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A live recording of the panel celebrating the book launch, at the TR25 event in Derby, held on the 23rd October. Order ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ – out now! Other Stores to buy the book are here   Video of the Book / CORE Design panel thanks to Tomb of Ash & Terente

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Mike’s Links: Mike on Twitter Ninehertz Ninehertz Podcast Distract Pre-Order ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ – out 25th October. Akēdo Gaming Bar Alex Kidd DX on Amazon.

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Gabe’s Links: Gabe on Twitter Daily Recs Daily Recs on Twitter Pre-Order ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ – out 25th October. How to restore a Game Boy Micro Gabe’s Petition to change National Anthem to ‘City Escape’. WarioWare: Get it Together on Amazon. Sonic P-06 – A fan remake of Sonic ’06.

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Richie’s Links: Richie on Twitter Runabout Films Richie on Twitch Figmentia – Richie’s and Gavin’s amazing comic Richie’s ‘I Hate Doctor Who’ Podcast. PAL KEYS, but in video with Richie. Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack Pre-Order ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ – out 25th October. Richie’s previous episode of PAL KEYS. Ketchup. …

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Daisy’s Links: Daisy on Twitter Daisy’s Site The Lag Podcast Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack Pre-Order ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ – out 25th October.

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James’ Links: James on Twitter James’ Linktree James’ Portfolio Lost in Cult Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack Pre-Order ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ – out 25th October.

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Aaron’s Links: Aaron’s Muckrack Portfolio Aaron on Twitter The Film Aspect podcast JumpCut PLAY Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack Pre-Order ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’ – out 25th October.

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Sam’s Links: Sam on Twitter Sam on TechRadar The Back Page Podcast Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack.

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Chris’ Links: Chris’ Muckrack Portfolio Chris on Twitter Active Quest Podcast Go Beyond: A My Hero Academia Podcast Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. Chris’ Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart review.

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Ethan’s Links: Ethan’s Portfolio Ethan on Twitter. Switch Player Magazine The Cross Players Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. Skyward Sword on Amazon.  

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With the M1 iPad Pro now out to the masses, I chat with Benjamin Mayo, a writer for 9to5Mac and an iOS/macOS developer. We go straight into his history with the iPad, and where he’d like to see it go. (Previously released on Substack on 5th May.) Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. Outpost …

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Chris’ Links: Chris on Twitter. Raidercast on YouTube Raidercast Podcast The Astroholic Podcast Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. Raidercast 06 with Jenni Milward. Tomb of Ash’s TR4 document with thanks to Joby Wood for sending it. The Vault Podcast with ‘Phease’ and Jason. Interview with alumni of past TR dev teams by …

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Sara’s Links: Sara on Twitter. Social Chain Gamebyte Gamebyte on YouTube Donate to their recent charity stream here. Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. Mario Kart Charity Livestream.

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Paul’s Links: Paul on Twitter. Maximum Power Up on Twitter. Maximum Power Up. Amiga Addict Magazine. Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. ‘The Back Page’ podcast. ‘Under Consoletation’ podcast.

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Daley’s Links: Daley on Twitter. Frog Feed. Playtonic on Twitter. Playtonic’s Site. Support the hosting of PAL KEYS on Substack. Friend of the podcast, Nikki makes handmade crochet products at her shop, Little Pig Crochet. If you add ‘PALKEYS20’ at checkout, you get 20% off your order. Tegan on Twitter. Yooka Laylee on Amazon. Yooka Laylee …

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Steve’s Links: ‘Steve Of Warr’ on YouTube ‘Steve Of Warr’ on Patreon Steve on Twitter Steve on Twitch Steve is offering 15% off his merch; enter ‘PALMACH0’ at the checkout page. Support PAL KEYS on Substack here. Steve’s segment of the ‘Crystal Dynamics TR Stream’. Lincoln’s cameo in his ‘Chronicles’ Retrospective. Steve’s ‘Angel of Darkness’ …

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Demi’s Links: Demi on Twitter Demi’s Ko-Fi Demi’s Portfolio Support PAL KEYS Here. Word Count Mentoring ‘The Quiet Moments in TLOU2’ GamesRadar FFXIV Trial Here!

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? Links: ? on Twitter ! on Twitter PAL KEYS on Twitter. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Stealth Optional on Twitter ‘How it started’. David Hayter on PAL KEYS Spiders. Jordan Oloman’s Mario All Stars Review

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Abbi’s Links: Abbi on Twitter Abbi’s Portfolio ‘The Stories That Make Us’ Podcast Support PAL KEYS on Patreon! Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch.

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Olly’s Links: Olly on Twitter New Game+ New Game+ on Twitter ‘The Lag’ Podcast Support PAL KEYS on Patreon! Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Olly’s Previous Appearance on the Show. Alex Dewing on Twitter.

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Kyle’s Links: Kyle on Twitter Kyle’s Muck Rack Portfolio Kyle’s articles on ‘TheGamer’. Support PAL KEYS on Patreon! Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Kyle’s great Resident Evil 2 piece on Bloody Disgusting. Kyle’s Fanbyte piece on Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition.

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Stacey’s Links: Stacey on Twitter Hammer Space Stacey’s Muck Rack Portfolio Into the Spine Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Stacey’s great piece on Lara Croft at Hammer Space. Every version of Lara Croft.

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Pete’s Links: Pete on Twitter Rapid Reviews on Twitter Rapid Reviews Radio Podcast Pete on RapidReviews Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch.

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Daniel’s Links: Daniel on Twitter Daniel’s Portfolio Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Sitting Ducks Daniel’s Newsround Prize Recorded before the Mario 35th Anniversary Direct

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Connor’s Links: Connor on Twitter Connor’s Portfolio Connor on Muckrack Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Connor’s VG247 article on ‘People who legally changed their name to Turok’.

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Ryan’s Links: Ryan on Twitter ‘Toad on Games’ Podcast Super Rare Games Super Rare Games on Twitter Ryan’s Patreon Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Edited by Pete Beckett. Why Game Preservation Matters – Daily Mirror

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Lloyd’s Links: Lloyd on Twitter Lloyd’s Blog Lloyd at Gfinity Lloyd on Twitch ‘Counties’ on Facebook Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Edited by Pete Beckett. Hitman: Blood Money speedrun at AGDQ 2017

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Aaron’s Links: Aaron on Twitter Aaron’s Portfolio Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. TimeSplitters at 20 – USGamer Phil Hayton – ‘Remakes vs Remasters; What’s the Difference?’ – TechRadar

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Aimee’s Links: Aimee on Twitter Aimee on Gayming Mag Aimee’s Portfolio FodlanFM Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch. Aimee’s ‘Animal Talking’ Article

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Nikki’s Links: Nikki on Twitter Little Pig Crochet LivingwithLuke Twitter LivingwithLuke Thread Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch.

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Ash’s Links: Ash on Twitter Under Consoletation Podcast Under Consoletation on Overcast Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Follow PAL KEYS on Twitch.

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Martin’s Links: Martin on Twitter Big Revolution on Twitter Martin’s Site Big Revolution ’Geekout’ Podcast with Matt Navarra ’Making Sense of VC’ Podcast Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi.  

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The original voice of Solid Snake, David comes on to talk to a big fan of the first game about his upcoming projects, and Cameo. PAL KEYS with David on YouTube David on Twitter Phantom: Covert Ops Warrior Nun on Netflix Devils Mile on Shudder Steamdolls David on Cameo Support PAL KEYS on Substack.  

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Ian’s Links: Ian on Twitter Ian’s Site TopTenReviews Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Yahoo Mail Review on TTR Mario Remasters coming to Switch – VGC Dino Crisis Remake?

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Rebecca’s Links: Rebecca on Twitter Rebecca’s Site Contact Rebecca for all the freelance Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Mr X the Tank Engine

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Chris’ Links: Quantum Soup Chris on Twitter Quantum Soup on Twitter Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. All 13 Doctors in LEGO Dimensions A one-hour ‘Wrath of Cortex’ Loading Screen

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Rose’s Links Rosalie on Twitter Rosalie on Patreon Rosalie’s Site ‘There’s Been A Murder!’ Podcast Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Want to be a Guest? Sign up here! Shenmue 3 on Amazon.

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Andy’s Links: VGC VGC on Twitter Andy on Twitter Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Want to be a Guest? Sign up here! Banjo in Smash on VGC. Playtonic on Twitter. Playtonic’s Site. Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair on Amazon.

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Lauren’s Links: Lauren on Twitter ‘Lozzadar’ on Twitch ‘She Plays’ Podcast FF Union on YouTube FF Union on Patreon Support PAL KEYS on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Want to be a Guest? Sign up here! The NieR Announcement AFTER we recorded!

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I’ve been signed up to Chris’ ‘Switch Weekly‘ newsletter ever since it launched, and it’s been an amazing resource for keeping track of upcoming games and interesting articles from the past week. We chat all about the beginnings of this newsletter, Nintendo, Mario 64, and much more. Chris on Twitter Switch Weekly Newsletter Support PAL …

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Fernando is the Community & Social Media Manager for Apex Online Racing; a community that bases itself on racing games, and competitions around them. We go into his role with Apex since last year, racing games in general, and why Namco’s music from the early 2000s should make a comeback. Fernando on Twitter Apex Racing …

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I first met Luke at the Tomb Raider Suite in December of 2016, and then at the Buffet Reception in April of 2018. He’s currently a Narrative Designer at Tactile Games. He’s also been helping the marketing for the Tomb Raider Suite, while also being responsible for a few notable retro-gaming events in Derby. We …

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A Christmas-bumper special episode! Three previous guests return, and the topic is all about Christmas. We chat about memorable presents that were a game, disappointing Xmas presents in the form of games, and a mailbag of questions from listeners. Brendan Rorrison – Brendan’s Episode Brendan on Twitter Time Extend Podcast. Phil Hayton – Phil’s Episode …

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Mahin recently quit his day job to go full-time as a freelancer. We chat about how we met at Recharge back in January, and his love for a certain Nintendo console. Mahin on Twitter Mahin’s Portfolio Support PAL Keys on Patreon! Mahin’s Instagram. He posts some great stories of where he’s currently writing.

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Neil is the Gaming Editor of Bloody Disgusting, a site that bases itself on horror and everything about it. We chat about his career, Resident Evil, Metal Gear and how the film ‘Logan‘ reminds him of the fourth entry, and much more. Neil on Twitter Bloody Disgusting Support PAL Keys on Patreon! ‘There were some …

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Ryan is the Editor of Wireframe Magazine, an outlet that only began in November of last year. We talk about his history, his career at Den of Geek, Wireframe, and even a game about the Berlin Wall. Wireframe Magazine Wireframe on Twitter Ryan on Twitter Support PAL Keys on Patreon! Lewis’ Vita piece for Wireframe. …

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I’ve always loved the idea of emulators, from playing a game on a system you didn’t think would be possible, to how one could improve a game from long ago. Riley has been making ‘Delta‘ the last few years, the successor to his previous emulator, ‘GBA4iOS’, where it currently allows someone to play games from …

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Wes has been the Deputy Editor of Eurogamer since 2010, and before that, was the Deputy Editor for ‘Videogamer.com’. I first came across his work when I read his article speaking of the history of Tomb Raider way back in 2016. You can probably guess we talk about that. Alongside his history, what he and …

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We began with Irn Bru, and from then on, a good chat was had. Phil is a freelance writer residing in Scotland, and we talk about his history in the freelance game so far, alongside mental health, writing, MediEvil and the current remaster/remake releases, and much more. Phil on Twitter Phil’s Portfolio Support the podcasts …

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Luke is a freelance writer who currently contributes to Official PlayStation Magazine & Eurogamer. From issue 318 until its last edition last year, he was also a contributor to GamesMaster magazine. We talk about how he manages his writing career with a full-time job, the Dreamcast, his gaming history, and we go into detail about …

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Rob is the Gaming Editor of Den of Geek, who has headed up the position since the beginning of the year. He’s managed to curate many interesting pieces to the section across the year so far, some examples of which are below. We talk about his career history, his aims for Den of Geek’s gaming section, …

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After guesting on Time Extend in July, the plan was always for both hosts to come on the show, and this week it’s now fully occurred. Adam is a full-time journalist for Tom’s Guide, a tech site I’ve been following for years, and without realizing, reading their phone reviews in the last couple of years …

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Jennifer is a freelance writer who currently resides in Hamburg. She is one of the hosts of the ‘Caffeinated Bantercast’ podcast, a weekly show all about games that began over a year ago and has been going from strength to strength. We talk about her gaming & writing history so far, how Kid Icarus was …

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Lewis has been writing on and off for the last 5 years, and since then he’s ascended to be the Gaming Editor at MSPoweruser and killing it, smartly reformatting the section to be a one-stop place for all the best gaming articles he finds and curates. But alongside this, he’s also been a massive help …

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I first met Liz through the fantastic ‘Into the Spine‘ earlier this year, and through Twitter, I’ve been trying to keep up with the articles she has been publishing through so many outlets. We talk through her writing history, freelancing in general, and Sonic Hacks. Liz on Twitter Liz’s Site Liz’s Ko-fi Liz’s upcoming ‘Extra …

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Since 2016 Toby has been creating and managing his own gaming bar in Lincoln; Akēdo. Based at 13 Corporation Street, it’s a place where anyone can just walk in, have a drink, and pick a favourite game to play on for the evening. After traveling for eight years he decided to come back to Lincoln, …

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Elijah is a writer, but also a YouTuber, where he takes on the form of the ‘Unabridged Gamer‘, where it was his Star Wars videos that caught my eye, and I found myself watching them all over a weekend. His work has been on Escapist, Unwinnable, GameCritics, and much more. We go through his history …

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I first came across Steve’s YouTube channel when I spotted a retweet of his ‘Last Revelation: Part 1‘ video. He is currently in the midsts of a ‘Tomb Raider Retrospective‘ series, of which I’ve watched each one, at least three times over, and some just as background noise as I’m finishing up some work. We …

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Before the ‘iPhone Pro’ event later today, Matt comes back onto the show to talk about iPadOS. A talented writer, podcaster and YouTuber who uses an iPad Pro as his main machine, we went all-in with his experiences of certain features of iPadOS so far, and what Matt would like to see in the coming years …

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We are a few days from the twentieth anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast (9/9/1999), a console that’s still fondly remembered, from its history to what could have been. Andrew knows all about this, as he’s in the middle of completing a book about it; ‘Dreamcast: Year One‘, which was funded on Kickstarter in record time, with …

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A talented writer who is the Managing Editor of TidBITS, alongside an author of many books, one of which has just come out; all about iOS 13 & iPadOS. Josh comes on the show to talk about his experiences with iPadOS so far, and what he would like to see from the OS going forward. …

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I first came across the ‘Time Extend‘ podcast when it appeared in my ‘Recommended‘ section in Overcast, and since then I’ve listened whenever a new episode appeared in my feed. Brendan and Adam co-host the show, and after guesting on it, I thought it only made sense to invite them on for their own episodes. …

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On the eve of his app launching tomorrow, Charlie joins me to talk all about ‘Dark Noise‘, his fantastic app that lets you choose many different sounds to help you either focus on a certain task, or to just help you sleep. From his history with the app and his plans on where it could …

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Andrew is a very talented graphic designer who currently works at Bungie, a company responsible for Destiny 2 and before that, the Halo series and much more. We talk about his fantastic album inspired by Ridge Racer 4, alongside his graphic designs, and just what his influences are in creating these, alongside much more. Andrew’s …

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A talented freelance writer who has found his voice on many outlets in the last few years. We talk about his beginnings, an article he’s been proud of the most so far, alongside much more. Elliot’s Portfolio. Elliot on Twitter. Support the podcasts on Patreon here. | Or sign up to the Membership program here. …

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To start this new season off, I wanted it to begin with Rene, who has been hoping for iPadOS for as long as I have. We break down our experiences with it so far, and where the iPad could now go. Rene on Twitter Rene on Instagram Vector on YouTube Vector on Apple Podcasts Vector …

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Andi has been freelancing for roughly 15 years, writing reviews, features and much more. But for now he’s currently taking a break from it all to work a steady wage, and we get right into why. From Resident Evil, to Street Fighter and Dark Souls, we go into it all. Andi on Twitter. Andi’s Portfolio. …

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Olly is a talented freelance writer who only started his career last year. But when he has an idea that just doesn’t fit for an outlet, he writes it on his own site; ‘Olly Writes‘. We talk about his writing, the fantastic pieces he’s written so far, and a certain game that he likes to …

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After guesting on the Super Jump podcast and James guesting a fortnight ago, it only made sense to bring on Mitchell, the producer of the podcast to Super Jump Magazine. A soon-to-be masters-graduate in Games Design, on the side he completely manages the Super Jump Podcast, a fun, loud, knock-your-socks-off show where the latest news …

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Brett is the partnership & creative manager for GameByte, a site that is blazing past long-established sites in terms of views, and as the site is mainly based in Manchester, it only made sense for him to come and visit me, to record this episode in person. We go all into his history, his time …

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By day James is a product manager but by night and weekends, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Super Jump Magazine, a fantastic outlet hosted on Medium. We talk about its 3-year history so far, alongside James’ gaming history, and we also talk about Nintendo in general, alongside thoughts on the newly-announced Switch Lite. Super Jump …

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Dave is a freelance writer based in Birmingham, where for the last six years, has been freelancing for a fair few outlets, most recently WccfTech & Pocket Gamer. Throughout the hour we go into his history with games, the elusive rumors that we used to read about in magazines, and of course, games we’d like …

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I came across Doug and his book, ‘The Walkthrough’ when he was interviewed on Kotaku. Since then I’ve bought it and read it twice over, and asked if he’d like to come onto the show. Doug is a travelling author with his wife, and, without spoiling the book, we go into his history of guide …

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We first met at the ‘Tomb Raider Suite’ Reception in 2016 with his partner in crime, and the first guest of the show; Phease! Ever since then we’ve had a lot of great chats about the series and just, life in general. I also guested on their ‘The Vault‘ podcast earlier this year. It only …

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After appearing on #32 of The Outpost Show last year, Zac comes back on to PAL Keys to essentially carry on the conversation of games that we began at the end of that episode. We cover his San Jose visit to WWDC last week, while we also give our thoughts on ‘Apple Arcade‘, a topic …

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James is the UK Editor for ‘Gamesindustry.biz’, and before that was at Develop, MCV, and even an intern at PC Gamer back in 2006. On the side, he also has a podcast called ‘Bond and Beyond’ which he hosts with his friend Alex, alongside his ‘Non-Violent Game of the Day’ blog. We go all into …

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Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference has unveiled iOS 13, watchOS 6, macOS Catalina, but mainly iPadOS. I talk to three special guests about their personal highlights from the keynote and subsequent discoveries from the betas, alongside how they think the new features will benefit their workflows. Dave Wood. Dave on Twitter. AirSynth on the App …

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Lauren is mainly the ambassador for The Witcher 3. Also, she is the ‘guides writer’ for VG247, a gaming site that I’ve been reading up on for a fair few years now. Lauren went from freelancing on the side, to going for it and landing the job at VG247 just last September, where you can …

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Ged is a co-founder of IconFactory, a company that began back in June 1996 where they create fantastic icons and apps that I’ve been following for years now. From Twitteriffic to Linea Sketch, Ged has been heavily-involved in some way with his talents, and in this final episode we talk all about his history with the …

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Richie is a fantastic freelance videographer in Scotland where he’s created footage for the Glasgow Film Festival, Drygate, Channel 4, and most recently a music video for Broken Charter. In this longest episode yet of the show, we go all into his gaming history, his podcast/YouTube history with Gav, Owen, Danny and many more. Soon …

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Another returnee to the show, Dave talks about his newly-launched app ‘AirSynth‘. In the works since December of last year, Dave has been creating the app in his spare time, while also tweaking it due to the feedback from his TestFlight betas and taking the iPad into account throughout. We talk about how the app …

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In the space of five years, Daley went from bartending and writing for websites, to becoming the Engagement Director for Playtonic Games. We talk all about her history so far, her time at Rare, her time at Playtonic now, and what we would like to see from both companies, alongside Daley’s love for Mr Kong. …

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Ben joins me again to talk about his history with Obscura, an app that he develops alongside help from Adam & his partner Sarah. Here, we talk about the history with his app Obscura, and just what made him want to develop a camera app, alongside thoughts on Obscura on iPad and the Apple Watch. …

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GameByte is a site I’ve been following over the last year, alongside their YouTube channel. Since subscribing to their podcast I’ve been wanting to invite Vicky onto the show, mainly due to her great talents as an artist and how she has been managing the GameByte YouTube channel. We go all into the history with Vicky’s …

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Out of the many available writing apps available on the App Store, Ulysses is the one that fits my style of writing, specifically writing on the iPad. I was fortunate to have a senior developer of Ulysses come on to the show, to talk about the development of the app and where Götz could see …

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It all began last year when he appeared on Chris Scullion’s ‘Tired Old Hack Podcast‘ with previous PAL Keys guest Simon Marshall. At the old day job soon after listening to the above, I spent an entire week listening to multiple past ‘Geshcast‘ episodes, and I was sold. Funny, enjoyable, and relatable. Then, I joined …

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After Gui (with help from Steve Troughton-Smith) posted an article on 9to5Mac detailing a few tidbits of iOS 13 relating to the iPad, we thought it might be an idea to bring the recording forward. Gui has sky-rocketed in the last couple of years, from his appearance on BYOD to now working as a contributor …

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We first started talking when Stuart asked for ideas for games to put on his new PS Classic. Since then I’ve discovered how Stuart has been heavily involved in Sonic the Comic Online, Retronauts, and lots more with his great talents in art and writing. We discuss all of this throughout the episode, and as …

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Monday 29th April brings Episode 1 of Season 2! Subscribe on Overcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe on Spotify. Subscribe to the Patreon to listen to Episode 1 right now.

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Charlotte has written for VG47, Destructoid and many more, and is a talking head on the Cane and Rinse podcast. This is an episode where we talk all about writing for sites when in a totally different country, alongside working a full-time job. I also get fully introduced to a series that I’ve not known …

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Ben is the developer of Obscura, a fantastic camera app which I use much more than the stock camera app from Apple these days. We, shockingly, go all into Ben’s history with Metal Gear, his favourite moments of the series, what he would like to see next in a new entry, and just which entry …

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Now that EGX Rezzed 2019 is over, it’s time for a chat with the ‘Possum Leader‘, the constant rising star of Games Journalism in the UK, and someone who’s always been willing to listen for when times have been challenging to many of us freelance writers. Moving to London from Ireland just a few short …

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To finish off this season, Richard Devine, Editor of Windows Central and contributor to the Mobile Nations family joins me to talk about his history with the company and writing in general. We also talk about his history with the iPad, and why he’s bought the new iPad Mini which was recently announced. To note, …

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Another returnee appears on the show, previously appearing on #17 of Outpost Show. A talented writer and novelist, with his latest novel in his ‘KESTREL‘ series; ‘TOLL‘, being released last December with book 3 already in the works. We talk about our love of the Nintendo Switch and where it could go for future versions. …

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We previously spoke on an episode of Outpost Show last year in May, and since then he’s seen his daughter come into the world, move house, revamp his ‘Tired Old Hack‘ site, and complete his first book, the ‘NES Encyclopedia‘ guide which comes out on the 30th March. We go into his process with the …

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Jason is someone who I met through the infamous ‘Into the Spine‘ group, and since then we’ve been talking about the writing, pitching, and everything else to do with freelancing since. Juggling many pies with being a personal trainer, a recent father, and about to launch a service to help freelancers with their tax, he’s …

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This morning the Apple Online Store went down, and instead of it being new AirPods and AirPower finally making an appearance, it was a new iPad Air, and a new iPad Mini. I talk about my thoughts on this refreshed line of iPads, how it all stands before WWDC, and if I would have bought …

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Greg joins the show for the third time, where we talk about his experiences with his new 12.9″ iPad Pro these last couple of months, alongside looking to where the device can fit into a ‘Marzipan‘ world. It’s always a good chat when Greg is around, and the same occurs here, where we talk about …

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A different one this time, due to the fact we’ve known each other since College twelve years ago, have lived together, and I also attended his wedding last year. A talented graphic & web designer and emerging writer for his recent work on Next Gen Base, alongside creating a couple of games along the way. …

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Simon (Stealth) is a gentleman who, like me, grew up with Sonic. Through his talents at programming, it led to creating an incredible amount of hacks with Sonic, from Knuckles in Sonic 1 to much-improved ports to what was originally released at retail. Throughout this episode, we go through his history with this, alongside his work …

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David is someone who I have been listening to for a few years now. From his ‘Mac Power Users‘ podcast to ‘Focused’ (neè Free Agents), a podcast that listened to for most of last year before I left my full-time job. A really decent guy to talk to, and his passion for technology and how …

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Alonzorion is a YouTuber who I found while I was procrastinating from finishing an assignment at University back in 2013. A fantastic individual with a great drive for this, he’s been on the site for nearly a decade, always putting on a good show for his subscribers and making sure to reply to every comment …

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Jordan is someone who has been killing it with the freelance writing these last twelve months. Having recently graduated with a Masters in Journalism, he’s written for the Daily Star, IGN, Rock Paper Shotgun, and many more so far. He also runs a site called Quillstreak, which goes into all aspects of games, alongside a podcast; …

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Denny is someone who reached out to me on Twitter who wanted to come onto the show, to give his insights into how he uses his iPad for his business and home life. It turned into a great chat of how he’s living a lifestyle I’d love to aspire to have one day. He lives …

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Previously! This week a Nintendo Direct was announced and shown, and it wasn’t until the end that a remake of Link’s Awakening was announced for the Nintendo Switch. With that, Matt joins me to also gush over the original on the Game Boy, alongside discussing remakes and nostalgia in general. We also manage to talk …

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Previously! The long-awaited follow-up where Natasha returns, and after her spending the last month with a remade trilogy, we break it all down and find out just why the first entry is her favourite game. We go into the topics of remakes, nostalgia, alongside what Natasha would like to see in a ‘Crash 4‘. Natasha …

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After a few false starts in Skype, we had a great chat about Lee’s history with his iPad, and how he tries to fit it into his workflow with his day-job. We also talk about podcasting and networking through social networks, and if there’s restricted social circles in some areas that few have access to. …

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John is a writer and videographer for Eurogamer and Digital Foundry, based in Germany. I’ve been a fan of John’s ‘DF Retro‘ series since it began in July of 2016, and subsequently it was great to have him on to chat about his history with Digital Foundry, alongside his thoughts on emulators, game preservation, and …

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Simon is someone I met through Dragon Ball FighterZ mainly, and before that, his appearance on Chris Scullon’s Tired Old Hack podcast. We go though his favourite game first and foremost, where I mentioned about my favourite mods for it and its previous game, alongside his boss stage. But mainly, we talk about a game …

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Andy is someone I met through Twitter last June, where he was asking me about a keyboard. Since then, I’ve seen him launch ‘The Dent‘, and the podcast alongside the site of the same name. There, he focuses on topics that involve Apple, and his workflow with his iPad. Of course, after his appearance in …

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Liam has been someone I’ve been following for the last few years, ever since I spotted his video about Rogue Squadron and the cancelled plans for a Wii release. Even though he has a day-job, he’s been killing it by publishing videos on YouTube that have interested him, and that’s resulted in showcasing games that a …

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We start the series properly with someone I met through Tomb Raider! We chat for the first twenty minutes about how we met, and our experiences with writing in general. It culminates in what Vic’s favourite game and boss stage is, alongside some thoughts on where a certain franchise could head into. Phease on Twitter. …

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A new year calls for a guest who has been an affiliate for the iPad-Only lifestyle, and who better than Federico Viticci. The Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, a podcaster of Connected, Remaster and a whole lot more on RelayFM, we talk about his challenges with USB-C, where the iPad can go, and of course, Super Smash …

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Welcome to PAL Keys! The second podcast has arrived, and I explain just what this show will entail in this introductory episode. The feed is yet to appear on iTunes, but for now you can use the below URL to subscribe in your podcast app of choice. https://darylbaxter.com/feed/podcast/palkeys Support The Outpost Network on Patreon. Metal …

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Things are changing! I spoke on Twitter earlier about the RSS podcast feed address changing, but I wanted to explain it here in this very short episode for more clarity. This feed you are subscribed to is becoming a ‘Master Feed’, similar to RelayFM’s Master Feed. Short story is: You won’t lose out if you …

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To finish off 2018, it’s an episode that was recorded back in August, yet we felt that this was better suited to round off the year based on the topics that we discussed. Peter is someone you will have heard of if you’ve been reading The Loop, Macworld, and lately the Backblaze blog. We go …

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Rosemary is a blogger, programmer and podcaster, who hosts a podcast with David Sparks, called Automators on RelayFM. I had spotted that she purchased an 11” iPad Pro, and thought it only made sense to invite her on! Living in Austria and working at the Technische Universität Wien, we had a great chat about her usage on …

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Yesterday I brought out a post about my impressions with the 12.9″ iPad Pro (2018), and here, I go into a few more opinions about the iPad. I start with the two points I raised about some apps not being optimised for the device and keyboard support, followed by a couple of other topics I wanted …

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This was fun. It starts with me pronouncing Zac’s surname wrong, and it gets better from there! Zac is a co-host of The Menu Bar, a podcast where he talks with Andrew Clark and the occasional guest about technology and anything else each episode. It’s become yet another series that I look forward to seeing …

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Chris is a writer who started at MacUser in 2002, working his way to the top to MacFormat Magazine, and is currently the Head Editor of The Scottish Wedding Directory. We go into many topics, from mental health, to writing, freelancing, and Apple itself, alongside his change from being an Editor of a tech-focused magazine, …

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Yesterday, Apple held a keynote in Brooklyn, where they announced a new MacBook Air, a new Mac Mini, and a new generation of the iPad Pro! We go through the event topic by topic, amalgamating into us all talking about the iPad Pro. I’m joined by three guests where we go all in on the …

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We’re on the eve of an Apple Event, where we will most probably see new iPads first and foremost. But I wanted to speak about some other wishes I’d like to see to the line, alongside some thoughts on what else may be announced. Feel free to send me a tweet to let me know just what …

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This was recorded an hour before the upcoming iPad Event was announced, so due to some topics spoken of, it’s been brought forward! A co-founder of RelayFM, the name may ring a bell if you listen to Connected, Pen Addict, Upgrade, Analogue, and many more podcasts that he is a part of. He decided to …

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Siri Shortcuts had its beginnings as ‘Workflow‘, before being acquired by Apple last year in March. It lets you create workflows by commands and different apps, and you can also activate them from Siri itself. Up until its release, I wasn’t convinced. After its release, I was, and I’ve been wanting to learn more about it …

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Nothing breaks the ice better than the Spice Girls. Carrie has been a freelance writer for the last twenty years, where her first byline was .net in 1998, and since its gone to magazines, sites, and has even written a book. She is also a regular host on a variety of shows on BBC Radio …

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In November 2013 an interview with Nathan began something for me, which lead up to last week’s events. With that, Nathan decided to come on and talk all about it, alongside a little-known game called Tomb Raider and his music for the first three games. We go in depth on how nostalgia can affect anyone …

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In all honesty, we talk about an iPad for 10 minutes during this hour! We go from our history with Apple, to what we have in common with our shows, our wishes for a dedicated all in one podcast app, alongside our pie-in-the-sky plans for our shows. I also ask Tim the most important question: …

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Natasha is the Editor of the Scottish Wedding Directory, a quarterly magazine that goes all into giving future brides and grooms ideas towards their own wedding around Scotland. We talked about her history with Journalism, alongside lots of wedding talk and what iPad she owns. We also had a chat about how she is getting …

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Jim Dalrymple has been a writer of Apple since 1994. He is the Editor-in-Chief of The Loop; a site of all things Apple, an insight into tech in general, and music. We had a great chat that spanned from how his ‘Loop Bash‘ at WWDC week went this year, alongside our history with Apple, the Mac, …

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I first met Matt through him appearing on the ‘Bring Your Own Device‘ podcast last year, and since then we started talking about Apple Watch, and inevitably the iPad. He’s been writing and podcasting for a few years now from his BirchTree site, but only in the last 18 months his great work is just …

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Chris is someone who I’ve been following towards the start of this year when I first listened to ‘Slab of Glass’, a podcast he co-hosts with previous guest Jeff Perry. Chris is more of a video editor than a writer, and his passion shows with his YouTube channel, alongside his main site, ‘Untitled Site’, where …

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This week I’m joined by an Apple connoisseur, the editor of iMore, and alongside many others, the podcaster of Vector, a daily podcast which goes into everything Apple. A fun time where we went through his history with Apple and writing, how he got to iMore, and of course, what iPad he uses. Rene on Twitter …

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A solo episode, where I talk about some updates since the last episode, mainly to do with Crash Bandicoot on Switch, a big thank you to you all, and announcing a Patreon site for the podcast. The Outpost Show on Patreon. The Outpost Show on Apple Podcasts Me on Instagram I was a guest on Snappy-Tech …

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A very fun episode, where we talked about having to use our MacBooks for tasks that’s unavailable for the iPad for now, alongside how Matt is creating his second book TOLL, entirely from his iPad Pro. We also talked about his dog Whisky, a Leonard Nimoy story, followed by all the Nintendo Switch talk. Enjoy. …

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Jeff is someone I’ve only come across in the last couple of months, but already him and his co-host of their ‘Slab of Glass’ podcast have made it something you should be listening to. Hence why Jeff is on this weeks episode! We go into detail of our workflow with our iPads, alongside our love …

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A quick solo episode, where I give some thoughts on E3 2018, the big three conferences, a few games, and what I was surprised to not see as well. Microsoft E3 Conference. Sony E3 Conference. Nintendo E3 Direct. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Showcase. Tired Old Hack on Apple Podcasts. Paulo on Twitter. The Outpost Show …

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It’s the week of WWDC, a time of year where Apple announce their plans for new software updates across their products. And because of this, it’s time for a special episode! iOS 12, macOS Mojave, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12 were all announced on Monday. I talk to returning guests about what they were pleased …

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This week I’m joined by Tim Chaten, host of iPadPros and Club Nintendo. He’s a guest who uses more than one iPad thought his day, which made us think about how iOS 12 could cater for this in a much more, powerful way. We then finish the episode with a great chat about the Nintendo …

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Taking a break from the main topic of iPad this week, with a focus on the other passion: Games. And who better than Chris Scullion. A Games Journalist who, from 2006, went from Official Nintendo Magazine, to CVG, to his own site, ‘Tired Old Hack’. He’s in the midsts of finishing his ‘Secret Project’, while …

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This week I’m joined by Steven Aquino, a freelance tech journalist, who specialises in the accessibility features of Apple. A very fun episode, where we talked of our history with the iPad, ideas for the keyboard, and where the iPad line could go, from accessibility to a certain UI change. Steven’s Site. Steven on Twitter. …

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Slightly different this week where I speak to two iOS developers, Dave Nott and Dave Wood, who also host a great podcast called ‘Waiting for Review‘. We keep to the main topic of iPad, but we also go into what they’d like to see at WWDC, our thoughts on iOS as a whole, the iPhone …

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Now that Apple’s Education Event has finished, I give my thoughts to the few announcements made, alongside what could be coming up until WWDC. As a bonus, I briefly talk about a game I’ve finally bought for the Switch. Subscribe to The Outpost Show here. Outpost on Twitter. Apple Event Video. New iPad 9.7 Page. …

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A couple of updates and stories since the last episode to share. From the Nintendo Direct, to running out of mobile data, to the plan for the next few episodes, alongside an (unwelcome) cameo from Siri. Subscribe to The Outpost Show here. Outpost on Twitter. Tired Old Hack Podcast 23: Nintendo Direct & Smash Bros …

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A break in the usual programming of The Outpost Show this week. On the 3rd March, it marked a year since the Nintendo Switch launched. I talk to one of the Editors of Miketendo64, Jack Longman on its first year of release. We speak about our history with Nintendo, the games we’d like to see …

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A solo episode where I give some opinions on the recent news of iOS 12 and 13 having an easier time of gaining more refined features, how I’ve found having an iPhone 8 Plus after six months, and brief thoughts on the iPad and the keyboard. To finish off, I give some shoutouts to some …

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This is a re-done version of the fifth episode, mainly due to us going off-topic the first-time round! I’ve worked with Ryan at a past day job, and at Siren Radio, where he’s deputy manager there. He’s had his iPad Pro 12.9″ since its launch and go through the main questions of what he uses …

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Sometimes you reach your limit with social media, and that happened for most of last year with me and Greg. We spend this one-off episode talking about our gripes with it, what we’ve found, and even talk about our writing and what makes us type down the words into our apps and sites. Alongside many other …

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With every podcast dissecting last week’s Apple Event, you now get a break by listening to how Greg uses his iPad Pro, alongside being swayed to buy and download Tomb Raider II for it as well. We go through the apps he uses, alongside how the Smart Keyboard is still underused, especially with games. Greg’s …

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We’ve said since 2012 we’ll reunite, but we didn’t think it would be on a podcast. Chris Wilmshurst and Daryl reunite to talk all about iPads, YouTube, and if Daryl could be rid of his MacBook Air. We talk of the apps that Chris uses, what he thinks of the iPad since he bought his …

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A short introduction into what the podcast will be about, starring, me.