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Latest Episodes

A Conversation with Freelance Journalist George Yang on Games & Journalism
May 20, 2022

IN a new episode of [a conversation with], Solo is joined on the show by freelance games journalist GEORGE YANG [@yinyangfooey] who's written for Gamespot, IGN, NPR, Washington Post +.  We discuss a range of topics on gaming and journalism, including

a PARAPPA THE RAPPER speed-run | a short history
May 16, 2022

A brief yet informative history on the story behind the making of Parappa the Rapper, the little rapping dog whose game launched the music rhythm genre subscribe & follow us on all of the socials below for more dope gaming content + news! https://

In-Game sADS
April 29, 2022

In the return episode of @ Some Point, Solo discusses the recent news that Microsoft and Playstation are looking for ways to integrate advertising into their free-to-play games dont forget to subscribe for all our weekly content and find us over on Twi

A Most Curious Man | The GUNPEI YOKOI speed-run
April 25, 2022

IN a new episode of [speed-run], Solo returns the microphone after a little hiatus to give a slightly longer than brief history on the accomplishments and importance of GUNPEI YOKOI && dont forget to subscribe for all our weekly content and fi

HADES: How SuperGiant Games Made the Modern Rogue-Like Classic
April 11, 2022

IN a new episode of [story-mode], Reggie shares the story behind the making of the 2018 rogue-like classic, HADES. He delves into the evolution of Supergiant Games and how their previous works helped the small indie team put together one the best games of

How Riot Games Transformed League of Legends into a Global Phenomenon | Chapter 2
March 24, 2022

IN the second chapter of the story of League of Legends, Reggie shares how Riot Games transformed from a company launching its initial MOBA game in 2009 to global esports and gaming monolith it is today. ••• people like games is a gaming media laboratory

the story of League of Legends
February 27, 2022

IN a new episode of [story-mode], Reggie shares the story behind the making of arguably the biggest video game and esport of all time -- League of Legends •• subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/peoplelikegames • instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplel

A Conversation with Joost Van Dreunen // former CEO of Super Data & Author of One Up
February 23, 2022

THE FRIENDOS are excited to announce our next guest on a conversation with! i had the very cool experience of again speaking with JOOST VAN DREUNEN, the former CEO of Super Data, and author of the book One Up •We chatted a bit about: • the strategic reaso

How Uncharted Created a New Form of Console Mascot || the story of Uncharted chapter 2
February 19, 2022

IN PART TWO of the story of Uncharted, Reggie moves the story past the launch of the Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and traces how the series would evolve in new iterations and how Uncharted and Nathan Drake became a Playstation mascot and an IP big enough fo

The Website That Was The Hub of Internet Culture Before There Was One || a Newgrounds speed-run
February 15, 2022

ON THIS weeks episode of [speed-run], Solo shares a quick and potentially informative history behind the gaming website that helped launch thousands of games and made a generation PC gamers without evening realizing it -- NEWGROUNDS • [speed-run] is a wee