#25 - The Last of Us

Contributors from the 3Rivers Comicon

Guests at 3Rivers Comicon stop by the Arcade Bookshop booth to talk about what they love about stories and character development in video games and books, and what makes stories so important to them. Thanks to Rohan, Joseph, Alexavier, and Joe for stopping by and offering your perspectives!   Send your comments and pleas for our return to arcadebookshop@gmail.com [arcadebookshop@gmail.com] or Instagram @arcade_bookshop

#25 - The Last of Us

In Episode 25, friend of the show, author Nicolas Obregon, returns to talk about the video game, The Last of Us. For Nic, this is the game that turned video game storytelling on its head and showed us that games can do character and story not only as good as (and arguably better than) movies and television, but also as good as books.    Send game and book pairing suggestions or comments to arcadebookshop@gmail.com [arcadebookshop@gmail.com] or @arcade_bookshop on Instagram.

Arcade Cafe #18 - The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves

Your miniature answer to the full-length episodes of Arcade Bookshop! Every week we catch up on video game progress, book progress, video game news, writing and publishing updates, and more! Today it's just Bryce again. He plays back a conversation with another guest at Three Rivers Comicon and talks about another aspect of why stories are so important, no matter where they come from.  Get in on the advance sale period of Bryce's book! It's a tad bit cheaper and Bryce hardly makes anything from these sales, but it would just be cool to know people are reading. https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/airplane-graveyard-by-bryce-johle/ [https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/airplane-graveyard-by-bryce-johle/] Listen to our most recent episodes #23 and #24, discussions of Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft and the indie game, Return of the Obra Dinn.    Instagram @arcade_bookshop arcadebookshop@gmail.com

#24 - Return of the Obra Dinn

In Episode 24, Bryce and Caleb talk about the video game, Return of the Obra Dinn. The guys talk about what a unique modern gaming experience this game is and how it deftly pulls from the old to make something new. They make conjecture on the process of making a game like this, and how creater Lucas Pope does it all on his own.   This episode (and its sister on On Writing by Stephen King) was suggested by Jay from the YouTube channel, SquarePegs! Check out Jay's channel @SquarePegs, which covers game reviews, special video game lists, unboxings, and so much more.    Play and read along with the guys! See the show schedule for the future episodes below!   Show Schedule:   7/15: Stray 7/29: Player Piano   Send game and book pairing suggestions or comments to arcadebookshop@gmail.com [arcadebookshop@gmail.com]. @arcade_bookshop on Instagram.

Arcade Cafe #17 - Nintendo Direct, Being Tired, & Season 2

Your miniature answer to the full-length episodes of Arcade Bookshop! Every week we catch up on video game progress, book progress, video game news, writing and publishing updates, and more! Today we talk about all the new and exciting announcements from the past week's Nintendo Direct! Then we discuss the pains of being tired and unproductive working-class creatives, and roll out some Arcade Bookshop future update announcements.  Get in on the advance sale period of Bryce's book! It's a tad bit cheaper and Bryce hardly makes anything from these sales, but it would just be cool to know people are reading. https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/airplane-graveyard-by-bryce-johle/ [https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/airplane-graveyard-by-bryce-johle/] Listen to our most recent episode #23, a discussion of Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. On 7/1, we'll be talking about the unique video game, Return of the Obra Dinn. Regular episodes of Arcade Bookshop air every other Monday.   Instagram @arcade_bookshop arcadebookshop@gmail.com