My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning author video game critic for The Observer invites well-known guests from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on a fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights."Thoroughly modern and ahea...
Notable Guests
Episodes (205)
Sarah Elmaleh, voice actor (Fortnite, Halo Infinite, Gears of War 5).
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Matt Firor, founder of ZeniMax Online Studios (The Elder Scrolls Online).
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Pitof Comar, film director (Catwoman, Alien: Resurrection).
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Hannah Nicklin, playwright, narrative designer (Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles).
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Danny Wallace, writer & broadcaster (Yes Man, Assassin's Creed series).
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Nainita Desai, composer (Immortality, Call of Duty, Tales of Kenzera: Zau).
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Eugene Jarvis, gamemaker (Defender, Robotron: 2084, Smash TV).
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Uwe Boll, film director (House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, Postal).
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Derek Yu, gamemaker (Spelunky, UFO 50).
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Correspondence Special #4: Clickbait?
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Chris Deering, former President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat.
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Bonus: Game Club vs. The Messenger
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Maddy Thorson, game-maker (Towerfall, Celeste).
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Holly Gramazio, curator, novelist (The Husbands).
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Listener Console Special #1
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Luke Muscat, gamemaker (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride).
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Tribute Episode: Brett Jones, artist (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Guardians of...
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Steve Meretszky, author of interactive fiction (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy...
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Rhianna Pratchett, writer for games (Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider)...
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Richard Sparks, librettist, writer (L.A. Opera, Not the Nine O'Clock News).
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Kelsey Beachum, narrative designer (Outer Wilds).
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Mike Drucker, comedy writer, the Tonight Show.
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Michael Sherman, director of e-sports, Riot Games.
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Correspondence Special #3: What was the best year for video games?
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Eric Barone, creator of Stardew Valley.
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Nina Freeman, gamemaker (Cibele, Tacoma, Last Call).
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Abubakar Salim, actor (Napoleon, House of the Dragon).
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Chet Faliszek, gamemaker (Half-Life 2 series, Left 4 Dead series, The Anacrusis)...
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MPC Game Club: Stephen's Sausage Roll (feat. Glenn Moore).
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Veronica Roth, novelist (The Divergent Trilogy, When Among Crows).
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Correspondence Special #2: The best game Keita Takahashi never made.
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Teddy Dief, gamemaker (Hyper Light Drifter, We are OFK).
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Keith Stuart, journalist & novelist (A Boy Made of Blocks, Love is a Curse).
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Masaya Matsuura, musician, gamemaker (PaRappa the Rapper).
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Sarah Keyworth, comedian.
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John Johanas, creative director Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Siobhan Reddy, co-deputy chair, BAFTA.
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Correspondence Special #1: Revisiting Jack Thompson.
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Wes Fenlon, senior editor, PC Gamer.
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Jack Thompson, Former lawyer, "anti-video-game activist."
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Abhi Swaminathan, gamemaker (Venba).
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Val McDermid, crime writer, Booker Prize judge.
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Patrick House, neuroscientist and writer.
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Yoshinori Kitase, director & producer (Final Fantasy series, Chrono Trigger).
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Rod Fergusson, SVP Blizzard Entertainment (Gears of War, Bioshock Infinite, Diab...
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Helen Macdonald & Sin Blaché (Writers, H is for Hawk, Prophet).
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Iain Lee (broadcaster, comedian, counsellor).
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Gary Whitta, screenwriter (The Book of Eli, Star Wars: Rogue One).
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Best of 2023 (Part 2).
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