Latest Alanahpearce Podcast Episodes
155. Alanah is Suddenly Obsessed with 1993's Myst
Play, Watch, Listen - July 02, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsAlanah and Mike discuss OLD game development! And Myst!
154. Our thoughts on Summer Game Fest... & Music Licensing
Play, Watch, Listen - June 17, 2024 05:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week we talk about Summer Game Fest and, because we never stay on topic, music licensing! Also featuring Rahul.
153. Games Journalism is Very, Very Broken
Play, Watch, Listen - May 29, 2024 16:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis 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.
152. The Fallout TV Show ft. Tim Cain (the creator of Fallout!)
Play, Watch, Listen - May 11, 2024 16:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah and Austin chat to one of the creators of the Fallout franchise, Tim Cain, all about the Fallout TV show. Includes spoilers.
151. From Actor to Game Director!
Play, Watch, Listen - April 29, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we talk to Abubakar Salim about his transition from actor to full-blown game director. How did he do it!?
150. WE TURN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY!
Play, Watch, Listen - April 12, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsFeaturing Rahul Kohli, and the return of Troy, AND we're all in the same room!?
149. This year's GDC
Play, Watch, Listen - March 30, 2024 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Mike and Alanah chat about GDC, LinkedIn, business cards, and give great life advice.
148. TikTok Ban, Kate Middleton, Dune 2 & More!
Play, Watch, Listen - March 18, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsA LOT OF TOPICS THIS WEEK, WE SIMPLY CAN'T BE CONTAINED.
147. Even More Games Industry Lay-Offs
Play, Watch, Listen - March 04, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week Mike and Alanah chat about the continued lay-offs impacting the games industry.
146. Games We Wish We Could Play Again for the First Time
Play, Watch, Listen - February 17, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsIt'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.
145. Zoom of Theseus
Play, Watch, Listen - February 06, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThe title says it all, I don't understand what more context you could possibly need?
144. The Gang Has an Existential Crisis
Play, Watch, Listen - January 20, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsApologies 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.
143. What is "game direction", anyway?
Play, Watch, Listen - December 26, 2023 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis 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!
142. The Lay-Offs (& Our Favourite Things of the Year)
Play, Watch, Listen - December 10, 2023 14:17 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsYou can't talk about good games this year without also talking about lay-offs, so hey, let's do both!
141. The Fall of the House of Usher ft. Rahul Kohli & Andy Grush!
Play, Watch, Listen - November 19, 2023 04:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis 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.
140. Unity's CEO Resigned
Play, Watch, Listen - October 15, 2023 17:25 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsAn update on the Unity system, and an important question: do you own any baskets? Why?
139. We Have Questions About Starfield's Design
Play, Watch, Listen - September 25, 2023 12:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Mike and Alanah go over some of the biggest question's about Starfield.
138. Explaining the Unity Engine drama ft. Rami Ismail
Play, Watch, Listen - September 20, 2023 07:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsWe'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.
137. The Games Industry and Communication
Play, Watch, Listen - August 23, 2023 00:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Mike and Alanah discuss some of the responses to Baldur's Gate 3's exceptional quality.
136. Taylor Swift and Stray Gods (ft. Liam Esler!)
Play, Watch, Listen - August 17, 2023 06:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsWe 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.
135. Austin talks Stray Gods
Play, Watch, Listen - July 30, 2023 02:05 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin are back to chat about Stray Gods, plus a little bit of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the very end.
134. Who is the Apple Vision Pro for?
Play, Watch, Listen - June 10, 2023 10:47 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis 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?
133. Zelda and When Players Over-Think Puzzles
Play, Watch, Listen - June 07, 2023 07:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis 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.
132. Tron: Identity and Stray Gods
Play, Watch, Listen - May 06, 2023 20:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsWe'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 Ca...
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Red Lips, Orange Car - May 06, 2023 01:14 - 55 seconds ★★★★★ - 218 ratingsA comedy/advice/storytelling show all spanning from the wonderful, bizarre world of Craigslist Missed Connections. Hosted by Alanah Pearce.
131. Physics in Zelda and E3 got Cancelled
Play, Watch, Listen - April 03, 2023 22:33 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis 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!
130. Troy on playing James in The Last of Us
Play, Watch, Listen - March 11, 2023 01:19 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah and Mike aggressively interrogate Troy about his experience playing Joel in The Last of Us (spoilers).
129. Games Industry Networking & Rocksteady's Suicide Squad
Play, Watch, Listen - March 08, 2023 05:46 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsAlanah 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.
128. Austin on Why Assassin's Creed Won at the Grammys
Play, Watch, Listen - February 11, 2023 04:28 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis 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.
127. The Last of Us TV Show Episode 3
Play, Watch, Listen - February 09, 2023 09:08 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, all four of the Play, Watch, Listen horsemen are together to discuss the third episode of HBO's The Last of Us series. There are spoilers.
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