One Of Swords

One Of Swords


Latest Episodes

One of Swords Podcast 187: Bowl of Pain
August 21, 2013

Chris Frechette, Lead Designer of TMNT Out of the Shadows at Red Fly Studio, joins me to talk about making the game -- and why it appeal appeal to thirtysomething fans looking for something gritty under the shells. Meanwhile, Kat has a new obsession,

One of Swords Podcast 186: Pesky Human Beings
August 15, 2013

It's not all about Call of Duty: Ghosts this week, but most of it sure is! I got a great 20-minute interview with Daniel Suarez, VP of Production for Call of Duty, in which we discuss the little things you might have missed about yesterday's big multipla

One of Swords Podcast 185: Green Hobo Gloves
August 07, 2013

We're effervescently morbid this week! Charlie Murder hits XBLA next week, and James and Michelle from Ska Studios took a good 30 minutes to talk about the brawler/RPG's inspirations, to discuss life as a husband-wife indie studio team, and together we le

One of Swords Podcast 184: Shiny and Happy
July 31, 2013

The entire staff of Turtle Sandbox Games -- yes, both programmer Pete Angstadt AND artist Theresa Duringer -- join me to help put a bow on the sweet success story that is the 2D action/RTS Cannon Brawl. After Pete won Activision's Independent Games Compe

One of Swords Podcast 183: Foci
July 25, 2013

Infinity Ward's senior community manager Tina Palacios swings in for a really quick chat about the status of Call of Duty: Ghosts, the announcement of the game for Wii U, and what's going on behind the scenes at IW during one of the studio's busiest times

One of Swords Podcast 182: Curse My Brain
July 17, 2013

It's time to dig into the Megamailbag once more, so Kat, Hugh, and I talk about the what "normal" gamers thought about Xbox One, the new Skylanders game, Black Ops II personalization packs, the projected lifespan of the PS3 and Xbox 360, Dan's Monopoly co

One of Swords Podcast 181: False Gamer Pretenses
July 10, 2013

I've been saving this Skylanders SWAP Force interview from E3, and I think you'll agree it's worth the wait. Kat and I cornered Lou Studdert after the first day of E3 while he was relaxing with an adult beverage to discuss the game's showing at E3, how SW

One of Swords Podcast 180: Poutine Bender
July 03, 2013

This week, I've got a great guest -- Bowen Kerins, pinball world champion, game show winner, and hero to all as a math teacher. What does that have to do with Activision? Nothing, really, but I thought you'd enjoy meeting someone interesting.  Kat and Hu

One of Swords Podcast 179: Go and Grind
June 26, 2013

Deadpool is on store shelves, and the game's writer, Daniel Way, gives me a full half-hour interview, where we discuss the challenge of writing for games, what it's like to be inside Deadpool's head for five years, and the status of his long-awaited proje

One of Swords Podcast 178: Multiple Entendres
June 19, 2013

I finally got to sit down with Bungie's community manager DeeJ to discuss Destiny, Bungie's vision, and the Bungie community, even if we had to fight off the subwoofers of E3 while we talked. Kat and Hugh and I also discuss the new Black Ops II DLC pack,