Post Games

This week on Post Games, “What we have in common with world-ending AI.”Act 1: Why every AI superfan and skeptic should play Universal Paperclips. A review conversation with AJ Fillari, co-host of dotzip and producer of Into the AetherFor Patreon subscribers, an intermission: 5 "clicker" games to play after Universal PaperclipsAct 2: An extended interview with Frank Lantz, the creator of Universal Paperclips about designing a game from the AI's POVAct 3: The news of the week, including cool game art

Get full episode notes, links, and bonus materials for free at www.Post.Games.This week on Post Games, “What is a video game console launch in 2025?”Act 1: What’s it like to run a video game shop when a console launches? An interview with Kelsey Lewin, the co-owner of Pink Gorilla GamesAct 2: Nintendo’s history of console launches. An interview with Chris Kohler, Editorial Director of Digital EclipseAct 3: The news of the week, including big announcements leading into Summer Game FestAnd for Patreon

Find all links and referenced materials at www.post.gamesThis week on Post Games, “Why you can’t escape porn, sex, and lewd games.”Act 1: How NSFW games went from the backrooms to the front pageAct 2: An interview with Hot Pink, a successful lewd game developerAct 3: The news of the week, including the definitive answer to the most important question in America in this troubling moment: Is parrying in games good or bad?For Patreon subscribers: The long, successful history of sex games in Japan. Want

See the full episode notes and links at www.post.gamesThis week on Post Games, “You won the biggest award in indie games. Now what?”Act 1: The history of indie games and its biggest award, The Independent Games Festival’s Seamus McNally Grand PrizeAct 2: An interview with Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson, the latest IGF Grand Prize winners, about how post-award life changes – and stays the sameAct 3: The news of the week, including incredible and rare games you can now play in EnglishPlus: For Patreon

Want to know more about what’s happening behind the scenes at Post Games? Curious where the show is heading in its first year? Post Games: Episode 0 serves as an audio FAQ. Structured like a traditional episode, this prequel features an interview with Platformer founder and Hard Fork co-host Casey Newton about independent journalism's history, function, and value.Find episode notes and more at www.post.games. Subscribe to the Patreon for early access to episodes, additional segments, and bonus

Post Games will be available to everyone on May 26. Patreon subscribers will get early access to Episode 1 (and Episode 0) on Friday, May 23. Here’s a link. Find episode notes and more at www.post.games. Subscribe to the Patreon for early access to episodes, additional segments, and bonus materials at patreon.com/postgames. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.