Andy Robertson, journalist, entrepreneur (BBC, Ludocene).

Andy Robertson, journalist, entrepreneur (BBC, Ludocene).

Andy Robertson is a veteran journalist, editor, and entrepreneur who has spent his career exploring how video games can bring people together. After graduating from Brunel University with a degree in Computer Science, he worked as a freelance games critic for the BBC before launching Family Gamer TV, a YouTube channel designed to help parents and caregivers confidently navigate the increasingly complex world of games.


An advocate of games in diverse spaces, including the TEDx and Greenbelt festivals, he’s now launched Ludocene, a site described as “Tinder for games”. This clever, card-based video game recommendation platform has been inspired by deck-builder mechanics, and is designed to surface hidden gems beyond algorithmic trends. With a career that sits at the crossroads of games, meaning, and joy—he is a champion of the idea that digital play can be nutritious, life-giving, and wildly fun.

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Tom Keegan, performance director (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Battlefield, Resident Evil 2 Remake).

Tom Keegan, performance director (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Battlefield, Resident Evil 2 Remake).

Tom Keegan is one of the leading performance directors in video games, whose career spans theatre, film, animation, and interactive entertainment. After starting out in the New York theatre scene, he ...

10 Maalis 1h 24min

Keza Macdonald, author, games editor The Guardian.

Keza Macdonald, author, games editor The Guardian.

Keza Macdonald is a Scottish journalist and editor who has spent more than two decades chronicling the culture and business of video games. She started early, as a junior staff writer for GamesTM whil...

3 Maalis 1h 38min

Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Game Studios.

Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Game Studios.

My guest today is a video game executive whose career spans the medium’s earliest home computers to the rise of the modern console business. He created his first games for the Atari 800 in the early 1...

24 Helmi 1h 40min

Prokop Jirsa, lead designer (Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2).

Prokop Jirsa, lead designer (Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2).

Prokop Jirsa is a Czech game designer whose work has helped redefine what historical realism can look like in a modern role-playing game. After completing his Master’s degree at the Prague University ...

17 Helmi 1h 23min

Dr. Elin Festøy, creative producer (My Child Lebensborn; My Child: New Beginnings)

Dr. Elin Festøy, creative producer (My Child Lebensborn; My Child: New Beginnings)

Dr. Elin Festøy is a Norwegian creative producer, researcher, and storyteller whose work uses interactive media to illuminate some of the most painful and overlooked histories of the 20th century. Aft...

10 Helmi 1h 14min

Jon Ingold, co-founder Inkle (80 Days, Expelled!, TR-49).

Jon Ingold, co-founder Inkle (80 Days, Expelled!, TR-49).

Jon Ingold is a British game designer and writer whose work has helped redefine how narrative, choice, and player agency function in interactive storytelling. He began making parser-based text adventu...

3 Helmi 1h 32min

MPC Remastered: Phil Fish

MPC Remastered: Phil Fish

Before the start of My Perfect Console's fourth season, we revisit a classic early episode with the reclusive game designer, Phil Fish.Phil studied game design in Montreal and, after a brief stint wor...

27 Tammi 1h 12min

MPC Remastered: Heather Anne Campbell

MPC Remastered: Heather Anne Campbell

Before the start of My Perfect Console's fourth season, we revisit a classic early episode with comedian, writer and podcaster, Heather Anne Campbell.My guest today is an Emmy-nominated writer, sketch...

20 Tammi 1h 5min

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