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Join With a Terrible Study for a Lecture on Bosses at PAX East 2024!
From Pyramid Head to Ganondorf to Sister Friede, unlock new ways to love and hate bosses in With a Terrible Fate's lecture at PAX East!
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Infinite Narrative Lessons
Listen in to find out how Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can inspire us to reevaluate our relationship with the structure of game stories.
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Time’s Arrow: Chester Burklight in Tales of Phantasia
In Tales of Phantasia almost 30 years ago, Chester Burklight taught us why the most important character in a story is the one shut out of it.
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What Do We Do When We Talk About Games?
Join us in a podcast about gaming meta-discourse: what does it take to have productive conversations about our experiences with games?
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Podcast: Awards, Holiday Gaming, and Demos
Enjoy a podcast breaking in December with reflections on awards culture, holiday gaming, the semiotics of recommendation, demos, and more!
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Podcast: Products & Artworks; JRPGs & Ghostbusters
On this week's game analysis podcast: what makes the difference between interactive story as art and interactive story as product?
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A Very Special Halloween Gaming Podcast
Celebrate video-game horror storytelling on Halloween with a podcast conversation ranging from Pokémon to FNaF to Silent Hill to JRPGs!
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Pokémon Rose Episode 17: “What’s That On Your Shoulder?”
On an especially spooky Friday the 13th, explore the origin stories of Ghost Pokémon, corruptive glitches, and early internet creepypastas.
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Dymlos & Dein Nomos Teach You All You Need to Know About Free Will
Tales of Destiny and Tales of Vesperia tell two halves of one sword-themed lesson: how to act freely by empowering the stories of others.
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Pokémon Rose Episode 16: “The Legend of Arceus”
Pokémon Generation 4 showcases not only how mythopoeia illuminates Pokémon, but also how Pokémon satisfies the human need for mythopoeia.