Essays

The Best of Push to Talk: 2024 Edition

Reflecting on a year of writing and planning for the future.

Dec 20 •

Book Review: Too Much Fun – The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer

push to talk #50 // the forgotten history of early 80s home computer games + a bizarre anecdote involving nintendo, commodore, and (allegedly) the mob

Dec 13 •

Curators vs. the Algos

push to talk #49 // to find truly great games, music, movies, or books, you've gotta exit the algorithm and find a human with good taste

Dec 6 •

The Long Death of the Gatekeepers

push to talk #48 // a digression on william faulker + what the book publishing industry can teach us about the value and ultimate fate of industry…

Nov 29 •

How to Find Market Signal: Part Two

push to talk #47 // finding your vision and strong market signal in the early stages of game development

Nov 22 •

How Do You Know When Your Game Is Good?

push to talk #46 // creative leads from apex legends, caravan sandwitch, and the age of empires series explain how to tell when you're cookin' up a…

Nov 15 •

How to Find Market Signal: Part One

push to talk #45 // games marketing in the age of the algorithm

Nov 8 •

Meet the Fastest Gamer Alive

push to talk #44 // featuring the 19-year-old canadian gamer who just changed speedrunning forever

Nov 1 •

What Are Video Games Good For?

push to talk #43 // frank lantz believes that players should demand more from their games

Oct 25 •

The Strange Evolution of the Sponsored Stream

push to talk #42 // the relationship between game devs and creators has evolved in hilarious—and sometimes costly—ways over the last ten years

Oct 18 •

UFO 50 and the Lamentations of Khakheperraseneb

push to talk #41 // can video games unlock new possibilities by inventing an alternate past?

Oct 11 •

Every Game Dev Should Read this Book

push to talk #40 // an interview with bestselling author and bloomberg journalist jason schreier, whose excellent new book is about the history of…

Oct 4 •

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