HatchetJob.com

Apr 16 2024 111 ep. 43 mins 170
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A show about more than videogames.

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The Steve Ritchie interview. Probably the world's best pinball table designer.

Apr 16 2024 104 mins  
Steve Ritchie is one of the most important pinball machine designers in the world. In this show you’ll hear about his background, his career and the remarkable stories behind some of the best pinball tables in history.

HJ111 - The 2014 HatchetJob Awards

Feb 07 2016 100 mins  
In our yearly HatchetJob awards AKA Insert Category, we invent awards for the videogames we played in 2014 - yes 2014 - from the serious to the stupid, from sex robots to sociopathy. Can you guess which titles won the ‘Ubiest Ubiboo’ and 'Decrease in real-life stalking' awards? This show was recorded in February 2016. Music Velveteen Skies by Carosone

HJ110 - The 2013 HatchetJob Awards

Mar 23 2015 68 mins  
In our yearly HatchetJob awards AKA Insert Category, we invent awards for the videogames we played in 2013 - yes 2013 - from the serious to the stupid. Can you guess which title won 'It's a condition!' ? This show was recorded in February 2015. Music is 80/90 Pieces by destinazione_altrove

HJ109 - 18 hours with The Last of Us (and my mother)

Jan 24 2015 59 mins  
In this show we discuss playing The Last of Us with a parent (who watches it as if it were a film) and whether the game, and its story, are deserving of the praise heaped upon them. There are spoilers for the game and the film 28 Weeks Later. Brother in the Land The Floating World

HJ108 - What do bomb disposal experts feel about their robots?

Nov 09 2014 64 mins  
Roboticist and educator Dr. Julie Carpenter tells us about her research with bomb disposal experts, how society might have to change as robots become more advanced and even what happens when a robot powers down in front of a small child. Recorded late August 2014. Julie's website Festo seagull drone: http://youtu.be/9YGLZXEwRVc Festo kangaroo: http://youtu.be/_4luJ0ZSqy8 Music is

HJ107 - The 2012 HatchetJob awards

Feb 06 2014 42 mins  
In our yearly HatchetJob awards AKA Insert Category show, we invent awards for the games we played in 2012 - yes 2012 - from the serious to the stupid. Can you guess which title won Wub Wub? Music is Don't Go (RumbleStep Mix) by CDK Gootecks speaks to disabled gamer Broly

HJ106 - Why how you practice affects how good you'll get

Jan 15 2014 26 mins  
Dr.Tom Stafford is a lecturer in psychology and cognitive science at the University of Sheffield. He explains why the way you practice affects how good you get at something - and he's got 850,000 people to back him up. Axon game: http://axon.wellcomeapps.com/ Github: https://github.com/tomstafford/axongame Tom's blog: http://www.tomstafford.staff.shef.ac.uk/?p=221 Tom on Twitter: h

HJ105 - Splinter Cell, Snowden and the NSA

Oct 21 2013 46 mins  
We discuss Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA and how games should portray governments in the future. Some spoilers about locations and plot devices.

HJ104 - Taking submissions for Insert Category game awards

Aug 26 2013 2 mins  
We're taking submissions for the 3rd annual Insert Category awards from HatchetJob.com. Invent an award for a game released in 2012. Music from Incompetech.com

HJ103 - Bioshock Infinite. (Spoilers and swearing)

Jul 09 2013 44 mins  
We discuss Bioshock Infinite & touch on topics such as racism in the early 20th century, meaningful choices in games & how we're being asked to pay for unfinished stories. M: Paradise is Lost A: Mauerhuhn