Podcast for Episode 8 of the Shane Plays radio show from 7/18/2015:
Arvan my Eleron!
Highlights: San Diego Comic-Con news; interview with professor, fantasy author, podcaster and Twitch personality Gregory A. Wilson AKA “Arvan Eleron”.
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SHOW NOTES
INTERVIEW: Gregory A. Wilson AKA “Arvan Eleron”, professor, fantasy author, podcaster and Twitch personality
Website: http://www.gregoryawilson.com/
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
Twitter: @gregoryawilson
NEWS
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed away July 11, 2015
4000 attend a 2 day funeral service
Fans Remember Nintendo President Iwata at Funeral
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/07/17/fans-remember-nintendo-president-iwata-at-funeral/
“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”
-Satoru Iwata in his keynote speech at GDC 2005
Berkeley Breathed returning to “Bloom County” for the first time in 25 years
http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/berkeley-breathed-returning-to-bloom-county-for-first-time-in-25-years
Ant-Man is out! Reviews?
Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
Metacritic: 65%
PlayStation CPU Powering Probe Travelling Towards Pluto
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-cpu-powering-probe-travelling-towards-/1100-6428896/
More info on CPU itself:
MIPS goes to Pluto
http://blog.imgtec.com/mips-processors/mips-goes-to-pluto
The Master Miyazaki Will Direct a CG Animated Film
http://ow.ly/PxYPW
Report: Batman PC fix won’t hit until September at the earliest
http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/16/8976373/report-batman-pc-fix-wont-hit-until-september-at-the-earliest
Beamdog announce Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, with Chris Avellone onboard
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/beamdog-announce-baldurs-gate-siege-of-dragonspear-with-chris-avellone-onboard.101204/
http://www.siegeofdragonspear.com/
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON NEWS
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Comic-Con 2015 Reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNJ51ghzdY
Batman vs. Superman SDCC Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WWzgGyAH6Y
Deadpool Trailer
X-Men Apocolypse Trailer
SDCC: Batman The Killing Joke coming as DCU animated movie
http://hushcomics.com/2015/07/11/sdcc-2015-batmans-the-killing-joke-to-get-dcu-animated-treatment/
Also:
-“Batman: Bad Blood” — An original Batman story that features the introduction of Batwoman to the new line of animated films.
-“Justice League vs. Titans” — Another original story and the first of the DC Universe Original Movies to feature the Teen Titans.
Comic-Con reacts to Supergirl pilot: ‘I’m absolutely speechless’
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/09/supergirl-comic-con
Fear The Walking Dead SDDC Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDxew5SguVw
The Walking Dead Season 6 Trailer
https://youtu.be/Va1UPrFXHKA
NEXT WEEK
Game designer Chris Avellone of Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment, Star Warks Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Fallout: New Vegas, Wasteland 2 and more!