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Neon White's sweet spot, a review

After 200 hours, our Elden Ring review

Are you playing as yourself when you play video games?

Remaking Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

What getting the Platinum Trophy has taught me about Returnal

Late to the party w/ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Let's talk about Doki Doki Literature Club...

Finding the joy in trashy games...

Is Elden Ring better for being easier?

On Elden Ring's first 50 levels

How do you play Elden Ring?

Is Horizon Forbidden West better than the original?

Lost Ark and Sifu

Where are we with roguelikes and lites?

Repetition in Video Games is Great

Why does Demon's Souls' opening work so well?

Video Game Resolutions 2022

Game of the Year 2021

5 Essential Gaming Questions

The Making of 20 Double Fine Years

Death's Door: Peace Through Combat & Exploration

Metal Gear Solid 2's Tanker: The quintessential MGS sequence?

Why do we love Metal Gear Solid's Shadow Moses facility?

The Genius of Metal Gear Solid's Opening

What's the best weapon in gaming?

Back 4 Blood

What We've Been Playing - September 2021

Diablo 2 Resurrected - Is it relevant for new players?

Deathloop: How has Arkane improved on Dishonored?

Best video game settings & locations

What makes a great RPG?

What We've Been Playing - August 2021

Psychonauts 2: Behind the Brains

Humankind: Should games be historically accurate?

Tim Schafer on Psychonauts 2, creativity and writing for games

Returnal is a different kind of Triple-A. Is it fair?

Resident Evil Village is an action game. Does it work?

Video game remake, remaster or re-imagining?

Why is Oddworld: Soulstorm's world so special?

Why is Capcom so good at franchises?

Why are games so good at implied narrative?

What makes Resident Evil great?

Why is Resident Evil's mansion so great?

Do you have to like sports to like sports games?

Why and how do videogame safe rooms work?

What makes Catherine great?

How does Hades play after 400 hours?

How is Dungeons & Dragons different to videogames?

Is Hitman III about repetition or freedom?

Why is Hideo Kojima so important?

What is environmental storytelling?

What makes Portal so great?

What is the best game of 2020?

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas!

Where are the Christmas games?

How important are character backstories?

What makes it great? Final Fantasy VII

When is death in a game about more than dying?

Tim Schafer on creativity, culture, Covid and NOT crunching

What is the best console launch game of all time?

How will the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S change gaming?

How do horror games scare us?

What are the best games of the generation?

What makes Hades so good?

Which games do you love but wouldn't play again?

Gaming: The Podcast - Trailer

IBD #23 - Games that made us (Monkey Island)

IBD #22 - What is the role of a game critic?

IBD #21 - What makes a multiplayer game?

IBD #20 - How and why do you play games?

IBD #19 - What's happening in Life is Strange 2: Episode 1?

IBD #18 - YoYo Games on GameMaker Studio, creating tools that create games

IBD #17 - Tim Conkling on Antihero, tabletop games & video game design

IBD #16 - Old Man's Journey and the interpretation of games with Broken Rules

IBD #15 - Stoic's Alex Thomas on The Banner Saga, Killers & Thieves and Creative Pressure

IBD #14 - Steve Gaynor on Gone Home, Tacoma & games in culture

IBD #13 - Housemarque and Mastering the Twin-Stick Shooter

IBD Special - The Best Indie Games of E3 2017

IBD #12 - Virginia and its creators, Variable State

IBD #11 - Giant Sparrow / What Remains of Edith Finch Interview

IBD #10 - Tequila Works / Rime

IBD #09 - Jason Rohrer Interview

IBD #08 - The Chinese Room interview

IBD #07 - Ghost Town Games Interview

IBD #06 - Dean Hall

IBD #05 - Freejam Games

IBD #04 - Mode 7 Games

IBD #03 - Roll7

IBD #02 - Introversion Software

IBD #01 - Devolver Digital