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Alanah Pearce

Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Mike Bithell (game director), and Austin Wintory (game composer) as they talk about all the games, movies, TV and 'whatever else' that took their interest that week, from three unique perspectives in the games industry.

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S1 · E187
July 24 · 53 min
187. Alanah Went to La Sagrada Familia
In this week's episode, the crew discusses THE DEFINITION OF ART (2026 ver), and finding inspiration in the real world rather than other media, as a result of Alanah visiting Barcelona and exploring Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia.
S1 · E186
July 12 · 1 hr 7 min
186. Mike's New Game: VAMPIRIUM 1997!
This week, Mike announced the latest game from Bithell Games (now a studio of three), Vampirium 1997. Alanah asks him about it!
S1 · E186
June 19 · 1 hr 3 min
186. Austin's Take on Early Access Games
This week, we talk a bit about composing for early access, and how much scores (and VFX) influence films.
S1 · E182
May 29 · 1 hr 11 min
184. Clavicular, Human Nature, and 007: First Light
This week, Mike, Austin, and Alanah mostly talk about human nature. No, really. The new James Bond game is also spoken about for about 10 minutes at the end.
S1 · E183
May 13 · 1 hr 7 min
183. Bithell Games Presents: AMBERSPIRE
Alanah and Mike chat to game director Nic Tringali about science-fantasy city-builder "Amberspire".
S1 · E182
April 24 · 1 hr
182. Surviving in Freelance Game Dev
Mike and Alanah chat about the pit-falls of working for yourself, and how to manage your time as a freelance (or self-funded indie) game developer.
S1 · E181
April 24 · 1 hr 10 min
181. Finally Talking About Xbox & Asha Sharma
SORRY AUDIO LISTENERS: podcast services briefly put a hold on our uploads, so you'll get a few in a row as we catch up! This episode features Austin, Mike, and Alanah talking about the changes at Xbox, among other things.
S1 · E180
January 27 · 44 min
180. We're Scared of Early Access
This week, Mike and Alanah discuss Bithell games, whether Mike is a Golden Retriever Boyfriend, the new era of the cosplay community, collaboration among indie game devs, and our fear of Early Access.
S1 · E179
January 3 · 1 hr 34 min
179. This Episode is About Sex (in Video Games)
Alanah, Mike, and Austin discuss sex (or the lack thereof) in video games, and how video game writing and film/TV do and do not compare. Also, happy new year!
S1 · E178
January 2 · 1 hr 3 min
178. Where are Video Games Headed in 2026?
Apologies for the late upload! On this episode, Mike & Austin chat about the success of Dispatch, changes to video game dev structures, and where the industry seems to be headed.
S1 · E177
Nov 12, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
177. Dispatch Writer Pierre Shorette Talks CHOICES!
This week, Austin, Mike, and Alanah are joined by Adhoc Studios' Pierre Shorette to talk about Dispatch - the latest narrative driven game made by a group of Telltale alumni.
S1 · E176
Oct 24, 2025 · 59 min
176. How to Market an Indie Game (& Undertale's Terrible Code)
Alanah and Mike discuss indie game marketing, and the fact that getting past being worried about something sucking is the best way to start... making something!
S1 · E175
Oct 3, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
175. Hollow Knight: Silksong's Difficulty, and Alanah's ChatGPT Video
This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin chat about Hollow Knight: Silksong (yes, it's hard) and how media seems to prefer difficult games, Alanah's recent ChatGPT video (though this was recorded before it was published), and the Freewrite Traveler.
S1 · E174
Sep 12, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
174. Wave Tech in Sword of the Sea!
This week, we sat down to chat with Matt Nava from Giant Squid, all about the studio's latest game - Sword of the Sea.
S1 · E173
Jul 30, 2025 · 57 min
173. IP Rights & Stop Killing Games
Austin, Mike, and Alanah chat about IP Rights and our (very early, uniformed lol) thoughts on the "Stop Killing Games" petition.
S1 · E172
Jul 12, 2025 · 58 min
172. Mike talks TRON: Catalyst! (& Alanah learns to code)
This week, Mike and Alanah talk about learning to use game engine Godot, the brilliant lighting in TRON: Catalyst, and ethics in genitalia shown in film.
S1 · E171
Jun 17, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
171. A Chat to the Creator of Blue Prince!
This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin sat down to chat to Tonda Ros - the director of Blue Prince. Apologies for Tonda's echo!
S1 · E170
May 24, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
170. We love Blue Prince (but maybe won't finish it, is that okay?)
Alanah and Austin chat Blue Prince, addictive video games, and Satisfactory.
S1 · E169
May 8, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
169. From The Banner Saga to Towerborne (ft. Arnie Jorgensen)
This week, Mike, Alanah, and Austin chat to co-founder of Stoic, the creators of The Banner Saga and, more recently, Towerborne!
S1 · E168
Apr 6, 2025 · 58 min
168. Our Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions!
This week, Alanah and Mike discuss the Switch 2 presentation!

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