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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, 2023 • 1h 1min
139. We Have Questions About Starfield's Design
This week, Mike and Alanah go over some of the biggest question's about Starfield.
Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 23min
138. Explaining the Unity Engine drama ft. Rami Ismail
Special guest Rami Ismail discusses the Unity Engine drama and its impact on indie game developers. They explore the challenges of monetizing games, the dominance of the hero's journey narrative, and the complexity of musician Jacob Collier's music. They also touch on the legal aspects of the drama and the financial risk it poses for developers.
Aug 23, 2023 • 1h 12min
137. The Games Industry and Communication
This week, Mike and Alanah discuss some of the responses to Baldur's Gate 3's exceptional quality.
Aug 17, 2023 • 1h 22min
136. Taylor Swift and Stray Gods (ft. Liam Esler!)
We have our first ever guest! Summerfall Games' Liam Esler joins Alanah and Austin to talk about Taylor Swift's enormous Eras Tour, plus, of course, the launch of Stray Gods.
Jul 30, 2023 • 54min
135. Austin talks Stray Gods
This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin are back to chat about Stray Gods, plus a little bit of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the very end.
Jun 10, 2023 • 58min
134. Who is the Apple Vision Pro for?
This week, we talk about Apple's new Vision Pro and how it might assist with each of our vocations, as well as AI, again. Turns out it's still relevant. Who'd have thought?
Jun 7, 2023 • 1h 2min
133. Zelda and When Players Over-Think Puzzles
This week (technically last week, the audio file just got stuck in processing and I didn't realise), Austin, Alanah, and Mike discuss The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and if players can be prevented from over-thinking puzzles.
May 6, 2023 • 1h 22min
132. Tron: Identity and Stray Gods
We're back from a month off! And this week, we catch up on Bithell Games' latest release - Tron: Identity. Then Austin (and his dog Canvas) join to catch us up on a game he and Troy have been hard at work on, called Stray Gods. Turns out both games excell in player choice. Neat. Did I mention Canvas?
Apr 3, 2023 • 53min
131. Physics in Zelda and E3 got Cancelled
This week, Alanah and Mike talk about what makes Zelda's recent physics so impressive, E3's cancellation, and the latest from Bithell Games - Tron: Identity!
Mar 11, 2023 • 51min
130. Troy on playing James in The Last of Us
This week, Alanah and Mike aggressively interrogate Troy about his experience playing Joel in The Last of Us (spoilers).
