Play, Watch, Listen
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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Jul 6, 2022 • 60min
107. BioShock Infinite, Floppy Disks, and Actors
This week, the whole squad is here to discuss good vs bad game design, floppy disks, games being saved on cartridges, and actors.
Jun 26, 2022 • 54min
106. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and the cost of Pixel Art
Also, cows and fireflies, or something.
Jun 18, 2022 • 55min
105. Fort Solis, Summer Game Fest, and Alanah's Directing Debut
This was a difficult episode to title because we spoke about 1,000 different things, so note that the title was an attempt but is not really a large focus of the episode. SORRY. I'M BAD AT PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
Jun 14, 2022 • 1h 8min
104. Troy on Love, Death + Robots
This week, we largely talk about the episode of Love, Death + Robots that Troy is in, called Bad Travelling.
Jun 3, 2022 • 52min
103. Black Mirror, Batman, and Obi-Wan
I guess we caught up on some MEDIA!
May 21, 2022 • 1h 7min
102. Elden Ring, Play-Testing, and Left-Footedness
Featuring the point of play-testing, separating art from artist, Elden Ring, privilege, and "choice" in a workplace. But also feet. Sorry.
May 14, 2022 • 55min
101. Gotham Knights and Shady Contracts
This week, we talk about Gotham Knights and then somehow rapidly progress into discussing games industry contracts, and their prevalence.
Apr 29, 2022 • 52min
100. EPISODE 100 SPECIAL!
Join Alanah Pearce (video game writer), Troy Baker (video game actor), Austin Wintory (video game composer), and Mike Bithell (video game director) as they celebrate ONE HUNDRED EPISODES of Play, Watch, Listen! This was streamed live on Twitch earlier this week, featuring the first ever PWL trivia.
Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 8min
99. Are Game Devs Forced to Make Games Longer?
This week, the team discusses Spaghetti Westerns, inflated hours for game releases, and plans for EPISODE 100!
Apr 2, 2022 • 56min
98. I don't know, GDC or something
We actually mostly talk about government and religion, as is tradition every 25 episodes or something.
