2018 Yamauchi Awards

** In June 2018, Ben Esposito was on his way to a game conference when he received a email that said his game had been stolen. ** The idea he had been working on for six years was already for sale, by someone else. It might have been inevitable. We examine what happens when a bigger company sees an opportunity in your personal small game. We talk to creator of Donut County, Ben Esposito, the chief operating officer of Noodlecake Studios, Ryan Holowaty and many others about how a French media conglomerate operates and why there are so many mobile game clones. Music on this weeks episode were thanks to the Free Music Archive. We used "Self-Driving" and "Sentimental" by Sro, "The first person crossing the bridge since a century" by Komiku, "I Used to Need the Violence" and "Rewound" by Chris Zabriskie, "Bargains" by Steve Coombs, "fascinating earthbound objects" by free energy, and "CopperNickle" by UncleBibby. We're produced out of Met Radio in downtown Toronto and made by Arman Aghbali and Danielle Rosen.

It's summer crossover time! Here's a special episode with Met Radio;s comic book show Radio Free Krypton! Justin Chandler joins us as Arman and Daniel about what makes a great Spider-Man story. How do you make an authentic Spider-Man New York? Just how important is that Parker luck? This episode was made possible thanks to donors to Met Radio. Thanks to the Free Music Archive for the following songs: "BMX Hero" by Pierlo, "Shun-in" by Pleiades. Built to Play is a product of Met Radio in the heart of downtown Toronto. It was produced by Arman Aghbali and Danielle Rosen.

E3 this year gave us a window into gaming's future. What's beyond it? Phoenix Simms joins us for a conversation about game streaming, political discourse and the raddest video games at this year's E3. You can find more of her work here: https://twitter.com/phoenixsimms Music on this weeks episode were from Broke for Free, "Heart Ache" and "Warm Up Suit." We found them on the Free Music Archive. We're produced out of Met Radio in downtown Toronto and made by Arman Aghbali and Danielle Rosen. Find out more at: https://builttoplay.ca

Gaming's annual grand exhibition, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is only a few more days away. But why does it look like a shadow of its former self? Brian Crecente at Variety Gaming gives us a window into the organization behind the trade expo. His story at Variety: Inside the Disarray Facing the Video Game Organization Behind E3 Thanks to the Free Music Archive for the following songs: : "Air Hockey Saloon" by Chris Zabriske, "Southside" by Lee Rosevere, and "Kopeika" by et. Built to Play is a product of Met Radio in the heart of downtown Toronto. It was produced by Arman Aghbali and Danielle Rosen. Podcast art from Alex C on Flickr.

We're ranking every video game ever made, and we're clearing out as much of Kingdom Hearts as we can: The Uncle who Works for Nintendo - 2014 - Michael Lutz (Matt Ishii) World of Warcraft - 2004 - Blizzard (Holly Babaran) Bastion - 2011 - Supergiant (Lyle Scott) Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety - Software Creations - 1995 (Jon Ore) Bayonetta - 2009 - Platinum Games (Ibrahim Faruqui) Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - 2004 - Jupiter (Vivian Ng) Super Metroid Shadow the Hedgehog. New additions: Kingdom Hearts 2 - 2005 Re:Coded - 2010 358/2 Days - 2009 Birth By Sleep - 2010 Dream Drop Distance - 2012 0.2 A Fragmentary Passage - 2017 Thanks to OCRemix for the following songs: "Protect Your Kingdom" by Smooth4Lyfe, "Respite (Kingdom Hearts)" by Emunator. Built to Play is a product of CJRU in the heart of downtown Toronto. It was produced by Arman Aghbali and Danielle Rosen. If you like the show please subscribe and rate us online. It helps more people find the show and gives us an idea how we're doing.