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Clocking in at just over an hour, we've got a fresh podcast for you to hear, and you might just finish your American Spirit by the end. Our guest this week: independent auteur gamedev and creator of Bughouse, Max Fleet. Topics run the gamut as usual, from the retro-aesthetic revival in indie gaming, to the fire hazards facing our glorious PCs over in England, and even to Scruncho's spectral appearances at DreadXP movie night. Also: cats who sell meth. Context contained within. Links: Buy Dread X Collection 5. Buy Dread Delusion. Wishlist The Mortuary Assistant Wishlist MFN. Wishlist Mirror Forge Buy Our Merch. Follow DreadXP

WHOOOO, that was a long break. But games don't make and test themselves, folks, so here we finally are. Jans, Ted and Abbey sit down with Steve Gabry--creator of Sally Face--to talk about ninja onesies, Werner Herzog Funko pops, ...Tiktok (Jans.), and of course, Sally Face. Hell of a return episode. Links: Buy Dread X Collection 5. Buy Dread Delusion. Wishlist The Mortuary Assistant Wishlist MFN. Wishlist Mirror Forge Buy Our Merch. Follow DreadXP

Jans, Ted and Abbey are back from Boston and ready to chat. This week, we have Teea and Olli from the Game Development World Championship, talking about everything from TikTok (wow!), to people still throwing controllers through TVs, to the competitive nature of IRC vs Ventrilo. Plus, Ted goes on a long rant about the importance of being able to receive and give respectful criticism, which every person should probably listen to at least twice. Hell of a return episode.  Links: Wishlist The Mortuary Assistant Wishlist MFN. Wishlist Dread X Collection 5. Wishlist Dread Delusion. Buy Our Merch. Follow DreadXP

Ted, Jans and Abbey are away in the far-off lands of Boston promoting Dread XP at Pax, so Vince threw together a short compilation of tik-tok specific advice for gamedevs. Links: Wishlist MFN. Wishlist Dread X Collection 5. Wishlist Dread Delusion. Buy Our Merch. Follow DreadXP 

It's been... 2 weeks, or whatever the Barenaked Ladies said. This week, Abbey is off being a rockstar, so Jans and Ted sat down with Robert Brockway--not the MRA--for a little chat. Topics include the former Cracked and Jans' origin as a writer on the website, writing 1000 page books, the utter and irrevocable waste of tree pulp known as "Finnegan's Wake", and trying to get onto Andrew Breitbart's "Enemies of America" List. It's a good one, don't miss it. Links: Wishlist MFN. Wishlist Dread X Collection 5. Wishlist Dread Delusion. Buy Our Merch. Follow DreadXP

After some technical difficulties in which the first half of the podcast is lost to the void, the crew ended up just vibin'. Topics include tik-tok (editor's note: no surprise there), putting out a positive attitude towards game devs, urinal cakes, and Jans being a plains giant). Smooth and chill episode to suit Jacob's smooth and chill vibe. Links: Wishlist MFN. Wishlist Dread X Collection 5. Wishlist Dread Delusion. Buy Our Merch. Follow DreadXP

2/3's of the squad are out at GDC (Game Developer's Conference) doing Game Developer's Conference things. So since they're steppin' out, we've compiled an episode of compelling gamedev perspectives and useful gamedev advice for inspiring aspiring gamedevs and those who might want to try their hand at the black arts, themselves. Tiktok is only casually mentioned once, I swear. -- Vince 

While Ted is off being an amazing human, Jans and Scruncho (Abbey) sit down with colleague and friend Cleveland Mosher. This one is a mixed bag of gems (and... a surprising amount of turds), ranging from petrified turds, to legitimately good game dev advice for marketing, to a persistent problem Scruncho has with her cat and something called "butt gel". Her words, not mine. 

This week, Jans is joined by himself; trapped and alone in a cold, dark room, revisiting memories of podcasts, past. There are some Ted witticisms, historically important gamer safety updates; and the ever-illusive "play us out". New guest next week. Enjoy the memories.

Ted, Jans, and Scruncho (Abbey) sit down with Conner Rush, indie horror dev behind Fyre Games and creator of "Summer Land", to talk about NFTs in games, the line between experimental products and marketable ones. They also speculate as to whether Fyre Fest jacked Conner's company name.