Jim is joined by celebrated game developer Mike Bithell, creator of indie hits Thomas Was Alone, Volume, the Circular series of adventure games, and John Wick Hex which is out now on PS4.
Today though, we’re talking about North Star Rising; an ambitious and wonderful project designed as a creative outlet for Bithell Games during the lockdown. A serialised science fiction audio comedy/drama produced entirely in the era of working from home, with a stellar cast, a sharp script, and a double helping of genre awareness.
We discuss the challenges of producing a radio drama during a time when nobody can go to a recording studio, and how hard it is to write science fiction in the first place. Then, Bithell gives his take on the next generation of consoles, the PS5 and Xbox Series X – and why everyone, PC gamers included, should be excited.
Ventin' Quarantinos is a podcast about attempting to stay normal in a world that is anything but. If you have any lockdown tips, recipes, exercise routines, cool things you've spotted in digital sales, stories that you don't mind sharing, anything really, please feel free to get in touch at jimburnsdave@gmail.com.
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- Jim, and Burns, (and Dave)
