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The first season of Jewel Cases comes to a close in an episode with Harvey Smith, Black Pony Interactive founder and a designer whose work includes Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Dishonored, Prey, and much more. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, we're joined by Manon Gevers, one of the artists behind Many Nights A Whisper and the upcoming Virtue and a Sledgehammer. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

This week, Ed is joined by Karla Zimonja, whose work in games includes BioShock 2 and Minerva's Den, as well as Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

For the third episode of Jewel Cases, we're featuring Remy Siu, founder and developer at Sunset Visitor, the studio behind 1000XResist and the forthcoming Prove You're Human. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

Gather 'round everybody. It's time for a story. Samson: A Tyndalston Story, to be exact. Come stand around a vacant parking lot as Yussef, Ed, and Reid discuss the 2026 debut from Liquid Swords on this episode.

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, Ed talks to Question Games' Jordan Thomas, whose projects include The Killing Stone, The Blackout Club, and The Magic Circle, as well as Thief: Deadly Shadows and the BioShock series. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

In the debut episode of Jewel Case, Ed talks to Tim Oxton, creator of Silkbulb Test, Flathead, and Future Racer 2000. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

Ed is joined by James Bond expert and television producer Phil Goldie for a special episode discussing 007 First Light. For more on First Light, read Bullet Points' issue right here: https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/issue/007-first-light

Yussef, Ed, and Reid return with some bad news about Bhutan, picks for our favourite games of the year so far and the corporations that should make new consoles, a bold new pitch for the next Hellblade, and horrible memories of an amusement park ride.

We wanted the episode picture to be this image of the Dancing Satyr Group but that would probably get us in trouble with podcast platforms. You can find it here if you like naked creatures (https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.352) and then you can look at that while we talk about: Ed's history as a movie soldier, buying advice for Reid's Steam wishlist and the current top sellers, Grand Theft Auto VI jokes, and so much more. Also, the country this time is Benin and I'm so tired of that list of countries.

It's a new episode and a brand new opportunity to talk about stuff like: a cartoon we remember, the country of Belize, what Ed was playing during 9/11, King Charles XCX, and some sweaty and stinky videogames.

We're talking about Belgium this time and JCVD and incredibly accurate Bond villain memories, Canadian Bond casting, the joy of small spaces, having lots of limbs, and more.

On this episode: some Canada stuff, drunk babies, videogame grenades, the pasta mafia, Patreon dreams, turkey twizzlers, and Belarus.

Yussef and Reid are hoisting the listener up on our backs, heading to the moon, and hacking into 2026's Pragmata.

We're back with a new episode all about music billionaires and constructing an iron curtain in Barbados, that new Starfox game, an HP Lovecraft overview, nipple DLC, the new Resident Evil movie, and too many Reddit comments.

Ed and Reid are brought to you by Bangladesh for this episode, which covers: a quick summary of the Twilight movies, being a vampire, repurposing the Sea Org, the Bullet Points cruise experience, and more.

Reid and Ed convene for an episode about being old, figuring out the real Wacky Races winners, Yakety Yak remixes, Marathon strats, the Miyamoto psyop, and much more, all brought to you by the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Ed, Yussef, and Reid are here to discuss topics like: tubular bells, Beatles versus Baha Men, Full Metal Ninja Turtles, our low rent GDC talk, and realistic space marines, all brought to you by the Bahamas.

Reid and Ed are bleeding ourselves dry to talk about Vermila Studios' Crisol: Theater of Idols. Listen for a discussion of topics like very good gun and monster design, videogame storytelling conventions, and more.

It's a big holiday episode, with Valentine's Day and Friday the 13th to celebrate. Join Ed and Reid, brought to you by the Republic of Azerbaijan, for a discussion of: Winter Olympic sports, our cool time travel FPS concept, Sonic questions on Reddit, love gifts for gamer couples, and much more.

Reid and Ed, with assistance from the nation of Austria, are here to go over topics like unusual baby names, the deal with Lara Croft, and how to make the Sully story cooler. We also share investment tips for upcoming videogames and debut a new segment that will definitely not return: Botch the Throne.

Babbling trio of Baby New Years, Ed, Astrid, and Reid, have convened to start off 2026 by talking about: games coming out this year, wearing too much Star Trek technology, nano tips, and more, all brought to you by the Commonwealth of Australia and featuring a guest appearance by Hailey Bieber.

Gather the family around the fire, turn up grandma's hearing aids, and settle in for Bullet Points' annual look at our favourite and least favourite games of the year. As always, we're joined by Kotaku's Ethan Gach for a discussion of 2025 games like: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Roadcraft, The Seance of Blake Manor, Ball x Pit, Silent Hill f, Elden Ring Nightreign, and more.

Ed and Reid are here to discuss a range of topics, like: Getting insulted at the doctor, problems with The Matrix, Steam banning the game Horses, holiday memories, and an ad hoc review of Zero Dark Thirty. This episode is brought to you by the Republic of Armenia and Daron Malakian's new centrist rallying cry, "Your Lives Burn."

Ed and Reid sit down to discuss a range of topics, like: which videogame characters are getting into heaven, 007 First Light, Dumb Hannibal Lecter, Argentina, and James Bond's favourite foods.

Plunk on your big sci-fi helmet and flip on the podcast button for a discussion of Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn, from Reid and Ed. And, for more episodes and to support our work, sign up to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/bulletpoints

Yussef, Reid, and Ed are here to discuss the most important news of the day, ranging from storage and fuel considerations for mech owners, Commonwealth facts, sex shops, and an objective gameplay rating for cats and dogs. This episode is presented by the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.

Reid, Astrid, and Ed have been deployed to discuss Void Interactive's Ready or Not, a tactical shooter about a SWAT team working in modern America. (Pardon the dead air at the very end of the episode!)

Ed is joined by critic Grace Benfell to discuss romance in videogames, player choice, "wholesome games," and more. The Endless Mode article referenced in this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/m32967fa. You can also find Grace on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/gracemachine.bsky.social, visit The Imaginary Engine Review at https://www.tier-review.com, or check out Killing Our Gods here: https://graceinthemachine.itch.io/killing-our-gods

Astrid, Ed, and Reid have sat down at this crazy dinner table we call life to dig into a heaping helping of topics including, most importantly, Steam and Itch removing "adult" games, but also other stuff, like: the Kong family, popular podcast guests, more objective dog and cat ratings, and the nation of Angola.

Ed, Yussef, and Reid are pulling up to a nursing home near you to discuss the best ways to sell 100M copies of Battlefield 6, continue our objective ranking of dogs and cats, mention a few exciting celebrity encounters, and dig into some facts about Andorra.

In an episode that both doesn't sound good and is way too long, Reid and Ed discuss topics including: hockey fights, Algeria, and photos of gamer battlestations. We also review 28 Days Later and answer a lot of questions. We'll pick up the objective dog and cat reviews next time.

Ed and Reid are sitting on an overturned log, objectively reviewing dogs and cats, talking about the virtues of staring at nothing, desert island videogames, and, of course, dedicating this episode to the nation of Albania.

Yussef, Astrid, Ed, and Reid have convened for an episode mainly about the state of games media but also about Michael Ironside and the beginning of our new segment discussing every country on Earth in alphabetic order.

Sure, we've got a new pope now, but we didn't know that back when we recorded this episode on woke popes, videogame and life remasters, and nostalgia.

It's just Ed and Reid on the mic for this episode, so, as is our wont, we talk about Metal Gear the whole time. Surely, this well will never run dry. Read us: https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/bulletpoints

Yussef, Ed, and Reid are here to discuss topics like: British (and Canadian) videogames, being on camera, political sex symbols, breaking controllers, and more.

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