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We've been taking a break and now we're back, for better or worse, with a rousing episode all about: famous disappearances, feeling weird about the glass elevator, a critical dark night of the soul, Foxy from Foxy Bingo, and lonely Duke Nukem. And it's brought to you by Bolivia.

The first season of Jewel Cases comes to a close in an episode with Harvey Smith, Black Pony Interactive founder and a designer whose work includes Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Dishonored, Prey, and much more. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, we're joined by Manon Gevers, one of the artists behind Many Nights A Whisper and the upcoming Virtue and a Sledgehammer. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

This week, Ed is joined by Karla Zimonja, whose work in games includes BioShock 2 and Minerva's Den, as well as Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

For the third episode of Jewel Cases, we're featuring Remy Siu, founder and developer at Sunset Visitor, the studio behind 1000XResist and the forthcoming Prove You're Human. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

Gather 'round everybody. It's time for a story. Samson: A Tyndalston Story, to be exact. Come stand around a vacant parking lot as Yussef, Ed, and Reid discuss the 2026 debut from Liquid Swords on this episode.

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, Ed talks to Question Games' Jordan Thomas, whose projects include The Killing Stone, The Blackout Club, and The Magic Circle, as well as Thief: Deadly Shadows and the BioShock series. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

In the debut episode of Jewel Case, Ed talks to Tim Oxton, creator of Silkbulb Test, Flathead, and Future Racer 2000. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, hosted by Ed Smith and modelled after Criterion Closet videos, where an individual developer picks and discusses a handful of the games that have influenced their work.

Ed is joined by James Bond expert and television producer Phil Goldie for a special episode discussing 007 First Light. For more on First Light, read Bullet Points' issue right here: https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/issue/007-first-light

Yussef, Ed, and Reid return with some bad news about Bhutan, picks for our favourite games of the year so far and the corporations that should make new consoles, a bold new pitch for the next Hellblade, and horrible memories of an amusement park ride.

We wanted the episode picture to be this image of the Dancing Satyr Group but that would probably get us in trouble with podcast platforms. You can find it here if you like naked creatures (https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.352) and then you can look at that while we talk about: Ed's history as a movie soldier, buying advice for Reid's Steam wishlist and the current top sellers, Grand Theft Auto VI jokes, and so much more. Also, the country this time is Benin and I'm so tired of that list of countries.

It's a new episode and a brand new opportunity to talk about stuff like: a cartoon we remember, the country of Belize, what Ed was playing during 9/11, King Charles XCX, and some sweaty and stinky videogames.

We're talking about Belgium this time and JCVD and incredibly accurate Bond villain memories, Canadian Bond casting, the joy of small spaces, having lots of limbs, and more.

On this episode: some Canada stuff, drunk babies, videogame grenades, the pasta mafia, Patreon dreams, turkey twizzlers, and Belarus.

Yussef and Reid are hoisting the listener up on our backs, heading to the moon, and hacking into 2026's Pragmata.