Summary: Rob Smith -- legendary games journalist, editor-in-chief of Machinima.com's Inside Gaming, and author of Rogue Leaders: The Story of Lucasarts -- joins us this week to both be our interview subject and our substitute for the family-responsibility-addled Hugh Sterbakov. Rob talks about how Machinima.com really works, how he got his start in the biz (hint: games were in black and white then) and how he became the announcer for the Inside Gaming Awards. Kat and Rob and I also talk about double XP for Black Ops II, card games you should play, developer livestreams, Dennis the Menace, Activision firsts, why this is suddenly "the outcast show," and of course, the upcoming holidays. 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: Rob Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Machinima.com and author of Rogue Leaders: The Story of Lucasarts Host: Dan Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, fire juggler Co-host: Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host In Abstentia: Hugh Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, and Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Black Ops II double XP weekend Nuketown Zombies free with Season Pass The 2012 One of Awards Apples to Apples Cards Against Humanity The Great Dalmuti 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 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
