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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 22152:56

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Welcome to Show 221. This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy team discuss the following subjects. 1. When games like Tell Tale Games and Wildstar close do we have the right to complain if we haven't played it in some time? Why did the games close? 2. If we could turn back the clock and bring back any of the games we have played in the past, wh ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 2201:16:27

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Welcome to Show 220. We talk about her latest awards, her new book Desert Magnolia as well as her other books, and about acceptable (or lack thereof) between cultures. We also talk about her award winning film lemonade and Blue Jinni Media. In the offering is advice from two professional writers about getting involved in writing. Sites Cited an ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21947:39

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Welcome to Show 219 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show - This time out we are excited to have with us the writers and producers of the Dr. Evermore television show. Join us as we find out how Dr. Evermore's art inspired the show. See you online, The No Prisponers, No Mercy Team Cites for the Sites: Dr. Evermore - a short documentary https://www ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 2181:00:12

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This time out Julie, Fran, Chris and Steve discuss the Blizzard of ire aimed at Activision and Diablo Immortal. What companies have done this before? How could Activision not known their audiance? Or do they? See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21758:22

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1. Accessiblity in videogames 2. Book reviews: RPG books - stories set in games 3. Multiplayer games - will Fallout 76 be a flash in the pan? 4. Blizz-conned: Diablo Immortal 5. What are we playing? Books and Sites Cited: https://www.audible.com/pd/Challenge-Audiobook/B074G4GPMC?qid=&sr=&ref=a_series_c5_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=284b47b1-a5db-4711-9 ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21629:21

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Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 215.1 This time Fran and I sit down and talk with Jen Usellis, otherwise known as the Klingon Pop Warrior. We talk about the Extra Life video game marathon for charity and her 24 hour broadcast. See You Online The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Links: http://www.extra-life.org/participant/jenbom http://www. ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21556:34

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Welcome to Show 2015 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show This time out we talk about the following subjects: 1. NPCs- the good, the bad and romancing the pixel 2. Anthem - stand(off) or deliver 3. Some of our favorite NPC stories 4. ECO 5. Riders of Icarus Artices Cited: https://kotaku.com/anthems-npcs-are-a-radical-shift-for-bioware-1828764719 ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21432:05

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Welcome to Show 214! This time out Julie, Fran and Chris talk about their reaction to WoW's latest expansion; beyond that when are we done with an MMO? Is it the treadmill that developers sometimes put players on in order to get them to keep playing and paying for the game? What do developers do to keep us playing in the first place? See You On ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21354:28

6M ago54:28

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Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 213 Battle for Azeroth: the love/hate relationship. As Sylvanas Windrunner goosesteps into Teldrassil we ask ourselves when is lore "just lore"? Do those individuals or corporations that own an intellectual property have a responsibility to the fans beyond a profit margin? The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21259:34

6M ago59:34

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Welcome to Show 212. This time out the team discusses the following subject: 1. Blizzard, Chris Roberts and the great retcon 2. Wow Pulls a Wimpy 3. Can a game come back after losing it's audiance? See you online.

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 2111:06:23

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Welcome to Show 211 - this time out we discuss the following subjects: The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Morality in Video Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvNMXZFc8og 2. Self publishing vs. Creativity: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-07-robots-have-taken-over-1980s-east-coast-sweden-in-avalanches-new-game-generation-zero This ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 21048:26

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Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 210! This time the team talks about the following subjects: 1. Steam now allows anything online except what is illegal or "straight up trolling" 2. Fallout 76, the next fallout game will not allow external player mods 3. Ark Mobile - will "mobile make a difference" 4. While Epic is suing Fortnite cheaters ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 2091:05:26

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Welcome to Show 209 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. The gangs all here. This time out we talk about the following subjects. 1. The death of immersion through storytelling in videogames 2. GDPR - If you aren't paying for something, you are the product 3. Privacy and APPS from the developers point of view 4. What are we all playing Sites Cite ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 20855:31

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1. Tribute to Total Biscuit 2. Avengers Affinity War - Spoiler Warning!! 3. Middle Shelf Games 4.Players that have been cultivated like a crop 5.Waiting for a market correction in video games 6.Daybreak Games Sites Cited: http://www.thejimquisition.com/why-we-need-middle-shelf-games-the-jimquisition/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/after ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 20758:10

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Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 207. This time our the No Prisoners, No Mercy team talks about the following subjects - see you online. 1. Facebook and corporate overreach 2. What does privacy mean to us? 3. Biting the hand that entertained you - when does constructive criticism end and damaging the game or community begin? 4. Do gamer ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 2061:01:22

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Welcome to Show 206 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show! This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talks about the following subjects. See you online! 1. Why does your game still cost sixty dollars? Shouldn't digital distribution and microtransactions together mean it can be free? - an industry insiders view of the true cost of development a ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 20556:18

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Welcome to Show 205 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy team talks about the following subjects. See you online. 1. Buzzwords and Bandwagons - Can videogames influnce for the better or worse? What about betting games, casino games, or movies? 2.When is it time for a game series or mmo to call it a day? I ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 20419:06

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This time out we take some time to address a serous issue. Articles Cited: https://kotaku.com/kentucky-governor-blames-violent-video-games-for-shooti-1823075688 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/no-mass-shootings-australia-20-years-how-did-they-do-n597091 https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/us/nikolas-cruz-fbi-warned/index.html https://www. ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 20343:37

1y ago43:37

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Welcome to show 203! This time out the No Prisoners, No Mercy Team talks about the following subjects 1. A primer for pvp games - the good, the bad and the frustrating 2. Whether or not realistic combat games translate to real world skills (I have read more than one article about gamers with "mad skills" that became drone pilots) Article https: ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 2021:05:41

1y ago1:05:41

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Welcome to Show 201 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Podcast, This time out we talk about "best" versus "best selling" games and why the two don't always coincide.. What do they have in common? We spend some time talking about success versus profit and then move on to "Internet Tribalism" and perception. See you online. Sites Cited: https://www.fo ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 20142:02

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Welcome to Show 201 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out Julie and Chris sit down to talk about an issue that is important to all of us...call it internet freedom, call it internet without boarders or net neutrality, it's important.

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 200 part 240:07

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Happy New Year! In part 2, Fran and I sit down with long time industry professional, author and partner in Blue Jinni Media. With the advent of virtual reality ever more present in the market place we sit down with Mr. Harper to discuss it's future and effect on game development. Will console VR outpace PC VR? Will the first success at VR games ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 2001:00:35

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Welcome to Show 200! The show so nice we had to record it twice. This is part one of two part. In part one Julie and Fran sit down with Dr. Richard Bartle to talk about his life and the early days of videogames that made it what it is today. 1. How does the decline of pc sales and the increase of mobile gaming, virtual reality and MOBA games ef ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 1991:07:19

1y ago1:07:19

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Welcome to show 199! This time Fran, Julie and Chris talk about the following subjects: 1. Jim Sterling pushes Chris' buttons 2. Not buying a game - sending a publishers a message. When game publishers put game content behind loot boxes its time to send the publisher a message. 3. When gamers become apologists 4. Difficulty in Video Games, Game ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 1981:00:40

1+ y ago1:00:40

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Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 198. Your personal information was hacked, but don't feel bad - there are 143 million other Americans in the same boat. When will the excriment hit the oscillating air current distribution device? What is the solution? Are gamers especially susceptible? Next, is videogaming culture racist? Articles Cited: ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 19757:57

1+ y ago57:57

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Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 197 This time out we are talking about science fiction - Blade Runner: 2049 and the original Blade Runner, and how it effected the science fiction genre. See you online, and in line, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Sites Cited Blade Runner 2049' Is A Box Office Bomb: 10 Reasons It Was Doomed https://www. ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - show 1961:00:27

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Welcome to Show 196. This time out Fran, Julie and Rod talk about the following subjects. 1. Fran grinds an axe – racing to the boss 2. The wrong kind of connections – high profile and other hacks 3. Security Blanket - Staying Secure 4. Fair Use laws - cover your butt before someone comes after it 5. Why do games fail? - An industry view 6. Des ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - show 19551:38

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Welcome to Show 195 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show!\ When is a paid mod not a paid mod? Are games being sold to us piecemeal? This time out Rod, Steve, Fran and Julie talk about paid mods, third party DLC, Creation Club and Minecraft Market Place. Sites Cited: https://gamerant.com/bethesda-creation-club-paid-mod/ https://www.youtube.com/wat ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 19457:54

1+ y ago57:54

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This time out Fran, Julie, Steve and Rod talk about monetization of video games. In the second half we talk about the legality of videogame companies using your data and data privacy. 1. Greed to play - amazon pays back 70 millions dollars 2. Deja-vu all over again - microsoft sells player made content - call of duty infinite warfare being tied ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - show 1931:01:19

1+ y ago1:01:19

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Welcome to show 193. Here this time out we discuss the following subjects. See you online. The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Zombies and the future - zombie race car drives, zombie strippers and zombie footballers 2. Star Trek Discovery 3. Brain dead politicians 4. 10 things mmos must have to be great - better game design 5. Inovations in game ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 19250:06

1+ y ago50:06

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Welcome to show 192. Here are the subjects for this time out. 1. Video Game Movies and Games Made from Movies 2. Keeping up with tech curve - the future of videogames and hardware requirements 3. Is it possible to bring players back to a pvp game, once the game has lost players. How does a game developer maintain balance? Is it even possible? 4 ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 191.128:57

1+ y ago28:57

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Warning - this show contains strong language This time out we offer show 191.1 on a subject that has been the subject of a good deal of contention - gamergate. The videoclip discussed contains harsh language - we will let you be the judge of its content. We don't all agree and the subject at hand but it is the differences that make for an inter ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - show 1911:08:13

1+ y ago1:08:13

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Welcome to show 191 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This time out we discuss destructive behavior in videogames. Have the donkeyhats made your virtual life miserable? Are they somehow actually destroying your favorite game? Sometimes destructive behavior isn't even intentional. It's time to take a look at it all! The No Prisoners, No Mercy ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 19050:37

2y ago50:37

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Welcome to Show 190 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. We start out the show by talking about whether reviews really matter - case in poin Mass Effect: Andromenda. Next we take a look at what really goes into making a video game from the standpoint of someone who made them for decades. Are we holding videogames to unreasanable standards? We al ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 18942:44

2y ago42:44

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Welcome to Show 189, The first half of the show was an impromptu session where we shared some laughs about guild drama we have experienced in the past. In the second half of the show we tackle the subject of "whitewashing" in movies, concentrating on the recent movie Ghost in the Shell. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team Articles M ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 18857:33

2y ago57:33

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Welcome to Show 188...take 2. Our previous efforts failed due to factors including faulty software and faulty computers. Here, finally, is the completed version. This time out we discuss the following subjects: 1. names that are better on the harder difficulty 2. Is there an exodus back to triple - A 3. Green Light Process (and the lack thereof ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 1871:03:05

2y ago1:03:05

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This time out we welcome Rod, Chris, Julie and special guest Calfury. The following subjects are on offer. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Zombie dodo birds and shai-hulud 2. Hero's Song, The Smed and Crowdfunding 3. Indie-posers and back-channel publishing companies 4. Early Release, Steam Green light and abandonware 5. Vide ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy- Show 1861:00:25

2y ago1:00:25

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Welcome to Show 186! The subjects this time our are as follows: 1. Mark Hamill reimagining the Joker 2. Ark Not so technologically Evolved 3. How do you know you are done with a game? 4. Why do we go back? 5. Not putting your money where a publishers mouth is - do we dislike certain games or publishers because we are told to? 6. In a Tur-bind…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - show 1851:09:35

2y ago1:09:35

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Welcome to Show 186! This time out it is our pleasure to welcome renown author Dedra Stevenson back to the show. Ms. Stevenson is the Author of The Hakima's Tale Trilogy, Desert Magnolia and Skinwalker: The Ressurection. Join us as we discuss her latest book. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 1841:00:47

2y ago1:00:47

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Welcome to show 184! This time out Julie, Fran and Chris get together and discuss the following topics. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team 1. Gaming computers 2. Caveman Huckleberry Finn, early access hell and love shacks 3. Ken doll hair, hair hats and other character options 4. Feeling the gerbil wheel 5. Wow on the low end 6. St ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 18340:04

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Welcome to Show 183! This time out Steve and Julie sit down and talk about remastered game and whitewashing in media. We also explore why a game about farming is more popular than the latest iteration of Call of Duty. Join us for these subjects and more. See you online, Fran and Julie Hidden Improvements in Skyrim Special Edition https://www.yo ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 18256:40

2+ y ago56:40

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Welcome to Show 182 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show. This week we discuss citizencon. Next, whether the initials are fps, moba or rpg sometimes we get angry in and at video games- but why? We follow that with a discussion on what attracted us to mmorpg gaming in the first place. Articles: http://tay.kinja.com/getting-angry-at-video-games-178 ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 18156:50

2+ y ago56:50

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Welcome to Show 181, This week Fran, Julie, Chris and Steve sit down and talk about MOBA games, including two brand new ones. Articles Cited: guns go boom mingles with jingles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yG5H-voc1I No Mans Sky under investigation http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/236467-no-mans-sky-is-now-under-investigation-for-false-adve ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 18058:29

2+ y ago58:29

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Welcome to show 180 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show - This time out we talk about the World of Warcraft Legion Expansion. We wanted to wait until we hit the level cap until we gave us our impressions of the new expansion. In the second half of the show our own Julie and Slunker sit down and talk about pvp - why do we as gamers do player vers ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 17955:26

2+ y ago55:26

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Welcome to Show 179 of the No Prisoner, No Mercy Show. This week some of the subjects are Pokemon go and went, World of Warcraft Legion and a bit of Black Desert Online. The subject of discussion this time out is "Does Lore Matter to You" See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 17839:55

2+ y ago39:55

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Welcome to Show 178 of the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show, It's been a rough month for us, but we are back in the groove. We should almost call this our comeback show. And what a comeback it is! If you like wargames, real time strategy, or table top games this show is for you. We have a special guest who started the first wargaming site on the int ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - show 1771:00:47

2+ y ago1:00:47

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Welcome to show "before the next one and after the last one". This time out Steve, Chris, Fran and Julie spend time having fun and talking about the folling subjects: Pokemon Go, Companies that do it right (Blizard and Turbine) and those who do it wrong/ WB Games, PC Ports, Dungeons and Dragons - offline, online and on the tabletop, Lord of the ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 17657:54

2+ y ago57:54

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Welcome to Show 176 - This time out Fran, Julie, Chris and Steve get together to discuss legacy servers (Barren's chat we hardly knew ye), Garrisons, Julie's game master days, "Don't tell me how to play your game", Garrisons are the worst thing that ever happend to WoW, Windows 10 and other aggrivations. Then Chris tells us his story of the for ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 175519:18

2+ y ago19:18

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Welcome to the World of Warcraft Movie Show This time out Fran and Julie sit down to take in a movie and talk about the results - the good, the bad and the not so good. Time to review the moview about Fran's favorite game. See you online (and in the theater) Fran and Julie Articles Cited: http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/06/the-warcra ...…

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No Prisoners, No Mercy - Show 1751:11:28

2+ y ago1:11:28

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Welcome to Show 175 This time out Fran, Julie, Steve and Chris sit down to talk about the game of the moment, Black Desert Online. Along the way we talk about Skyforge and have alot of laughs. Join us again as we talk about our favorite MMOs and maybe yours. See you online, The No Prisoners, No Mercy Team…

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