Show Notes
In early November, Matt was at the AdventureX conference in Greenwich, seeing a few talks and talking to and developers and playing games. It was an absolute load of fun. He even recorded a good two hours worth of interviews that you can hear now!
Host: Matt Latham
Games interviewed about include: Articy Asterism Cabernet Castle Dornstein CLeM Direct Drive Foolish Mortals Heir of the Dog HRO Octopus City Blues The Quiet Things Vagabond Starship Windrush Tales
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