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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 440: What’s In The Box?

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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast-Artwork We answer the iconic question of “What’s in the box?” with an unboxing of the original collectors edition and talk about the in-game vendor everyone may soon have access to. That and more on this episode of The Escape Pod Cast for Star Wars The Old Republic with @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-440. If you’d like to come join us in AIE, our multi-game guild is always looking for new members. Catch us for an invite on our guild Discord which you can find along with other good guild information at https://aie-guild.org/swtor/

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A Game To Remember – Behind The Games chat with Folklore Games


Mikhaël Vaillancourt founded Folklore Games a number of years ago, pulled in his sister Jes Vaillancourt and an amazing team of creators, and now they are hard at work on a groundbreaking game. Spiral is a beautiful and engaging exploration puzzle-solving game wrapped around the concept of cognitive decline and memory loss. We talk about the origin, game design, and how “The Mechanic Is The Message”. Thanks Jes and Mikhaël!

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Simply Walking Into Gamedev – Behind The Games chat with Shae Rossi of LOTRO


One does not simply walk into video game development! Shae Rossi is a writer and content designer for Standing Stone Games working on Lord of the Rings Online. She talks to us about taking her writing skills and literature degree and building on that to break into the games industry. We also get to hear what it’s like to develop narrative and content within such a strong, established set of lore. Thanks, Shae!

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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 439: Playing On A Steam Deck

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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast-Artwork SWTOR on a Steam Deck… yes it’s real and it’s spectacular. We’ve brought on our friend Corley to talk about that and more on this episode of The Escape Pod Cast for Star Wars The Old Republic with @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-439. If you’d like to come join us in AIE, our multi-game guild is always looking for new members. Catch us for an invite on our guild Discord which you can find along with other good guild information at https://aie-guild.org/swtor/

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Catch the live podcast and chat room on Thursday nights around 10:30pm central at http://twitch.tv/newoverlords. Follow and subscribe on Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, etc. to hear podcast news and see our other guild streams.

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Shipping Your First Game – Behind The Games chat with Somara Atkinson


Getting started in game development, especially indie game development takes a huge commitment and a lot of work. Sometimes narrowing the focus and just getting your first game out there is the breakthrough you need. Somara Atkinson is an indie game developer just about to ship his first game. He talks with us about what that took, how an earlier project didn’t work out as well, and what his advice is. Great talk with Somara and we hope to play Parkour Posse soon… thanks, Somara!

Wishlist/get Parkour Posse on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1666800/Parkour_Posse/

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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 438: Ashley Ruhl Interview Notes

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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast-Artwork We got a chance to interview Ashley Ruhl, the new Narrative Director for SWTOR to hear her views on narrative design and what it means for us as players. We follow-up on that and more on this episode of The Escape Pod Cast for Star Wars The Old Republic with @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-438. If you’d like to come join us in AIE, our multi-game guild is always looking for new members. Catch us for an invite on our guild Discord which you can find along with other good guild information at https://aie-guild.org/swtor/

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Catch the live podcast and chat room on Thursday nights around 10:30pm central at http://twitch.tv/newoverlords. Follow and subscribe on Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, etc. to hear podcast news and see our other guild streams.

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10+ Cool Studios From PAX West 2022 – Behind The Games Podcast Special Episode


I was out at PAX West 2022 and met some really cool creators and studios. Sema and I walk through a sample of 10+ smaller games, studios, and creators that caught my eye.

Let us know if you want a more detailed video on any of the studios we talk about here. Stay connected by subscribing on YouTube and your favorite podcast feed so you don’t miss the next interview. Enjoy!

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Putting Players In The Story – Behind The Games chat with Ashley Ruhl


Bioware and Star Wars the Old Republic is well known for the strength of its narrative. Cinematic, fully voiced cut-scenes that put the player in the story with a feeling of agency is difficult to achieve without clear narrative direction and vision. Ashley Ruhl has been involved with narrative direction from the start for SWTOR and has recently taken on full responsibility as Narrative Director. She talks with us about what that means, how a narrative director puts the player in the story, and how moments that matter are created. Excellent and insightful conversation… thanks, Ashley!

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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 437: 7.1 Story Breakdown

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SWTOR Escape Pod Cast-Artwork You’ve had plenty of time so this one is a spoiler filled story discussion for 7.1, where we see what’s up with Sa’har, Malgus, and speculate on what’s next. That and more on this episode of The Escape Pod Cast for Star Wars The Old Republic with @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-437. If you’d like to come join us in AIE, our multi-game guild is always looking for new members. Catch us for an invite on our guild Discord which you can find along with other good guild information at https://aie-guild.org/swtor/

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Catch the live podcast and chat room on Thursday nights around 10:30pm central at http://twitch.tv/newoverlords. Follow and subscribe on Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, etc. to hear podcast news and see our other guild streams.

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Drawing On Their Talents – Behind The Games chat with Inktale Studios


I think we all agree that games are art, but some are more artistic than others. Inktale Studio has blended hand crafted art, story telling, and original music into an amazing game they are working on called Aron’s Gift. In this talk we are joined by all of Inktale Studios, Kristin and Joe Shiraef.

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