My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
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Matthew Seiji Burns, writer, designer, musician (Call of Duty, Halo…
Matthew Seiji Burns, writer, designer, musician (Call of Duty, Halo…
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In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning author video game critic for The Observer invites well-known guests from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on a fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights.
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- Matthew Seiji Burns, writer, designer, musician (Call of Duty, Halo, Eliza). · 1 h 27 min · Episódio 184Matthew Seiji Burns is an American writer, director, composer, and game designer whose career has moved between some of the biggest studios in the industry and much smaller, more…
- Replay: Dr Greg Zeschuk, co-founder BioWare. · 1 h 17 minYesterday came the news that EA plans to close BioWare, the Edmonton studio behind Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. I thought it…
- Daryl Baxter, author and journalist (The Making of Tomb Raider). · 1 h 17 min · Episódio 183Daryl Baxter is a British writer and podcaster from Lincoln whose work has ranged across games, technology, and the history of the medium. He has written for outlets including…
- Will de Renzy-Martin, actor (The Blood of Dawnwalker, 007 First Light, Crimson Desert). · 1 h 21 min · Episódio 182Will de Renzy-Martin is a British actor and voice performer whose career has increasingly become intertwined with video games. As a child, he was fascinated by storytelling and…
- Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV). · 1 h 14 min · Episódio 181My guest today is an Irish writer, producer, and multimedia creator whose work spans journalism, video games, language, and digital culture. Born in Vietnam, she was adopted at…
- Paolo Pedercini, founder MolleIndustria (McDonald's Videogame, The New York Times Simulator, Future? No Thanks!) · 1 h 21 min · Episódio 180Paolo Pedercini is an Italian game designer, artist, educator, and activist whose work has spent more than two decades challenging assumptions about what video games are for, and…
- Anna Donlon, head of Valorant Studios (Valorant, League of Legends, Call of Duty: Black Ops) · 1 h 30 min · Episódio 179My guest today is an American game producer and studio leader whose career has been shaped by a deep love of competitive shooters and more than two decades spent building some of…
- Correspondence Special #9: Which games should have been on the podcast by now (and much more) · 38 minIn this special correspondence edition, Simon reads out your letters and answers your questions. Is there a cut-off point for working in games journalism? Which video game does…
- Chris Cantrill, comedian, writer Saturday Night Live UK. · 1 h 29 min · Episódio 178Chris Cantrill is a British comedian, writer, and actor from West Yorkshire whose work combines rapid-fire jokes with an off-kilter view of everyday life. He first came to…
- Sarah Maria Griffin, poet, author (Eat the Ones You Love; Strange is the Light) · 1 h 25 min · Episódio 177My guest today is an Irish writer, poet, critic, and podcaster. Born and raised in Dublin, she began writing seriously as a teenager, studied English, Media and Cultural Studies…
- Mike Diver, journalist, author (Aliens: The Video Games) · 1 h 27 min · Episódio 176Mike Diver is a British journalist, editor, and author whose career has moved fluidly between music criticism and video games writing, always with an eye for subculture, history…
- Soren Johnson, game designer (Civ III, Civ IV, Spore, Old World) · 1 h 36 min · Episódio 175Soren Johnson is an American programmer and game designer whose work has helped shape the modern strategy genre. After earning a master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford…
- Glen Henry, gamemaker, co-founder Jamaica Game Developer Society. · 1 h 15 min · Episódio 174My guest today is a Jamaican game developer and studio founder. Based in Kingston, he is the founder of Spritewrench Studios, a narrative-focused micro studio he built after…
- Amelia Tait, journalist, children's author. · 1 h 10 min · Episódio 173Amelia Tait is a British journalist and author whose work has made her one of the sharpest observers of modern life online and off. As a freelance writer, she has built a…
- James Trickey, comedian. · 1 h 16 min · Episódio 172James Trickey is a British comedian whose work blends sharp writing, physical comedy, and, in his new show, one of the more extraordinary Edinburgh Fringe stories in recent…
- Pierce Brown, science fiction novelist (Red Rising series). · 1 h 32 min · Episódio 171Pierce Brown is an American novelist whose work has made him one of the defining voices in modern science fiction. After a restless childhood that saw his family move repeatedly…
- John Robertson, comedian, creator The Dark Room. · 1 h 36 min · Episódio 170John Robertson is an Australian comedian, writer, and performer who has carved out a singular space between stand-up, theatre, and video games. Beginning his career on the UK and…
- Andreas Thorstensson, former Counter-Strike champion, founder GOALS AB. · 1 h 19 min · Episódio 169Andreas Thorstensson is a Swedish entrepreneur, former professional gamer, and studio founder whose career has moved from the early days of esports to the challenge of rebuilding…
- Abigoliah Schamaun, comedian. · 1 h 24 min · Episódio 168Abigoliah Schamaun is an American comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster whose open-hearted style has made her one of the most distinctive voices on the UK stand-up circuit…
- Luke Whittaker, gamemaker. (South of the Circle, Lumino City). · 1 h 31 min · Episódio 167Luke Whittaker is a British game designer and creative director. With a background in animation and games design, he co-founded the BAFTA-winning indie studio State of Play in…
