Spawn On Me with Kahlief Adams: A Video Game Podcast

Ryan Juckett joins us this week to talk about his awesome new game Inversus. We find out what it’s like to go indie, and how to make the pick the perfect "pew pew" sound. Kahlief gives his No Man's Sky impressions, and we dig into some news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Captain, Kahlief Adams, returns from his hiatus! We take this opportunity to talk about the games we're playing and some of the most pressing news of the week. We also go full spoilercast on the brilliant Inside! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in Brookago we're as learned as we are hilarious. Both of these traits are on full display as one of our own, Deborah Budding, PhD., stops by to share her love of pediatric neuropsychology and video games. We delve deep into how these two disparate disciplines intersect throughout her work. Plus, we talk about what it means to be a good ally to marginalized folks. We also delve into some of t...

Life for people of color is never easy. It’s never been more apparent than it is the upcoming title Easy Level Life. ELL creator Yvvy joins us to talk about the impetus for making the game, why it was necessary, and Yvvy's love for all things JRPG. We get back to breaking down the news by talking about Pokémon GO and the Oculus Rift, and Cicero disappears into a thunderstorm! Learn more about your...

Tim Rogers of Action Button Studios drops in to talk about their new release, Videoball! While talking to the crew, you get to experience a deep dive into the mind of a genius. Is he mad or is he just eccentric? You be the judge. We also learn where not to park when visiting Tim. If you ever wanted to know what a game dev's brain sounds like, this is the definitive show for you! Learn more about y...

We welcome the awesomeness that is Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games to Brookago this week to discuss their new game, Pyre. We chat about his transition from writer to a developer, and expectations have changed since the success of Transistor and Bastion. Greg, Kahlief, and Shareef also get to reminisce on the days of Street Fighter 2, Super Dodgeball, and American Gladiators…as well as how they al...

Brookago went to E3 this year and we didn't mess around! After a week where we released content every single day and an unprecendented number of downloads, we dissect everything we experienced. We talk about the games we saw: both the ones we loved and the ones that we feel need a little bit more time in the oven. So much was talked about during this episode, from LawBreakers to Mafia to Gamertag...

Cicero interviews Jason Coleman from the Dropzone team about their strategy game that uses RTS and MOBA elements in a game that features 15-minute matches. Closing out our on-the-ground E3 coverage, Cicero then speaks with Rich Taylor, the Entertainment Software Association's VP of Communication & Industry Affairs. Stay tuned for a final E3 wrapup episode once the crew is fully rested! Learn more...

Cicero speaks with William Chyr from the Manifold Garden team, which started out as just him for the majority of development. Then, Kahlief and Cicero link up with Corey Rosemond from Plantronics to discuss the essential role of compatibility and collaboration, both in the business and within the community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kahlief chats with Mohammad Alavi and Dusty Welch from the Titanfall 2 team about how they realized their "sequel" was, in many ways, a reimagining of the original concept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kahlief and Cicero are on the ground at E3 for the first in a series of short, daily (at minimum) recap and analysis shows we're delivering all week. Make sure your podcast client "keeps all episodes", we have a bunch coming. In this installment: does Jeff Cannata even wait in lines anymore? Who, of all people, brings up Nintendo while waiting in said line? Does Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb spill any...

We wrap up our epic show with io9's Evan Narcisse with some long overdue E3 2016 predictions from he and our crew. Who's going to show up and who's gonna show out? Keep it locked to Spawn On Me for E3 goodness coming at you next week as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're joined by io9's Evan Narcisse who comes home to Brookago for a second time. We had so much to catch up on in this episode that we had to break it into two parts! In part one we chat with Evan about his new gig over at io9. What the differences are between video game and comic book fandom and if he's gotten used to the lack of bodegas in his new home of Austin, TX. Learn more about...

This week we're joined by Rewire.news editorial associate Shonté Daniels to share her thoughts on Uncharted 4 in our wrap-up special. She breaks down how she merges writing about videogames and reproductive rights and we finally dig into the Laura Bailey/Naughty Dog controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Acclaimed games writer and designer Richard Rouse III visits Brookago for the first time this week! We talk to Rich about his past work on The Suffering and Homefront, as well as his upcoming game, The Church in the Darkness. In the news, we dig into our early impressions of Uncharted 4 and the Overwatch Beta. What happens when a streamer of color is in a big tournament on Twitch? HINT: It ain't p...

This week we play musical hosts as Kahlief and Cicero interview developer Mike Block from the game We Are Chicago. We learn about the game, why it’s important that it was made, and we get to hear some of Mike’s favorite things about the South Side of Chicago. Then after the break, Kahlief taps out but we tag in Shareef and special guest, GamerTag Radio’s Parris Lilly! Together with Cee, the gentle...

We've got Weekend Confirmed alum and voice over actor Jeff Mattas on the show this week! We delve into all things Jeff, from his humble beginnings to his voice-over work on the upcoming title Narcosis! In the news this week: Amazon's Prime-only products now include some…video games? Also: Nintendo NX! Reef previews the Mirror's Edge beta! ESL bans YouPorn's Esports team because they're prudes? Lea...

We dig into changes to The Division in its latest and most significant patch yet and discuss how exploits might be ruining some of the most important features of the game. Rounding out the show, we talk about favorite incidental dialogue and hidden gems that have come to light in a classic game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re lucky to have Polygon co-founder and current The Verge senior editor Chris Plante in the house! Not only do we talk about his current work at the Verge and his time at Polygon, but we also delve deeper into his beginnings as a writer. Did you know that Chris is a pro wrestling savant? We then break down our impressions on new games Miitomoand Quantum Break. We also get some surpri...

Last week, you got to hear some of the awesome discussions we had during GDC and C2E2 2016. This week, we wax poetic about all the people we met, the games we played, and the fun we had. We also talk about the price of Playstation VR and Xbox/Sony cross platform possibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we bring you a very special show. All three members of the crew are on location: Kahlief & Shareef are hanging out in lovely San Francisco at GDC, while Cicero is out in the wilds of C2E2 in Chicago. Get ready for lots of awesome conversations this week with developers, comic artists, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's always important to us to bring you the biggest and brightest names in the gaming space. We want to talk to them about the games they're making and how the industry has affected us all in unique ways. We only have a finite amount of time to edutain every week, so something usually has to go. Most of the time we spend more time talking about gaming news than the actual games themselves. Well,...

We come back this week with a monster show featuring two of the minds behind the hit games *Little Big Planet* and *Tearaway*. Media Molecule Co-Founders/Technical Directors, Alex Evans & David Smith hang with us in Brookago to discuss how game development has changed over their 10 years in the industry. What it takes to make games that balance tech and whimsy. Finally, we try to break down the li...

The first new episode of the new year is a special one! We welcome the great developers from Brooklyn Gamery and get to talk about their upcoming Game Developers Of Color Expo! They go over the challenges of starting an expo as well as how the this fantastic studio came into existence. We then move into news, where we talk about our gaming resolutions, as well as what we expect in the world of vir...