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Sorry this episode is a little late this week, we had some technical issues! BUT, we're here to discuss the gameplay, level, narrative, and sound design of The Last of Us Part 2.

The title pretty much says it all okay I'm in a rush I can't write a description but I did want to apologise for the occasional audio interference in this ep - edited out as much as I could!

Aaaand we're back! This week Alanah, Austin, Troy and Mike talk all about the PlayStation 5 reveal conference.

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I'm going to be honest, there are a lot of very big topics covered here, and they're all great, but they are numerous. I don't even know what to write in the description, except that we are not sorry. (Also, Troy is back!)

Alanah, Austin, and Mike talk about Ghost of Tsushima, plus how games influence films and vice versa.

This week, Alanah, Austin, Troy, and Mike talk about books, drugs (?), and next-gen gaming, including the Unreal Engine 5 demo.

This week, we chat about the controversy surrounding the Doom Eternal soundtrack (it is majority of the podcast, I swear, we just take a brief tangent at the start), as well as the difficulties of PR in the games industry.

This week we talk about remakes, why they're made, and if games are 'aging' faster than other kinds of media.

This episode, Alanah, Austin, Troy, and Mike ARE LIVE! We talk about contract law, game design, the rules of writing and how different industries approach exclusivity. 

This episode, Alanah, Austin, Troy, and Mike accidentally talk about directing, and how that works for video games in terms of voices, composing, and overall game design, as well as some tidbits about editing. Also: apologies for the audio quality, we had some hardware issues on the recording side. 

On this week's episode, things get personal, with stories of video games that helped us through tough times, as well as a lot of tangents, because of course. 

On this episode, Alanah, Austin, Troy, and Mike talk about game trailers, including some of their favourites, and then devolve into a rant. 

Apologies for the imperfect audio this episode, BUT, AAT&M talk about YouTube's restrictions on creators, as well as how they've reacted to people doing let's plays of games they've worked on.

A discussion of some games we love, but also a bit of a dive into how something like a pandemic, or the loss of E3, actually influences those working full-time in the games industry. 

On this months episode of PWL, Alanah, Austin, Mike, and Troy chat about the Sonic movie, Coronavirus and how it'll influence the games industry... and ludo-narrative dissonance. 

Austin, Mike, Troy, and Alanah talk about bugs, delays, sequels, and, of course, Star Wars. 

After The Game Awards (but before Rise of Skywalker), Alanah, Troy, Mike, and Austin sat down to talk about the purpose of 'Game Awards', including their perspectives as recipients and voters.

For our very first episode of this actually not Star Wars-themed podcast, Alanah, Troy, Austin, and Mike dive into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and The Mandolorian.