Ep. 436 - Shiny Finding Instinct, with Mathew Kumar

About this episode

Mathew Kumar joins the hosts to discuss various topics including live service games and personalized gaming experiences.

Writer and Game Developer Mathew Kumar joins an episode hosted by Esper Quinn, covering live service games, personalized Silent Hills, and the Kentucky Loan Ranger. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Sensible Soccer: European Champions ZX Spectrum Batman “All I need are tasty waves, and total carnage.” Captain Planet PC Engine 1 : What would it take to get you into a live service game today? (03:57) Marathon Whose Line Is It Anyway? Fortnite Steam Deck PSP Helldivers II Left 4 Dead 2 : Has a video game ever led to you taking up a non-video game hobby? (10:56) Death Stranding Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series BioShock Infinite Sonic the Hedgehog series Magic: the Gathering Crimson Desert Pokémon Pokopia PowerWash Simulator Wanderstop Ivy Road Closes its Doors Demonschool 3 : Brandon Sheffield asks, have you ever found a piece of media you didn’t realize was based on a video game, then played the video game? (17:24) Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Gnosia (anime) Gnosia Mortal Kombat…

People in this episode

Hosts: Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield

Guest: Mathew Kumar

Topics covered

• live service games
• Silent Hills
• Kentucky Loan Ranger

Keywords

• game development
• video games
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Fortnite Steam Deck PSP Helldivers II, BioShock Infinite, Street Fighter, Pac-Man, Super Mario Galaxy 4, Crysis 2, Gran Turismo 7, NicoMaki, Xbox 360, Magic Knight Rayearth Triforce

Books & works: Marathon Whose Line Is It, Left 4 Dead, Death Stranding, Pro Skater series, Sonic the Hedgehog, Magic: the Gathering, Worlds of Power, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Cyberpunk 2077, Silent Hill

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