Chandler James is an entrepreneur, Zen practitioner, and author of Quarter Life Crisis: Leaving Corporate America for a Zen Monastery. After facing depression and substance abuse while stuck in a monotonous corporate job, Chandler left everything behind to join a Buddhist monastery and rethink his conceptualization of life and existence. He is the owner of Cora Cacao, a company that distributes ceremonial grade cacao. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

Chris Warzynski is an actor, writer, and designer specializing in sound, lighting, and photography for theater. We discuss finding a career after college, the differences between formal credential versus real-world experience, how smart John Cena really is, and the history of live entertainment. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

Sam Marshall is the head of DOSMan Games, an indie publisher and studio focusing on bite-sized retro FPS games. Their titles to date include Flash of the Blade X, Reverend, Reaper, DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space, Satan, and the upcoming ancient Egypt themed Skarab. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

Eme3raldTig3r is a prolific mapper in the realm of Quake 3/Live who is now working on the mod Uber Arena. Here we discuss the mod’s merits, his prowess in mapping, education & marketing yourself to the gaming industry. // Em3raldTig3r’s Uber Arena: https://www.moddb.com/mods/uber-arena // Immorpher: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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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. Often seen as simply an icon in the world of eSports, he serves as an example to the world of what a child told no can do when encouraged to follow one’s dreams. // Music by igracsimon: https://igracsimon.newgrounds.com/ // Fatal1ty: https://twitter.com/FATAL1TY // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Andreas (Andeh) Wahl is a partnered Twitch streamer cover all things within the QuakeWorld eSports community. As an accomplished QuakeWorld player, commentator & analysist, few have a wider scope of the knowledge about the game, its players & community. But honestly, we’re just drinking beer & shooting the shit so lock up your daughters! // Andeh: https://twitter.com/sd_andeh // SuddendeathTV: https://www.twitch.tv/suddendeathTV // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //
 

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Michael Markie is a musical composer & sound designer known for games such as Quake Champions, Diabotical, Viscerafest & mods like QC: Doom Edition. He’s also stepped into the role of level design through many Quake community mapping projects & more recently working with 3D Realms/Slipgate Ironworks.  // Markie: https://www.markiemusic.com/ // Maps: https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/?filtered=markie // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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This is a very personal recording from TheMotherload’s childhood best friends. Jakob Weaver is celebrating his bachelor party with best man Dylan Deeg, minister Ty Brannan (TheMotherload) & brother-in-law Jake Adams. Recorded in a suite at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, MS, we’re chatting about everything from physical & mental health to gaming, music & pro wrestling. This one is for the fans. // Dylan’s dad is going through hard times. Help him out?: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-get-my-dad-off-the-streets-with-an-rv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email%2B5102-48hr-donor-share // Music by Haducant: https://twitter.com/Uncle_Had // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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StarlightSkyes is the communications director for Dread XP. With a wealth of knowledge built over years of marketing for various companies in the gaming industry, she shares invaluable insight on the proper ways to market a company, how to use social media to benefit your brand, using the system to your advantage & of course… Dread XP’s latest games. // Starlight Skyes: https://twitter.com/StarlightSkyes // Dread XP: https://www.dreadxp.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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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, etc. We’re also joined by guest host - Aubrey’s #1 fan - Immorpher to help us dive deep into the very personal & emotional process of creating such memorable & immersive music. This was recorded for the Doom Rave 2020 event. // Aubrey Hodges: http://www.aubreyhodges.com/ // Immorpher: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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In celebration of our colleague Vince Steel reaching a new follower goal, we present our reading of HP Lovecraft’s The Alchemist in collaboration with videographer RedEyesGreenDragon & audiographer Immorpher. // Vince Steel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKAS1e6_hkycg8rvLtvqbTQ // RedEyesGreenDragon: https://www.youtube.com/c/redeyesgreendragon // Immorpher: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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We’re joined by Nico & M3ssia of the US QuakeWorld community to discuss their plans for an upcoming North American QuakeWorld 4v4 league. We’re also catching up on the latest news for QuakeWorld in terms of player-base, servers, source ports, regular weekly events & - most importantly - catching up as friends. // USQW: https://discord.gg/rCaRSmF // Immorpher: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/ // Pigeon Classic: // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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We’re joined by Roger Caneda & Jacob Shrader of ZenSports. Jacob’s background in gaming journalism brought him to work as GM of eSports while Roger’s experience managing the Dallas Mavericks’ gaming division puts them at the helm of ZenSports’ unique foray into the world of mobile peer-to-peer sports betting, cryptocurrency & recently eSports with a calculated focus on Arena FPS. // ZenSports: https://zensports.com/ // Roger: https://twitter.com/RogerCaneda // Jacob: https://twitter.com/kanyeshrayz // Pigeon Classic: // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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Elijah Allen is the owner of Fire Plant Games and lead programmer on Viscerafest. Here he shares insights on balancing family life and game design, his work on Viscerafest, childhood gaming influences, and the tension between artistic integrity and commercial success. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

MK Schmidt is a father of 7, professional artist & indie game developer known for Star Explorers & Paradox Vector. We chat about his philosophies on what makes great games, science fiction, mythology, the fine arts & lots more. // MK Schmidt: https://twitter.com/MKSchmidt30 // Paradox Vector: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/SchmidtWorkshops // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Robert Raulus & 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. Those may sound like serious topics, but the game takes it’s comedic influence from titles like Wolfenstein 3D, Duke 3D & Shadow Warrior resulting in an ironically goofy atmosphere. Here we discuss the recently released demo, their plans for White Hell, philosophies on game design & how to get these boys PAID. // White Hell: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1378360/White_Hell/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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Mahelyk (Kyle Frost) is an indie game dev currently working on SCP: Blackout. He has also contributed to Dread X Collections 1 & 2 with The Outsiders & Toy Shop. Here we explore his dive into game development, the SCP community & how it has shaped Blackout. // Mahelyk: https://twitter.com/TheClassifiedX // SCP: Blackout: https://store.steampowered.com/app/963400/SCP_Blackout/ // Dread X Collection: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Dread%20X // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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scar3crow is the lead designer of 3D Realms’ & Slipgate Ironworks’ latest “unannounced FPS #???" GRAVEN. Announced at Realms Deep 2020, this immersive sim serves as a spiritual successor to the Hexen & Heretic franchise while exploring brave new territory in the realm of gameplay & morality. Scar3crow is also well known for his work in the Quake & Doom modding scenes & has recently taken on many more projects such as Ivar Hill’s Core Decay & Kristus’ DOOMBRINGER. // scar3crow: https://twitter.com/strawmandesign // GRAVEN: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371690/GRAVEN/ // Core Decay: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260940/Core_Decay/ // DOOMBRINGER: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156120/DOOMBRINGER/  // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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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 incredible games throughout his career. Aside from that, Jon has been a top 40 radio DJ & now runs King Con Cruise, a luxury Caribbean adventure with fellow celebrity voice actors. Here we take a walk down memory lane with the Duke himself. // Jon St. John: https://kingconcruise.com/ // Fred Schreiber: https://twitter.com/Freschism // Editing by Haducant, Vince Steel, RedEyesGreenDragon // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ // 

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Cliff Bleszinski (CliffyB) is the game designer behind Unreal, Jazz Jackrabbit, Gears of War & LawBreakers. After his long tenure with Epic Games & subsequent foray with his company Boss Key Productions, Cliff has branched out into many entrepreneurial ventures including 2 restaurants in Raleigh, NC, producing the 8x Tony Award winning musical HADESTOWN & is currently working in his memoir. Most of all, Cliff is a thoughtful, down to earth guy who’s seen a lot while managing to stay very much in touch with the real world despite his obsession with the matrix. Oh & he’s friends with Ice-T! // Cliff Bleszinski: https://twitter.com/therealcliffyb // Fred Schreiber: https://twitter.com/Freschism // Editing by Haducant, Vince Steel, RedEyesGreenDragon // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ // 

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Tim Willits was hired at id Software in 1995 after creating & distributing his own custom Doom maps over the internet. All PvP online games today owe their lineage to the works of Tim & his colleagues from id Software where the concept of “deathmatch” was born. Fast forward to 2019 when Tim left the company with the entire Doom & Quake series under his belt, he is now the Chief Creative Officer at Saber Interactive. Tim spends his days now overseeing the many projects of Saber’s team across the globe, but still makes time for painting his Star Wars figurines. // Tim Willits: https://twitter.com/TimWillits // Fred Schreiber: https://twitter.com/Freschism // Editing by Haducant, Vince Steel, RedEyesGreenDragon // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ // 

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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. His career began with Rise of the Triad & Duke Nukem 3D before moving on to Valve where he created Gordon Freeman & the G-Man while working on Half-Life which flourished into modeling on Team Fortress & Counter-Strike. His talents carried him many places including Warner Bros. for Lord of the Rings: War in the North & Guardians of Middle Earth. Chuck has now returned to his throne at 3DR where he is currently working on the recently announced Graven. // Chuck Jones: http://chuckejones.com// // Fred Schreiber: https://twitter.com/Freschism // Editing by Haducant, Vince Steel, RedEyesGreenDragon // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ //

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American McGee isn’t just the car mechanic that met John Carmack at 21 & went to work at id Software to made some of the greatest games of all time. He’s a father, a sailor & an intrinsic thinker with a unique background & perspective of the world we live in. Fred Schreiber (3D Realms) & TheMotherload (The Keep) catch up with American to figure out what makes him tic, the future of the Alice series, what being a new father in Shanghai is like & where the wind is carrying him today. // American McGee: https://www.americanmcgee.com/ // Fred Schreiber: https://twitter.com/Freschism // Editing by Haducant, Vince Steel, RedEyesGreenDragon // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ // 

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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. From coding in his bedroom as a kid & working with Softdisk to co-founding id Software & creating Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom & Quake, John was a rock star in the world of game development when he co-founded Ion Storm & created the now infamous Daikatana. Nowadays Father John is still hard at work having released several mobile games, 2019’s Sigil & currently working on the upcoming Empire of Sin with his lovely wife Brenda. // John Romero: https://www.romerogames.ie/ // Fred Schreiber: https://twitter.com/Freschism // Editing by Haducant, Vince Steel, RedEyesGreenDragon // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ // 

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Thomas Vestergaard & Oliver Cohen Chime make up Woodhound, the Danish game studio behind Desecrators - a 6 degrees-of-freedom shooter set in the distant future of 4096. Our conversation ranges through unconventional storytelling, player agency, co-op gameplay, the many games from the line of Interplay's Descent, the Danish indie game development scene, futurism in art, and what's next for their studio after the game's release. | Follow Desecrators: Steam | Website | X | YouTube | Discord | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

Scumhead has published 5 games since he started developing at 15, is already working on his 6th & he is only 19 years old! Starting out in RPG maker making games like Mothlight & Orogenesis as Samu, he moved on to working in GZDoom creating Shrine, a short Lovecraft-inspired game full of grotesque body horror & ethereal metaphor. Recently he’s released Shrine 2 (with programmer Mengo) which will be featured at Realms Deep 2020 while we wait patiently for Vomitoreum. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Shrine 2: https://www.moddb.com/mods/shrine-ii // Scumhead: https://twitter.com/Scumhead1 // Scumhead on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scumhead // Rainbow Bunchie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqV22NbR5Wc // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ //

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Immorpher is a dark ambient composer creating soundtracks for Quake & indie titles. When he’s not designing desolate soundscapes, he works as a biophysicist studying COVID19 & nuclear magnetic resonance at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This episode is a celebration of the FPS titles of the Nintendo 64 – especially DOOM 64 – while going on tangents on everything from the professional wrestling industry to transhumanism & climatology. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Music by Immorpher: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ // 

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Denzoa is one of the world's premier competitive Doom 2 players with over 15 years of experience. We’re diving deep into what it was like growing up in Belgium as a hyper-competitive gamer, the philosophy of competing in eSports, the importance of maintaining both your physical & mental health, Quake, Diabotical & his landslide victory in the Multiplayer Doom Federation’s Take The Crown Duel Tournament. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // igracsimon: https://igracsimon.newgrounds.com/ // Denzoa: https://www.instagram.com/fobbiooo/ // DevastatioN’s DOOM Bible: http://www.doom2.net/dev/DooMStrategy.pdf // Multiplayer Doom Federation: https://doomfederation.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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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 marketing has evolved in recent years, I Regret Nothing Podcast, working with Jon St. John & plenty more in this fudge-packed conversation. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Music by Zallum: https://zallum.bandcamp.com/releases // Running With Scissors: https://runningwithscissors.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Awesreek has been working on his game Viscerafest for EIGHT F@#$%ING YEARS & he’s here to tell us about his amazing journey including the do's & don’ts of indie game development, what it’s like seeing his demo take off, working with the infamous & notorious Markie Music & how HP Lovecraft’s mythos ties into a the heartwarming tale of a bloodthirsty female mercenary who just wants to buy a ring & propose to her cute little alien boyfriend. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Markie Music: https://markiemusic.bandcamp.com/releases // Viscerafest Discord: discord.gg/E2pUkxe // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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The Flying Dutchman himself - The Illustrious Flambeau - is BACK joined by videographer extraordinaire RedEyesGreenDragon & The Dark Messenger of Zdaemon IRC AF-Domains! We’re going through RedEye’s growing YouTube career, recent events in ZDaemon & the U.S. Quake Community, our pitch for the Cacowards & Doom: Annihilation & Flambeau’s "legendary" streaming series Fork-lift Mechanic Simulator! // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // RedEyesGreenDragon: https://www.youtube.com/c/redeyesgreendragon // ZDaemon: https://www.zdaemon.org/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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This week we’re joined by Vince Steel, a talented YouTuber specializing in reviews for indie & retro PC games that just so happen to align with the Will of Cthalha. His videos are expressive & informative with an overarching theme of positivity, while exploring a serialized dialogue between him and his therapist who believes that his “game addiction” may be leading to something… dark. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // igracsimon: https://igracsimon.newgrounds.com/ // Vince Steel: https://twitter.com/vincexsteel // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Théo “Totos” Touaty is a game developer currently working on the first-person 3D platformer Cyber Hook. The game has a gorgeous retrowave visual & musical aesthetic, fast paced parkour akin to Quake defrag with the added benefit of a grappling hook, double jumping & a time-slowing ability. Totos is also a professor of game development at Isart Digital in Paris, France. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Cyber Hook OST by Thomas Tillard: https://soundcloud.com/thomastillardsmusic // Cyber Hook: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1130410/Cyber_Hook/ // Isart Digital: https://www.isart.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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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. The new ULTRAKILL demo is available on Steam right now. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Hakita: https://twitter.com/HakitaDev // Ultrakill: DevilMayQuake.com // New Blood: https://newblood.games/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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James Haley (Quasar) cut his teeth in the Doom modding scene before becoming one of the main developers at Nightdive Studios. Here is a short conversational tour through his career from Strife to Turok to Doom 64, working with the Kex Engine and the future of retro games. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // SiN OST by Zak Belica: https://twitter.com/zakbelica?lang=en // Quasar: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/James_Haley_(Quasar) // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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We are joined by the great Wouter van Oortmerssen, founder of VoxRay Games, who are currently working on Voxile, an open world RPG which features survival and FPS elements along with a robust creator system. Aside from the game, we discuss Wouter's career working on games such as FarCry, Borderlands 2, SimCity; designing and programming game engines; the lessons of world travel; and the many challenges of starting your own game studio. | Voxile Kickstarter | VoxRay Discord | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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. Tune in for this 100% DEFINITIVE point by point settling of all topics related to Doom Eternal’s quality… // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Conner: https://loreparty.com/ // Bruno: https://www.blazingbitgames.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Imparting some thoughts & general excitement on recent & upcoming games from New Blood, 3D Realms, Nightdive & Running With Scissors. We’re also breaking down Itch.io’s Bundle For Racial Justice & Equality which contains a surprising amount of Retro FPS gold. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Sgt_Mark_IV is the developer behind the most popular Doom mod of all time. His success with Brutal Doom was a paradigm shift in the modding scene, launching a storied, groundbreaking and often controversial career. Here we discuss everything from his beginnings with Brutal Doom to his recent projects like VietDoom and his upcoming indie game debut Brutal Fate. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // IDKFA by Andrew Hulshult: https://www.hulshult.com/ // Sgt_Mark_IV:  https://twitter.com/BrutalDoomGuy // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ //

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On 16 May 2020, The Keep organized a Warfork duel event and giveaway which helped to raise $438 for the Florence Nightingale Foundation. We're joined by Apostles Donkey, Zeb, Spaced, GelmoSan and Haducant to talk about the challenges of putting on such an event, the past present and future of Warfork eSports and how much we all love each other. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // The Keep: https://inthekeep.com/ //

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Nate Berens is an independent game developer known for Sagebrush, a narrative driven walking sim about searching the remains of an evangelical suicide cult. He is currently working on a collaboration with Xalavier Nelson Jr. titled Cellular Harvest as well as the very promising Effigy which explores an open, interconnected world concept within the retro FPS genre. Here we discuss everything from the psychology of cults to Stone Cold Steve Austin’s views on mining lasers being used as weapons. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Immorpher: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/ // Redact Games:  http://redactgames.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Ted Hentschke is a long-time writer for Dread Central and now editor-in-chief at DreadXP, providing tireless coverage for the world of horror in gaming. He is currently managing the Dread X Collection, a project featuring “10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds made in only 7 Sleepless Nights” which will give a portion of proceeds to Doctors Without Borders. Ted is also the host of Real Professional Podcast. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Music by Jon of the Shred: https://scythesaga.bandcamp.com/ // DreadXP: https://www.dreadxp.com/ // Dread X Collection: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296510/Dread_X_Collection/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Muleke_Trairao (Jean Trindade Pereira) is a professional game translator. He is known for the localization of Arena FPS titles like Warsow, Warfork, Xonotic, Diabotical and Master Arena into Brazilian Portuguese and has also ventured into fan translation projects for games like Serious Sam. Here we discuss how he turned his passion for both gaming and linguistics into a career. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Music: https://igracsimon.newgrounds.com/ //Muleke: https://jeantranslator.carbonmade.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // WF Duel Cup Theme from OST to: http://adventuresofsquare.com/ //

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Alexander “Jehar” Popa is a broadcast engineer known for shoutcasting Quake, Doom and other arena FPS eSports. His craft has taken him around the world from Quakecon in Texas to QHLan in Denmark and everywhere in between. Here we discuss his origins at Quakecon, the impact of games like Diabotical & Valorant, utilizing the array of skills within our communities to push production value to new heights and plenty more. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Jehar: https://twitter.com/Jehar // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Matthew Tropiano is a Cacoward winning Doom level designer, project manager for Big Brik Games, developer of TAME (Text Adventure Module Engine) and sound designer on Doombringer. His work is a testament to polymaths and autodidacts everywhere, having worked his way into a slew of incredible projects and mastering his craft of level design only to dive deeper into game development as a whole.  // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Matt Tropiano: https://twitter.com/TheRealMTrop // Square: http://adventuresofsquare.com/ // Doombringer: http://www.doombringer.eu/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // Videos Discussed: - 20 Years a Doom Mapper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgq-ne3xsk - Deep Egyptian Lore - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh55GCh4kBk // 

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James Paddock’s name is synonymous with the Doom modding scene, most notably for his outstanding MIDI soundtracks. To name only a few… Saturn X, Eviternity and John Romero’s Sigil are excellent examples of what a kid who grows up obsessed with Doom can teach themselves to do with enough raw determination. He is also working on the The Adventures of Square with BigBrik games. Aside from all that, Jimmy may actually be the nicest person on Earth. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // James Paddock: http://jamespaddockmusic.com/ // Square: http://adventuresofsquare.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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MK Schmidt is an indie game designer, fine artist, and father of 7 lovely children. Here we discuss his experience releasing his latest title Cyclopean: The Great Abyss coming off the the success of his previous title Islands of the Caliph. We also talk through his journey breaking into the world of fine art, learning to sell yourself, UAPs, spirituality, and everything in between. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred | Books Mentioned: The Complete Fiction of HP Lovecraft | UFO of GOD by Chris Bledsoe | Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery by Rupert Sheldrake | The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley |

Dillon Rogers is the developer of Gloomwood, an upcoming imsim/survival horror/retro FPS being published by New Blood Interactive. The game is inspired by hallmark titles like Deus Ex, Thief and Resident Evil so we’ll be doing a lot of digging into what will make Gloomwood stand out while still honoring its storied heritage. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Music: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/ // Gloomwood: http://gloomwood.com/ // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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Dave Oshry is the CEO of New Blood Interactive and Senior Director at Rocketwerkz. His career spans from being a prominent writer (PC Gamer, Kotaku, Gameranx) to producing some of the coolest games of the last several years (Rise of the Triad, Dusk, Amid Evil). Dave has also dabbled in film production, attaching his name to the cult classic Kung Fury.  He’s now pushing New Blood to new heights with games such as FAITH: The Unholy Trinity, Maximum Action, Gloomwood and… ULTRAKILL. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // igracsimon:  https://igracsimon.newgrounds.com/ // Dave Oshry: https://twitter.com/DaveOshry // New Blood: https://newblood.games/ // Rocketwerkz: https://rocketwerkz.com/ // Air Force Gator: https://amzn.to/3eyF4f5 // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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We’re joined this week by Stephen Kick, CEO at Nightdive Studios, the company behind refurbished titles like System Shock 2, Turok, Doom 64, SiN and Strife to name only a few. They’re also currently working on the ambitious remake of Sytem Shock, which we clear a lot of air on here. We’ll also be discussing some of Stephen’s personal interests such as the art of HR Giger and working with legendary author Harlan Ellison. // Artwork by Haducant/Spaced // Nightdive Studios:  https://www.nightdivestudios.com/ // System Shock: https://systemshock.com/ // SiN Soundtrack by Zak Belica: https://twitter.com/ZakBelica // The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ // 

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