People Like Games

People Like Games
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A gaming media and community laboratory

  1. A Conversation with Rick "The Hadou" Thiher | on EVO, the FGC, & esports

    09/27/2023

    A Conversation with Rick "The Hadou" Thiher | on EVO, the FGC, & esports

    Rick "The Hadou" Thiher -- General Manager of EVO and the founder of ComboBreaker - joins the show to talk about the logistics behind planning the biggest FGC tournament in the world, the nature and popularity of fighting games, the business of esports and a whole lot more! -- 0:00 Intro 2:20 Planning EVO in a post COVID world 4:20 EVO as a convention 9:49 How did the FGC avoid the esports franchising model? 12:15 How do you choose what games will be at EVO? 16:29 Are fans committed to games or their own favorites? 17:40 The Nintendo Question 19:10 How has venture capital money changed the esports space? 22:14 Lessons from grassroots to scale in event planning 26:55⁠ The Future of EVO ⁠29:15⁠⁠ The PLG Interview Question --- Socials: Subscribe: youtube.com/peoplelikegames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplelikegames Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/peoplelikegames --- #EVO #fgc #interview #gaming

    32 min
  2. The Making of Spyro the Dragon

    05/12/2023

    The Making of Spyro the Dragon

    Learn about the history and story behind the making of one of the Playstation platformer classic: Spyro the Dragon

    7 min
  3. A Conversation with Osama Dorias | Lead Content Designer at Blizzard

    01/24/2023

    A Conversation with Osama Dorias | Lead Content Designer at Blizzard

    In a new episode of [a conversation with], Solo is joined on the show by Osama Dorias, the Lead Content Designer at Blizzard, to discus a range of topics on gaming and diversity! •• 0:00 What game are you playing now? 5:00 The evolution in gaming development and testing 22:08 What makes you prefer video games to other mediums? 26:50 How did you get into gaming? 35:30 Representation and Diversity in Gaming 49:00 Advice for people who want to get into the gaming industry 59:45 Favorite game of all time 1:01:20 What's one piece of art you'd love to see made into a video game?

    1h 5m
  4. The Year 2022 In Gaming

    01/09/2023

    The Year 2022 In Gaming

    After a three year hiatus, Solo and Lilo reunite to take a look back at all the top gaming stories of 2022 & make a few speculations on what to expect in gaming in 2023 | - 0:55 call of duty league, esports future in trouble? 5:05 bayonetta (?) scandal  7:55 Netflix in gaming  13:20 Google stadia and cloud gaming 18:40 G4 shutdown, why isn’t there money in gaming media  19:30 FTC/ Activision blizzard, modern monopolies and competition in gaming  24:00 how gaming fits into unionization movement  29:50 Halo  34:30 EA loses fifa  35:47 steam deck  38:40 gta (Slow year in gaming, impact of Cyberpunk, but idk if really separate topic)  40:35 top games of 2022 47:17 2023 predictions (man lilo is obsessed with breath of the wild isn’t he)

    1h 10m
  5. a brief yet informative history of Laser Tag

    11/08/2022

    a brief yet informative history of Laser Tag

    Learn the brief yet informative history behind the childhood FPS we all got to play — LASER TAG •••  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/peoplelikegames  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplelikegames • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/peoplelikegames

    4 min
  6. the Making of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

    07/25/2022

    the Making of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

    In a new episode of Story-Mode, Solo shares the history and story behind the making of one of the greatest video games of all time | The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker! • Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/peoplelikegames • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplelikegames •  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/peoplelikegames

    7 min
  7. the End of Loot Boxes (Mostly)

    07/04/2022

    the End of Loot Boxes (Mostly)

    Solo returns to the mic sooner than later for a new episode of @some point. This time around, he talks about Netherlands and 18 European countries finally going after Loot Boxes & whether that monetization trend is finally coming to an end

    10 min
  8. A Slow Summer in Gaming

    07/01/2022

    A Slow Summer in Gaming

    Solo returns to the mic for a new episode of @some point. This time around, he talks about a very slow summer in gaming in terms of popular new releases, Niantic cutting almost 10% of its staff, the Playstation Gamepass, and a whole lot more

    8 min
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A gaming media and community laboratory

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  • Creator
    People Like Games
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2023
  • Episodes
    292
  • Rating
    Explicit
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