Google Stadia has been announced at GDC, bringing us closer to the inevitable game streaming future. But on the way Google will not have it easy. In this episode of GamesQuest I am speculating about possible business models, including one in wh

2018 Video Game Trends: Loot Boxes, Game Subscriptions, Game Stores

Jan 5th, 2019 11m 26s

In this year’s first episode of GamesQuest I take a look back at the most interesting developments in gaming of 2018. For me that was mostly loot boxes, new game stores and game streaming plus a few others.More show notes at https://www.matt23

Dealing with Toxic Player Behavior

Dec 9th, 2018 8m 30s

I'm afraid of playing with strangers online and the chance of people shouting at me. So what can game developers do in-game to deal with toxic behavior and create a friendly space for players?More show notes at: https://www.matt2314.com/blog/

Early Access Pros and Cons

Aug 25th, 2018 11m 36s

Steam's Early Access program got a lot of bad press but also some stand out success stories. So five years after its inception what are the advantages and disadvantages of releasing a game before it's finished?More show notes at: https://www.

Are game subscriptions bad for gamers?

Jun 20th, 2018 10m 46s

More thoughts about game subscriptions. What do they mean for gamers? Do you save money or spend more in the long run? For the providers that is the point, isn't it? And does the subscription model favor a specific style of games?Link from th

Virgina

Jun 4th, 2018 3m 39s

Philip is taking over for the first time and he is talking about Virginia and why you should play it.There is also a great video version available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoVK4E6bP_cFind more of Philips' work at http://phazorsfiles

Game Subscriptions

May 7th, 2018 9m 34s

Is Microsoft's offering of 1st party titles with Game Pass a game changer? Will we see other platforms starting their own subscriptions? And could Valve's newest acquisition be connected?My first but probably not last episode about game subsc

Introducing Philip and Backlogs

Apr 23rd, 2018 14m 47s

GamesQuest has a new co-host: Philip Drobar, who will join me on my quest to talk about video games. In the future he will produce his own episodes on this channel but today we talk about our backlogs and the top spots on our list of shame.Yo

Personal Gaming History

Apr 3rd, 2018 11m 30s

Join me on a walk down memory lane as I talk about my personal gaming history: from Game & Watch to current gen consoles.---Thanks to the Internet Archive you can play a lot of early PC games right in your browser. Here is a list of some of

Side Quests

Mar 12th, 2018 7m 12s

It's the first episode of GamesQuest and so it feels appropriate to talk about quests a bit, side quests in particular. How I enjoy them and how I get sick of them after a while and maybe we should just not label them as such anymore.

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