Latest Open world Podcast Episodes
The GDC 2024 Grab Bag Episode
Script Lock - May 06, 2024 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHey hey! We're back with our second episode that we recorded at this year's GDC, and it's a doozy! In a switch from how we normally do things, we brought a grab bag of simple questions to the conference and hit up people who were free, and so y'all get to see how everyone's answers differed. In ...
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & Sarah Elmaleh
Script Lock - April 03, 2024 16:13 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsComing to you NOT LIVE from GDC, we've got a special episode of the podcast covering SAG-AFTRA's negotiations with game studios! Duncan Crabtree-Ireland (National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA) and Sarah Elmaleh (Chair of the SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media (IMA) Negotiating ...
Stephen Rhodes & Danny Homan
Script Lock - February 21, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsFirst ep of 2024! We've got Stephen (scriptwriter and narrative designer, currently Narrative Director on Motive's untitled Iron Man project in collaboration with Marvel Games. Previously a Senior Writer on Vampyr and Greedfall, Associate Narrative Director/Lead Narrative Designer on Call of Dut...
Alexa Ray Corriea & Ben Starr
Script Lock - December 18, 2023 08:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHappy Holidays! We're closing out this year with the absolutely amazing Alexa Ray Corriea (Writer and narrative designer currently working on Black Panther in partnership with Marvel Games and EA, serving as both a writer and systems designer. Previously she worked on Aztech: Forgotten Cods, Cal...
Ally Hennessy & Natalie Watson
Script Lock - October 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe've got Ally (producer at The Voxel Agents, game director at Lemonade Games on Mystiques, Production Director at League of Geeks on Solium Infernum and the recent Jumplight Odyssey. Previously was a senior producer and development manager at Mighty Kingdom, expert product manager at Wargaming,...
Jennifer Hale & Debra Wilson
Script Lock - July 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsEveryone said it’d be impossible, but we managed to find another pair of twins to come onto this podcast. That’s right. The incredible Jennifer Hale (Has acted in the original Mass Effect trilogy, the Metal Gear Solid series, Overwatch, Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic, Bioshock Infini...
Chris Garbutt & Rikke Asbjoern
Script Lock - May 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsApologies for the wait, but we're back! We don't often do episodes focused around one specific thing, but we're making an exception to talk about Netflix's newest interactive special: We Lost Our Human, and we're joined by its two co-creators, Chris and Rikke! (They also co-created the Nickelode...
George Lockett & Mary Goodden
Script Lock - December 07, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIt's the end of the year, which means it's time for us to put out a new episode and feel guilty for not releasing more this year! (We were busy, but we got lots more planned for next year!) Our guests this month are George Lockett (Senior Writer at Failbetter Games and a Narrative Consultant, Wr...
Rob Forman & Andrew Walsh
Script Lock - September 19, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe've got a unionization-heavy episode for y'all as we've got Rob (additional writer on Indivisible for Lab Zero Games, writer on Spider-Man 2 for Insomniac Games, and current co-chair of the WGAW's LGBTQ+ Writers Committee) and Andrew (writer, narrative designer, narrative director, story consu...
Sarah Baylus & Mike Laidlaw
Script Lock - August 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSomehow we're over halfway through the year, but this podcast is still going! Our guests this month are Sarah Baylus (Principal Writer at Larian Studios where she’s currently working on Baldur’s Gate III, and previously she wrote on Divinity: Original Sin, and its sequel Divinity: Original Sin I...
Corey Brotherson & Kelsie Mhoon
Script Lock - July 05, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsBack in the throes of summer, we've got Corey (lead narrative designer at Silver Rain Games, writer and narrative designer on WindRush Tales, editor and social media manager of Butterfly Books, and a journalist, critic and content producer for companies such as PlayStation, Yahoo! and the Euroga...
Zoe Franznick & Franciska Csongrady
Script Lock - April 25, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIt’s time to get MEDIEVAL with our guests Zoe (currently an Associate Narrative Designer at Obsidian Games working on unannounced projects, and she is also the cohost of the Maniculum Podcast) and Franciska (currently the Narrative Lead on Around for Primal Game Studios, and also the Senior Narr...
Ashley Swidowski & Graham Reznick
Script Lock - March 11, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe celebrate spooky season all year round here, which is why we've brought back Ashley (Character Art Director at Bad Robot Games, previously Character Art Director at Naughty Dog, Lead Character Concept Artist on The Last of Us Part II, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, an...
Alyssa Wong & Lauren Mee
Script Lock - February 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe’re BACK! AGAIN! And we swear we’re gonna post more episodes this year than we did last year! Alyssa (writer of fiction, comics, and games. Winner of the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Locus Award, finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and her fiction has...
Gregory Louden & Eevi Korhonen
Script Lock - October 28, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe're back with a new, Returnal-focused episode! Joining us are Gregory (Narrative & Cinematic Director at Housemarque on Returnal. Also the co-founder, CEO, and Director of Convict Games, where he's made Stone and the upcoming Burn. Previously was a Senior Narrative Designer at Remedy Entertai...
Bahiyya Khan & Son M.
Script Lock - May 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHow are we almost done with May already?! It's bananas, and you know what else is bananas? Our guests for today's episode! Bahiyya (game designer, writer, and filmmaker who’s currently doing her masters in film, and is most well-known for her IGF award-winning game After Hours that will be relea...
Leslee Sullivant & Cassandra Khaw
Script Lock - April 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSpring is here and so are Leslee (Design Producer on Marvel Strike Force at Scopely, previously a writer and development manager at Riot, and held a variety of narrative design and production roles at 2K and Dorian) and Cassandra (award-winning game & fiction writer who’s worked on such games as...
Greg Kasavin & Kate Dollarhyde
Script Lock - January 11, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHappy New Year one and all! To celebrate yet another new beginning, we've brought back old guests Greg (Creative Director of Supergiant Games, and writer of Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades) and Kate (Narrative designer on Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, all of its DLC, the Outer Worlds, an...
Cissy Jones & Erika Ishii
Script Lock - December 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAre those sleigh bells in the air? NO, IT'S A NEW EPISODE OF SCRIPT LOCK! After trudging through the hellacious year that was 2020, we're back with Cissy (actress whose voice you may have heard in such games as The Walking Dead, Life is Strange, Firewatch - for which she won a BAFTA - Horizon: Z...
Rex Crowle & Daniel Pemberton
Script Lock - June 15, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHope you're all staying safe out there! This month's fantastic episode has Rex (co-founder and creative director of Foam Sword Ltd, which recently released its first game Knights and Bikes. He was also the creative lead of Tearaway, a production designer on LittleBigPlanet 1 and 2, and the senio...
Alix Wilton Regan & Erin Yvette
Script Lock - May 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsPodcasting safely from home, we're back with Alix (actor in such games as Assasin’s Creed: Origins, Dragon Age Inquisition, Origins, and Awakenings, Mass Effect 3, The Last Story, Deponia I, II, and II) and Erin (actor in games like The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands...
Jo Berry & Paula Rogers
Script Lock - April 20, 2020 15:38 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday we've got Jo (writer of games and short stories, and has written on Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect: Andromeda, and is currently at EA working on an unannounced project) and Paula (writing lead and story editor on Neo Cab. She's also adapted Let’s Play fro...
Duncan Fyfe & Jon Ingold
Script Lock - January 27, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHappy New Year! This month we've got Duncan (writer on Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, Neo Cab, In the Valley of Gods, and the co-creator and writer of the Something True podcast) and Jon (writer, narrative designer and co-founder of Inkle, and has worked on games including 80 Days, Sorcery!, ...
Walt Williams & Mary Kenney
Script Lock - December 23, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHappy holidays everyone! To close out the year we've got Walt (writer and creative director at New Game Plus, and has worked on games such as The Darkness, Bioshock 1 and 2, Spec Ops: The Line, and Star Wars Battlefront 2, and he’s also the author of the book Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, ...
Heli Salomaa & Claire Hummel
Script Lock - November 25, 2019 18:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe're back again this month with Heli (theatre and performance costume designer, most recently a costume and character designer for Remedy’s Control and the upcoming Crossfire 2. Also worked on Mirages for Kroma Productions, and EGO CURE for Aalto University)and Claire (currently an art director...
Nicole Martinez & Megan Starks
Script Lock - November 18, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsApologies to all for the slight delay, but the wait has TOTALLY been worth it because today we've got Nicole (Senior Narrative Designer at Crystal Dynamics, and before that a Creative Director on the unreleased The Wolf Among Us: Season 2, and a writer on season 2 of Minecraft: Story Mode, Guard...
Ep 53: Kelsey Beachum & Olivia Alexander
Script Lock - September 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe've got Kelsey (game writer and narrative designer on Outer Wilds with Mobius Digital, along with Stormland for Insomniac, and wrote the unreleased Tales from the Minus Lab for USC’s Interactive Media & Games Division) and Olivia (script writer and narrative designer at Ubisoft Montre...
Kelsey Beachum & Olivia Alexander
Script Lock - September 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe've got Kelsey (game writer and narrative designer on Outer Wilds with Mobius Digital, along with Stormland for Insomniac, and wrote the unreleased Tales from the Minus Lab for USC’s Interactive Media & Games Division) and Olivia (script writer and narrative designer at Ubisoft Montreal on Far...
Ep 52: Kait Tremblay & Sam Maggs
Script Lock - August 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsCalling in from the far reaches of Los Angeles AND Toronto, Kait (currently the Team Lead Narrative Designer on Watch Dogs: Legion at Ubisoft Toronto, and formerly the Lead Writer on A Mortician’s Tale for Laundry Bear Games. She’s also written the book Ain’t No Place for a Hero: Border...
Kait Tremblay & Sam Maggs
Script Lock - August 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsCalling in from the far reaches of Los Angeles AND Toronto, Kait (currently the Team Lead Narrative Designer on Watch Dogs: Legion at Ubisoft Toronto, and formerly the Lead Writer on A Mortician’s Tale for Laundry Bear Games. She’s also written the book Ain’t No Place for a Hero: Borderlands, an...
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