Jason Schreier the legendary video game journalist talks to me about his new book PLAY NICE that you can purchase here https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason-schreier/play-nice/9781538725429/ #blizzard #blizzardentertainment #bloomberg NOTE: Jason had to bail urgently which is why the podcast ended very abruptly. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - Researching & Preparing For Play Nice 04:01 - Movie/TV Adaptation Of Play Nice 04:50 - Blizzard Sex Parties 07:09 - Will Blizzard Ever Be On The Level They Once Were 08:40 - Why Jason Wanted To Write About Blizzard 10:02 - How Jason Decided To Finish The Book 11:30 - Crunch At Blizzard & In The Industry 14:30 - Blizzard Employees Dating & Marrying Each Other 16:30 - Blizzard Approach To Polish 20:00 - Blizzard Devs Clashing With Upper Management 21:30 - CEO’s In The West Won’t Follow Iwata’s Model 25:15 - Trauma For Devs Following Lay Offs 26:51 - Commute Times For Blizzard Devs 28:39 - Crunch/Devs Being More Open Of Work Conditions 29:57 - Jason Doesn’t Leak Info/Still Being Blacklisted From Bethesda 31:40 - Jason’s Dream Book To Write/Japanese Culture Barrier 33:50 - Japanese Game Industry 35:10 - Play Nice Is A Very Dense Book In Terms Of Stories 36:19 - Blizzard Devs Opinions Of Armin Zerza 37:09 - Game Devs Vs The Suits
