Danny chats to Harvey Smith (Dishonored, Deus Ex) and Ben Horne about their new studio Black Pony Immersive and the reality of starting an immersive-sim focused studio in 2026.

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00:00 - Intro

04:00 - Interview Starts

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Danny chats to Alexander Dracott about the design of Pacific Drive - a wonderful hybrid of driving, survival, exploration, crafting and zone horror.

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Jake Solomon spent his entire career at Firaxis making the games of his dreams. So why did he leave to start working on a new type of Life Simulator? In this episode Danny talks to Jake about his career in Baltimore, working on XCOM, the ups and downs of Marvel's Midnight Suns, and what the future holds for Midsummer Studios.

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New Blood Interactive recently celebrated their third Anniversary so what better time to call up their vocal co-founder Dave Oshry, to talk about classic shooters, corporate buyouts and the future of indie development.

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In the premiere episode of Dear Dwyery, Danny investigates the remarkable development story of Balatro by talking to it's sole creator about ancient card games, Canadian zambonis and overnight success.

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Welcome to Dear Dwyery; a podcast from the people behind the Noclip Video Game Documentaries, where host Danny O'Dwyer interviews people within the world of video games. And then we edit those conversations. Except this episode, this is just a trailer that explains what the show is. Kind of like this paragraph here.

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