At Which Point We Streamed Aliens (Patreon)

So, this past summer was crazy, which slowed down my ability to do proper content. Obviously that was very frustrating to me, 'cause I wanted to do lots. So, while I've been working on Video 3, which is gonna be about Remedy's games (originally just Quantum Break, but no, man, I want to talk about Remedy game design on the whole, because it's so unique), I remembered that some friends and I were going to play Aliens: Colonial Marines.

I thought "hey, why don't we go ahead and stream that bad boy?" Then I remembered I could upload to YouTube, so I did that too.

We had a fun time, talked about some of the game's genuinely interesting mechanical ideas, and overall, I'd say it was a good  time. Whether you guys enjoy it, well, I dunno. But the stream was fun and I'd like to do more, especially if you guys are into it.

What I'd like to do, from here on out, is to try to get a stream going once a week at minimum, in between the, uh... I don't know, more "premium" video essays? Something more casual, laid back, and so on.

Earlier this summer, this same crew and I--that's Chrome, Fist, and Rath--had been preparing to do a podcast experiment. It's something we've talked about off and on for... what, four years now, but every time we've tried to get it done, something's come up. Personal tragedy was the most recent thing (we were gonna debut talking about why bullet sponges are secretly great).

Well, we're finally gonna do it. It's happening. The plan is to record the first one either this coming week or the next, schedules depending.

Here's how it works: we have 30 minutes to talk about one subject relating to game design. At the end of the 30 minutes, our discussion is done. We keep the podcast small, like three or four people, we stick to the topic for the week, and hopefully have some interesting stuff to take that. Eventually, we'd like to take requests and get guests on board. It'll go up on the YouTube channel too.

I'm talking with someone about bringing Stomp back online. Stay tuned.

So. To recap:

1) We're gonna start streaming co-op games weekly and chatting about them; next week is Syndicate! 2)  We're gonna do a laser-focused, short-form podcast dedicated to discussing specific game design ideas. 3) Video 3 is about Remedy games. I'm hoping to have it out the week of November 6th (some freelance work came up short notice and on a tight deadline, so the script I'd planned on finishing this week got pushed back!). 4) Bringing Stomp back soon! 

As always, if you've got any requests or questions, feel free to ping me through Patreon, Twitter DMs, or whatever else you feel comfortable with! See you soon.