Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.
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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason grab their blasters and hop on their speeder bikes for a trip to Star Wars Outlaws, the latest game in a galaxy far, far away. They talk about what they like, what they don't like, and break down the Star Wars-iness of it all.
One More Thing:
Kirk: StReam Deck
Maddy: Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
Jason: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
LINKS:
Featuring excerpts from “Star Wars” by John Williams from Star Wars and “Kay Vess, Outlaw” and “The Trailblazer” by Wilbert Roget II from Star Wars Out...
Episode 220 • 5 September 2024 • 57m and 21s
What's the best way to run a video game company? Do people care less about graphics these days? And did Maddy get a say in the Polygon redesign? It's time to answer some burning questions!
One More Thing:
Kirk: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Netflix)
Maddy: 5-4 podcast
Jason: Star Wars Outlaws
LINKS:
Ethan failing every QTE in Heavy Rain’s best chase scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSTYpaRp5kQ
Preorder Jason’s Book! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason-schreier/play-nice/9781538725429/
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Episode 219 • 29 August 2024 • 59m and 58s
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk finish up their playthrough of Resident Evil 2 Remake. They talk about their second run through the game (as Leon this time), that big, beautiful police station, and that truck driver at the end... which, like, what?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Godzilla Minus One
Maddy: Fields of Mistria
Jason: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
LINKS:
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Episode 218 • 22 August 2024 • 58m and 6s
How can video games made by a single person surpass $200 million AAA beasts? What are some weird things that have happened to the Triple Click gang because of games? And has the era of paid expansions come to an end? This week, Kirk, Jason, and Maddy answer listener questions!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Mistborn (Sanderson)
Maddy: Hacks
Jason: The Bright Sword (Lev Grossman)
LINKS:
Featuring an excerpt from the Balatro theme by LouisF
Ben Abraham’s “Permanent Death,” a 2009 permadeath run through Far Cry 2: https://drgame...
Episode 217 • 15 August 2024 • 1h, 4m and 25s
The Triple Click gang puts on their cartography monocles and mulls over the eternal question of what makes for a video game map? They talk about what they like and don't like in the maps of games like Resident Evil 2 and Elden Ring, what maps say about our relationship with games, and the joy of exploring!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Steamworld Heist II
Maddy: Dream Scenario (2023)
Jason: Red Dead's History (Tore C. Olsson)
LINKS:
Preorder Jason’s Book! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason-schreier/play-nice/9781538725429/
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Episode 216 • 8 August 2024 • 1h, 54s
Kirk won last year's predictions bet, so it's time to play the Resident Evil 2 remake! The Triple Click gang makes their way through the police station, gets chased by Mr. X, and screams a lot of obscenities in a gross sewer.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Operator
Maddy: The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions
Jason: Long Island Compromise (Taffy Brodesser-Akner)
LINKS:
https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings/22811800/gollum-lord-of-the-rings-actor-andy-serkis-weta-digital
Preorder Jason’s Book! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason-schreier/play-nice/9781538725429/
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Episode 215 • 1 August 2024 • 1h, 2m and 27s
When is it OK to cheat in a video game? When is it not OK? This week, the Triple Click gang ponders all things cheating, from codes to mods, and talks about the ethical dilemmas (or lack thereof) when it comes to altering the intended experience in a video game.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Twister (1996)
Maddy: Suicide Squad Isekai
Jason: Blink 182 (Live at Citi Field)
LINKS:
You Are Good’s Twister episode: https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/twister-w-niko-stratis/
Preorder Jason’s Book! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com...
Episode 214 • 25 July 2024 • 1h, 1m and 48s
In this bonus episode, Kirk, Jason and Maddy each picked five games that played a formative role in their development as little lower-case “g" gamers. And then they talked about them!
KIRK:
TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan (1990)
Kings Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992)
Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1993)
The 7th Guest (1993)
Magic: The Gathering (1993)
MADDY:
Tetris (1989)
Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins (1992)
The Oregon Trail Deluxe (1992)
Myst (1993)
Doom (1993)
JASON:
Zork Zero (1988)
Final Fantasy IV (1991)
Warcraft II:Tides of...
Episode • 18 July 2024 • 1h, 11m and 59s
Who makes money when a game is sold but its developer has shut down? What otherwise good behaviors might tank creative projects? And what are the best (bad) movie tie-in games? This week, the gang opens up the mailbag to take some of your excellent questions.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
Maddy: Selaco
Jason: Final Fantasy XIV
LINKS:
Jason’s Suicide Squad Story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-06/-suicide-squad-warner-bros-s-200-million-flop-haunts-the-gaming-industry
Jason's Hironobu Sakaguchi interview: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-0...
Episode 213 • 11 July 2024 • 1h, 3m and 6s
It's time to revisit Elden Ring... again. Kirk, Maddy, and Jason are still obsessed with Shadow of the Erdtree (or should we say Scadu of the Erdtree?) and its sprawling new regions and dungeons. They talk about why they're captivated, what makes its level design so great, and those pesky quests that will lock you out if you breathe on them wrong.
One More Thing:
Kirk: 1000xResist (Switch and PC)
Maddy: Master Chef Junior
Jason: Real Americans [Rachel Khong]
LINKS:
Preorder Jason’s Book! https://www.hachettebookgroup.co...
Episode 212 • 4 July 2024 • 56m and 49s
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