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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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Jun 29, 2020 • 1h 7min
18. The Design of The Last of Us Part 2
Sorry this episode is a little late this week, we had some technical issues! BUT, we're here to discuss the gameplay, level, narrative, and sound design of The Last of Us Part 2.
Jun 20, 2020 • 1h 10min
17. Discussing Review Scores, As Developers
The title pretty much says it all okay I'm in a rush I can't write a description but I did want to apologise for the occasional audio interference in this ep - edited out as much as I could!
Jun 13, 2020 • 1h 8min
16. Reacting to the PS5 Conference
Aaaand we're back! This week Alanah, Austin, Troy and Mike talk all about the PlayStation 5 reveal conference.
Jun 6, 2020 • 2min
Play, Watch, Listen: Episode for Friday June 5th, 2020
Please watch or listen to Spawn On Me. Please consider donating to: The Innocence Project, Go Get It Tobacco, REBUILDTHEBLOCK - 4 Black Owned Small Businesses, Scores Sports Bar Mpls Rebuild, Access PR Small Biz Relief, Consignment Store, Rebuild Guns and Roses Boutique, Reclaim the Block, Northstar Health Collective, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Black Visions Collective, Black Disability Coalition, The Marshall Project, ACLU, Campaign Zero, or Advancement Project.
May 30, 2020 • 1h 25min
15. Anticipating The Last of Us Part 2
I'm going to be honest, there are a lot of very big topics covered here, and they're all great, but they are numerous. I don't even know what to write in the description, except that we are not sorry. (Also, Troy is back!)
May 23, 2020 • 1h 29min
14. How Games and Films Influence Eachother
Alanah, Austin, and Mike talk about Ghost of Tsushima, plus how games influence films and vice versa.
May 16, 2020 • 1h 24min
13. How the Unreal Engine 5 Demo Works
This week, Alanah, Austin, Troy, and Mike talk about books, drugs (?), and next-gen gaming, including the Unreal Engine 5 demo.
May 9, 2020 • 60min
12. The Doom Eternal vs. Mick Gordon Controversy
This week, we chat about the controversy surrounding the Doom Eternal soundtrack (it is majority of the podcast, I swear, we just take a brief tangent at the start), as well as the difficulties of PR in the games industry.
May 2, 2020 • 1h 16min
11. Is Final Fantasy 7 really a "remake"?
This week we talk about remakes, why they're made, and if games are 'aging' faster than other kinds of media.
Apr 25, 2020 • 1h 25min
10. The "rules" of making games
This episode, Alanah, Austin, Troy, and Mike ARE LIVE! We talk about contract law, game design, the rules of writing and how different industries approach exclusivity.
