PocketBuds

Ruby is joined by comedian, filmmaker, writer, podcaster, and registered cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos to talk about something Ruby loves, but Alexei loves more: movies. In particular, the duo are talking about video game movies, and also video game TV shows. Video game shoovies, if you will.   Listen to Alexei's new pod Sunburnt Screens: Apple Podcasts Spotify   Find Alexei online: https://twitter...

Ruby is joined by former games journalist and current community manager Nicole Archer to talk about how important social media can be for a game's success, but also how social media has changed for the worse when it comes to video game marketing. There's some jokes, too.   Find Nicole online: https://twitter.com/nicolearcher https://twitter.com/mystiquesgame   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg...

Ruby is joined by esports content creator, host of Griefed, and active listener Loz, to talk all about the ins and outs of esports. From the controversies that plague it to the communities that make it worthwhile, join the girls as they figure esports out completely and determine how it can become just as popular as table tennis at the Olympics.   Find Loz online: https://twitter.com/lozcopy https...

Ruby is joined by co-creator of Studio Folly, Darcy Smith, to talk about their new mobile word game Gubbins, how they avoided litigation from the owners of Tetris, and how one old-school YouTuber helped their game blast off.   Intro music from Gubbins, composed and performed by Katarzyna Wiktorski.   Get Gubbins: Apple App Store Google Play Store   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://tw...

Ruby is joined by comedians Bruno Dubosarsky and Daniel Scarratt to talk about Karate Man, their comedy show that is actually also a game kinda. So it's like a game because you can control what's going on, but it's also a comedy show because it's on stage and it makes you laugh. But technically, for all intensive purposes, it is a game.   Buy tickets to Karate Man: https://improvtheatresydney.com....

As part of her Melbourne International Games Week travels, Ruby is joined by Woody, a producer at Beethoven & Dinosaur, a Melbourne-based studio known for the BAFTA-winning title The Artful Escape. Woody has been in the Australian video games industry for 10 years, and was also a tradie before that. Oh, and a rugby player. And now he's in a punk band and he's very fashionable. He's also here t...

As part of the SXSW Sydney celebrations, Ruby is joined in the Back Pocket studios by writer and director of Immortality, Her Story, and Telling Lies , Sam Barlow, to talk about his work in rebooting the FMV genre, how his game development journey has helped him grow as a filmmaker, and how British food is so very grey and mushy.   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pock...

As part of her Melbourne International Games Week travels, Ruby is joined by independent game developers Andy Brophy and Olivia Haines. They're currently working on Knuckle Sandwich and Surf Club together, their first big commercial titles respectively. The trio chat about their games, the local games industry, the joys that come with playing a very short game, and the importance of taking care of...

Ruby is joined by a bestie, an ex-neighbour, a temporary roomie, and a friend with an actual serious job Chloe Appleby to go through a series of interviews recorded from the show floor of Games Connect Asia Pacific, a networking event designed for all members of the games industry, big and small. Featuring chats with Wren Brier (Unpacking), Martin Binfield (Schrodinger's Cat Burglar), Jonathan Kov...

Ruby is joined by creative director at Zenimax Online Studios and one of the first people brought on board to work on The Elder Scrolls Online, Rich Lambert. Together, they talk about how ESO came to be, how it stays standing in a somewhat volatile industry, and how he met his wife through EverQuest.   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@Ba...

Ruby is joined by a father, a podcaster, and most importantly a friend, Andrew Law from Boonta Vista, to have a chat about the wretched year we know as 2021. Not any of the actual shit that happened during it, but instead the video games that came out. Obviously.   Find Andrew online: https://twitter.com/illybocean https://twitter.com/boontavista https://www.boontavista.com/   Find us online: http...

Ruby is joined by one of her favourite American friends Eric Baudour to talk about the past, present, and future of wrestling games. And if you're wondering, yes. This whole episode was an excuse for Ruby and Eric to talk about wrestling in the context of work. Thanks!   (Don't) Find Eric online: https://twitter.com/ericbaudour/ https://www.twitch.tv/ericbaudour/ https://www.youtube.com/@facejam/...

Ruby is joined by her iconic pal Steph "Hex" Bendixsen to talk about her potential 2023 Game of the Year, Baldur's Gate 3, and how it's gotten the video gamification of Dungeons & Dragons so, so right. Also, there was a torrential rainstorm halfway through the recording, so things might sound a bit weird.   Find Steph online: https://twitter.com/hexsteph/ https://instagram.com/hexsteph/ https:...

Ruby is joined by game developer Ally McLean Hennessy to talk all about her studio Lemonade Games, their upcoming title Mystiques, the Australian games industry at large, and why we need more insufferable women in video games. There will be tee hee's, haw haw's, and weh heh heh's.   Find Ally (and her game) online: https://twitter.com/allymhennessy https://lemonadegames.co/ https://twitter.com/mys...

Ruby is joined by award-winning journalist and carking-it aficionado Steph Panecasio to talk about all things related to death in video games. Despite death being a rather sensitive subject, we can promise that this conversation is incredibly chill vibes and comfortmaxxing.   Intro BGM is "Fallen Down (Reprise)" by Toby Fox [Undertale OST]   Find Steph online: https://www.patreon.com/tellthebees h...

PocketBuds presents Hard Agree, a limited audio series where Ruby, Gus, and Pete present one another with a pitch that could make the world a better place, but the episode doesn't end until they all agree on it. In this episode, Pete proposes that we take a walk in somebody else's shoes. Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket</a https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketV...

Ruby is joined by actors Lara Jean Marshall & Sophie Bennett, a.k.a Lisa and Stevie from The OG Saddle Club, to talk about their collaboration with The Sims 4, the on-set horse drama from back in the day, and how many hands tall they are. The number may shock you, and it also may not!   Watch the Sims 4 Saddle Club episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZyrnSVLqrU   Find us online: htt...

PocketBuds presents Hard Agree, a limited audio series where Ruby, Gus, and Pete present one another with a pitch that could make the world a better place, but the episode doesn't end until they all agree on it. In this episode, Gus proposes freedom for all birds...  but not all birds. Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket</a https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVid...

Ruby is joined by anthropologist and game developer Chantal Ryan to talk about her upcoming indie title darkwebSTREAMER, as well as their personal experiences with the horrors of the early internet and how it formed their entire beings.   Find Chantal online: https://twitter.com/thoughtrise https://twitter.com/darkwebstreamer   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket h...

PocketBuds presents Hard Agree, a limited audio series where Ruby, Gus, and Pete present one another with a pitch that could make the world a better place, but the episode doesn't end until they all agree on it. In this episode, Ruby proposes a content drought so the world can play catch-up. Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVid...

Ruby is joined by DJ, podcaster, father, TikToker, and Sanrio expert Andrew Levins to talk about Hello Kitty: Island Adventure. Is it any good? Is this the first good Hello Kitty game? Do you ever get nervous? All will be revealed, maybe.   Find Levins online (online): https://www.tiktok.com/@levinsonline https://www.instagram.com/levinsonline/ https://shows.acast.com/hey-fam   Find us online: htt...

Ruby is joined by the internet's video game boyfriends Joel Duscher & Jackson Baly of Thumb Cramps fame to talk about the mystery of Bob's Game. What happened to Robert Pelloni? Did Bob's Game ever get finished? Do you ever get nervous? All will be revealed, maybe.   Find Thumb Cramps online: https://www.sanspantsradio.com/podcasts/thumb-cramps/ https://twitter.com/ThumbCrampsPod   Find us onl...

PocketBuds is a Back Pocket podcast dedicated to good gaming conversations between best buds! Join host Ruby Innes each week as she talks with a wide array of her talented buddies about everything from video game industry horror stories to what goes into raising a child to be an elite basketball player. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and most importantly, you might learn something. And hey, it might ju...