Episode 45: From GBA Reviews to The New Yorker (with Simon Parkin)

from The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Our guest this week is journalist and author Simon Parkin. Hear how Simon broke the news of Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami, among many other fascinating industry stories, and learn how he turned reviewing GBA games into a career writing for The New Yorker. This week's music is from the Gunstar Heroes soundtrack by Norio Hanzawa, the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu and the Segagaga soundtrack by Tsuyoshi Kaneko. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Oct 1, 2021

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

NOW PLAYING

Episode 45: From GBA Reviews to The New Yorker (with Simon Parkin)

0:00 1:50:48

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast?

This episode is 1 hour and 50 minutes long.

When was this The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast episode published?

This episode was published on October 1, 2021.

Can I download this The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!