Core Elements
Wes Wilson
Core Elements is a weekly show discussing gaming and gaming culture. Each episode, we are joined by a game developer to discover how his life has influenced his art. In addition to these interviews, Core Elements discusses gaming news, resurrects a dead game, and answers good questions with absurd answers.
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CE #30: Roger Craig Smith
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08/25/12 • -1 min
This summer has seen a terrible drought for booking guests, but it appears the fall has graced us with more open schedules! This week, we welcome Roger Craig Smith, voice actor supreme! On top of doing the voices of Ezio from Assassin's Creed, he's know as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, Chris Redfield, and a host of other characters in animation and gaming. In this episode, we discuss the creation of social networks, how to figure out if your stand-up career is doomed, and why we want to slap Nolan North.
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CE #29: Ron Gilbert & Chad Dawson
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07/20/12 • -1 min
Double Fine graces the laboratory with more of it's excellent game creators! This week we welcome the dubiously ubiquitous Ron Gilbert, of Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island fame, and Chad Dawson, lead programmer on The Cave and AI developer for over a decade. Additionally, although Spencer was getting his face operated on (thank god!), Eric Fullerton offered to fill in! In this episode, we discuss the chick-magnet capabilities of classic computers, the ever-present question of why anyone makes an MMO, and whether SCUMM can leave a mark.
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- Kevin on Twitter
- The Cave
- Double Fine Productions
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- [LINK] Zombies Run: a running game and audio adventure
- [LINK] Rich Vogel leaving Bioware amid layoff rumors.
- [LINK] Left 4 Dead 2 to be first Valve game on Linux
- [LINK] Ouya kickstarter
- [LINK] Sony missed Limbo exclusivity by asking for ip rights
- We will be giving away Steam codes for the The Double Fine Bundle. To enter, send us an e-mail and let us know who you would most like to see as a guest on Core Elements!
CE 67: Consortium
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09/27/14 • -1 min
This week we're joined by Gregory MacMartin of iDGi, makers of Consortium. In addition to discussing their futuristic murder mystery, we contemplate the value of cancelled Blizzard games, assess the standards for debate and discourse, evaluate the concept that Mass Effect 2 is the best pc game, and statistically analyze how much programming indie game devs can do.
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For a video of this episode go to: http://youtu.be/4qVDpneTVFA
CE 70: Gabriel Mughelli
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11/07/14 • -1 min
This week, Gabriel Mughelli, Promotions Mastermind at Hi-Rez Studios, joins us in the laboratory. In addition to discussing the upcoming Smite championships and Global Agenda 2, we discover why our brains like random lewtz, baffle Spencer with the popularity of e-sports, and dig into the worth of the CoD Riot Shield.
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For a video of this episode go to: http://youtu.be/B4NNeFFIZlo
CE 62: Dragon Army
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05/20/14 • -1 min
Michael Stanley, of Dragon Army, joins us in the laboratory this week to talk about Robots Love Ice Cream. In addition to discussing what constitutes a "Core Gamer", we analyze the nature of the fixated Eve assassin, contemplate the lethality of weaponized ice cream, and debate whether all of Notch's work has become autobiographical.
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For a video of this episode go to: http://youtu.be/3KLDkPvSQrM
CE 37: Eric Zimmerman
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11/29/12 • -1 min
This week we are joined by Eric Zimmerman, founder of GameLab and author of Rules of Play. In this episode we discuss how games are becoming integral to our entire life experience, the reason behind our lack of female game developers, and why sex in video games feels so dirty, dirty, and wrong.
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- Eric on Twitter
- EricZimmerman.com
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- [LINK] #1ReasonWhy hashtag shares reasons the game industry has such a low percentage of women in it.
- [LINK] 750,000 XBox 360s sell over one weekend, while only 400,000 WiiU units sold for their entire opening week
- [LINK] Molyneux puts forward a kickstarter
CE 68: Will Overgard
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10/24/14 • -1 min
Will Overgard, of The Creative Assembly, joins us in the laboratory this week! In addition to discussing Total War and Alien: Isolation, we ponder the results of internet death threads, dissect the fall of the Human Resources kickstarter, and help Spencer decide whether he should finish FFXIII or squeeze every bit of game he can from it.
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For a video of this episode go to: http://youtu.be/2jHxOzdBlv8
CE 59: Dana Massey
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03/21/14 • -1 min
This week we're joined by Dana Massey of Rocket City Studios. In addition to discussing their game, Second Chance Heroes, we explore the world of 2048, we ponder the masochism of MMO development, and we pontificate on how Titanfall turns losers into winners and winners into losers.
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For a video of this episode go to: http://youtu.be/Dc6womK94q4
CE 58: Dejobaan Games
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03/14/14 • -1 min
This week, Ziba Scott returns to the volcano to discuss his work with Dejobaan games, makers of Drunken Robot Pornography and the upcoming Elegy for a Dead World. In addition to discussing the YOLO naming of DRP, we ponder whether we really want smart AI, what we're doing with our PC games, and whether crowd-sourced content is exploitative.
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For a video of this episode go to: http://youtu.be/qdP8QrWHmUQ
CE #9: Lisa Brown
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09/22/11 • -1 min
This week we're joined by Lisa Brown, part of the Insomniac team that worked on Resistance! In this episodes we discuss what we'd like to be when we grow up, the value of class action lawsuits, and the upcoming "gay patch" in SW:TOR.
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- Lisa Brown on Google +
- Rasmussen College offers an online degree in Game and Simulation Programming
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- [GAME] Toys vs Nightmares
- [LINK] Sony puts out new PSN terms of service
- [LINK] Nintendo's new horrific peripheral
- [LINK] Dead Island and Gamification
- [LINK] World of Darkness MMO features nudity, gore, insanity, and permanent death
- [LINK] WoW introduces Raid Finder
- [LINK] Same sex relations will be in SW:TOR post-release patch
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FAQ
How many episodes does Core Elements have?
Core Elements currently has 75 episodes available.
What topics does Core Elements cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Video, Game, Games, Interview, Community, Gaming, Podcast, Podcasts, Developer, Video Games, Party and Dead.
What is the most popular episode on Core Elements?
The episode title 'CE 73: Warren Spector' is the most popular.
How often are episodes of Core Elements released?
Episodes of Core Elements are typically released every 13 days.
When was the first episode of Core Elements?
The first episode of Core Elements was released on Jul 22, 2011.
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