DialogBOX

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Welcome back to another season of DialogBOX, I'm your host Laughingboy and I'm always joined by 2 or 3 very lovely guests. Every episode we'll focus on topics surrounding video games, content creation, and everything in-between! You used to watch us on YouTube, but now you get to listen to us in the car! That's gotta mean something these days, right? Catch the show live once a month on YouTube.com/@laughingboylp

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The Great Video Game Crash of... 2024?

Apr 24 2024 88 mins

Whew boy, video games, am I right?? 2024 started off with a bang with many development studios laying off several thousand employees in just the first three months alone. Problem is, these publishers are also mentioning record profits... what gives? Then several high profile releases like Suicide Squad underperformed, but WB quickly decided NOT to learn its lesson and committed to

Is the Algorithm Killing YouTube?

Apr 02 2024 90 mins

2024 started with a lot of prolific YouTubers announcing their retirement, citing burnout from an unforgiving algorithm. I've gathered a crack team of full-time creators including streamer ProtonJon, video maker Shesez of Boundary Break, as well as a full-time social media manager and mental health/self care advocate selfcaregamer to talk about what burnout and the algorithm me

My Year in Gaming 2023 Edition

Feb 12 2024 104 mins

Our annual tradition returns! This time we have forestminish, ProtonJon, and JoshJepson here to talk about the games we all played last year, and ranking them as we always do! Did we manage to all finish Tears of the Kingdom, or did we all collectively burn out... Did Laughingboy finish ANY games that actually released in 2023? What games did we find the most disappointing? All wil

2023 Was a Weird Year for Video Games

Jan 30 2024 87 mins

Well gamers, 2023 is almost over. What was probably one of the best years of video games was also one of the worst for the people who are tasked with making them. I'm joined by Rebecca Stone once again, AKA forestminish, as well as a newcomer to the podcast, Mike Minotti of GamesBeat, to talk about all the major events and games that came out of this year, along with what we

The Game Awards: 2023 Edition

Nov 22 2023 112 mins

The Game Awards 2023 is upon us and the nominees are in! For this month's podcast I bring in ⁠Kevin Kenson⁠, ⁠forestminish⁠, and ⁠UltimaShadowX⁠ to discuss which games we think deserve the GOTY nominations, what awards categories will likely be rushed in between World Premieres, and whatever else to expect with this year's festivities.

What’re We STILL Looking Forward to in 2023?

Aug 11 2023 82 mins

We're halfway through 2023, so its time for a progress report! I have Rebecca Stone and Kevin Kenson with me this time to talk about what games we've played so far, what games we enjoyed and what games we hated. Plus, a look into the future and our picks for GOTY contenders. Has Tears of the Kingdom stolen our hearts already or are we still waiting on our game of 2023?

Remembering E3 2013

Jul 03 2023 91 mins

Wow, remember E3? The once titan of the gameshow industry has fallen on some really hard times after 2020, but there once was a time where E3 was the "big game" for video games. I'm joined by Rebecca Stone, Proton Jon, and NintendoFanGirl to remember a time gone by. What were we excited for? Have video games changed much since then? All this, and more, on this episode

Content Creation and Mental Health

Jun 21 2023 111 mins

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To that end, I invited JoshJepson and Rebecca Stone to tonight's DialogBOX to have a heart to heart about being a creator and the mental health struggles that tend to go with that. Catch the show on YouTube!

We Need to Talk About Game Difficulty

Jun 16 2023 71 mins

Are video games too hard these days or are they too easy? Am I only a gamer if I play hard video games, or is playing Animal Crossing okay? I'm joined by @BoundaryBreak, @forestminish, and @alecandstuff to talk about game difficulty and what it means to the gamer community as a whole. Are save states considered cheating? What about developer intent? We'll answer those and m

Let's Talk About Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Feb 20 2023 99 mins

Tonight I convinced @forestminish, @UltimaShadowX, and @MissFushi to hang out with me and talk about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! We'll talk about what we're looking forward to in the Breath of the Wild sequel, what we liked/disliked about the first game in this duology, and more! Catch the show live on YouTube!