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5. Pandemic vs. Games Industry: the facts

Play, Watch, Listen

Alanah Pearce

Troybaker, Videogames, Video Games, Leisure, Mikebithell, Games, Austinwintory, Alanahpearce

4.8697 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

A discussion of some games we love, but also a bit of a dive into how something like a pandemic, or the loss of E3, actually influences those working full-time in the games industry. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everyone! Welcome to another episode of Playwatch Listen.

0:03.7

We are trying to do these more regularly, since everyone is in quarantine, to bring some light into the world,

0:09.6

to give people some entertainment while they're stuck at home.

0:12.5

Disclosure before we get into this episode, that does mean that Mike Bithel does not have a microphone,

0:18.2

so he might sound a little bit off.

0:20.2

But for the most part, yeah, we're trying to do these every Friday now if we can.

0:24.0

So welcome.

0:25.0

We're going to do our best.

0:26.3

I'm also naturally joined by Austin Wintery and Troy Baker.

0:29.9

Yay.

0:30.7

And Mike just left.

0:31.4

And now we, yeah, our micless Mike has left us micless.

0:36.4

Do you need to leave that much of an intro?

0:38.4

Like, you have to make an entrance, Mike.

0:40.3

Is that what you know?

0:40.6

Yeah, it's like a late 19-A show.

0:42.9

I think that you'll talk to say, hey.

0:44.7

I do also want to mention that tomorrow morning there is a PS5 reveal stream.

0:50.1

We are recording this before then because I think Mike is flying back to the UK potentially.

0:54.5

So we've missed that one.

0:56.4

Get out of our country, Mike.

0:59.7

Get out.

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