Interview show similar to Bonus Round?

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#1  Edited By TorQueMoD
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So I'm wondering if anyone knows of a show similar to game trailers' Bonus Round where they interview developers about games on a regular basis? Now that BR is shut down, I'm really missing the insight from developers.

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#2 TorQueMoD
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Really? No one has any idea? There has to be an equivalent show.

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#3  Edited By Profrektius
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I have tried to find something similar, and there really isn't anything in the same category. For example there is "Game Scoop!" on IGN, which has some discussion topic, and then the two hosts and 2 other (mostly IGN staff) people discuss the topic. However it's much more laid back and less structured, and there don't seem to be industry guests there. So I don't know any anything really of the same kind of quality and format.

There are quite a few podcasts however which may fill the void there, as there are many with in depth discussions on various gaming topics, I'd suggest you look around, but a few I found that seem to be with people who are involved in the industry or developers, and have an nice overview of the topics on their websites so you know what you'll listen to beforehand. Perhaps something like Idle Thumbs or Infinite Ammo. Tone Control used to be great since they had high profile developer interviews but that seems to be abandoned. Anyway you could look around for podcasts to find one that suits your preferences. But sadly there doesn't seem to be anything that will truly replace Bonus Round (or GT in general).

On topic of no one replying, it's curious how little users post on this forum even on threads with a lot of views. On my thread for predicting review scores, about 50 people have viewed it, but no one has posted. :(

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#4 TorQueMoD
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@profrektius: Hey man, thanks for the reply. Yeah, its sad how passive some of the communities are lately... I've noticed a downturn in posting on forums... possibly people prefer a comment system like youtube has?

That's so sad... I really loved to see the developers talking about what they love about games. Maybe Geoff Keighley will start a new one to fill the gap between the game awards :) I'll be sure to check out the podcasts you suggested but being an indie game designer myself, I find watching gamers talk about games frustrating because they often try to explain/understand game design concepts and they do so incorrectly.