@simonparkin.bsky.social
Author and journalist. Creator of the My Perfect Console podcast. www.simonparkin.com
What a time that was.
13.01.2026 15:10 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thank you so much for reading
31.12.2025 21:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh thatβs amazing! I had no idea. Thank you for making such an incredible game. I found the leaderboards just after we recorded, and many people have messaged me about them since! Apologies for the mistake.
23.12.2025 15:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I love listening to this podcast and Iβve been looking forward to doing this episode for ages - hear our countdowns of our favourite games of 2025, right here!
23.12.2025 11:44 β π 13 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The Guardian picked THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN by Simon Parkin as one of the Best Science Books of 2025!
https://bit.ly/3MoIE0x
This week's episodeββour last interview of 2025ββfeatures @harvey1966.bsky.social, co-designer of Deus Ex and Dishonored, in a profoundly reflective mood, exploring a life spent at the bleeding edge of immersive sim design. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Critics once wielded savage pens. Now, audiences crave cheer. As the age of the vicious restaurant review fades, have we lost our appetite for honesty along with our taste for cruelty? In today's @observeruk.bsky.social:
observer.co.uk/style/featur...
Great read, and canβt help but make parallels to other reviews
14.12.2025 10:56 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Critics once wielded savage pens. Now, audiences crave cheer. As the age of the vicious restaurant review fades, have we lost our appetite for honesty along with our taste for cruelty? In today's @observeruk.bsky.social:
observer.co.uk/style/featur...
Join Simon live in Chicago as he chats with pioneering American video game developer Alex Seropian.
Find out how Alex founded Bungie while a student at University, and why, after Apple's Steve Jobs revealed the game on stage, they took Halo to Microsoft.
Listen now: bit.ly/48DkCGz
My book about Nintendo is out soon! Early readers have said incredibly nice things about it! Pre-order here for US/UK: linktr.ee/super_nintendo
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βThe Forbidden Garden of Leningradβ is one of @theguardian.comβs science books of the year. Pick up a copy for a loved one who enjoys nonfiction wherever you get your books: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
03.12.2025 12:50 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Incredible @myperfectconsole.bsky.social episode with Mark Cerny sharing a ton of annecdotes.
Atari, Sega, Universal, Cystal Dynamics, Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Playstation, you name it.
Priceless stories for videogame history enthousiasts.
Give it a listen!
Mark, write a biography I beg you! π
A phenomenal interview within the format of the show while the guest clearly has about 100 hours at least of stuff to talk about. One day maybe. A book. But in the meantime, an excellent interview by Simon Parkin
02.12.2025 13:17 β π 15 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0A rare PokΓ©mon appears: Mark Cerny, on the show, next week.
28.11.2025 10:05 β π 50 π 2 π¬ 5 π 0The story of how a Bournemouth schoolboy developed Worms, a video game that went on to become a global phenomenon, is extraordinary. One of my favourite conversations on the show this year-
18.11.2025 11:30 β π 28 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0A privilege to speak with @yosp-jp.bsky.social, whose passion and belief in independent gamemakers is both infectious and authentic.
Among many other things he tells the story of how a failure led him to join Ken Kuatargi's PlayStation project, an opportunity that changed the course of his life:
Origins of a Species π
At the turn of the millennium one of gamingβs most unique and bizarre titles was released for the Dreamcast.
@simonparkin.bsky.social sits down with its creator Yoot Saito to discuss the evolution, extinction and potential revival of the weird and wonderful Seaman.
A privilege to speak with @yosp-jp.bsky.social, whose passion and belief in independent gamemakers is both infectious and authentic.
Among many other things he tells the story of how a failure led him to join Ken Kuatargi's PlayStation project, an opportunity that changed the course of his life:
π€π Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! ππ€
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the gameβs director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
π« kck.st/4i1GAHT π«
Named a Best Book of the Year by Scientific American and The Economist!
The true story of the botanists who made βthe heroic decision during the siege of Leningrad to guard biodiversity at the cost of human lifeβ (NYT)
The Forbidden Garden by Simon Parkin, now in paperback! https://bit.ly/3BIYQod
I am such a huge fan of @myperfectconsole.bsky.social, because I'm such a huge fan of @simonparkin.bsky.social. Getting to be on the show was a delight, and folks are telling me it was good - I'm glad to hear.
29.10.2025 10:31 β π 174 π 23 π¬ 12 π 1
While alive, Einstein fought all attempts to use his name and likeness as a promotional gimmick. His death, however, turned his face into a battleground, kickstarting the celebrity image rights industry.
Inside the murky world of Einsteinβs rights, now in audio:
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
π¨ It's that time of year again! Please sign up for the upcoming ISSUE 6 campaign! ππ
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
*The Audience Versus* is coming to The Pleasance, Islington next Tues, 28th Oct.
Face-off against @elliegibson.bsky.social and www.instagram.com/_ednight/ in a series of bastardised video game-challenges.
With host @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social.
Tickets here: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/audien...
The success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 caught everyone by surprise, including those intimately involved in its creation.
Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with Lorien Testard as he recounts his journey from guitar teacher to game's composer.
Listen now: apple.co/47xkVDw
I'll be talking with @simonparkin.bsky.social today for a live recording of the @myperfectconsole.bsky.social podcast as part of the University of Chicago's amazing Year of Games Symposium. Come through if you can! www.eventbrite.com/e/my-perfect...
18.10.2025 15:45 β π 10 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0Chance the Rapper vs Animal Crossing - prob the best thing I made in lockdown tbh.
16.10.2025 14:57 β π 14 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0People are pretty furious about the goldeneye thing, Chris.
14.10.2025 14:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0.@plante.bsky.social is one of the sharpest, loveliest people working in tech journalism, whose work at The Verge and Polygon has helped shape the way we talk and think about games. Still, there was so much about his life and journey I didn't know. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6tTY...
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