20m Podcast

On this episode, Arief & Sam interview Executive Producer at Marvel Games, Danny Koo at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025. Danny oversees Marvel’s live service titles, including Marvel Rivals, and shares how the team approaches character design, gameplay, PvE updates, and long-term player engagement. We also dive into the story behind Luna Snow from her origins in Marvel Future Fight to becoming a breakout star in Marvel Rivals.But this conversation goes beyond one game.Danny shares his journey from growing up in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia at a time when there was no local game development scene to starting in QA at Sierra Entertainment, and eventually working across Activision Blizzard, Disney, and now Marvel Games.~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier lists, as told through a Southeast Asian lens.~ Follow 20m ~💬 https://twitter.com/20mpodcast📸 https://www.instagram.com/20mpodcast/~ Listen on Spotify/iTunes ~🎙️ https://anchor.fm/20mpodcast🟦 Arief | https://twitch.tv/ariefjohan | https://twitter.com/ariefjohan | https://instagram.com/ariefjohan🟪 Rino | https://twitch.tv/rinoaskyes | https://twitter.com/rinoaskyes | https://instagram.com/rinoaskyes#marvelrivals #gamingpodcast

What does the indie game scene in Southeast Asia really look like in 2025?We went to LEVEL UP KL and interviewed the nominees for the Southeast Asian Game Awards to find out.We sat down with creators behind No Straight Roads, Overhours, Cuisineer (Metronomik, CtrlD Studio, and BattleBrew Productions to hear how they’re building games that reflect who they are, where they come from, and where this industry is headed.Special thanks to LEVEL UP KL and MDEC for supporting the episode. ~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier lists, as told through a Southeast Asian lens.~ Follow 20m ~💬 https://twitter.com/20mpodcast📸 https://www.instagram.com/20mpodcast/~ Listen on Spotify/iTunes ~🎙️ https://anchor.fm/20mpodcast🟦 Arief | https://twitch.tv/ariefjohan | https://twitter.com/ariefjohan | https://instagram.com/ariefjohan🟪 Rino | https://twitch.tv/rinoaskyes | https://twitter.com/rinoaskyes | https://instagram.com/rinoaskyes

On this episode, Arief & Rino interview EVP Global Head Transmedia, Justin Scarpone at SEGA at gamescom asia 2024. They cover SEGA's transmedia strategy including the Sonic movies & tv shows, the Yakuza series on Amazon, Persona 5 entering animation, concerts and more!~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier lists, as told through a Southeast Asian lens.~ Follow 20m ~💬 https://twitter.com/20mpodcast📸 https://www.instagram.com/20mpodcast/~ Listen on Spotify/iTunes ~🎙️ https://anchor.fm/20mpodcast🟦 Arief | https://twitch.tv/ariefjohan | https://twitter.com/ariefjohan | https://instagram.com/ariefjohan🟪 Rino | https://twitch.tv/rinoaskyes | https://twitter.com/rinoaskyes | https://instagram.com/rinoaskyes

On this episode, Arief interviews Co-Founder and CEO of Larian Studios, Swen Vincke at Level UP KL 2024. They cover Larian's approach to building a global studio, including reflections on their team based in Malaysia as well as Swen's game of the year for 2024 and how the team is approaching their latest project after Baldur's Gate 3.~ About the 20m Podcast ~ Your deep dive into video games and the people behind them. Hosted by Arief and Rino, the two talk, fight and banter about everything from video games to anime, TV shows and tropical fruit tier lists, as told through a Southeast Asian lens.~ Follow 20m ~💬 https://twitter.com/20mpodcast📸 https://www.instagram.com/20mpodcast/~ Listen on Spotify/iTunes ~🎙️ https://anchor.fm/20mpodcast🟦 Arief | https://twitch.tv/ariefjohan | https://twitter.com/ariefjohan | https://instagram.com/ariefjohan🟪 Rino | https://twitch.tv/rinoaskyes | https://twitter.com/rinoaskyes | https://instagram.com/rinoaskyesTIMECODES0:00 - Intro 2:09 - Larian's decision to be a global studio2:56 - Evolution of their Malaysia studio3:47 - Comments on their next game4:37 - On Southeast Asian indie games5:13 - Swen's top picks for GOTY6:01 - Sam & Arief reflect on the conversation#baldursgate3 #gamingpodcast

On this episode, Arief and Rino walkthrough the narrative games they played as part of the demos available at LudoNarraCon 2024!

This week, Arief is joined by Burhan and Pumpkin Unicorn to review Dragon’s Dogma 2, months after its release.

Review code provided by Capcom.

Do video games ever hit you so hard that you fall into an existential crisis? This happens way too often for Rino. On this episode, Arief and Rino discuss Content Warning, the game that made waves throughout early April. Next they fall in love again with Va11 Hall-A, arguably one of the best visual novels of all time. And last but not least, what did Rino experience during her time with Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood?

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In this week's episode, we try out a bunch of different games from AAA to indie. Penny's Big Breakaway and Let's Build a Zoo hit us right in the nostalgia feels. Terra Nil reminds us about the importance of the ecosystem in an edutainment sort of way. Lastly but definitely spookiest, is Cut to Bits' Venture to the Vile!

Penny’s Big Breakaway Code Provided by Private Division.

This week's episode is all about Indie games by Women-led studios or teams lead by women! Rino and Arief share their thoughts of games they recently played from the Wings Interactive Women's Day Steam Sale along with a couple special shout outs of games & initiatives they love from amazing women across the industry.

It's officially Final Fantasy VII Rebirth season! We sit down with Japanese gaming expert Genki JPN to get his thoughts on the entire FF7 franchise and what his first impressions are of Rebirth.