In their most click-bait episode ever, Jalada and Sefran discuss the state of mobile phone games, where they think the industry is going, and some games that perhaps aren't so bad after all.

• 81% of the UK population own a smartphone according to Deloitte.
• "Mobile games hit $34.8B in 2015, taking 85% of all app revenues"
• Super Mario Run from Nintendo.
• Extra Credits channel on YouTube.
• Monument Valley.

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In another case of 'Jalada and Sefran weren't paying attention to the episode timer', this bonus-length episode is all about our favourite video game consoles.

• Nintendo GameBoy
• Sega GameGear
• Nintendo 64
• PlayStation 4
• Joint favourite: Nintendo GameCube
  • In the episode we say that the Wavebird was the first wireless controller. Of course, there were others before it, but it was pretty much the first to use radio-frequency (which was great) instead of infrared (which was terrible).

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Tom ('modest' on Summoner's Rift) joins Jalada and Sefran to talk about MOBAs; what they are, where they came from, and why they're so much fun.

• We touch on League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Defense of the Ancients, DOTA 2, and Smite.
  • Feel free to be pedantic and email us to let us know that Aeon of Strife was arguably the first MOBA, not DOTA.
• Faker, arguably the best League of Legends player.
• League of Legends Patch 7.1 notes, an example of just how much can change month to month in a MOBA.
• /r/summonerschool.

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Jalada and Sefran explain why community management is so important in the development and maintaining of video games, from the perspective of video gamers.

• 7 Days to Die developer blog
• Examples of less-than-ideal pre-launch management: Spore, Fable, No Man's Sky.
• "Deus Ex: Mankind Divided silly preorder scheme scrapped"
• Diablo 3's significant Loot overhaul patch, dubbed 'Loot 2.0'.
• "Final Fantasy 14 killed by Square Enix’s stubbornness, reborn by a new approach"
• Elite Dangerous Galnet News
• id Software's open-sourced game code on GitHub

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Antonia joins us for this episode where we discuss what makes life-sim games appealing, and why Stardew Valley is such a great example of one.

• Steam best sellers of 2016.
• Other examples of life-sims: Animal Crossing, The Sims, Farming Simulator, and of course Euro-Truck Simulator.
• For further information on the reward loop in video game design, read up on 'compulsion loops'.

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