Ep. 398 - Horse Wives

The Insert Credit panel you know and love discuss developments in game journalism, gacha games about girls who are horses, and what happens when you put Coke Zero in espresso. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. 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: “I’m almost there, touching the numinous” Murderbot The Murderbot Diaries 1: Ash, you used to write for Kotaku, right? (03:29) Kotaku 2: Ash, what’s your read on this whole G/O Media selling Kotaku to Gizmodo’s parent company? (03:36) G/O Media sells Kotaku and says it’s “winding down” Gizmodo Jim Spanfeller io9 The Root What Is an io9? The Verge Polygon Iodine SegaSammy merger SquareEnix merger Dragon Quest series Hi-Fi Rush Tango Gameworks Krafton slams ex-Subnautica 2 execs — who now say they’re suing 3: When is it cool that a video game changes the rules on you, and when is it annoying? (08:55) Xbox 360 Sega Genesis Commodore 64 4: What non-video game piece of media do you think has inspired the most video games? (13:20) Star Wars The Lord of the Rings Dune Sailor Moon Gambling Magical girl Dungeons & Dragons Zoobooks Sonic the Hedgehog Bill Clinton Arsenio Hall Cedric the Entertainer Knuckles the Echidna Michael Jackson How Sonic The Hedgehog Was Directly Inspired By Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson Miles “Tails” Prower A.C. Slater Screech Powers Blade Runner (1982) Phantasy Star Final Fantasy VI Alien (1979) Metroid 5: Design 3 new characters for Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (18:27) Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Infinity Nikki Seabiscuit Kentucky Derby Babe Ruth Shiori Fujisaki Tokimeki Memorial Eve DraftKings Bayonetta Jill Valentine Lady Dimitrescu 2B Kainé Samus Aran Stellar Blade The iDOLM@STER series Minigame: Gacha Time! (24:44) John Smith The Outfoxies Governor Griffon Red Dead Revolver Steven Tyler Orianna The Witcher III: Wild Hunt The Nothing Fortnite Autkendo Jansa The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Karlach Baldur’s Gate III Heidi Kalson The Sims: Life Stories Bonker Clay Fighter 6: Alex Jaffe asks, what is an indie game? (33:13) Indie Game: the Movie (2012) Braid Fez Super Meat Boy Minecraft Naughty Dog Brandon Boyer Necrosoft Minigame: 18 Questions - Real Person Who Has Appeared in the Greatest Number of Video Games (38:31) John Madden Harrison Ford Sid Meier’s Civilization series Genghis Khan (SPOILER) The Real Person Who Has Appeared in the Greatest Number of Video Games 7: Gemstonez asks, please rank and discuss the PlayStation games mentioned in the song “My Console” by Eiffel 65 (43:12) Eiffel 65 - My Console Tekken 3 Metal Gear Solid Eiffel 65 - Blue Resident Evil Gran Turismo Omega Boost Bloody Roar The X-Files Game Another World Éric Chahi Ridge Racer Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee Pagliacci Winning Eleven series Mathew Kumar Recommendations and Outro (50:39): Frank: Vent your PC heat out of your home’s chimney, Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose Brandon: Check your airplane console for Bejeweled 3 which is the good version of Bejeweled without microtransactions, ZPF Ash: Make more root beer floats, The Murderbot Diaries 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 BB Kaizo. 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!