The Voice of Niche Gaming

The recent months in Japan interrupted the show's schedule enough that I decided to take some serious time to reflect upon the show, do some surveying, and consider the future.

The "hobbyist" thing never clicked for me. Running in maintenance mode has felt like a slow, inexorable death; entropy by inches, chipping away at years of hard work and community building. I considered retiring the show but I'm more of the "go down swinging" type and I don't feel like I'm done just yet.

After much deliberation, a lot of discussions, and a lot of surveyed data, I've decided to focus on rebuilding towards the show's former quality, even if it means painstakingly laying it out one brick at a time through new alerts, new emotes, events, more YouTube, and new game series.

I want to play weird games with folks and I want to help them find the niche games they might have loved (if they'd ever played them). It's time to get back to our roots, starting with the fulfillment of an ancient and utterly cursed promise -- 13 Sentinels -- alongside the return of the 8th Annual HoboCast!

Our new evening schedule begins immediately, with Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri shows; only 1 less show than I was fielding back when I was full-time but it gives me the entire weekend to recharge, illustrate, plan, etc.

So, really, all this is to say:

Lab coats on, beakers raised. I'M BACK. Let's break some games.

- Zero