TODAY on The PowerSwitch – Gaming’s Call-In Talk Radio Show: Conflicts reach the game industry which highlight how poorly we communicate with those we disagree with, Colin Moriarty leaves Kinda Funny, Zelda fans can’t handle Jim Sterling’s 7/10 review of Breath of the Wild, JonTron sides with alt-right perspectives on Twitter, whether or not some classic games are untouchable, the mob mentality of hating certain game franchises, attaching self-esteem to one’s favorite games, taking criticism as a personal attack, and how the Kinda Funny community has changed – on location from the Atlanta, Georgia
SEGMENTS
- (1:28) – Main Topic: A Failure to Communicate in Games Media
- Colin Moriarty resigns from Kinda Funny
- Jim Sterling’s Breath of the Wild review angers Zelda fans
- JonTron sides with alt-right perspectives on Twitter
- Communication about disagreements needs improvement
- (17:16) – Caller: Doba (Kansas)
- Three Breath of the Wild complaints
- Classic games should not be untouchable
- (26:50) – Caller: Samson (Indiana)
- The mob mentality of hating on certain game franchises
- (32:17) – Caller: Exelev (Texas)
- Understanding anger against alt-right supporters
- Attaching self-image and self-esteem to media
- (41:33) – Caller: Scott (Michigan)
- Kinda Funny’s live response to the resignation
- Taking criticism as a personal attack
- Generational differences in acceptance and disagreement
- Game criticism versus personal enjoyment
- (52:17) – Caller: Logan (Indiana)
- Defending Colin Moriarty
- Character assassination of peers
- Concern for future conservative voices
- How the Kinda Funny community has changed
- (1:09:03) – What I Am Playing
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Battlefield 1
- Severed
- (1:13:32) – Outro
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