Interview 34 – Steve Butts

* (0:40) If you’re playing Pathfinder Online and looking for a guild, Fear the Boot has aligned itself with Kabal.  We also have an upcoming event with Goblinworks that will take place in-game.  Keep your eye on the show for details, including how you can grab an alpha code to join us. * (1:56) Introducing Steve Butts, the editor-in-chief of IGN.  What YouTube and Flowers for Algernon have in common. * (3:37) Steve’s resume as a gamer and industry professional. * (5:43) Why tabletop gaming is important to the staff of a video-game-focused site.  The relationship between TTGs and video games.  (The game Dan referred to as The Legend of Quicksilver was actually The Legend of Blacksilver.) * (12:51) Storytelling not keeping pace with other advances in video gaming.  The graphic Dan referred to demonstrating diminishing returns in polygon count, * (23:45) Whether tabletop roleplaying games are shifting their focus as well.  The role of indie shops in both video games and roleplaying games. * (33:18) How the video game and RPG industry still inform each other’s development. * (48:55) Tips for people wanting to get into video game blogging and new media. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Julia, Pat Guests: Steve Butts