Let's Talk About Tech
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBBC Radio 5 live’s award winning gaming podcast, discussing the world of video games and games culture.
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Game On - Elric and Citadel of Forgotten Myths
January 18, 2023 04:53 - 44 minutes - 41 MBMichael Moorcock - author, editor, musician - joins Adam to talk about Citadel of Forgotten Myths, the book that will be (he says) the last appearance of his doomed hero, Elric of Melniboné between the covers of a novel. It's a wide-ranging conversation that barely touches the surface of Moorcock's long, incredibly productive career.
Game On - BAFTA goes to Hades
March 23, 2021 00:46 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBWith the 2021 BAFTA Games Awards moments away Adam speaks to two of the nominees from Supergiant Games. The writer, Greg Kasavin and the actor, Logan Cunningham are both in the running for their work on Hades.
Game On - An Overlode, a Dream and an Agent
March 04, 2021 05:08 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBMultimedia online games publication Overlode discussed with co-founder Harry Mitchell, we look forward to the RSC's upcoming online theatre experience Dream and lead writer on IO Interactive's Hitman 3 talks about the dao of Agent 47's world.
Game On - Safety online and a new era for Star Wars
February 02, 2021 06:16 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBOnline safety discussed with Lorin LaFave and Andy Robertson. And New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule joins Adam to talk about The High Republic.
Game On – Now with added Nolan North!
December 21, 2020 01:10 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBTalking about games with the Gaming Grandma, sidestepping The Discourse and Andy’s Xmas Crackers Has the Pandemic changed the way families game? The Gaming Grandma and Dr Lynn Love from Abertay University give Adam their view. Ewan Moore from GAMINGbible and FamilyGamerTV’s Andy Robertson talk more about family gaming and much more besides. And there’s oodles of Nolan North action as we talk about his work in Dirt5!
Game On - Playstation versus Xbox. Seconds out, round 4!
September 29, 2020 20:21 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBWeeks away from the launch of Playstation and Xbox's latest machines the Washington Post's Gene Park joins Adam to look at what's on offer. Industry veteran, Mike Fisher has his own modest proposal and, if you're quick, you can still take part in the Leeds Digital Festival. The organiser and one of the city's tech companies explain more about Silicon Moor™(pending.)
Game On - It's cold, it's dangerous, it's Wasteland 3
September 08, 2020 19:36 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBVeteran games creator, Brian Fargo and Wasteland 3's music supervisor, Mary Ramos join Adam to talk about the way they're putting a soundtrack on a post-apocalyptic American adventure. PC Gamer's Jody Macgregor reviews the game in this edition.
Game On - Of falling and falling and Fall Guys
August 25, 2020 20:33 - 22 minutes - 21 MBNo more steps, that's what Mediatonic's Megan Ralph promises Adam in this edition of Game On. Fall Guys has been this year's surprise summer hit but what's helped the game get to the top of the goop slide?
Game On - Of falling and falling and Fall Guys
August 25, 2020 19:43 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBNo more steps, that's what Mediatonic's Megan Ralph promises Adam in this edition of Game On. Fall Guys has been this year's surprise summer hit but what's helped the game get to the top of the goop slide?
Game On - Disco Elysium and games and families
April 07, 2020 05:32 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBFresh from their triple BAFTA win Helen and Aleksander from ZA/UM join Adam to talk about Disco Elysium - and there's good news for Switch owners. FamilyGamerTV's Andy Roberston is also with us to talk about www.taminggaming.com - which aims to help families pick appropriate and even useful games to play and share.
Game On - Bafta Games Awards 2020 Preview
April 02, 2020 14:26 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBFor this special Bafta Games preview Adam's spoke to Remedy, makers of 'Control' and the actor, Laura Bailey who's nominated for her performance in 'Gears 5'
Game On - The Island Doom of the Wisps
March 31, 2020 11:24 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBOdee joins Adam to talk about the cancellation of the COD League's live events and then it's on to talking about not one, not two but three games! Animal Crossing NH, Doom and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Can you spot the deliberate mistake in this edition?
Game On – Help for Heroes goes gaming and travelling with The Traveller
March 23, 2020 23:52 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBHelp for Heroes want games to use their skills for good and help them through @HeroUpGaming Ryan Elser has been playing, and writing, about Destiny since the beginning. He joined Adam to talk about a game that’s almost 6 years into its life span. And another magazine maker has designs on your wallet.
Game On - Keeping Track of it All
March 17, 2020 03:09 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBThe Destiny we have is the Destiny we're keeping Bungie tells Adam and cult stationery company Field Notes have designs on - or should that be for - your Dungeons & Dragons character sheets.
Game On - Yorkshire Games Festival
March 10, 2020 03:19 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBAt the Yorkshire Games Festival to talk about making games with Sabrina Carmona, Zi Peters and Mike Bithell. Warning, this podcast may contain unexpected Jordan Erica Webbers.
Game On - William Gibson's Agency
February 20, 2020 19:56 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWilliam Gibson started out writing books that felt like they were set decades into a possible future. Unusually for a writer of speculative fiction he's been creeping closer and closer to the now. Adam met him to talk about 'Agency', what's now the second part of his fourth trilogy)
Game On - Hedgehogs and Hundred Year Wars
February 18, 2020 01:45 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBHow do tackle a blue hedgehog that goes awfully fast on the big screen? Tom Holkenborg, composer of the new movie's OST has some ideas. And why would anyone set a game during one of the darkest periods of European history? Kevin and Kevin from Asobo - makers of 'A Plague Tale: Innocence' have their reasons...
Game On - 1917, a continuous take
February 04, 2020 04:04 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBBen Maxwell from PCGamesN and First World War historian, Dr Chris Kempshall join Adam to talk about the award-winning film 1917. Games have definitely learnt some of their tricks from films, but is the current running more the other way now? Arguably Sam Mendes new film shares quite a lot with gaming entities like CoD and Medal of Honour but was that deliberate?
Game On - Excel next and Riot now
January 28, 2020 03:26 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBExcel Esport's new Chief Commercial Officer, Robin McCammon reflects on making the jump across the electronic divide from adidas and Launcher’s Elise Favis catches us up about the Californian state government's intervention in the Riot Games class action law suit settlement.
Game On - Edge first
January 21, 2020 03:38 - 24 minutes - 22 MBZachary Smith is the CEO of Packet and he wants to change the way we use The Cloud. This is no longer about the centre; it's about The Edge.
Game On - A Stamp of Approval
January 14, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBRoyal Mail's Philip Parker explains why the UK's games industry has made it into stamp form. And Jon Hare, one of the creators of Sensible Soccer (and new game Sociable Soccer) joins Adam to talk about the scene that's being celebrated in stamp form: the scene that's become the industry we have today.
Game On - Kim Bayley, Bruce Straley
January 09, 2020 02:56 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB2019's games sales figures may not be all bad according to Kim Bayley, the CEO of the Entertainment Retailers Association. And Bruce Straley, formerly of Naughty Dog, gives us a sense of the Way of Bruce.
Game On - Yuletide 2019, Leviathan
December 24, 2019 04:45 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBBBC Millbank's smaller radio studio is packed to the rafters as Adam's joined by indie developer Mike Bithell, editor of theloadout.com Jessica Wells, comedian and streamer Steve McNeil and Sam Loveridge the global editor-in-chief of GamesRadar for the annual Yuletide edition. Recorded at the beginning of December, Sam proves her prophetic powers by calling it on the name of the next Xbox console. This recording includes Top Trumps action.
Game On - Dark woods, dark deeds
December 17, 2019 03:11 - 29 minutes - 27 MBRespawn Entertainment's 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' discussed with Jordan Oloman - who looked at the game for TechRadar - and a romp through the results of the Games Awards which were handed out last week. And just what are Killmonday Games getting up to in a forest north of Stockholm? Adam met the studio's leads in Skövde at the Sweden Game Conference.
GAME ON - CHRISTMAS WARM UP
December 10, 2019 03:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBDice Breaker's Matt Jarvis, Andy Robertson from Ask About Games and Dave Jewitt join Adam for some seasonal suggestions. And Dave has something new up his sleeve... )
Game On - Wooden Trains, keeping it simple.
December 03, 2019 03:42 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBTracks-The Train Set Game brings the simple pleasure of a wooden train set to the game space, but what's the allure of the simulator genre? Will Freeman helps explain...
Game On - at the Glass House and esports under pressure
November 26, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBNew research from Chichester University says esports performers are under as much pressure as other sports people. Dr Phil Birch, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology explains. And the team from the Glass House Games Show come on to talk about their new project; long format discussion and reviews.
Game On - Texas, Tents and Ghosts
November 19, 2019 03:19 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBWhy did the Esports Awards move to Texas and what's happening next for them? At the Golden Joysticks Adam catches a word with CD Projekt Red about Cyberpunbk 2077 and makers of control, Remedy. Cloud based systems are picking up a lot of attention at the moment so, what are Shadow up to with their Ghost system? Florian Giraud and Luke Hancock try to get Adam to understand. (Warning; this podcast may contain traces of Danny Wallace. User caution is advised.)
Dr Karl: The Moon, Particle Physics, and Quantum computers
November 14, 2019 04:21 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBWhy are some bits of the visible moon darker than others? What's the large hadron collider for? And what might quantum computers do for science?
Game On - Of Birds and Wolves
November 12, 2019 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBIn 'A Game of Birds of Wolves' the writer, Simon Parkin reveals the hidden history of a war game that helped to win the Battle of the Atlantic and the people who created it, played it and helped to blow a Raspberry at Hitler with it.
GAME ON COD MW 2019 - Back to the future?
November 05, 2019 04:03 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB16 editions in and Activision reboot Call of Duty's Modern Warfare sub-series, but is it a success? Tech Radar's Vic Hood and Josh West from Games Radar rally on Adam R's position for a sitrep. A-ok or KIA? Maybe it's not that simple.
Game On - User Experience
October 29, 2019 04:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBÅsa Roos, Principal UX Designer at Bioware discusses the importance of the choices that get made when making a game.
Game On 221019 Ministers, Joysticks, Caring
October 22, 2019 03:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBVoting in this year's Golden Joysticks ends very soon as Sam Loveridge from GamesRadar explains and Sweden's Minister for Energy and Digitalization, Anders Ygeman turns out to be one of the ZX81 generation. Finally Hanna Fogelberg explains why care is the right answer to social media hate.
Game On
October 15, 2019 01:53 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBWhy do some games pass into the collective memory? Should we be celebrating old games more? All this and more besides as Mike Diver joins Adam to talk about his new book, 'Retro Gaming: A byte-sized history of video games'
Game On - Dinosaur Polo Club - Mini Motorways
October 08, 2019 02:05 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBDinosaur Polo Club's first game 'Mini Metro' was all about rapid, and not so rapid, public transport. This time the Curry Brothers are tackling traffic. Can you do better than a city planner or will it end with a snarl and a whimper? 'Mini Motorways' is available now.
Game On - A Long Road; speaking to Jenova Chen
October 01, 2019 02:29 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBA decade after first speaking to the innovative games maker Jenova Chen, Adam sits down with the creator of 'Journey' and 'Flower' to talk about thatgamescompany's new project, 'Sky: Children of the Light'
Game On - Assemble for D&D and Assemble With Care
September 24, 2019 02:17 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBChris Cox from ustwo games talks about their new experience - Assemble With Care - and what are Adventurers Wanted about to get up to over on Switch?
Game On 180619 E3, gaymers and Sonic at the wheel.
June 18, 2019 00:43 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBGames Radar editor, Sam Loveridge and Robin Gray from just launched Gayming Mag join Adam to talk about E3 and some points arising . Later we hear from Sumo Digital's David Littlewood about Team Sonic Racing and making games in Nottingham.
Game On - Razers & Silverhands
June 11, 2019 02:43 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBAfter the surprise announcement at E3 Adam and journalist Peter Allison look ahead to next and Cyberpunk 2077 and then a step back to chat about UK Games Expo. Razer unveiled their 2019 range of gaming laptops at an event at the end of May and Adam was there to speak to VP for Razer Europe, Matthias Kjessler.
Game On - Embers of War, Hound of Difficulty
April 16, 2019 02:53 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBGareth Powell's Embers of War series is set amongst the ruins of older civilisations and in the aftermath of a bloody conflict. When they spoke Adam asked Gareth why he was exploring this idea in his latest book, Fleet of Knives.
Game On - The Way of the Shinobi
April 02, 2019 03:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBEdwin Evans-Thirwell joins Adam to talk about the latest game from From Software. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is as unrelenting as we've come to expect from From. But, as Edwin points out, this a game that's more than just 'hard'.
Game On - Learning with LARP and Washington at war
March 12, 2019 03:30 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBWashington's under siege in the upcoming game from Ubisoft, The Division 2. Adam's spoken to the game's creative director and lead environment artist about putting D.C. front and centre. And what can we learn from a LARP? More than you'd expect. Nikolas Lloyd - Lindybeige on Youtube - has been out to the Czech Republic to take part in Legion: Siberian Story and come to a greater appreciation for snow. This podcast may include lengthy digressions.