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The Lottery - Why People Favor Worse Odds - Extra Credits

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Duration: 7:12
Updated: 02 Mar 2016
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Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP ---- (Episode details below...) Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GwiJWQ Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ A huge experiment in player psychology occurred in October 2015 - but it went unnoticed in the games industry because it was the lottery conducting this experiment. The Multi State Lottery Association (MUSL) significantly lowered the odds of anyone winning the Powerball. With fewer winners, the jackpot grew and grew, and in the first week of January 2016 we saw what would turn out to be the biggest player numbers in Powerball history. Even though the odds of winning are worse, the appeal of the giant jackpot makes it so there's an exponential increase in the number of people who want to try their luck. We have to wonder, is there a point where the odds become so low it actually discourages players, or will the size of the reward become irresistible no matter how unlikely we know we are to win? Game designers expect players to be rational actors who will favor the most efficient route to success (power leveling, loot grinding, and son). But the lottery results suggest that may not always be the case. Many games, especially MMOs, could stand to experiment with incentive systems that incorporate more "Big Score" type events like the lottery and less "The Job" type grinding that we're used to. ___________ ♫ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♫ Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1QmCh70

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Inside Out Funny Moments (End Credits)

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Duration: 1:43
Updated: 13 Oct 2015
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Inside Out Funny Moment - End Credits Scene. Help Us Like & Share This Video. Dont forget to Subscribe & comment below. Thanks! Subscribe iMovies ♥ https://goo.gl/mip5OE Like Us on FaceBook ♥ https://goo.gl/8IDI0V Follow Us On Twitter ♥ https://goo.gl/TChKJk

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EDEN - End Credits (feat. Leah Kelly)

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Duration: 4:01
Updated: 31 Jul 2015
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I'm so happy to be working collaboratively with EDEN on his End Credits EP. I hope you enjoy the first official video for EDEN, and my label! EDEN is on tour!...http://mcmxcv.eu/ Stream on Spotify...http://spoti.fi/1L53yuG Download... http://end-credits.mcmxcv.eu/ EDEN https://soundcloud.com/eden-mcmxcv http://www.facebook.com/eden.mcmxcv https://twitter.com/eden_mcmxcv Leah Kelly https://twitter.com/leah__kelly https://www.facebook.com/Leah-Kelly-1746106478946711/ Released by Seeking Blue & MCMXCV Video By Robert Anthony www.whatihavemade.com http://vimeo.com/whatihavemade Facebooobs https://www.facebook.com/MrSuicideSheep Follow on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/mrsuicidesheep Follow on Twitter https://twitter.com/mrsuicidesheep Sheepy t-shirts! http://bit.ly/Sheepytees Join the Plug.dj community! https://plug.dj/suicidesheep-chillroom Submit tracks http://mrsuicidesheep.tracksubmit.com/submit/

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Why Are There No Good Video Game Movies? - Extra Credits

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Duration: 8:58
Updated: 10 Feb 2016
views: 17630

Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP ---- (Episode details below...) Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GwiJWQ Special thanks to Movie Bob! Check out his channel: http://bit.ly/1TcRdb9 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ Why are there no good movies about video games? We asked our friend Movie Bob to weigh in, since this topic is his specialty. And there's no single answer to it. True, video games have a different storytelling style because of their interactive nature, but books and plays and even song also have different approaches that have been adapted successfully. The bigger concern is that the people with money and the power to make decisions in the film industry didn't grow up with our classic games. Looking back to Tim Burton's Batman, that movie was a hit that spawned multiple comic book movies - but they were all based off old franchises (Dick Tracy) or new fads (Spawn) instead of the most popular and enduring characters (Spiderman). They picked the wrong properties. Another challenge is that in games, caring about the story isn't necessarily part of caring about the game. Street Fighter has a narrative that most players don't even know about. But what if there's something worth adapting about a game aside from its story or mechanics? What if you adapted its core gameplay: a first-person experience of war. It would be distinct, and it would be distinctly Call of Duty. It even has the potential to feel more personal for the audience and to tell a good, original story that may not even need to connect to the game beyond that persepective. ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1PNOAKB

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10 Amazing Details Hidden in Movie Credits

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Duration: 5:48
Updated: 05 Feb 2016
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Check out our friends at TheRichest and Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXG8UIo96Yo&list;=PLXK3uPjJ22FWfMgaLLHEOEN04FRxeCVug&index;=19 10 Secret Easter Eggs In Movie Credits Subscribe to our channel : http://goo.gl/ho3Hg6 Check Out These Other Amazing Videos: 10 Amazing Spoilers Hidden In Popular Movies https://youtu.be/WtIl3Ek1uOA 10 Amazing Hidden Details in Star Wars The Force Awakens https://youtu.be/0xbnDHUn7JQ Movie fans these days know to keep an eye out for more than just the plot, as writers and directors have made a habit of planting easter eggs, inside jokes, and references to classic movies at every turn. But who says the fun has to stop when the movie ends? Some of the funniest jokes and hidden treasures can be found once the credits start to roll. Here are Screen Rant's 10 Amazing Details Hidden in Movie Credits. Script by: Andrew Dyce @andrewbdyce Voice Over by: Rob Flis @Rob_Flis https://twitter.com/rob_flis Featuring: Back To The Future | 0:31 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban | 0:57 Robocop | 1:26 Frozen | 1:55 Mission Impossible: III | 2:26 Finding Nemo | 2:49 Pulp Fiction | 3:15 Guardians Of The Galaxy | 3:40 Fight Club | 4:06 Brave | 4:39 Our Social Media: https://twitter.com/screenrant https://www.facebook.com/ScreenRant https://plus.google.com/+ScreenRant Our Website http://screenrant.com/ Screen Rant, All Your TV and Movie News In List Video Form! Movie Secrets, Hidden Clues, Superheroes, Movie Mistakes, Car Chases, Deleted Scenes, Plot Holes, Unscripted Scenes, Hidden Messages And Much More!

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Donald Trump Credits Tom Brady For Primary Win In Massachusetts

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Duration: 1:14
Updated: 03 Mar 2016
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Tom Brady never officially endorsed Donald Trump for President, but he may as well have. Last year, Brady positioned one of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats in his locker, and he talked at length about his relationship with Trump in the days to follow. He considers Trump a “good friend” and said that he supports “all my friends in everything they do” when he was asked about him in December. And on Super Tuesday, his "good friend" had no problem picking up 49.3 percent of the vote and winning the Massachusetts primary Subscribe to Complex for More: http://goo.gl/PJeLOl Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/ComplexMag https://www.facebook.com/complex https://www.instagram.com/complex/ https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, authoritative commentary, and a unique voice, our videos make culture pop.

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Games You Might Not Have Tried #8 - Find New Games - Extra Credits

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Duration: 8:45
Updated: 24 Feb 2016
views: 20605

Grab a GAME plushie and more from our shop! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP ---- (Find game details below...) Play our whole list of Games You Might Not Have Tried! http://bit.ly/1wsJSun Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQg9o... Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ For our long-running Games You Might Not Have Tried series, Extra Credits reviews and recommends a selection of video games that might have slipped under your radar. Here's the full list! * Thea: The Awakening (0:25): https://extra-credits.gamesrepublic.com/game/strategy,thea-the-awakening,5056.html * Axiom Verge (2:05): http://store.steampowered.com/app/332200/ * Mordheim: City of the Damned (2:59): https://extra-credits.gamesrepublic.com/game/strategy,mordheim-city-of-the-damned,5060.html * the static speaks my name: (5:08): http://store.steampowered.com/app/387860/ * LISA (5:40): http://store.steampowered.com/app/335670/ * Tearaway: Unfolded (6:52): http://amzn.to/1oHy6tL ___________ ♫ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♫ Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1VEDVSK

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Fuller House Opening Credits OFFICIAL

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Duration: 1:08
Updated: 26 Feb 2016
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Fuller House opening credits official version from the pilot. I did it first, it added a lot of meaning to my life.

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Extra Credits - Почему в большинстве игр плохой сюжет.

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Duration: 6:47
Updated: 06 Mar 2016
views: 6230

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Top 10 Serious End Credit Scenes

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Duration: 11:05
Updated: 20 Oct 2014
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When credits start to roll, it used to be the cue for moviegoers to clear out – but not any more. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 serious end credit scenes. Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, http://instagram.com/watchmojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Also, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Special thanks to our users Chris Wong and Ryan Martin for submitting the idea through our Suggest Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/Suggest Check out the voting page here, http://www.watchmojo.com/suggest/Top%2010%20Serious%20End%20Credit%20Scenes%20in%20Film If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info. WatchMojo is a leading producer of reference online video content, covering the People, Places and Trends you care about. We update DAILY with 2-3 Top 10 lists, Origins, Biographies, Versus clips on movies, video games, music, pop culture and more!

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Romantic Dilemmas - How Witcher 3 Builds Character through Choice - Extra Credits

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Duration: 6:05
Updated: 16 Sep 2015
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Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GVGAQv Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet ---- (Episode details below...) Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Join us live on Twitch! http://bit.ly/ECTwitch Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ Geralt in The Witcher III: Wild Hunt finds himself torn between two women he loves. His relationship with Yennefer is passionate but tumultuous, while his relationship with Triss is more tender and caring. Choosing between these two women doesn't feel like picking your favorite option at a buffet, a fault that Bioware romance options often fall into - it feels like defining Geralt as a person through the choice he makes. Geralt's relationship with these women reflects an inner conflict about who he already is (Yennefer) and who he wants to be (Triss). It also showcases a weakness in the "blank slate" character model so common in Western RPGs: by giving the player full control over who the character is, we actually limit ourselves since we can only define the character in broad, easy to design strokes such as "good" or "evil." The defined character and existing backstory of Geralt allowed the Witcher 3 developers to create nuanced choices that help the player think about who he is and what his choices mean. ___________ Recommended for you! Extra Credits - Best Detective Game Ever Made The Witcher III: Wild Hunt: http://bit.ly/1MYYSXO Extra History - The First Crusade The People's Crusade: http://bit.ly/1ihB83Q ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1FN6mp6

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Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit - The True Danger of Gamification - Extra Credits

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Duration: 7:39
Updated: 16 Dec 2015
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Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP ---- (Episode details below...) Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GwiJWQ Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ China has gamified being an obedient citizen with the creation of Sesame Credit. The game links to your social network and gives you a score for doing things that the government approves of, but it also reduces that score for doing things the government disapproves of. Even your friends' scores affect your own, and being friends with people who have a low score will drag your score down as well. This insidious system applies social pressure on people to ostracize their friends with lower scores, either forcing those friends to change their ways or effectively quarantining their rebellious ideas. While many sci-fi visions of a dystopian future have centered around a bleak government that controls through fear, Sesame Credit shows us that a government can use gamification and positive reinforcement to be just as controlling. And it's real. While currently the system is opt-in, the government plans to make it mandatory in 2020. Once mandatory, it may give rewards for good scores or penalties for bad ones. And in the meantime, making it opt-in has already set the tone for the game: people participate willingly, so they find it fun, and they set a very high standard for what the "average" score should be. Already people have begun sharing their scores on social media. ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1O88ssO

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Why Aren't There Science Fiction Games? - Extra Credits

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Duration: 7:29
Updated: 17 Feb 2016
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Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP ---- (Episode details below...) Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GwiJWQ Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ There's a difference between Science Fiction and Science Fantasy. Broadly, sci-fi (like Star Trek) makes us believe that it could happen in our universe as technology advanced. Science fantasy (like Star Wars) wants us to embrace fantastic elements like knights and magic laid over a hi-tech backdrop with space ships and laser guns. Games have a ton of great science fantasy games, but even the common trope of the gritty space marine tends to be just a knight in different armor. Games like Mass Effect, Fallout, and System Shock come close because they're built on scientific foundations (humanoid enemies, the apocalypse, and so on) but they still give you magical powers or indulge in scientific hand-waves. Meanwhile, if the goal of science fiction is - as John W. Campbell once said - to "make the marvelous seem mundane, and then the mundane will seem marvelous" then many games let us down by forcing us to experience the same overblown things repeatedly until we get tired of them. (Looking at you, Final Fantasy summons!) But good mundanity gets us to imagine what technology would look like (and do for us) in our regular lives. That's called mechanical transference, and it's something hard sci-fi is really good at creating. ___________ ♫ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♫ Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1XwHr34

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Avengers: Age of Ultron Post-Credits Scene EXPLAINED

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Duration: 3:15
Updated: 01 May 2015
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The Avengers 2 after credits (really mid-credits) scene seems to be a Thanos infinity gauntlet scene. We've got a detailed analysis and explanation of how this Thanos post credits scene ties into the Marvel universe and what it predicts for Avengers: Infinity War. The scene after the credits for Avengers isn't the Spider-Man post-credits reveal that we all wanted, but it's not bad. It is a little hard to get as excited when Marvel Phase 3 has already been announced and we knew Avengers: Infinity Wars is in the pipeline. But hey, we can never have too much Thanos. CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE OF THE THINGS YOU LOVE! http://bit.ly/OJA365 CAN'T GET ENOUGH MARVEL? WATCH BELOW! Avengers: Age of Ultron Alternate Ending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQrCi7liy9o Ant Man Post-Credit Scene Revealed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kmuFBm8co4 ---- Previous Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuWmrxU5FgA CONNECT WITH US! Facebook: http://facebook.com/newmediarockstars Twitter: http://twitter.com/newrockstars Tumblr: http://newmediarockstars.tumblr.com Website: http://www.newmediarockstars.com Host: Drew Coolidge * CREW * Directed by: Adam Bowers Head of Production: Filup Molina Executive Producers: Nathan Jordan, Rory Haines Written by: Devin Cleary, Adam Bowers Edited by: Adam Bowers Executive Assistant: Amy Leonard

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JESSIE VARGAS CELEBRATES AFTER TKO OF SADAM ALI; CREDITS NEW TRAINER AND MAYWEATHER SCHOOL

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Duration: 2:49
Updated: 06 Mar 2016
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"I'm ready to come right back...Dewey Cooper...he trained with Roger Mayweather, Jeff Mayweather...we come from the same school...I love his style as a trainer...now everyone knows who he is...I found my team and I'm very thankful," stated newly-crowned welterweight champion Jessie Vargas, who talked about his TKO victory over Sadam Ali. Check it out!

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Game Writing Pitfalls - Lost Opportunities in Games - Extra Credits

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Duration: 7:53
Updated: 06 Jan 2016
views: 249070

Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP ---- (Episode details below...) Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GwiJWQ Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ A video game takes up more of our time than movies, TV, or books, but they have far less to say. Literally: while TV scripts have about 120 words per minute of dialogue, we timed several narrative heavy games at about 16 words per minute. Many of those words are aimed at giving the player game information, not plot exposition, but even so, games like Destiny waste the time they do have on instructional text or throwaway lines. Characters simply restate what's going on around them or make meaningless comments to cover the gap in boring sections of gameplay. Contrast that with the Witcher 3, which dispenses instructions in five words and then proceeds to tell a story. Good dialogue should meet at least one of four basic criteria: 1) Tells us about the world 2) Tells us about the speaker 3) Tells us about other characters, or 4) Moves the plot forward. When games have so few words to build their story, it's a shame to see those opportunities wasted on filler. ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1O4IlQv

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Extra Credits - Why Games Do Cthulhu Wrong - The Problem with Horror Games

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Duration: 5:58
Updated: 28 May 2014
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H.P. Lovecraft and the Call of Cthulhu have inspired many horror games, but the power fantasy that drives most games conflicts with the unfathomable, unreachable terror of Cthulhu. Subscribe for new episodes on Wednesdays! http://bit.ly/SubToEC ___________ Recommended for you! Find games that deliver on the powerless feeling of great horror. http://bit.ly/1lLgfsl Rebuild human civilization on a hostile alien world. http://bit.ly/1t8S2Ac ___________ Join the discussion on our forums! http://bit.ly/1s4PlVj Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1k6ezIw

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What to Look for in 2016 - Industry Developments to Watch - Extra Credits

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Duration: 6:25
Updated: 03 Feb 2016
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Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP ---- (Episode details below...) Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GwiJWQ Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ It's a brand new year, and there a few interesting trends we're keeping an eye on as 2016 shapes up. For starters, the Portable Steam Machine may create a unique space for itself in the market. Since Apple devices like the iPad took over the mobile scene, there haven't really been any portable games designed around a controller input other than Nintendo 3DS - and its control scheme is unique enough to make porting to other systems difficult. The Portable Steam Machine, on the other hand, is built to play on both a handheld and a computer and it has a built in controller that unlocks diffferent avenues for game designers wishing to be successful in multiple sections of the market. We're also keeping an eye on the rapid acquisitions of non-Chinese game developers by Chinese corporations like Tencent and Snail Games. The quiet but rapid rush of acquisition we've seen over the last year has now reached a phase where it needs to pay off, and Chinese companies need to be more strategic about their investments. But they've been largely more hands-off than Western firms like EA when they acquire games, and the relationship between Riot Games and Tencent (which recently acquired 100% ownership) will serve as a bellwether to see how this shakes out. On similar lines, China recently lifted its ban on consoles, so we may see new Chinese game developers form to build games in their new console market. We're interested in whether those games remain in China or become localized and exported to other countries, bringing another new voice and new cultural perspective to game design. Finally, we hope to see whether the Western acquisition bubble will pay off. Microsoft and Activision invested billions of dollars into acquiring Minecraft and King Games (Candy Crush), respectively - even more than Disney paid for the acquisition of Marvel or Lucasfilm. If these investments pay off, expect to see a change in the valuation of all game development companies - but if not, expect to see investor funding dry up for such huge acquisitions. ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1o6I9Yw

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Exit Points - Putting Down the Game - Extra Credits

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Duration: 7:17
Updated: 22 Apr 2015
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Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GVGAQv Join us live on Twitch! http://bit.ly/ECTwitch ---- (Episode details below...) Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ Part of treating players with respect is respecting the time they have to play your game. Exit points make sure your game offers players plenty of opportunities to put down the controller when they feel they have reached a good spot to stop. Gentle messages reminding them how much time they've played or offering accomplishments like new levels or zones can provide exit points. On the flip side, however, developers sometimes create unintended exit points with frustrating design choices. Long, punishing load screens in games where death is frequent may eventually cause a player who would otherwise want to continue decide to give up on trying more. Minimizing the number of unintended exit points while striking the right balance of intended exit points not only makes a game more humane, it also improves its design by preventing players from forming the negative impression of being "trapped" by a game. ___________ Recommended for you! Extra Credits - Games Must Be Good to Their Players Humane Design: http://bit.ly/1DgXaYH Extra History - England: South Sea Bubble Chapter 1: The Sharp Mind of John Blunt: http://bit.ly/1BFMKoc ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1zKZF3R

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A Generation of Remasters - Welcome Updates or Troubling Omens? - Extra Credits

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Duration: 7:18
Updated: 05 Aug 2015
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Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GVGAQv Join us live on Twitch! http://bit.ly/ECTwitch ---- (Episode details below...) Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ Thanks for additional footage! Fuzzfinger Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/user/FuzzfingerGaming Tetra Ninja: https://www.youtube.com/user/tetraninja ___________ Making new content is expensive, time-consuming, and risky. Many publishers have fallen back on remastering their previous games, where they only need to upscale the graphics and can rely on an existing fanbase to buy the game again. This risk averse approach to publishing has led the current generation of consoles to be dominated by remasters instead of new AAA titles. Remasters can make old games more accessible, but recently they've been focused on simply updating last gen games that many people could still easily play. But truly old titles have become so out-of-date that any remaster would require the game to be built from the ground up, as we're seeing right now with the Final Fantasy VIII remake, and cost just as much as a brand new game. Despite the trend of games being remastered, then, many classic games are actually being ignored. ___________ Recommended for you! Extra Credits - Games Done Quick and Developer Tips Speedrunning: http://bit.ly/1SN61xP Extra Remix - Electronic Dance Music and Video Games SGX: http://bit.ly/1eSrin7 ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1KQ0Rds

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Returning to WWII - Four New Approaches to War Games - Extra Credits

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Duration: 8:30
Updated: 12 Aug 2015
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Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GVGAQv Join us live on Twitch! http://bit.ly/ECTwitch ---- (Episode details below...) Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ World War 2 games like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and Battlefield flooded the market during the 1990's and continued to dominate the first person shooter genre for years to come. Players grew fatigued with the sheer number of them, however, especially since it seemed that many replayed the same battles over and over again in new game engines. But in their rush to recreate the most famous moments of WW2 for the Western World, they left huge, important, and very game-worthy parts of the war unexplored. It was called a World War for a reason, yet many fronts of WW2 in Africa or Asia have never been covered in a game. Developers could also focus on a specific battle rather than trying to cover the entire experience, allowing players to experience the highs and lows of a single, fierce struggle. They could also change the gameplay from traditional run 'n gun shooter to styles that have worked for games like Far Cry or Red Dead Redemption, focusing on raiding parties or freedom fighters. And finally, they can make the world outside the battle feel more real by engaging with real themes of the war - far too many WW2 games have simply ignored the Holocaust and acted as though the war took place in a cultural vacuum. ___________ Recommended for you! Extra Credits - Why Mechanics Must Be Both Good and Accurate Historical Games: http://bit.ly/1EKo1Nn Extra History - The Concert of Europe World War I: The Seminal Tragedy: http://bit.ly/1pGHnQA ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1UCwwUn

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Power Creep in Hearthstone - What It Teaches Us About Games - Extra Credits

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Duration: 7:08
Updated: 30 Sep 2015
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Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/1GVGAQv Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet ---- (Episode details below...) Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Join us live on Twitch! http://bit.ly/ECTwitch Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator ___________ Since we last talked about power creep on Extra Credits, the phrase has become widely used by many players and yet it is often used incorrectly. Many Hearthstone players responding to the recent "Grand Tournament" expansion have called out the wrong cards as examples: Evil Heckler and Ice Rager are numerically better than cards from the original set (Booty Bay Bodyguard and Magma Rager), but those original cards were so weak that they almost never saw play. The new cards fix that because they meet the game's power curve (the graph of power vs. cost to play) so they're actually playable. But the last set, Goblins vs. Gnomes, contained a card that serves as a perfect example of what power creep actually is: the Piloted Shredder offers such high value relative to other cards of that same cost that it basically becomes the best choice in almost any deck. To respond to that, Blizzard added more cards that have the same cost as the Piloted Shredder, but can kill it without dying themselves. This is true power creep: when one element of a game becomes so strong that the entire game must shift to match it. It effectively deletes the design space for any equally costed card that can't compete with the Piloted Shredder, and if Blizzard can't find a way to reign it back in, then it will eventually force the entire power curve of the game to creep upwards. ___________ Recommended for you! Extra Credits - The Trouble with Expansions and Time Power Creep: http://bit.ly/1M1s5vy James Recommends - Exploring a Bad Patch Card King: Dragon Wars: http://bit.ly/1OG88AA ___________ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS Get the outro music here! http://bit.ly/1FN6mp6

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Extra Credits: "Gamer"

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Duration: 7:53
Updated: 03 Feb 2012
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This week, we discuss the problems surrounding the term: "Gamer." Come discuss this topic in the forums! http://extra-credits.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8t=1268 Like the outro music? Download it here! http://www.carbohydrom.net/music.html New episodes every Wednesday on PATV!

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