Welcome to the tangent...um...No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 1. A bit more anime - That's not a moon (named Titan),  2. "He's a plant? Do you mean like a spy?" 3. Jokers and voice actors 3. Yoko Kanno, Seatbelts and Band-Maid and other music See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 289. This time out we discuss the failure of Concord and why we feel its a turning point in the industry. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 288 This time out we talk about the following subjects. 1. Anime 2. What gives players a "Power Fantasy"?    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEPE2eVGE0o 3. Digital games vs physical games See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Show 287: Speculation about trends in entertainment: streaming, movie theaters, and games Have you been in a movie theater and found yourself to be the only one there? Have you read the news and found massive layoffs in the gaming industry? Do games and movies seem like a rehash of the same thing? Has your favorite game gone "live service?" We've noticed the same thing...so let's talk about it.  We have to...so let's talk about it.

Welcome to show 286 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we talk about artificial intelligence. See  you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 285.  Here are the topics this time: You can buy the pants but you have to  wear them here - the digital-only future    Accursed Farms Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Accursed_Farms  When games are delisted and e-shops shut down  Early Access See you online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team  

Welcome to Show 284, This time out we discuss the following subjects: 1. Is there a "disconnect" between the industry and gamers. 2. Adding DRM to older games. 3. Isometric games 4. Why does a game like Baldurs gate three succeed while expectations for Starfield fall to negative reviews? The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Teslacon is an immersive steampunk event that means a great deal to us.  It's been awhile since we shared a bit about the great time we have each year.  We also brought out  an interview from the past with the man who started it all - Eric Larson. Julie Whitefeather and Fran Kosac

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 282 This time out we discuss various types of player goals. Whether short term, intermdiate or long term, what keeps us playing. Player Goals and narrative de-escalation Sites Cited: Player Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uCUZRBmam0 See You Online, The No Prisoners No Mercy Team

Welcome to The No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we talk about Apple Minis and Steam Decks. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

This time out we discuss the recent Unity Game Engine Controversy and Starfield.   See you online. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 279 1. Bobby Kotick, Microsoft and Activision 2. Starfield 3. Warframe 4. a.i., writers and the future Discussion: What breaks immersion? See you online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Sites Cited: https://kotaku.com/starfield-open-world-rpg-scifi-ship-cargo-inventory-1850796380 https://kotaku.com/starfield-release-review-accessibility-xbox-pc-steam-1850793327 https://www.pcgamesn.com/warframe/heirloom-skins https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/fallout-4-feature

Welcome to Show 278 Subjects: 1. Accessibility features/Cyberpunk 2077 2. Games that are good until you run out of things to do. How do you keep players playing after they reach the level cap. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 277, Subjects for this time out: 1. Retro games 2. Videogame adaptation movies 3. Movies and people who make them 4. Audiobooks and movie rights See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 276, Here are the topics this time out. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Artificial intelligence...I for one welcome our new AI overlords 2. Game Complexity, complicated game systems Sites Cited: Can an AI learn to be racist? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/04/21/ai-can-be-racist-lets-make-sure-it-works-for-everyone/?sh=4882eea2e40d Is Chat GPT liberal or conservative? ...

TRIGGER WARNING:  This we one of our co-hosts talks about the loss of a friend. 1. Have toxic gamers ruined gaming? Have developers and publishers not listened to gamers? 2. Do we pay more attention to negativity? 3. Trigger Warning: Starting at  46 min. Chris talks about the passing of a friend.     

This time out we talk about the following subjects 1. Are cheap games bad? Are mobile games bad? 2. When good game companies go wrong 3. AI, creativity and how it effects us See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 273, This time out we talk about the following subjects: 1. Microsoft's patent for personalized in game advertising.  2. Solo games vs. multiplayer games vs. mmos. Which do you prefer and why? 3. Linear games with a single story arch vs. Open world sandbox. Which do you prefer and why? Does one format make for a more successful game than the other See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we discuss Conan Exiles.

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 271. This time out we discuss the following topics. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team   1. Bethesda games, mods and updates 2. Stadia and cloud gaming

Welcome to Show 270, This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talk about the following subjects: 1. Developers chasing high end graphics instead of game play, story narratives and optimization 2. With easier tools to make games some developers do not take optimzation into consideration and who has access to the consoles and computers needed to play their game. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 269, The gangs all here. This time out we talk about Final Fantasy 14 - the good, the bad, and the very, very good! Along the way we discover what some games have done right that others have done wrong. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to show 268, This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy team welcomes a guest from the Space Game Junkie podcast back to the show.  This time out we discuss the good, the bad, and the very bad of gatekeeping. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 267, This time we continue our discussion on accessability in gaming.  We also welcome a special guest from The Space Game Junkie Podcast back to the show. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team