So many of the issues of our current moment stem from unequal power dynamics, people using their power to exploit others. In the game space, discussions about power dynamics come in all shapes and sizes. For this week's episode, we air a conversation from early May with Lana Polansky, video game critic, labor reporter, and host of the indie-focused…

2020's been a tough year for most everyone around the globe, but the past couple weeks in particular have been heavy for Black people in the United States and abroad. The murders of George Floyd, Briana Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and more have returned the spotlight to discussions of racism, anti-Blackness, and police brutality. For our first episode ba…

This week Josh and Jenny talk about what they're playing! Here's a list of the games mentioned in this episode: Jenny Animal Crossing: New Horizons Final Fantasy 7 Remake Cadence of Hyrule Just Dance 2020 Josh Final Fantasy XIII Game Dev Carnival Wheel of Fate Legends of Ethernal Josh + Jenny: Tick Tock: A Tale for Two ----- Three ways to keep up w…

How do we not just move on, but make things better? How do we confront challenges and not just strive to go back to earlier days, but to create brighter ones in the future? This week's episode: Forward. Our interview this week is with Malik Forté, gaming host who's worked with Nerdist, Bleacher Report, Blizzard's Overwatch League, and more. Our gam…

Hello, folks! Intelligame Radio's making a full return on May 11th; in the meantime, we wanted to air a segment we're tentatively calling "What We're Playing." It's a brief, casual podcast where we talk about...you guessed it: what we're playing! In this episode (which we recorded a couple weeks ago) , Jenny talks about starting Final Fantasy 7 Rem…

These pauses in our lives are a good chance to reflect on the past and think about what we want to bring along to the present. This week's IGR features three segments from our last season of the show, as well as a game recommendation from Josh. ------------------ Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. …

The forces at our core keep us motivated, keep our blood pumping...physically, sure, but also mentally and emotionally. This week's episode: Heart. -------------------- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- S…

What do you think of as video game music? What does it mean to bring these pieces into our digital spaces…and into our physical ones as well? This week, we look at the ways these sounds and tracks shape our world: Composition. -------------------- Help support developers in financial hardship from GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy…

HBO’s drama series Insecure has a new game on the way: Insecure: The Come Up Game. Featuring Issa Dee and many of her friends, you play as a character in LA trying to make your way in the world while maintaining friendships, relationships, and hyping yourself up in the mirror. This bonus episode of Intelligame Radio features an interview with Dr. M…

"Games" are just Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto? Not by a long shot. This week's episode dives into the world of "wholesome," featuring a spread of panelists who spoke on the subject at PAX East 2020. Follow this week's interviewees on Twitter (in photo order): Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games) James Tillman (Wholesome Games) Kara Holmes (Monomi Park…

A bonus episode of Intelligame Radio where Josh and Jenny discuss PAX East, some of the ways the world has changed in the wake of the spread of COVID-19, and some of the ways to find hope, joy, and motivation along the way. Help support developers in financial hardship to to GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy families suffering fro…

On the Internet, it's easy to stay on the surface-level with everything. This week, we explore what happens when we dive, exploring the world that lies beneath. This week's episode features Robyn Haley and Darren Malley of Paralune Studio. Their new game, Mythic Ocean, is currently available on Steam. Our Director's Cut this week is a reading of We…

A special bonus episode this week to announce the start of the IntelligameClub! A monthly video game discussion hosted by Jenny Windom, each month covers a different game alongside discussion questions, developer interviews, and more! This first episode tackles Studio Zevere's She Dreams Elsewhere. CW: anxiety, depression, negative self-talk. Find …

It's narratives that transform us. The narratives we create with each other shape our lives, help heal pain or inflict it, deepen connection or destroy it. Narratives are key. This week's episode: Narrative, featuring an interview with Narrative Director Xalavier Nelson Jr. He's worked on Hypnospace Outlaw and Can Androids Pray?, and is currently d…

Welcome back, listeners! Intelligame Radio is revived, and ready to go! On this episode, we interview indie game critic and IntelligameClub curator Jenny Windom, do a Director's Cut of an article about Game Devs of Color Expo, and get our first game rec from a new voice! Find out more about this week's guest: http://twitter.com/kimchica25 http://yo…

Get excited: Intelligame Radio is going to be on the air again! Next Monday we'll air the first episode of the new season of the Intelligame Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

The Good Ship IGPC hasn’t quite fully returned from hiatus, but we’ve got some special bonus episodes for you in the meantime! These upcoming Intelligame Podcast extras vary in format, but tell important stories. Hope they get you excited for the return of the IGPC! ----- CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of trauma, abuse, and ment…

Josh discusses some thoughts on long-term planning, and its effects on both gaming and real-world projects.Intelligame Radio will be taking a temporary hiatus starting Friday, September 14th! Leave your thoughts/comments about the show by emailing podcast@intelligame.us, or leave a message using the Anchor app! --- Send in a voice message: https://…

This time Jenny brings a guest for Friday: Josh! Jenny and Josh talk about their upcoming weekend in Seattle, WA for PAX West 2018! Listen as they talk about games they're excited to play, events taking place in Seattle, and some of the thoughts on their minds as the four-day show approaches.(Note: this episode touches on the shooting at the Jackso…

Josh discusses the mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida that took place this weekend. An attendee opened fire, taking three lives including his own, while injuring and traumatizing many others. Content Warning: gun violence, depression.Find more Intelligame content at http://intelligame.us.Find recent Intelligame links at http://linktr.ee/intelli…

Josh talks about rethinking accessibility, and the ways making more accessible games benefits everyone.Look for more Intelligame content on the homepage: http://intelligame.us.Donate to our fundraiser for Player vs. Hunger: http://intgm.us/juicemoney--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message…

On this episode of Intelligame Radio, Josh recaps his remaining interviews with developers at PixelPop Festival in St. Louis, MO.Learn more about the developers:Charles Hans Huang: twitter.com/charleshhuangSebastian Cooper: twitter.com/thatowlguyContigo Games: twitter.com/contigogamesFind more Intelligame content at: http://intelligame.us.Find our …

Is all exposure the same? What does it mean to add media coverage to a subject? On this rebroadcast of an older episode of Intelligame Radio, Josh discusses the difference between shining light on a topic, and fanning the flames of a trend.Stay updated on Intelligame by visiting the homepage: http://intelligame.usSee some of our most recent content…

What does it mean to talk about games...or anything else on the Internet? What does it mean to have "platform?" Josh talks about the ways we influence others...and the ways others influence us through our media, and how we can help make the spaces we occupy better.Read Laura Hudson's article referenced in the episode: https://intgm.us/twitter-wrong…

This episode of the Intelligame Podcast focuses on the different ways we represent ourselves and others. Highlighting developers present at both Game Devs of Color Expo 2017 and PixelPop 2018, we take a look at the ways positive representations benefit us all.This episode's Director's Cut serves as a bit of contrast, as Intelligame Contributor Jenn…

This episode starts with some great news: Intelligame will be at TwitchCon, and this week is the beginning of the Intelligame/Player vs. Hunger food fundraiser!In the main segment, Josh follows up on a discussion from a talk he gave at PixelPop Festival in St. Louis, MO, highlighting the potential of small gaming communities. He also takes a trip d…

Jenny takes on Detroit: Become Human in this week's IG Radio. There's a lot to talk about, but today we'll focus in on one of the more frustrating components: the oversimplification and gamification of protest movements. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message…

Josh talks about the benefits of reaching beyond goal setting and setting intention, and the ways that could have helped him get a little less salty during a fighting game at PixelPop Festival...Learn more about Centenntable at http://buttonsare.coolFind more Intelligame content at the homepage: http://intelligame.usFind links to Intelligame social…

While Josh gets things organized after PixelPop Festival in St. Louis, he's taking a little bit of downtime by responding to some call-ins! Don't forget you can call in to the show by using the Anchor.fm app on your mobile device!Learn more about Intelligame at the homepage: http://intelligame.usFind new and relevant links on our Linktree: Linktr.e…

In our final part of our Game Devs of Color Expo special, Josh plays an improv/murder mystery game called "Here's How it Happened" with the folks at Team Murder Squad. How exactly does the corpse of a woman with an extra finger end up in the overhead compartment of an airplane, anyway?Learn more about Team Murder Squad at their website: http://team…

On this episode of Intelligame Radio, we visit another interview recorded at Game Devs of Color Expo 2018. Tanya Kan, founder of studio Vivid Foundry, is working on a visual novel called Solace State. During the interview, Tanya and Josh discuss the game, the implications of player choice, Game Devs of Color Expo, and more.Learn more about Solace S…

This week we air interviews from Game Devs of Color Expo 2018! Our first episode features small segments about four different projects on the floor and their creators.This podcast features:Discord Duels: https://discordbots.org/bot/292789588399751168Stress Express: http://stressexpress.company/Final Spike: https://twitter.com/seanjcheronThe Last St…

In this episode of Intelligame Radio, Josh talks about two recent releases for the Nintendo Switch: the D&D-esque/action hybrid Hand of Fate 2, and the exclusive, eight character driven RPG Octopath Traveler. After finding draws and drawbacks with each title, he wonders: what exactly drives us to play the games we play?Find more Intelligame content…

Josh digs into something he'd love to see more of: families in video games. Where are the places that families commonly show up, and where could they be more often?Check out our Call to Action resource, Player vs. Hunger: http://playervshunger.orgFind more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.usFind our social media and recent li…

What can we learn from our smaller communities? Josh takes some time to reflect on the past few weeks and attending Practice, Games for Change, and Game Devs of Color Expo. To learn more about each of the conferences, check out: https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/practice/ http://www.gamesforchange.org/ http://gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/ -------- Find …

It's a special Friday episode of Intelligame Radio featuring a recap of coverage from 2017's Game Devs of Color Expo. Josh will be at GDoCE 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture tomorrow, so to prepare for the upcoming coverage, we're flashing back to some interviews from last year's event. Enjoy!To get more info on the event, …

Josh discusses the power we all have as holders of informative platforms, big and small. In a world of nearly unlimited information, what does it mean for us to "share?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

Through the wonders of the internets, games don’t have to be a communal experience in an (oftentimes cramped) living room. Why would we want to go back to having to lug around systems, controllers, or--heaven forbid--sharing snacks and couch space with others to play a game? Intimacy. Connection. And even, for us older folks: a little nostalgia.---…

While attending Games for Change this past weekend, Josh met Dr. Kelli Dunlap, a gamer with a passion for mental health advocacy and multiple graduate-level degrees. On this episode of Intelligame Radio, Kelli shares information about her background, what got her started into doing clinical research about gaming, and some of her favorite games.Find…

Stress is a common mechanic in many games we play...so how can rethinking our relationship with stress be a benefit to us? Josh talks Azure Striker Gunvolt and Kelly McGonigal's book "The Upside of Stress" in this edition of Intelligame Radio.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message…

Josh takes a short dive into his experience at Practice, a game design conference hosted by NYU Game Center, and the ways we could benefit from more spaces like Practice.Learn more about the conference at http://gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/practiceFind out more about Intelligame at the homepage: http://intelligame.us.--- Send in a voice message: http…

Video games often offer a seemingly simple resolution to conflicts: just fight it out! You mad bro? Time to squad up. The gods got you down? Boy, come here and bring my ax. While satisfying in the moment, Jenny discusses how she hasn't seen very many examples where games readily offer up ways we can apply conflict resolution or effective argumentat…

The first Juneteenth took place on June 19th, 1865 when Union troops marched into Texas to declare enslaved people as freed. Of course, that statement alone wasn't (and hasn't been) enough to create "equality," but it was a start.Josh talks history and the roles of explicit and implicit community standards in this episode of Intelligame Radio.Learn…

Returning from the weekend, Josh reflects on the moral quandary presented in Dontnod Entertainment's latest release, Vampyr. How do you incentivize people to do the right thing when there's no specific reward...other than doing the right thing? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message…

The Intelligame Podcast is back, and this time we're taking on our noun-iest topic ever: food.This episode Josh interviews Sylvie Dao, the founder of a brand new non-profit called Player Vs. Hunger. With a specific aim to channel gaming communities to battle food insecurity, she talks about her experience as a streamer, fundraising in Texas after H…

In preparation for the episode of the Intelligame Podcast on Friday, Josh talks about the importance of direct action in the communities we care about. Also, the debut of the Community Call to Action!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

The beginning of E3 marks Intelligame Radio's birthday! Josh takes a trip down memory lane, recalling the last year of IG audio content. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

In this latest episode of Intelligame Radio, we introduce our newest host, Jenny. She starts by diving into the deep end of pop culture news this week, asking the question: how does a fandom turn toxic? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses the recent controversy in Steam's sudden change in game policy, then delves into some alternative marketplaces for PC gamers: GOG, Itch.io, and Game Jolt. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

This episode of the Intelligame Podcast dives into the power of teams: the ways we can improve when we collaborate. Our guest star is Kimchica, AKA Jenny Windom, the newest contributor to Intelligame. After her interview, Josh does a Director's Cut run-through of a 2015 IG article about Halo 5. Finally this episode's recommendation is Where the Wat…