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Alanah Pearce
Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Mike Bithell (game director), and Austin Wintory (game composer) as they talk about all the games, movies, TV and 'whatever else' that took their interest that week, from three unique perspectives in the games industry.
Episodes
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Sep 25, 2021 • 1h 4min
77. Demo Disks, Game Design, and DEATHLOOP (really)
This week, Alanah, Troy, Mike, and Austin talk about demo disks in cereal boxes, game design, and Deathloop. An entirely gaming podcast from your favourite gaming podcast, wow. What a triumph.
Sep 17, 2021 • 59min
76. I Just Want to Talk About Deathloop
Instead we talk about 9/11 and social responsibility. But there is a TINY bit of Deathloop, I really tried.
Sep 11, 2021 • 53min
75. Games Need Trailers Like The Matrix
Austin and I saw John Williams live, and Troy is very excited about The Matrix.
Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 10min
74. The Cost of Voice Acting in Video Games
This week, we talk about how actors view good acting, why we like the performances we do, and the 'cost' of voice acting, for the actor and indie and AAA studios. It's an almost entirely on-topic episode - you're welcome.
Aug 28, 2021 • 54min
73. Austin Scored Aliens: FireTeam Elite!
And also we start talking about 12 Minutes. We said we'd continue it, which means we almost definitely will not.
Aug 20, 2021 • 1h 6min
72. The Boyfriend Dungeon Controversy
We're back! Troy got a cool mask, there's some controversy surrounding a game called Boyfriend Dungeon, and what does "consent" mean in video games?
Jul 31, 2021 • 1h 17min
71. Tencent, Censorship & Elaborate Setups
Also: we're taking a break. It's not you, it's me. No, really.
Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 3min
70. Kotaku's Recent Headlines
A discussion of Kotaku's recent headlines that, of course, somehow ends up getting existential and profound because we can't help being who we are, okay?
Jul 17, 2021 • 1h 22min
69. When Writing Is Too Videogamey
We didn't make a single joke about the episode number, but we did speak at length about the future of video game storytelling and narrative design!
Jul 3, 2021 • 1h 16min
68. The Future of Indie Games (plus Mike & Troy use too many towels)
This week, we talk about indie studios being bought up all over the place, and discuss how feasible it is to exist without a publisher. Also, more hotel etiquette, including an excessive use of towels.
