We're joined by Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), and Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis) to discuss Combatants, the 46th game in the UFO 50 collection.
“The evil Red Ants have taken your land! Fight Back and defend your queen!”
Next week: Quibble Race
Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Discussed in this episode:
Starcraft: Remastered
https://starcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/
Pikmin 1+2 Bundle
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/pikmin-1-plus-2-bundle-switch/
Little King’s Story
https://store.steampowered.com/app/390310/Little_Kings_Story/
Tinykin
https://www.tinykingame.com/
Patapon
https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/patapon-1-plus-2-replay
Tooth & Tail
https://www.toothandtailgame.com/
The Grasshopper: Games, Life, and Utopia by Bernard Suits
https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-grasshopper-third-edition/#tab-description
Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games by Eric Zimmerman
https://kotaku.com/manifesto-the-21st-century-will-be-defined-by-games-1275355204
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change The World by Jane McGonigal
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reality-is-broken-jane-mcgonigal/1100817884?ean=9780143120612
Game Studies Study Buddies 51 – Suits – The Grasshopper
https://rangedtouch.com/2022/09/29/51-suits-the-grasshopper/
EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Mini & Max
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mini-max
Gio on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/gwishin.bsky.social
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