The Girls on Games Podcast

GoGCast 118: Interview with Amelia Carter, Partnership Lead at Mixer

We go behind the scenes at Mixer for this episode of the GoGCast! We chat with Amelia Carter, aka Graphoniac, Partnership Lead at Mixer. One of the first paid hire at what was previously Beam, she shares how she landed the gig, gives us more details about how Mixer tackles partnerships, how the team have been handling the rapid growth of the community especially after the launch of the Xbox app and E3 and finally gives us a glimpse of what’s next for the streaming platform.

This week in news: Axed Star Fox 2 makes its legit debut on the SNES Classic and Sony confirms there will be a PlayStation 5.

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GoGCast 117: A fan's perspective on E3 2017

Was it a good idea to let 15,000 consumers attend an industry trade show? We take one last look back at E3 2017 as Ali attended the event and shares her experience: Xbox Fanfest, the E3 showfloor, game demos, line-up, organisation, security and crowd control.

This week in news: Pokémon Go is a year old and getting updates, the N64 turns 21, the Steam Summer Sale is on and someone built a life size Super Mario Bros augmented reality game using the Hololens.

Check out the reviews mentioned in this episode: ARMS and Shadow of Mordor.

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GoGCast 116: E3 2017 Round-up

All aboard the hype train! E3 2017 just wrapped up and we're bringing you our round-up. After the last conference and after the show floor officially opened, we took to Mixer for this special live edition of the GoGCast. We go over every conference and share what we liked and what we didn't. We also took to chat to get your two cents on this year's edition of E3.

What did you think of E3 2017? Hit us up on Facebook or Twitter.

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GoGcast 115: Interview with Team Sailor Scouts

Fight like a girl! We chat esports and Overwatch with Stephi, aka Halokitty, Co-captain of Team Sailor Scouts. This Montreal based all female competitive Overwatch team are heading to Dreamhack Montreal thanks to a successful Indiegogo campaign! Stephi talks about how they met, what sparked the idea to form a competitive team and what’s next for Team Sailor Scouts.

This week in news: Nintendo’s solution to Splatoon 2 team chat is a dongle and way too many wires and we chat E3 2017 news, rumours and predictions.

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GoGCast 114: Video Game Nom Noms

I hope you’re hungry cause today we are talking about video game food! If there is one thing that all video gamers have in common, it's that we all eat. Food, its preparation and its consumption has become a standard mechanic in many games. While some feature on the process of cooking as the entire experience (Cooking Mama), others use it as a means of crafting useful items (TLoZ BotW) or as a way to connect the gamer to the character they are playing. So in this week’s episode of the GoGCast we want to serve up a conversation on food in video games, because in games, sometimes you can have your cake and eat it too.

Check out also our E3 inspired Gamer Drinks and Beyond the Console: Cooking for Gamers on girlsongames.ca

Video Game Inspired Food Blogs:

• Eorzean Eats
• Stardew Valley Recipes
• My Main is a Cook
• Mythril Fork
• Feast of Fiction
• The Drunken Moogle

The Buzzfeed article about video game food in real life: https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelameiquan/mouthwatering-video-game-foods-in-real-life-70fn

This week in news: Alexandre Amancio and Guy Laliberté and their plans for Reflector Entertainment, Beam is now Mixer, Red Dead Redemption 2 is delayed and our reactions to the Far Cry 5 announcement trailer.

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GoGCast 113: Interview with Steinekin

Another week, another awesome guest! Xbox Community Manager for Microsoft Studios Josh Stein joins us for this all-Xbox cast. Josh breaks down his passion for games and how he got the gig working for Xbox.  Plus we talk Destiny 2 gameplay reveal (which Josh was at and got to play!!!), Far Cry 5 logo teaser and get some behind the scenes on the operations of an Xbox E3 press conference.

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GoGCast 112: Inteview with Katie Wilson

This week on the GoGcast, we chat with actor, Youtuber and media personality Katie Wilson. She talks with us about how she met Andre Meadows of Black Nerd Comedy and about their Fullscreen show Kingdom Geek. She also shares with us some of her favourite moments as a Nintendo Ambassador including playing 1-2-Switch! with John Cena.

This week in news: Bioware Montreal is restructured and Mass Effect put on ice, Next Assassin’s Creed's name and screenshot leaked, Square Enix drops Hitman studio IO Interactive, Nintendo details its E3 plans and study shows non-gamers don’t know what a Switch is.

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GoGCast 111: The Updated Sitch on the Nintendo Switch

Two months later, we give our verdict on the Nintendo Switch. Is it gimmicky or the next big thing in consoles design? Can it go beyond Nintendo’s niche market? What does it mean for the 3DS and 2DS? We answer all of these and more. Plus, inspired by an IGN article detailing 4 things they want to see in a Pokémon Nintendo Switch game, we make our very own wishlist.

This week in news: Guy returns Starcraft Source Code disc to Blizzard who rewards him with a free trip to Blizzcon, Bob Ross is coming to Smite, Valve takes one more step against key reselling sites and Donkey Kong, Halo: Combat Evolved, Pokémon Red and Green, and Street Fighter II inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

A note from our sponsor: Ubisoft is looking for all types of gamers to test unreleased and unannounced video game content. Your opinion matters, and that’s why YOU should register for playtesting by visiting playtest.ubi.com!

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GoGCast 110: Interview with Genevieve Forget (aka Livinpink)

How does one go from completing a law degree to working in video games? Well, let’s find out! Geneviève Forget, aka Livinpink, is this week’s guest on the GoGcast: streamer, Project Manager for an announced project at Ubisoft and co-founder of Misscliks. Get to know Geneviève, how she got involved in esports as a StarCraft II shoutcaster, her work with Misscliks and how she went from a full-time streamer to landing her first gig with the Rainbow Six Siege team at Ubisoft.

This week in news: Nintendo announces the New 2DS XL, Atlus eases up on Persona 5 streaming, Capcom tweaks Street Fighter 5 Thailand stage due to "unintentional religious references" and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch outsells the console itself.

A note from our sponsor: Ubisoft is looking for all types of gamers to test unreleased and unannounced video game content. Your opinion matters, and that’s why YOU should register for playtesting by visiting playtest.ubi.com!

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GoGCast 109: Playtest - Interview with Ubisoft's User Research Lab

This week on the GoGCast, we dive into the world of playtests with Marie Roy, Coordinator for Ubisoft Montreal’s User Research Lab. Playtests are how studios evaluate how users interact with a game. Marie shares with us the mission of Ubisoft’s User Research Lab, gives us insight into how the studio tests their games, explains the difference between quality assurance and user playtesting, how gamers can get involved and more.

If you would like to participate in Ubisoft’s playtests, you can register at playtest.ubisoft.com. All types of gamers are needed and welcomed!

This week in news: SNES Mini rumored for this Holiday season, Call of Duty WWII confirmed, Games Done Quick relases SGDQ 2017 schedule and a women's college in the United States launches a varsity esport program.

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