#014 - Sunset Crack Squad

Explicit content warning

02/13/24 • 73 min

Tommy's riding solo in this episode, and so he decided to focus on games he's playing, projects he's involved in and the big stories in the news that are going down.

As mentioned, Tommy will be at the AI and Games Summer School for this year. It's running from June 17th-21st in Valletta in Malta, and early bird registration closes on March 1st.

http://school.gameaibook.org/

Plus, the first volume of 'Game AI Uncovered' - a new textbook series from games industry professionals on AI in commercial titles - is coming out on February 23rd. It will be available on Amazon and all major book stores.

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Game-AI-Uncovered-Volume-One-by-Paul-Roberts-editor/9781032343235

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Tommy's riding solo in this episode, and so he decided to focus on games he's playing, projects he's involved in and the big stories in the news that are going down.

As mentioned, Tommy will be at the AI and Games Summer School for this year. It's running from June 17th-21st in Valletta in Malta, and early bird registration closes on March 1st.

http://school.gameaibook.org/

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Game-AI-Uncovered-Volume-One-by-Paul-Roberts-editor/9781032343235

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#013 - George and Tommy Predict 2024 in Gaming

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Next Episode

#015: Screaming Match with Ben Ridge

For this weeks episode, Ben Ridge of Unfathomable Audio (the guy who does our music) joins us to talk about working in game audio, plus Helldivers II, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, gaming news and more!

As mentioned in the news: the early bird registration for the Summer School for AI and Games closes on March 1st. Find out more at: https://school.gameaibook.org/

Plus, Game AI Uncovered is out now, get 20% off with code SMA21 until April 30th https://www.routledge.com/Game-AI-Uncovered-Volume-One/Roberts/p/book/9781032343235

Timestamps (for the ad-free version)

[00:00] Intro
[01:40] Discussing Game Audio with Ben Ridge
[31:32] Games: Suicide Squad / Evil West
[36:08] Dead by Daylight X Iron Maiden
[42:48] Games: More Helldivers II
[48:07] Games: Apex Legends
[56:56] News: Game AI Uncovered / Summer School 2024
[58:39] News: Elden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree plus Bloodborne!
[01:10:20] News: Xbox Titles Coming to PS5 and Switch
[01:16:14] News: No Big PS5 releases for 2024? Console sales to decline?
[01:28:33] News: Nintendo's New Console Delayed to 2025?
[01:32:30] Late-episode rambling
[01:45:40] Credits

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