186. Austin's Take on Early Access Games
This week, we talk a bit about composing for early access, and how much scores (and VFX) influence films.
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20 of 187 episodes184. Clavicular, Human Nature, and 007: First Light
This week, Mike, Austin, and Alanah mostly talk about human nature. No, really. The new James Bond game is also spoken about for about 10 mi...
183. Bithell Games Presents: AMBERSPIRE
Alanah and Mike chat to game director Nic Tringali about science-fantasy city-builder "Amberspire".
182. Surviving in Freelance Game Dev
Mike and Alanah chat about the pit-falls of working for yourself, and how to manage your time as a freelance (or self-funded indie) game dev...
181. Finally Talking About Xbox & Asha Sharma
SORRY AUDIO LISTENERS: podcast services briefly put a hold on our uploads, so you'll get a few in a row as we catch up! This episode feature...
180. We're Scared of Early Access
This week, Mike and Alanah discuss Bithell games, whether Mike is a Golden Retriever Boyfriend, the new era of the cosplay community, collab...
179. This Episode is About Sex (in Video Games)
Alanah, Mike, and Austin discuss sex (or the lack thereof) in video games, and how video game writing and film/TV do and do not compare. Als...
178. Where are Video Games Headed in 2026?
Apologies for the late upload! On this episode, Mike & Austin chat about the success of Dispatch, changes to video game dev structures, and...
177. Dispatch Writer Pierre Shorette Talks CHOICES!
This week, Austin, Mike, and Alanah are joined by Adhoc Studios' Pierre Shorette to talk about Dispatch - the latest narrative driven game m...
176. How to Market an Indie Game (& Undertale's Terrible Code)
Alanah and Mike discuss indie game marketing, and the fact that getting past being worried about something sucking is the best way to start....
175. Hollow Knight: Silksong's Difficulty, and Alanah's ChatGPT Video
This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin chat about Hollow Knight: Silksong (yes, it's hard) and how media seems to prefer difficult games, Alana...
174. Wave Tech in Sword of the Sea!
This week, we sat down to chat with Matt Nava from Giant Squid, all about the studio's latest game - Sword of the Sea.
173. IP Rights & Stop Killing Games
Austin, Mike, and Alanah chat about IP Rights and our (very early, uniformed lol) thoughts on the "Stop Killing Games" petition.
172. Mike talks TRON: Catalyst! (& Alanah learns to code)
This week, Mike and Alanah talk about learning to use game engine Godot, the brilliant lighting in TRON: Catalyst, and ethics in genitalia s...
171. A Chat to the Creator of Blue Prince!
This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin sat down to chat to Tonda Ros - the director of Blue Prince. Apologies for Tonda's echo!
170. We love Blue Prince (but maybe won't finish it, is that okay?)
Alanah and Austin chat Blue Prince, addictive video games, and Satisfactory.
169. From The Banner Saga to Towerborne (ft. Arnie Jorgensen)
This week, Mike, Alanah, and Austin chat to co-founder of Stoic, the creators of The Banner Saga and, more recently, Towerborne!
168. Our Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions!
This week, Alanah and Mike discuss the Switch 2 presentation!
167. Lay-Offs, Microsoft's new AI (sorry, Phil), and Who Framed Roger Rabbit
This week, Alanah and Mike start out by talking about the lay-offs across WB Games, then jump into talking about Microsoft's newly announced...
166. Talking to Eternal Strands director Mike Laidlaw!
This week, Austin and Alanah sit down to talk to Mike Laidlaw, the game director of Dragon Age: Origins who most recently started his own st...