The Girls on Games Podcast

GoGCast 138: interview with Samantha Blackmon of Not Your Mama's Gamer

This week, we sit down with Samantha Blackmon. Samantha is an associate professor at Purdue University and co-founder of Not Your Mama’s Gamer, a blog and podcast that looks at gaming and other bits of pop culture through a scholarly lens and a via feminist perspective. She shares with us resources for gamers who want to start looking at games and game design more critically, how video games tie in with her work at Purdue, what she thinks for the video game landscape of 2017, what she thinks we can expect for 2018, her GOTY and more.

This week in news: Leah and Cat attended the first edition of MEGA, a new Bloodborne boss was discovered 3 years after the game's release, Bungie re-thinks the Destiny 2 XP systems and a new ARK expansion is coming and it’s called Aberration.

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GoGCast 137: The (Re)Updated Sitch on the Nintendo Switch

Everybody and their mother recently got a Nintendo Switch, including Cat, Simon and Ali. What finally convinced them to get the system? (Spoiler Alert: Super Mario Odyssey played a big part). We chat about what we like about the system, what we don’t, and the games we’re looking forward to playing.

This week in news: The Game Awards nominees are out, Stardew Valley creator teases new content and Rocket League is cross platform except on PS4 just because Sony said so.

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GoGCast 136: Super Lucky's Tale & 8-Bit Bazaar

This week’s episode is jam packed as we have 2 interviews! First off, we chat with Shawn Ketcherside, Senior Producer of Super’s Lucky’s Tale (36:20). He gives us the ins and out of this Microsoft exclusive playground platformer: mechanics, characters, and more. Secondly, while at GeekFest, we met Paul Mayer, self-proclaimed “retromancer” and creator of the 8-Bit Bazaar (45:30). He shares how his retro gaming service came to be and how he built this massive collection of retro games and consoles that he brings into events and even private parties.

This week in news: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is to be released under new label Portkey Games, Razer unveiled their gaming phone and we explore what the numbers on the Xbox One X Scorpio means.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Sommita Financial. Where your money is good everywhere. For more info, visit sommitafinancial.com.

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GoGCast 135: Game Reviews Live from GeekFest

We’re live and IRL for this episode of the GoGCast. Recorded at GeekFest Montreal, Leah, Cat, Kelsey and Bianca sink their teeth into the latest game releases. We review Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, Mortician’s Tale, Assassin’s Creed Origins and we have first impressions of Star Wars Battlefront II. We close the show with our impressions on the Xbox One X and by sharing what upcoming games we’re looking forward to play.

SPOILER WARNING: minor ACO spoiler at the 26 min mark

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Sommita Financial. Where your money is good everywhere. For more info, visit sommitafinancial.com.

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GoGCast 134: Interview with Andrea Rene

This week on the GoGCast, we catch up with host, writer and producer Andrea Rene! Co-host of What’s Good Games and Kinda Funny Games Daily, she previously worked with GameStop TV, Yahoo Esports and Game Trailers. Andrea chats about her career, how she got into the gaming industry and gives her advice to newcomers.

This week in news: The Kinect is officially discontinued, Animal Crossing is coming to mobile and no, Bungie is not banning PC players who stream using overlays.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Sommita Financial. Where your money is good everywhere. For more info, visit sommitafinancial.com.

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GoGCast 133: Assassin's Creed: Origins

We travel to Ancient Egypt and witness the very beginning of the Brotherhood in this week’s GoGCast as Jeyson Acevedo of Ubisoft Canada joins us to talk about the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Origins. We talk about Bayek, the setting, the changes made various systems including combat and character progression.

This week in news: Mixer’s Xbox fall update, How Activision uses matchmaking tricks to sell in-game items, seems Pokémon Ultra Moon and Ultra Sun to be final mainline 3DS games, Visceral’s closure and Amy Hennig's Star Wars project is now in the hands of EA Vancouver, what was Nostalrius became Elysium which is now… dead and Switch and its new update is giving us half of what we want.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Sommita Financial. Where your money is good everywhere. For more info, visit sommitafinancial.com.

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GoGCast 132: Interview with Joey Noelle of Kinda Funny

Joey Noelle, Social and Community Manager for Kinda Funny, joins us for this week’s GoGCast! She talks about which games she’s currently playing, what she played growing up, how she got the gig at Kinda Funny and what her days are like there.

This week in news: MEGA, a new vg event, is happening in Montreal this November, Facebook announced the Occulus Go and the Rift gets a permanent price drop and the ESRB don’t think Lootboxes qualify as gambling.

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GoGCast 131: 101 Video Games To Play Before You Grow Up

Working on your video game bucket list? Looking for the best game to play with your kids? Well, you’re in luck! This week, we talk with Ben Bertoli, author of 101 Video Games to Play Before You Grow Up: The unofficial must-play video game list for kids. In this interview, we chat with Ben about how he managed to build this list and how his background as a teacher and video game journalist came into play. Plus, Catherine gives her first impressions of Forza Motorsport 7 and Ali is back and has thoughts on Destiny 2 and Cuphead.

This week in news: 8th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards cancelled, MS backtracks on VIP rewards in Forza Motorsport 7, Team Sailor Scouts raises 1200 for the Breast Cancer Foundation, Cup Head has sold over 300k copies on Steam and Fortnite Battle Royale Introduces Duos & Supplies.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Sommita Financial. Where your money is good everywhere. For more info, visit sommitafinancial.com.

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GoGCast 130: The Music of Cuphead - Interview with Kristofer Maddigan

This week, we get jazzy with Kristofer Maddigan, composer of the Cuphead soundtrack. We talk about his collaboration with Studio MDHR, the creative process behind the soundtrack, the challenges of composing for video games and more. Plus, Leah shares her review of Pokken Tournament DX.

This week in news: Minister of Canadian Heritage, Melanie Joly, announces the launch of Creative Canada: what does it mean for the video game industry, New trailer and a release date for Red Dead Redemption 2 and Ubisoft announced Discovery Tour mode in Assassin’s Creed: Origins.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Sommita Financial. Where your money is good everywhere. For more info, visit sommitafinancial.com.

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GoGCast 129: Xbox One X Showcase 2017

Steph had the chance to attend the Xbox One X Showcase in NYC and saw the new console up close and personal, and had the chance to play some of the incredible upcoming release. She shares with us what’s coming to Xbox this fall and what she’s most excited about. Plus, Simon and Leah share their first impression of Destiny 2 and Cat talks Overwatch, specifically the changes to Mercy and the new payload map Junkertown.

This week in news: Steam implements histograms to identify review bombing, the latest Pewdiepie incident spurs a debate about online toxicity, Latest iOS updates officially kills Flappy Bird and Nintendo takes down Mario 64 online and its Patreon.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Sommita Financial. Where your money is good everywhere. For more info, visit sommitafinancial.com.

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