People Make Games

Series 1

2018 · 16 episodes · 3h 18m in all

Episodes

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   1. The first non-Valve game on Steam

   4 Jun 2018 · 12 min

   In our very first episode of People Make Games, we take a look at the bizarre story behind Rag Doll Kung Fu, the first non-Valve game on Steam.

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   2. The British teenagers who taught Nintendo how to make Star Fox

   30 Jun 2018 · 11 min

   In today's episode of People Make Games, we tell the story of three British teenagers who somehow ended up leading the way on the development of a Nintendo classic.

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   3. The TV Show that didnt want you to know it was a Video Game

   26 Jul 2018 · 11 min

   Here's the story of how Total War ended up on the telly as a show called Time Commanders. Three episodes into People Make Games and Chris has become entirely self-indulgent in the topics he's researching.

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   4. How Ubisoft plans an E3 conference

   30 Aug 2018 · 11 min

   It's the biggest show in the video games calendar each year, but how does it actually come together? We speak to the team behind Ubisoft's E3 conference.

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   5. The Red Dead game we never played

   28 Sept 2018 · 12 min

   Ahead of the release of Red Dead Redemption 2, we take a look back at where the series actually began, before even Rockstar Games was involved.

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   6. Getting into the games industry: A Telltale Story

   29 Sept 2018 · 8 min

   Given that we're called People Make Games, it only felt right to tell the story of Telltale through a real person's perspective.

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   7. How Neopets was sold to Scientologists

   29 Nov 2018 · 17 min

   Hey, who remembers Neopets? If you used the site back in the early 2000s, you might be surprised to learn that it was once owned by a group of devout Scientologists.

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   8. What happened to the Queens Golden Wii?

   17 Jan 2019 · 12 min

   About a decade ago, the Queen was sent a golden console as part of a PR stunt for a forgotten Wii game called Big Family Games, but she never actually received it. Why not? Where is it now?

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   9. Football Manager helped a goalkeeper score for his country

   21 Feb 2019 · 12 min

   Thanks to Football Manager, goalkeeper Kai Mckenzie-Lyle scored a last-minute header for Guyana. Here's his story.

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    10. Can I stop Fortnite from stealing my dance move?

    21 Mar 2019 · 13 min

    Fornite isn't breaking the law, but that's not the only debate worth having.

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    11. Before Fable, there was Wishworld

    31 May 2019 · 12 min

    Before Fable, there was Wishworld. Let's take a look at what that game was originally going to be.

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    12. The 134 people that Blizzard Entertainment is trying to fire

    28 Jun 2019 · 11 min

    We visit Versailles to get a glimpse at what can happen when the games industry unionises.

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    13. Did Nuclear Gandhi ever really happen in Civilization

    31 Jul 2019 · 14 min

    We investigate* one of gaming's most infamous bugs, Civilization's Nuclear Gandhi.

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    14. Why the sound of a gun had to be nerfed in Wolfenstein Enemy Territory

    28 Aug 2019 · 12 min

    The curious case of a weapon that sounded so good, players thought it was overpowered.

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    15. What happens when you try to recycle a video game?

    28 Nov 2019 · 15 min

    We take a look at what happens when you try to recycle a video game, plastic box and all.

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    16. Meeting Blitzchung, the Hearthstone pro banned for his politics

    23 Jan 2020 · 15 min

    We travelled to Hong Kong to meet Blitzchung, the Hearthstone player banned by Blizzard last year.