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<p>Michael R and Ian “Epredator” Hughes get together for a chat about #gaming, #VR, and #technology. We talk about some of our favorite comfort games, how they are procedurally generated, and how the gaming business model has bifurcated between ongoing money grabs and lovingly created indie games.</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Show Links</h3>
<p><strong>Games:</strong></p>
<p>Battlemarked </p>
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<li><a href="https://battlemarked.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://battlemarked.com</a></li>
<li>On Steam – <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/Demeo_x_Dungeons__Dragons_Battlemarked">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/Demeo_x_Dungeons__Dragons_Battlemarked</a></li>
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<p>No Man’s Sky</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.nomanssky.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://www.nomanssky.com</a></li>
<li>Where to buy – <a href="https://www.nomanssky.com/buy-now/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://www.nomanssky.com/buy-now/</a> </li>
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<p>Return to the Mines of Moria</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.returntomoria.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://www.returntomoria.com </a></li>
<li>Where to buy – <a href="https://www.returntomoria.com/buynow" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://www.returntomoria.com/buynow</a> </li>
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<p><strong>AI:</strong></p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="https://thedatacommunity.org/2025/09/07/ai-in-gaming-how-artificial-intelligence-is-powering-game-production-and-player-experience/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">AI in Gaming: How Artificial Intelligence is Powering Game Production and Player Experience </a></li>
<li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gaming/games-start-ups-developers-partners-innovating-with-gen-ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">The AI-Powered shift to “living games”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2025/09/06/ai-simulation-and-the-generative-adversarial-network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">AI, Simulation, and The Generative Adversarial Network</a></li>
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