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#13 Dario Casali: From Final Doom To Valve Corporation - Burning Bridges with Bridgeburner from 2022-04-25T00:00

Dario Casali is a level designer known for his contributions to Final Doom’s The Plutonia Experiment, the Half-Life series, Left 4 Dead, & Portal 2, to name only a few. Here he joins Bridgeb...

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#128 Jared Bair (DaBesJared) from 2022-02-08T00:00

Jared Bair is a Twitch personality, marketing consultant, collaborator at E1M1 Magazine, and an avid enthusiast for classic and retro shooters. // Music by Mothership Loudspeakerz: https://www.yout...

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#127 Aleks with a K (Alkaline OST) from 2022-01-25T00:00

Aleks with a K is a seasoned musician originating from the Northeastern American hard rock scene before slowly transitioning into the world of game soundtracks through his contributions to the Quak...

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#126 Vince Steel (In The Keep/Dread XP) from 2022-01-18T02:45

Vince Steel is a multi-media content producing mercenary presently contracted by Dread. You'll either work with him now, or wish you had. Vince was part of the editing team for Realms Deep 2020 and...

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#125 Foamy Returns! (Unleash Hell) from 2022-01-11T00:00

Foamy is the man behind No Light Games, currently working on the single player arena shooter Unleash Hell. We’re chatting about progress on Unleash Hell since Realms Deep, another top secret racing...

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ITK Rewind: #89 MK Schmidt (Star Explorers) from 2021-12-28T00:00

One of our all time favorite guests... MK Schmidt, creator of Star Explorers, Paradox Vector, and Aberration Analyst. // https://inthekeep.com/ //

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ITK Rewind: #75 Andeh (SuddendeathTV) from 2021-12-21T00:00

Check out this classic episode ft. Adreas 'Andeh' Wahl of QuakeWorld's SuddendeathTV! // https://inthekeep.com/ //

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ITK Rewind: #35 Bruno Beaudoin (Nightmare Reaper) from 2021-12-14T01:35

If you haven't heard it already - or even if you have - please enjoy this replay of an epic conversation with the man behind Nightmare Reaper! // https://inthekeep.com/ //

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ITK Rewind: #07 LocKtar (QuakeWorld Pro) from 2021-12-07T00:00

Enjoy this very early episode of ITK ft. Quake legend Dennis 'LocKtar' Larrson. // https://inthekeep.com/ //

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ITK Rewind: #07 LocKtar (QuakeWorld Pro) from 2021-12-07T00:00

Enjoy this very early episode of ITK ft. Quake legend Dennis 'LocKtar' Larrson. // https://inthekeep.com/ //

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#11 Tristan Clark on the Magic of MIDI - Burning Bridges with Bridgeburner from 2021-12-01T00:00

Tristan ‘Eris Falling’ Clark has been a mainstay in the Doom community for many years now, most notably for his contributions to an array of musical contributions to projects including Eviternity, ...

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Call of Saregnar Devlog Nov 2021 w/ Tony Manfredonia from 2021-11-23T00:00

Ty and Tony sit down to discuss their mutual love of music, the thought processes behind it, coming from different backgrounds, and why breathing is important. // Call of Saregnar:https://www.callo...

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#124 Sonic Psychology: Sound Design Panel from 2021-11-16T00:00

This panel is a discussion of the process and philosophy behind sound design in film, television, and - of course - video games. We’re joined by Magnus Risager and Jonas Memborg of Slipgate Ironswo...

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#123 Omar Samir & Christian Kendall (BUFF) from 2021-11-09T00:00

Omar Samir is the lead developer of BUFF, a surf/skate movement-based FPS game where you can ride on rocket enemies and blow up buildings. Christian Kendall is a programmer for 3D Realms, currently...

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#122 Chris Heist (Comedian) from 2021-11-02T00:00

Chris Heist is a standup comedian, philosopher, and minimalist. He’s performed across the United States, published 11 comedy albums, made appearances on Kill Tony, andbeen banned from a frightening...

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Call of Saregnar Devlog Oct 2021 w/ Ben Reichstein from 2021-10-26T00:00

Ty and Ben sit down to discuss the sound design of Call of Saregnar, Stellar Valkyrie, and Skywind. // Call of Saregnar: https://www.callofsaregnar.com/ (https://www.callofsaregnar.com/) // Ben: ht...

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#121 Richard Martin (The Bazaar Cast) Simulcast from 2021-10-20T00:00

Richard “The Fear Merchant” Martin is the host of The Bazaar Cast, a critic of horror, and video game enthusiast. He’s interviewed your favorite developer, your favorite director, and your favorite...

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#120 Dennis Griesheimer (GRAVEN) from 2021-10-19T00:00

Dennis Griesheimer is a 2D/3D artist currently working on GRAVEN at 3D Realms. We’re discussing his views on staying mentally and physically fit as a game developer, work-life balance, working with...

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#10 Matt Tropiano on 25 Years of Doom Modding - Burning Bridges with Bridgeburner from 2021-10-12T00:00

Bridge is joined by co-host Ty “TheMotherload” Brannan of In The Keep for this special simulcast interview with Doom veteran Matt “MTrop” Tropiano. Aside from being the project lead on The Adventur...

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State Of The Keep Address Oct 2021 from 2021-10-05T00:00

What’s new with In The Keep Games? What demos from Realms Deep and Steam NextFest has Motherload played? Which ones are any good? How many games can HYPERSTRANGE make? How did AlekPixi learn to swi...

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#119 Mothership Loudspeakerz, HAARP & zalseon (Dead Gaem) from 2021-09-28T00:00

Mothership Loudspeakerz, zalseon and HAARP are the development team behind Dead Gaem, an adventure FPS where you are trapping inside an old Arena FPS where the servers have been turned off. We’re d...

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#118 Robert Raulus & Mikko Tamper Return! (White Hell) from 2021-09-21T00:00

Robert “projab" Raulus and Mikko “miggo89” Tamper are back to discuss all their progress on the epic retro FPS White Hell! We’re also talking through their future plans for new game projects, why t...

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#117 Awesreek Returns! (Viscerafest) from 2021-09-14T00:00

Awesreek is the man behind the epic sci-fi fantasy FPS game Viscerafest. After nearly a year we’re checking in with Awesreek to hear about all the updates with his game, what working with 1C Entert...

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#116 kairos (Quake Defrag Mapper) from 2021-09-07T04:00

kairos is a mapmaker specializing in the Quake 3 mod Defrag. He’s also a world record holding player. We’re talking about the origins of speedrunning and trick jumping, why Stryper is his favorite ...

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Realms Deep 2021 | #114 Mike Ewer, Steven Rock & Grant Armstrong (Relentless Frontier) from 2021-08-15T00:00

Mike, Steven and Grant are the men behind Relentless Frontier, a hoard fighting retro first person shooter created in the GZ Doom engine in collaboration with Hellforge Studios. We’re discussing ou...

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Realms Deep 2021 | #115 Indie Game Musician’s Panel from 2021-08-15T00:00

We’re joined by an all-star cast of indie game music composers including James Paddock (Adventures of Square, Sigil), Immorpher (Vomitoreum, Smej 2), Primeval (Doombringer, The Age of Hell), Metal ...

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Realms Deep 2021 | #111 Jon of the Shred (Happy’s Humble Burger Farm) from 2021-08-15T00:00

Jon of the Shred is the musician and sound designer for Scythe Dev Team who are currently creating the epic fast food sim/horror game Happy’s Humble Burger Farm. Here we discuss the game’s themes, ...

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Realms Deep 2021 | #113 Foamy (Unleash Hell) from 2021-08-15T00:00

Foamy is the developer of Unleash Hell, a single player Arena FPS currently in production with Bridgeburner’s Hellforge Studios. We’re discussing the game’s unique design, the influence of Devil Da...

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Realms Deep 2021 | #112 Jason Smith (CULTIC) from 2021-08-15T00:00

Jason Smith is the developer of CULTIC, a Blood influenced retro FPS being published by 3D Realms. We’re discussing the game’s influences, Jason’s love of firearms, the guns featured in the game, w...

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Road to Realms Deep 2021 | #110 Ivar Hill Returns! (Core Decay) from 2021-08-12T00:00

Ivar Hill is the designer of Core Decay, an upcoming immersive sim game being published by 3D Realms. We’re discussing updates and plans for the game’s release, how much Ivar loves Deus Ex, the def...

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#109 Orlando Guevara (Grimcurse) from 2021-08-10T00:00

Orlando Guevara is an indie game developer currently working on Grimcurse, a top down RPG where your encounters are not turn based combat, but in fact Time Crisis influenced gallery shooters. We’re...

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#108 Crimson Reaper (Project Downfall) from 2021-08-03T00:00

We’re joined by Project Downfall developer Crimson Reaper to discuss the game’s deceivingly complex design, it’s dystopian themes and how they’re influenced by life behind the Iron Curtain, traveli...

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#107 Zdravko Marinov Returns! (Limitless Hunger) from 2021-07-27T00:00

Zdravko Marinov joins Motherload in the wee hours of the morning to chat about his upcoming
indie FPS Limitless Hunger, how far we’ve come since his last appearance on
episode #11, philosop...

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Road to Realms Deep 2021 | #106 Robin Block & David L. Craddock (FPS: First Person Shooter Documentary) from 2021-07-20T00:00

David L. Craddock is a journalist and author of Rocket Jump: Quake and the Golden Age of FPS. Robin Block is the founder of CREATORVC, producers of In Search of Darkness about 80s Horror and In Sea...

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#105 Sam Prebble (Turbo Overkill) from 2021-07-13T00:00

Sam Prebble is the mastermind indie developer behind the upcoming Turbo Overkill. The game is a hyper violent FPS set in a dystopian future where people and technology have become one, a computer v...

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#104 Scumhead (Vomitoreum) from 2021-07-06T00:00

Scumhead is an independent game designer and artist currently working on Vomitoreum, an FPS metroidvania game based on the artwork of Zdzis?aw Beksi?ski. Scumhead is also known for the GZDoom engin...

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#103 Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace) from 2021-06-29T00:00

Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace) is a musical composer known for the games Fez and Hyper Light Drifter as well David Robert Mitchell’s horror film It Follows. This episode explores Rich’s origins, phi...

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#102 Jeremy Alessi (Newcade) from 2021-06-22T00:00

Jeremy Alessi is a programmer, game designer and entrepreneur currently developing Newcade, a solution for gamers to play, stream and co-op games remotely while simultaneously maintaining individua...

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#101 Smilecythe (Quake Mapper) from 2021-06-15T00:00

Smilecythe is a Finnish Quake mapper known for Suomi Mappers Episode Jam 1 and 2 (smej and smej2) and January Jump Jam from 2020. His maps are known for their dreamlike architecture, complex puzzle...

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#100 Part 3: I Kill Pigeons Returns (Orange Bucket Acting Troupe) from 2021-06-10T00:00

I Kill Pigeons is an actor and writer with the Orange Bucket Acting Troupe, a team that specializes in virtual reality stage productions performed in the game Rec Room. To date they have produced a...

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#100 Part 2: Violentheart, Uncle Had, nAeb, RedEyesGreenDragon, Flambeau (In The Keep) from 2021-06-09T00:00

Violentheart is a former professional Quake 4 player, designer and investor. Uncle Had is a graphic designer, stream QA and level designer. nAeb is a web designer, programmer and stream QA. RedEyes...

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#100 Part 1: State of the Keep Address June 2021 from 2021-06-08T00:00

In this episode, Motherload introduces the various parts of episode 100, plays some favorite tunes, discusses what’s been learned from 100 episodes, rants about some awesome new games, plans for th...

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#99 REVEL (Sprawl) from 2021-06-01T00:00

Revel is a musician and game designer working on Sprawl, an epic retro first person shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia. This episode is a whirlwind of topics including where to get the best tacos,...

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#98 Major Arlene (Technicolor Antichrist Box) from 2021-05-25T00:00

Shannon “Major Arlene” O’Neill is a Doom level designer, Cacowards officiant, administrator at Hellforge Studios and Twitch personality. Her most famous work to date is Technicolor Antichrist Box, ...

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#97 Sanya Waffles, Jenna Pepper & Metal Neon (Waffle Iron Studios) from 2021-05-18T00:00

Sanya Waffles, Jenna Pepper and Metal Neon are 3 of the amazing members of Waffle Iron Studios, publishers of the recent free to play GZ Doom engine game Scoot Hard DX. The game is… about… ponies… ...

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#96 Wojtek Mroczek (HYPERSTRANGE) from 2021-05-11T00:00

Wojtek Mroczek is a marketer and game developer at HYPERSTRANGE, creators of Elderborn and Crossbow Bloodnight and publishers of Jupiter Hell and Frozenheim. They’re currently working on POSTAL: Br...

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#95 Kaapeli47 (Golds of FPS) from 2021-05-04T00:00

Kaapeli47 is a Twitch streamer, eSports broadcaster, Doom modder and historian of all things Retro FPS. He has FINALLY returned to the Keep after spending a year conscripted in the Finnish military...

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#94 Jordan Mochi (CONSCRIPT) from 2021-04-27T00:00

Jordan Mochi is the solo developer of CONSCRIPT, a pixel art survival horror game set in the trenches of Verdun, France during World War One. We’re exploring the psychology and history of warfare’s...

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#93 Al (SKALD: Against the Black Priory) from 2021-04-20T00:00

Al is the developer of the epic retro RPG game SKALD: Against the Black Priory. Here we discuss the development and features of SKALD, philosophies on effective storytelling and guiding your player...

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#92 David Szymanski (Dread X Collection: The Hunt) from 2021-04-13T00:00

David Szymanski is the game developer behind Dread X Collections’ The Hunt, Squirrel Stapler and The Pony Factory… and Dusk. He’s also the creator of several narrative horror games like A Wolf In A...

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#91 Vince Desi (Running with Scissors) from 2021-04-06T00:00

Vince Desi is the founder and Chief ROD Officer at Running with Scissors, creators of the game series Postal. Vince has been involved in game development since the 80’s, publishing titles on the At...

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TALKING DOOM w/ Flambeau & Animal from 2021-03-30T00:00

Flambeau and Motherload are joined by the legendary Doom dueler Animal to discuss the fundamentals of Doom multiplayer success, the pros and cons of the major online Doom sources ZDaemon, Zandronum...

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#90 Mike Hermann (RetroMania Wrestling) from 2021-03-23T00:00

Mike Hermann is the founder of Retrosoft Studio and lead developer of RetroMania Wrestling, the epic sequel to the classic WrestleFest. The game features a cast of some of the best independent wres...

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#89 MK Schmidt (Star Explorers) from 2021-03-16T00:00

MK Schmidt is the developer of Star Explorers, the No Man’s Sky of Boomer Shooters. He also developed Paradox Vector which is the prettiest retro FPS game. Here we discuss such topics as: his games...

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#88 Damjan, Tony & Ben (Call of Saregnar) from 2021-03-09T00:00

Damjan Mozetic, Tony Manfredonia and Ben Reichstein are the team behind the epic retro adventure RPG game Call of Saregnar. The game is set in an expansive medieval world inspired by the all-time c...

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#86 Kristus (Doombringer) from 2021-02-23T00:00

Kristus is the lead designer of Doombringer, a retro FPS game built in the Quake engine which features both a single player campaign and online arena multiplayer. Doombringer is Kristus’s first com...

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#85 Zach Murphy (E1M1 Magazine) from 2021-02-16T00:00

Zach Murphy is the designer and co-creator of E1M1 Magazine, a new publication focused entirely on Retro FPS games. Zach has carved out a niche career writing about mobile gaming, retro console rel...

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State of The Keep Address Feb 2021 from 2021-02-09T00:00

Just Motherload today talking about what’s going on In The Keep, changes to the podcast, the lost MK Schmidt episode, new and old game reviews, original music from the In The Keep community and som...

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#84 Bridgeburner (The Age of Hell) from 2021-02-02T00:00

Bridgeburner is a multiple Cacoward winning Doom mapper known for Bastion of Chaos and the upcoming GZDoom based game The Age of Hell. Bridge is known far and wide for streaming himself mapping whi...

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#83 Jake The Voice (E1M1 Magazine) from 2021-01-26T00:00

Jake “The Voice” Parr is the editor and co-creator of E1M1 magazine, a new publication dedicated to classic and retro-style FPS gaming. He’s also a DJ of The Cyber Den on Siren FM and a talented vo...

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#82 Ivar Hill (Core Decay) from 2021-01-19T07:00

Ivar Hill is the brain behind Core Decay, an immersive sim set to be published by 3D Realms.

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#81 Quicktequila (Lovely Planet) from 2021-01-12T07:00

Quicktequila is the solo developer behind the speedrunner-puzzle-platformer-FPS Lovely Planet. GelmoSan of In The Keep joins us to talk about the development of Lovely Planet, J-Pop, motorcycle tri...

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Burning Bridges w/ Bridgeburner Podcast: #01 New Year’s Eve 2020 from 2021-01-03T07:00

As part of his annual 24-hour New Year’s Eve Stream, legendary Cacoward-winning Doom mapper Bridgeburner chose to collaborate w/ TheMotherload of In The Keep to produce this epic podcast ft. a plet...

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#80 AlekPixi (3D Realms) from 2020-12-29T07:00

Alexandra Danino (AlekPixi) is the social media & marketing manager at 3D Realms.

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Cthalhamas 2020 from 2020-12-22T13:00

Motherload offers year end thoughts on the retro shooter community, 3D Realms, Realms Deep, Running With Scissors, Nightdive Studios, New Blood Interactive, the Cacowards, Dread XP & more.  // Igra...

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#79 Jason Mojica (Prodeus) from 2020-12-14T15:00

Jason Mojica AKA generalvivi is the Lead Level Designer on Prodeus.

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#78 Steev (New Blood Interactive) from 2020-12-08T07:00

Steev is a QA tester for New Blood Interactive.

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#77 Em3raldTig3r (Uber Arena) from 2020-12-01T07:00

Eme3raldTig3r is a prolific mapper in the realm of Quake 3/Live who is now working on the mod Uber Arena.

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#76 Johnathan Wendel (Fatal1ty) from 2020-11-24T09:00

Jonathan Wendel (Fatal1ty) is synonymous with eSports having traveled the world, competed at the highest level in Arena FPS & started the first brand dedicated to gaming products.

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#75 Andeh (SuddendeathTV) from 2020-11-17T07:00

Andreas (Andeh) Wahl is a partnered Twitch streamer cover all things within the QuakeWorld eSports community.

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#74 Michael Markie (Markie Music) from 2020-11-10T07:00

Michael Markie is a musical composer & sounds designer known for games such as Quake Champions, Diabotical, Viscerafest & mods like QC: Doom Edition.

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Bachelor Party 2020 from 2020-11-07T07:00

Fortnite, doom, quake, minecraft, pro wrestling observer, AEW, powerlifting, in the keep podcast, in the keep, the keep,

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#73 StarlightSkyes (Dread XP) from 2020-11-03T07:00

Starlight Skyes is the communications director for Dread XP.

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#72 Aubrey Hodges (Musical Composer) from 2020-11-01T15:00

Aubrey Hodges is one of the greatest musical composers in the world of gaming having composed the soundtracks to Doom 64, Quake 64, NFL Blitz, Madden, NASCAR...

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Operation Lovecraft: The Alchemist from 2020-10-28T09:00

In celebration of our colleague Vince Steel reaching a new follower goal, we present our reading of HP Lovecraft’s The Alchemist in collaboration w/ videographer RedEyesGreenDragon & audiographer I...

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#71 Nico & M3ssia (US QuakeWorld) from 2020-10-27T07:00

We’re joined by Nico & M3ssia of the US QuakeWorld community to discuss their plans for an upcoming North American QuakeWorld 4v4 league.

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#70 Jacob Shrader & Roger Caneda (ZenSports) from 2020-10-22T07:00

We’re joined by Roger Caneda & Jacob Schrader of ZenSports.

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#69 MK Schmidt (Paradox Vector) from 2020-10-22T07:00

MK Schmidt is a father of 7, professional artist & indie game developer known for Star Explorers & Paradox Vector.

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#68 Robert Raulus & Mikko Tamper (White Hell) from 2020-10-06T07:00

Robert Raulas & Mikko Tamper are an independent Finnish game development team currently working on their debut title White Hell – a retro FPS with traces of sci-fi, fantasy & Finnish mythology.

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#67 Mahelyk (SCP: Blackout) from 2020-09-29T07:00

Mahelyk (Kyle Frost) is an indie game dev currently working on SCP: Blackout.

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#66 scar3crow (GRAVEN) from 2020-09-22T07:00

scar3crow is the lead designer of 3D Realms’ & Slipgate Ironworks’ latest “unannounced FPS #???) GRAVEN.

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Jon St. John @ Realms Deep 2020 from 2020-09-06T23:00

Jon St. John is the voice of Duke Nukem… If that isn’t enough for you, he has also appeared in Postal 4, Amnesia, Sonic the Hedgehog, CS:GO, Dota 2, Half Life & Ion Fury, as well as a slew of other...

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Cliff Bleszinski @ Realms Deep 2020 from 2020-09-06T23:00

Cliff Bleszinski (CliffyB) is the game designer behind Unreal, Jazz Jackrabbit, Gears of War & LawBreakers.

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Tim Willits @ Realms Deep 2020 from 2020-09-06T22:00

Tim Willits was hired at id Software in 1995 after creating & distributing his own custom Doom maps over the internet.

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John Romero @ Realms Deep 2020 from 2020-09-06T13:00

Father John Romero sits down with Fred Schreiber (3D Realms) & Jehar (Tastyspleen.tv) to take a verbal stroll through his life as an innovator in the gaming industry.

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American McGee @ Realms Deep 2020 from 2020-09-06T13:00

Schreiber (3D Realms) & TheMotherload (The Keep) catch up with American McGee to figure out what makes him tic, the future of the Alice series, what being a new father in Shanghai is like & where t...

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Chuck Jones @ Realms Deep 2020 from 2020-09-06T13:00

Chuck Jones (Senior Character Artist at 3D Realms) is the unsung hero of Homeric proportion behind some of the most prolific & enduring characters in video game history such as Duke Nukem, Gordon F...

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#65 Scumhead (Shrine 2) from 2020-09-01T07:00

Scumhead (creator of Shrine 2) has published 5 games since he started developing at 15, is already working on his 6th & he is only 19 years old!

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#N64 Immorpher (Musician/Biophysicist) from 2020-08-25T15:00

Immorpher is a dark ambient composer creating soundtracks for Quake & a biophysicist studying COVID19 & nuclear magnetic resonance at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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#63 Denzoa (Doom 2 Pro) from 2020-08-18T07:00

Denzoa is one of the premier competitive Doom 2 players in the world with over 15 years of experience.

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#62 Mike Jaret-Schachter (Running With Scissors) from 2020-08-11T14:00

We’re joined by MikeJ (Chief Bidet Officer at Running with Scissors) to talk about his unique journey into the video game business, Postal 4: No Regerts’ development, managing the RWS Team, how mar...

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#61 Awesreek (Viscerafest) from 2020-08-04T07:00

Awesreek has been working on his game Viscerafest for EIGHT F@#$%ING YEARS and he’s here to tell us about his amazing journey including the does & don’ts of indie game development, what it’s like s...

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TALKING DOOM w/ Flambeau, RedEyesGreenDragon & AF-Domains from 2020-07-28T07:00

The Flying Dutchman himself - The Illustrious Flamebeau - is BACK joined by videographer extraordinaire RedEyesGreenDragon & The Dark Messenger of Zdaemon IRC AF-Domains!

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#60 Vince Steel (Game Reviewer) from 2020-07-21T07:00

This week we’re joined by Vince Steel, a talented YouTuber specializing in reviews for indie & retro that just so happen to align with the Will of Cthalha.

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#59 Théo “Totos” Touaty (Cyber Hook) from 2020-07-14T07:00

Théo “Totos” Touaty is a game developer currently working on the first-person 3D platformer Cyber Hook.

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#58 Hakita Returns (ULTRAKILL) from 2020-07-07T07:00

Hakita is back to talk about ULTRAKILL’s newfound status with New Blood, his plot to subliminally plant good music into the ears of gamers & how awesome Gloomwood is gonna be.

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#57 James “Quasar” Haley (Nightdive Studios) from 2020-06-30T07:00

James Haley (Quasar) cut his teeth in the Doom modding scene before becoming one of the main developers at Nightdive Studios.

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#56 Conner Howard & Bruno Beaudoin (The Great Doom Eternal Debate) from 2020-06-23T07:00

This is a friendly debate between game designer Bruno Beaudoin (Nightmare Reaper) & podcast host Conner Howard (Lore Party) on the pros & cons of iD Software’s Doom Eternal.

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State Of The Keep Address June 2020 from 2020-06-15T07:00

Thoughts on recent & upcoming games from New Blood, 3D Realms, Nightdive, Running With Scissors & Itch.io’s Bundle For Racial Justice & Equality.

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#55 Sgt_Mark_IV (Brutal Doom) from 2020-06-09T07:00

Sergeant_Mark_IV is the developer behind the Brutal Doom.

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Apostles Gathering May 2020 from 2020-06-02T07:00

We're joined by the Apostles of The Keep to discuss the past, present and future of Warfork.

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#54 Nate Berens (Redact Games) from 2020-05-26T07:00

Nate Berens is an independent game developer known for Sagebrush, a narrative driven walking sim about searching the remains of an evangelical suicide cult and the upcoming retro FPS Effigy.

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#53 Ted Hentschke (Dread X Collection) from 2020-05-19T07:00

Ted Hentschke is editor-in-chief at DreadXP, currently managing the Dread X Collection.

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#52 Muleke_Trairao (Game Translator) from 2020-05-12T07:00

Muleke_Trairoa is a professional game translator known for the localization of FPS titles like Serious Sam, Warfork, Xonotic, Diabotical and Master Arena into Brazilian Portuguese.

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#51 Jehar (TastySpleen) from 2020-05-05T07:00

Alexander “Jehar” Popa is a broadcast engineer known for shoutcasting Quake, Doom and other arena FPS eSports.

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#50 Matt Tropiano (The Adventures of Square & Doombringer) from 2020-05-01T07:00

Matthew Tropiano is a prolific Doom level designer, project manager for Big Brik Games, developer of TAME (Text Adventure Module Engine) and sound designer on Doombringer.

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#49 James Paddock (MIDI Artist) from 2020-04-28T07:00

James Paddock’s name is synonymous with the Doom modding scene, most notably for his outstanding MIDI soundtracks for projects like Saturn X, Eviternity and John Romero’s Sigil.

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#48 Dillon Rogers (Gloomwood) from 2020-04-22T01:00

Dillon Rogers is the developer of Gloomwood, an upcoming imsim/survival horror/retro FPS being published by New Blood Interactive.

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#47 Dave Oshry (New Blood Interactive) from 2020-04-20T00:00

Dave Oshry is the CEO of New Blood Interactive and Senior Director at Rocketwerkz.

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#46 Stephen Kick (Nightdive Studios) from 2020-04-14T07:00

We’re joined this week by Stephen Kick, CEO at Nightdive Studios, the company behind titles like System Shock 2, Turok, Doom 64, SiN and Strife to name only a few.

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#45 Ch4mp (Rocket Jump Zone) from 2020-04-07T07:00

Ch4mp is the founder and proprietor of Rocket Jump Zone, an organization putting on weekly arena FPS tournaments.

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#44 BigEyeGuy & no_il (Arena Israel) from 2020-03-31T07:00

no_il is a former professional Quake Live player. BigEyeGuy is a mobile game designer and community organizer for Arena Israel.

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#43 Zan (Hedon) from 2020-03-24T07:00

Zan is the creator of Hedon, an adventure FPS game built on the GZDoom engine.

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#42 JCR (Quake Mapper) from 2020-03-17T07:00

JCR is a talented Quake mapper, modder & co-host on The Quakecast.

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Waiting for DOOM Eternal... from 2020-03-16T08:00

Motherload shares some thoughts, worries, well-put-together analysis and mindless gobbledygook about id Software's upcoming Doom Eternal.

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#41 Frederik Schreiber (3D Realms) from 2020-03-10T07:00

Fred Schreiber is more than just the vice president & executive producer of 3D Realms, founder & director of Slipgate Ironworks and overlord of what we hold sacred here at The Keep; he’s a true fan...

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#40 Hakita (ULTRAKILL) from 2020-03-03T07:00

Hakita is the man behind ULTRAKILL, a unique FPS game that combines the fast-paced decision making of Doom with rhythmic combat, PS1-era graphics and a face melting original soundtrack that is wowi...

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#39 Shadesmaster & BloodShot (Slayer’s Testaments) from 2020-02-25T07:00

Ever wondered what it would feel like if Doom 2016 or Eternal were built inside the Quake 1 engine? Brothers BloodShot & Shadesmaster did, and they’re creating it right now in the form of the mod S...

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#38 Airdorf (FAITH) from 2020-02-18T07:00

WARNING! NON FPS INCOMING! This week we’re joined by Airdorf, developer of FAITH which is a top down horror game harkening back to the MS-DOS and Atari 2600 days with gorgeous rotoscope animations ...

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#37 Dragonfly (Eviternity & Prodeus) from 2020-02-11T07:00

Dragonfly is the map maker behind such Doom projects as Skulldash and Eviternity.

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#36 Jeremiah “KillPixel” Fox (Wrath: Aeon of Ruin) from 2020-02-04T07:00

Jeremiah Fox is the CEO of KillPixel Games and lead designer of Wrath: Aeon of Ruin.

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#35 Bruno Beaudoin (Nightmare Reaper) from 2020-01-28T07:00

Nightmare Reaper is a genius new FPS game with an old-school look, randomly generated levels, looting and A LOT of shooting.

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#34 David Szymanski (Dusk) from 2020-01-21T07:00

David Szymanski is the game designer behind Dusk and creative director at New Blood Interactive (Amid Evil, Maximum Action).

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#33 MiFU (The Sentinel’s Playground) from 2020-01-14T07:00

MiFU is the proprietor of The Sentinel's Playground (allfearthesentinel.net), a free & automated server host for Zandronum.

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#32 Brad Carney Returns from 2020-01-07T07:00

Brad “Carnevil” Carney is back to discuss the trials and tribulations of being an independent developer.

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TALKING DOOM w/ Flambeau, AF-Domains & HumanBones from 2020-01-01T07:00

We’re joined by the Dark Messenger of IRC himself AF-Domains as well as Multiplayer Doom Federation commissioner and “Doom Is Dead? Podcast” host HumanBones to discuss 2019 (The Year of Doom) in re...

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#31 Makaveli (Quake 2/3 Pro) from 2019-12-24T07:00

If there were a Mt. Rushmore of Quake, Victor “Makaveli” Cuadra’s face would be on it.

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#30 CrazyAl & GMT (TimConLAN) from 2019-12-17T07:00

CrazyAl & GMT are the organizers of TimConLan, an intimate, community driven AFPS LAN party held every 6 months in The Netherlands.

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State Of The Keep Address from 2019-12-10T07:00

Just some house-keeping, talking about what our plans are for 2020, our favorite things going on in Doom, our upcoming Warfork event, games we're looking forward to, the Church of Quake community a...

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#29 Kristus (Doombringer) from 2019-12-03T07:00

Kristus is the developer of the up-and-coming Arena FPS game Doombringer.

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#28 Kaapeli47 (FPS Historian) from 2019-11-26T07:00

Kaapeli47 is a Finnish Twitch streamer who specializes in classic first-person shooter games.

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#27 GNiK (Quake Champions Pro) from 2019-11-19T07:00

GNiK recently made his way into the Quake Pro League by qualifying through the Challenger’s League and competing at Lucca.

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#26 the_hack (Shock & Rockets) from 2019-11-12T07:00

Ali “the_hack” Dark is the developer of Glitch Arena, a new independent Arena FPS with a refreshing, simplistic design.

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#25 wadaholic (Total Chaos) from 2019-11-05T07:00

Sam “wadaholic” Prebble is the man behind the epic total conversion Doom mod Total Chaos.

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#24 Hawr1x (quake.cz) from 2019-10-29T07:00

Hawr1x is an eSports journalist (quake.cz) dedicated to providing an insightful and statistical analysis of Quake Champions.

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The Pigeon Classic 2019 Recap Show! from 2019-10-23T09:00

We're joined by The Keep admins Spaced, Haducant & eXtwofour to discuss the success of our recent Pigeon Classic Annual FPS charity event which raised $600 for the Egyptian Cure Bank.

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#23 Milton (QuakeWorld Pro) from 2019-10-15T07:00

Joni “Milton” Sivula is among the most decorated and well regarded professional QuakeWorld players on planet Earth.

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#22 dumptruck_ds (Quakecast/Quake Mapping Community) from 2019-10-08T07:00

dumptruck_ds is a host on the Quakecast (w/ ArrrCee), a prominent Quake mapper, proprietor of the Quake Mapping Community Discord and creator of excellent Trenchbroom tutorials on his YouTube channel.

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#21 RottenRose (TastySpleen) from 2019-10-01T07:00

Krista "RottenRose" Popa is a talented lady known & beloved in the community not just for her vast range of contributions across the board, but also for being a bit of a "Quake mom" to many with he...

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#20 LocKtar (QHLAN 2019 Duel Champion) from 2019-09-24T07:00

LocKtar returns to The Keep to touch base after his return to competitive Quake and his first ever duel championship at QHLAN.

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#19 DevastatioN (Doom 2 Pro) from 2019-09-17T07:00

Chris “DevastatioN” Felix is one of the best and most respected Doom 2 players in the world.

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#18 Shazzik (Beyond Strafe Jumping) from 2019-09-10T07:00

Shazzik is the host of Beyond Strafe Jumping, a podcast on YouTube where he speaks to the top names in the Quake Champions Pro scene.

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Doom Is Dead? Podcast - #01 TheMotherload (In The Keep) from 2019-09-07T07:00

This interview was recorded at Quakecon: Year of Doom and features podcaster, community organizer, commentator and complete Doom noob... TheMotherload ;)

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#17 Smango (quakefans.net) from 2019-09-03T07:00

Smango is a gaming journalist best known for his websites quakefans.net and kentuckynerd.com.

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#16 Carnevil (Skulltag/Wrack: Exoverse) from 2019-08-27T07:00

Brad “Carnevil” Carney is the creator of Wrack, Wrack: Exoverse and the multiplayer Doom port Skulltag.

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#15 Andrew Hulshult (Composer/Sound Designer) from 2019-08-20T07:00

Andrew Hulshult is the composer of your favorite video game soundtrack including Quake Champions, Dusk & Amid Evil.

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#13 DBThanatos & Michaelis (QC: Doom Edition) from 2019-08-06T07:00

DBThanatos & Michaelis are here in the Keep to chat about their amazing career in the Doom WAD community and QC: Doom Edition.

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#12 TALKING DOOM w/ Flambeau (ZDaemon) & NationwideMoose (USQC) from 2019-07-31T08:00

In this episode we’re joined by Flambeau and NationwideMoose to talk about ZDaemon and Doom in general.

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#11 Zdravko Marinov (Limitless Hunger Developer) from 2019-07-15T07:00

Zdravko Marinov is an independent game developer currently working on the neo-retro FPS game Limitless Hunger.

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#10 BPS (QuakeWorld Pro) from 2019-07-01T07:00

BPS is one of the most decorated players in Quake history, standing at the forefront of the community, helping to organize www.quakeworld.nu and the beloved QWiki, putting together competitions inc...

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#09 Albert Adeikalam (Master Arena Developer) from 2019-06-15T07:00

Albert Adeikalam is the character/weapons concept and modeler for the upcoming AFPS game Master Arena (available now in early access on Steam).

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#08 M3ssia (US Quake Community) from 2019-06-01T07:00

M3ssia, “The Messiah of QuakeWorld”, is an admin for the United States Quake Community where he manages their Quake servers and events; his team is at the tip of the spear in the effort to revitali...

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#07 LocKtar (QuakeWorld Pro) from 2019-05-15T07:00

We are very proud to present the first independent episode of ITK with "The World’s Best DM2 player" himself, Dennis “LocKtar” Larrson. We go in depth about his QuakeWorld career spanning decades, ...

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#06 I Kill Pigeons (The Keep/Orange Bucket Acting Troupe) from 2019-05-09T03:00

I Kill Pigeons is a founding member of the Keep, a long time Quake/AFPS player, a producer and actor with the Orange Bucket Acting Troupe (the first ever virtual reality theater group), and one of ...

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#05 HumanBones (Multiplayer Doom Federation) from 2019-05-09T02:00

HumanBones has been playing Doom since he was 11 years old; a long-time competitor and organizer for the International Doom League/World Doom League, he is now the founder and head honcho of the Mu...

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#04 Psygib (Quake Champions Pro) from 2019-05-01T02:00

Psygib is a Quake veteran, long time Capture the Flag player and one of the top professional Quake Champions players in the world.

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#03 Ceasepool (Duskworld) from 2019-05-01T01:00

Ceasepool is a young Swedish gamer who is passionate about arena shooters and one of the best Duskworld players in the known universe.

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#02 Dots (Open Arena) from 2019-04-16T00:00

Dots is a software developer by day & a member of the NiN Clan, OAC community leader and competitive Open Arena player by night.

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#01 Violentheart (Quake 4 Pro) from 2019-04-15T23:00

This was our very first episode which was featured by State of Quake. ViolentHeart is a former Quake 4 pro (megablaz0r) turned software developer, Fatal1ty house veteran, Ultraviolence community ma...

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