Pixel Revolt — Episode 11

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Pixel Revolt LogoPixel Revolt is Bitmob's community-driven podcast, in which Derek Lavigne, Jeff Grubb, Brett Bates, and a special guest dive into the Mobfeed to pull out some interesting posts written by Bitmob members for discussion. For the second half of the show, they throw a question out to the community so that you can have your own voice heard. If you'd like to contribute your opinion to the show, follow the upload instructions below.

Pixel Revolt – Episode 11

This week, community member Jazz English joins Brett, Jeff, and Derek on a roller-coaster ride of topics. They discuss Modern Warfare 2 (spoiler warning), the push to make games accessible for disabled people, whether the game industry could suffer another crash, and being the "weird guy" at the office. During the community question portion of the show, they share stories about their favorite developers and find out who your favorites are.

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Articles Discussed:

Modern Warfare, Hotel Rwanda, and "non-fun" Games – Alex Martin

Casual Crisis: Is the Gaming Industry in Jeopardy? – Ryan Conway

I am the Office Nerd – Travis McReynolds

Are Game Publishers Obligated to Make Games Accessible? – Jay Henningsen


Community Question for Next Episode:

What is your best (or worst) Black Friday story?

Ever gotten up really early to shop? Ever had to work retail on this crazy day? We want to hear all about it.

Congratulations to Evan Campbell on winning our Grab Bag Giveaway!


How you can respond to the question:

1) Record a sound clip on your computer, upload it to Houndbite.com, and then send us an email at [email protected] (Preferred)

2) Email your answer to [email protected]

3) Leave a comment in this post!


You can stalk us on Twitter at the following places:

Pixel Revolt Podcast – @pixelrevolt

Derek – @eternalbeta

Jeff – @jeffgrubb

Brett – @bbretterson

Jazz (guest host) – @PROPER_KILL