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Podcast Episode #21 - Susan Bennett and Karen Jacobsen

Susan Bennett and Karen Jacobsen are voice actors perhaps best known for being the original American and Australian voices of Apple's Siri personal assistant. AJ and Joerg talk to them about their experiences and thoughts on being two of the most recognizable voices in the world.

Posted by Derision on Apr 26, 2016 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #20 - The MEGA65 Project

What could be cooler than a fully compatible, functioning, and NEW Commodore 65? AJ and Joerg talk to Paul Gardner-Stephen, Andre Kudra, and Detlef Hastik from the MEGA65 Project about just how they're working to make this a reality!

Posted by Derision on Feb 17, 2016 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #19 - Scene World Magazine

AJ and Joerg start the year with a look back at the history of Scene World -- as well as the history and future of computing in general -- with two of magazine's founding members, Andrew Fisher and Silvio Savarino.

Posted by Derision on Jan 15, 2016 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #18 - Nerdlesque with Lily Stitches and Vonka Romanov

Happy holidays, everyone! AJ and Joerg wrap up 2015 with Lily Stitches and Vonka Romanov, covering the emergence of nerdy burlesque -- "nerdlesque" -- and where it fits in the video game and scene subculture.

Posted by Derision on Dec 17, 2015 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #17 - eSports with Vanessa Arteaga

Vanessa Arteaga was the #1 draft pick of the Championship Gaming Series, excelling in fighting games, and was a contestant in Syfy's WCG Ultimate Gamer reality show. AJ and Joerg talk to her about eSports and her experiences in the field.

Posted by Derision on Nov 24, 2015 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #16 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 with Konami's Adam Bhatti

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 has been released to rave reviews, with IGN saying that it "might well be the best football game ever made." We played the game ourselves, and were duly impressed. Tonight, Joerg and AJ talk to PES Global Product and Brand Manager Adam Bhatti about the future of PES, and where he thinks the franchise is going.

Posted by Derision on Nov 19, 2015 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #15 - Extra Life's Rick Heaton

Extra Life is a unique way for gamers to give back, and has raised more than $14 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals since 2008. AJ and Joerg talk to community manager Rick Heaton about his experiences with the organization, the work they do, and how all of us can help out. Also, Joerg really wants Extra Life to expand to Europe.

Posted by Derision on Nov 04, 2015 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #14 - Mushroom 11 by Untame

After talking a lot about Retro and Triple A games, this time we shed a light on Indie Games! Joerg talks to Julia Keren Detar of Untame about their new Geek Awarded mushrooming game: Mushroom 11 and what makes Indie Game development standing out and coolish aside the other videogame sections of the industry!

Posted by Nafcom on Oct 16, 2015 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #13 - Commodore Business Machines

Commodore is back, with a... smartphone? AJ and Joerg talk to Commodore Business Machines CEO Massimo Canigiani and General Manager Paolo Besser on resurrecting the brand and what they hope to accomplish.

Posted by Derision on Sep 25, 2015 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #12:The new episode of the Aquanox franchise: Deep Descent

Aquanox is a 19 years old IP that is famous for its underwater action, also often quoted as being "The Wing Commander of sea fighting". Published first by BlueByte in 1996, now Aquanox is owned by Nordic Games and the 4th episode of the series is now handcrafted by the Serbian game development studio "Digital Arrow". Currently, they are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to get the ideas of the community and fans and form a game that will provide underwater action surpreme. AJ and Joerg talk to CEO, Producer, Designer and underwater expert Norbert Varga.

Posted by Nafcom on Sep 05, 2015 // Read more »