Best Zenimax Podcasts (2024)

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Matt Firor, founder of ZeniMax Online Studios (The Elder Scrolls Online). 1:10:34

7d ago1:10:34

1:10:34

My guest today is the founder and director of ZeniMax Online Studio, Matt Firor. After studying history at George Washington University, he co-founded the developer Interesting Systems Inc., where he created a MUD-style text adventure titled Darkness Falls. In 1995 he co-founded Mythic Entertainment, where he produced pioneering online games such a…

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the Fallout Feed #484: Roundtable S16 Character Draw w/ Pip-Boy Steve 3:02:08

7h ago3:02:08

3:02:08

Steve joins the Feed for a deep dive into Castles and to roll new characters for the upcoming Fallout 76 BoS + Shenandoah Roundtable. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: …

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Sarah Elmaleh, voice actor (Fortnite, Halo Infinite, Gears of War 5). 1:21:36

1h ago1:21:36

1:21:36

My guest today is the American voice-actor and activist Sarah Elmaleh. As a student at Wesleyan University she performed in a variety of theatrical productions and radio plays, spending a portion of her studies at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. After graduating she moved to Brooklyn, New York, and was working as a stage actor when sh…

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the Fallout Feed #483 1:38:44

10d ago1:38:44

1:38:44

Boom! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyurl.com/F3Generator DONATE: https://fightcf.cff.org/site/TR/?fr_id=…

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RERUN the Fallout Feed #335: Halloween Spooktacular 2021 1:54:59

4d ago1:54:59

1:54:59

Good evening and welcome to the Fallout Feed Halloween Spooktacular. Tonight we will venture on a quest so vile, so evil, that listener’s dare not proceed. You will hear tales of monsters, despair, depravity so torturous, suicide, cannibalism, mutated murder and transformations ghoulish enough to poison the very soul of all who are brave enough to …

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Pitof Comar, film director (Catwoman, Alien: Resurrection). 1:11:51

3d ago1:11:51

1:11:51

My guest today is a French film director and pioneer in the world of digital imaging. Born in Paris, he studied architecture and medicine at university before joining the film industry. He co-founded Duran Duboi, a postproduction house that created visual effects for music videos by artists including Prince, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, and Boy George. …

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the Fallout Feed #482 2:07:25

16d ago2:07:25

2:07:25

Ray, Jess and Andrew are back after a couple week long break. Ray enjoys his Starfield time and a new NMS Expedition has kicked off. Jess is preparing for a Dragon Invasion. Andrew chugs the last mug of VIM! and gets back to work. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: http…

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Hannah Nicklin, playwright, narrative designer (Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles). 1:16:10

8d ago1:16:10

1:16:10

My guest today is Hannah Nicklin, a British writer and narrative designer for video games. After studying Drama at Loughborough University, and Playwriting at the University of Birmingham, she returned to Loughborough for a doctorate in interactive design as anti-capitalist practice. After several years working as a poet, theatre-maker, and academi…

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Danny Wallace, writer & broadcaster (Yes Man, Assassin's Creed series). 1:06:48

28d ago1:06:48

1:06:48

My guest today is the award-winning humourist, writer, and presenter Danny Wallace. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he published his first professional video game review at the age of thirteen while conducting work experience for Sega Power, a magazine that subsequently offered him a job. At 22, after graduating from The University of Westminster, he bec…

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Nainita Desai, composer (Immortality, Call of Duty, Tales of Kenzera: Zau). 1:14:12

1M ago1:14:12

1:14:12

My guest today is Nainita Desai, the British composer for film, television and video games. Born and raised in London by her Indian parents, she earned a degree in mathematics, then studied sound design at the National Film and Television School. She started her career as a sound designer on the films Little Buddha, Lessons of Darkness and Death Ma…

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the Fallout Feed #481 1:39:39

1M ago1:39:39

1:39:39

Join Ray, Jess, and Andrew talking Starfield Shattered Space, Fallout 76, playing a round of Traits, Perks, or Skills & Mappalachia, then some stats for nerds in Iguana Bits. The first 30 minutes is mostly Starfield and then Fallout from there Thanks as always for listening, and we'll see you in the Wasteland! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/c…

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Eugene Jarvis, gamemaker (Defender, Robotron: 2084, Smash TV). 1:16:25

1M ago1:16:25

1:16:25

My guest today is the American video game designer and programmer Eugene Jarvis. Born in California, he studied computer science at Berkeley, where, in the basement of the physics laboratory, he played the early video game Spacewar. After graduating he worked for Hewlitt Packard, but quit after three days to join Atari, where he began programming f…

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the Fallout Feed #480 2:03:08

1M ago2:03:08

2:03:08

Shakespeare's Richard the Ghoul Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyurl.com/F3Generator DONATE: https://fight…

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Uwe Boll, film director (House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, Postal). 1:13:24

1M ago1:13:24

1:13:24

My guest today is the German filmmaker Uwe Boll. Born in Wermelskirchen he decided he wanted to direct films at the age of ten, after seeing Marlon Brando star in Mutiny on the Bounty. It wasn’t until he was in his mid-thirties, however, that he directed his first major motion picture, Blackwoods, a psychological thriller that a critic for the New …

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the Fallout Feed #479 2:29:10

2M ago2:29:10

2:29:10

Wil returns with a Fashion Show! Shakespeare's Richard the Ghoul Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyurl.com/…

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Derek Yu, gamemaker (Spelunky, UFO 50). 1:11:10

2M ago1:11:10

1:11:10

My guest today is the American video game artist and designer, Derek Yu. Born in Pasadena, California in the early eighties, he started mapping out games on graph paper when he was still a child. After graduating college with a degree in computer science, he moved to San Francisco to work as a freelance illustrator. In 2007 he developed a satirical…

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the Fallout Feed #478 2:25:17

2M ago2:25:17

2:25:17

Lou rules the roost. Ugly Dumpling Food Truck Shakespeare's Richard the Ghoul Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https:/…

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Correspondence Special #4: Clickbait? 35:20

2M ago35:20

35:20

In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence and answers your questions. Hear Simon discuss the recent, headline-making episode with former PlayStation President Chris Deering, listener responses to the controversy, as well as discussion of what term we should use to describe the genre formerly known…

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Chris Deering, former President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. 1:14:25

2M ago1:14:25

1:14:25

My guest today is an American businessman and the former and first president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Chris Deering. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts to immigrant parents, my guest had a strict upbringing. Despite the disadvantages he faced, he graduated with distinction with a degree in computer science at Boston College, then studied…

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the Fallout Feed #477 2:38:52

2M ago2:38:52

2:38:52

Suliore joins the crew for Game-Play, Game-Time, Iguana Bits and Shouts! Shakespeare's Richard the Ghoul Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasG…

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Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat. 1:12:41

2M ago1:12:41

1:12:41

My guest today is Eliot Higgins, a British citizen journalist and founder of Bellingcat, a website that specialises in open-source intelligence. In 2012, while unemployed, he became involved in online discussions about the conflict in Syria, where few journalists were able to operate. Despite having little prior interest in the region, he began to …

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the Fallout Feed #476 1:54:33

2M ago1:54:33

1:54:33

Vanessa dons her powdered wig and bowler hat to join the Fallout Feed Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyurl…

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Bonus: Game Club vs. The Messenger 34:44

3M ago34:44

34:44

In this special episode, Simon is joined by comedian Glenn Moore to discuss the subject of July's My Perfect Console 'Game Club', The Messenger. Throughout July 2024, Glenn and Simon, along with many of you, the listeners, played through the 2018 platformer The Messenger, a game chosen by Abu Salim during his episode of My Perfect Console. Glenn an…

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Maddy Thorson, game-maker (Towerfall, Celeste). 1:08:51

3M ago1:08:51

1:08:51

My guest today is Maddy Thorson, a Canadian writer and designer for video games. At the age of 14, she obtained a copy of GameMaker, software on which she learned to make simple games. After studying computer science at Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta, she moved to Vancouver and there rented a house in which she and her friends began wor…

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the Fallout Feed #475 1:42:27

3M ago1:42:27

1:42:27

Lee joins Jess and Ray while Andrew calls in from the road to talk a lot of Fallout London and Starfield. Also Stalker, Wasteland Theatre, Bethesda Gamescom announcements and more. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://ti…

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Holly Gramazio, curator, novelist (The Husbands). 1:18:30

2M ago1:18:30

1:18:30

My guest today is Holly Gramazio, a writer, curator, and game designer. Born in Australia, she earned her PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide, then moved to London where she founded the Somerset House-based games festival Now Play This, an annual celebration of experimental games. In 2019 she wrote the script for Dicey Dungeons, a…

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the Fallout Feed #474 1:35:13

3M ago1:35:13

1:35:13

Jess, Ray and Andrew chat FOLON, Game play, Fallout 2 and Shakespeare: Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyur…

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Listener Console Special #1 21:32

3M ago21:32

21:32

In this special episode, five My Perfect Console supporters share the games they would like to put on their ideal, fictional games machine, and the reasons behind their choices. If you would like to share your console with the My Perfect Console audience, head to www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole where you can become a supporter and receive a raft o…

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Fallout TV Show - Vault-Talk Ep 8 2:10:20

3M ago2:10:20

2:10:20

Join Andrew, Ray, Wil, and Jessica-Star as we recap and discuss episode 8 of the Fallout on Prime TV Show, 'The Beginning', and the finale of Season 1. So much info to dive into including '*that* secret meeting, Lucy's family secrets, character motivations, history of The Ghoul, and the Vault-Tec societal preservation program. Shocking revelations …

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Luke Muscat, gamemaker (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride). 1:20:44

3M ago1:20:44

1:20:44

My guest today is Luke Muscat, the Australian video game designer behind some of the best-known smart phone games yet made. After graduating from Queensland University of Technology with a degree in IT and Games, he joined Halfbrick Studio, a game developer in Brisbane that specialised in games licensed from film and TV. There he designed a simple …

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the Fallout Feed #473 - More Fallout London 2:35:53

3M ago2:35:53

2:35:53

Ray, Jess and Andrew pack their bags and move to FOLON. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyurl.com/F3Generat…

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Tribute Episode: Brett Jones, artist (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Guardians of the Galaxy). 33:53

3M ago33:53

33:53

A special episode to celebrate the life and work of Brett Jones, an artist and animator for video games, film and television who passed away in July. Jones worked on the seminal N64 movie tie-in game, Goldeneye 007, which successfully brought the first person shooter genre to consoles. He made instrumental contributions to its sequel, Perfect Dark,…

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the Fallout Feed #472 - London Calling 1:40:46

3M ago1:40:46

1:40:46

Ray, Jess and Andrew enjoy a jolly good show. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyurl.com/F3Generator DONATE:…

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Steve Meretszky, author of interactive fiction (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; A Mind Forever Voyaging). 1:18:00

4M ago1:18:00

1:18:00

My guest today is the American video game developer Steve Meretzky. Born and raised in Yonkers, New York, he attended MIT, where he earned a degree in construction management. In 1981, after two years spent working in the construction industry, a friend asked him if he would like to become a tester for Infocom, a publisher that specialised in inter…

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the Fallout Feed #471 2:17:19

4M ago2:17:19

2:17:19

Ray, Jess and Andrew derp around the London Wasteland Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New Vegas: https://tinyurl.com/NewVegasGenerator Fallout 3: https://tinyurl.com/F3Generator…

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We Will BRB 2:00

3M ago2:00

2:00

Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Summer time break! We know we left you all on quite the cliff hanger will Jake running off into the Wilderness but we are taking a short break to rest, restructure, recharge power cells and recite some super mutant poetry! See you on the other side! Support the show Sign up for our newsletter, The…

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Rhianna Pratchett, writer for games (Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider). 1:18:25

4M ago1:18:25

1:18:25

My guest today is an English writer for video games, TV, film, comics, and books. Born into a literary household – her father was the celebrated fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett –– she studied journalism at the University of Arts in London. After graduating she joined the staff of PC Zone, where she worked her way up from editorial assistant to the…

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the Fallout Feed #470 2:39:44

4M ago2:39:44

2:39:44

SPECIAL Guest Dawn, Jess, Ray and Andrew discuss recent game play, revive Fallout Terminal Velocity with Radioactive Rebecca, chat gaming news and toss out shouts. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout…

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Richard Sparks, librettist, writer (L.A. Opera, Not the Nine O'Clock News). 1:11:55

4M ago1:11:55

1:11:55

My guest today is the British scriptwriter and librettist for opera, Richard Sparks. In 1978 he wrote a sketch for Rowan Aktinson, the actor who later played Mr Bean, which Atkinson performed in the Secret Policeman’s Ball, a series of benefit shows organised by John Cleese to raise funds for Amnesty International. The success of the sketch led my …

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the Fallout Feed #469 2:03:59

4M ago2:03:59

2:03:59

Ray, Jess and Andrew cover recent game play, pay respect to our Patrons, eat some tasty iguana bits and try to call Goosey, Max and Coop in the Prime Wasteland for Game Time. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.…

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Fallout TV Show - Vault-Talk Ep 7 2:01:30

4M ago2:01:30

2:01:30

Join Jessica-Star, Andrew, Ray, Wil, and special guest Stephen as we recap and discuss episode 7 of the Fallout on Prime TV Show, 'The Radio' Explore the moral quandaries of Lucy and Maximus in Vault 4 and Cooper Howard's suspicions of Vault Tec’s true intentions. We talk about those mids in Minuteman Radio and theories on the mysterious ghoul seru…

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Kelsey Beachum, narrative designer (Outer Wilds). 1:21:37

4M ago1:21:37

1:21:37

My guest today is the American game writer and narrative designer Kelsey Beachum. After graduating from Michigan State University, she worked in publishing, first as editor of the Cryogenic Society of America, then in editorial operations for the satirical current affairs publication, The Onion. In 2012 stared work on a space-mystery game titled Ou…

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the Fallout Feed #468 1:59:49

4M ago1:59:49

1:59:49

Ray, Jess and Andrew chat about recent gameplay, play a game of Helter Shelter and toss out tons of SHOUTS, SHOUTS, SHOUTS, SHOUTS, SHOUTS! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Roundtable Fun with our Character Generators! Fallout 76: https://tinyurl.com/F76Generator Fallout 4: https://tinyurl.com/Fallout4Generator Fallout New V…

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Mike Drucker, comedy writer, the Tonight Show. 1:13:48

4M ago1:13:48

1:13:48

My guest today is Mike Drucker, an American comedy writer and producer. After graduating with a master’s degree in literature from New York University, he worked as a localisation editor for Nintendo, writing English language jokes for games such as Kid Icarus: Uprising. After a year working as Head Video Writer for the website IGN, he joined Late …

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S1E11 | Cave of Wonders 56:53

4M ago56:53

56:53

Use this link to send us a text with your thoughts! Welcome back to The Big Red Button, where the rules are made up and the points don- wait, that slogan is already taken? Dang it... Ever wondered what happens when a super mutant behemoth meets a hallucinogenic mushroom? Our latest episode of "The Big Red Button" takes you on a wild ride - the Stra…

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Fallout TV Show - Vault-Talk Ep 6 1:48:37

5M ago1:48:37

1:48:37

In this engaging episode of Vault-Talk, Ray, Andrew, Wil, Jessica-Star, and special guest Clint recap and discuss episode 6 of the Fallout TV series, 'The Trap.' Join us as we talk through Maximus and Lucy's encounters in Vault 4, unravel the vault's customs and dark experiments on Level 12. Cooper's pre-war disillusionment with Vault Tec is growin…

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Michael Sherman, director of e-sports, Riot Games. 1:14:13

4M ago1:14:13

1:14:13

My guest today is Michael Sherman, director of esports for Riot Games. While attending the University of Texas at Dallas for Computer Science, he worked as an Automotive Safety Software Engineer for Texas Instruments, inventing a wireless car-seat that would sound an alarm if a child was left in the car. In 2013 he moved into the emerging world of …

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Correspondence Special #3: What was the best year for video games? 34:41

5M ago34:41

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In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one clue about a forthcoming special guest. Hear Simon discuss which was the best year for video games, which video game characters would make the best stand-up comics, and what Hollywood will do for #content when th…

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the Fallout Feed #467 - Fallout 76 Skyline Valley 1:41:38

5M ago1:41:38

1:41:38

Fallout 76 Skyline Valley and Season 17 is here! Join Ray, Andrew, and Jessica-Star as they talk about what they've been playing, the newest updates for 76 and Starfield, and some of the announcements at the Xbox Showcase for 2024. Also we jump into an online Fallout Quiz for Game Time. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/cVSN65j Join in the Round…

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Eric Barone, creator of Stardew Valley. 1:15:06

5M ago1:15:06

1:15:06

My guest today is the American game designer and musician Eric Barone. Born in Los Angeles, he spent his childhood in the suburbs of Seattle. In 2011 he graduated from the University of Washington Tacoma with a degree in computer science, but was unable to find employment. He started developing a video game to hone his programming skills. Supported…

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