Death in Video Games – The Horrible Show Live #315

Justin, Ethan, Cole, and Josh have had their share of failures in video games, but which one’s rank as their most memorable video game deaths? From the dark and brutal to the touching and tearful, the cast explores all definitions of game over.

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The Horrible Show – Join the editorial staff of HorribleNight.com as they discuss a variety of entertainment-focused video game topics.

This show was recorded live on Twitch.tv/HorribleNight. Live podcasts are featured monthly. View the archived video.

Throughout August, Horrible Night will be featuring articles on Death in Games

• How You Play the Game: Taking Life and Death Seriously
• How You Play the Game: Death of a Sim
• Gaming Connoisseur: When Death in Games Mattered

Show Notes

Cast:
Justin L, Ethan, Cole, Josh

Guide:
00:25 – Intro
12:12 – Game Industry Shout-Outs
30:24 – Horrible Shout-Outs
50:13 – Death in Video Games
51:17 – We Died
1:19:13 – They Died
1:39:54 – HorribleNight.com Updates

Game Industry Shout-Outs:

• Ethan – EA vs Zynga
• Josh – MinecraftEdu
• Cole – DayZ goes standalone
• Justin – Diablo 3 Character Profiles

Horrible Shout-Outs:

• Josh – You’re Gonna Get It Anyway: Transformers: War For Cybertron (Justin L)
• Cole – Games as in Life: New Game Plus Metroid (Justin G)
• Ethan – Game Curious Video: Spelunky (Josh and Justin L)
• Justin – Gaming Lifestyle: Irreconciable 3DS Differences (Cole)

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