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GI Show – THPS 5, Lego Dimensions, XCOM 2's Jake Solomon
This week's show covers a ton of oddball topics, from skateboarding in Tony Hawk 5 to Lego Dimensions' license crossovers to NBA 2K16's surprisingly robust career mode. We also have a chat with Firaxis' Jake Solomon about his career, development, and his current project, XCOM 2.
This week's cast includes your usual co-hosts, Ben Hanson and Tim Turi, joined by editors Kim Wallace and Brian Shea. After all the specific game chat, be sure to tune into our email segment where we talk about stuff like fellow game industry personalities we enjoy and which games take full advantage of gaming's interactivity. And a huge thanks to Firaxis' Jake Solomon for being an excellent guest and speaking openly about the ups and downs of development, how game development is like making t-shirts, and sharing more on the tone and gameplay of XCOM 2.
Watch episode 267 below or subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes. Also, be sure to send your emails to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week!
Thanks to the Super Marcato Bros. for the GI Show's opening music. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the timestamps below...
2:30 - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5
12:55 - Lego Dimensions
26:50 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's expansion
34:50 - NBA 2K16
43:50 - Cities Skylines: After Dark
46:15 - Destiny: The Taken King
50:04 - Undertale
53:25 - Listener e-mails
1:25:55 - XCOM 2's creative director Jake Solomon interview
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