In today’s episode I speak with Chris Wade, creator of Big Hops. Big Hops immediately caught my attention as a platformer. While most modern platformers still build on the foundations laid down in the 1990s, Big Hops takes inspiration from emergent gameplay systems found in games like Nintendo's The Legend…
Let's talk about the new Resident Evil movie and to answer the question of what makes Resident Evil, Resident Evil? #residentevil We're also going to be talking about one of my favoruite video game adaptations into a movie, Silent Hill!
Technoblade Never Dies Documentary Announcement: https://youtu.be/Lj0mDrEKSmA?si=N0pV54fYQg5HlnxF Variety Piece: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/technoblade-never-dies-documentary-minecraft-riot-games-1236850438/ Today my guest on The Examined Game Podcast is me... Steven Lake. Look life has been busy with a few projects and for the first time in 7 months I didn't line up a guest for the podcast. So I thought…
Today I recount a story about my dad telling me a bold faced lie about why he won't buy me the James Bond game i've always wanted. This childhood memory came up since the release of 007 First Light which I can't wait to play. I have my parents to…
Today I am talking with Jon Ingold, co-founder of Inkle Studios. Inkle have brought us some incredible adventure games over the years, including 80 Days, TR-49, Heaven’s Vault, Expelled and Overboard. This discussion was part of Telltale Games’ Choices Matter Festival, which premiered on Steam back in August. They gave…
What are Carrie Patel's (Director of Avowed) top played Steam games? Full Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daWZ6t9fuWA I've long wanted to have a discussion around the direction that Obsidian decided to take with its RPGs by making games that actually get released! So we talk about the scope and ambition that went…
When I spoke with Mark Darrah, the ex-BioWare producer who worked on the original Baldur’s Gate game, he explained how, in the 90s, a game like Baldur’s Gate had no business succeeding, yet it did anyway. He goes on to explain that the same could be said of Baldur’s Gate…
Let's talk about the most punishing gameplay mechanic ever invented in video games. Not even the most punishing Soulslike will mess with it. In fact, it is the mechanic of passing time. Time passing in video games can be so panic-inducing, and Rebel Wolves' new RPG, The Blood of the…
Today I am talking with Carrie Patel, director of Avowed, who worked on the Pillars of Eternity series as well as The Outer Worlds while working at Obsidian. I've long wanted to have a discussion around the direction that Obsidian decided to take with its RPGs by making games that…
Today I’m talking with Sean Velasco, creator of Hollow Knight and Mina the Hollower. Mina was my first Soulslike. That might sound strange, given the genre’s reputation for brutal difficulty, but Mina came with a whole range of modifiers designed to make the game more accessible. The funny thing is,…
Welcome to My Steam Most Played, a series where I ask game developers to open up their Steam library and show me the games they've spent the most time playing. Today, we hear from Ex Bioware lead behind the Dragon Age series Mark Darrah what his most played games are.…
I just returned home from my parents with a box containing my childhood PC games so I thought it'd be fun to go through them and take a trip down memory lane. Games featured: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Little Big Adventure, SWAT 2, The Feeble Files, Starship…
Today on The Examined Game, I'm talking with Mark Darrah, who spent over two decades at BioWare. Mark was part of the studio's early days as it took a huge risk on the original Baldur's Gate. He then helped shepherd the studio through a series of hits, including Knights of…
Richard Lemarchand — co-lead game designer on the Uncharted trilogy at Naughty Dog explains the huge amount of pressure he and the team were under to make a stand out follow up to the original Uncharted game, and the unconventional approach they took to pulling it off. Richard is a…
Today on The Examined Game, I’m talking with Cole Medeiros, who was tasked with working alongside ConcernedApe (Eric Barone), the creator of Stardew Valley, to turn one of the most beloved video games of all time into a board game. We talk about the ups and downs, challenges and pressure…
Today on The Examined Game, I’m talking with Cole Medeiros, who was tasked with working alongside ConcernedApe (Eric Barone), the creator of Stardew Valley, to turn one of the most beloved video games of all time into a board game. We talk about the ups and downs, challenges and pressure…
I spent the last six months interrogating the world's greatest video game developers under the name The Examined Game. Join me today to hear more about my journey. Support us on Patreon Now: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheExaminedGame Featuring Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas), Doug Cockle (The Witcher), Edmund McMillen (The Binding of Isaac),…
Edmund McMillen has a long history of both satisfying and frustrating his fans, usually for the same reason: he makes insanely moreish video games that people can't get enough of. And with that comes a lot of opinions. So today, I'm talking with Edmund McMillen about The Binding of Isaac,…
Full Interview Here: https://youtu.be/LcfHl22lwyM?si=okMgegxU5MNrgJ7A Nothing determines the path a child will take better than a parent showing love and support for their kids interest. In the case of Stephen Kick Studio Head and founder of @Nightdivestudios , he developed a passion for gaming at an early age when his Dad…
Doug Cockle, the voice of Geralt from The Witcher video games, believes that underneath Geralt’s cold exterior is a man who feels things deeply. So today I’m talking to Doug to discuss the beating heart beneath one of video games’ greatest protagonists: how Doug came to find Geralt’s voice, what…
Today I'm talking with Nate Purkeypile, the former Bethesda artist behind some of the studio's most iconic environments. Nate is a 22 year game industry veteran who worked on Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4, Fallout 76 and Starfield during his time at Bethesda Game Studios. He was Lead Artist on…
