Best Maclaine Diemer Podcasts (2024)

Wrel announced his departure from Rogue Planet Games as Lead Game Designer of Planetside 2 on May 29th, 2023. He is currently an indie game developer on a survivor-style game inspired by Valheim.By Deeg

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#73 Lex on Rejecting Nostalgia & Mediocrity in Games & Media

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Lex is a Planetside 2 content creator.By Deeg

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A worldwide choir sings the Halo theme 27:02

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Marty O'Donnell talks about creating the iconic Monks Chant for Halo and being part of a worldwide choir.By Kate Remington

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#72 Preston Collins on Personal Growth, Gaming, & (Not) Being an Internet Asshole

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Preston Collins is a photographer and former content creator for Guild Wars 2.By Deeg

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Lena Raine's soundtrack for 'Harmony: The Fall of Reverie' glides between two worlds 1:22:23

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Lena Raine talks about the process for creating the soundtrack for Harmony: The Fall of ReverieBy Kate Remington

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Maclaine Diemer's soundtrack for Firmament has Myst's DNA 1:10:11

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Maclaine Diemer talks about creating a new soundtrack for Cyan Worlds' Firmament.By Kate Remington

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Takeshi Furukawa's compelling soundtrack for Planet of Lana hits all the right notes 1:00:02

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Takeshi Furukawa talks about his soundtrack for Planet of LanaBy Kate Remington

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Island hopping with John Robert Matz and his soundtrack for 'Tchia' 1:18:18

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John Robert Matz talks about creating the perfect music for the island adventure TchiaBy Kate Remington

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Tim Wynn's music shines in 'Marvel's Midnight Suns' 53:00

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Tim Wynn talks about his music for Marvel's Midnight SunsBy Kate Remington

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Josh Sawyer and Alkemie create an immersive Medieval experience in 'Pentiment' 1:16:23

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Josh Sawyer and Tracy Cowart and Sian Ricketts of Alkemie talk about how they created a soundrack for Pentiment, set in the Middle AgesBy Kate Remington

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Jason Graves: From 'Dead Space' to 'The Devil in Me' 1:33:43

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Jason Graves talks about his iconic soundtrack for 'Dead Space' and his latest score for 'The Devil in Me'By Kate Remington

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Garry Schyman creates a world of music for Athia in Forspoken 1:04:10

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Garry Schyman talks about his music for Forspoken in collaboration with Bear McCrearyBy Kate Remington

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Grant Kirkhope's music helps Mario + Rabbids save the galaxy in Sparks of Hope 59:41

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Grant Kirkhope chats about his music for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of HopeBy Kate Remington

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#71 Community Call-In: Your Planetside Stories

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Planetside 2 is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and I'm opening up the podcast to its community. This was recorded live, and features voice large and small speaking reflecting on the last decade, speaking on charity, community, alienation, identity, growth, and aging.By Deeg

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Celebrating 'Fallout's' 25th anniversary with Inon Zur 1:06:17

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Inon Zur talks about his long history composing music for FalloutBy Kate Remington

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The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony and Inon Zur present a world premiere 34:27

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The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony and Inon Zur present a world premiereBy Kate Remington

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Game soundtracks get a Grammy Award! 20:24

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Tom Salta talks about the excitement of a new game soundtrack category of the Grammy AwardsBy Kate Remington

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Andrew Prahlow creates some "Lost Reels" for his 'Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye' soundtrack 56:47

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Andrew Prahlow talks about how he created additional tracks for his Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye soundtrackBy Kate Remington

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Nainita Dessai's soundtrack for 'Immortality' is inspired by her favorite films 1:11:51

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Nainita Dessai talks about how she created her dazzling soundtrack for ImmortalityBy Kate Remington

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#70 Wrel on Planetside 2’s Outfit Wars

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Wrel is the Lead Designer of Planetside 2. This podcast focuses on Outfit Wars, Planetside 2's premiere competitive event, which pits outfit vs. outfit in a 48 vs. 48 player conflict over the frozen Nexus sub-continent that's half chess match and half deathmatch. In addition, Wrel also chatts about life as a game dev, how to read between the lines …

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Kris Maddigan's winning music recipe for 'Cuphead The Delicious Last Course 1:13:40

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Kris Maddigan talks about his 1930's inspired music for Cuphead The Delicious Last CourseBy Kate Remington

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Quill has a bigger, bolder adventure in 'Moss Book II', and Jason Graves' soundtrack is with her every moment 1:23:43

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#69 Carto on Planetside Arena

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Carto is a senior systems and level designer with over a decade of experience crafting games like Defiance, H1Z1, and Planetside Arena. In this conversation, Carto shares his story of getting into game development, shares insights on H1Z1, and gives a behind the scenes look at the conception, derailment, and the shuttering of Planetside Arena. Cart…

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Disco Cactus pulls out all the stops for Mania Mode 1:11:00

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Six members of Disco Cactus talk about their first albumBy Kate Remington

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#68 Cmdr. Cyrious remembers Planetside Arena

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Cmdr. Cyrious is a Planetside content creator and streamer. https://youtube.com/CMDRCyriousBy Deeg

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#67 Snebzor on healing the division within our gaming communities

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Snebzor is a Guild Wars 2 streamer and head goose of the skein gang. https://twitch.tv/snebzor In this podcast, Sneb explains how he applied his master's education in business and consumer behavior to growing a streaming community. He admits his shock at being accused of ableism when encouraging players to rise to the challenge of Dragon's End, and…

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#66 | Maclaine Diemer on leaving rock behind to compose video game music

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Maclaine Diemer is lead composer for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons. In this podcast, Maclaine shares how how he moved on from his dream of making it as a rock star and found the games industry. He learned about how games were made at Harmonix, where he worked on Rock Band, before moving on to ArenaNet where he got his big break as composer for Guild…

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#65 | Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Commentaries (Review)

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Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons is the third expansion for Guild Wars 2. It brings us to Cantha, a mysterious continent far south across the Unending Sea, and brings with it fishing, skiffs, and a new jade-powered friend. End of Dragons features the final confrontation with the Elder Dragons of Tyria, and begs the question: what's next?…

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#64 | UWV_Preston & MMO INKS on weight loss challenge, wellness, & Guild Wars 2

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UWV_Preston first issued the challenge: first man to lose 50 pounds wins a steak dinner, provided by the loser. Deeg answered, then MMO INKS answered. In this podcast, the heavyweights talk about what losing 50 pounds means to them, our individual battles with depression, the challenge of managing sleep, and what we put into and in turn get out of …

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#63 | Wrel on Oshur & Planetside 2’s big future

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Wrel is the Lead Designer of Planetside 2 at Rogue Planet Games (RPG). He lead the design of Oshur, Planetside's first new continent since 2014, which debuted new water interactions for infantry and vehicles as well as 2nd chapter of Distant Shores story campaign. In this podcast, Wrel talks about how Oshur and its water mechanics came to be, and h…

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#62 | Camikaze78 on the importance of authority

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Camikaze78 is a Planetside 2 creator, caster, and streamer. In 2021 he casted Outfit Wars and participated in the game's official Extra Life fundraising event. In this podcast, Camikaze78 talks about his disappointment with Battlefield 2042, the move from Twitch to YouTube, how he changed his mind about Planetside's polarizing MAX suits, and shares…

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#61 | Cmdr. Cyrious on burying the hatchet

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Cmdr. Cyrious is a long-time Planetside 2 content creator and community leader. After co-casting Outfit Wars in early 2021, he stepped up as community organizer for the Late Shift's invasion of Planetside 2. The events successfully showed thousands of viewers fun Planetside experiences, but weren't without their critics. In this podcast, Cyrious di…

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#60 | The Day I Quit New World

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Another game, another rage quit.By Deeg

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#59 | New Years Q&A

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Happy 2022, friends!By Deeg

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#58 | Matt Visual on gaming, crypto, & leaving Youtube behind

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Matt Visual is a video editor and ex-Youtuber. He is especially adored among Guild Wars 2 fans for his stylish game coverage and collaboration on VisualWood. Today he works as a professional video editor and moonlights as a podcaster.By Deeg

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#57 | Reddit & Pain

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When you're fighting on social media, you are contending with the pain of strangers.By Deeg

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Episode 72 with John DeNicola 1:02:28

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John DeNicola is an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", for which he won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination, in 1988. In 1989 he was the co-winner of ASCAP Awards' "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures" for "Time of My…

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Episode 71 with Alan Chapell 51:23

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How does one become a tech privacy attorney and a musician? How do you go to Mumbai to find your way? This is the story of Alan Chapell. Growing up on the multi-ethnic streets of Stamford, Connecticut, Alan Chapell was exposed to a multitude of music – playing piano and trumpet before the age of six and at age 15 recording with the legendary produc…

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Episode 70 with Richard Humann 1:05:36

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Richard Humann is a Brooklyn-based neo-conceptual artist whose work has been included in the Venice Biennale, represented the United States in the 2017 Karachi Biennale in Pakistan, and has had multiple national and international solo gallery and museum exhibitions. Richard was born and raised in the Lower Hudson Valley region of New York State. He…

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Episode 69 with Franke Previte 1:05:39

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Franke Previte: Academy Award and Grammy award winning songwriter, singer, talks with Joseph about his early childhood, selling cars in his driveway to earn money and how (I've Had) The Time of My Life and Hungry Eyes were written and how they found their way in movie Dirty Dancing.By Joseph S. DeBeasi

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#56 | Gamers Are Wrong About New World

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Many have ventured into New World, but it seems few have found the salvation they seek. Weak quests they say! Lack of narrative moments they say! New World is built on a foundation of lies, and there is nothing of note to be found there they say! I say they are wrong.By Deeg

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Ep 68 with Diana Lansleen 1:02:51

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Joseph met Diana at a SAG-AFTRA workshop and have been friends since. Diana is an actor, voice actor and producer. Known for her recurring roles on "The Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives", she has also done a number of TV Commercials. She began working in Group ADR in 2010, on "Eureka", and has been heard on "Alphas", "Defiance", "Code…

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Episode 67 with Bill Schnee 52:35

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Bill Schnee is an internationally renowned producer, engineer, and mix master. He has received over 125 gold and platinum records and more than 50 Top 20 singles that run the gamut from Barbra Streisand to The Jacksons, Rod Stewart to Steely Dan, and Whitney Houston to Dire Straits. This is my conversation with Bill about his journey and his art. C…

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#55 | Gaming on ADHD

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New World has been released, and has already overtaken Cyberpunk 2077 with the fourth highest player peak ever on Steam, now trailing only DOTA 2, CSGO, and PUBG. And I'm one of those players. Today I'm taking a moment to reflect not on New World itself, but on the effect it has had on me and my ADHD. I've learned a lot about the disorder since my …

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Episode 66 with music producer Aaron Ruiz 1:04:05

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Today's guest is Nashville music producer, singer, songwriter Aaron Ruiz. Aaron is an artist who has had hundreds of songs placed in tv shows. Joseph and Aaron talk about the work it takes to stay present, dealing with negative self talk and accepting that we are not in control of whether a song is a success or not.www.aaronandandrew.comhttps://sou…

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#54 | WoW Killer

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New World launches today, but is it a WoW Killer? For that matter, what is a WoW killer? Ask social media, most would suggest it's Blizzard itself, ask a designer, even an armchair one, it's a game with better design, ask one who cherished WoW as a child, it's an experience that takes them back, but if you ask me, I say it's the next cultural revol…

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#53 | Melderon on quitting WoW content, recapturing childhood, and moving on

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After creating World of Warcraft Classic content for 5 years, Melderon is calling it quits. He is a geneticist, research scientist, and guild leader. In this talk, Melderon explains why Burning Crusade is the best version of World of Warcraft, why Vanilla captures general interest in a way that no other expansion can, and answers the question: was …

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#52 | Nostalgia & Violence: The Quest for Identity in Video Game

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Games are dramatizations of typical and accepted types of violence within the wider world, or so Marshall McLuhan would have us believe. McLuhan, the philosopher of media who coined the expression "the medium is the message", predicted the world wide web almost 30 years before it was invented. McLuhan contended that nostalgia and violence are power…

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