032 - Does Concord Foretell A Doomed Industry?

Welcome to Scorebored, a gaming podcast that only takes video games as seriously as they deserve. Jordan and Skylar talk about how games intertwine with their lives, offer thoughts on how to improve the industry across the board, and provide other attempts at levity, from the play perspective, amid an industry and culture seemingly designed to tear you down. This week we're talking Concord, but first we'll dive into the usual roundup of new music, quite a few books(!?!), Quidditch Champions, The Crow(s), other new releases, and more. We’ve got a newsletter! Sign up and check it out over at scorebored.substack.com Newsletter link: https://open.substack.com/pub/scorebored/p/the-scorebored-newsletter-090524?r=47qg27&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true We’ve also got a (free) Patreon that features a bit more of our writing and (eventually) videos and stuff, which you can find and sign up for at scorebo.red, or patreon.com/scorebored. And Jordan is doing random TikTok BS @inklimb. Anyway, I hope these timestamps work! Much love. (00:00:00) Bangin’ song (00:01:20) Intro (00:02:19) Skylar Goes Concert Hopping (00:05:48) Jordan’s Been Getting Creative (00:07:35) It’s Music Time (00:07:50) Oasis Is Getting Back Together (00:08:42) A Selection of New Singles (00:09:22) Anthony Raneri’s Solo Efforts (00:10:57) Travis Scott’s Days Before Rodeo (00:13:11) Blink-182 One More Time Part 2 Coming Very Soon (00:14:02) Linkin Park Gets A New Singer (00:19:01) Brojob is Back and Deathcore Is Dead (00:19:32) Zebrahead (00:25:23) Book - A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara (00:27:21) Book - The Eyes Are The Best Part - Monika Kim (00:30:49) Book - Incidents Around the House - Josh Malerman (00:36:22) Surprise! We Have a Newsletter! (And these chapters! Hey!) (00:37:47) Book - The Long Walk - Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) (00:39:43) TV - The Handmaid’s Tale (00:45:46) Movie - #AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead (00:50:52) Movies - Longlegs and Trap (00:54:27) Movies and A Game - The Crow, The Crow, and The Crow: City of Angles (PS1) (01:05:30) Movie - What We Do In The Shadows (01:07:49) Movie - Inside Out 2 (01:10:14) Game - Quidditch Champions (01:17:01) Game - Dark And Deep (Review @ hookedgamers.com) (01:26:07) Game - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Review @ hookedgamers.com) (01:33:07) Game - Black Myth Wukong (01:35:51) Game - Star Wars: Outlaws (01:40:16) Game - Black Ops 6 Beta (01:44:40) Game and Industry Discussion - Concord (02:07:55) Make Time to Play, and Have a Successful Day!