Episode 179: From EGM to BitSummit (with James Mielke)
Hear about James’ journey from comic book artist during Marvel’s bankruptcy to becoming a key editor on a host of important media outlets throughout the ’00s.
Special Guest
Episode 175: From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (with Stuart Turton)
Matthew speaks to one of his favourite authors, Stuart Turton. Hear about his exhausting creative process, and what it takes to write a novel.
Episode 174: From OPM to Rolling Stone to IGN (with Rachel Weber)
This week’s guest is Rachel Weber, who probably has the most varied and fascinating career in games media of anyone who’s appeared on the podcast so far.
Episode 170: The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (with Steven Messner)
Former PC Gamer Senior Reporter Steven Messner is our guest this week! Hear about his epic reports of goings on in EVE Online and other MMOs.
Episode 168: We Collected Another Edge Editor (with Alex Wiltshire)
This week’s guest is former Edge editor Alex Wiltshire. Hear about his era of the magazine, as well as his time working at Hello Games and Mojang.
Episode 164: How To Write A Feature About Games (with Jeremy Peel)
Beloved guest Jeremy Peel drops by.
Episode 162: Top 10 Sega Games (with Ashley Day)
Returning guest Ashley Day tells us about his love of the Sega Saturn, then gives us his ten favourite Sega games of all time.
Episode 153: From Jak & Daxter to Eurogamer (with Ellie Gibson)
Comedian, writer and streaming superstar Ellie Gibson talks us through her career at Eurogamer during the heyday of the PS3 and 360 era of games media.
Episode 152: Three Giant Men Play Spider-Man 2 (with Dave Scarborough)
A deep dive on the year’s biggest PlayStation game with Dave Scarborough, sometime features editor of gamesTM.
Episode 151: Alan Wake 2 and the Games of Remedy (with Simon Cardy)
IGN’s Simon Cardy joins us to celebrate the history of Remedy’s games, including Max Payne, Alan Wake and even Quantum Break.