Hey everyone it’s your friendly neighborhood Spider man!  Well, okay, not really.  But close!  It’s FGL_Joe, and boy do I have a treat for all of you, after a long time of pondering and based off of all the input from the thread I started many moons ago…  Figured id do what I do best! Talk.  Alot.  But I am not alone in this, oh know, I pulled in the mighty Jay Bibby from Jay Is Games and one of his exceptional reviewers; John Bardinelli.

That picture sums it up pretty well…  Except instead of two it’s three guys, all oddly enough starting with the letter “J”,  so just call us the “J’s”?  Combining the awesome-ness that is Flash Game License with the awesome-ness that is Jay Is Games the mighty J’s have created Way Too Casual.  A podcast in which we discuss whats happening at each of our sites, and review/discuss the latest Flash games that have been released from FGL and reviewed on JIG.  Then to really spice things up we have a segment were we discuss a very thought provoking topic relating to the Flash game industry.  Oh and it gets better!  We even have plans of getting on lots of special guests ranging from developers, sponsors, Jay’s cat, and lots more!

“Why Joe, why did you do this?”  Hm, good question…  The podcast has many reasons for being, helping get the word out on all the awesome games that have come out of Flash Game License and the games that have been reviewed at Jay Is Games.  Learn what works in a Flash game based on the excellent critique from the experienced casual game reviewers from JIG, learning how your fellow developers make their games great, what sponsors want and of course to hear the J’s make complete and utter fools of themselves!  What’s not to love!  But really id say John Bardinelli show notes for the first episode says it all!

FlashGameLicense and the JayIsGames staff have gone mad and decided to create the greatest thing since sliced baconbread: a podcast about Flash games! We call it Way Too Casual because, well, that’s what we are. The bi-weekly episodes will focus on casual gaming news, events, reviews, and lots more. We have some great surprises planned for future episodes! It’s a great way to keep up on the biggest browser game releases and current events in the world of casual gaming. All while you go on your morning jog!

In our pilot episode, Joe, John and Jay (who are entirely aware all of their names begin with the letter J) give their thoughts on four recent Flash game releases and discuss Adobe’s recent iPhone-related announcement. There’s also a brief allusion to an old Nintendo DS slogal and a surprise shout-out to our little armored friends!

But wait! There’s more! We’re not content to just talk amongst ourselves, we want to hear from you! Got a question you’re dying to toss our way? Want to know our thoughts on the latest casual gaming revolution(s)? Need that recipe for brussels sprout soup? We’re here to help. Leave a voice mail on Skype or drop us an e-mail. You never know, we might just use your question for the next episode!


E-mail: waytoocasual@gmail.com

And now, without further stalling for time and pointless space-occupying, we present to you, Way Too Casual!

Download Way Too Casual #001
“I Can Say Armadillo”
(MP3, 38.5MB, 44:07)
Subscribe via iTunes

News:

• CGDC #6 winners announced
• FlashGameLicense launches blog

Featured games:

• Small Worlds – a beautiful game of exploration
• Canabalt – run, jump, run, jump some more, crash into a window
• Trap Master – you get to burn, crush, and eat humans!
• Cave of Wonders – hope your keyboard is sturdy

Topic of discussion:
Adobe announces Flash Professional CS5 to have “export to iPhone app” feature

Well boys and girls I do believe that’s it, so make sure to take a listen to the Way Too Casual podcast while you are taking your morning jog, out fishing, walking to school, at work, while doing your homework, playing Jacks, or while playing World of WarCraft, it’s audio so you can listen to the J’s just about anywhere!  Make sure to leave an email, or voice mail, this podcast was made for the Flash game community and we want to hear from all of you!

-Joseph Burchett