Maximum Utcast - 22 - Cosmic Stakes vs. Bloody Death Fights

About this episode

The episode explores the nature of reality and memory while featuring an interview with James Interactive about their upcoming game.

What is real? Are the memories you make attending a summer camp real or are they implanted in your mind by a Hollywood movie? Did you write the news or did the news write you? Have you ever been in a fight, only to find out that you were alone in your Batcave? Is a light gun a joystick, or was it the Mandela Effect all along? These questions and more will be answered as answers will be questioned on this week's episode of the Maximum Utcast. James Interactive stops by to talk with Jonathan about their upcoming game Screaming Savage Blood Death (watch the video!) and elsewhere, we pontificate on the cosmic nature of media. 0:00:00 - Batman's Private Browser 0:11:41 - Feedback on Writing the News 0:20:35 - Correction: Operation Wolf is a Light Gun Game 0:25:42 - You Ever Been in a Fight? 0:26:58 - A Good Editor Can Save You From Your Worst Impulses 0:32:22 - Screaming Savage Blood Death and the Real New Jersey with James Interactive 1:11:50 - Horror Game Lore is So Popular 1:13:45 - Zoey's Local Lore 1:18:24 - Mailbag: Have You Seen "True Stories?" 1:28:20 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons! 1:50:05 - Batman James Interactive on Bluesky Zoey on Bluesky Jonathan on Bluesky The podcast’s…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonathan, Zoey, Daniel

Guest: James Interactive

Topics covered

• media
• video games
• memory
• fighting
• horror games
• local lore

Keywords

• cosmic stakes
• bloody death fights
• summer camp memories
• Mandela Effect
• horror game lore
• media
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Screaming Savage Blood Death

Books & works: True Stories

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