Apr 4, 2014 5:34 PM

Game|Life Podcast: Amazon Fire TV, Mario Kart 8, and More

Laura Hudson and I discuss the week in gaming, from the Amazon Fire TV to our impressions of Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, Monument Valley on iOS, Elder Scrolls Online on PC, et cetera.

Sev Zero a new Amazon Game Studios title exclusive to Fire TV. Image courtesy Amazon

Laura Hudson and I discuss the week in gaming, from the Amazon Fire TV announcement to our impressions of Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, Monument Valley on iOS, Elder Scrolls Online on PC and probably other stuff I’m forgetting.

Game|Life’s podcast is posted on Fridays, is available on iTunes, can be downloaded directly and is embedded below.

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Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain! ... Read More

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