Ruby is joined by Pete Foley, the co-founder of award-winning Australian indie games studio Fuzzy Ghost (Queer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool.jpg, Janet DeMornay is a Slumlord and a Witch) to talk about making gay games, making games with gays, and the representation of LGBTQ+ people in the video game world. Slay! Find Fuzzy Ghost games here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1501150/Pebble_Witch/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1711420/Queer_Man_Peering_Into_A_Rock_Pooljpg/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168480/Janet_DeMornay_Is_A_Slumlord_and_a_witch/ Find Pete here: http://fuzzyg.h ..read more

Ruby is joined by deputy chair of media and communication at Swinburne University, the host of Screen Sounds on ABC classic, and award winning video game composer and journalist Dan Golding to talk about a shared love of theirs: video game music. And yes, Dan really was in Dili Allstars. Find Dan here: https://dangolding.com/ https://www.abc.net.au/listen/classic/dan-golding/10723858 https://www.youtube.com/c/DanGoldingVideoEssays Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati ..read more

Ruby is joined by Joel Mason and Mikey Bastiaens from Black Salt Games to talk about the success of their spooky fishing game Dredge, the ups and downs of fishing game mechanics, and what goes into making a truly hyucked up fish. Buy DREDGE here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562430/DREDGE/ Find the boys here: https://twitter.com/bsg_joel https://twitter.com/bsg_mikey Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Ruby is joined by comedian and one-third of Filthy Casuals Ben Vernel to talk about the seemingly neverending saga that is the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. This topic broke Ruby beyond repair. Now let's mosey. Find Ben here: https://twitter.com/benvernel https://www.instagram.com/benvernel/ https://www.filthycasuals.com.au/   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Ruby is joined by social media manager for Massive Monster Josie Fletcher to talk about the highs and lows of posting online, where we are in terms of cringe culture, and why Slim Jim's is the world's worst brand account. Find Josie here: https://twitter.com/KnightSinclair https://twitter.com/cultofthelamb   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Ruby is joined by comedy writer Dee Fidge to talk about the gaming world's longest running and most influential life sim, The Sims, from its many many expansions all the way to its stories of horror and Drew Carey. PocketBuds does not condone the burning to death of Simlish Harry Potter via a haystack couch in front of a fireplace. Find Dee online: https://twitter.com/figgled https://instagram.com/fidge   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

It's the final episode of PocketBuds for 2023, which means this episode is all about the year that was, from the state of the industry to the games that defined 2023. Ruby is joined by studio head of Strange Scaffold (El Paso, Elsewhere), Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and BAFTA-nominated boy, Xalavier Nelson Jr.!   Find Xalavier online: https://twitter.com/WritNelson https://linktr.ee/strangescaffold   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Ruby is joined by comedian, filmmaker, writer, podcaster, and registered cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos to talk about something Ruby loves, but Alexei loves more: movies. In particular, the duo are talking about video game movies, and also video game TV shows. Video game shoovies, if you will.   Listen to Alexei's new pod Sunburnt Screens: Apple Podcasts Spotify   Find Alexei online: https://twitter.com/ThisisAlexei https://www.instagram.com/thisisalexei   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids   Hosted on Aca ..read more

Ruby is joined by your friendly neighbourhood dramaturg and lead writer for Massive monster JoJo Zhou to talk about their jam-packed and highly educational experience at this year's Game Developer's Conference. Ruby and JoJo also have some million-dollar game ideas. Find JoJo here: https://www.instagram.com/jojothezhou/ https://www.twitter.com/jojofinal_FINAL/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Ruby is joined by former games journalist and current community manager Nicole Archer to talk about how important social media can be for a game's success, but also how social media has changed for the worse when it comes to video game marketing. There's some jokes, too.   Find Nicole online: https://twitter.com/nicolearcher https://twitter.com/mystiquesgame   Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more