Manhunt 2 became one of only two games to be denied an age rating by the BBFC when it attempted to release in 2007. Denying it an age rating for "sustained and cumulative casual sadism" amongst other reasons, it led to a notable court case be

Lemmings and GTA: Mike Dailly on Dundee, DMA Design and his development career

May 21st, 2019 30m 36s

We interview Mike Dailly, one of DMA Design's leading lights, to find out about his time working on iconic games like Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.We look back to the start of his career, find out what made Lemmings work, take a brief look i

Thomas Was Alone

May 1st, 2019 40m 21s

Thomas Was Alone released in 2012 and went on to become one of the biggest independent hits of the past decade. It even secured a BAFTA for Danny Wallace, the creator of Yes Man and narrator of the experience. But how did it come to life?In t

Runescape: from live to living game

Apr 18th, 2019 49m 29s

Runescape might be old enough to drink in the UK, but there are no signs that it's set to stop growing up at any point.But how did the free MMORPG become one of the biggest online games in the world? How has it evolved over the past two decad

30 Years of Indie (Featuring Roll7, Futurlab, No More Robots and Weather Factory)

Apr 5th, 2019 57m 13s

How has the indie games scene changed in the UK over the past thirty years? What do we even mean by indie nowadays? And where will indie gaming go in the coming decade?We tackled that topic at EGX Rezzed with the help of Mike Rose (No More Ro

The hidden UK billion dollar hit: Farm Heroes Saga

Mar 21st, 2019 47m 27s

Farm Heroes Saga might not be the first game that you think of when it comes to big British hits. But the King made puzzle game has developed a habit of making money, generating over $1bn in revenue since it arrived on the scene in 2013.Where

Overcooked's recipe for multiplayer success

Mar 7th, 2019 34m 24s

Overcooked released in August 2016 and has fast become a defining game within the UK video games industry.The BAFTA award winning multiplayer title captured so much of what makes our industry great: the unique sense of humour, the fact it cam

Football Manager: how a British game influences the beautiful game

Feb 21st, 2019 1h 3m

Football Manager (and Championship Manager before it) might be a video game, but it's influenced the world in a way few games have done so.In this episode of the podcast, we caught up with Miles Jacobson from Sports Interactive to talk about

Monument Valley: how one poster inspired a BAFTA winning video game

Feb 7th, 2019 37m 46s

Monument Valley is one of the most engaging, meditative experiences to emerge from the British video games industry. Yet it may never have happened if one creative agency in London hadn't put up a poster that kept catching the eye.In this epi

From Break Ins to Broken Sword: The making of Shadow of the Templars

Jan 23rd, 2019 46m 41s

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars released in 1996 to critical acclaim and went on to sell over a million copies. But how did it come to prominence? Why did one botched break in change the future of one of the UK's biggest known video game

Rome: Total War - From Monkey to Time Commanders

Jan 8th, 2019 41m 43s

The first podcast in the 30 years of play series takes a deeper look at the making of 2004 strategy Rome: Total War.We catch up with Al Bickham from Creative Assembly to hear more about the history of the studio, the making of the game and it

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