Arash and Kevin talk about the new Amazon Fire TV thingie, and also dive into Supercell’s new Boom Beach.

Arash and Kevin talk about the new Amazon Fire TV thingie, and also dive into Supercell’s new Boom Beach.

S2E6: Amazon Fire TV, Boom Beach

Arash and Kevin wrap up GDC, UDK, Oculus, and talk a bit about Smash Hit.  Beer:Einstöck Icelandic White Ale

Arash and Kevin wrap up GDC, UDK, Oculus, and talk a bit about Smash Hit. <a href="http://media.walledgardenweekly.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wgw-s2e5.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Beer: <a href="http://einstokbeer.com/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Einstöck Icelandic White Ale</a>

S2E5: GDC Wrapup and Smash Hit

Arash and Kevin discuss (mostly guess) at the self-removal of Flappy Bird from the App Store, and also do a quick review of the highly-popular Threes.

Arash and Kevin discuss (mostly guess) at the self-removal of Flappy Bird from the App Store, and also do a quick review of the highly-popular Threes.

S2E4: Goodbye Flappy Bird, Hello Threes

This week Arash talks about the surprise launch of TowerMadness 2, trademarks, Android taxes, and Kevin and Arash review Castle Doombad. Here’s the Link to the Quora I mentioned on taxes.  Beer: Mission Street Hefeweizen

This week Arash talks about the surprise launch of TowerMadness 2, trademarks, Android taxes, and Kevin and Arash review Castle Doombad. Here’s the <a href="http://qr.ae/hwj3k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to the Quora</a> I mentioned on taxes. <a href="http://media.walledgardenweekly.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wgw-s2e3.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Beer: <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mission-street-hefeweizen/124529/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mission Street Hefeweizen</a>

S2E3: Limbic launches TowerMadness 2

Arash and Kevin review the Christmas season, and talk about Tiny Thief in the context of Premium Games and IAP monetization.  Beer: Ninkasi Brewing Company’s Total Domination IPA

Arash and Kevin review the Christmas season, and talk about Tiny Thief in the context of Premium Games and IAP monetization. <a href="http://media.walledgardenweekly.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wgw-s2e2.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Beer: Ninkasi Brewing Company’s <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14400/32432/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Total Domination IPA</a>

S2E2: Tiny Thief, Christmas, and Premium Games

Walled Garden Weekly is back!  Arash and Kevin discuss what’s been going on since WWDC, consoles, Android, recently-played games, and a bit of a conversation about freemium. Beer: Stone IPA

Walled Garden Weekly is back!  Arash and Kevin discuss what’s been going on since WWDC, consoles, Android, recently-played games, and a bit of a conversation about freemium. Beer: Stone IPA

Season Two, Episode One

James Vaughan

Arash and Kevin finally continue WGW from WWDC with a special guest, James Vaughan, creator of the hit game, Plague, Inc.  Beer: Anchor Liberty Ale

Arash and Kevin finally continue WGW from WWDC with a special guest, James Vaughan, creator of the hit game, Plague, Inc. <a href="http://media.walledgardenweekly.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wgw-25.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Beer: Anchor Liberty Ale

Week 25: WWDC & James Vaughan of Plague, Inc.

This week, Arash and Kevin take on Nimblebit’s Nimble Quest. Beer: Lagunitas Maximus Ale

This week, Arash and Kevin take on Nimblebit’s Nimble Quest. Beer: <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/1372" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lagunitas Maximus Ale</a>

Week 24: Nimble Quest

This week we present WGW LIVE at GDC 2013.  Our guests are Eli Hodapp, Editor in Chief of Touch Arcade, and Keith Shepherd from Imangi Studios, creators of Temple Run.  We discuss our views on various aspects of Freemium. Beer: Anchor Steam

This week we present WGW LIVE at GDC 2013.  Our guests are Eli Hodapp, Editor in Chief of Touch Arcade, and Keith Shepherd from Imangi Studios, creators of Temple Run.  We discuss our views on various aspects of Freemium. Beer: Anchor Steam

Week 23: Walled Garden Weekly LIVE

This week, Arash and Kevin take a look at Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing.

This week, Arash and Kevin take a look at Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing.

Week 22: Ridiculous Fishing

In which Arash ( @akgfx ) and Kevin ( @renderpaz ) discuss apps while sharing a drink.

This week, Arash and Kevin take a crack at the free-to-play racing game, Real Racing 3. Beer: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

This week, Arash and Kevin take a crack at the free-to-play racing game, Real Racing 3. Beer: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Week 21: Real Racing 3

So this week, we thought it might be fun to play Candy Crush for the first time, right on the podcast.  It didn’t turn out as we expected, but we think it was a neat show.

So this week, we thought it might be fun to play Candy Crush for the first time, right on the podcast.  It didn’t turn out as we expected, but we think it was a neat show.

Week 20: Experimenting with Candy Crush

This week Arash and Kevin talk about Real Racing 3’s shift to freemium and the associated backlash, and also discuss Earn to Die.  We open into a dialogue about what makes a good Premium and Freemium game.

This week Arash and Kevin talk about Real Racing 3’s shift to freemium and the associated backlash, and also discuss Earn to Die.  We open into a dialogue about what makes a good Premium and Freemium game.

Week 19: Real Racing 3, Earn to Die, Freemium and Premium

This week, Arash and Kevin dig into messages and questions we’ve received, and answer some questions from our listeners. Beer: Lagunitas IPA

This week, Arash and Kevin dig into messages and questions we’ve received, and answer some questions from our listeners. Beer: <a href="http://lagunitas.com/beers/ipa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lagunitas IPA</a>

Week 18: The Mail Bag

We are back! This week, Arash and Kevin talk about GDC, THQ, Homeworld, Momonga, and Temple Run 2.  Our session of Walled Garden Weekly: LIVE was approved by GDC, and we will be presenting at the conference in late March.  Drink of the week: Crispin’s The Saint Cider (thanks David Marsh!)

We are back! This week, Arash and Kevin talk about GDC, THQ, Homeworld, Momonga, and Temple Run 2.  Our session of Walled Garden Weekly: LIVE was approved by GDC, and we will be presenting at the conference in late March. <a href="http://media.walledgardenweekly.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wgw-17.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Drink of the week: <a href="http://www.crispincider.com/cider/products/artisanal-reserves/the-saint/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crispin’s The Saint Cider</a> (thanks David Marsh!)

Week 17: GDC, THQ, Homeworld, Momonga, and Temple Run 2

Arash and Kevin talk this week about the super-popular Clash of Clans from Supercell, then discuss paymium and freemium as factors in game design, and last we get an update from Kevin on Zombie Highway Android.

Arash and Kevin talk this week about the super-popular Clash of Clans from Supercell, then discuss paymium and freemium as factors in game design, and last we get an update from Kevin on Zombie Highway Android.

Week 16: Clash of Clans, Freemium/Paymium Game Design

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