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Someone Should Make This

by Daanish Syed Matt Pierson Jeff Larkin

They do the hard part of coming up with great video game ideas, so someone can make it. Daanish, Matt, Jeff, and Dan are veteran game developers with dozens of shipped games and decades of industry experience between them. Each week, they will conceive of, develop, and scrutinize the very best game ideas. New Episodes Every Tuesday. [email protected]@MakeThisPodDisclaimer: Dan Weiland and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group ("WBE"), Daanish Syed is an employee of Electronic Arts (“EA”), and any feedback and opinions are solely their own.

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  1. Ep 114 - SEASON (?) FINALE: Harvest Blood Moon

    00:00:00 - Jeff's leaving, theaters 00:19:15 - Harvest Blood Moon 00:45:10 - reccos Adam Ragusea Kyle Hill: Half-Life story Invincible [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis https://www.reddit.com/r/Someoneshouldmakethis/ Youtube:...

  2. Ep 113 - Loop Lawyer : Space Attorney

    00:00:00 - Intro / Returnal 00:22:12 - Mailbag 00:27:01 - Loop Lawyer : Space Attorney 00:53:30 - reccos League of Legends Wild Rift Mitchels Vs the Machine Car Pal on Youtube 01:03:09 - Dan's Airing of Grievances [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast...

  3. Ep112 - CastleTroid: The Reverse MetroidVania

    00:00:00 - Intro / Kickstarter board games / Star Wars Cosplay 00:09:00 - Video game movies 00:22:30 - CastleTroid - The Reverse MetroidVania 00:44:40 - Reccos Boss Level Dave on Hulu Dead Eyes Podcast [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  4. Ep 111 - Stasis Warriors

    00:00:00 - Intro / Fall Guys / Nowhere Comedy Club 00:00:00 - Statis Warriors 00:00:00 - Reccos Would I Lie To You (Youtube) Woke (Hulu) Nobody (VOD) [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis https://www.reddit.com/r/Someoneshouldmakethis/ Youtube:...

  5. Ep 110 - Talking Out The Trash

    00:00:00 - Intro / It Takes Two 00:20:48 - Talking Out The Trash 00:47:00 - reccos Shin Godzilla (Daanish concurrs) Steve Mould (Youtube) For All Mankind (AppleTV+) [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  6. Ep 109 - Inner-Race: Body Royale

    00:00:00 - movie-going / failed podcasts / fitness 00:15:12 - Inner-Race: Body Royale Reccos Nowhere Comedy Club Pottery Throw Down (Netflix) 2 minute Papers (Youtube) Lightwave VR Video: https://augmentedperception.github.io/deepviewvideo/ [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast...

  7. Ep 108 - Monster of the Weak

    00:00:00 - Intro / Monster Hunter Rise / Cyberpunk Patch / gadgets 00:20:30 - Monster of the Weak 00:47:00 - Reccos: Black Bear on VOD, Scam Goddess Podcast Tom Scott on YouTube Hori Split Pad Pro for Nintendo Switch [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast...

  8. Ep 107 - Bill and Ted's Beat Down

    00:00:00 - Intro / Vaccination / PS5 Avengers 00:11:37 - Bill and Ted's Beat Down 00:42:11 - reccos Mozart Requiem in D Minor Matty Matheson on YouTube Lubalin on Youtube 00:51:28 - Bugsnax Spoilers [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  9. Ep 106 - Conspiracy Tycoon

    00:00:00 - Intro / NFT / Loop Hero / Gordian Quest 00:18:02 - Conspiracy Tycoon 00:46:15 - Reccos Matthew Posa on YoutTube Game Maker's Toolkit on YouTube I May Destroy You [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  10. Ep 105 - Ghostrunner Micro - R.A.I.D.S

    00:00:00 - Intro / Jeff Lives / I love Hue / Pantone 00:18:00 - Mailbag 00:22:47 - Ghostrunner Micro R.A.I.D.S. 00:52:49 - Reccos In Camera Youtube Channel Search Party on HBO Max Gameplay Overview on Youtube [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  11. Ep 104 - Killz 4 Skillz

    00:00:00 - Outriders 00:14:49 - Listener Pitch: Gaslight 00:19:17 - Killz 4 Skillz 00:39:50 - Reccos Taskmaster Curse of the Dead Gods Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis https://www.reddit.com/r/Someoneshouldmakethis/...

  12. Ep 103 - Ro-Sham-Boat : The Rock Paper Scissors War

    00:00:00 - Intro / Valheim / Guilty Gear Strive / Quest 2 00:32:15 - Ro Sham Boat 00:59:02 - Reccos Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar Freaky Shin Godzilla Ember Coffee Cup [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  13. Ep 102 - Console Crossplay Crimes

    00:00:00 - Intro / Valheim, The Medium, Nioh 2 00:23:55 - Pitch for Dan - Console Crossplay Crimes 01:01:08 - Reccos Judas and the Black Messiah Youtube Speedrun Explainers: Wirtual and Bismuth Ted Lasso [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  14. Ep 101 - Ecco The Dolphin: Fish Destiny

    00:00:00 - Intro / Blue Fire / Destruction All-Stars / Mass Effect 00:21:18 - Ecco The Dolphon: Fish Destiny 00:52:00 - Reccos Honey I Shrunk The Kids Lupin on Netflix XiaoQianFeng on Youtube Long Shot (the documentary short) [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast...

  15. Ep 100 - The 100th Episode Spectacular!!!

    00:00:00 - Intro / Gamestop 00:10:20 - 100th episode surprise 00:14:17 - Rapid Fire Pitches - "Basic Beard Detective" 00:15:51 - Get Steamed 00:23:17 - "Up Civilization Sharks" 00:29:04 - "Pedestrian Eat Rush" 00:33:37 - "Patrol Environment Bad" 00:36:00 - "Gift Grave Patch" 00:39:44 - "Water Car...

  16. Ep 99 - Blown Away: The Hot Air Story

    00:00:00 - Intro / RE Maiden / Hitman 3 00:23:25 - Gettin' Steamed 00:30:24 - Interlude 00:33:02 - Blown Away 00:56:53 - reccos My Octopus Teacher Disney Sparkshorts Freaks and Geeks is back on Hulu [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  17. Ep 98 - Real Steal

    00:00:00 - Intro / Wilmot's Warehouse / Cyberpunk / 00:11:35 - mailbag 00:14:27 - Will Bowler's Quidditch VR 00:33:47 - Real Steal 00:58:50 - Reccos Wanda Vision Donate to help fight cancer. join.bethematch.org Choptick And Succulents

  18. Ep97 - Top Shelf Conversations

    00:00:00 - Intro / VR Battle Damage Update / Wilmott's Warehouse / New Job! 00:17:52 - Top Shelf Conversation 00:42:22 - Reccos! Play Your Backlog! reddit.com/r/patientgamer The 40-Year-Old Version on Netflix Next Stop Nowhere on Apple Arcade by Nightschool Studios...

  19. Ep 96 - X-Men's Rogue Roguelike

    00:00:00 - Intro / Soul / Immortals / Hardcore VR workouts 00:16:45 - Rogue Rougelike 00:37:30 - reccomendations MovieBob Another Round There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension 00:45:00 - After Party [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  20. Ep 95 - Best Games of the Year

    00:00:00 - Intro / Holiday movies 00:07:23 - Top 5 01:23:00 - reccos Mike Birbliglia Working it Out Talking With You with Joe Pera Book Clubs! 01:31:00 - After Party [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  21. Ep 94 - Throwing Shade - A Co-Op Puzzle Platformer Competitive Race Puppeteering Battle Game

    00:00:00 - Intro / Cyberpunk 00:09:35 - Adkins Report 00:17:27 - Throwing Shade 00:39:18 - Reccos Common Sense Media Book Nooks This Film is Not Yet Rated Profession Julius Sumner Miller: https://www.youtube.com/user/dramaticphysics The Shady Part of Me [email protected]...

  22. Ep 93 - Cyberpunk Special

    00:00:00 - Intro / Cyberpunk 2077 01:18:00 - Reccos Taxi Mission in Cyberpunk Thomas Middleditch Twitch and Youtube channel Xbox Game Pass - Gears Tactics Beowulf (2007) [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  23. Ep 92 - Listener Pitch - Back To The Future Kart Racer, Transmorphers

    00:00:00 - Intro / Spider-Man / Immortals Pheonix Rising / Funny Games 00:13:06 - Mailbag / Back to the Future Kart Racer 00:29:48 - Game That Name 00:39:03 - Transmorphers 00:52:45 - Reccos Peter Brown We Are the Champions A Promised Land 01:00:29 - After Party 01:30:51 - Miles Morales Spoilers...

  24. Ep 91 - Food Coma Special - Raids!

    00:00:00 - It's the week after Thanksgiving. We talk about random stuff. Mostly Raids. [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis https://www.reddit.com/r/Someoneshouldmakethis/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPFn5vyNe-6kUfZv_4Zqc0Q/ Theme...

  25. Ep 90 - SPECIAL GUEST GEOFF ENGENLSTEIN - Colossus: The Skynet Cold War

    00:00:00 - Intro 00:15:25 - Games We're Thankful For 00:25:18 - Colossus 00:43:04 - The Skynet Games 01:04:22 - Reccos Aunty Donna's House of Fun Polygon What if Digimon Beat Pokemon / Summer Heights High Reigns Beyond Go-Pro Escape Rooms [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast...

  26. Ep 89 - Battle Chess Royale, Avatar: The Last Airbender: Boots on the Ground

    00:00:00 - Intro / PS5 launch Line-up 00:32:15 - Battle Chess Royale 00:57:27 - Avatar:The Last Airbender: Boots on the Ground 00:1:11:30 - Reccos Queen's Gambit co-optimus.com finger guns humble bundle VR don't stretch your wallet! Who Framed Roger Rabbit 01:20:26 - After Party SOULS GAMES!...

  27. Ep 88 - From The Future, Time Killers

    00:00:00 - Intro / Extra-Life Recap / Baby Yoda / Destiny Event / Mass Effect 00:30:40 - From The Future 00:51:127 - Time Killers 01:10:22 - Reccos His House on Netflix How To With John Wilson on HBO Max Hyperdrive Forza Drivatars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB9lf7iJbRw...

  28. Ep 87 - PS5 Controller, Spooooky Taxi, You Cant Fire Me I Quit

    00:00:00 - Into / Halloween / Watchdogs Legion / Ghostrunner 00:19:00 - PS5 controller ideas 00:36:19 - Spooooky Taxi 00:53:22 - You Can't Fire Me, I Quit! 00:58:44 - Reccos Barely Sociable Ted Lasso Stuff Made Here 01:06:47 - After Party 01:46:40 - Daanish's Ghost Encounter...

  29. Ep 86 - Special Guest Brian Keschinger from Respawn Entertainment - Ghost House Killer, Upgrade Fighter

    00:00:00 - Intro / VR Talk / Phasmaphobia 00:19:25 - Ghost House Killer 00:38:19 - Upgrade Fighter 00:55:07 - Reccos! Sohla on Babbish Mario Kart Live Rocket League 01:05:00 - After Party - Moving during a Pandemic / Scary Games / VR Talk [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast...

  30. Ep 85 - Robo Rescue

    00:00:00 - Intro / Phasmaphobia 00:23:00 - Mailbag 00:30:50 - Robo Rescue 00:54:21 - Recos Modern Vintage Gamer Trial of the Chicago 7 / West Wing Special Grave Encounter 01:00:22 - After Party [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  31. Ep 84 - RPM, Auto-Moves

    00:00:00 - Intro / Graphics Cards / Star Renegades 00:13:58 - Listener Pitches 00:25:02 - Rounds Per Minute 00:50:49 - Auto-Moves 01:08:13 - Reccomendations Scare Me The Not Too Late Show with Elmo Vote! Great Pottery Showdown 01:14:04 - AfterParty [email protected]...

  32. Ep 83 - Bloodbath, SuperForgot

    00:00:00 - Intro / Squadrons 00:17:02 - Bloodbath 00:39:30 - SuperForgot 00:52:56 recos Technology Connections WFH WakeUp Scener / Wolf of Snow Hollow 00:59:51 - AfterParty [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  33. Ep 82 - Ground Control, The Meta Game

    00:00:00 - Intro / Pre-order season / Hot Shot Racing 00:18:26 - Ground Control 00:49:02 - The Meta Game 01:04:00 recos The Dungeon Run VR Freaks Jurassic Park Vote! [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast twitch.tv/someoneshouldmakethis...

  34. Ep 81 - Toyota 4-Endless-Runner, Icy Dead People, SSMT After Party

    00:00:00 - Intro / Home Improvement, Kingdoms of Amalur / Remakes / Traffic 00:13:42 - Toyota 4-Undless-Runner 00:27:30 - Icy Dead People 00:57:18 - Recos Hilton Home 2 Grand Designs Demi Adejuyigbe https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/september-21st/ Punch Up The Jam DIY Perks 01:12:00 - SSMT...

  35. Ep 80 - Resident Evil Devolution, AIM for Glory

    00:00:00 - Intro / Mario Kart Live / Avengers 00:28:00 - Mailbag / Geoguessr.com 00:36:15 - Resident Evil: Devolution VR 00:50:58 - AIM for Glory 01:07:00 - Recommendations Marvel's Avengers (PS4 / Xbox / PC) Ted Lasso (Apple TV Plus) Close Enough (HBO Max) We Bear Bears Predestination 01:14:55 -...

  36. Ep 79 - Special Guest Jordan Goddard - Apollo Legacy

    00:00:00 - Intro 00:09:21 - Game Master 00:37:14 - Adkins Report 00:49:31 - Room Climbers 00:52:37 - Apollo Legacy 01:12:48 - Recommendations Corridor Digital on Adkins, https://youtu.be/RbxF-s5dvCQ, https://youtu.be/DEXEKq7qTlA documentaries: Apollo 11, Mission Control, and Last Man on the Moon,...

  37. Ep 78 - Light Souls, Robo Recall Zero

    00:00:00 - Intro / Avengers Beta / Mortal Shell / Installing Trespasser / ICE UPDATES 00:18:00 - Adkins Mega Report - Legacy of Lies / Accident Man / Jeff's Initiation 00:38:26 - Light Souls 00:54:22 - Robo Recall Zero 01:09:45 - Recommendations - Sputnik, Lovecraft Country (and the official...

  38. Ep 77 - Special Guest Lana Bachynski - Tiny Astronauts Escape to Lego City

    00:00:00 - Intro / Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Ice, Fast and Furious Crossroads 00:27:05 - Tiny Astronauts 00:38:52 - D&D Escape Room 00:47:00 - Lego City Aftermath 00:55:13 - Recommendations: You Died: The Dark Souls Companion, The Expanse, Risk of Rain 2, Kirby Art and Style Collection…

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  39. Ep 76 - Special Guest MIKE BITHELL (Thomas Was Alone, John Wick Hex, North Star Rising) - Nemesis Circular

    00:00:00 - Intro / Ghost of Tsushima / Bithell Interview 00:36:50 - Nemesis Circular 00:58:33 - Recommendations - Get Shorty / Good Sudoku / Half Baked Harvest Binging With Daanish: https://twitter.com/_DaanishSyed/status/1287188442774777857?s=20 [email protected]...

  40. Ep 75 - Special Guest BEN MEKLER (Mortal Podkast, Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts)

    00:00:00 - Intro / Mortal Podkast / Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts 00:17:40 - Game That Name 00:25:20 - Ben Mekler's LucasArts-style, Dystopic, Musical, Eco-Noir Heist Adventure 00:50:06 - Recommendations [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi...

  41. Ep 74 - Kerbal Junk Program

    00:00:00 - Intro / Mailag 00:25:13 - Kerbal Junk Program [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group ("WBE"), and any feedback and opinions are...

  42. Ep 73 - Blind Fury, Last Online, Bowlgolf

    00:00:00 - Intro / accessibility and feature development 00:20:10 - Blind Fury 00:38:32 - Last Online 00:54:00 - Bowlgolf 00:58:49 - recos! [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees…

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  43. Ep 72 - The Amazing Survivor Race

    00:00:00 - Intro 00:17:07 - Mailgab 00:31:45 - The Amazing Survivor Race 00:49:45 - Recommendations [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group...

  44. Ep 71 - Dojo Domination, Highlander Royale, Auto-Correct: The Gram

    00:00:00 - Intro / COVID testing / Hamilton 00:15:00 - Game That Name 00:23:44 - Dojo Domination 00:35:13 - Adkins Report 00:39:52 - Highlander Royale 00:46:15 - Adkins Report 2 !? 00:51:05 - Auto Correct: The Gram 00:57:45 - Recommendations [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast...

  45. Ep 70 - Jenga Dimensions, Time Travel MMO

    00:00:00 - Intro / Floor Is Lava 00:11:10 - Jenga Dimensions 00:31:00 - Time Travel MMO [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group ("WBE"), and...

  46. Ep 69 - Circuit Maker, Rogue Rat Redemption, Protege

    00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:04 - Game That Name 00:15:45 - Circuit Maker 00:27:20 - Rogue Rat Redemption 00:36:30 - Protoge [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers...

  47. Ep 68 - Base Wars

    00:00:00 - Intro 00:16:40 - Base Wars [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group ("WBE"), and any feedback and opinions are solely their own.

  48. Ep 67 - Restoration Raiders, Blade Game

    00:00:00 - Intro / Destiny / Maneater 00:17:25 - Restoration Raiders 00:35:00 - Blade Game [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group ("WBE")…

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  49. Ep 66 - Some Old Pitches That We Like (Clip Show)

    Please visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to sign petitions, donate, and for other BLM resources. [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group...

  50. Ep 65 - Alyx Mods!

    00:00:00 - Intro / Iron Man VR /mods 00:24:05 - Hide and Seek 00:37:39 - Craft Work 00:46:07 - The Mist [email protected] @MakeThisPodcast Theme music by Mariachi Entertainment System Disclaimer: Daanish Syed and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

They do the hard part of coming up with great video game ideas, so someone can make it. Daanish, Matt, Jeff, and Dan are veteran game developers with dozens of shipped games and decades of industry experience between them. Each week, they will conceive of, develop, and scrutinize the very best game ideas. New Episodes Every Tuesday. [email protected]@MakeThisPodDisclaimer: Dan Weiland and Matt Pierson are employees of Warner Brothers Entertainment Group ("WBE"), Daanish Syed is an employee of Electronic Arts (“EA”), and any feedback and opinions are solely their own.

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Daanish Syed Matt Pierson Jeff Larkin

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