Mark Erickson
@quickplaypod.bsky.social
Mark Erickson, host of Quick Play: a little podcast asking big questions about video games. New episodes on Wednesdays.
Deeply sad to say that Billie Cox passed away yesterday following a heart attack early last week.
Billie was a good friend and an encourager to myself and countless others. He's been a frequent guest on the podcast and a constant supporter.
Billie was a good friend and an encourager to myself and countless others. He's been a frequent guest on the podcast and a constant supporter.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Deeply sad to say that Billie Cox passed away yesterday following a heart attack early last week.
Billie was a good friend and an encourager to myself and countless others. He's been a frequent guest on the podcast and a constant supporter.
Billie was a good friend and an encourager to myself and countless others. He's been a frequent guest on the podcast and a constant supporter.
what are the games that will get someone into (or further into) video games?
fellow mark @makozlo.bsky.social joined in to give his list
youtu.be/mEYi8qBuZmQ
fellow mark @makozlo.bsky.social joined in to give his list
youtu.be/mEYi8qBuZmQ
what games would get someone into video games?
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
what are the games that will get someone into (or further into) video games?
fellow mark @makozlo.bsky.social joined in to give his list
youtu.be/mEYi8qBuZmQ
fellow mark @makozlo.bsky.social joined in to give his list
youtu.be/mEYi8qBuZmQ
pleased as punch to be joined by Jon Harrison, author of the new book If Video Games Have Taught Me Anything
watch! youtu.be/xQPPI7g7xA4
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/hT9yU7cIQXb
watch! youtu.be/xQPPI7g7xA4
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/hT9yU7cIQXb
interview with jon harrison: if video games have taught me anything
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
pleased as punch to be joined by Jon Harrison, author of the new book If Video Games Have Taught Me Anything
watch! youtu.be/xQPPI7g7xA4
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/hT9yU7cIQXb
watch! youtu.be/xQPPI7g7xA4
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/hT9yU7cIQXb
the big game publishers are dead, long live the big game publishers
watch! youtu.be/V9CYRAv4gCE
listen? open.spotify.com/episode/5POY...
(and watch or listen to all the other episodes i haven't posted about)
watch! youtu.be/V9CYRAv4gCE
listen? open.spotify.com/episode/5POY...
(and watch or listen to all the other episodes i haven't posted about)
video games are cooked
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
the big game publishers are dead, long live the big game publishers
watch! youtu.be/V9CYRAv4gCE
listen? open.spotify.com/episode/5POY...
(and watch or listen to all the other episodes i haven't posted about)
watch! youtu.be/V9CYRAv4gCE
listen? open.spotify.com/episode/5POY...
(and watch or listen to all the other episodes i haven't posted about)
switch 2 launch day bringing people together
we couldn't put down mario kart world, so we podcasted while playing
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/1RXGXGYS5Tb
watch (the top of our heads for 57 minutes): youtu.be/JA9MiwCMrf8
we couldn't put down mario kart world, so we podcasted while playing
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/1RXGXGYS5Tb
watch (the top of our heads for 57 minutes): youtu.be/JA9MiwCMrf8
Big(ish) Discourse: our switch 2 impressions
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
switch 2 launch day bringing people together
we couldn't put down mario kart world, so we podcasted while playing
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/1RXGXGYS5Tb
watch (the top of our heads for 57 minutes): youtu.be/JA9MiwCMrf8
we couldn't put down mario kart world, so we podcasted while playing
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/1RXGXGYS5Tb
watch (the top of our heads for 57 minutes): youtu.be/JA9MiwCMrf8
i've been bad at having a presence on the proper socials, but the podcast is still going!
here's what i've been thinkin about lately:
spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BIoNwjme4Tb
Listen wherever you find podcasts or on youtube
here's what i've been thinkin about lately:
spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BIoNwjme4Tb
Listen wherever you find podcasts or on youtube
June 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
i've been bad at having a presence on the proper socials, but the podcast is still going!
here's what i've been thinkin about lately:
spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BIoNwjme4Tb
Listen wherever you find podcasts or on youtube
here's what i've been thinkin about lately:
spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BIoNwjme4Tb
Listen wherever you find podcasts or on youtube
what will the first 2 years of the switch 2 look like?
@parkerdeal.bsky.social and i made our crystal ball bingo cards to determine just that
watch! youtu.be/GXRVbb4e1uE
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zuBOxLgUIQb
@parkerdeal.bsky.social and i made our crystal ball bingo cards to determine just that
watch! youtu.be/GXRVbb4e1uE
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zuBOxLgUIQb
our switch 2 bingo cards
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
what will the first 2 years of the switch 2 look like?
@parkerdeal.bsky.social and i made our crystal ball bingo cards to determine just that
watch! youtu.be/GXRVbb4e1uE
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zuBOxLgUIQb
@parkerdeal.bsky.social and i made our crystal ball bingo cards to determine just that
watch! youtu.be/GXRVbb4e1uE
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zuBOxLgUIQb
is Animal Crossing: New Horizons the game of the decade?
(so far)
Watch: youtu.be/RyPNsJkGlbQ
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Ywv...
(so far)
Watch: youtu.be/RyPNsJkGlbQ
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Ywv...
animal crossing built bridges between islands (a game of the decade [so far] conversation)
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
is Animal Crossing: New Horizons the game of the decade?
(so far)
Watch: youtu.be/RyPNsJkGlbQ
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Ywv...
(so far)
Watch: youtu.be/RyPNsJkGlbQ
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Ywv...
none of you are asking the important questions like “would it be Nintendo Switch Sports 2 or Nintendo Switch 2 Sports?”
January 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
none of you are asking the important questions like “would it be Nintendo Switch Sports 2 or Nintendo Switch 2 Sports?”
what's the deal nintendo? just announce the Alarmo 2 already
January 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
what's the deal nintendo? just announce the Alarmo 2 already
enjoy a southeastern snow day with some buddies talking about video games they liked in 2024
like me, i'm a buddy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJeD...
like me, i'm a buddy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJeD...
Our Favorite Games of 2024 | December 2024
YouTube video by BitBloggist
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
enjoy a southeastern snow day with some buddies talking about video games they liked in 2024
like me, i'm a buddy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJeD...
like me, i'm a buddy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJeD...
With 2024 now a week in the past, Q4 of Metacritic Golf has wrapped up.
Congrats to the big winners:
🥇 Nate McKeever
🥈 Landry Smith
🥉 Mark Erickson
Congrats to the big winners:
🥇 Nate McKeever
🥈 Landry Smith
🥉 Mark Erickson
January 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
With 2024 now a week in the past, Q4 of Metacritic Golf has wrapped up.
Congrats to the big winners:
🥇 Nate McKeever
🥈 Landry Smith
🥉 Mark Erickson
Congrats to the big winners:
🥇 Nate McKeever
🥈 Landry Smith
🥉 Mark Erickson
for the extra special 100th episode, a bunch of folks joined to answer 100 questions*
watch! youtu.be/4oTFQm_rLPs
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/JQYLLxmrpPb
*a random selection from a list of 100 questions
watch! youtu.be/4oTFQm_rLPs
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/JQYLLxmrpPb
*a random selection from a list of 100 questions
Ep. 100 Big Discourse: the 100 question challenge
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
December 19, 2024 at 8:10 PM
for the extra special 100th episode, a bunch of folks joined to answer 100 questions*
watch! youtu.be/4oTFQm_rLPs
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/JQYLLxmrpPb
*a random selection from a list of 100 questions
watch! youtu.be/4oTFQm_rLPs
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/JQYLLxmrpPb
*a random selection from a list of 100 questions
my problem is that i just care too much. like, im an empath
Beyond Good & Evil 2's troubled development due to "passionate managers" not getting along, says creator Michel Ancel
www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-...
www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-...
December 9, 2024 at 2:39 PM
my problem is that i just care too much. like, im an empath
i talked to Bethesda QA tester Skylar about the role of QA in game-makin
it's about ruining developer's days (ok just kinda)
watch! youtu.be/W5IZpulx86E
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/DsHru1j7QOb
it's about ruining developer's days (ok just kinda)
watch! youtu.be/W5IZpulx86E
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/DsHru1j7QOb
what you need to know about Bethesda QA
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
December 5, 2024 at 11:04 PM
i talked to Bethesda QA tester Skylar about the role of QA in game-makin
it's about ruining developer's days (ok just kinda)
watch! youtu.be/W5IZpulx86E
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/DsHru1j7QOb
it's about ruining developer's days (ok just kinda)
watch! youtu.be/W5IZpulx86E
listen! spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/DsHru1j7QOb
i was joined by Dalton Fuller to talk about games that let us lay out on a sunny rock with no thoughts
we proudly present: lizard brain!
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/CxJJcbOitOb
watch: youtu.be/j5ehMYrZgig
we proudly present: lizard brain!
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/CxJJcbOitOb
watch: youtu.be/j5ehMYrZgig
lizard brain!
YouTube video by Quick Play
youtu.be
November 13, 2024 at 8:57 PM
i was joined by Dalton Fuller to talk about games that let us lay out on a sunny rock with no thoughts
we proudly present: lizard brain!
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/CxJJcbOitOb
watch: youtu.be/j5ehMYrZgig
we proudly present: lizard brain!
listen: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/CxJJcbOitOb
watch: youtu.be/j5ehMYrZgig
psh what's the problem here
November 11, 2024 at 7:25 PM
psh what's the problem here