Editor, author and now game designer Alanna Okun returns to the show to talk about her journey from gamer to amateur game designer. We talk some game news, Alanna's game design process, her inspirations, and, of course, we discuss what we've been playing. 

You can find Alanna Okun on Twitter @alanna, on substack at buttonmash.substack.com and on itch.io at alannabean.itch.io.

THINGS MENTIONED: 

YouTuber Skill-Up's Final Fantasy 16 interview with Naoki Yoshida.

The Verge’s FF16 interview.

The Pokemon explanation trailer.

The Gamer on more than 200 Apex Legends testers getting fired.

A GameRant breakdown of some of the canceled Apex Legends side projects.

Alanna's game development YouTube recommendations:

Shaun Spalding

Peyton Burnham

Friendly Cosmonaut

Game Maker's Toolkit

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