About this episode
Danny sits down with Jason Schreier to discuss his new book PLAY NICE, The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment BUY PLAY NICE WHEREVER YOU GET BOOKS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207567968-play-nice iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 5:00 - Jason's new book: PLAY NICE 6:40 - The Benefits of Written Journalism vs Video 11:30 - Difficulty of Connecting With Sources 14:07 - How The Book Changed From Concept to Completion 19:15 - The Culture at Blizzard vs The Rest of the Industry 22:50 - Covering Misconduct & Discrimination at Blizzard 28:40 - Jason's Favourite Blizzard Games 31:20 - When Jason Decided to Become a Games Journalist 36:00 - Surviving in the Games Media Industry 38:50 - The Joy of Being an Author 41:40 - On Bobby Kotick's Role in the Book 43:35 - Blizzard's Cancelled Projects 50:20 - The Future of Games Reporting 1:00:52 - Outro