No Prisoners, No Mercy

Welcome to Show 227, This time out we talk about the following subjects: 1. Electronic Arts, Parliment, and Surprise Mechancis 2. Leage of Legends and Bans 3. Netflix cancels Good Omens...sort of... 4. Disney beats us over the head with a major deciduous forest. 5. A warning about a dangerous hack 6. Main Topic: Will Classic WoW Kill Wow?   The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team.  

Welcome to Show 226 Subject this time out: 1. The "straight skinny" on Star Citizen. Has it been mismanaged? Have reports of what is going on at Star Citizen been exaggerated? What really goes into making a triple-A game? 2. Where did Anthem go wrong? Have we seen changes in the industry that has caused this? 3. Have business models that depend on microtransactions and loot boxes reached the point...

Welcome to Show 225: This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talks about the following subjects: 1. Steam anything goes - until the U.K. Government steps in (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-07-rape-day-prompts-call-for-uk-government-review) 2. Elder Scrolls Blades (https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/blades) 3. Battlestar Galactica: The Souls of the Cylons, Star Trek, and The...

Welcome to Show 224, Topics for the show are as follows: 1. Steam and the anything goes mentality - now they have competition in the form of epic, discord and gog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUHl9ZThXU0 https://tagn.wordpress.com/2019/03/08/steam-policy-plays-out-as-expected/ 2. With Epic Games, Good Old Games, Discord and Origin now competing against steam is this a case similar to what we se...

Welcome to Show 223: This week we take about tales of Warcraft, Portals, and whether or not you really can go back to the good old days - and were they all that good to being with? Artices: https://www.mmorpg.com/world-of-warcraft/news/world-of-warcraft-portal-removal-in-815-sparks-a-firestorm-of-controversy-1000051725#GaDkz4wYgObpeqrq.99 http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/338327/209_were_laid_off...

Welcome to show 222. This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy gang talks about the following subjects: 1. Esports and farming simulators: https://unrealitymag.com/guy-trained-on-video-games-beats-formula-1-driver-on-a-real-track/ https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/23/farming-simulator-is-getting-its-own-esports-league/ 2. Player Retention and live services http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RaphKoster/2...

 Welcome to Show 221. This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy team discuss the following subjects. 1. When games like Tell Tale Games and Wildstar close do we have the right to complain if we haven't played it in some time? Why did the games close? 2. If we could turn back the clock and bring back any of the games we have played in the past, what would it be and why? 3. What is good writing? Gett...

Welcome to Show 220. We talk about her latest awards, her new book Desert Magnolia as well as her other books, and about acceptable (or lack thereof) between cultures. We also talk about her award winning film lemonade and Blue Jinni Media. In the offering is advice from two professional writers about getting involved in writing. Sites Cited and Contacts: Website: https://bluejinnimedia.com Lemona...

Welcome to Show 219 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show - This time out we are excited to have with us the writers and producers of the Dr. Evermore television show. Join us as we find out how Dr. Evermore's art inspired the show.   See you online, The No Prisponers, No Mercy Team Cites for the Sites: Dr. Evermore - a short documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ0n67eAOKw Legion M who is pro...

This time out Julie, Fran, Chris and Steve discuss the Blizzard of ire aimed at Activision and Diablo Immortal. What companies have done this before? How could Activision not known their audiance? Or do they? See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

1. Accessiblity in videogames 2. Book reviews: RPG books - stories set in games 3. Multiplayer games - will Fallout 76 be a flash in the pan? 4. Blizz-conned: Diablo Immortal 5. What are we playing? Books and Sites Cited: https://www.audible.com/pd/Challenge-Audiobook/B074G4GPMC?qid=&sr=&ref=a_series_c5_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=284b47b1-a5db-4711-9667-612f2ac7458e&pf_rd_r=3QYF0XYGA3CAQ15BYV7F& https:/...

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 215.1 This time Fran and I sit down and talk with Jen Usellis, otherwise known as the Klingon Pop Warrior. We talk about the Extra Life video game marathon for charity and her 24 hour broadcast. See You Online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Links: http://www.extra-life.org/participant/jenbom http://www.twitch.tv/ladyskymack http://www.klingonpopwarrior.com...

Welcome to Show 2015 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show This time out we talk about the following subjects: 1. NPCs- the good, the bad and romancing the pixel 2. Anthem - stand(off) or deliver 3. Some of our favorite NPC stories 4. ECO 5. Riders of Icarus Artices Cited: https://kotaku.com/anthems-npcs-are-a-radical-shift-for-bioware-1828764719 See you online!

Welcome to Show 214! This time out Julie, Fran and Chris talk about their reaction to WoW's latest expansion; beyond that when are we done with an MMO? Is it the treadmill that developers sometimes put players on in order to get them to keep playing and paying for the game? What do developers do to keep us playing in the first place? See You Online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 213 Battle for Azeroth: the love/hate relationship. As Sylvanas Windrunner goosesteps into Teldrassil we ask ourselves when is lore "just lore"? Do those individuals or corporations that own an intellectual property have a responsibility to the fans beyond a profit margin? The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

Welcome to Show 212. This time out the team discusses the following subject: 1. Blizzard, Chris Roberts and the great retcon 2. Wow Pulls a Wimpy 3. Can a game come back after losing it's audiance? See you online.

Welcome to Show 211 - this time out we discuss the following subjects: The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Morality in Video Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvNMXZFc8og 2. Self publishing vs. Creativity: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-07-robots-have-taken-over-1980s-east-coast-sweden-in-avalanches-new-game-generation-zero This being Avalanche's first self-published game has also...

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 210! This time the team talks about the following subjects: 1. Steam now allows anything online  except what is illegal or "straight up trolling"    2. Fallout 76, the next fallout game will not allow external player mods   3. Ark Mobile - will "mobile make a difference"   4. While Epic is suing Fortnite cheaters as young as 14, the Fortnite developer is in t...

Welcome to Show 209 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. The gangs all here. This time out we talk about the following subjects. 1. The death of immersion through storytelling in videogames 2. GDPR - If you aren't paying for something, you are the product 3. Privacy and APPS from the developers point of view 4. What are we all playing Sites Cited: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshBycer/20170526/2...

1. Tribute to Total Biscuit 2. Avengers Affinity War - Spoiler Warning!! 3. Middle Shelf Games 4.Players that have been cultivated like a crop 5.Waiting for a market correction in video games 6.Daybreak Games Sites Cited: http://www.thejimquisition.com/why-we-need-middle-shelf-games-the-jimquisition/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/after-sanctions-daybreak-games-changes-its-tune-on-its-russ...

Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 207. This time our the No Prisoners, No Mercy team talks about the following subjects - see you online. 1. Facebook and corporate overreach 2. What does privacy mean to us? 3. Biting the hand that entertained you - when does constructive criticism end and damaging the game or community begin? 4. Do gamers become vitriolic they hurt the industry? 5. Robotech...

Welcome to Show 206 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show! This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talks about the following subjects. See you online! 1. Why does your game still cost sixty dollars? Shouldn't digital distribution and microtransactions together mean it can be free? - an industry insiders view of the true cost of development and publishing videogames. 2. Why is permadeath is aliv...

Welcome to Show 205 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy team talks about the following subjects. See you online. 1. Buzzwords and Bandwagons - Can videogames influnce for the better or worse? What about betting games, casino games, or movies? 2.When is it time for a game series or mmo to call it a day? Is World of Warcraft "too long in the tooth"? 3. What g...

This time out we take some time to address a serous issue. Articles Cited: https://kotaku.com/kentucky-governor-blames-violent-video-games-for-shooti-1823075688 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/no-mass-shootings-australia-20-years-how-did-they-do-n597091 https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/us/nikolas-cruz-fbi-warned/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/us/florida-school-shooting-updates/...

Welcome to show 203! This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talks about the following subjects 1. A primer for pvp games - the good, the bad and the frustrating 2. Whether or not realistic combat games translate to real world skills (I have read more than one article about gamers with "mad skills" that became drone pilots) Article https://www.wired.com/story/even-realistic-videogames-like-c...