One Of Swords

The entire staff of Turtle Sandbox Games -- yes, both programmer Pete Angstadt AND artist Theresa Duringer -- join me to help put a bow on the sweet success story that is the 2D action/RTS Cannon Brawl. After Pete won Activision's Independent Games Competition in 2011, he was able to build the game of his dreams -- and this week, that dream goes on sale on Steam. We talk about the road to release, Steam's Greenlight program, and if they're really ready to be rich and/or famous. Kat and Hugh join in to discuss things like the upcoming COD Ghosts multiplayer reveal, how not to play pinball, Deadpool DLC, Conker's Bad Fur Day, the stock market, irrational Thumpback love, Black Ops II DLC, Amish children, mandatory Metallica, Roger Rabbit retrospectives, and Meat Loaf's relationship with Jim Steinman. It's like we're making a podcast out of nothing at all. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump...   Special Guests: Peter Angstadt & Theresa Duringer from Turtle Sandbox Games, creators of Cannon Brawl Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Cannon Brawl COD Ghosts multiplayer reveal on August 14 Deadpool's Merc with a Map Pack DLC Black Ops II Vengenace DLC on PC/PS3 August 1 NatGeoFound on Tumblr Who Framed Roger Rabbit? on Blu-ray and the SDCC 25th anniversary panel Jim Steinman Kat and Hugh and Dan on Twitter Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

Infinity Ward's senior community manager Tina Palacios swings in for a really quick chat about the status of Call of Duty: Ghosts, the announcement of the game for Wii U, and what's going on behind the scenes at IW during one of the studio's busiest times. Kat and Hugh join me for more conversation topics, including NASCAR on PC, cartoon dogs, TMNT's second game, paying too much for sealed copies of old games, SpongeBob Squarepants on Wii U, the Dreamcast, movie-based games from the olden days, sneaky iTunes tricks, Back to the Future, and the origin of Darkhugh. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on Zune Marketplace Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump...  Special Guest: Tina Palacios, Senior Community Manager at Infinity Ward Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Six new Wii U games from Activision NASCAR the Game 2013 on PC New Black Ops II Personalization packs TMNT coming this fall to retail Back to Back to the Future Kat and Hugh and Dan on Twitter Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

It's time to dig into the Megamailbag once more, so Kat, Hugh, and I talk about the what "normal" gamers thought about Xbox One, the new Skylanders game, Black Ops II personalization packs, the projected lifespan of the PS3 and Xbox 360, Dan's Monopoly complaints, the return of car combat, how Kat got a PS3, cross-platform play between current and next-gen machines, secret gaming shames, dead presidents that die again, what Kinect really sees when it's watching you, and whether or not coyotes are desert coyotes (spoiler: they're not). Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: New Personalization Packs for Black Ops II Skylanders Monopoly Hollywood Game Night on NBC Big Brother on CBS MotorGun on Kickstarter The Name Game (aka Celebrity) Kat and Hugh and Dan on Twitter Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

I've been saving this Skylanders SWAP Force interview from E3, and I think you'll agree it's worth the wait. Kat and I cornered Lou Studdert after the first day of E3 while he was relaxing with an adult beverage to discuss the game's showing at E3, how SWAP Force characters get named, as well as what life is like behind the scenes at Activision's E3 booth and how they actually do the demos at the show -- as Lou says, "the things behind the things." It's a very loose interview, which means it's exactly the kind of interview I love! Hugh jumps in for the usual stuff, and we discuss terrifying stores, Vengeance on PC & PS3, IGN's rare Jason Jones interview, Dan's name anagrams, the whole "fake gamer girl" thing, April Fool's jokes, TMNT's release dates, the superpower that didn't make it into Hugh's comic book, IKEA, the Kiwi of Swords, Destiny developer commentary, Dan's fragile ego, River Rescue on C64, the Phoneticizer, and why we'll miss Ryan Davis. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: Lou Studdert, Production Coordinator, Skylanders SWAP Force, Activision Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Vengeance DLC due August 1 on PS3 & PC Jason Jones interview on IGN Destiny E3 demo with developer commentary TMNT: Out of the Shadows release dates April Fool's Day MUA2 DLC announcement at GameStop Free iOS apps this week Ghostery for Firefox The Danny Baker Show in podcast form Kat and Hugh and Dan on Twitter Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

This week, I've got a great guest -- Bowen Kerins, pinball world champion, game show winner, and hero to all as a math teacher. What does that have to do with Activision? Nothing, really, but I thought you'd enjoy meeting someone interesting.  Kat and Hugh and I try to be equally interesting as we discuss new Celine Dion, Black Ops II DLC, the "Manual of Hatred," double weapon XP, sneaky hints from Bungie, huge trailers from Bungie, Sony software sales, and perhaps most importantly, burritos. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: Bowen Kerins, ambassador of PAPA Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: PAPA and PAPA.tv Pinball tutorial videos One of many nice articles on Bowen California Extreme Black Ops II Vengeance DLC Double weapon XP in Black Ops II this weekend Pre-order Ghosts, get Free Fall Sony sale on Activision title Bungie's E3 Destiny gameplay: Plugable USB hubs Big Brother on CBS Layton Brothers Mystery Room for iOS Chipotle Adventurrito The Weird Al Interviews Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

Deadpool is on store shelves, and the game's writer, Daniel Way, gives me a full half-hour interview, where we discuss the challenge of writing for games, what it's like to be inside Deadpool's head for five years, and the status of his long-awaited project, Gun Theory. Hugh and Kat are also here, and we discuss Frito-Lay snacks, double XP in Black Ops II, Borderlands 2, murder mysteries, Dance Central moves, and why Hugh doesn't necessarily agree with all the praise for The Last of Us. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: Daniel K. Way, Marvel Comics scribe and writer of the Deadpool game  Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Daniel Way on Wikipedia Gun Theory on Kickstarter A sampling of Deadpool reviews Double XP in Black Ops II Skylanders Giants Sidekicks from Frito-Lay iBuyPower (and here's my rig if you're curious) Whodunnit? on ABC Clue on Netflix Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

I finally got to sit down with Bungie's community manager DeeJ to discuss Destiny, Bungie's vision, and the Bungie community, even if we had to fight off the subwoofers of E3 while we talked. Kat and Hugh and I also discuss the new Black Ops II DLC pack, games from 1995, Jimmy Fallon, weird clocks, NASCAR on PC, skeuomorphisms, Black Ops sales, the end of the world -- and yes, a late-breaking discussion about Microsoft's policy revisions for the Xbox One. It's in there! Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: DeeJ, Destiny Community Manager, Bungie Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Black Ops II Vengeance coming July 2 on Xbox 360 Ghosts on Fallon NASCAR the Game 2013 on Steam The Midnight Clock on Kickstarter This is the End Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

We talk about E3 2013, so that means all the expected topics: Facial hair on girls. Dropbox. Burning your draft card. Oranges. Anything you say will be held against you. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: E3 stuff PC & PS3 players choose Black Ops II camos Warren Spector Ghostbusters II for Atari 2600 Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

E3 is almost here, bringing with it what I hope will be some clarity of information, surrounding all the things we don't currently know. Since I'm not in the prediction business -- or as Kat put it, "We don't talk about Activision rumors on the show" -- I recruited Rare Bishop and Pantless Steve from the Press A to Listen podcast to tell me what they think we'll see next week. We wind up chatting about Disney parks, harmonix, Los Angeles as it pertains to Call of Duty, EA's Online Pass, prices, meth dealers, and a lot about nerd art. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guests: Rare Bishop and Pantless Steve from the Press A to Listen podcast Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Absent Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: COD Ghosts: All Access this Sunday 11am PT/2pm ET Donate! Rochester Tour de Cure: Joy Auch Donate! Huntsman 140: Cindy Yorgason Acme Archives Direct Breaking Bad on Netflix Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

It's a good week for listener letters, so we dig into topics both serious and ridiculous, including but not limited to sexy cosplay, Deadpool's outrage, Black Ops II camos, DeviantArt, jumping with cats, the long-term appeal of first-person shooters, the long life of the PlayStation 2, Destiny's trailer, gamer stereotypes, extra content on new consoles, undercooked games that we still love, launch title trivia, charitable donations, and the metaphorical meaning of Pac-Man. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: The winning Xbox 360 Black Ops II camos Destiny: The Law of the Jungle trailer Deadpool: Now with Wolverine Jeff Swenty's awesome wood pixel artwork Donate! Rochester Tour de Cure: Joy Auch Donate! Huntsman 140: Cindy Yorgason Yaya Han's cosplay The Escherian Stairwell Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

Paul Boustany is one of Activision's secret warriors -- one who works behind the scenes to get player feedback from customer support to the development teams who can fix their problems. We talk about how Activision's CS team is structured, the preferred toys for the office, meeting a Replacer, and how customer support got someone grounded. Meanwhile, Xbox One has been revealed, so Kat and Hugh and I talk about what we know and what we don't, what it means for Ghosts, what it means for Destiny, and what it means for two-console families. We also chat about Hugh's harem, new Black Ops II camos, stomach virii, terrible Star Wars games, Kat's new website, sitcoms with second lives, cheap cables, and ironically enough, what to do when your internet connection goes down. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: Paul Boustany, Senior Manager, Service Design and Supportability, Activision Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Meet Xbox One & Wired's very good feature article COD: Ghosts reveal trailer & BTS video plus the tech comparison Destiny confirmed for Xbox One Xbox One not backward compatible for 360 or XBLA Vote for Black Ops II camos starting this week katrinauch.deviantart.com Monoprice Arrested Development on Netflix Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

As we suffer the information blackout that always precedes E3, The Third Degree makes an appearance this week as Kat, Hugh, and Dan argue over the ultimate gaming weaponry. We also tackle new Black Ops II DLC, Hugh's foolish choice of midnight entertainment, Happy Meal toys, the results of the 25K Giveaway, the nature of diamond camo, Dan's neck, Batman vs. Boba Fett, how Hugh angered Acclaim back in the day, the lack of power of yelling weird words at people, a great example of how not to be on reality TV and/or Facebook and/or planet Earth, and a small Michael Jackson reference topped only by a smaller Saturday Night Live reference. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: What I Learned from The 25K Giveaway Black Ops II Uprising DLC on PS3 & PC Pinball FX2 on Steam So You Think You Can Dance The Amy's Baking Company fiasco Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

It's a slow news week and Dan took a few days off, so let's hit your letters. Hugh, Kat and I discuss World of Warcraft's subscriber numbers, Kat's birthday blowout, EA's Star Wars deal, Iron Man 3, the best times to visit Disneyland, expectations of free DLC, UK TV shows in the US, things Spider-Man wants, gadgets for photographers, pinball live on the internet, and why big publishers still sometimes make bad games. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Activision earnings media coverage and press release The 25K Twitter Giveaway Light in the Box (HDMI cables! Link outfits! Avril's guitar! This thing!) CamRanger PAPA Livestreaming Kickstarter Hugh and Sophie on an airplane: Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

We have someone worthy of the Gauntlet of Swords! Jamie Jackson, studio head of FreeStyleGames, happened to be in the building this week, so I asked him about Sing Party, his personal gaming history, threw in a trivia question and a bad joke, and then made him play an Atari 2600 classic. Hugh is off on family biz this week, so Kat and I hold down the fort with chatter about COD: Ghosts, pastry, Black Ops II DLC, her impending birthday, quickscoping jerk lobbies, how not to get a corporate representative to confirm a rumor, pizza nights, Arms Race, Disney hangovers, Mozart, and exactly who exhausts me. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: Jamie Jackson, studio head, FreeStyleGames Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Call of Duty: Ghosts Arms Race in Black Ops II Uprising PC/PS3 release date Dark Minions on Amazon Prime Light in the Box Three Answers to Impossible Gaming Questions The opening of the Beauty and the Beast "Work in Progress" cut: Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag

If you believe games are a force of great potential good in this world, you will want to listen to this week's interview with HopeLab's Austin Harley, who creates games that help kids with serious diseases and ailments cope and recover from their illnesses. We talk about the forthcoming Re-Mission 2, what HopeLab has proven from its past research, and how you can check out Re-Mission 2 for yourself. Meanwhile, Kat and Hugh and I discuss mobster soundtracks, Gex, the next-gen Xbox reveal, Dippin' Dots, sloppy segues, poor pronunciation of names, not believing things until you hear it from someone outside your immediate family, a controversial trivia question, and why Dan is suddenly so...different. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: Austin Harley, HopeLab & Re-Mission 2 Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: The history of Re-Mission at Hopelab's blog The Re-Mission 2 trailer:   Austin's chamber music game music cover band, Select Start Mob of the Dead soundtrack Major Nelson talks #XboxReveal Happy 3rd Birthday, Damsels of Dorkington The 80s: The Decade That Made Us on National Geographic Channel Injustice: Gods Among Us (and Injustice iOS) Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag