64. The Games Industry Without E3

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64. The Games Industry Without E3

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May 29, 2021

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This week, join Austin, Mike, and Alanah to talk about the progression of E3 and how it's likely to change, and influence different facets of the games industry as it does. There's only one tangent and it's about... radio broadcast. I'm not sure why either.

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May 29, 2021

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Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Troy Baker (voice actor), 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 four unique perspectives in the games industry.

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60. Mortal Kombat (but not the movie): We celebrate 60 episodes with a discussion of everything except for the actually trending Mortal Kombat topic. by Play, Watch, Listen
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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! by Play, Watch, Listen
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71. Tencent, Censorship & Elaborate Setups: Also: we're taking a break. It's not you, it's me. No, really. by Play, Watch, Listen
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56. Are Game Devs Lazy?: This week, we're dressed very fancy. You can't see that if you're listening to the audio version, but I felt you should know. by Play, Watch, Listen
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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. by Play, Watch, Listen
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65. God of War on PS4 AND PS5?: We talk about games we haven't played and feel guilty about, and the next God of War game being on multiple platforms. I don't know what happens after that, someone please let me know. by Play, Watch, Listen
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75. Games Need Trailers Like The Matrix: Austin and I saw John Williams live, and Troy is very excited about The Matrix. by Play, Watch, Listen
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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? by Play, Watch, Listen
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85. I'm Sorry About This Episode: We promised you we'd talk about Arcane. Surprising nobody, we didn't. by Play, Watch, Listen
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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. by Play, Watch, Listen
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90. Troy's NFT Tweet: Troy tweeted something very pro-NFT, and trended on Twitter as a result. Here's us talking about that. by Play, Watch, Listen
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80. Chris Pratt is in Everything, says Troy Baker: We're back from break! And a little late, due to internet problems. We discuss returning to international travel, a little bit about Dune, Chris Pratt playing Garfield, and more. by Play, Watch, Listen
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