Ultra Extreme Peggle Grand Master: Ace Rothstein - Part 2

No Episode This Week!

Isaac and Steve pop in to briefly explain that while there won't be a full episode this week, listeners and fans should rest assured more PopCast is well on the way! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello Greetings Bonjour 01:06  ...annnnnd we're out!

PopCap and beyond - Ed Allard pt2

Steve and Isaac continue to converse with the omnitalented Ed Allard about PopCap Games and beyond. Ed co-founded Escape Factory & Sprout Games, founded Wayward Distractions, audio designed for TIVO, and directed games worldwide for PopCap... all before breakfast! We keep chatting about all of it in this second half of our conversation. Check it out! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello and Welcome 01:22  118 Direct Reports 04:29  Platform Stuff 05:06  Pvz2 Development 07:10  The Siloing Effect 10:36  Pig Up & New IP 31:01  Wayward Distractions 34:09  Space Otter Charlie 41:04  Game Dev Triangle of Labor 46:16  The Prairies of Possibility 50:09  Prototyping on Robotics 50:58  Time With AI 55:12  Experience Organic Life 56:17  Wrapping Up

Sprout Games and beyond - Ed Allard pt1

Steve and Isaac welcome the multitalented Ed Allard for conversation about his tenure at PopCap during the golden age.  Co-founder of Escape Factory and Sprout Games, founder of Wayward Distractions, audio designer for the TIVO, and Director of Games Worldwide for PopCap Games around the time of the buyout. Ed has a very storied career and we get the privilege of talking with him about all of it. Join us!

Pour Another One Out for the Two Bells - Part 2

Isaac and Steve continue to grill and be grilled by Rich Werner, Matt Holmberg and Julie Thomas regarding the nexus of nonsense known as the Two Bells pub.  Sandwiches are discussed, as are soups, billionaires and Narnia. Pull up a stool and join us! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello and Welcome 01:45  Previously on... 02:27  Duck Hunt 03:52  Pulse of Creativity 07:19  Favorite Item 15:56  Soups 20:57  Covid  25:07  Pub at Piper's Creek 34:16  We'll Never Be Billionaires 38:59  A Two Bells Memory (or two) 47:00  Narnia 50:48  Cold Spots 52:33  Life After Death 55:38  This Beautiful Thing

Pour One Out for the Two Bells - Part 1

Isaac and Steve push Zoom to the limit to babble about the legendary "PopCap South," otherwise known as the Two Bells Pub. Plants vs. Zombies artists Rich Werner and Matt Holmberg team up with bartending superstar Julie Thomas for an unflinching sprint down memory lane. We dig up old memories of a beloved bar, examine them, and shake our collective heads at the sort of nonsense we used to get up to, all while celebrating a special place that meant so much to so many. CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello and Welcome 02:27  Pop a Cap in Yer Ass 03:39  Vechey 04:50  Symbiotic 06:56  Back Tables 09:31  TTP 12:37  Belltown 14:02  Big Fish 16:46  Human Thing 19:22  Irish Noir Gangster 23:05  Some Kind of Disturbance 27:29  Meredith Storm 29:41  Smart Drinkers Drink Water 33:54  Two Bells Movie Night 36:26  Punks and Party Animals 40:05  Evil Disney Witch Ladies 46:31  That Third Place 49:30  Robo Dojo  52:01  Pure Daylight 52:29  And On That