The Cavern Today

“Endings and beginnings are within the Fissure…” Cyan's Riven remake finally released earlier this year – and there's a lot to discuss! So, for our Autumn 2024 edition, we're bringing you our longest episode to date, featuring: Background music courtesy LCC and Robyn Miller.

Happy Easter! For our Spring 2024 edition, we bring you: Additional show notes: Background music featured in this episode courtesy LCC, Robyn Miller & Tim Larkin.

30 years of Myst – and 20 years of Uru! The Cavern Today is proud to present a very special celebratory episode for our Autumn 2023 edition, featuring: Background music featured in this episode courtesy LCC, Tim Larkin, Robyn Miller and Jack Wall.

After visiting Cyan HQ as part of Mysterium 2023, we decided to record an impromptu addendum to Podcast 46, giving our immediate reactions to our experiences there. We set out intending to record about 10 minutes of audio we could append to the end of Podcast 46… and then went on recording for almost an […]

“Around the world and across the Ages…” The Cavern Today podcast has been bringing listeners news & views from the Myst fan community since 2005 – and now, for the first time, we've recorded a live, in-person podcast from Mysterium 2023 in Spokane! For this, our Summer 2023 edition, join Sh'aeri, Esto, Dalken and Maurus […]

For our Spring 2023 edition, we're excited to bring you something a little different this time: our first LIVE episode, recorded live in The Cavern Today's Hood in D'ni on May 5, 2023. Due to the “live” nature of this recording, the format for this episode will be a little different; a bit more like […]

‘Tis the season to be jolly! For our Holiday 2022 edition, we're closing out the year with: Cavern News with Dalken Starbyne Skit TCT Talk with Bert, Esto, J'nathus, Maurus, Narym & Sh'aeri: Riven remake announcement Myst merch we'd love to see Highgarden release The Cavern during the holiday season How has Myst & Uru […]

The Cavern Today is back with its first podcast in nearly a decade! For our Summer 2022 edition, we are pleased to bring you: Cavern News with Alhon and Narym Skit TCT Talk with Bert, Dalken, J'nathus and Maurus: Our interview with Patrick “Doobes” Dulebohn What has surprised us the most about the state of […]

To Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Myst, The Cavern Today is proud to present this special podcast, featuring: Cavern News with Dalken Starbyne D'Lanor – “Stream of Unconsciousness” Special Retrospective TCT Talk Jeff Wise – “Gardens of Bandam” Return of the TCT Mad Lib This will be TCT's final podcast for the time being – […]

Our first podcast in over a year features: Skit TCT Talk: URU is Open Source CyanWorlds.com Engine Fan Run MO:ULa based server list “State of the URU” – our thoughts on Uru and the impact it's had on us and on our greater gaming experiences / lives. Myst and Riven on iPad Playing Uru on […]

TCT Talk: MOULagain- one year later. The hacker hoods and the related story iRiven was recently released for iPhone. Myst in the Smithsonian Institution's American Art Museum's “The Art of Video Games” exhibit. All about Revelation: What worked, what didn't . . . “Kuusisto” – Musical piece by Maurus Mowog Thought

Our Podcast for the December 2010 holiday season features a TCT Talk, discussing: F.E.A.R. 3 and Call of Duty Black Ops are being shepherded by other developers NOT those who created the franchises. We've had Myst III and IV… Is the original developer necessary to carry the torch of a franchise? The future of PC […]

This episode, we cover: GoG went down, but it's BACK 3DS Launch date confirmed, features downloadable Game Boy games. World of Warcraft – Patch 4.0.1 – Pre-Cataclysm Wing!?!?! Stop hacking! MineCraft Black Mesa… Why hasn't Valve snatched up this company and made this project official? Beyond Good & Evil HD Re-release Myst Movie finds a […]

Our TCT Talk-centric fifth podcast discusses the following topics: “Bought The Cyan Complete Pack on Steam” Bevin. Sholek's Temple Link Starry Expanse Project https://www.starryexpanse.com/ Cyan's Stoneship announced Link iRiven site launched Link iMyst and iRiven on Android? Cyan says maybe Link The Manhole for iOS Medal of Honor Link Duke Nukem Forever actually being prepared to be released? Link Video Games Live […]

Our podcast for August 2010 features: TCT Talk Over the Fence: 3D in TVs and Games E3 Post Impressions iPhone 4 & iOS 4 Release Impressions Blizzard's “Real ID” Starcraft II Musical Piece: Tansunn – “Thanks for Dinner” Quick Mowog Thought on Steam & Conclusion

Join Jnathus, Mowog, Maurus, and Alhon for Episode 3 of The (new) Cavern Today! Show Notes: New TCT Forum What is OHBot, and what is he / it doing? SimiOTF – Cyan Phishing Scam Over the Fence – Magiquest Online is now open Over the Fence – J'nathus is playing Splinter Cell Conviction Over the […]

Episode 2 of The Cavern Today, featuring: CAVCON SHOUTcast Musical piece from Jeff Wise: “Welcome Home” Griefing in URU? Artemesia (Dr. Celia Pearce)– Book: ‘Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds'– There.com closing– How you feel about Uru Live coming back again– Differences between Uru and There.com Portal 2 Mowog Thought

In this relaunch of The Cavern Today podcast network, we bring you Episode 1: “Something old, Something New.” Featuring: TCT Talk returns Lullaby of the Seven Winds – Jeff Wise That's Just Me Of Course Mowog Thought

Myst Movie finds a Production Partner? Australia asks its people about whether they want an R18+ classification TOR pushed to 2011 Star Trek Online coming soon Video Games Live coming to TV, PBS, DVD and Blu-Ray in 2010. Games we're looking forward to… Avatar: Technological importance.

Replayability of games. Is it always necessary? World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Warcraft anniversary page Guild Wars 2 Races trailer released! MORE Status Report See the center of our galaxy in the skies!

Unreal Engine 3 now freely available Secret Anti-Piracy Treaty Turns ISPs into Pirates Online Retailers boycotting Modern Warfare 2 PC Modern Warfare 2's – It's much worse than you thought PC Piracy Valve Exec Explains How To Compete With Piracy Cliffy B loves Borderlands Borderlands: best week one sales of any fresh IP in 2009 […]

Nanny Group Outraged by Dante's Inferno Achievement (https://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/10/22/nanny-group-outraged-dante%E2%80%99s-inferno-achievement) Advocacy Group's Violent Game Disposal Drive Fails (https://ps3.gamespy.com/articles/103/1036582p1.html) Valve loses appeal against Left 4 Dead 2 Aussie ban (https://www.destructoid.com/valve-loses-appeal-against-left-4-dead-2-aussie-ban-152646.phtml) Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia (https://kotaku.com/5392963/modern-warfare-2-footage-sparks-outrage-in-australia) Australia Wants To Rate iPhone Apps, Mobile Phone Games (https://kotaku.com/5388227/australia-wants-to-rate-iphone-apps-mobile-phone-games) Games releasing this holiday season and why we want […]

All about Magiquest Online Are Adventure Games Coming back in style? Monkey Island was recreated on the CryEngine 2 (https://www.loneclone.de/projects/monkey.htm) Vegemite you say? How about Bacon Jam? (https://www.topcultured.com/bacon-jam-its-bacon-you-can-spread) Australia gets the Kindle Games releasing this holiday season and why we want to play them. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2's PC gamer woes (https://www.destructoid.com/mw2-not-delayed-on-pc-will-not-have-dedicated-servers-152335.phtml) Windows […]

Cyan Worlds and Gametap – A Perfect Match An interview with Gametap's Trent Hershenson

We bring you a massive podcast this month – an interview with Rand Miller! We carry on with the next instalment of JOTC, CA Grey Wolf comes on the show to chat about the GoG, Toraneko shares more of her journal with us. We have news from the cavern and some fun segments as well […]

Spelunx RetrospectiveNeed more? Get Mowog's full review of the story!

All the favorites including an Interview with RAWA!

Today the CCN is proud to present yet another Exclusive interview with Rand Miller. Today we discuss the pizza party which was held not long ago at Cyan head quarters. We briefly discuss the up & coming URU Live, which consists of international participation and the mysterious elevator within the Cyan building in addition to […]