Shannon Liao's guest appearances

Shannon Liao

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Arda Ocal

Noah Smith

Adam Fitch

Jacob Wolf

Andy Williams

Michael Kelly

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Kevin Hitt

Max Laughton

Will Hershey

Scott Robertson

Latoya Peterson

Noah Downs

Tom Matthiesen

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Journalist Shannon Liao joins the panel to cover game journalism, the Twitch meta, and hot sauce recommendations. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Shannon Liao. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week:  What is, and what is not, video game news? (06:40) When was the last time a screenshot of a video game was enough to drive interest? (14:18) The concept of video game unions is still pretty new. How do you see it paying off? (19:57) What is the Twitch Meta in 2023, and where is it headed? (25:40) In the song “Player of Games,” Grimes claims to be “in love with the greatest gamer.” Assuming that you did not know anything else about Grimes, who would you think this song was about?  (30:57)Insert Credit Quick Break - Hypnospace Outlaw (36:49) LeFish asks: What can the average person do to preserve videogames outside of financial contributions? (38:36) Who is the Christopher Nolan of video games? (44:34)  LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - City Pop Hits (54:58) Recommendations and Outro (01:04:23) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:   Cholula Hot Sauce   Fly By Jing   El Yucateco Hot Sauces   Tapatío Hot Sauce   Valentina Hot Sauce   Unity announces its revamped pricing model   Splatoon 3’s single-player expansion launches in 2024   Hideo Kojima   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licensees   XFF Chili Oil &amp; Crisps   Metal Gear Solid   Metroid Dread   Neopets   Super Mario Bros. Wonder   Elden Ring   Starfield   Mortal Kombat 1 On Switch Seems To Look Worse Than MK11   The Lord of the Rings: Gollum   Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard   Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US   The Ninja Warriors   Wild Guns: Reloaded   Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined   Assassin’s Creed series   TwitchCon   Museum of Pop Culture   Metropolitan Museum of Art   Stephen’s Sausage Roll   xQc   Minecraft   Juice Wrld   Elgato   Grimes - Player Of Games   Grimes   Lana Del Rey   Lana Del Rey - Video Games   Call of Duty series   Undertale   My Chemical Romance   StarCraft series   League of Legends   Pete Davidson   Machine Gun Kelly   Megan Fox   Grand Theft Auto series   What We Do in the Shadows   Girls   The Video Game History Hour   Atari Lynx   Donkey Kong   Chrono Trigger   Internet Archive   The Legend of Zelda   The Day the Clown Cried (1972)   David Lynch   Christopher Nolan   Todd Howard   Todd Howard Is the Video Game World’s Christopher Nolan   Christopher Nolan filmography   Batman: Arkham series   Ken Levine   David Cage   Death Stranding   Getting A Lot Of Boss Baby Vibes From This   Barbie (2023)   Dave Gilbert   God of War series   Cory Barlog   Skyrim series   Fallout games   Recommendations: Shannon: Updater, Shannon Liao’s gaming newsletter, Baldur’s Gate III Frank: Don’t complete with Frank for the things he needs on eBay, if you have any family who might have a Polaroid Freeze Frame Video Recorder please get in touch, say hello and visit the snuggle tent at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo Tim: Taeko Onuki - Aventure This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Hypnospace Outlaw, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Journalist <a href="https://shannonliao.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Liao</a> joins the panel to cover game journalism, the Twitch meta, and hot sauce recommendations. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Shannon Liao. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: <ol> <li>What is, and what is not, video game news? (06:40)</li> <li>When was the last time a screenshot of a video game was enough to drive interest? (14:18)</li> <li>The concept of video game unions is still pretty new. How do you see it paying off? (19:57)</li> <li>What is the Twitch Meta in 2023, and where is it headed? (25:40)</li> <li>In the song “Player of Games,” Grimes claims to be “in love with the greatest gamer.” Assuming that you did not know anything else about Grimes, who would you think this song was about? (30:57) Insert Credit Quick Break - <a href="https://www.hypnospace.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hypnospace Outlaw</a> (36:49)</li> <li>LeFish asks: What can the average person do to preserve videogames outside of financial contributions? (38:36)</li> <li>Who is the Christopher Nolan of video games? (44:34)</li> </ol> LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - City Pop Hits (54:58) Recommendations and Outro (01:04:23) <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums</a> A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholula_Hot_Sauce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cholula Hot Sauce</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://flybyjing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fly By Jing</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.elyucateco.com/usa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Yucateco Hot Sauces</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapat%C3%ADo_hot_sauce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tapatío Hot Sauce</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_(hot_sauce)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valentina Hot Sauce</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23882768/unity-new-pricing-model-update" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unity announces its revamped pricing model</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23873364/splatoon-3-expansion-pass-side-order-dlc-trailer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Splatoon 3’s single-player expansion launches in 2024</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hideo Kojima</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/487/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-licensees/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licensees</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.xianfoods.com/shop/xff-chili-oil-and-crisps-jar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">XFF Chili Oil &amp; Crisps</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/2511/metal-gear-solid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metal Gear Solid</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/172841/metroid-dread/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metroid Dread</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neopets</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/174989/elden-ring/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elden Ring</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/208288/starfield/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starfield</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mortal-kombat-1-on-switch-looks-worse-than-mk11-and-fans-arent-happy/1100-6517800/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mortal Kombat 1 On Switch Seems To Look Worse Than MK11</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/203614/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lord of the Rings: Gollum</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23779039/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-trial-win" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23789935/sega-union-cwa-unionization-activision-blizzard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/20412/the-ninja-warriors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ninja Warriors</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/82051/wild-guns-reloaded/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wild Guns: Reloaded</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/189042/pocky-rocky-reshrined/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pocky &amp; Rocky Reshrined</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8195/assassins-creed-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TwitchCon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TwitchCon</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Pop_Culture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Museum of Pop Culture</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/87896/stephens-sausage-roll/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen’s Sausage Roll</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XQc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xQc</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/110401/minecraft/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minecraft</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Wrld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juice Wrld</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgato" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elgato</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADHFwabVJec" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grimes - Player Of Games</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grimes</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Del_Rey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lana Del Rey</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6wxDqdOV0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lana Del Rey - Video Games</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/12946/call-of-duty-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Call of Duty series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/74938/undertale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Undertale</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Chemical Romance</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/582/starcraft-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StarCraft series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/43647/league-of-legends/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">League of Legends</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Davidson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pete Davidson</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_Kelly_(musician)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Machine Gun Kelly</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Fox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Fox</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/167/grand-theft-auto-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grand Theft Auto series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Do in the Shadows</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Girls</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://gamehistory.org/the-video-game-history-hour/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Video Game History Hour</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Lynx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atari Lynx</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/574/donkey-kong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donkey Kong</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/4501/chrono-trigger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chrono Trigger</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://archive.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/3393/the-legend-of-zelda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Zelda</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Clown_Cried" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Day the Clown Cried (1972)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Lynch</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Nolan</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Howard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Todd Howard</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a44998288/todd-howard-starfield-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Todd Howard Is the Video Game World’s Christopher Nolan</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan_filmography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Nolan filmography</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/9940/batman-arkham-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batman: Arkham series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Levine_(game_developer)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ken Levine</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://kotaku.com/david-cages-quantic-dreams-accused-of-being-a-toxic-wor-1822068440" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cage</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/136593/death-stranding/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Death Stranding</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/getting-a-lot-of-boss-baby-vibes-from-this" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Getting A Lot Of Boss Baby Vibes From This</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbie (2023)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gilbert_(game_designer)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dave Gilbert</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/7242/god-of-war-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God of War series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Barlog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cory Barlog</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/10406/skyrim-series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skyrim series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/557/fallout-games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fallout games</a> </li> </ul> Recommendations: Shannon: <a href="https://shannonliao.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Updater, Shannon Liao’s gaming newsletter</a>, <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/150689/baldurs-gate-iii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baldur’s Gate III</a> Frank: Don’t complete with Frank for the things he needs on eBay, if you have any family who might have a Polaroid Freeze Frame Video Recorder please get in touch, say hello and visit the snuggle tent at the <a href="https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portland Retro Gaming Expo</a> Tim: <a href="https://archive.org/details/taeko-aventure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taeko Onuki - Aventure</a> This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by <a href="https://www.hypnospace.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hypnospace Outlaw</a>, and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/insertcredit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patrons like you</a>. 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Ep. 306 - David Crowncried, with Shannon Liao

The Xbox FTC trial is wrapping up and Mike and Gary are joined by Shannon Liao who's been reporting on it all!Follow Shannon's newsletter here: https://shannonliao.substack.com/Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:02:00 - Shannon Liao is Here!00:11:12 - Housekeeping00:12:04 - Breaking Down the Xbox FTC Trial w/ Shannon Liao00:36:45 - Ads00:37:49 - The Conclusion?00:49:12 - Xbox and Bethesda at Gamescom00:51:41 - Xbox Game Pass Update for July Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Xbox FTC trial is wrapping up and Mike and Gary are joined by Shannon Liao who's been reporting on it all! Follow Shannon's newsletter here: <a href="https://shannonliao.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shannonliao.substack.com/</a> Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:02:00 - Shannon Liao is Here!00:11:12 - Housekeeping00:12:04 - Breaking Down the Xbox FTC Trial w/ Shannon Liao00:36:45 - Ads00:37:49 - The Conclusion?00:49:12 - Xbox and Bethesda at Gamescom00:51:41 - Xbox Game Pass Update for July Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Is The Deal Done? Xbox v FTC w/ Shannon Liao

On Monday, Epic Games and Apple will present their opening arguments in what is set to be one of the biggest tech antitrust lawsuits of the past decade. To break down the players, the stakes, and the possible outcomes, Imad welcomes on Dot Esports chief reporter and investigative lead Jacob Wolf and Washington Post video game reporter Shannon Liao.  Read 'Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer' on Dot Esports.  You can find Jacob on Twitter at @JacobWolf and Shannon at @Shannon_Liao.  FTW with Imad Khan is a part of the Dot Esports Podcast Network. New episodes release every Monday.

On Monday, Epic Games and Apple will present their opening arguments in what is set to be one of the biggest tech antitrust lawsuits of the past decade. To break down the players, the stakes, and the possible outcomes, Imad welcomes on Dot Esports chief reporter and investigative lead Jacob Wolf and Washington Post video game reporter Shannon Liao. Read <a href="https://dotesports.com/news/epic-games-v-apple-the-next-big-antitrust-war" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer'</a> on Dot Esports. You can find Jacob on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JacobWolf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JacobWolf</a> and Shannon at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Shannon_Liao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Shannon_Liao</a>. FTW with Imad Khan is a part of the <a href="http://www.dotesports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dot Esports Podcast Network</a>. New episodes release every Monday.

The Epic v. Apple Showdown Begins feat. Jacob Wolf and Shannon Liao