Summary: I've been saving this Skylanders SWAP Force interview from E3, and I think you'll agree it's worth the wait. Kat and I cornered Lou Studdert after the first day of E3 while he was relaxing with an adult beverage to discuss the game's showing at E3, how SWAP Force characters get named, as well as what life is like behind the scenes at Activision's E3 booth and how they actually do the demos at the show -- as Lou says, "the things behind the things." It's a very loose interview, which means it's exactly the kind of interview I love! Hugh jumps in for the usual stuff, and we discuss terrifying stores, Vengeance on PC & PS3, IGN's rare Jason Jones interview, Dan's name anagrams, the whole "fake gamer girl" thing, April Fool's jokes, TMNT's release dates, the superpower that didn't make it into Hugh's comic book, IKEA, the Kiwi of Swords, Destiny developer commentary, Dan's fragile ego, River Rescue on C64, the Phoneticizer, and why we'll miss Ryan Davis. Get the podcast on iTunes Get the podcast on your own with RSS Feedburner Or use the links below to listen in the browser or download direct. More info after the jump... Special Guest: Lou Studdert, Production Coordinator, Skylanders SWAP Force, Activision Host: Dan "OneOfSwords" Amrich, Activision Community Manager, author, musician, puzzle nerd, and fire juggler Co-host: "The Lovely and Talented" Katrin Auch, photographer, graphic designer, bassist, Mechromancer, and inventor of Headshotmas Co-host: Hugh "DJ Darkhugh" Sterbakov, screenwriter, author, comic creator, Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken, and Governor of Somewhere Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores Relevant show links: Vengeance DLC due August 1 on PS3 & PC Jason Jones interview on IGN Destiny E3 demo with developer commentary TMNT: Out of the Shadows release dates April Fool's Day MUA2 DLC announcement at GameStop Free iOS apps this week Ghostery for Firefox The Danny Baker Show in podcast form Kat and Hugh and Dan on Twitter Dan's book: Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Hugh's book: City Under the Moon Kat's DeviantArt page Enter your own question for Hugh Don't Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan) Suggest topics for The Third Degree Write to the show's Megamailbag
