Episodes
Published 04/29/24
This week, we talk to Abubakar Salim about his transition from actor to full-blown game director. How did he do it!?
Published 04/29/24
Featuring Rahul Kohli, and the return of Troy, AND we're all in the same room!?
Published 04/12/24
This week, Mike and Alanah chat about GDC, LinkedIn, business cards, and give great life advice.
Published 03/30/24
A LOT OF TOPICS THIS WEEK, WE SIMPLY CAN'T BE CONTAINED.
Published 03/18/24
This week Mike and Alanah chat about the continued lay-offs impacting the games industry.
Published 03/04/24
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.
Published 02/17/24
The title says it all, I don't understand what more context you could possibly need?
Published 02/06/24
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.
Published 01/20/24
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!
Published 12/26/23
You can't talk about good games this year without also talking about lay-offs, so hey, let's do both!
Published 12/10/23
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.
Published 11/19/23
An update on the Unity system, and an important question: do you own any baskets? Why?
Published 10/15/23
This week, Mike and Alanah go over some of the biggest question's about Starfield.
Published 09/25/23
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.
Published 09/20/23
This week, Mike and Alanah discuss some of the responses to Baldur's Gate 3's exceptional quality.
Published 08/23/23
We have our first ever guest! Summerfall Games' Liam Esler joins Alanah and Austin to talk about Taylor Swift's enormous Eras Tour, plus, of course, the launch of Stray Gods.
Published 08/17/23
This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin are back to chat about Stray Gods, plus a little bit of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the very end.
Published 07/30/23
This week, we talk about Apple's new Vision Pro and how it might assist with each of our vocations, as well as AI, again. Turns out it's still relevant. Who'd have thought?
Published 06/10/23
This week (technically last week, the audio file just got stuck in processing and I didn't realise), Austin, Alanah, and Mike discuss The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and if players can be prevented from over-thinking puzzles.
Published 06/07/23
We're back from a month off! And this week, we catch up on Bithell Games' latest release - Tron: Identity. Then Austin (and his dog Canvas) join to catch us up on a game he and Troy have been hard at work on, called Stray Gods. Turns out both games excell in player choice. Neat. Did I mention Canvas?
Published 05/06/23
This week, Alanah and Mike talk about what makes Zelda's recent physics so impressive, E3's cancellation, and the latest from Bithell Games - Tron: Identity!
Published 04/03/23
This week, Alanah and Mike aggressively interrogate Troy about his experience playing Joel in The Last of Us (spoilers). 
Published 03/11/23
Alanah and Mike talk about DICE, and how alcohol is often encouraged at games industry events (but probably shouldn't be), plus why Rocksteady may have gone from making the Arkham series to making a game like Suicide Squad. 
Published 03/08/23
This week, Alanah and Austin talk about The Grammys, and why/how Assassin's Creed: Valhalla won while games like Elden Ring and God of War were not nominated.
Published 02/11/23