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Play, Watch, Listen

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Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), 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 three unique perspectives in the games industry.
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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 studio and make ETERNAL STRANDS. Which Austin also worked on, because of course he did. He cannot be contained.

Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 166

165. The Studio Making Four Games A YEAR!? (ft. Xalavier Nelson)

Apologies for the delay here - the audio file was corrupted! This week, Mike and Alanah are joined by Strange Scaffold's Xalavier Nelson Jr to talk about how the studio makes so many high quality games, and what it really means to be a good game director.

Feb 15, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 165

164. The State of Video Games in 2025

After a break due to the LA fires - which we talk about to begin with here - we chat about a recent 200-page document called "The State of Video Games in 2025" from Matthew Ball. If you'd like links to the charities we mentioned, please check those out on the YouTube version of the podcast!

Jan 27, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 164

162. Can Indies Save The Games Industry?

Alanah left her job at Sony, and Mike got in trouble for saying something on Bluesky. We discuss the state of the games industry now that it's December 2024, and the notion that "indies will save" everything.

Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 162

161. Should DLC Be Nominated for Game of the Year?

We're back from a brief hiatus! Immediately discussing: should Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree be nominated for GOTY even though it's a DLC? Also: Mike announced another video game!

Nov 24, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 161

159. Star Wars: Outlaws and Bugs in Video Games

This week, AUSTIN TURNS 40 (technically over a week ago at the time of publishing). So, we indulge him with almost an entire episode about Star Wars (Outlaws) and video game bugs.

Sep 20, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 159

158. Should Games Cost More?

This week, Alanah, Austin, and Mike discuss the economic state of the games industry and if game prices need to go from $60 to $70.

Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 158

157. This Episode is Mostly About The Expanse

After a month off, we have returned to bring you TOP QUALITY VIDEO GAME CONTENT! But mostly, a lot of us talking about the TV show The Expanse. And Sex in the City?

Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 157

156. GamePass gets a Price Increase

Austin, Mike, and Alanah chat about Austin's demanding freelance schedule, the GamePass price increase (and GamePass' impact as a whole), and the Halifax Harbor Explosion. Note: almost all details of said Halifax explosion are, indeed, incorrect.

Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min

153. Games Journalism is Very, Very Broken

This episode features journalist Nathan Grayson chatting to Mike and Alanah about the state of games journalism (and that side of the industry) in 2024. This comes after IGN announced multiple aquisitions.

May 29, 2024•56 min

151. From Actor to Game Director!

This week, we talk to Abubakar Salim about his transition from actor to full-blown game director. How did he do it!?

Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 151

149. This year's GDC

This week, Mike and Alanah chat about GDC, LinkedIn, business cards, and give great life advice.

Mar 30, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 149

146. Games We Wish We Could Play Again for the First Time

It's an Austin and Alanah special, and we actually talk about video games the WHOLE TIME!? This week, we talk about games we wish we could play again, and games that fundamentally 'change' however many hours in.

Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 146

145. Zoom of Theseus

The title says it all, I don't understand what more context you could possibly need?

Feb 06, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 145

144. The Gang Has an Existential Crisis

Apologies for the weird audio mix here. Regardless, this week we talk about Society of the Snow (a little), and then delve into the world of AI and capitalism. Again. Oh no.

Jan 20, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 144

143. What is "game direction", anyway?

This is publishing a little later than planned because of internet issues, but this week we talk about Cunk on Earth, game direction, and more! Thanks for another year of listening to Play, Watch, Listen, everyone!

Dec 26, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 143

141. The Fall of the House of Usher ft. Rahul Kohli & Andy Grush!

This week, Austin and Alanah chat to Rahul (actor) and Andy (composer and 1/2 of the Newton Brothers) about their work on The Fall of the House of Usher! Also, Stray Gods gets nominated for a Grammy, and the F1 Grand Prix debuts in Vegas. Apologies for the audio levels.

Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 141
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