritt Hulburd Writers: Sinclair Lewis, Sidney Howard Actors: Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, […]
Meet Me in St. Louis this week. Dodsworth next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Meet Me in St. Louis – November 28th, 1944 Director: Vincente Minnelli Producer: Arthur Freed Writers: Irving Brecher, Fred F. Finklehoffe […]
Chungking Express this week. Meet Me in St. Louis next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Chungking Express – July 14, 1994 Director: Wong Kar-wai Producer: Chan Yi-kan Writers: Wong Kar-wai Actors: Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung […]
We’re back! I’ll spare you the details, but now that technical, family, and holiday complications seem to be dying down, we’ll hopefully be posting episodes regularly again. (Fingers crossed!) Camille this week. Chungking Express next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments […]
The Princess Bride this week. Camille next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. The Princess Bride – September 25, 1987 Director: Rob Reiner Producer: Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman Writers: William Goldman Actors: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy […]
Aguirre: The Wrath of God this week. The Princess Bride next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Aguirre: The Wrath of God – December 29, 1972 Director: Werner Herzog Producer: Werner Herzog Writers: Werner Herzog […]
The Manchurian Candidate this week. Aguirre: The Wrath of God next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. The Manchurian Candidate – October 24, 1962 Director: John Frankenheimer Producer: George Axelrod, John Frankenheimer Writers: George Axelrod Actors: Frank […]
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans this week. The Manchurian Candidate next time. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans – September 23, 1927 Director: F. W. Murnau Producer: William Fox […]
Olympia 1: Festival of Nations and Olympia 2: Festival of Beauty this week. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. You’ll also find our ranked lists on iCheckMovies: Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Nathaniel’s. Olympia – April 20, 1938 Director: Leni Riefenstahl […]
Rumors of our podfade have been greatly exaggerated! Apologies for the long delay. Between business trips, Gen Con prep, Gen Con itself, post-Gen Con malaise, the site being down, Jonathan’s anniversary, etc., it’s been a rough couple of months. But we’re back! Charade this week. Olympia next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure […]
Alexandria…Why? this week. Charade next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Alexandria…Why? – February 27th, 1979 Director: Youssef Chahine Producer: Youssef Chahine Writers: Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed Actors: Ahmed Zaki, Naglaa Fathy, Farid Shawqi Studio: MISR International Films Distributor: AISR International Films The course of the conversation: Real […]
Barry Lyndon this week. Alexandria…Why? next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Barry Lyndon – December 18, 1975 Director: Stanley Kubrick Producer: Stanley Kubrick Writers: Stanley Kubrick Actors: Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Diana Koerner, Gay Hamilton Studio: Hawk Films, Peregrine Productions Distributor: Warner Bros. […]
WALL•E this week. Barry Lyndon next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. WALL•E – June 23, 2008 Director: Andrew Stanton Producer: Jim Morris Writers: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Doctor Actors: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver, MacInTalk […]
Vertigo this week. WALL•E next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Vertigo – May 9, 1958 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Producer: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor Actors: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes Distributor: Paramount Pictures The course of the conversation: Vertigo was part […]
Persona this week. Vertigo next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Persona – October 18, 1966 Director: Ingmar Bergman Producer: Ingmar Bergman Writers: Ingmar Bergman Actors: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullman Studio: AB Svensk Filmindustri Distributor: AB Svensk Filmindustri, Lopert Pictures The course of the conversation: Let’s just […]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) this week. Persona next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Invasion of the Body Snatchers – February 5, 1956 Director: Don Siegel Producer: Walter Wanger Writers: Daniel Mainwaring Actors: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones Distributor: Allied […]
Unforgiven this week. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) next week. We also have a special guest on the ‘cast, Michael’s father (and Jonathan’s father-in-law), Michael Sr. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Unforgiven – August 7, 1992 Director: Clint Eastwood Producer: Clint Eastwood Writers: David […]
The Top 25 Movies So Far this week. Unforgiven next week. You can blame Tony Mast if this is terrible. You can blame us for not failing to be concise, though. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. We Just Watched a […]
Sorry, guys, got the numbers on the episode transposed. We recorded a Way of the Game episode! Two and half months ago! There were some issues with the recording. I’ll skip the boring stuff and just say that we’ll likely not be using Hangouts for recording any longer. So, I apologize for any artifacts of […]
The Bottom 25 Movies So Far this week. The Top 25 Movies So Far next week. Blame Tony Mast if this is terrible. You can blame us for not failing to be concise, though. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. We […]
Out of the Past this week. Part One of a list recap next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Out of the Past – November 13, 1947 Director: Jacques Tourneur Producer: Warren Duff Writers: Daniel Mainwaring Actors: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming […]
Moulin Rouge this week. Out of the Past next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Moulin Rouge – June 1, 2001 Director: Baz Luhrmann Producer: Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann Writers: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce Actors: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, […]
Double Indemnity this week. Moulin Rouge next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Double Indemnity – September 6, 1944 Director: Billy Wilder Producer: Buddy DeSylva, Joseph Sistrom Writers: Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler Actors: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson Distributor: Paramount Pictures The course […]
Once Upon a Time in the West this week. Double Indemnity next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Once Upon a Time in the West – December 21, 1968 Director: Sergio Leone Producer: Fulvio Mosella, Bino Cicogna Writers: Sergio Donati, Sergio Leone Actors: Claudia Cardinale, […]
The Fly this week. Once Upon a Time in the West next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. The Fly – August 15, 1986 Director: David Cronenberg Producer: Stuart Cornfield, Mel Brooks Writers: Charles Edward Pogue, David Cronenberg Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John […]
Blade Runner this week. The Fly next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Blade Runner – June 25, 1982 Director: Ridley Scott Producer: Michael Deeley Writers: Hampton Fancher, David Peoples Actors: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos Distributor: Warner Bros. The course of […]
Umberto D. this week. Blade Runner next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Umberto D. – January 20, 1952 Director: Vittorio De Sica Producer: Angelo Rizzoli, Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe Amato Writers: Cesare Zavattini Actors: Carlo Battisti, Maria-Pia Casillo, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova, Elena […]
GoodFellas this week. Umberto D next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. GoodFellas – September 19, 1990 Director: Martin Scorsese Producer: Irwin Winkler Writers: Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi Actors: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino Distributor: Warner Bros. The course of […]
Casablanca this week. GoodFellas next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Casablanca – November 26, 1942 Director: Michael Curtiz Producer: Hal B. Wallis Writers: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Casey Robinson Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid Studio: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner […]
Pulp Fiction this week. Casablanca next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Pulp Fiction – October 14, 1994 Director: Quentin Tarantino Producer: Lawrence Bender Writers: Quentin Tarantino Actors: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving […]
Ugetsu Monogatari this week. Pulp Fiction next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Ugetsu Monogatari – March 26, 1953 Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Producer: Masaichi Nagata Writers: Matsutaro Kawaguchi, Yoshikata Yoda Actors: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo, Kinuyo Tanaka Distributor: Daiei Film The course of the conversation: Jonathan […]
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial this week. Ugetsu Monogatari next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – June 11, 1982 Director: Steven Spielberg Producer: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy Writers: Melissa Mathison Actors: Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore Studio: Amblin Entertainment Distributor: Universal Pictures […]
This is our final regular episode. It’s sudden, but the biweekly recording schedule actually kind of backfired. We Just Watched a Movie will continue, so there will still be regular audio content on the feed. (I can hear half the audience crying out in anguish.) We also want to do the occasional topic show, […]
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb this week. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Dr. Strangelove – January 29, 1964 Director: Stanley Kubrik Producer: Stanley Kubrik Writers: Stanley Kubrik, Peter George, Terry Southern […]
This episode had some audio issues that we weren’t quite able to get worked out fully, hence the delay. Apologies for any echo or mis-timings that we couldn’t fix. Alex, our semi-permanent guest host (how does that even work?), returns this episode, along with news, You Might Wanna Know, and a whole slew of games. […]
Editor’s Note: I’m not sure what happened here. I had everything ready to go, then for some reason saved a draft and forgot to publish the episode. Sorry! Sam’s finished moving! Again! Jonathan fights burnout by pushing the release schedule to biweekly. Sam talks about Stealth Bastard, and Jonathan’s played Antichamber and Gravity Rush. He […]
Kind Hearts and Coronets this week. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Kind Hearts and Coronets – June 21, 1949 Director: Robert Hamer Producer: Michael Balcon, Michael Relph Writers: Robert […]
We preview the VGX awards, which happened yesterday. Yeah, that’s podcasting for you. Before that, Jonathan talks about his new Vita and why he won’t go back to GameStop for realsies now. Alex is disappointed with America: he could afford a PS4, but couldn’t find one to buy. Jonathan’s been playing Papers Please, and it’s […]
The Holmberg, The Consultant & The Tony Mast review… Platform: 360. PS3, WiiU, PC Developer: Warner Bros. Games Montreal Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Genre: Action Adventure Rating: The Holmberg: Wait For It (replaces Rent It) The Consultant: Wait For It The Tony Mast: Buy It
Schindler’s List this week. Kind Hearts and Coronets next week. As always, follow along on our iCheckMovies list, and be sure to let us know how you’d rank the movies in the comments below. Schindler’s List – November 30, 1993 Director: Steven Spielberg Producer: Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig Writers: Steven Zaillian Actors: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan […]
Jonathan’s got a PS4. Jonathan’s passed on SolForge, and reevaluated his rating of Dead Man’s Draw, dropping it to a Skip It. Sam’s played Arkham Origins, but otherwise he’s been wrapped up with NaNoWriMo. Finally, both hosts failed to complete their assigned games for the next (and possibly last) Top Ten Crossover. Sam couldn’t handle […]
Alex joins us again to tell us about his experience with the Xbox One Traveling Mystery Tour. No one’s quite sure what Sony is doing with their EULA. Jonathan’s fallen off the wagon and is playing Minecraft again. Sam’s picked up Batman: Arkham Origins and is done with Shadow of the Colossus. Alex discovers unfortunate […]