In studio: Lee May, Jody Macgregor, Razor and Candi Payne.
This week Lee plays the meditative indie puzzle game Expand. Jody talks us through the first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode.
Aired 21 October 2015.
Tag: indie games
Zed Games Podcast – Episode 291
In studio: Alanah Pearce, Jody Macgregor, Lee May, Razor and Candi Payne.
We chat to the winners of the 2015 48 Hour Game Making Challenge, Team Lucky Dip. Alanah tells us all about LEGO: Dimensions.
Aired 14 October 2015.
Zed Games Podcast – Episode 281
In studio: Razor and Lee.
Tim and Nick of Earthwork Games join us in studio for a chat about their upcoming game Forts. Forts is a real-time physics-based strategy game of construction and destruction, in which players fight over the last of earth’s natural resources. Lee reviews The Swindle, a steampunk heist roguelike.
Aired 5 August 2015.
Zed Games Podcast – Episode 279
In studio: Razor and Candi Payne
We’re joined by digital artist Alinta Krauth, as we chat about her interactive art piece An Argument In Parallel Incompleteness that will be on show at the Queensland Poetry Festival August 28-30.
Jessica Merceica interviews three indie games developers attending this year’s Gamma Con: Cardboard Keep. Shy Kids Club and Siege Sloth.
Aired 22 July 2015
Zed Games Podcast – Episode 258
In studio: Lee May, Jody Macgregor, Candi Payne and Razor.
This week: Morgan Jaffit, creative director and co-founder at Defiant Development joins us for a chat about Hand of Fate, the crowd-funded PC game blending action combat with deck-building. Morgan candidly answers our questions about the pressures of running a Kickstarter campaign and developing a game in a genre that doesn’t really exist. Razor reviews The Order 1886, a cover based shooter set in an alternate Victorian-era London.
Aired 25 February 2015.
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Zed Games Podcast – Episode 254
In studio: Lee May, Jody Macgregor & Razor. This week, Lee reviews Armello – a digital board game that sits somewhere between Disney’s Robin Hood and Game of Thrones. Razor play-tests WWE Immortals, a button-mashing mobile/tablet game where the wrestlers are superheroes. Jody talks about Fairy Solitaire, magical, highly addictive card game! We discuss the week in gaming news, including the NVidia 3.5GB scandal. Aired 28 January 2015.
Zed Games Podcast – Episode 252
In studio: Jody Macregor, Candi Payne, Razor and Sean “Minion” Mccarthy.
This week, Sean reviews the latest expansion to World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor.
The three amigos review Metrocide, an open world stealth game by indie studio Flat Earth Games.
We hear an interview with Alex Hutchison, creative director of Far Cry 4. Thanks to 2RRR’s Big Head Mode for the recording.
Aired 14 January 2015.
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Zed Games Podcast – Episode 251
In studio: Jody Macgregor, Lee and Razor.
We kick off the year with reviews of Far Cry 4’s co-op mode, as well as “the Anti-Sims” – This War Of Mine.
Aired 7 January 2015
Zed Games Podcast – Episode 248
In studio: Alanah Pearce, Jody Macgregor, Lee and Razor
Our resident Pokemaster “Charalanahzard” reviews Pokemon Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby. Lee talks about the Rock n Roll Racing inspired title Blazerush. Jody reviews the digital gamebook Forest of Doom.
Aired 3 December 2014
Zed Games Podcast – Episode 245
PAX AUS 2014 Special: Part Two
Interviews with: Tripod, Wargaming (World of Tanks), Disparity Games (Ninja Pizza Girl), Witchbeam Studios (Assault Android Cactus), Flat Earth Games (Towncraft/Metrocide) & Digital Confectioners (Depth).
Plus: Alanah gives us an overview of the New 3DS!
Aired 12 November 2014.
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Note: Due to a technical issue, the first 2 minutes of the podcast is lo-fidelity. The rest of the episode is in sparkling hi-fi!