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ENnie Awards Interview

Ed Healy — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:34:10 +0000

The ENnie Awards turn 10 years old next year. Right now, they’re running a series of interviews on the ENnie Awards blog, and were gracious enough to ask to speak with me.

You can read my interview here. Also make sure to check out those given by Rone Barton, John Reyst, and VSCA Publishing.

Gen Con Indy 2009 Redux

Ed Healy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:42 +0000

I had a blast at Gen Con this year. It was a big show for Moonstew – Rone and I released nine episodes during the show. “The best for days in radio!”

Here’s a peak at the madness:

This Just In…From GenCon 2009! Pre-show #2:
On the second pre-show episode of This Just In From GenCon 2009, I joined Ryan Macklin to talk about convention survival.

Diana Jones Awards: I was proud to sponsor this year’s award. Dominion walked away with the well-deserved recognition.

Day 1

Atomic Array: Gen Con 2009 Special Edition I: Paizo Publishing, 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming and Mongoose Publishing.

I took some nifty videos as well. If you’d like to check them out, hook up with me on Facebook.

Day 2

Atomic Array: Gen Con 2009 Special Edition II: Mongoose Publishing, Terra/Sol Games and Paizo Publishing.

Pathfinder RPG (Atomic Array 029): Jason Bulmahn talks about the new rules. James Jacobs and Wes Schneider talk about Council of Thieves, the first AP using the new Pathfinder RPG.

Day 3

Atomic Array: Gen Con 2009 Special Edition III: In addition to our normal coverage, Brandon Hodge continues to get us interesting ‘gamer at the con’ quotes.

This Just In…From GenCon 2009! Saturday 5pm: I cohosted an episode of This Just in… with Ryan Macklin and had a blast. Guests Eddy Webb (White Wolf Publishing) and Brennan Taylor (Indie Press Revolution) were awesome.

Day 4

Atomic Array: Gen Con 2009 Special Edition IV: Paizo and Mongoose and Fat Dragon Games and more quotes.

RPG Countdown: Best of 2008 Special: We’ve counted down the 100 hottest selling digital RPG products of 2008 – 25 each day. On Sunday, we reached #1!

Open Design Podcast

Ed Healy — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:14:22 +0000

Wolfgang Baur will join me and Rone Barton to host the Open Design Podcast, a monthly show about game design and dungeon mastering. Skip Williams and Monte Cook will make regular contributions. The first episode airs May 28th and features talks with guests Jeff Grubb and Clinton Boomer.

The Open Design Podcast will be available via the Kobold Quarterly website, your subscription service of choice, and will air on War Pig Radio.

Atomic Array Listener Survey

Ed Healy — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:14:07 +0000

I sent out an informal survey to some of our Atomic Array listeners. I’m still pondering what all the responses mean, but here’s the results so far:

(1) How did you hear about Atomic Array?

47%: Host mentioned it on message boards or in IRC
24%: Promotions
12%: RPG Podcasts.com
6%: Google Search for “RPG Podcasts”
6%: Heard promo on another podcast
6%: iTunes Search

(2) What was your first episode?

40%: Episode 001 (Colonial Gothic)
13%: Episode 005 (Interface-Zero)
10%: Episode 010 (Shadows of Cthulhu)
37%: Various Others

(3) How often do you listen to the show?

13%: Once, never again
73%: Every show

(4) How do you listen to the show?

50%: Website
43%: iTunes
7%: RSS

Episode 011 (Pathfinder) is by far our favorite among our regular audience.

I also learned that some people love the rants and the CthuLou segments from Episodes 010 (Shadows of Cthulhu and CthulhuTech), but these also have a number of people that don’t care for them. The picks, on the other hand, aren’t as popular – but we didn’t receive any negative feedback on them, either.

RPG Countdown (Press Release)

Ed Healy — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:00:41 +0000

MOONSTEW PRODUCTIONS LAUNCHES RPG COUNTDOWN – NEW BI-WEEKLY SHOW SPONSORED BY RPGNOW HIGHLIGHTS TEN HOTTEST SELLING RPG PRODUCTS

(January 28, 2009; DuPont, WA)—Moonstew Productions launched RPG Countdown today. Sponsored by RPGNow, the world’s largest source for digital RPG products, this bi-weekly show highlights the ten hottest selling RPG products, combining product descriptions with quotes from publishers and creators.

“We are jumping up and down, I can tell you. Moonstew has put together a very cool production,” says Sean Patrick Fannon, RPGNow marketing director. “We are looking at the 21st Century marketplace for games, and this is a strong part of our new market strategy.”

RPG Countdown combines the hottest sellers from online retailers, such as RPGNow, with sales figures provided by hobby game retailers. The show is available at the RPG Countdown homepage, and at RPGNow.

ABOUT MOONSTEW PRODUCTIONS: Moonstew Productions produces custom media programming for publishers. Moonstew produces advertisements, promotional spots and programming content that supports and integrates with greater marketing programs. POC: Ed Healy, ephealy@moonstew.com .

ABOUT ONE BOOK SHELF: The combination of RPGNow and DriveThruRPG represents the largest source for digital RPG products in the world. POC: Sean Patrick Fannon, sean@onebookshelf.com .