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Love and Deepspace commentary from two chaotic besties who've been arguing about games for 25+ years. Nikki Tea, a 20-year gaming industry veteran, breaks down gacha monetization, combat meta, and spending strategy. Mama Void chases emotional damage, thirsts over pixelated boyfriends, and calls out wishblocking LIs. Weekly industry tea, banner and event breakdowns, trope and story analysis, and character deep dives on Caleb, Sylus, Rafayel, Zayne, and Xavier — our loves, our downfalls, our credit card statements. Gacha and otome analysis that doesn't suck. Follow if you're in.

  1. 6d ago

    Why Infold's Crisis Strategy is Falling Apart in Real Time | Love and Deepspace

    Nikki is 13 days post-surgery, can't wear glasses, and is identifying the boys by their abs alone…which is honestly more functional than Infold's crisis PR strategy right now. This week, we’re actually doing a pretty serious episode and breaking down exactly what crisis PR is, how companies choose between silence, denial, and actually owning their mess, and why Infold's current spiral around Valko is a case study happening in real time.  Then Nikki puts on her Game-Dev-Battling-the-Man Girlie hat and walks through four specific, measurable ways you can make a company feel your displeasure without quitting the game you love—including the one metric that terrifies them more than a review bomb. Finally, get some gentle parenting with Mama to soothe your soul. If you've ever wondered what actually happens inside a company when a fandom ignites, this is the episode. CHAPTERS: 00:00 — Nikki is gaming sans glasses and identifying men by silhouette alone  03:39 — Mama Void validates your feelings and offers a cat boy to pet  09:52 — What even IS crisis PR? (And why legal just took marketing's lunch money)  11:25 — Marketing vs PR: the distinction that explains everything  14:41 — The three paths every company faces in a crisis (say nothing, own it, deny it)  26:00 — The Oscars 2017 envelope disaster: a masterclass in owning it fast  32:41 — Infold's crisis PR autopsy: what they did right, what they did late, and what's still unfolding  39:30 — BilliBilliWorld withdrawal, Summer Date cancellation, and the language of escalation  42:20 — The 54% iOS revenue drop in four days (real numbers, real consequences)  47:00 — Four ways to hit a company where it actually hurts — without uninstalling  49:15 — Strategy 1: Stop spending. Keep playing. Watch ARPPU panic.  52:00 — Strategy 2: Review bombing that sticks (write the essay, not the rage)  54:30 — Strategy 3: Customer service emails that trigger churn-risk reports  56:45 — Strategy 4: Refunds framed honestly (and why platform standing risk matters)  59:00 — What crisis PR ending actually looks like — and why Infold isn't there yet 1:05:00 — The Least Unhinged Sign-Off We’ve Ever Done – Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

    Why Infold's Crisis Strategy is Falling Apart in Real Time | Love and Deepspace

  2. Jul 2

    Valko's Cancelled. Infold Apologizes. We Have Thoughts. | Love and Chickspace Live! | Episode 26

    The Love and Deepspace fandom woke up to chaos — Infold officially cancelled Valko's launch 9 days before release, and they actually apologized. Nikki Tea (20-year gaming industry vet, currently 6 days post-surgery and running on fumes) and Mama Void (your emotional damage correspondent) go LIVE to process the news in real time as a live Episode Recording! Why did Infold pull the plug? Was this the right call or corporate damage control? And what does cancelling a character mid-launch mean for the future of LADS? ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 — Pre-show chaos & Nikki's post-surgery intro 9:10 — Episode 26 begins: "Welcome to this very special episode" 15:00 — Mama Void intro & Discord Big Feelings channel 20:30 — The Valko timeline: June 22 teaser → June 28 showcase → June 30 cancellation 25:00 — Mama on fandom toxicity, death threats, and dehumanizing the dev team 28:00 — Nikki on games industry layoffs & the human cost of cancellation 35:50 — Protests at Paper Games offices: funeral wreaths, curse banners, heightened security 37:50 — The money breakdown: China = 60% of revenue, $453.8M of a $750M game 39:50 — Why a Chinese boycott is existential for Infold 41:00 — State media coverage, legal escalation ladders & the King of Dark Knight precedent 44:00 — The 30-wish appeasement package decoded: retention math dressed as compensation 46:10 — Mama's PSA: check your sources, avoid racism, theory-crafting vs conspiracy 52:05 — Can they release Valko globally but not in China? Regional builds explained 56:00 — "I am available for hire, Infold" — Nikki's global PR crisis management pitch 58:30 — Nikki's personal history with the LADS dev team & why she started playing 1:02:00 — 1 million followers lost in China in 24 hours 1:03:40 — Does the global voice matter? The marketing answer vs the player answer 1:06:50 — AAA game economics: billion-dollar cost, $10 margin on a $60 game 1:08:50 — Angel's email template & how to make your voice heard effectively 1:16:40 — "We will never have another love interest again" — Mama breaks down the panic in that letter 1:19:50 — Shareholder power: who really forced Infold's hand 1:23:50 — The permanent base deck disparity: Sylus/Caleb vs the OG3 1:27:20 — Was Valko going to be the start of a "new three" vs the OG three? 1:30:30 — Lore implications: who absorbs Valko's plot points? 1:37:00 — NPC, future game, Battle Bad Suit Everman — all the options on the table 1:45:30 — Closing thoughts: keep doing what you love, play the games you love 1:48:00 — Outro & Mama's "geometry of Caleb's ass" promise Sources available on YouTube

    Valko's Cancelled. Infold Apologizes. We Have Thoughts. | Love and Chickspace Live! | Episode 26

  3. Jun 25

    The Supermoon Event Left Us Spiritually Bereft (Naturally, We're Unhinged About It)

    Valko just dropped out of nowhere and the Love and Deepspace community is in absolute shambles. We're breaking down everything — the Super Moon watching event that left us spiritually bereft, the marketing strategy behind this reveal, and why the real villain here might be the drip marketing schedule, not the new boy. Nikki Tea dusts off her brand management credentials and climbs onto the soapbox to explain why this launch might have been rushed by leaks, competitor pressure from Silent Whispers, and the chaotic attention economy of gacha games. Mama Void falls down the Valko simp pipeline in real time, nicknames him "Wolf Daddy," and starts hoarding diamonds. We also get into Blue Ocean strategy, white space marketing, and why corporate buzzwords are the real emotional damage. Then things go completely off the rails. Combat predictions for Valko? Hand-to-hand brawling. Jiggle physics. Nipple weapons. We said what we said. Plus: Abyssal Walker's leather situation in the desert, the CIA apparently wants Nikki, merch ideas nobody asked for, and a very important PSA about treating game devs like actual human beings. If you're wondering whether Valko was designed to capture Western audiences, whether this reveal was botched on purpose, and whether ice beam nipples are a viable combat kit — this is your episode. Chapters: 0:00 — It’s as Hot as Abyssal Walker's Desert Leather  2:54 — We're on Apple Podcasts Now (Go Subscribe)  3:24 — Card Check: Mr. Darcy, Sylus, Caleb & Emotional Damage Roundup  5:19 — Nikki's Very Normal CIA Anecdote  13:34 — ENTER VALKO: The New Love Interest Everyone's Losing It Over  14:47 — Valko's Stats, Metalization Ability & Mama Void's Simp Origin  18:57 — Does Valko Pass the "Morally Ambiguous" Test?  22:41 — Hair Critique, Diamond Hoarding & Wolf Daddy Nickname Acquired  24:30 — The Super Moon Watching Event Was... Not It  28:58 — NIKKI'S MARKETING SOAPBOX: Drip Marketing, Leaks & Silent Whispers  35:39 — Community Frustration Is Misdirected at Valko (He Didn't Choose This)  37:17 — Dev Timelines, Game Research & the Gacha Attention Economy  42:08 — Is Valko Built for Western Audiences?  44:04 — White Space and Blue Ocean Strategy Explained in Small Words (and it sucks)  50:53 — Silent Whispers as Competitor & Why Competition Is Actually Good  54:09 — Valko's Future: Banner Anxiety & the Precise Wish System Dream  1:00:25 — Passion, Constructive Feedback & Why Data Talks Louder Than Rage  1:04:14 — Combat Predictions: Hand-to-Hand, Jiggle Physics & Sylus Gladiator Myth? 1:07:23 — Nipple Piercings as Weapons: The Ice Beam Hypothesis  1:10:01 — The Unhinged Sign-Off Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

    The Supermoon Event Left Us Spiritually Bereft (Naturally, We're Unhinged About It)

  4. Jun 18

    Romeo, Mr. Darcy, and a Trenchcoat Built for Sin (Plus Win-Back Mechanics)

    Nikki Tea and Mama Void are back with a packed episode covering every new outfit, event, and Promise card — but the real moment is Nikki's full breakdown of the win-back promotion strategy targeting lapsed players. Mama Void issues a formal apology for manifesting Sad Caleb, and somehow Jane Austen, Casablanca, and flower-crown Dionysus all make the agenda. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Red dots, aggressive UI, and an apology Stacy from marketing 03:26 — Film production event breakdown: "Between Scenes, Not Sheets" 06:08 — New outfits: Combat Medic Zayne, Sheathed MC, Unspoken Lens hat 09:10 — Xavier's British accent: surprise or inevitable? 14:32 — Mr. Darcy Zayne deep dive: the nervous gesture, the Colin Firth pond energy 16:39 — Titanic Rafayel: Gilded Age energy and generational trauma 19:14 — Casablanca Sylus: the eternally closed trench coat tragedy 20:45 — Caleb's boring outfit and the French ghost film connection 25:33 — Pride, Prejudice, and Wanderers: Jane Austen meets Wanderer apocalypse 28:00 — Promise Cards: Yearning for Your Voice Zayne & Beach Body Xavier (thigh watch begins) 34:15 — Gift of Plenty flower crowns: who wore it best? 40:21 — Sports outfits: street-ball Xavier, reluctant cardio Zayne, "fellow youths" Sylus 43:42 — Quality of life update: bulk stamina spending finally arrives 46:00 — 🎯 Win-back promotion deep dive: how gacha games deploy 30-day exile and bigger bait to re-capture churned players Subscribe for weekly LADS chaos, industry breakdowns, and emotionally damaged besties who've been arguing about games for 25+ years. Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

    Romeo, Mr. Darcy, and a Trenchcoat Built for Sin (Plus Win-Back Mechanics)

  5. Jun 11

    Caleb is a Passenger Princess (and his birthday proves it!)

    Caleb's birthday event is here and we have THOUGHTS. 🍎✈️Mama Void recounts her dramatic gacha pull saga (spoiler: Caleb said "not today"...to himself?) while Nikki Tea's Game Dev Battle Girlie persona breaks down why Love and Deepspace's new player onboarding is designed to make you accidentally spend money. We also cover: why Caleb is the ultimate passenger princess, Gideon's MVP wingman energy, and which outfits absolutely should have been in this event but tragically were not.Plus: Nikki delivers an impromptu eulogy for E3 and Mama Void questions whether her bestie's driving counts as a combat sport.⏱️ Chapters00:00 Introduction to Spoopy Vocabulary01:07 Celebrating Caleb's Birthday09:13 Gideon, Best Wingman13:49 What do the Boys Drive?17:45 Cost of a Happy Memory?22:31 The Fashion World of LADS25:13 What Jane Austen does Caleb Read, really?28:23 Sylus would own Rafayel's Art31:51 Wrapping Up Caleb's Bday Event35:13 A Kitty Interlude: Henry, the Void Cat38:38 Back to Caleb's Outfit...42:19 LADS Onboarding Experience: Purposely Confusing to Spend Monies56:02 The "Big Spoopy Update" woooooo01:00:38 The Real Question...01:06:21 10 Days with You + Brocco Bird01:09:01 Unhinged Signoff🍎 Love Caleb? Hate level locking? Tell us in the comments — and subscribe so you don't miss a single chaotic episode.Music provided by Chillhop MusicShin-Ski - In Your Armshttps://chll.to/299a28b3

    Caleb is a Passenger Princess (and his birthday proves it!)

  6. Jun 4

    LADS Revenue Is Exploding in Japan (And We Assigned Pokémon Types) | Love and Deepspace

    This week we're assigning Pokémon types and evolutions to the LADS boys, and the results are unhinged. Is Rafayel a fire-type who "doesn't even need a reason to kill you with fire"? Is Sylus just a legendary who punches things in the face? We have opinions. Then Nikki Tea puts on her Game Dev Battle Girlie hat and breaks down why Japan's LADS revenue is surging while downloads drop; the economics of gacha spending in a recession are weirder than you think. Plus: the "June 4th lockdown" in Chinese gaming. What it is, why social features get shut down every year, and how it affects global servers. If you've ever wondered why your profile randomly breaks in a gacha game around early June… this is the episode for you. Also covered: the evolution of the boys' voice acting from first-kiss cards to now, why cloth simulation and soft engine physics make LADS look better than its competitors, and a brief but deeply scientific detour into why romance novel anatomy makes zero sense. (We cite Planned Parenthood. It's that kind of episode.) ⏱️ Timestamps:  0:00 Sylus's ratio. We start here.  3:03 Pokémon typing the LADS boys  10:09 "I choose you, Relentless Conqueror"  14:43 Reading habits exposed!!  18:37 The Planned Parenthood citation incident  25:54 First kiss cards with Entwined Shadows & voice acting evolution  30:14 Tangent: One Time with Paul Bettany 38:01 Rafayel's best look (naked in body paint, obviously)  41:55 Soft engines, cloth physics & why LADS looks so good  46:35 LADS revenue deep dive: Japan's spending explosion and the May 2026 Gacha Revenue Numbers 55:51 Why game companies avoid holiday releases  1:05:52 The June 4th lockdown explained Subscribe for weekly LADS chaos, industry breakdowns, and emotionally damaged besties who've been arguing about games for 25+ years. Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

    LADS Revenue Is Exploding in Japan (And We Assigned Pokémon Types) | Love and Deepspace

  7. May 28

    We Calculated Sylus's Jiggle Physics (with Citations!) | Love and Deepspace

    Sylus: Kitten Included finally dropped and somehow Infold looked directly into the fanfic archives and said yes, all of it. In this episode, Mama Void spirals into full kitten-mittens chaos while Nikki somehow also delivers a legitimate academic lecture on butt physics. Yes, with citations. Because that's who we are. This week we're breaking down: 🐱 Sylus: Kitten Included: the Billionaire Boyfriend trope, the kindled scene, the Cat Caretaker callback🍑 Jiggle physics, explained, no really, from a dev perspective: secondary animation, Verlet Integration, bone-spring rigging, and why butt physics is harder to animate than breast physics (Team Ninja said it, not Nikki!)🎮 Does working in game dev ruin games? Nikki Tea cannot look at denim the same way🏆 The “Soft Engine” Rankings: Mama Void ran the experiments. She has the data.🩺 Breast density, explained: not just for jiggle physics! All four levels per the American College of Radiology. PSA: check your boobs, y’all.😼 Sylus has chicken legs with a small ass and Nikki Tea will die on this hill.Someone worked hard for that cat to jiggle Sylus’s butt. We celebrate them here.Chapters: 00:00 The Gauntlet has Been Thrown07:56 Kitten Included Review and Reaction30:21 The Important Conversation: Jiggle Physics from a Dev Perspective51:53 The Hypothesis of the Jiggly Butt aka The Soft Engine Ranking55:32 Health Awareness: The Importance of Breast Density Additional Sources and Reading for Fun: Secondary Animation. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_animation What are Jiggle Physics, and How Do I Set Them Up in Godot? Codernunk: https://codernunk.com/tutorials/godot-jiggle-physics/Software: Breast Physics. Handwiki: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Software:Breast_physicsGames with Butt Jiggle Physics. Backloggd: https://backloggd.com/u/PlamzDooM/list/games-with-butt-jiggle-physics/Butt Jiggle, Concept. Giantbomb: https://giantbomb.com/wiki/Concepts/Butt_Jiggle Dead or Alive Xtreme PC will downgrade boob physics on low-end hardware. PCGamesN: https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-or-alive-xtreme-venus-vacation-pc-specs Jiggle Physics. TVTropes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JigglePhysics

    We Calculated Sylus's Jiggle Physics (with Citations!) | Love and Deepspace

  8. May 21

    Kitten Included Some Restrictions May Apply

    The new 5-star Sylus solo card "Kitten Included" drops May 22nd — and somehow Infold looked directly into the fanfic archives and said yes, all of it. In this episode, Nikki Tea and Mama Void spiral into full kitten-mittens hysteria while somehow also doing real analysis about the…death of the solo banner? Caleb Promise Angst! Game Economics?!. Because that's who we are. This week we're breaking down: 🐱 Sylus "Kitten Included" — what's in the banner, the Meow Meowpark kitty cafe, and yes, you also become a kitten 💸 Solo vs. multi-banner vs. rerun vs. myth — what each banner type actually means for your wallet and your FOMO 📉 Cumulative wish reward changes — are we getting less? We did the math so you don't have to (sorta). 💔 Caleb's promise card decoded — Nikki Tea goes full game dev analyst, Mama Void builds a house of angst 🎨 Rafayel's promise card — the graffiti era, the chaotic energy, and the moment he said “homie” 🐾 Catleb predictions — when is the cat boy Caleb card dropping and are we manifesting it right now? Join us for a group manifestation exercise. Whether you're a whale, an orca, or a broke fish trying to budget your deep space wishes — this one's for you. Chapters: 00:00 OMG We're a Cat in Sylus: Kitten Included 11:38 Cumulative Wish Rewards and Game Mechanics 26:03 Fewer Solo Banners? A theory on the Games Economic Shift 44:42 The Infold IRL AU? 46:24 Caleb and Raf's Promise Cards - Are they Angsty? 01:00:06 Unhinged Sign-Off and Final Thoughts

    Kitten Included Some Restrictions May Apply
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Love and Deepspace commentary from two chaotic besties who've been arguing about games for 25+ years. Nikki Tea, a 20-year gaming industry veteran, breaks down gacha monetization, combat meta, and spending strategy. Mama Void chases emotional damage, thirsts over pixelated boyfriends, and calls out wishblocking LIs. Weekly industry tea, banner and event breakdowns, trope and story analysis, and character deep dives on Caleb, Sylus, Rafayel, Zayne, and Xavier — our loves, our downfalls, our credit card statements. Gacha and otome analysis that doesn't suck. Follow if you're in.

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  • Creator
    Mama Void and Nikki Tea
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mama Void and Nikki Tea
  • Show Website
    Love and Chickspace