House caught fire! Not really, but man what a doozy it's been trying to put this together!

Somehow remaining topical with the cancellation of 2023 E3, we discover the origin story of the video game industry coming together in a landmark moment to face an onslaught of regulations. With Doug Lowenstein, Michael D. Gallagher, and Stanley Pierre-Louis taking the reins, we see a tale of legal battles, electronic techno music, and terrific industry positions dot the timeline as we observe almost 30 decadent years of a marvel and often confusing organization. This is the Arcade Report!

Sources:

• Entertainment Software Association's homepage, theesa.com
• Legal Case Documents; discovered by ChatGPT, corroborated by Wired, Gamespot, IGN, and Polygon; original articles on the Wayback Machine on Supremecourt.gov/opinions
• ESA & SOPA/PIPA stances, Digitalspy.com
• Historical Youtube Videos, AlphaOmegaSin & Colin Moriarty via Last Stand Media
• Other fringe articles, Gamespot, IGN, Wired, Engadget, Gamepro, Giant Bomb, Polygon, Destructoid, Gameindustry.biz, Gamasutra

Produced by Tyler Vittitow (@TwoTimesTyler)

Intro and Outro music is "Nightshade" by AdhesiveWombat

Music used in this episode are by several musical artists via Pixabay using their license of Creative Commons 4.0. All rights reserved to the artists and Pixabay.

The Arcade Report is a Final Plank Media (@FinalPlank) production that produces several quality podcasts focused on entertainment. Check us out at https://www.finalplank.com/!

I talk about the mental (and musical) energy I put into this episode, run through the games that were troublemakers to my life, and explain my odd fascination with the core memory tied to Frank Sinatra's My Way!

I struggle video game addiction like many, many others. Here's the story of myself, my friends, and many others to show that it's real, how we can handle it, and the important steps to live a healthier life as a gamer. This is our story, and maybe it's yours as well. Let's talk!

Sources:

• Nikhil Chodimella, @LREleven & Cultural Lenses
• Thomas Neely, @BarberingViolinist & His Twitch Channel
• Downward Thrust, Youtube Channel Excerpt
• Dr. Alok Konojia, Youtube Channel Excerpt, HealthyGamer.gg
• Stanley Pierre-Louis Interview, Youtube Excerpt
• Bungie, Mental Health Resource Page
• Guardians Mental Health, Website
• Take This, Website
• World Health Organization, Q&A Document
• Tyler Vittitow, me :)

Produced by Tyler Vittitow (@TwoTimesTyler)

Intro and Outro music is "Nightshade" by AdhesiveWombat

Music used in this episode are by Lexin_Music, SergePavkinMusic, BalanceBay, NaturesEye, and Ashot-Danielyan-Composer via Pixabay using their license of Creative Commons 4.0. All rights reserved to the artists and Pixabay.

The Arcade Report is a Final Plank Media (@FinalPlank) production that produces several quality podcasts focused on entertainment. Check us out at https://www.finalplank.com/!

I discuss the mentality behind trying to hold back a biased attitude to people I don't like in reports as well as how I intend to keep myself humble. Who wants to play some Among Us? Meltdown about birthday gifts free of charge!

The pitcher with a heart of gold and socks of red challenged the entire MMO market with dreams, passion, and a lot of money. Join us this episode as baseball superstar and family man Curt Schilling attempted something most of us only dream of doing- and teach us the cost of blind faith.

Sources:

• Press Reset, Book; Jason Schrier
• News Coverage, Youtube Excerpts; WPRI-12
• Video Articles, Youtube Excerpts; IGN, Polygon
• Interview with Curt Schilling, Youtube Excerpts; WEEI Boston Sports, Dan Patrick Show, The Jace Hall Show
• Company News Articles, site; 38studios.com (defunct & archived)

Produced by Tyler Vittitow (@TwoTimesTyler)

Intro and Outro music is "Nightshade" by AdhesiveWombat

The Arcade Report is a Final Plank Media (@FinalPlank) production that produces several quality podcasts focused on entertainment. Check us out at https://www.finalplank.com/!

I get emotional, nostalgic, and do armchair theory in this one.

LR's podcast Cultural Lenses, please check em out!

https://anchor.fm/culturallenses

Destruction reigns as the looming wasteland of 1983 devastates the video game industry, but Atari isn't out of the fight just yet. With Ray Kassar, Jack Tramiel, and many more ready to go into the ring, watch as our favorite gaming champion rises from the ashes once more- with cryptocurrency at the throne?! Witness Atari, again!

Sources:

• The History of Atari, Youtube; Gaming and Technology Variety Channel
• The Origin of Atari, Youtube; IGN, Greg Miller
• From $2 Billion to Nothing- The Rise and Fall of Atari, Youtube; Coldfusion
• Various Nolan Bushnell interviews, Youtube; Cal Entertainment Speakers, Startup Grind, VG Legacy
• Ted Dabney interview, Youtube; Computer History Museum
• Atari 2600, 400, 800, 5200 history & hardware, article; computerhistory.org
• IGN Presents: the History of Atari, article; IGN, Keza MacDonald
• The Industry: What went wrong at Atari, volume; John Hubner, William F. Kistner
• About Us, company outline; Atari.com
• Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play, book; Morgan Ramsay
• Atari Casino excerpts, YouTube; Dr. Clipz, Finn
• Jaguar Commercials, YouTube; RetroGamerNet
• Atari Lynx Commericials, YouTube; Consumer Time Capsule, RetroTechTV
• Atari Post 1983 Added Info, articles; Company Man, Flatlife
• Atari Casino, Article; Casino.org
• Atari v. Nintendo, law document; Copyright.gov
• Atari v. Sega, law document; law.justia.com
• Easy To Learn, Hard To Master: THE FATE OF ATARI, documentary; 8-Bit Generation, Amazon Prime Video

Produced by Tyler Vittitow (@TwoTimesTyler)

Intro and Outro music is "Nightshade" by AdhesiveWombat

The Arcade Report is a Final Plank Media (@FinalPlank) production that produces several quality podcasts focused on entertainment. Check us out at https://www.finalplank.com/!