Anthem's Development And BioWare In Crisis

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🗓️ 4 April 2019

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Baba is... everyone? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy are all playing the wonderfully clever puzzle game Baba Is You, which they're talking about this week alongside Sekiro, Pokemon, and Phoenix Wright. Then it's time to dive into Jason's new article about the making of Anthem (30:20) and the crisis of burnout at BioWare. Topics discussed include the video game industry's sustainability, how Anthem turned out the way it did, and whether big-budget video games can ever be made in a healthy way. Finally, some off-topic chat on PEN15, The Orville, and Captain Marvel (50:18).Music pick of the week: “Moanin’” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers from their 1959 album Moanin’Show notes: How BioWare's Anthem Went Wrong by Jason Schreier; The Writer Will Do Something by Tom Bissell and Matthew BurnsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:04.1	It's April 4th, 2019, and we've got a lot of news and video games to discuss this week.
1:08.4	First, we talk about the games we've been playing, as I've rounded the bend on Sekiro,
1:11.9	and all three of us are playing to beguiling Baba is You.
1:15.4	Then Jason goes deep on the Magnum Expoise he published this week,
1:18.5	detailing the dysfunctional development of BioWare's anthem,
1:21.5	and painting a portrait of a studio in crisis.
1:24.1	We may not have all the answers, but it seems pretty clear that the games industry has some serious problems.
1:28.7	We close out with some off-topic discussion of Penn 15, Captain Marvel, the Orville, and an anime-inflected
1:33.1	music pick of the week. Stay tuned.
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