Official PlayStation Podcast

Howdy folks! This week the team recaps some of the biggest news from last week’s State of Play and talks some of 2024’s best indies so far. Plus: Which videogame worlds do you think smell the worst/best? The team nose dives into this topic and more.

Hey y’all! The team returns for a punchy pod covering this week’s news in gaming. Plus a listener writes in, prompting a deep dive into challenging puzzle game recommendations.

Howdy! This week the team returns to discuss the Player’s Choice winner and Animal Well.

Hello everyone! The gang returns this week to discuss new releases Stellar Blade and Another Crab’s Treasure. Plus, the Helldivers 2 marathon continues as the team dives into Super Samples and more.

Howdy, y’all! This week the team discusses upcoming game releases before catching up on what we’ve been playing including Dragon’s Dogma 2, Helldivers 2, Balatro, and more.

Hi everyone! The gang is back this week to catch up on what we’ve been playing. And it’s a stacked deck with Helldivers 2, Pacific Drive, and much more in the rotation.

Also, special guest Jim Ryan discusses his remarkable run with the PlayStation brand, from starting up the first offices in Europe before the launch of the original PlayStation, to his retirement next month as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. We’ll miss you, Jim!

Hey y’all! After a few weeks of hiatus, the gang returns and introduces team member James to discuss his early playing experience with Rise of the Ronin. Plus the team talks Helldivers 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Howdy! This week Abubakar Salim of Surgent Studios stops by to discuss the upcoming platformer Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Plus the team talks Helldivers and Tekken 8.

Hey y'all! With nasty colds circulatin', bomb cyclones droppin', and 2024 kicking off with a bang, the PlayStation Podcast crew has struggled to record a show for a few weeks now. Today, they get off their keisters to review some key details from the recent State(s) of Play and then talk about what they've been playing. No surprise that Sid is obsessed with Tekken 8, but listen in to see what Brett and Tim have been up to.

Hey y’all! This week the team discusses The Last of Us Part II Remastered, as well as the upcoming Tomb Raider I-III Remastered release. Plus a listener letter led a discussion on some of the team’s toughest fought boss battles.

Hey y'all! This week the gang returns for the first episode of 2024 to talk oh-so-sweet video games, including a discussion on God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla. Plus the team answers a listener letter with tips for your first Baldur’s Gate 3 play-through.

Howdy! The team gets together to recap this week's State of Play announcements, and reveal their Elden Ring playing styles. 

This week, the team shares early thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West and February's jam-packed release schedule. 

This week, Kristen and Sid compare notes on the wonderfully punishing action brawler Sifu. Plus, lots of indie news, new Assassin's Creed Valhalla content, and much more. Listen in!

The team is revved up following this week's Gran Turismo 7 State of Play, and shares favorite gaming weapons.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by narrative director Ben McCaw and senior writer Annie Kitain for the last episode in the series, as they recap the threats and villains in Horizon, with hints at what’s to come for Aloy.

Highlights include their discussion into the development of GAIA’s AIs; how we can understand HEPHAESTUS’ motivations throughout Horizon Zero Dawn; how Aloy would describe Sylens and her relationship with him; and a small hint into what we can expect from our journey into the Forbidden West.

Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Annie Kitain is a senior writer on Horizon Forbidden West.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagames

Subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Thanks for joining us for this season of GAIA Cast! Got a topic you’d like us to explore? Let us know via social media and our hashtag.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

In this special short episode, the team chats with executive producer and showrunner M. Night Shyamalan on storytelling and the thrills of Servant’s Season 3 on Apple TV+.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by gameplay animation director Richard Oud and principal concept artist Miguel Angel Martinez, as they share what the development of Horizon Zero Dawn’s iconic machines was like.

Highlights include their discussion into how the art and animation teams collaborate during development; how the team designed the Chariot Line to look and move differently from GAIA’s machines; how GAIA’s machines were created to carry useful components for the player, and still move realistically; and how they are part of the world, and contribute to the ecosystem.

Richard Oud is gameplay animation director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead creature animator on Horizon Zero Dawn. Miguel Angel Martinez is principal concept artist on both Horizon Forbidden West and Horizon Zero Dawn.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagames

And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Stay tuned for our next episode, and the last in the series, where we’ll be joined by guests from the narrative team again to discuss the threats and villains in the world of Horizon, with hints of what we can expect out in the Forbidden West.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

This week the team shares some good couch co-op games for new gamers to dip their toes into, and share highlights from a team session playing Deep Rock Galactic.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by narrative director Ben McCaw and lead quest designer Tim Stobo, as they take us through the events of the devastating Carja Civil War and its aftermath.

Highlights include their discussion into how Mad Sun-King Jiran and his son, Avad, were developed; how the team balance what we learn about the world from data points or conversation; how side quests show us the aftermath of the Red Raids and the Civil War, and what the team wanted us to learn from these quests; and how the team worked on bringing the Liberation into the game.

Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Tim Stobo is lead quest designer on Horizon Forbidden West, and was senior quest designer on Horizon Zero Dawn.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagame

And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be putting the machines of Horizon Zero Dawn under the microscope.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

Happy new year! The team settles into 2022 by sharing what they played over the holidays, and their favorite T-rated games.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by narrative director Ben McCaw and principal character artist Arno Schmitz, as they delve deeper into the dangerous Shadow Carja and cult of the Eclipse.

Highlights include their discussion into how the Eclipse differs from the Shadow Carja; the relationship between the Carja and Shadow Carja; how the Shadow Carja treat their own people; and the insignia we see whenever we see the Eclipse, and where that symbol came from.

Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Arno Schmitz is principal character artist on Horizon Forbidden West, and was senior character artist on Horizon Zero Dawn.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagames

And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be going deep into the Carja Civil War, and learning all about what it was like for the world of Horizon during this time.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

The team is back to round out the year with a lengthy Game of the Year discussion. Plus, we chat with Celia Schilling from Yacht Club Games about Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by senior writer Annie Kitain and principal character artist Arno Schmitz, as they examine the cultures, fashion, and beliefs found in the different tribes across the world of Horizon.

Highlights include their discussion into how the team approach creating the tribes; how the team use fashion to make it easy for players to differentiate between tribes; why the Carja seem the most advanced out of all the tribes we meet in Horizon Zero Dawn; and how the team designed the Tenakth and Utaru characters we see to look so different from all the other tribes.

Annie Kitain is a senior writer on Horizon Forbidden West. Arno Schmitz is principal character artist on Horizon Forbidden West, and was senior character artist on Horizon Zero Dawn.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagames

And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be talking about the Shadow Carja and the cult of the Eclipse.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

Hosts Anne and Chanté are joined by narrative director Ben McCaw as they explore Project Zero Dawn, Elisabet Sobeck’s last-ditch effort to save the world from imminent extinction.

Highlights include their discussion into how the team conceptualized GAIA and her sub-functions; whether Horizon Zero Dawn, the Faro Plague and Project Zero Dawn were written as a real-life possibility humanity may face someday, or if the team designed the story as purely rooted in fiction; what the world was like during the first few months the Chariot Line defected; and if the creators of Project Zero Dawn would be happy with the current state of the world in Horizon.

Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagames

And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be taking a closer look at the tribes in Horizon Zero Dawn, including their fashions, cultures and beliefs.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

Hosts Anne and Chantéare joined by narrative director Ben McCaw as they dive into the historic events of the 21st Century.

Highlights include their discussion into Faro Automated Solutions creating environmentally friendly robots through the Claw-Back decade; Elisabet’s career goals before she began to work on Project Zero Dawn; Ted Faro’s life and motivations; and what the world was like before the Faro Plague robots finished their extermination of all organic life.

Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagames

And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be diving into Project Zero Dawn, an effort to give the world another chance, years after extinction.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

Got plans for the long weekend? Settle in with your old pals Sid, Kristen, and Justin for a look back on ten years of this humble podcast (née Blogcast), then write in and tell us what you're playing this week (also, where you draw the line at spoilers). Listen in!

In the first episode of the season, hosts Anne and Chantéare joined by narrative director Ben McCaw and senior writer Annie Kitain, as they discuss the protagonist of Horizon Zero Dawn, Aloy.

Highlights include their discussion into Aloy’s childhood as an outcast in the care of her guardian Rost, and what his loss meant to her development as a character; how Aloy yearned for a relationship with her mother, and how the discovery of Elisabet Sobeck affected her; her struggles with finding her place in the world while meeting different tribes on her journey; and her relationships with other impactful characters such as Sylens, Erend, and Varl.

Ben McCaw is the narrative director on Horizon Forbidden West, and was lead writer on Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds. Annie Kitain is a senior writer on Horizon Forbidden West.

Want to be a part of the conversation? Follow Guerrilla on:

Twitter: @Guerrilla

Instagram: @guerrillagames

And subscribe on YouTube: @Guerrilla. You can also watch this episode there!

Join in by using #HorizonGAIACast to hear what others are saying and share your feedback on the series. Stay tuned for our next episode, where we’ll be talking about the events of the 21st Century and how it still affects the world of Horizon almost a millennia later.

ESRB Rating: Teen with Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes and Violence.

Join Tim and Justin for a look back at the first year of PS5, in-depth Elden Ring impressions, and oh-so-much more. Plus, as always, next week's new release highlights and some fresh news that you very well may choose to use. Listen in!

Hey folks! This week the team dives into our favorite reveals and updates from the latest State of Play.

This week, Justin and Sid talk Jett: The Far Shore with Craig Adams of Superbrothers, including how the game leverages the DualSense controller’s unique haptics and adaptive triggers to build immersion and the influences behind the game’s unique aesthetics. Plus: next week’s new release highlights, why Back 4 Blood will make Left 4 Dead fans salivate, and plenty more news you can use. Listen in!

This week the team celebrates 5 years of PlayStation VR and shares more games they almost missed out on. 

This week we interview Sebastien Nadeau, Co-founder and Head of Technology at Breaking Walls on Away: The Survival Series, and share games we almost missed out on.

On this week’s PlayStation Podcast, Hideaki Nishino, SVP of Platform Experience, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at developing the September system software updates.

So many games coming next week! And so many games we're already trying to keep up with! Join the PS Podcast crew as they talk Tales of Arise, Deathloop, F.I.S.T., Life is Strange: True Colors, Death Stranding: Director's Cut, Lost Judgment, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and more.

Join us as we react to the big reveals from PlayStation Showcase 2021. Plus, a look at new games coming to PlayStation next week. Listen in!

We may not be telepathic, but we think Psychonauts fans are going to like this week's episode. Double Fine Productions' Tim Schafer joins us for an insightful and entertaining chat about launch of the long-awaited Psychonauts 2.

Welcome back! This week the team assembles to interview Marvel's Avengers narrative consultant Evan Narcisse and T'Challa voice actor Christopher Judge on the War for Wakanda expansion. Then we take it to the field and chat with EA's Mike Mahar about Madden 22. 

Do you like voices? We've got you covered! Episode 406 of the Official PlayStation podcast features a trio of interviews; Greg Kasavin from Supergiant Games talks Hades ahead of its launch on PlayStation next week, Respawn devs Steven Ferreira and Travis Nordin discuss Season 10 of Apex Legends, and SIE Product Director Toshi Aoki talks about the DualSense wireless controller.

Welcome back! This week, the team shares their Game of the Year-So-Far selections, and highlight news from the Annapurna showcase. 

Despite the temptation to upload an hour of silence for the sake of the 404 gag, we did, in fact, record a piping-hot episode of the Official PlayStation Podcast for your auditory enjoyment this week. Hope you like it!

This week, this team recaps the latest news from State of Play, and chats with Naughty Dog Lead Game Designer Emilia Schatz about level design and Pride in gaming.

This week, the team celebrates 30 years of Sonic the Hedgehog, and interviews Suzie Yeung and Aleks Le, the voices of Yuffie and Sonon in Final Fantasy VII Remake Episode Intermission. 

This week, the team celebrates the launch of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.

This week, Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst drops in for an interview on studio development updates and much more.

It's an interview double feature! This week, Playstation's VP of Global Marketing Mary Yee joins us to celebrate Days of Play. Then we touch base with PlayStation Studios Managing Senior Producer Sam Thompson to learn more about accessibility in gaming.

This week, we interview Mac Walters, Crystal McCord, and Kevin Meek from BioWare on the creative process behind Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Plus, the team shares games that make them laugh.

Welcome back! This week the team dives deeper into their thoughts on Resident Evil Village and Returnal. 

The gang's all here with early thoughts on Returnal and Resident Evil Village. Plus, we play an inaugural game of Box Art Trivia.

This week the team steps up to bat and chats with Ramone Russell about new features coming to MLB The Show 21 and details on the Jackie Robinson Foundation MLB The Show Scholars program. 

Hey y'all! This week we sit down with composer Bobby Krlic, who shares the creative process behind crafting Returnal's soundtrack. 

Welcome back! This week the team shares thoughts on the immersive feel of Doom 3 VR Edition, and the perfectly paced co-op variety of It Takes Two. 

Hey y'all! The team breaks down a big week of news over at PlayStation.Blog, and highlights favorite moments where games broke the fourth wall.

This week, the team fielded your listener letters with quality recommendations on games that can be completed in a night or two. Plus, we get the soundtrack from Astro's Playroom stuck in our heads again.

Welcome back y’all! This week we dive deep into some recently announced PS VR titles, and share short and sweet games that can be beat in one night.

The team is back and ready to dive into all the juicy details from this week's State of Play. Plus, Sid divulges some expert advice for tackling your first Bloodborne boss.

This week, we interview Aarne Hunziker of Mechanical Head Studios about the upcoming release Cyber Shadow. 

Happy new year! Kristen and Tim are back to share what they played over the holidays, and geek out during an Assassin's Creed Valhalla spoilers chat. 

In the final PS Podcast of 2020, the gang runs down their top three of 2020 — plus, of course, a few honorable mentions. See you next year!

This week, the team chatted with Emi Evans, singer on the NieR Replicant soundtrack, before sharing their 2021 gaming resolutions.

This week, Tim and Kristen dive into the divinely distinct styles of mythological storytelling Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Immortals Fenyx Rising. 

PlayStation 5 has arrived worldwide! Listen in as we talk Demon's Souls, Astro's Playroom, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and more games we've been digging into on the new console.

PS5 is here! The team celebrates launch week by sharing early impressions and which games have them most excited. 

PlayStation 5 draws near! Join Kristen, Tim, and Justin for one last pre-PS5 podcast, wherein the gang talks the launch lineup, games that get our pulse pounding, and a whole bunch more. Listen in!

Welcome back! This week Sid and Kristen share their thoughts on the PS5 UX first look, before diving into their favorite spooky games. 

This week, the gang drools over that PS5 teardown video, then chats with miHoYo about breakout open-world hit Genshin Impact. Listen in!

Hoo boy! Last week was quite a ride, and we're back with a new episode reflecting on the excitement coming out of the PS5 Showcase, from the reveal of Final Fantasy XVI to a deeper look at Demon's Souls combat. We also discuss upcoming PS4 releases Crash 4, Star Wars: Squadrons, and chat about what we do when we're in between playing big games.

This week, we read through an avalanche of wonderful listener letters offering advice to new parents looking to juggle gaming with the adventure that is raising a child. Plus, a former host returns for a special guest appearance... listen in!

This week, Justin's back! He and Kristen talk about hopping back on the skateboard and dropping in to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2's Warehouse Demo. 

Welcome back y'all! This week Kristen, Sid, and Tim share some of their favorite gaming soundtracks, and sing the praises of battle royale platformer Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.

Welcome back! This week Tim chats with Toys for Bob about Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, while Sid and Brett share their favorite game soundtracks. 

Hey y'all! This week Tim and Kristen chat with Obsidian about The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon DLC, and the team shares their favorite gaming rituals. 

Welcome back! This week Justin interviews the folks at Easy Day Studios about Skater XL, Kristen shares her rousing hands-on impressions of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and the team celebrates the launch of Ghost of Tsushima. 

Welcome back y'all! This week, Kristen interviews Ashley Johnson and Laura Bailey for a spoiler-filled The Last of Us Part II discussion. The team also talks PlayStation Indies, Ghost of Tsushima, and more. Listen in!

Kristen played four hours of Cyberpunk 2077! Let's talk about it! Plus, a new interview with Sarah from Kero Kero Bonito and Phil from Young Horses about creating the song "It's Bugsnax!" — which still won't get out of our heads. Listen in!

Despite the PS5 showcase taking place over a week ago, there were so many reveals crammed in there that we're still thinking about them today. This week's show runs through that incredible lineup, looks ahead to next week's new releases, and then spends some time with Marcus Lehto, creative director on Disintegration. We also praise The Last of Us: Part II's arresting storytelling, and how it differs from ambient and environmentally led titles like Demon's Souls.

Welcome back! Following this week's big PlayStation 5 reveal, we've got an interview with Eric Lempel, Head of Global Marketing and Consumer Experience. Plus! Kristen chats with Night School Studio about forging connections in their underworld adventure Afterparty, and we've got a special clip from The Official The Last of Us Podcast for your audio enjoyment. Listen in!

Welcome back! This week, the team is back and excited about new The Last of Us Part II gameplay revealed in State of Play. Plus, Scot Amos of Crystal Dynamics joins us to share the latest on Marvel’s Avengers. Listen in!

This week, Sucker Punch's Nate Fox and Jason Connell join us to talk about that sweet new Ghost of Tsushima gameplay footage premiered during State of Play. Plus, Brett kicks the tires on hosting the show, next week's new release highlights, and more. Listen in!

The gang is back this week with PS VR on the brain. We also chat with Siobhan Reddy from Media Molecule about the past, present, and future of Dreams. Listen in!

This week, voice actor Briana White joins us for a heart-to-heart about her experience bringing Aerith to life in Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Plus, our first impressions of Streets of Rage 4, our favorite beat 'em ups, and a deep dive on the Doom franchise. Listen in!

This week, we dive into the deep end of Final Fantasy VII Remake spoilers. Let's talk about that ending! If you haven't finished the game yet, don't worry — we'll warn you before we get there. 

Plus, we chat with the inimitable Ramone Russell from San Diego Studio for an update on all things MLB The Show. Listen in!

We're back with the first-ever episode of the Official PlayStation Podcast! In this inaugural outing, we share our spoiler-free final impressions of Final Fantasy VII Remake and interview Illfonic, the studio behind next week's Predator: Hunting Grounds. Listen in!

This week, Marvel's Iron Man VR director Ryan Payton checks in for a development update. Then, we gush about how much we love Final Fantasy VII Remake... it's really good. Listen in!

We're back! We're recording the show remotely this week, so please excuse any audio quality issues.

This week, Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann gives an update on The Last of Us Part II. Then, we discuss the demon-destroyin' tour de force that is Doom Eternal, catch up on Persona 5 Royal, and do a quick news roundup.

Hope you can listen in!

Today's special episode features a new interview with Hermen Hulst, PlayStation's Head of Worldwide Studios. What's next for Guerrilla, upcoming TV and film projects, and the guiding principles that drive PlayStation's network of world-class game studios. 

Welcome back, Blogcastronauts! We've got a fun one for ya this week, featuring plenty of talk about Capcom's upcoming remake of Resident Evil 3, along with some wonderfully intriguing listener letters and an honest-to-goodness brand new segment: the Blogcast Game Club. Listen in!

Sorry for the delay all, we are back in the saddle with a farm-fresh new episode! Brett and Sid tackle a mighty news backlog and discuss what makes gaming storytelling so special. Please listen in!

In this limited miniseries, we are bringing together developers from different departments across Santa Monica Studio, who collaborated on a feature that helped evolve God of War.

While we worked hard on developing his positioning, traversal, and progression, it was Atreus’ core combat system that became, perhaps, an even greater challenge. The design, tech, and animations of Atreus’ combat were meticulously planned for almost every imaginable gameplay situation, including how he interacted with Kratos in battle. In this episode of Worlds Collide, we bring together our Senior Staff Technical Combat Designer and Senior Animator to discuss how Atreus’ combat went from feeling mediocre to feeling empowering and eventful.

Learn more about Santa Monica Studio: sms.playstation.com

Please give a warm Blogcast welcome to our newest host: Brett Elston! This week, Brett reports back from an intense, hours-long hands-on session with Doom Eternal and the gang tries to identify which games best reflect their personalities. Listen in!

Join the Blogcast crew for the first episode of 2020! This week, we look back on some of our favorite games from the past decade and reveal our 2019 Year in Gaming results. Plus, a peek at next week's new releases and a rundown of the week's biggest gaming news. Listen in!

In this limited miniseries, we are bringing together developers from different departments across Santa Monica Studio, who collaborated on a feature that helped evolve God of War.

The no cut camera in God of War was a miracle of collaboration across many departments. Developers Dori Arazi (Director of Photography and Cinematic Art Lead), Phil Wilkins (Senior Staff Programmer), and Erol Oksuz (Lead Gameplay Camera Designer) discuss how they merged technology with cinematography to establish a single shot from start to finish and every which way you could venture on your journey in God of War. It was bold, it was new, it was damn near impossible.

Learn more about Santa Monica Studio: sms.playstation.com

What a year we've had on the Blogcast! Kristen, Sid, and Tim wrap up 2019 and celebrate PlayStation's 25th anniversary by running down their top three PS games of all time. Plus, the talented devs from Dontnod stop by for an insightful (and spoilery!) chat about the recently concluded Life is Strange 2. See you in 2020!

On this week's Blogcast, we interview Sean Velasco of Yacht Club Games about Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown! Then, we we dig into some hard-hitting listener letters that send at least one of us spiraling into an existential crisis. Enjoy!

In this limited miniseries, we are bringing together developers from different departments across Santa Monica Studio, who collaborated on a feature that helped evolve God of War.

The development of the Witch Bones quest and others were designed so they could be played at any point in the game. Developers Luis Sanchez (Lead Level Designer), Anthony DiMento (Senior Systems Designer), and Adam Dolin (Narrative Designer) break down how this was made possible across level, system, and narrative design.

Learn more about Santa Monica Studio: sms.playstation.com

Don't forget to Like… structures left by fellow Porters throughout the world of Death Stranding! This week, the gang continues their DS discussion and runs down some upcoming PS VR titles they got a chance to go eyes-on with. Plus, an interview with Agharta Studio about PS VR's upcoming Stardust Odyssey!