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Press Play is a long-form documentary podcast from website Play Diaries (playdiaries.com), delving into games and games culture.

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#18 - A Look Back at 2021 (Part Two)

2021/12/31

July-December sees Activision Blizzard go into turmoil, Bobby Kotick comes to his day of reckoning and big releases and showcases.

#17 - A Look Back at 2021 (Part One)

2021/12/30

Looking back at January-June, including the official union of Microsoft and Bethesda as well as E3.

#16 - The Wholesome Games Movement

2021/11/10

Wholesome Games’ Matthew Taylor, James Tillman and Jenny Windom plus the likes of Megan Fox, Jordan Bradley, Fernando Melo and more talk of the growing scene in a special feature-length episode.

#15 - Demon Turf: A Love Letter to the Platformer

2021/10/26

Demon Turf game lead Fabian Rastorfer talks of its platform inspirations, kookiness and humour and more.

#14 - Loddlenaut, Venice 2089 and Saving the Planet

2021/10/12

Developers Safe Place Studios and Moon Lagoon talk of their upcoming works with Venice 2089 and Loddlenaut respectively, how each talk of climate change and more.

#13 - Skatebird (or How One Skatebirb is Leading Gaming’s Skating Resurgence)

2021/09/16

Glass Bottom Games’ Megan Fox on being part of the gaming skating renaissance currently taking place.

#12 - Behind the Frame of Behind the Frame

2021/08/25

Art director and lead writer Weichen Lin talks of the Ghibli influences and what initially inspired the game.

#11 - A Game Director's Story

2021/08/18

Double Bilt Games’ Fernando Melo on leaving the AAA space with BioWare and putting his experiences into something new.

#10 - Button City and the Power of Friendship

2021/08/05

Subliminal Gaming’s Ryan and Shandiin Woodward talk of the making of the platformer ahead of its release next week.

#9 - Tunic’s Secret Legend

2021/07/29

Game director Andrew Shouldice talks of the making of the upcoming adventure game in the first Press Play of 2021.

#8 - The Road to PlayStation 5

2020/11/11

In the second of two episodes this week, an audio overview of how Sony got to PlayStation 5.

#7 - The Road to Xbox Series X|S

2020/11/09

In the first of two episodes this week to celebrate the launch of the new next-gen consoles, an audio overview of how Microsoft got to Xbox Series X|S.