Episode 253 – Tommy Tallarico Returns to the Basement! (Intellivision Update and Reviews on the Run!)

Victor Lucas is joined by his old pal Tommy Tallarico for a catch up conversation about all things Intellivision, Reviews on the Run and much more!
(Apologies on the echo on Vic’s mic for part of the episode! We figured it out and that won’t happen again!)

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Episode 252 – iPhones & iNdependence with tech journalist Brian Tong!

Vic and tech journalist, Brian Tong, have an extraordinary conversation in the Basement about the new Apple iPhones but also carving out a respected identity and a satisfying business in this complicated media landscape.

TIME STAMPS
00:00 – Introductions
02:53 – How Vic noticed Brian – C|Net days
04:52 – The Era of the Independent Creator
08:11 – Vic’s Journey as an Indecent Creator
10:54 – Brian Leaving C|Net
12:48 – YouTube’s Focus on Categorization/Specificity
17:05 – Make Stuff From The Heart
20:05 – How Much Has Your Work Changed This Year?
24:38 – iPhone 12/12 mini/12 Pro Discussion
33:50 – Gaming and Apple
47:35 – Apple’s Future – What Does Their Own Silicon Mean for Them?
54:07 – Maybe Apple Will Take a Page From Samsung’s Dex & Fold?
56:37 – What’s Next From Apple That Will Shock Us?
01:04:09 – How Long Until We Produce Our Shows on iPhone?
01:06:52 – What Sci-Fi Communication Tech Do You Want?
01:09:34 – We’re Fans Of Apples New Video Showcases!
01:13:18 – What Will Be The Most Popular iPhone?
01:15:45 – Wrap Up

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Episode 251 – Making Crash Bandicoot 4 with Dan Neil & Josh Nadelberg from Toys For Bob!

Victor Lucas invites Toys For Bob’s creative director, Daniel Neil, and art director, Josh Nadelberg, into the Basement for a chat about the creation of the wonderful Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time!

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Episode 250 – A New PETER PARKER, CYBERPUNK’S CRUNCH and MINECRAFT in SMASH with Behr Safi!

Behr Safi joins Vic in the Basement this week as the pair look at some of the biggest stories going on in games! And then they check out some multiplayer Star Wars Squadrons!

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Episode 249 – Xbox Series X Hands On! With Guest Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica!

Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica has been playing games on Xbox Series X for a week! Let’s chat with him!

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Episode 248 – Xbox Buys Bethesda! Amazon Luna and Game Streaming! TGS, Nick Fury & More with Jose Sanchez!

Join Victor Lucas and Jose “Foobs” Sanchez as they chat about the news of the week including Xbox buying Bethesda, reveals from the Tokyo Game Show, Amazon’s Luna Game Streaming, The Nick Fury show on Diseny+ and much more!

Episode 246 – To Hades from Bastion with Supergiant’s Greg Kasavin!

The creative director of Supergiant Games, Greg Kasavin stops by Vic’s Basement! We find out about Greg’s years in the game industry, first as a long time executive editor at Gamespot and then conversation rolls into the 13 years and four games Greg has made at Supergiant, including his latest, Hades!

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introductions
02:15 – Stealth Launching Hades–What’s it All About?
19:45 – Supergiant Games – Tell Us About Working With Your Team
33:05 – How Did You Get Into Games? Discussion About Gamespot
38:50 – Playing More Bad Games and Retro Gaming Discussion
48:24 – Did Your Parents Support Your Obsession With Games?
56:40 – Making The Transition To Launching Supergiant
01:04:00 – Is Hades Your Best Game?
1:09:39 – Thank You and Extro

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Episode 245 – Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Deus Ex, Acting Advice & Much More with Elias Toufexis!

One of the busiest actors in Games, TV, Movies and Commercials visit’s Vic’s Basement to chat about Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Deus Ex and Acting in 2020!

TIME STAMPS
00:00 – Introduction / Pandemic / Wildfires
03:01 – Immortals: Fenyx Rising Discussion (Playing Prometheus)
12:33 – Canadian Actor Moved to LA
18:01 – Your Voice Is Unique in LA / Tight Circles
19:45 – How Do You Crack Into Performance Capture?
22:21 – Post Pandemic Production
24:43 – Thinking of Moving Back To Canada?
25:52 – We Love California!
29:06 – What Work Do You Enjoy More – Voice/Performance Capture/On Camera?
32:00 – Working Crunch Hours
36:29 – 2020, The Year of Analyzing Everything / Booking New Gigs
39:11 – What The Hell Is Going On With Deus Ex?
43:24 – Weirdest Commercial Memory?
44:58 – Shatner Offs & Montreal
46:28 – What’s Next and Wrap Up

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Episode 245 – Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake! Guests: Yuri Lowenthal and Pierre-Sylvain Gires (Game Director, Ubisoft Pune)!

One of Vic’s favorite games of all time (heh) is getting remade by Ubisoft! Here’s Vic with the game director, Pierre-Sylvain Gires, and the star, Yuri Yowenthal, of Prince of the Persia: The Sands of Time Remake!

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