041: Rage Against the (Experience) Machine

Discussions on Heath diving into the Witcher games, Chris diving into Disco Elysium, the state of video game digital distribution on PC, all time video game sales records continuing to be broken, the gamification of early man found in Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, and a contentious debate surrounding the experience machine thought experiment and its relationship to video games. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:15 - The Witcher: Enhanced Edition (Heath) 00:12:20 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Heath) 00:31:12 - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales (Chris) 00:39:48 - Disco Elysium (Chris) 01:00:37 - The State of the PC Launcher Wars (Entrée) 01:13:44 - Call of Duty: Warzone's Death Mechanics (Side) 01:17:58 - The Untold History of Arkane Studios Noclip Documentary (Side) 01:22:04 - April 2020 NPD Results Continue to Break Records (Side) 01:26:43 - Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Gameplay or Heathware? 01:41:13 - Experience Machine Debate 02:21:14 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @mobiustubes Original release date: June 10th, 2020