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Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by narrative director Ben McCaw and lead quest designer Tim Stobo, as they take us through the events of the devastating Carja Civil War and its aftermath. Highlights include their discussion into how Mad Sun-King Jiran and his son, Avad, were developed; how the team balance what we learn about the world from data points or conversation; how side quests show us the aftermath of the Red Raids and the Civil War, and what the team wanted us to learn from these quests; and how the team worked on bringing the Liberation into the game. Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Tim Stobo is lead quest designer on Horizon Forbidden West, and was senior quest designer on Horizon Zero Dawn. Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on: Twitter: @Guerrilla Instagram: @guerrillagame And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there! Stay tuned for our next episode, w

Happy new year! The team settles into 2022 by sharing what they played over the holidays, and their favorite T-rated games.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by narrative director Ben McCaw and principal character artist Arno Schmitz, as they delve deeper into the dangerous Shadow Carja and cult of the Eclipse. Highlights include their discussion into how the Eclipse differs from the Shadow Carja; the relationship between the Carja and Shadow Carja; how the Shadow Carja treat their own people; and the insignia we see whenever we see the Eclipse, and where that symbol came from. Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Arno Schmitz is principal character artist on Horizon Forbidden West, and was senior character artist on Horizon Zero Dawn. Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on: Twitter: @Guerrilla Instagram: @guerrillagames And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there! Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be going deep into the Carja Civil War, and learning all about what it was like for t

The team is back to round out the year with a lengthy Game of the Year discussion. Plus, we chat with Celia Schilling from Yacht Club Games about Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by senior writer Annie Kitain and principal character artist Arno Schmitz, as they examine the cultures, fashion, and beliefs found in the different tribes across the world of Horizon. Highlights include their discussion into how the team approach creating the tribes; how the team use fashion to make it easy for players to differentiate between tribes; why the Carja seem the most advanced out of all the tribes we meet in Horizon Zero Dawn; and how the team designed the Tenakth and Utaru characters we see to look so different from all the other tribes. Annie Kitain is a senior writer on Horizon Forbidden West. Arno Schmitz is principal character artist on Horizon Forbidden West, and was senior character artist on Horizon Zero Dawn. Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on: Twitter: @Guerrilla Instagram: @guerrillagames And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there! Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be talking about the

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by narrative director Ben McCaw as they explore Project Zero Dawn, Elisabet Sobeck’s last-ditch effort to save the world from imminent extinction. Highlights include their discussion into how the team conceptualized GAIA and her sub-functions; whether Horizon Zero Dawn, the Faro Plague and Project Zero Dawn were written as a real-life possibility humanity may face someday, or if the team designed the story as purely rooted in fiction; what the world was like during the first few months the Chariot Line defected; and if the creators of Project Zero Dawn would be happy with the current state of the world in Horizon. Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on: Twitter: @Guerrilla Instagram: @guerrillagames And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there! Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be taking a cl

Hosts Anne and Chantéare joined by narrative director Ben McCaw as they dive into the historic events of the 21st Century. Highlights include their discussion into Faro Automated Solutions creating environmentally friendly robots through the Claw-Back decade; Elisabet’s career goals before she began to work on Project Zero Dawn; Ted Faro’s life and motivations; and what the world was like before the Faro Plague robots finished their extermination of all organic life. Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on: Twitter: @Guerrilla Instagram: @guerrillagames And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there! Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be diving into Project Zero Dawn, an effort to give the world another chance, years after extinction. ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

Got plans for the long weekend? Settle in with your old pals Sid, Kristen, and Justin for a look back on ten years of this humble podcast (née Blogcast), then write in and tell us what you're playing this week (also, where you draw the line at spoilers). Listen in!

In the first episode of the season, hosts Anne and Chantéare joined by narrative director Ben McCaw and senior writer Annie Kitain, as they discuss the protagonist of Horizon Zero Dawn, Aloy. Highlights include their discussion into Aloy’s childhood as an outcast in the care of her guardian Rost, and what his loss meant to her development as a character; how Aloy yearned for a relationship with her mother, and how the discovery of Elisabet Sobeck affected her; her struggles with finding her place in the world while meeting different tribes on her journey; and her relationships with other impactful characters such as Sylens, Erend, and Varl. Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Annie Kitain is a senior writer on Horizon Forbidden West. Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on: Twitter: @Guerrilla Instagram: @guerrillagames And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there! Join i

Join Tim and Justin for a look back at the first year of PS5, in-depth Elden Ring impressions, and oh-so-much more. Plus, as always, next week's new release highlights and some fresh news that you very well may choose to use. Listen in!

Hey folks! This week the team dives into our favorite reveals and updates from the latest State of Play.

This week, Justin and Sid talk Jett: The Far Shore with Craig Adams of Superbrothers, including how the game leverages the DualSense controller’s unique haptics and adaptive triggers to build immersion and the influences behind the game’s unique aesthetics. Plus: next week’s new release highlights, why Back 4 Blood will make Left 4 Dead fans salivate, and plenty more news you can use. Listen in!

This week the team celebrates 5 years of PlayStation VR and shares more games they almost missed out on. 

This week we interview Sebastien Nadeau, Co-founder and Head of Technology at Breaking Walls on Away: The Survival Series, and share games we almost missed out on.

On this week’s PlayStation Podcast, Hideaki Nishino, SVP of Platform Experience, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at developing the September system software updates.

So many games coming next week! And so many games we're already trying to keep up with! Join the PS Podcast crew as they talk Tales of Arise, Deathloop, F.I.S.T., Life is Strange: True Colors, Death Stranding: Director's Cut, Lost Judgment, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and more.

Join us as we react to the big reveals from PlayStation Showcase 2021. Plus, a look at new games coming to PlayStation next week. Listen in!

We may not be telepathic, but we think Psychonauts fans are going to like this week's episode. Double Fine Productions' Tim Schafer joins us for an insightful and entertaining chat about launch of the long-awaited Psychonauts 2.

Welcome back! This week the team assembles to interview Marvel's Avengers narrative consultant Evan Narcisse and T'Challa voice actor Christopher Judge on the War for Wakanda expansion. Then we take it to the field and chat with EA's Mike Mahar about Madden 22. 

Do you like voices? We've got you covered! Episode 406 of the Official PlayStation podcast features a trio of interviews; Greg Kasavin from Supergiant Games talks Hades ahead of its launch on PlayStation next week, Respawn devs Steven Ferreira and Travis Nordin discuss Season 10 of Apex Legends, and SIE Product Director Toshi Aoki talks about the DualSense wireless controller.