This Week on Post Games:

Act 1: How to Tell Stories about Video Games

Act 2: Where Video Games Go From Here

Patreon Bonus: Getting into the Weeds of Video Game Culture

Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

Questions from listeners like you!

Remy Siu: Creative director at Sunset Visitor

Abby Howard: Co-founder of Black Tabby Games

Tony Howard-Arias: Co-founder of Black Tabby Games

Closing Song: “Blushin’” by James Currier (Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart)

Act 1: How to Tell Stories about Video Games

A Life Well Wasted (https://alifewellwasted.com/)

The Best Heists Are Also History Lessons (Post Games)

Let's rob a (video game) museum! (The Besties/Resties Patreon)

The Strong National Museum of Play (https://www.museumofplay.org/)

Tokyo Game Show (Wiki)

Games Can Save Us from the Hell of Silicon Valley Optimization (Post Games)

The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game (Penguin Random House)

Act 2: Where Video Games Go From Here

The "too many games" problem (Jason Schreier) (Post Games)

Itch.io (https://itch.io/)

Xbox Adaptive Controller (Xbox)

Azeron controllers (Azeron)

Yo! Noid (Wiki)

Chex Quest (Wiki)

Obama campaigns in Burnout, 17 other games (GameSpot)

‘Toy Story’ is coming to ‘Fortnite’ – here’s everything we know about the collab (NME)

If they made games like this anymore, they'd make Romeo is a Dead Man, a game as joyously weird as it is spectacular (Eurogamer)

Video Game Journalism 101: A 5-Video Course (Patreon.com/PostGames)

NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Chris Plante (NYU Game Center)

Patreon Bonus: Getting into the Weeds of Video Game Culture

Bastion (Steam)

Logan Cunningham (IMDB)

UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection (Steam)

Horizon: Zero Dawn (Steam)

I'm Happy You're Here (YouTube)

Moby Games: Video Game Database (https://www.mobygames.com/)

Games That Let You Build A Family (The Gamer)

Act 3: The News of the Week

Prove You're Human (Steam)

1000x Resist (Steam)

Slay the Princess (Steam)

Scarlet Hollow (Steam)

Prove You're Human - Behind the Scenes (Sunset Visitor on YouTube)

Inside Prove You’re Human, The Otherwordly Next Game From The Award-Winning Studio Behind 1000xResist (CGM)

1000xResist isn’t just mind-bending sci-fi — it’s also an allegory for diaspora (Polygon)

Dramaturgy (Wiki)

Sunset Visitor (Discord)

This Week in Video Game Links

Imprinted Offers A Supernatural Mystery That Only A Troubled Audio Engineer Could Solve (Exalclaw)

Review: YOU HAVE TO BURN THE ROPE (Rob Secundus)

Serfing the Superstructure (BPM)

Resident Evil Requiem Spoilercast (starring Leo Vader and me!!) (Something Rotten)

Here is a “5D” video game (Game File)

Life Is Strange: Reunion gives fans everything they want, and is worse off for it (AV Club)

Here's our 17 most-loved multiplayer FPS levels (Jank)

Free Game of the Week: Backyard Baseball demo

From the Steam summary: "New game modes. New ways to play. Unlockables to chase and achievements to earn! Welcome to the all-new Backyard Baseball. Launching in Summer 2026, this reimagined version of an all-time classic blends the best of modern gaming with the timeless charm that made it legendary. Play in 11 remastered stadiums, choose from 24 original teams, and compete across 6 unique game modes with a roster of 30 beloved Backyard characters." (Steam)

What Else I’m Enjoying

Witch Hat Atelier Is About Having Hope In An Insane World (Aftermath.site)

Revisiting Dashboard Confessional, 25 Years Later (Defector)

"PENITENTS, a debut trans tribute to New French Extreme cinema and ’70s grindhouse horror" is now available for pre-order (Ghoulish.rip)

An Incredibly Weird Time to Be Alive (The Atlantic)

The Los Angeles Times' Todd Marten launched a newsletter dedicated to theme parks! (LA Times)

Song of the Week: “Blushin’” by James Currier 

From Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart, coming to Steam in 2026. (Steam)