Dan Allen Gaming Podcast

In today’s episode, I sit down with actor Alec Newman to go deep on his starring role as Kliff in one of 2026’s biggest titles, Crimson Desert. Alec shares fascinating insights into the character, the game’s development, and what it was like working on the project for five years.

The legendary voice of Geralt of Rivia, Doug Cockle, joins me to discuss his cancer journey, The Witcher IV tech demo, his thoughts on Ciara Berkeley as the new Ciri, his viral Natural Six moment, Ben Starr, The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red, and The Witcher 1 Remake.

Join me for an exclusive interview with Emma Rose Creaner, the actor behind Emily in Resident Evil 9 Requiem. We dive deep into the RE9 ending, performance capture secrets, and the experience of working with Capcom. We also discuss her journey playing a clone, those intense Grace and Leon Kennedy scenes, and behind-the-scenes stories from the orphanage section as Chloe.

Today I’m joined by the legendary Jeff Schine, the voice and performance behind Chris Redfield in Resident Evil Village, Carlos Oliveira in RE3 Remake, and Captain America in Marvel’s Avengers. We dive into the mysterious ending of Resident Evil 9 and where the hell Chris is. I chat with him about continuing the Redfield bloodline memes, CaseOh, his acting process, and we even settle the debate on...

In this deep-dive interview, I'm joined by Angela Sant'Albano to discuss her incredible performance as Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil 9. From behind-the-scenes mocap stories to reacting to scenes straight from the game, we cover everything about the development of the game. We also discuss the massive success of RE9, working with Nick Apostolides, and what the future might hold for Grace.

Bryan Dechart discusses his iconic role as Connor in Detroit: Become Human and his incredible work across the gaming industry.

I sat down with the legendary Edmund McMillen to celebrate the massive success of Mewgenics! We talk about the game hitting 1 million copies sold, recouping years of dev costs in hours, and the future of the Game. Edmund also gets incredibly raw about his personal life, discussing his journey with OCD, Insomnia, Homeschooling and couple's therapy. PS: Sorry for the issues with the Camera in th...

New Lorne Balfe Interview! Composer Lorne Balfe joins Dan to break down the process of crafting the Game Awards Medley and scoring massive Films and Games like Call of Duty: MW2 and Mission Impossible Fallout. Dan and Lorne also dive deep into his legendary collaborations with Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan and his work Beyond Two Souls, Assassin's Creed 3, Top Gun Maverick and more.

Roger Craig Smith breaks down iconic roles like Ezio in Assassin's Creed II, Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5, Kyle Crane in Dying Light, Batman in Batman Arkham Origins and more. Dan and Roger also talk Voice Acting, F1, travel, Australia, conventions, and playing hereos vs villains.

Jonathan Blow opens up about the long road behind Order of the Sinking Star, from building his own engine and programming language to self-funding and navigating the modern games industry. We talk game design, trailers, trophies, The Game Awards, plus some honest takes on good vs bad developers.

In this deeply moving interview, woodwinds master Pedro Eustache, aka The Flute Guy, shares the story behind his passion for music. Pedro opens up about his iconic moments at The Game Awards and his work with legendary composers Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe, his Favourite Game Awards Medley and The Science of Music.

Dan sits down with legendary voice and performance capture actor Noshir Dalal (known for Bode Akuna in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Kotallo in Horizon, Jubei in Ghost of Yotei and Charles in Red Dead Redemption 2). They discuss his iconic roles, the craft of performance capture, his candid thoughts on the recent Actors' Strike and so much more!

Dan Allen and Colin Moriarty dive deep into Naughty Dog, GTA 6, The Last of Us Online, the PS6, chaos at PlayStation leadership, and the business of running the biggest PlayStation podcast, plus mandatory PSN trophy talk!

Join Dan for an insightful in-depth conversation with Matt Trobbiani! Matt is the voice actor behind the dramatically flamboyant boss Trobbio in Hollow Knight: Silksong, and the developer of the acclaimed hacking game, Hacknet.

Lauren Koopowitz, the voice actor for Shakra in Hollow Knight Silksong, joins Dan Allen to discuss all things Silksong. She talks about her experience working with Team Cherry, being nervous about singing Shakra's beautiful song, her favorite voice lines, and more!

Don Torrisi Voice Actor John Santiago joins Dan Allen to discuss anything and everything Mafia: The Old Country.

Enzo Favara Actor Riccardo Frascari joins Dan Allen to discuss all things Mafia: The Old Country.

Maelle Actress Jennifer English joins Dan Allen to talk all things Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, why she was nervous before launch, working with Ben Starr, the beautiful music and the emotional journey behind bringing Maelle to life.

Sciel Voice Actor Shala Nyx joins Dan Allen Gaming to talk about her powerful role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, her performance process, and a deeply emotional message she received from a fan.

Join me as I chat with GTA 5's Michael De Santa, Ned Luke! From his journey in acting, working with Rockstar, and reactions to the GTA 6 trailer, to funny stories, parenting advice, and more. We dive into his life, career, and thoughts on GTA 6.

Join Monoco voice actor Rich Keeble and Dan Allen as they discuss him voicing 13 characters in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, including the infamous Monoco! Also in this interview, Rich shares his experience working on the game, his famous commercial, getting into acting, and much more!

Dan sits down with Lune voice actor Kirsty Rider as she discusses her role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the emotional opening scene, Lune’s emotional backstory, and the challenges of portraying such a complex character.

Join me and Esquie Voss actor Maxence Cazorla as we dive into his role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Maxence shares his thoughts on the emotional ending scenes, his motion capture experience, and what it was like bringing Esquie to life.

Emmerich Voss actor Marios Gavrilis chats with Dan Allen about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the crazy ending scene, working with Troy Baker and the late Tony Todd, creating the voice of Voss, dubbing himself in German, and so much more!

Lord Hans Capon actor Luke Dale joins Dan Allen for the first time to discuss his journey in the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series and how the games changed his life.