Games & Gaming Culture

Games and Gaming Culture: Play to Pay: The Machinations of Microtransactions & the Lure of Loot Boxes

November 14, 2018 Chris Morgan Video Games 00:08:32

TLS have been very busy boys recently, but a few of us found some moments to spare this year to attend, and one of us to actually present again at the 29th Mid-Atlantic Pop & American Culture Association (MAPACA).

Always a great time put on by a fantastic and important organization. Hopefully next year more of the crew will make it, but for now, enjoy this talk given by our very own Scott Thurlow.

Full length written version can be found over at Scott’s blog section of the site here.

 

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Fallout 76 Round Table (Crossover Episode!)

November 2, 2018 Steve Ormosi Crossover Episodes, Video Games

On this bonus episode Matt and Jesse of the American Slacker Podcast sit down with Steve and Scott of The Lost Signals and discuss the soon to release Bethesda production, Fallout 76. The guys dive into the Fallout timeline, what to expect and much more!

Check out more stuff from the Slackers at the book face, tweedzler, or by searching American Slacker Podcast wherever dem ‘casts are found. Enjoy!

Games & Gaming Culture: The Mechanics of Tension

October 17, 2018 Scott Thurlow Video Games 41:26

In keeping tradition, TLS closes off this season of Games & Games Culture with a discussion on horror games, this year focusing on their mechanics and design features via this article from Gamasutra.

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Games & Gaming Culture: Time-Travel Based Games

October 15, 2018 Scott Thurlow Video Games 0:29:34

Travel through time with TLS as we attempt to parse out how best to integrate the conceit of time-travel in videogames, narratively and/or mechanically.

 

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Games & Gaming Culture: Exclusives

September 12, 2018 Scott Thurlow Video Games 27:24

Join the “cool” section of video games, where exclusivity reigns. But is that a good thing? TLS discusses the nature of exclusive content/titles.

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Games & Gaming Culture: Roguelikes/Roguelites

August 29, 2018 Scott Thurlow Video Games 23:01

Delve into an ever-changing dungeon with us, as we breakdown and discuss the various facets of the roguelike and roguelite genres.

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Games & Gaming Culture: Parental Protagonists

August 15, 2018 Scott Thurlow Video Games 28:36

TLS looks into the practice of having parents and/or parental figures featured prominently as central characters/themes in videogames.

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Games & Gaming Culture: Retro Style Games

July 18, 2018 Jonathan Manczur Video Games 00:33:44

Retro style games, it’s a new craze amongst gamers. But is it simply an innocent pastime or is it a cynical ploy by greedy developers to prey upon your man child’s nostalgia? TLS investigates.

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Games & Gaming Culture: Microtransactions

July 2, 2018 Scott Thurlow Video Games 30:46

Pony up with the TLS crew as they take aim at the practice of including microtransactions and their ilk in games.

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Games & Gaming Culture: E3 2018

June 25, 2018 Scott Thurlow Video Games 23:58

TLS discusses 2018’s E3 conference, as always, in their own unique manner.

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