Final Games

Taking Liam on an absolutely incredible, mystical, strange and insane ride to a deserted island this week is William Pugh. William was a one half of Galactic Cafe, the team behind the incredibly successful hit, The Stanley Parable. Since then he's formed his own studio and this week he takes Liam on a wild ride involving stories that may or may not be true. Insulting various famous indie devs and even one of Britain's most beloved game studios. It's a hilarious episode, check it out! ALSO! After fan feedback last week, I have now updated the Final Games database to include a list of games for each episodes, including this week's. So, if you aren't one for surprises and would like to check out what games we talk about you can do from now on. Here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yby3YrZfjOdI8rfzP20Za_5a0LuqhCThFcjUiy7jAHs/edit?usp=sharing William Pugh: @HonestWilliam www.crowscrowscrows.com If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... Hello Lovely People! It's Liam from Final Games here and joining me this week to be cast off until the virtual sunset is Nintendo Life's video producer, Mr. Alex Olney. A GMA nominee, Alex has only been working in the industry for two years. But, in such a short time he has made a huge impact and helped grow Nintendo Life's Youtube channel exponentially. He tells Liam all about his love of Rare and how one game kickstarted his career in the industry, a strange game too. Enjoy! Alex Olney: @Alex_Olney www.nintendolife.com https://www.youtube.com/user/nintendolife/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... Joining Liam this week to talk about their eight games is MCV's, Ben Parfitt. A veteran of the games industry - for over 11 years Ben has seen the industry shift and change. But, Ben's love for the eight games he has chosen is unwavering, even if it means having to defend them! He may have also chosen a game that Liam has waited desperately to talk about. Enjoy! Ben Parfitt: @BenParfitt http://www.mcvuk.com/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... Being banished to a virtual quaint English countryside to play 8 games this week is PlayStation Access', Nathan Ditum. Nathan gives Liam the complete history of how the successful PlayStation Access YouTube channel started from the ashes of another project. They talk about the breaking down of music and making it for consoles such as the MegaDrive and Super Nintendo. As well as chatting about many other fascinating topics, they may also talk about 8 games too! Enjoy this almost 3 hour epic. Nathan Ditum: @NathanDitum https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayStationAccess If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... Deserted for ever in a virtual place this week by Liam, is former Editor-in-chief of Gamespot and current creative director of Supergiant Games, Greg Kasavin. An influencing voice in games media during the late 90s and 00s with his writing and video work for Gamespot. Now primarily known for his writing and design work on the huge indie titles, Bastion and Transistor. As a huge user of the Gamespot community forums back in the day, Liam fanboys out a little bit whilst Greg tells us all about the competitive titles he loves. Enjoy the episode! Greg Kasavin: @Kasavin https://www.supergiantgames.com/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... Joining Liam to be cast away into virtual desertion this week is the deputy editor of Videogamer, Steve Burns. Renowned video game hater, Steve struggled to even come up with more than three games for this list. But, by the end of the episode you'll realise just how much Steve knows about video games and how he loves them really. Please enjoy this lovely episode, where Steve talks about the "crackers" he'd take with him. Steve Burns: @TheSteveBurnio www.videogamer.com If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... Liam's guest this week is Renegade Kid's co-founder and chairman, Jools Watsham. Jools has over 25 years of experience developing video games, having first started out working on an Amiga magazine at 17 years old. He has worked on over 40 games and now heads up the studio responsible for games like Xenodrifter, Moon, Dementinum and the eShop hit, Mutant Mudds. He talks with Liam about the games that he'd take with him, they may or may not all be from one certain game developer from Japan. Jools Watsham: @JoolsWatsham coolghosts.net/ http://www.renegadekid.com/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... This week Liam is joined by one of his favourite video/podcast creators Cool Ghost's, Matt Lees. The very talented freelancer who heads up the gaming channel, Cool Ghosts and is host of the award-winning, Daft Souls, joins Liam to talk about the chronological list of games that he'd take with him to the deserted virtual place. If you're a fan of Matt's work, you don't want to miss this. Matt Lees: @Jam_Sponge http://coolghosts.net/ https://www.youtube.com/user/MattLees http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... Liam is joined this week by one of the most talked about game designers in the industry today, Nina Freeman. She is the designer and creator of the game, Cibele. She is also one of the designers on Tacoma, the upcoming title from Gone Home developers, Fullbright. She talks to Liam about her top eight games and how each one of them was chosen to fulfill a specific need. Please enjoy! Nina Freeman: @Hentaiphd http://ninasays.so/cibele/ http://www.ninasays.so/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com GQ Magazine Article: Best Podcasts of 2016 http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-podcasts-2016 Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... After a two week break, Liam is back and he's joined this time by veteran games writer, Rich Stanton. You frequently see his work on Eurogamer and his superb in-depth articles about many different game franchises, now listen to him give his top 8 games. Rich talks at length in this absolutely mammoth three hour episode about the games that have got to him for multiple reasons, whether it be the design, story or setting of a game. Sit back and relax! Rich Stanton: @RichStanton http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-Video-Games-Atari/dp/1472118804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442507803&sr=8-1&keywords=a+brief+history+of+video+games If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... In to double digits! The tenth episode of the show's guest is IGN funny man, Gav Murphy! Video producer who graced the internet with his lovely Nan and made videos for Nintendo, joins Liam to talk about his top 8 games for his deserted place! Caution: May feature a game about Quavers crisps... Gav Murphy: @cymrogav www.ign.co.uk http://blog.regularfeatur.es/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. Recently he reviewed the latest HITMAN game, please check it out. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the eight games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Think Desert Island Discs, but for games... For the ninth episode, Liam is joined at the very last minute by veteran games writer and The Guardian's Games Editor, Keith Stuart. A veteran of the industry for well over 20 years, Keith has written for just about every publication you can think of. He talks to Liam about the games that make him think and he has incredible stories for almost every choice. This is a mammoth episode that features comparing Jane Eyre to the first ever experiential video game and a hot video game idea that is going to make both Liam and Keith millions. It's a very special episode, enjoy! Keith Stuart: @keefstuart http://www.theguardian.com/technology/games If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: www.soundcloud.com/finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! http://apple.co/1QP0ciS Also! You can check out Liam's video reviews and shows on Youtube. Recently he reviewed the latest HITMAN game, please check it out. www.youtube.com/c/gotrare

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. This week Liam speaks with freelance writer and podcast host, Holly Nielsen. Holly talks about her love of RPG titles and her favourite series. Being host of her own podcast and a regular on TV, Holly is no stranger to proudly and passionately talking about video games! Holly Nielsen: @nielsen_holly https://nielsenholly.wordpress.com/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show!

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives if they were stuck in a deserted place. Liam's guest this week is Gamespot's very own, Danny O'Dwyer. The incredibly talented, funny video producer and host joins Liam to talk about his love of first-person shooters and does something no guest has done so far! Danny takes us on a personal journey through the game's that inspired him and defined him as a person. It's an excellent listen, please enjoy. Danny O'Dwyer: @dannyodwyer www.gamespot.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_S8IH9kbyChoHStFe_vkA If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: www.soundcloud.com/finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show!

Final Games is a podcast about the games that inspired us. Host, Liam Edwards is joined by various different game developers, game journalists and industry veterans to talk about the games that they'd choose to play for the rest of their lives. This week's guest is Samuel Roberts, editor of PC Gamer. Sam talks to Liam about his love of Final Fantasy, wiping buildings from the face of the planet and interacting with cutesy animals. Sam displays his incredible passion for video games and his extensive knowledge as he tells us some great stories. Also hang around for a little bit at the end for an extra bit of content! Samuel Roberts: @SamuelWRoberts www.pcgamer.com If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games".