Marathon Thoughts w/ Jesse Vitelli

About this episode

The episode discusses Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon and explores the concept of spring games.

Marathon has been running laps around our minds these last few weeks, so this week on The Game Informer Show, we brought on our good pal Jesse Vitelli from Restart.run to discuss Bungie's extraction shooter, and how it's shaping up in a crowded field. After that, Charles asks the group: what are the games of spring? We explore the concept, from imagery and aesthetic to pure vibes-based selections. I promise, you'll be surprised by at least a few picks. All this and more on The Game Informer Show this week, so grab a cold drink and tune in! The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Use the timestamps to jump around: 00:00 - Intro 04:02 - Marathon 42:25 - Spring Games

People in this episode

Host: Charles

Guest: Jesse Vitelli

Topics covered

• Marathon
• Bungie
• spring games
• video game industry
• extraction shooter
• game aesthetics
• vibes-based selections

Keywords

• Marathon
• Bungie
• extraction shooter
• spring games
• video games
• game aesthetics
• Jesse Vitelli

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bungie

Books & works: Marathon

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