COVID-INDUCED ANIME: There was no episode last week because D. Bethel got sick with the new strain of COVID. Though his symptoms were mild, the biggest side effect was probably the most troubling: he watched anime. Specifically, he watched the 12 episode series, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team and realized that mechs are cool.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: A very strange news story happened in the comics world this month when Fables creator and writer Bill Willingham announced that, due to the frustrating relationship that had developed with DC Comics over how they were handling his creator-owned property, that he put Fables into the public domain. Our hosts discuss what exactly that means, how it works, and if it's even possible.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Jusino, Teresa. "Is Fables Actually in the Public Domain? And Can We Save It From Bill Willingham's Iffy Politics?" The Mary Sue, 28 September 2023.
• Willingham, Bill. "Willingham Sends Fables Into the Public Domain." These Foolish Games, Substack, 14 September 2023.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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STALLED ENGINE: Creators of the popular game engine, Unity, made some disquieting news this week when it announced some changes to its licensing policy for developers. Andrew and D. Bethel do their best to break down the changes and examine some of the response from developers.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - 2023 a pretty good year for video games?

(02:10) The Unity debacle

(28:19) Outro - Dan bought a PS5 and is only playing old games

(32:23) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Sinclair, Brendan. "Unity Adding a Fee for Each Time a Game Is Installed." Games Industry.biz, Gamer Network Limited, 12 September 2023.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Fair Point, Dude" (1 June 2018): Where Andrew discusses his dabblings with game development in the Unity engine.
• "An Optimistic Dystopia" (12 August 2022): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts on his initial playthrough of Stray.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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STAR TREK DAY 2023: Though our hosts recorded this episode before any announcements were made on September 8 (aka "Star Trek Day"), they did discuss some recent––and intriguing––Star Trek-based announcements in the meantime.

ON THE HUNT: Andrew finds himself playing asymmetrical online horror games with the immensely popular Dead by Daylight capturing his attention lately.

TOPICS: 

(00:00) Intro - Star Trek Day

(21:14) Outro - Andrew plays Dead by Daylight

(25:34) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The trailer for Star Trek: Very Short Treks.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "A Sense of Place" (30 November 2018): Where Andrew shares his thoughts with the last online multiplayer game he played, Fallout 76.
• "Beware the Harp Ladies" (10 September 2021): When our hosts covered the last big Star Trek Day event.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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A LESSON IN SURVIVAL: Our hosts are going to take it easy this week, but they're stopping in for a quick look at what's been drawing their attention. Andrew gets frustrated by the difficulty to be found in Green Hell while D. Bethel dips a toe into the wildly popular independent game, Vampire Survivors.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The Noclip documentary about the creation of Vampire Survivors.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Where the Hands Touch" (13 January 2017): Where D. Bethel first discusses the video game documentary YouTube channel, Noclip.
• "It's Always a Game" (8 February 2019): Where Andrew shares his impressions about Subnautica.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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