Scandalous Games
Scandalous Games is a video game history podcast that takes a closer look at video game related controversies. Every episode, historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story about a scandalous event from gaming's past to his friends who offer commentary on moral panics, ill-advised advertising campaigns, unusual figures, and any and all topics related to video game scandals and how they shaped the medium. New episodes drop on the first and third Tuesdays of every month! Check out more info, including show notes and sources, at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com.
Podcasting since 2021 • 79 episodes
Scandalous Games
Latest Episodes
Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 2: Pat Pulling begins
Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch, Andy Hunter, and recently-published author Matt Shoemaker, whose new book, Gathering of Gamers: Dungeons & Dragons and Other Games Throug...
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Episode 70
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42:52
Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 1: William Dear's dungeon quest
Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch, Andy Hunter, and Phil Thomas. We are also joined by a special guest: Matt Shoemaker, who is a game designer, librarian, game historian, and autho...
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Episode 69
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44:54
Uwe Boll's Postal 2, Part 2: Uwe Troll with musical guest: Uwulous-B
Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch and Andy Hunter. We finally wrap up our look at legendary (?) video game movie director Uwe Boll's attempt to make a sequel to his 2007 adaptation...
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Episode 68
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52:26
Uwe Boll's Postal 2, Part 1: The little Kickstarter that could (but didn't)
Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch and Andy Hunter. Having learned about Uwe Boll's 2007 adaptation of Postal, we pivot into his attempts to make a film sequel to Running w...
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Episode 67
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1:21:13
Uwe Boll's Postal, Part 2: Uwe's critical disagreement
Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Kate Lynch and Andy Hunter. We wrap up our discussion of Uwe Boll's 2007 film Postal by examining the film's critical and audience reception at the ...
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Episode 66
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30:48