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In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning author video game critic for The Observer invites well-known guests from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on a fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights.


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  • Will de Renzy-Martin, actor (The Blood of Dawnwalker, 007 First Light, Crimson Desert).

    Will de Renzy-Martin, actor (The Blood of Dawnwalker, 007 First Light, Crimson Desert).
    Oct 13 2026
    Will de Renzy-Martin is a British actor and voice performer whose career has increasingly become intertwined with video games. As a child, he was fascinated by storytelling and by watching his older brothers play Ocarina of Time, but initially followed a rather different path, reading Computing at Imperial College London. Before long, however, he changed direction, training as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he discovered voiceover shortly before graduating in 2017.Since then, he has built an extensive career in games, with roles in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Zenless Zone Zero, Warframe: The Old Peace, 007 First Light, Nioh 3, and many more. His biggest role to date, however, is Coen, the lead character in Rebel Wolves’ dark fantasy RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, a performance that’s put him at the centre of one of 2026’s most ambitious new games.NOTESWill de Renzy-Martin – website & socialsWill de Renzy-Martin – official website (WillVoice.it)Will de Renzy-Martin – Bluesky (@willvoiceit.bsky.social)Will de Renzy-Martin – Instagram (@willvoiceit)The Blood of DawnwalkerThe Blood of Dawnwalker – official siteThe Blood of Dawnwalker – SteamRebel Wolves – the studio behind the gameWill’s Perfect ConsoleBreath of Fire II (SNES/GBA, 1994) – WikipediaThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, 2000) – WikipediaThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) – WikipediaThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – SteamDevil May Cry 4 (2008) – WikipediaDevil May Cry 5 – SteamBatman: Arkham Asylum (2009) – WikipediaOther games and references mentionedAgatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases – Wikipedia (Will’s first major game role)Zenless Zone Zero – Wikipedia (Will voices Von Lycaon)Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader – Steam007: First Light – official siteLeonie Schliesing – voice actor who first encouraged Will into games VO (Cyberpunk 2077, AC Valhalla)Big Mouth Audio – the Glasgow audio studio where Will auditioned for DawnwalkerGuildhall School of Music and Drama – where Will trainedImperial College London – where Will studied ComputingDarksiders – WikipediaMeat Machine – the AI voice acting experiment Will referencesNinja Theory – British studio (DMC reboot, Hellblade)Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – SteamA Game of Birds and Wolves – Simon Parkin’s book (optioned for film)My Perfect Console websitemyperfectconsole.com – the new searchable episode archive and data siteSupport the showSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV).

    Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV).
    Oct 6 2026
    My guest today is an Irish writer, producer, and multimedia creator whose work spans journalism, video games, language, and digital culture. Born in Vietnam, she was adopted at three days old by a primary school teacher from County Kerry, and brought to Ireland at six weeks of age. Irish became one of her spoken languages, and it would go on to shape both her education and her career: she later studied Irish and Journalism at Dublin City University, building a body of work that moves across reporting, video games, and digital culture.She has written books and essays on video games, migration, identity, and food, and has become a leading voice in Irish-language digital media through her localisation work on games including Among Us and VVVVVV. In 2026, she was recognised with the Emerging Talent award at the Irish Games Awards.NOTESÚna-Minh Kavanagh – website & socialsÚna-Minh Kavanagh – Bluesky (@unaminh.bsky.social)Organic Matters – Úna-Minh's new Irish indie studioOrganic Matters – itch.ioCTRL: Essays on Video Games (the book featuring Úna-Minh's essay)CTRL: Essays on Video Games – Lilliput Press (Waterstones)Lilliput Press – publisherAmong Us – Irish language localisationAmong Us – official site (Innersloth)Among Us on SteamVVVVVV – Irish language localisationVVVVVV – Terry Cavanagh, official siteVVVVVV – SteamÚna-Minh's Perfect ConsoleFinal Fantasy IX (2000) – WikipediaFinal Fantasy IX – SteamNobuo Uematsu – composer, WikipediaHotel Dusk: Room 215 (Nintendo DS, 2007) – WikipediaPersona 4 Golden (PS Vita, 2012) – WikipediaPersona 4 Golden – SteamThis War of Mine (2014) – official siteThis War of Mine – SteamSaltsea Chronicles (2023) – Die Gute FabrikSaltsea Chronicles – SteamAlso mentionedDie Gute Fabrik – studio behind Saltsea ChroniclesHannah Nicklin – studio lead and creative director, Die Gute FabrikCitizen Sleeper – Gareth Damian Martin / Jump Over The AgeCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – SteamLimit Break – mentorship programme for marginalised game developersIMIRT – Irish Game Makers association (Irish Games Awards)Global Game Jamitch.io – indie games platformDublin City University – where Úna-Minh studied Irish and journalismSupport the showMy Perfect Console – episode archiveSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 ora e 14 min
  • Paolo Pedercini, founder MolleIndustria (McDonald's Videogame, The New York Times Simulator, Future? No Thanks!)

    Paolo Pedercini, founder MolleIndustria (McDonald's Videogame, The New York Times Simulator, Future? No Thanks!)
    Sep 29 2026
    Paolo Pedercini is an Italian game designer, artist, educator, and activist whose work has spent more than two decades challenging assumptions about what video games are for, and what they are allowed to say. In 2003, he founded Molleindustria as a project dedicated to the "reappropriation of video games and the radicalisation of popular culture."Since then, he has created a remarkable body of short, provocative games about labour, capitalism, religion, technology, and political power, including McDonald’s Videogame, Oiligarchy, Every Day the Same Dream, Phone Story, and Democratic Socialism Simulator. His games have often been satirical, often controversial, and always interested in using play as a way of thinking through systems and ideology. Now he is working on his most ambitious project yet: Future? No Thanks!, an open-world comedy adventure about a grumpy old man completing his bucket list in a solarpunk future.NOTES:Paolo Pedercini / MolleindustriaMolleindustria – official site (all Paolo's games)Paolo Pedercini – WikipediaPaolo Pedercini – Bluesky (@molleindustria.org)Future? No Thanks! (out now)Future? No Thanks! – SteamFuture? No Thanks! – official siteOther Molleindustria games mentionedMcDonald's Video Game – play free in browserOiligarchy – play free in browserEvery Day the Same Dream – play free in browserPhone Story – WikipediaDemocratic Socialism Simulator – itch.ioFaith Fighter – play free in browserSweatshop (as mentioned by Simon)Sweatshop – play in browserThe New Yorker piece (as mentioned by Simon)The Division 2 and the Severing of Politics from Video Games – The New YorkerPaolo's Perfect ConsoleCannon Fodder (Sensible Software, 1993) – WikipediaSensible Software – WikipediaShadow of the Colossus (2005) – WikipediaGrand Theft Auto V – Rockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas – WikipediaPush Me Pull You – House House (Steam)House House – developer of Untitled Goose Game and Big WalkRadiator Forever – Robert Yang (itch.io)Robert Yang – game designerOther games and references mentionedTheme Park – Bullfrog Productions (1994), WikipediaPostal 2 – WikipediaGTA San Andreas Hot Coffee mod – WikipediaThe Yes Men – activist/prankster duoFoxconn suicides – Wikipediaitch.io – indie games platformAftermath – independent games journalismTom Bissell – My Perfect Console episodeUntitled Goose Game – House HouseNext week's guestÚna Míng Kavanagh – IMIRT emerging talent award 2026Úna Míng Kavanagh – TikTok (@unamingkavanagh)Support the showMy Perfect Console – episode archiveSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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