PocketBuds

Ruby is joined by streamer, content creator, and bad-in-a-good-way controller maker Dylan Beck a.k.a Rudeism to talk all about playing games the wrong way. You may not believe it, but there's wrong ways, wronger ways, and the WRONGEST ways to play video games!

Find Rudeism here:

https://rudeism.com/

https://www.twitch.tv/rudeism

https://www.youtube.com/@Rudeism

Find us online:

https://backpocket.gg/

https://twitch.tv/back_pocket

https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids

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Ruby is joined by writer for GamesHub Leah Williams to talk about a game that's gunning for the Game of the Year spot for 2024, Astro Bot. It's more than just references, it's the essence of pure joy packed into a video game!

Find Leah here:

https://twitter.com/legenette

https://www.gameshub.com/author/leah-j-williams/

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https://backpocket.gg/

https://twitch.tv/back_pocket

https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids

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Ruby is joined by technical director at Lowkii, button pusher at Back Pocket, and her work bestie Josh Swift to talk about the out-of-this-world world of space games. It might get a little existential, which is fitting in the realm of the galaxy.

Find Josh here:

https:/twitter.com/swift_y

https://www.instagram.com/swift_y/

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https://backpocket.gg/

https://twitch.tv/back_pocket

https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids

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Ruby is joined by game dev exec at the South Australian Film Corporation, co-founder of gaming satire website Point and Clickbait, former narrative designer at Mighty Kingdom, and freelance games journo James ‘Jickle’ O’Connor to talk about writing books about video games. He's also got a book about Untitled Goose Game coming out with Boss Fight Books! HONK!

Back the Untitled Goose Game book (and secure your copy) here!

Find Jickle here:

https://jickle.net/

https://twitter.com/Jickle

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https://backpocket.gg/

https://twitch.tv/back_pocket

https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids

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Ruby is joined by web comic artist, TV writer, narrative director at Squanch Games, and Mr. Boop himself Alec Robbins to talk about the chuckles and challenges that come with writing comedy in video games. Originally, the title of this episode was going to be 'Knock Knock! Who's There? Video Games', but that's just ridiculous. Very silly. This is a serious podcast.

Find Alec's stuff online:

https://alec.land/

https://twitter.com/alecrobbins

https://alecrobbins.itch.io/

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https://backpocket.gg/

https://twitch.tv/back_pocket

https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids

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Ruby is joined by former Good Game host, current streamer, and her good friend Steph "Hex" Bendixsen to talk about her experiences in WildRP, the most primo role-playing server in Red Dead Online history. Yeehaw!

Find Steph online:

https://twitter.com/hexsteph/

https://instagram.com/hexsteph/

https://www.twitch.tv/hexsteph/

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https://backpocket.gg/

https://twitch.tv/back_pocket

https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids

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Ruby is joined by software engineer, Back Pocket regular, and YouTuber Nick "Nicrotex" Belling to talk about all things ARG (alternate reality games) and immersive theatre. It's basically like video games but in real life, but also it's not really real life. It's like... fake life.

Find Nick here:

Twitter

Instagram

YouTube

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Twitch

VODs/Highlights on YouTube

TikTok/Twitter/Instagram

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Ruby is joined by former publicist for gaming companies like PlayStation and Xbox and former PR manager for Aussie games distributor Five Star Games, Jim Barker, to talk about the twists and turns of working in PR for video games. Have a listen, but all good if not! Thanks so much for considering this podcast for the opportunity of being listened to by you.

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Twitter

Instagram

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Twitch

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Ruby is joined by creative technologist and independent game dev Nicole He to talk about the collaboration between her, UK-based game studio Nerial (Card Shark, Reigns), and indie publisher extraordinaire Devolver Digital, The Crush House. You've heard of first-person shooters, now get read for a world-first thirst-person shooter.

The second song featured in the introduction is Funk Jazz by Andrea Boccadoro, composed for The Crush House soundtrack.

Wishlist The Crush House now on Steam, out August 10.

Find Nicole here:

Nicole's cool website

Nicole's Twitter

Nicole's Instagram

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Twitch

VODs/Highlights on YouTube

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Ruby is joined by former managing editor of Kotaku Australia and her former work dad David Smith to talk about the thrilling rise and frustrating end to a website that has housed some of the most beautiful minds in Australian games journalism. Consider this an audio eulogy for Kotaku Australia, but one of the eulogies at the funeral that everyone is uncomfortable about.

Find David here:

https://twitter.com/RhunWords

https://www.instagram.com/rhunwords/

https://www.tiktok.com/@rhunwords

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https://backpocket.gg/

https://twitch.tv/back_pocket

https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids

https://twitter.com/rubyinnes

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