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In this special episode, presenter Alice Taplin says goodbye to Double Tap and goes through her favourite moments from season 1.

Everyone's favourite Blue Hedgehog is 25 years old. On the day of his Birthday party at the San Diego Comic-Con, we celebrate his incredible legacy and what lays in the future for SEGA's most popular character

This week on Double Tap, an in-depth look into the augmented reality game that's taken the world by storm as we detail everything you need to get started with Pokémon Go as it gets rolled out worldwide! Presenter Alice heads out with comedian Bisha K Ali, already an expert on the game to find out what the hype's all about, whilst producer Jamie heads to the financial centre of the UK to find out why even Bankers have been caught up in the madness and to see where all that data is going with Daily Mirror Journalist Ryan Brown.

This week on Double Tap, Alice Taplin speaks to Rudolf Kremers about how his game Starlit: Colony brings retro gaming to the modern age. Then, reporter Sean Allsop searches the floor of London's MCM Comic Con for the best new retro-style game. Starlit: Colony: http://www.omni-labs.com/starlit-colony/ Comic Con's channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/mcmcomiccon

This week on Double Tap as politics enters a shambolic era in the UK and the world's economy is hit by Brexit - we look at games that deal with political turmoil. We speak to producer of the acclaimed 1979 Revolution:Black Friday game which transports you into the Iranian Revolution that changed the country forever and Democracy 3 - how you too can go into politics with morals and ideals... only to lose them as your scramble to survive the elections.

This week, Alice Taplin is away so producer Jamie Wareham is at the helm to explore the new Lego Star Wars game. We also send our reporter Simon Le Vans out to discover the rise of Graphic Novels.

This week, Alice is joined by Vexoid's Henry Inskip to discuss all the biggest news to come out of E3 this week. We weigh the pros and cons of the new Xbox consoles before diving into how exciting the Playstation VR announcements were. In the second half of the show after a full E3 news update, we find out why everyone has gone gaga of Sony and Kojima's new collaboration. Check out the Vexoid Podcast on audioBoom here: https://audioboom.com/channel/vexoid

This week in a special edition of Double Tap, Alice speaks to Paul Amos voice of Jacob Fry and Jaz Deol voice of Henry Green backstage at MCM Comic Con. We find out what it's like to record a 1000 page multi-scenario open world script, the motion capture that powers the game and how true to the real history of victorian London the game is.

This week we visit Comic Con to find out how Twitter campaigns like #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend and #WeDeserveBetter are affecting TV and Game creators. Then, Alice speaks to Miika Tams, VP of Games at Rovio, about the legacy, success and future of Angry Birds after the movie's successful run at Box Office.

This week we look at what could be the next big eSports game Overwatch and what it changes about the first person shooter genre. We chatted to Henry Inksip from nerd life website Vexoid. Alice also catches up with Play Rise digital to see how far the game has developed since EGX Rezzed as it hits consoles. Read more from Vexoid here: http://vexoid.com/overwatch-the-lore-behind-everyones-favourite-beta-title/

Are Faith and Icarus in a relationship? What do we learn about Faith in the new game? And is the soundtrack better in Mirrors Edge Catalyst? In a bumper show, we're joined by two different actors who have played Faith - both Fay Kingslee and Jules De Jongh. We hear more about who the mysterious Icarus is from Jeff Berg who played him. Plus Magnus Birgersson of the Solar Fields project, on composing the soundtrack for the whole franchise.

This week on Double Tap, Alice Taplin is joined by Richie Janukowicz from the Noob Grind podcast to preview Homefront: The Revolution. Is it set to cause a storm like it's predecessor as the game depicts America after succumbing to a North Korean invasion And 10 years on from the New Super Mario Bros, we ask why the franchise and simplicity of the game remains so universally loved. Noob Grind: https://audioboom.com/channel/noobgrind

This week on Double Tap, Alice Taplin is joined by Joe Arroyo to discuss how the Uncharted series will end... and whether this is even the end at all. Then Producer Jamie Wareham takes a look at the VR game Land's End on the Samsung Gear. The Cheat Codes Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/thecheatcodespodcast

This week on Double Tap, Alice Taplin is joined by Jeremy Jones from the 8bit Geek podcast to preview Battleborn, Gearbox's upcoming first person shooter and multiplayer online battle arena game. But can it compete with other popular MOBA games? Then, she is joined by Blake J Harris, author of Console Wars, to talk about the historic rivalry between Sega and Nintendo, and whether Microsoft and Sony are in the midst of a similar rivalry of their own. 8bit Geek: https://audioboom.com/channel/8bitgeekshows

In this week's Double Tap, Alice Taplin talks to Nintendo Life's Thomas Whitehead about the new release in the Star Fox franchise, Star Fox Zero, and the possible death of the Wii U's Gamepad. Then, Producer Jamie Wareham chats to Laila Shabir, Founder and CEO of Girls Make Games, the initiative that's encouraging young girls to break into the games industry. You can find out more or get involved with Girls Make Games at http://girlsmakegames.com/

In this week's Double Tap, Alice is joined by Garrett Drake from the It's Obvious Gaming Podcast to talk about the much anticipated Dark Souls III. But does the difficulty live up to the brutal standard fans expect from games in the Souls series? And Alice's trip to EGX Rezzed part of the London Games Festival where she got to get a look at games in development and coming to the market soon. It's Obvious Gaming: https://audioboom.com/channel/itsobviousgaming

In this week's Double Tap, producer Jamie Wareham gives Alice Taplin the lowdown about what went on at the London Games Festival and the Gaming BAFTAs. Plus, Alice chats to Jason Graves, the man behind the music on games such as Far Cry Primal, Tomb Raider and Until Dawn. You can find out more about the London Games Festival at http://games.london/

In this week's Double Tap, Alice Taplin meets the Mega Dude, Megaran or Raheem - the Nerdcore Hip Hop artist who has just released his new album mat Mania ahead of Wrestlemania this weekend. We also speak to Adam Orth who left Xbox three years ago after a twitter storm and set up Three One Zero. He tells Alice how his new game ADR1FT, described as a Gravity of the gaming world , is inspired by his personal journey. Get Mat Mania: www.megaran.com

In this week's Double Tap, Alice Taplin is joined by Camouflaj's PS4 Project Lead for République, Paul Alexander and he gives her an idea of what to look forward to in Episode 5 and the PS4 version of the game. Then, she catches up with Jessica DiCicco at London's MCM Comic Con, as she chats about her work and the difference between voice acting for animation and video games. République: https://camouflaj.com/ #Republique #JessicaDiCicco #Gaming

In this week's episode, Alice Taplin talks to ex-Lionhead Studios developer Nuno Leiria about the closure of the studio and Fable Legends. A closure that he didn't see coming. Then, she is joined by Richie Janukowicz to talk about whether or not the new Hitman reboot is worth the reviews it is getting. Lionhead Studios website: http://www.lionhead.com/ Richie's podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/noobgrind #Lionhead #FableLegends #Hitman

On this week's Double Tap, producer Jamie Wareham chats to Henry Bell from the procedurally generated podcast about the Division, Tom Clancy's brand new pandemic game. Then presenter Alice Taplin gets a behind the scenes look at No Man's Sky with photo documentary project Making Games Is Fun by Gareth Dutton Procedurally Generated on audioBoom: https://audioboom.com/channel/videogamepodcast Making Games Is Fun http://www.garethdutton.com/ Beds this week with thanks too: http://audionautix.com/ #TomClancy #TheDivision #MakingGames #GamesDevelopers

In this episode of Double Tap, Alice Taplin is joined once again by producer Jamie Wareham to play Goat Simulator. But can Jamie make it out of Goatsville with his sanity intact? She also chats to Anne-Marie Imafidon, CEO of STEMettes, the company empowering women and girls to get into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths industries. They talk about how her work can help more girls get into coding and games development. STEMettes: http://www.stemettes.org/ #GoatSimulator #WomenInGames #Gaming

In this episode of Double Tap, Alice Taplin is joined by Nerd Reactor's Jada Griffin to talk Far Cry Primal. She also chats with Vice Gaming's Mike Diver about his upcoming book, Indie Games the Complete Introduction to Indie Gaming, and the world of indie gaming. Jada Griffin: twitch.tv/jadarina Jada's Far Cry Primal review: http://bit.ly/1Rq9O0n Videogame BANG podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/videogamebang Mike Diver: https://twitter.com/MikeDiver Mike's book: http://amzn.to/1QgdPFC #farcryprimal #gaming #indiegames

In this week's Double Tap, Alice Taplin talks to Phid McAwesome from Hashtag Radio about Street Fighter V and how far it's come since he started playing it as on Beta. We also explore the world outside gaming as YouTube, Podcasts and other multimedia storytelling gives us more depth to the games we are playing with animator Matt Fryer who runs linktcone animations Hashtag Podcasts: https://audioboom.com/channel/HashtagME Linktcone: http://www.linktcone.co.uk/ #StreetFighterV #animation #gaming

This week on Double Tap, Alice Taplin talks to Ben Ridley from the Pix3l Podcast about whether Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia is worth your time? Alice also returns to the topic of the queer gaming sphere by chatting to Matt Conn, CEO of MidBoss, about the other projects they have. The Pix3l Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/pix3lpodcast #AssassinsCreed #LGBT #Gaming

This week on Double Tap, Alice Taplin talks to Gareth Williams from the Gamecentral Podcast about all the great indie games at PAX South this year. She also continues her conversation with The Holder's Dominion author Genese Davis. The talk about being women in the gaming industry, female representation, and balancing work and motherhood. The Gamecentral Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/gamecentralpodcast PAX South: http://south.paxsite.com/ Genese Davis: http://genesedavis.com/ #PAXSouth2016 #GeneseDavid #TheHoldersDominion #WomenInGames #Gaming

This week on Double Tap Alice Taplin speaks to author Genese Davis about her book, The Holder's Dominion, as well as her tips for people wanting to break into video games and writing and the struggles she faced when first starting out. Look out next week for the second half of this interview. Later, she is also joined by her producer, Jamie Wareham, and they delve into the world of Octodad: Dadliest Catch! Genese Davis: http://genesedavis.com/ Octodad: Dadliest Catch: http://octodadgame.com/ #GeneseDavis #TheHoldersDominion #Octodad #Gaming

This week Alice Taplin is joined by Rob from the Gamecentral podcast. They take a look at Zombi and ZombiU, and how it stands up against the masses of other zombie games there are out there. Plus, she is also joined by Mark Saville, Communications Support at the charity Special Effect. They talk about what the charity does for people with physical difficulties who want to play games, and why their work is important. The Gamecentral Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/gamecentralpodcast Special Effect: http://www.specialeffect.org.uk/

On this episode of Double Tap, Alice Taplin talks to Joe Aroyo about the new Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India. She also has IGI eSports' James Cook back on the show to discuss the world of competitive and professional gaming. But is it really possible to make $3 Million playing video games? Plus, a special gaming tribute to David Bowie 1947 - 2016. The Cheat Codes Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/thecheatcodespodcast IGI eSports: http://www.igi-esports.com/ The IGI eSports channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/igiesports #eSports #Assassin'sCreed #DavidBowie

Double Tap is back! On the first episode of the New Year, Alice Taplin goes through which games you should be looking out for in 2016. Later, James Dance gives Alice a tour of Loading Bar in London, and reveals the secrets of running a gaming pub. No Man's Sky: http://www.no-mans-sky.com/ Tom Clancy's The Division: http://tomclancy-thedivision.ubi.com Outlast 2: http://www.redbarrelsgames.com/games/outlast-2/ This War of Mine: The Little Ones: http://www.tlo.thiswarofmine.com/ Telltale's The Walking Dead: Michonne: https://www.telltalegames.com/walkingdead/michonne/ ADR1FT: http://adr1ft.com/ DayZ: https://dayzmod.com/ Ray's The Dead: http://ragtagstudio.com/ Loading Bar: http://loadingonline.co.uk/ #Gaming #2016 #LoadingBar

It's the Double Tap Christmas special! Alice Taplin is joined once again by Jeremy from the 8bit Geek, and they go wild talking about all things gaming at Christmas. Why is giving consoles at Christmas a tradition? What's the best Christmas-themed level? Why is it so fun to dress up as Santa while shooting mutants, zombies and aliens? Find out the answers to all those and more in this special episode. Merry Christmas! The 8bit Geek channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/8bitgeekshows #Christmas #Gaming

This week on Double Tap, Alice Taplin explores two fantastic gaming events. Firstly she talks to IGI eSports' founder James Cook about Insomnia56 and the sense of community conventions like this can create. She also talks to Tanya DePass, Diversity Liaison at GaymerX, about the event, and being LGBT in the gaming world. IGI eSports: http://www.igi-esports.com/ Insomnia: https://insomniagamingfestival.com/ GaymerX: http://gaymerx.com/ Tanya DePass: http://cypheroftyr.com/ SAMMUS Music: http://sammusmusic.com/ #Insomnia56 #GX3 #LGBT #Gaming

On this episode, Alice Taplin talks to Chris Morris, Game Designer at Boss Key Productions and member of The Cheat Codes Podcast, about Xenoblade Chronicles X. They chat about the beauty of this game, and some other features that you'd be surprised to find on a Wii U game. Double Tap Producer Jamie Wareham also sits down with YouTuber Stampy Cat to talk about his successful gaming commentary and his new book, My Lovely World. The Cheat Codes Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/thecheatcodespodcast Stampy Cat: https://www.youtube.com/user/stampylonghead #XenobladeChronicles #StampyCat #Gaming

This week Alice Taplin talks to Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition Editor Stephen Daultrey about some of the weirdest records in the new book. He also gives out some tips on how you can have your very own gaming Guinness World Record. She also sat down with one of audioBoom's own gamers, Pedro Silva, to chat about Just Cause 3, and the issues that can arise in open world games. Guinness World Records' Official Site: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ #GuinnessWorldRecords #JustCause3 #Gaming

On this episode of Double Tap, Alice Taplin looks back at #MCM2015 Comic Con - both May and October with all of the best interview clips. We also speak to the voice actor of Hoxton about being such a 'thug' and his popular Hoxton on audioBoom channel where he records messages for fans as Hoxton. https://audioboom.com/channel/hoxtonondemand MCM Comic Con's official channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/mcmcomiccon #Hoxton #PayDay #Gaming

On this episode of Double Tap, Alice Taplin talks to Corey Vincent from the Video Game Bang Podcast about whether Star Wars Battlefront 3 is worthy of the Battlefront brand. We also dig back into the MCM London Comic Con archive to chat with Gideon Emery The Video Game Bang podcast: https://audioboom.com/boos/3830260-videogame-bang-episode-110-boycott-star-wars-battlefront MCM Comic Con's official channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/mcmcomiccon #StarWars #Battlefront3 #Gaming

On this first episode of Double Tap, Alice Taplin talks to Jeremy Jones from the 8bit Geek Podcast about all things Fallout 4. She also revisits last month's MCM London Comic Con and her chat with Uncharted 4's Nolan North.  6pjXQTjwFeOlqeLHLll7 The 8bit Geek podcast: https://audioboom.com/channel/8bitgeek MCM Comic Con's official channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/mcmcomiccon #Fallout4 #Uncharted4 #Gaming