04 Does Dave Grohl Play 'Rock Band?' (with Sean Baptiste from Bethesda)

This week we're joined by the wonderful Sean Baptiste,  whose long career in the games industry led him to become the senior PR and streaming manager for Bethesda Softworks. Today, he works with influencers large and small on the publisher's biggest franchises like "Doom" and "Fallout."We talk with Sean about his extremely diverse career path (which includes play writing, standup comedy, and finding bugs in "Guitar Hero,"), what he's been playing lately, and that time he played "Rock Band" for Dave Grohl at the Grammys.Also, what makes a great "Persona" game, the extraordinary work that goes into Twitch streaming, and how great game design turns complex systems into an effortless groove. Plus, your emails!Colette's playing:Persona 5 Strikers: Classic Persona style and story with very intense action combatSean's playing:Wrestling Empire, a deep and weird wrestling career sim that throws back to the N64 eraMatt's playing:Not Valheim (because it still runs poorly) but a return to No Man's Sky after many huge updatesEmail us with what you're playing and we'll read it on the show! [email protected] Sean Baptiste: https://twitter.com/seanthebaptisteFollow and subscribe to Colette:https://twitter.com/colettebennetthttps://www.twitch.tv/hellococobeeFollow and subscribe to Matt:https://twitter.com/Matt_Silverman/https://www.youtube.com/c/freedadvideosOur theme music is by Azure Flux: https://azureflux.bandcamp.com/Our logo is illustrated by @JustCallMeKatarina: https://www.instagram.com/justcallmekatarina/ Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/5xz84B9RRJ Subscribe to the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ColetteAndMattEmail us with what you're playing and we'll read it on the show! [email protected] Follow and subscribe to Colette:https://bsky.app/profile/itscocobee.bsky.socialhttps://www.twitch.tv/hellococobeeFollow and subscribe to Matt:https://bsky.app/profile/mattsilverman.bsky.socialhttps://www.patreon.com/influencepodhttps://www.youtube.com/c/freedadvideosOur theme music is by Azure Flux: https://azureflux.bandcamp.com/Our logo is illustrated by @JustCallMeKatarina: https://www.instagram.com/justcallmekatarina/