Our awesome guest this week is Mars Jokela, one of the creators of Lifeline* which is a terrific text-based game for iOS and now Android as well.

*Spoiler Alert: If you haven't played the game and plan to play it, you might want to wait to listen to this episode. 

Mars tells us the story of how Lifeline came to be, his background in game development, how his team approaches game design and much more.

It turns out people on Twitter can be kind of crappy. It's full of "crappy people saying the crappiest things," according to Jessica and Anna doesn't disagree.

In good news, Jessica talks about her panel at MomoCon and we suspect that Splatoon is making people buy a Wii U which is great news for more inclusive game design.

But we go straight back to the depressing stuff, don't worry! Mobile games are apparently affecting marriages in China and Steam's refund policy has us worried.

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So apparently people listen to our show. This week, we have concrete proof of there being at least two such people!

One of them wrote a piece about us which made clear that he understands our style of gaming discussion perfectly. Yay! The other wrote an iTunes review that... well, just listen to the episode to find out what it said (and what we had to say in response).

We also talk about console/PC game developers getting into mobile and whether it's a good idea. How have they fared so far? Do they respect mobile and want to really innovate there?

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The evidence continues to roll in that we only have the most awesome and amazing guests on our show. Exhibit A this week is Asher Vollmer, the game designer behind the smash hit, Threes. 

It turns out Asher shares our despair about the giant trash pile of awful mobile games and believes that mobile players should be taken seriously and not condescended to. Hmmm, where have you heard all this before??? 

Given his wisdom, we task Asher with getting other developers in line and also being a spokesperson for our show. That's right, he works for us now** And ZOMG, he has been to the Notch House.

**Not really, cause we have no money :D

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No, we didn't misspell procrastination in this episode's title. What's funcrastination? We'll give you a clue. Ready? *whispering* It involves games.

We read an awesome email from a listener who's a dad and an indie game developer, give you the lowdown on MRAs while talking about why gaming isn't just for lonely boys, get psyched about what a game like Splatoon means for us as gamers, finally talk about what we're playing, and more!

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It's another sick-cast from your co-hosts! This time Anna is the one afflicted while Jessica is on the mend. But we make the best of it and with the magic of editing, you don't have to hear any horrible coughing!

We talk about how violence in games is boring, how we totally get Hillary Clinton's Game Boy addiction and how design-focused games are winning on mobile. Plus, Jessica investigates games on her Apple Watch. Are they all terrible or are there some standouts? Listen now to find out!

On this episode, our good friends Steve Lubitz and Karyl Gilbertson stop by to help us yell at possibly one of the dumbest things ever written about video games. It's definitely up there, we promise. 

We also talk playing GTA with your toddler (yes, you read that right), reminisce about playing games ourselves that we maybe weren't ready for, discuss Jessica's appetite for mayhem and an exciting page in the history of Unconsoleable.

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Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the fabulously funny, smart and talented Maddy Myers!

As you can see, Anna and Jessica are both unabashed members of the Maddy Myers Fan Club. On this episode we finally got the chance to talk to Maddy about her gaming past, how she came to not hate on casual gamers, feminism, and much, much more.

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Good news, everyone! Some people in the video game industry actually know that they have a diversity problem.

Not only do they realize that their product is often not welcoming to women, but they also realize that it's prohibitive to more casual players like your hosts. 

We also talk about the upcoming King's Quest reboot because adventure games rock, Anna laments being hopelessly addicted to Hearthstone, Jessica can't do rhythm games and we wonder if core games will come to mobile someday or if we can at least start having deeper experiences there now.

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Our guest on this episode is a precocious 12-year-old who has momentarily joined us in the fight for more representation of women in games. Mobile games, because she plays a lot of them just like we do. She took her message to the Washington Post and NPR and now she has brought it to our show! 

We also talk about the special significance of the new Anita Sarkeesian video and unveil a new way for you, dear listeners, to contribute to the show!

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