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November 23, 2025 49 mins

Ben has lots to say about his last day at PAX this year, from meeting an actual Larian Studios cosplaying brand ambassador on the streets of Seattle to another first-time purchase. He even conducted an interview that was so much fun, he forgot to press the record button! Ben also had a chance to talk with an assorted variety of folks: developers, PR specialists, CEOs, Twitch streamers, and a ghostwriter of mysteries turned game designer. To close out the program, Ben contemplates his plans for the show next year and provides another bonus game review for your external auditory meatuses!

 

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00:01:33 - Meeting Karlach (Autumn Ivy) on Pike Street on the way to the PAX venue

https://autumnivyofficial.com/

https://autumnivy.com/

https://www.youtube.com/autumnivy

00:03:02 - Stopping at the Pahdo Labs booth to play Starlight Re:Volver booth and meet Anna 

https://starlightrevolver.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMCOHUy3HQg

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3201010/Starlight_ReVolver/

https://www.youtube.com/@imAnnaMolly

00:08:37 - Interview with Isael Huard, Co-Founder and CEO of Caldera Interactive about their game The Rabbit Haul

https://calderainteractive.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF7MV9Cjp08

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2514330/The_Rabbit_Haul/

00:17:43 - A quick introduction to ALX Theory LLC’s game Swordai by Starfall PR CEO Pieter Van Hurst

https://starfallpr.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VB4QoIEglQ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321890/Swordai/

00:20:33 - Memoria Wake - developed and published by Team Crescendo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiSb1SEAAA

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3240610/Memoria_Wake/

00:23:02 - Fallen Tear: The Ascension, developed by Winter Crew Studios and published by CMD Studios

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJrElEyAOL0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1446900/Fallen_Tear_The_Ascension/

00:25:10 - Popping by the A Corgi’s Cozy Hike booth to say hello to Johnson Do and Daniel Scalise

https://scalisco.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOugyq_-W_I

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321250/A_Corgis_Cozy_Hike/

00:28:03 - Playing the Terrible Lizards demo brought to you by WDR Studios LLC

https://www.terriblelizardsgame.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv3AB6d1WC4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2920220/Terrible_Lizards/

00:31:19 - No Stone Unturned from Wise Monkey Entertainment

https://www.wisemonkey.gg/nostoneunturned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPu6cY9z8u4

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453640/No_Stone_Unturned/

00:35:17 - Numskull Designs’ Quarter Arcade Cabinets

https://numskull.com/collections/quarter-arcades

00:37:46 - Bookending the show with another first… a Stylin’ Box purchase

https://stylinboxes.com/

00:39:40 - Meeting Twitch streamer Pedakin, and Ben’s postmortem and plans for next year

https://linktr.ee/Pedakin

https://www.twitch.tv/pedakin

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