138. Explaining the Unity Engine drama ft. Rami Ismail

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138. Explaining the Unity Engine drama ft. Rami Ismail

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We're back! This week Austin chats about Jacob Collier - apparently the best musician alive - and then Alanah asks Mike and special guest Rami Ismail all about the Unity drama.

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Sep 20, 2023

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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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2. Are Game Awards Completely Pointless?: After The Game Awards (but before Rise of Skywalker), Alanah, Troy, Mike, and Austin sat down to talk about the purpose of 'Game Awards', including their perspectives as recipients and voters. by Play, Watch, Listen
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66. Troy Moved House: E3 is briefly mentioned but this week's episode of your #1 video game podcast mostly talks about absolutely anything and everything else. by Play, Watch, Listen
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