Ep. 396 - Horse Valet, with Nicole Carpenter and Will Jagielski-Harrison

Game journalists Nicole Carpenter and Will Jagielski-Harrison join Ash Parrish to discuss the state of game journalism, World of Warcraft, and gamer girl bathwater stolen valor. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Nicole Carpenter, and Will Jagielski-Harrison. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: No More Heroes series Pokemon series Electric type Steel type Fairy type Dark type Normal type Eevee Dog Fox Felidae 1: How fucked is game journalism? (03:23) Aftermath Aftermath Endorses Zohran Mamdani For NYC Mayor King of the Hill King of the Hill reboot Sasuke Uchiha Boomhauer Star Wars: the Clone Wars The Simpsons Alone Again, Natura-Diddily Lisa the Vegetarian 2: How do you recommend a game to someone in a way that will get them to play it? (08:24) 3: Happy pride! How does queerness and queer narratives manifest uniquely in games, in contrast to other media? (11:44) Essence of Azeroth World of WarCraft Tauren Draenei The Sims series Murloc 4: What the hell is going on in the story of World of Warcraft? (16:17) Thrall Azeroth World of WarCraft: Cataclysm Overwatch Baby Winston Reinhardt Arthas Menethil American Chopper Halo series Red Vs. Blue 5: SteveWithAB asks, what’s the worst job in a video game? (26:32) FromSoftware Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Red Dead Redemption series The Witcher series Star Trek Soma Pokemon GO 6: What do you think was the hardest video game in history to make? (32:56) Star Citizen No Man’s Sky Final Fantasy XIV War Thunder Duke Nukem Forever DC Comics Hawkman Superman Rockstar Games MindsEye Peter Molyneux Street Fighter V Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Masahiro Sakurai 7: Who in video games do you trust? (38:15) Ash Parrish Nicole Carpenter Will Jagielski-Harrison LIGHTNING ROUND: Zelda Maker (40:49) Recommendations and Outro (52:08): Nicole: Save Spot, Reese’s Take 5 Ash: Date Everything Will: Essence of Azeroth, My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by massimo. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!