Ruby is joined by social media manager for Massive Monster Josie Fletcher to talk about the highs and lows of posting online, where we are in terms of cringe culture, and why Slim Jim's is the world's worst brand account.

Find Josie here:

https://twitter.com/KnightSinclair

https://twitter.com/cultofthelamb

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Ruby is joined by comedy writer Dee Fidge to talk about the gaming world's longest running and most influential life sim, The Sims, from its many many expansions all the way to its stories of horror and Drew Carey. PocketBuds does not condone the burning to death of Simlish Harry Potter via a haystack couch in front of a fireplace.

Find Dee online:

https://twitter.com/figgled

https://instagram.com/fidge

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PocketBuds is back from their big, busty break and are ready to welcome you, the listener, to the new year! That's 2024! Ruby is joined by her two dads Gus Ronald and Peter Burns, and her brother-in-job Josh Swift, to reflect a little on their break and look ahead into the new year.

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It's the final episode of PocketBuds for 2023, which means this episode is all about the year that was, from the state of the industry to the games that defined 2023. Ruby is joined by studio head of Strange Scaffold (El Paso, Elsewhere), Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and BAFTA-nominated boy, Xalavier Nelson Jr.!

Find Xalavier online:

https://twitter.com/WritNelson

https://linktr.ee/strangescaffold

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Ruby is joined by comedian, filmmaker, writer, podcaster, and registered cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos to talk about something Ruby loves, but Alexei loves more: movies. In particular, the duo are talking about video game movies, and also video game TV shows. Video game shoovies, if you will.

Listen to Alexei's new pod Sunburnt Screens:

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Find Alexei online:

https://twitter.com/ThisisAlexei

https://www.instagram.com/thisisalexei

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Ruby is joined by former games journalist and current community manager Nicole Archer to talk about how important social media can be for a game's success, but also how social media has changed for the worse when it comes to video game marketing. There's some jokes, too.

Find Nicole online:

https://twitter.com/nicolearcher

https://twitter.com/mystiquesgame

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Ruby is joined by esports content creator, host of Griefed, and active listener Loz, to talk all about the ins and outs of esports. From the controversies that plague it to the communities that make it worthwhile, join the girls as they figure esports out completely and determine how it can become just as popular as table tennis at the Olympics.

Find Loz online:

https://twitter.com/lozcopy

https://instagram.com/lozcopy/

https://youtube.com/griefed

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Ruby is joined by co-creator of Studio Folly, Darcy Smith, to talk about their new mobile word game Gubbins, how they avoided litigation from the owners of Tetris, and how one old-school YouTuber helped their game blast off.

Intro music from Gubbins, composed and performed by Katarzyna Wiktorski.

Get Gubbins:

Apple App Store

Google Play Store

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Ruby is joined by comedians Bruno Dubosarsky and Daniel Scarratt to talk about Karate Man, their comedy show that is actually also a game kinda. So it's like a game because you can control what's going on, but it's also a comedy show because it's on stage and it makes you laugh. But technically, for all intensive purposes, it is a game.

Buy tickets to Karate Man:

https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/events/karate-man/

Find Bruno & Dan online:

https://twitter.com/brunodubosarsky

https://twitter.com/d_scaz

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As part of her Melbourne International Games Week travels, Ruby is joined by Woody, a producer at Beethoven & Dinosaur, a Melbourne-based studio known for the BAFTA-winning title The Artful Escape. Woody has been in the Australian video games industry for 10 years, and was also a tradie before that. Oh, and a rugby player. And now he's in a punk band and he's very fashionable. He's also here to answer a big question: Are video games cool now? He's also here to talk some shit.

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