Spawnpoint is excited to welcome actor Abubakar Salim (Raised By Wolves, House of the Dragon, Assassin’s Creed Origins) for a touching conversation about Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a video game about processing the grief associated with the death o

Spawnpoint, Episode 03: The Strange Sadness of Theme Parks

7 days ago 1h 5m

Welcome to another episode of Spawnpoint, a podcast hosted by Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, two parents trying to navigate the increasingly complex world of raising children and gaming. On this episode, we unpack navigating theme parks wit

Finding New Games For Your Kids Is Weirdly Difficult

21 days ago 58m 5s

Spawnpoint is thrilled to be joined by Andy Robertson, editor of Family Gaming Database, a wonderful website to sort through the thousands of video games released each year and figure out which ones are best for you and the kiddos in your life.

Spawnpoint, Episode 02: The Privileged Princess

Mar 20th, 2024 1h 3m

The second episode of Spawnpoint is here, with your gaming parents, Keza and Patrick, returning for another monthly chat. This time, Patrick’s daughter discovers (begrudgingly) how a demo works, and Keza puzzles over people worrying about her s

Crossplay Podcast Interview: Jenova Chen

Mar 8th, 2024 37m 1s

Welcome back to another episode of Spawnpoint, the official Crossplay podcast. This week, an interview with Flower and Journey designer Jenova Chen about his popular online social game, Sky: Children of the Light. Jenova opens up about being a

Welcome to Spawnpoint

Feb 19th, 2024 1h 9m

Crossplay founder and editor Patrick Klepek is joined by The Guardian’s games editor, Keza MacDonald, for the first episode of Crossplay’s new podcast, Spawnpoint. Patrick (father of two daughters, ages 7 and 3) and Keza (mother of 4 and 7-year

Spawnpoint 4: comedy games and funny business with Dan Marshall

Mar 2nd, 2020 34m 24s

The maker of Behold the Kickmen, Lair of the Clockwork God and others talks about the underappreciated art of comedic games and also games you can play while a newborn is sleeping on you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat

Spawnpoint 3: Happiness, Creativity and No Man's Sky ... with Sean Murray

Feb 21st, 2020 33m 41s

Spawnpoint is back with a great guest: Hello Games' Sean Murray, who talks about the pain and glory of running an independent games studio (and raising children). Making a game is hard enough - imagine trying to do it whilst also having three k

The return of Spawnpoint (and a very on-brand absence)

Nov 6th, 2019 3m 55s

Hello Spawnpoint listeners! It's been a while! I have more interviews coming your way soon, but in the meantime I wanted to bring you up to speed on the reasons why I've been quiet. All is explained. While I put the finishing touches to some gr

Spawnpoint 2: Indie dev parent life with Leanne Bayley

Jul 19th, 2019 38m 48s

I talk to Leanne Bayley about the maternity brain drain in development, how video games are an essential component of long-distance relationships but board games might be the answer for parents. Also, I recommend five perfect shorter games for

Spawnpoint 1: Nolan North and Troy Baker

Jul 4th, 2019 38m 47s

Welcome to the first episode of Spawnpoint, a podcast by and for gamer parents! I kicked things off with an interview with video game performance legends Nolan North and Troy Baker, who were delighted to chat about games, parenthood and their Y