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Estimated from 35 chart positions in 35 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · Video Games#9300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Video Games#23100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Video Games#1015K to 30K
- 🇨🇦CA · Video Games#1605K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · Video Games#2130K to 100K
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186K to 626K🎙 Daily cadence·184 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
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621K to 2.1M🇬🇧48%🇦🇺14%🇮🇳5%+32 more - Active Followers
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248K to 835K
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Rob Dubbin, comedy writer, game designer (The Colbert Report, Scripto).
Jun 23, 2026
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George Osborn, strategist, author (Power Play: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence.)
Jun 16, 2026
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Gabríel Ólafs, pianist, composer, founder Reykjavík Orkestra.
Jun 9, 2026
1h 22m 57s
Elise Kova, romantic fantasy novelist.
Jun 2, 2026
1h 31m 48s
Brendan Greene, game-maker (PUBG, Prologue: Go Wayback!)
May 26, 2026
1h 23m 30s
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() Rob Dubbin, comedy writer, game designer (The Colbert Report, Scripto). | Rob Dubbin is a comedy writer and game designer whose work spans late-night television, journalism, and interactive storytelling. After studying History and Literature at Harvard University, he began his career in comedy, becoming an Emmy-winning writer on The Colbert Report and later The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Away from television, his writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker and The Verge.More recently, he has moved into game design and tools, becoming the co-creator of Scripto, a collaborative writing platform for format-driven work—from television scripts to video games—where he serves as Head of Games. His current projects include co-hosting The Secret Lives of Games podcast and he recently launched the boardgame Starfriends. Across all of his work, he has become a thoughtful advocate for clarity and economy in writing—particularly in games, where he believes every word must earn its place.SHOW LINKS:Rob DubbinRob Dubbin – official websiteRob Dubbin – work & projectsRoblemsolving – Rob's blogRob Dubbin – itch.ioBrainfruit Studio / Star FriendsBrainfruit Studio shopStar Friends – official siteStar Friends – Kickstarter campaignScriptoScripto – collaborative writing softwareScripto – aboutScripto – eight takes on game writingThe Secret Lives of Games / EggplantEggplant – the Secret Lives of Games podcast networkEggplant – aboutThe Secret Lives of Games – on Apple PodcastsRob's Perfect ConsoleZZT – zzt.org archive and communityZZT (1991) – Internet ArchiveStar Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters – open source portFree Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters – SteamMaster of Magic Classic – SteamMaster of Magic Classic – GOGSlice & Dice – developer siteSlice & Dice – itch.ioSlice & Dice – SteamCaves of Qud – official siteCaves of Qud – SteamCaves of Qud – itch.ioOther games and references discussedLetterboxd – film rating and diary appWavelength – party gameApples to Apples – official siteGame Developers Conference (GDC)Harvard UniversityThe Colbert Report – Comedy CentralThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBSBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() George Osborn, strategist, author (Power Play: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence.) | George Osborn is a journalist, strategist, and analyst whose work explores the increasingly fraught intersection of video games, business, and politics. He has worked as a reporter, consultant, and as Head of Campaigns and Communications at Ukie, the UK trade body for games, developing a rare vantage point on how the medium shapes, and is shaped by, power.He is also the founder of Half-Space Consulting and the editor of the Video Games Industry Memo newsletter, where he examines the forces driving the modern games business. In his new book, Power Play: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence, he argues that games have become far more than entertainment: they are now digital third places, contested spaces in which authoritarian regimes, populists, and extremists seek to wield influence.LINKS:George Osborn:The book: Power Play – buy via Bookshop.org UK (supports independent booksellers)Power Play – WaterstonesPower Play – Bookshop.org US The newsletter: Video Games Industry Memo – George's newsletter (free to subscribe)The Games: GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64, 2000) Championship Manager 01/02 Mass Effect 2 BalatroAlso mentioned Bellingcat – investigative journalism outlet founded by Eliot Higgins Support My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() Gabríel Ólafs, pianist, composer, founder Reykjavík Orkestra.✨ | music compositionpiano+4 | Gabríel Ólafs | Forza Horizon 6Reykjavík Orkestra+5 | IcelandReykjavík | Gabríel ÓlafsReykjavík Orkestra+3 | — | 1h 22m 57s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() Elise Kova, romantic fantasy novelist.✨ | fantasy writingself-publishing+4 | Elise Kova | Zedd – ClarityThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time+12 | — | Elise Kovafantasy novelist+5 | — | 1h 31m 48s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Brendan Greene, game-maker (PUBG, Prologue: Go Wayback!)✨ | game designbattle royale+3 | Brendan Greene | PlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsPlayerUnknown Productions+1 | County KildareBrazil | Brendan GreenePUBG+5 | — | 1h 23m 30s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Stephen Totilo, journalist, editor.✨ | video game journalismmedia coverage+3 | Stephen Totilo | MTV NewsKotaku+2 | Columbia | video gamesjournalism+5 | — | 1h 40m 18s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Jerk Gustafsson, studio director, MachineGames (Wolfenstein series; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle).✨ | game developmentlevel design+4 | Jerk Gustafsson | MachineGamesWolfenstein series+1 | — | Jerk GustafssonMachineGames+7 | — | 1h 27m 25s | |
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Chandana Ekanayake, founder Outerloop Games (Falcon Age, Thirsty Suitors, Dosa Divas).✨ | game developmentpersonal storytelling+3 | Chandana Ekanayake | Outerloop GamesFalcon Age+4 | Sri LankaUnited States | game developerOuterloop Games+3 | — | 1h 26m 40s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() Natasha Hodgson, writer, composer, performer, Operation Mincemeat.✨ | theatremusical+4 | Natasha Hodgson | Spit-LipBBC Sounds+5 | — | Natasha HodgsonOperation Mincemeat+5 | — | 1h 42m 43s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Simon Lockerby, streamer, founder Fateless Games.✨ | game developmentstreaming+3 | Simon Lockerby | Raid: Shadow LegendsFateless Games+1 | — | game creatorYouTube channel+3 | — | 1h 21m 37s | |
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| 4/14/26 | ![]() C. Thi. Nguyen, author, philosopher.✨ | philosophygames+5 | C. Thi. Nguyen | HarvardU.C.L.A.+6 | — | C. Thi. Nguyenphilosophy+6 | — | 1h 36m 29s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() Michael French MBE, founder, London Games Festival.✨ | games industrycultural advocacy+4 | Michael French MBE | London Games FestivalMCV+3 | — | games industryLondon Games Festival+6 | — | 1h 26m 29s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Felicia Day, actor, screenwriter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Guild).✨ | internet culturegeek culture+4 | Felicia Day | Geek & SundryBuffy the Vampire Slayer+3 | — | Felicia DayThe Guild+5 | — | 1h 27m 08s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Evan Narcisse, writer (Rise of the Black Panther, Spider-Man, Wu-Tang: Ruse of the Deceiver) - Live @ University of Chicago✨ | writingvideo games+4 | Evan Narcisse | Marvel ComicsBrass Lion Entertainment+8 | University of ChicagoNew York University | Evan NarcisseMarvel Comics+4 | — | 1h 39m 27s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() Ed Atkins, artist.✨ | contemporary artdigital video+4 | Ed Atkins | Tate BritainMoMA+1 | — | Ed Atkinsdigital art+5 | — | 1h 24m 48s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Tom Keegan, performance director (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Battlefield, Resident Evil 2 Remake).✨ | performance directingvideo game industry+3 | Tom Keegan | BAFTAThe Complete Guide to Videogame Performance Directing+6 | — | performance directorvideo games+5 | — | 1h 24m 53s | |
| 3/3/26 | ![]() Keza Macdonald, author, games editor The Guardian.✨ | video game journalismcultural impact of gaming+3 | Keza Macdonald | The GuardianGamesTM+4 | ScotlandJapan | Keza Macdonaldvideo games+7 | — | 1h 38m 00s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Game Studios.✨ | video game historyMicrosoft Game Studios+3 | Ed Fries | XboxExcel+4 | — | Ed FriesMicrosoft Game Studios+7 | — | 1h 40m 19s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() 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 of Economics and Business, he joined Warhorse Studios as a designer on Kingdom Come: Deliverance. There, he helped shape the game’s uncompromising approach to first-person immersion, historically grounded combat, and player choice rooted in consequence rather than power fantasy. Following the success of the first game, he continued that work as Lead Designer on its sequel—expanding its systems, scope, and narrative ambition while holding fast to the studio’s commitment to authenticity and player agency. Across his career, his design philosophy has consistently favoured trust in the player, an approach that has earned Warhorse a devoted audience and a distinctive place in contemporary RPG design.Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() 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. After completing a Master’s degree in 1995, she began her career as a journalist covering tech during the early emergence of digital culture. She later founded the transmedia studio Teknopilot, and in 2013 began a long-running project about the Lebensborn, children born to Norwegian mothers and Nazi soldiers during the Second World War. She co-produced the documentary Wars Don’t End, and in 2018 created the BAFTA-winning mobile game My Child Lebensborn. Last year she completed a PhD at The Norwegian Film School, where she examined the unconscious biases that shape our understanding of children born of war. Most recently, she released My Child: New Beginnings, a follow-up game that further expands this vital narrative through interactive storytelling.Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() 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 adventures and releasing them free on the internet. After studying mathematics at Cambridge University, he moved into professional game development at Sony PlayStation, where he worked as a designer in the concept group on several unreleased titles. In 2011, he co-founded the independent studio Inkle, where he has been a driving force behind a body of critically acclaimed narrative games, including 80 Days, Heaven’s Vault, Overboard!, and A Highland Song. Alongside his studio work, he co-created the open-source scripting language Ink, now used widely across the games industry to build reactive, branching narratives. His latest project, TR-49, is a haunting narrative deduction game built around a mysterious wartime machine, and the urgent act of making meaning from archives before time runs out. Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | ![]() 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 working at Ubisoft, left to begin work on a game of his own, a platformer that combined the art style of the Super Nintendo classics of his youth, with perspective-shifting innovations of his own.Six years in the making, Fez launched in 2012 to near universal acclaim, part of the first wave of so-called indie games. After featuring heavily in the film documentary Indie Game: the Movie, my guest, who is passionately outspoken, became the subject of co-ordinated online attacks, which culminated in his retreat from public platforms, nearly a decade ago.Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | ![]() 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 comedian, voice actor and performer. As a teenager she studied improv comedy at the famous ImprovOlympic studio in her home city of Chicago, training that prepared her for when she later starred on Whose Line Is It Anyway and the sketch comedy show Key and Peele.She has worked on the writing staff of Saturday Night Live, The Twilight Zone and, most recently, the sixth season of Rick & Morty. Throughout her career she has also written and talked about video games, not least in her current role as one of the hosts of the popular games-related podcast, Get Played. “Comedy and video-games are the same thing: fantasies within set rules,” she once said. “I love both of them, equally. When I can marry the two in some future project, I'll be complete.”Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/13/26 | ![]() My Perfect Console: Best of 2025 (pt 2.) | Please enjoy this collection of some of our favourite clips from My Perfect Console episodes released in 2025. Featuring: Tonda Ros, Kat Abugazaleh, Nathan Brown, Adanna Nedd, Joel Morris, Basia Bulat, Andy Davidson, Bennett Foddy, Rami Ismail, Brian Gibson, Greg Jenner, Chris Plante, Tomm Hulett, Harvey Smith, Mark Cerny, Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Lorien Testard, and Alexander O. Smith.Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | ![]() My Perfect Console: Best of 2025 (pt 1.) | Please enjoy this collection of some of our favourite clips from My Perfect Console episodes released in 2025. Featuring: Tonda Ros, Kat Abugazaleh, Nathan Brown, Adanna Nedd, Joel Morris, Basia Bulat, Andy Davidson, Bennett Foddy, Rami Ismail, Brian Gibson, Greg Jenner, Chris Plante, Tomm Hulett, Harvey Smith, Mark Cerny, Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Lorien Testard, and Alexander O. Smith.Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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44 placements across 35 markets.
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