Tag Archives: industry
Behind the Line: Nintendo Switch Reveal
The gaming is abuzz about the Nintendo Switch reveal, and rightfully so. It’s a new console, not one of these half upgrades that Microsoft and Sony have done. It’s also Nintendo, and anything Nintendo does commands attention. Sure, their fortunes
BTL Radio Podcast: Super Mario Run
Hello, Enthusiacs! 2016 is in the books, and in the turn of the new year, the impossible has happened, something we never thought we’d see, Mario has come to mobile! Yes, Super Mario Run is out, with a marketing push
BTL Radio Podcast: Third Party QA
Hello, Enthusiacs! Our guest this week is Stephen, who works at a third party QA agency. These are the people who assist developers, and even publishers, specifically with testing. If you can imagine outsourcing for QA, it’s a bit like
BTL Radio Podcast: VR Discussion and News
Hello Enthusiacs! This week we have Marco back to discuss a few smaller news stories, and to discuss the possibilities for VR in the future. From managing communities and marketing, to the evolution of the nature of the industry over
Behind the Line Radio Podcast: Nintendo Switch
Hello Enthusiacs! The Nintendo Switch is finally revealed. Does this excite you? Are you not entertained? What is Nintendo trying to do with this handheld, console hybrid? Should we call it a hand-con? They already call the controllers Joy-con, so
BTL Radio Podcast: Working on Doomed Projects
Hello Enthusiacs. We’ve all heard about projects getting stuck in development hell, and sometimes we spare a thought for the people working on those projects, like the poor souls who were stuck working on Duke Nukem Forever for 10 years…
BTL Radio Podcast: Whales and Dealing with Them
As you may know, free to play games live or die based on whales. Whales are, of course, the big spending customers that free to play games often rely on to keep the enterprise solvent. Not long ago, Brandon Sheffield
BTL Radio Podcast: QA War Stories
It’s no secret that your humble moderator is from the world of Video Game QA, and I wanted to talk about it more. So this week we welcome Marco back, and new guest Roo, both of which have experienced quite
Behind the Line: No Man’s Sky High Hype
At long last, No Man’s Sky is upon us, and it has been met with wildly differing reactions. The center of the bell-curve, though, is a resounding “meh”. I am a little confused, myself, about what people were expecting. Don’t
BTL Radio Podcast: The Last Guardian
Hello Enthusiacs! At long, long, long last, The Last Guardian has been released. I have made no secret that I have been looking forward to this one, and this week I have invited a colleague who is also a fan