Bloomberg Game Journalist and Author Jason Schreier joins the panel to cover Wizards of the Coast, the greatest story in video games, and whether or not buying games is ethical. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Jason Schreier. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

Cliff Bleszinski asks: What food do you associate with your best gaming memory? (07:16)
Why is everybody so mad about Dungeons & Dragons? (15:22)
What is the greatest story in video games? (20:59)
How do you break news no one else has yet as a game journalist? (28:26)
You have an investor meeting in 6 minutes to pitch them a new social media network for Gamers. What’s your presentation? (34:51)
Spencer Gifts asks: which game console libraries boxes have the best graphic design? (40:49)
Under what circumstances is it unethical to buy a video game? (49:26)

LIGHTNING ROUND: MobyCritic (55:30)

Recommendations and Outro (58:50)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations: Jason: Triple Click Brandon: Try eating dandelion leaves, find the fan translation of Project Eye Dol, Mad Stalker Frank: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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