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<p>Necrosoft Games Director and Intrepid Reporter Brandon Sheffield interviews fellow developers and attendees of GDC 2026.</p>
<p>Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Brendon Chung, Tony Grayson, Laura Michet, Chris Pruett, Phil Salvador, and Antonio Uribe. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.</p>
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<p><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandon.insertcredit.com">Brandon Sheffield</a>
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<a href="https://gdconf.com/">GDC 2026</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_Buena_Gardens">Yerba Buena Gardens</a>
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<p><strong>1</strong>: Antonio Uribe, AKA Fáyer, creator of PancitoMerge and Dig! Dig! Dino!, on baked goods and making a Playdate game (04:14)</p>
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<a href="http://fayer.dev/">Fáyer</a>
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3655610/PancitoMerge/">PancitoMerge</a>
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/Arco/">Arco</a>
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<a href="https://play.date/games/dig-dig-dino/">Dig! Dig! Dino!</a>
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<a href="https://play.date/">Playdate</a>
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<a href="https://play.date/games/the-whiteout/">The Whiteout</a>
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<a href="https://play.date/games/casual-birder/">Casual Birder</a>
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<a href="https://play.date/games/fulcrum-defender/">Fulcrum Defender</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/104222/into-the-breach/">Into The Breach</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/209919/suika-game/">Suika Game</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/67672/threes/">Threes</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/566/harvest-moon-story-of-seasons-series/">Harvest Moon series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/80992/stardew-valley/">Stardew Valley</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PICO-8">PICO-8</a>
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<a href="https://itch.io/">Itch.io</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS">Nintendo DS</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>
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<p><strong>2</strong>: Phil Salvador, Library Director of Video Game History Foundation, on building a library (21:56)</p>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/philsalv.bsky.social">Phil Salvador</a>
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<a href="https://gamehistory.org/">Video Game History Foundation</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese">Chuck E. Cheese</a>
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<a href="https://gamehistory.org/segachannel/">The Secrets of Sega Channel: VGHF recovers over 100 Sega Channel ROMs (and more)</a>
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<a href="https://library.gamehistory.org/repositories/2/resources/270">William Volk Papers</a>
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<a href="https://library.gamehistory.org/repositories/2/resources/20">Game Developer Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://archive.gamehistory.org/">archive.gamehistory.org</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/55005/neverdead/">NeverDead</a>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gamehistoryorg.bsky.social/post/3m4qr355i222d">MLB SlugFest Rejected Audio</a>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gamehistoryorg.bsky.social/post/3mgptlce3kc2s">Activision 1994 Expense Report Form</a>
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<p><strong>3</strong>: Tony Grayson, Director of Antonblast for Summit Sphere, on platformers (36:08)</p>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tonycomputerentertainment.com">Tony Grayson</a>
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1887400/ANTONBLAST/">Antonblast</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/600/wario-land-series/">Wario Land series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/198390/pizza-tower/">Pizza Tower</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/4907/bonk-series/">Bonk series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/474/persona-series/">Persona series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/243696/peak/">Peak</a>
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<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/highguard-to-permanently-shut-down-on-march-12-wildlight-to-release-one-final-update-with-a-new-warden-a-new-weapon-skill-trees-and-more">Highguard</a>
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<a href="https://www.polygon.com/riot-games-2xko-layoffs/">2XKO</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/104208/fortnite/">Fortnite</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/121713/apex-legends/">Apex Legends</a>
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool/">Demonschool</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/96620/cuphead/">Cuphead</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/161320/it-takes-two/">It Takes Two</a>
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<p><strong>4</strong>: Laura Michet, Narrative Director of Blendo Games and writer of Skin Deep, on comedy in video games (50:05)</p>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lmichet.bsky.social">Laura Michet</a>
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<a href="https://www.blendogames.com/">Blendo Games</a>
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/301280/Skin_Deep/">Skin Deep</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Substance">The Substance (2024)</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Forge">Riot Forge</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype">Skype</a>
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<p><strong>5</strong>: Brendon Chung, Creative Director of Skin Deep from Blendo games, on signposting in immersive sims (01:02:03)</p>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/blendogames.bsky.social">Brendon Chung</a>
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/301280/Skin_Deep/">Skin Deep</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersive_sim">Immersive Sim</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Man_(film)">Repo Man (1984)</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/103/system-shock-series/">System Shock series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/188/thief-series/">Thief series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/1781/deus-ex-series/">Deus Ex series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/9134/bioshock-series/">BioShock series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/10284/dishonored-series/">Dishonored Series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8915/prey-series/">Prey series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/172205/deathloop/">Deathloop</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/159030/brigand-oaxaca/">Brigand: Oaxaca</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard">Die Hard (1988)</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/4954/final-fantasy-tactics-series/">Final Fantasy Tactics series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/104222/into-the-breach/">Into the Breach</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/154041/phantom-brigade/">Phantom Brigade</a>
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<p><strong>6</strong>: Chris Pruett, Director of Games at Meta, on modern horror games (01:17:35)</p>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cpruett.bsky.social">Chris Pruett</a>
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<a href="https://robotinvader.com/">Robot Invader</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/248025/silent-hill-f/">Silent Hill f</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/248639/resident-evil-requiem/">Resident Evil: Requiem</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/256824/fatal-frame-ii-crimson-butterfly-remake/">Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/238836/repo/">R.E.P.O.</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/11026/five-nights-at-freddys-series/">Five Nights at Freddy’s series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/232002/mouthwashing/">Mouthwashing</a>
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<p><strong>7</strong>: Brandon Sheffield, Writer and Director of Demonschool, on AI and being home from GDC (01:29:00)</p>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/249391/tripuzz/">Tripuzz</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/249584/stahlfeder-tekko-hikudan/">Stahlfeder: Tekkō Hikūdan</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/138281/airgrave/">AirGrave</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/company/28794/santos-ltd/">Santos</a>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pattheflip.bsky.social">Patrick Miller</a>
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