One of Swords Podcast 128: Conspiratorially Literate [Take 2]




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Summary: In honor of the Independence Day holiday, the show is posting a few days early. [Update: A little too early, because I screwed up the first posting. Sorry if you get two files, but this is the right one.] And due to some unusual luck, I have a double-shot of developer interviews this week, both about Call of Duty: Black Ops II. First I have online director Dan Bunting discussing Nuketown's past and future as Nuketown 2025, then I get into the nitty-gritty of exactly what "branching storylines" means with the game's director and writer, Dave Anthony. Elsewhere in the show, Kat and Hugh and I also discuss Radical's fate, light gun games, 10six, George Lazenby, nipples, spreading diseases, Wipeout 3, Skyrim's DLC, and the mysterious process of "mapleboarding." 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 Guests: Treyarch's online director Dan Bunting and Black Ops II director/writer Dave Anthony Co-host: Katrin Auch, photographer, light gun enthusiast, bassist, Jedi Sage, Demon Hunter, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh Sterbakov, author, comic creator, and Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and finer online music stores Relevant show links: The Nuketown 2025 preorder thing Radical Entertainment's serious downsizing OHMSS in 007 Legends Wipeout 3 announced Kat's photography Facebook page needs some love Likes Louie on FX iOS apps HomeRoutines, Plague Inc. and Magic 2013 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 Hugh’s Extra Life gaming marathon Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack/Stick It To The Dan Write to the show's Megamailbag