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Today, I'm talking about issues of sexual violence and games reporting stemming from the recent issues surrounding Cecilia D'Anastasio's reporting of Nathalie Lawhead's report of rape by Jeremy Soule. Trigger warnings on this one for sexual violence. For relevant context I won't go into fully out of respect for Nathalie, here are links: Nathalie's blog - http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/what-its-like-sharing-your-metoo-with-kotaku-a-cautionary-tale Cecilia's response - https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr4erf?new_post=true And if you'd rather read this week's episode, here is a loose transcript: https://pastebin.com/pWVajydL Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon and Trev are back to talk about most of the news that's fit to print, and brother...that ain't much! Join us as we chuckle our way through the dry season and talk about games we've been recently obsessed with. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew and Trev return to talk about the first three episodes of Kids on the Slope and what it means to responsibly have a crush Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a brand new sub-show, in which I bring my good friend and stream partner Andrew "Piss" onto the show to walk me through the world of anime. It's new blood meets old in a premise that definitely DOES NOT rip off Podside Picnic. We're starting off with Kids on the Slope, and we're doing the first three episodes, so watch along with us on the subscription service of your choice! Don't forget to subscribe to the patreon, as our last episode of every series is going to go up there! patreon.com/nocartridge Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome two favorite guests back to the show, in the form of Paul "Utopian Horizons" Walker-Emig and Lana "Sufficiently Human" Polansky, and they're here to talk about their top 5 games of the year! Fifteen strong between the three of us, there's something here you're sure to have missed along the way in 2019, so tune in! Happy new year, and this year check out Sufficiently Human and Utopian Horizons! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back Kreal of krealtube dot com for our first game/movie discussion, as we cover 1995's own Mortal Kombat! Enjoy truly too-deep analysis of this amazingly mediocre film. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a long layoff, Jon and I are back with...well look there wasn't a lot of news. It was boring okay! Anyway, spills and chills with the Video Game Awards and more, along with a Riot update. The bite-sized digestion of two weeks of news? That's right it's Patch Notes. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Leon Chang back to the show to talk about his recent rediscovery of Magic The Gathering, and what the game means to him both digitally, materially, and beyond. Finally the deep dive you need after Wizards announced like 7 new MTG games! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(with apologies to the wonderful podcast of the same name!) We welcome Jeremy Gordon, Deputy Editor at The Outline, to talk about his ongoing and developing love affair with the Souls series, specifically Dark Souls 3 and the way it clicks with his brain specifically. A personal and fascinating look inside one player's experience! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome blogger and all around gentleman Patrick Dubuque on the podcast to talk about blogging for baseball, shifting to gaming, and the complications of learning on the job while gaming as a dad. Plus, like, 20 minutes of baseball talk I snuck out of Patrick even though he's on the wagon! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon and Trev are back with a double sized look at games and gaming news, just as stuff starts to happen. Will negative latency work? Does Stadia have a prayer? And what about Anthem? All these questions and more on this week's Patch Notes. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome All Units' own Sean McTiernan on the show to talk noir, crime games, and the absolute sublimity of Hitman. Not to be missed for fans of the literary and the lowdown! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey! Short one today but an important one as I lay out the future of the show (nothing bad promise) and where I'm at after health scares and enthusiasm/funding waves. Thanks! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Patch Notes! After a brief break, Jon Bernhardt and me are back to talk all the news that's fit to print, and honestly some that isn't as well. Games and labor and me falling asleep? It's a good week, kids. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Jessica Harvey, one of the developers and creators of the ephemeral and haunting Paratopic onto the show to talk about horror games, Tangiers, writing, politics, art, and what one does when one develops a game. Completing our troika of dev episodes, this should not be missed! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ah, November 1 -- the perfect time to do our retrospective run-down of the month that was SPOOKY OCTOBER. Liv is joined by...well...me, Trev, of all people to discuss horror, videogame terror, and the many fears existential or otherwise in between. A perfect parfait to cap off the month! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the finale of the incredibly popular Are You Afraid of the After Dark, Curt and Liv opine on Halloween and terror through the most obvious avatar of darkness: Mario Mario, Plumber esq. Enjoy this last episode of a true terrifying triumph on the spookiest night of the year! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Patrick Ewing (no, not the basketball one, the other one!) to talk about his masterfully atmospheric and engaging game Neocab, as well as his work on other gems like Firewatch. A romp through design, aesthetics, ambitions, and writing with an experienced and fascinating dev. This spiritual sibling to our Jenny LeClue episode is not to be missed! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whoa, buckle up folks, it's an extra-long Patch Notes and Jon and I go into two whole weeks of news! A truly gargantuan feat as I try very hard not to talk about Blizzard and China and utterly fail. Enjoy canceling or elevating us for our bad ideas, and stay for the takes on Disco Elysium and more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome onto the show Joe Russ, the developer of endlessly charming indie gem -- and current Apple Arcade face -- Jenny LeClue, Detectivu! We run the whole gamut here and really don't spoil much at all, so listen in if you want to hear more about production, distribution, artistry, and aesthetics from one of our smartest guests yet! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices