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Wired UnpluggedThe One Where our Heroes Hit Replay | Ep #44It's our filler episode! Yep, we've released the first ever ‘Wired Unwrapped’ episode of the Wired Unplugged podcast, the weekly gaming podcast which breaks the third wall and lifts the lids on the secrets of publishing and the gaming industry. Like every good series, this is a filler episode. Join our hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper as they ‘Michael J Fox’ it and head back in time. Featuring the greatest highlights of the year from Wired Unplugged, our favourite guests, funny moments and general Wired shenanigans. For newcomers, this is the one episode to watch if you have...
2022-12-301h 04
Wired UnpluggedThe One Where our Heroes Get Merry | Ep #43Welcome to the Christmas Edition of the Wired Unplugged Podcast. It’s time to grab your festive drink of choice, take a break from the festive tunes, and strap in for a jolly good time with this week's episode. As 2022 comes to a close, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper ‘Ho-Ho-Ho’ towards Christmas while taking on the most unpopular gaming opinions amongst the gaming opinions, providing insights into the year of gaming, and attempting to tackle some of the industries biggest challenges! Also covered in this week's episode:Final Fantasy 7 being overrated?! Golden...
2022-12-231h 16
Wired UnpluggedTwitchcon, Queue Times And NDA's Are The Pits | Ep #33Queue Times And NDA's Are The Pits | Ep #33 | Wired Unplugged PodcastThis week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski is once again joined by Wired Productions Gary Marshall whilst Aaron is off recovering national treasures.Fresh back from his Twitchcon adventure, Jake shares his stories from the event, we discuss THAT lenovo foam pit and the creative ways that non-gaming brands find relevance in the gaming space - and the unfortunate demise of Twitch London.In non gaming discussion Gary tries his very best NOT to be distracted by Tom DeLonge returning to...
2022-10-141h 11
Wired UnpluggedGoodbye Google Stadia | Ep #32Goodbye Google Stadia | Ep #32 | Wired Unplugged PodcastThis week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski is joined by Wired Productions true hero Gary Marshall.The guys break down Google’s announcement that Stadia will be no more, Tiny Troopers drops to Next Fest and Xbox Insider and why NOW is the time to support Safe In Our World, before taking a look at the latest gaming news including the launch of OverWatch 2, how Dream broke the internet with his face, and why every day Peter Molyneux gets stronger... oh, and Silent Hill, always Silent Hill.
2022-10-071h 05
Wired UnpluggedEGX 2022 | Ep #31EGX 2022 | Ep #31 | Wired Unplugged PodcastThis week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper uncover last week’s EGX antics. The huge support received by the gaming industry for the Arcade Paradise EP and Black Label 1 & 2 are unleashed into the world.In other gaming industry news. E3 is coming back! Skull and Bones has been delayed and brand-new Skyrim update. Plus much, much more.Have a question or topic for the podcast? Tweet us at https://twitter.com/wiredunplugged and we'll do our best to tackle your topic on our next sh...
2022-09-3059 min
Wired UnpluggedBlack Razor Records | Ep #30Black Razor Records | Ep #30 | Wired Unplugged Podcast This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper take a deep dive into the launch of Wired Productions new music label, Black Razor Records, whose aim is the aim to bridge the gap between the video game and music worlds. But that’s not all - our hosts also discuss the debut release of ‘Arcade Paradise’ a 4 track EP from the critically acclaimed game of the same name, whose sales from Bandcamp will be donated to the Mental Health Charity, Safe In Our World: https://blackraz...
2022-09-231h 04
Wired UnpluggedCyberpunk 2077 DLC & Jeff Gerstmann plays Arcade Paradise | Ep #29The Falconeer OST, Cyberpunk 2077 DLC & Jeff Gerstmann plays Arcade Paradise...This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper dive DEEP into Wired's own news from Gamescom and the announcements that followed, including :- The Falconeer Official Soundtrack soaring on all music platforms.- The new Wired Unplugged Twitter account. - Jörg Tittel getting very emotional about Reb Valentine playing The Last Worker.- A healthy dose of Wired Propaganda.- Jeff Gerstmann playing Arcade Paradise.Jake and Aaron also take a look at the wider ga...
2022-09-161h 04
Wired UnpluggedWired Productions At Gamescom | Ep #28The one where Gamescom got Wired!This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper discuss last weeks Wired antic's at Gamescom including all of the news and reveals from the show, from shocking announcements to surprise revivals!Also included is a dive into Wireds own news from the show, including:- Tin Hearts winning 'Gamescom/IGN Most Wanted Nintendo Switch Game'. YAY! - Announcements of Hotel Architect & Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles.- The Last Worker confirming a release date of October 19th 2022 for PC As well as everything Wir...
2022-09-0257 min
Wired UnpluggedArcade Paradise, Nintendo and Take-Two ft Gabrielle Hibberd: | Ep #27Arcade Paradise, Nintendo and Take-Two...This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper are joined by Gabrielle Hibberd (Renaissance PR) to discus the dark arts world of gaming PR. As well as everything Wired Propaganda we also take a look a Gamescom 2022 and this weeks news topics; Take-Two is making a Middle Earth game with Weta Workshop! (FY 2024), the fire at Nintendo HQ in Japan?! and Alone in the Dark is back?!Arcade Paradise Out Now! https://shop.wiredproductions.com/Have a question or topic for the podcast? Em...
2022-08-191h 29
Wired UnpluggedPokémon Direct & Meet Your Maker ft Simon Hill | Ep #25Pokémon Direct & Meet Your Maker ft Simon Hill...This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Gary Marshall discus Pokémon Direct, Meet Your Maker, leaked Tomb Raider Script, Activision’s active player base falling below 100 million and A Diablo Immortal player who spent 100kUSD on microtransactions.Jake is also joined by hugely talented and all round awesome human Simon Hill. Discussing his multifaceted career adventures with Kerrang, Esports and much much more.Have a question or topic for the podcast? Email unplugged@wiredproductions.com and we'll do our best to tack...
2022-08-051h 32
Wired UnpluggedThe Angriest Sausage In Gaming | Ep #23The Angriest Sausage In Gaming...This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper face down a sausage, but this sausage is angry! Digital Creator and Twitch Partnered Streamer, MrSausageTv joins the podcast to discuss his impressive six year streaming career, from the ups and downs of being a content creator online to financing his first ever computer - with language skill tests, discussions about the Peppa Pig game, nostalgic game favourites and of course, Arcade Paradise hype! As well as this, Aaron and Jake tease Wired’s appearance at Gamescom, talk about the...
2022-07-221h 18
Wired UnpluggedThe Pope, NFTS + The Holy Unicorn | Ep #22The Pope, NFTS + The Holy Unicorn...This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper are FINALLY reunited just in time for Aaron to evolve into his final Unicorn form. Joining the gang is art and design extraordinaire and all round holy-guy, PopeArt! We run through his impressive career, explore the creative process and the search for ‘the masterpiece’ – we also talk a little about those pesky NFT things… (yes, we still hate them, but give PopeArt our holy blessings)But wait, there’s more… Jake and Aaron run through the latest Propaganda, talk all thi...
2022-07-151h 22
Wired UnpluggedRetro Gaming and Arcade Paradise ft Andreas Firnigl | Ep #20This week on Wired Unplugged, host Aaron Cooper takes the lead whilst Jake Kulkowski is overseas totally not doing spy work! To celebrate the launch date reveal of Arcade Paradise, Aaron is joined by Dre from Nosebleed to dive deep into the nuance of how this game came together, retro loves and some of our most memorable arcade experiences – there is also a cat… Not one for going Han Solo, Aaron is also joined by Steve and Gary from Wired to take a proper gander at the latest Wired Propaganda, blaze through the incredible Ninte...
2022-07-011h 55
Wired UnpluggedFrom the Dark Room to Marrowville ft John Robertson | Ep #19This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper awaken to find themselves in a Dark Room with the sharp-witted legend that is John Robertson, where they light a fire on his comedy career, discuss the success and evolution of The Dark Room, banter about writing books whilst balancing the power of humour for a younger audience and casually discuss cannibalism... Sandwiched around John, Jake and Aaron mind-bindingly announce an announcement for an announcement, shoot to the moon on next-gen, accidentally squish Lumote and catch up on non-E3 and the latest news and views in t...
2022-06-231h 16
Wired UnpluggedThis Is Not E3, This Is Just a Tribute | Ep #18This week on Wired Unplugged, host Jake Kulkowski. Takes on the gargantuan task of watching EVERY E3 video of 2022. Sadly, his partner in crime, Aaron Cooper is down and out with the lurgy (Get well soon). This means Jake is joined by Steve Williamson and Gary Marshall, from the Wired Community team. Will Jake survive 410 trailers? Will Steve ever beat the first boss battle in Hollow Knight. Will Gary ever get over the pun “No Mans Skyrim.” All these questions and more are answered in episode 18 of Wired Unplugged.Have a question or topic for the p...
2022-06-171h 28
Wired UnpluggedE3 or Not E3, That is the Question… | Ep #17This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper are joined by the incredible Paige Harvey from Special Effect to discuss the amazing work the charity do for less-abled gamers, community development and dive deep into the creation of the Xbox Adaptive Controller. Jake and Aaron also slip into the void of ‘Not E3’ to discuss some of the announcements thus far and cast their eyes into the crystal ball to try their hand at the prediction game of possible announcements to come. The gang also takes a proper gander at the latest Wired Propaganda to sh...
2022-06-101h 26
Wired UnpluggedOn Tour with Bastille and The SikTh - Lovely Jub-i-lee | Ep #16This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper jump on the tour bus with Kyle Simmons from the globally lauded Bastille and Mikee Goodman from SikTh! WAIT WHAT?!We run the gamut with Mikee and Kyle on all things touring life, gaming for relaxation, videogame voice acting, check in on their current favourite bands, delve deep for pro-level tips on vocal command, taking care of ye olde pipes and dabble in The Falconeer, Disco Elysium and Tiny Troopers!A big thank you to Mikee Goodman for taking the time out and...
2022-06-0358 min
Wired UnpluggedThe Vinyl Countdown ft. Tomas Sala and Benedict Nichols | Ep #15This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper are joined by solo developer legend Tomas Sala, creator of The Falconeer and musical maestro Benedict Nichols to talk music, games and sinking deep into the game development process. Buckle down as our gang take a proper gander at the latest videogame propaganda, discuss the possibilities of new ‘pro-style consoles on the horizon, tussle on the effects of GamePass, slip into E3 excitement mode and pursue that elusive partnership with a well-known bakery… Oh and just what would the world of a space-faring cat battling unicorns MIGHT...
2022-05-271h 16
Wired UnpluggedAllegedly Home Alone with Silent Hill | Ep #14This week on Wired Unplugged, hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper were abandoned by their special guests and instead wrap up together in a cozy blanket to dish the latest news, views and blues from the gaming world! Strap in as our hosts set a bioluminescent challenge, salute an incredible award-winning VO artist, stave off the hounding lawyers with the use of "allegedly", take three trips back to Silent Hill and whack out their Buster Swords (oooh, matron...) to mull over the future of a remade Midgar! Grab that cuppa, sink into your cosiest chair an...
2022-05-2057 min
Wired UnpluggedTriple AAAGH and a Jar of Jin ft. JinJar247 | Ep #13This week on Wired Unplugged, our valiant hosts Jake Kulkowski and Aaron Cooper are joined by special guest streamer JinJar247. This week, we roll through the latest news and happenings from around the industry, plan a special birthday party, dive into thoughts on the upcoming book release of ex-Nintendo President and CEO Reggie and share thoughts and opinions on the Indie scene versus AAA (now known as Triple AAAGH). We also pick the mind of JinJar on all things content creation and streaming and provide a solid alibi to absolve him of crimes he totally di...
2022-05-131h 02
Wired UnpluggedUnplugged and Illuminated Feat. Arn and Kyle from Luminawesome | Ep #12Fresh from our PAX East adventures in Boston - Jake settles down solo this week with Arn and Kyle from Luminawesome to discuss the squishiest PAX ever as Lumote: The Mastermote chronicles lit up the show flow!As well as the motes, our dynamic trio discuss:- Final Fantasy 16- New York Suing Bobby Kotick- Embracer Group buying ALL the Ip's- Xbox Buying Blizzard- And more!Thanks to everyone (and especially Gloria Gaynor, Helen Mirren, and our ever-growing legion of A-list celebrities) for supporting the podcast...
2022-05-0655 min
Wired UnpluggedLive at PAX East 2022 | Ep #11This week our hero's jetted off to Boston USA to hold the very first Wired Unplugged Live show! With a packed room (ok, not that packed but it was the first panel post Covid-19!) the boys talked all things indie publishing and were joined on stage by Wired MD Leo Zullo, Arcade Paradise Dre Firnigl and Good Vibes Gaming front man, friend of Wired and general all round nice dude Ash Paulsen.Thanks to everyone (and especially Gloria Gaynor, Helen Mirren, and our ever-growing legion of A-list celebrities) for supporting the podcast so far. If you'd like...
2022-04-291h 03
Wired UnpluggedHeading to Tromaville ft. Lloyd Kaufman | Ep #10While heroic duo are away at PAX East, we went into the vault and unearthed this unseen interview with Troma legend and Wired friend Lloyd Kaufman.Join Aaron Cooper and guests Sam Clay and Achim H as they talk all things Toxic Avenger, Troma origins, and of course Wired's very own Victor Vran! Make sure you hit Sub and stay tuned for our live PAX show next week!Thanks to everyone (and especially Gloria Gaynor, Helen Mirren, and our ever-growing legion of A-list celebrities ) for supporting the podcast so far. If you'd like to help...
2022-04-221h 15
Safe Space: The Video Games Mental Health PodcastStress-relieving games and games industry stories with Jake Kulkowski (Season 1 Episode 17)In this episode, Rosie talks to Jake Kulkowski about his role at Dead Good Media, his podcasts with Wired Productions and Special Moves, and his career path into the video games industry. We also focus on what games we go to for our own stress relief, and the kinds of titles that enable us to relax, including the discussion around why some gamers find escapism within horror titles.
We discuss Jake's mental health story, and some of the games that mean the most to him.
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2022-04-2153 min
Wired UnpluggedCats Out Of The Bag ft. Angry Demon Studios | Ep #09In Episode #09 of the Wired Unplugged podcast. We get the band back together with Aaron once again joining Jake for all the latest gaming news.Then Jake gets to talk to John, Caroline and William from Angry Demon Studios about Gori: Cuddly Carnage and what inspires them to create a murder-kitty on a death-dealing hoverboard?Also covered by the chaps:Kingdom Hearts 4 is announced and we saw WHAT in the trailer?Nintendo has bought.....some....land?Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the UK's biggest lego launch ever beating WHICH game?...
2022-04-151h 26
Wired UnpluggedMirren, Mirren on the Wall ft. StephofAnime | Ep #08Episode #08 of Wired Unplugged sees the return of vinyl superstar Steve to discuss the finer logistics of cat food shipping, E3, Monkey Island and more! There is also an all new monthly segment spotlighting streamers, starting with Stephofanime (that is a lot of s words)You can find Steph at:Twitch Twitter Thanks to everyone (and especially Helen Mirren) for supporting the podcast so far. If you'd like to help shape the podcast you can email in questions/suggestions/feedback/love letters unplugged@wiredproductions.com The Wired Unplugged podcast is...
2022-04-081h 17
Wired UnpluggedDub Be Good To Me | Ep #07In Episode 7 of the Wired Unplugged Podcast, we’re joined by technical difficulties. But never fear the show still goes on and we’ve had some fun covering this up so you won’t even notice a thing, so join us for gaming discussion, an impromptu Kirby-suck (or two) and the intense mid-show dragon attack… Also covered in this weeks episode : An upcoming game announcement?!Wired Black Label Updates! PlayStation NostalgiaWired Family Support for Ukraine!Deliver Us The Moon (and Mars)Zelda… Thanks to everyone (and especially Gloria Gaynor) for su...
2022-04-0159 min
Wired UnpluggedSteve! Wired's resident soundtrack guru. | Ep #06In Episode 6 of the Wired Unplugged podcast we're joined by Steve. Wired's in house soundtrack guru. We talk all things soundtracks, vinyl and argue about the best gaming soundtrack ever. All this and the loads more of the usual shenanigans.Also covered in this weeks episode :The Falconeer vinyl.Wired at WASD and PAX.A new Witcher title is in the works! Ikumi Nakamura only got a bit of recognition in Ghostwire TokyoUbisoft announced Scalar technologyIs Beyond Good & Evil 2 vaporware?Thanks to everyone (and especially Gloria Gaynor) f...
2022-03-251h 15
Wired UnpluggedPaul and Koen Deetman from KeokeN | Ep #05In episode 5 of the Wired Unplugged podcast we’re joined by the Deetman brothers from Keoken as they talk all things Deliver Us The Moon, space and cockroaches. Also this week: We bring some exciting Wired newsPerfect Dark’s potential ‘dark future’ as studio suffers massive walkoutsElden Ring’s crazy sales update and an Aaron storytimeHave Konami silently updated the trademark on one of their most beloved IPsHogwarts Legacy state of play. We’ve seen it, but have players separated art from the artist?Thanks to everyone (an...
2022-03-181h 25
Wired UnpluggedBewitchered ft. Doug Cockle | Ep #01In Episode One of the Wired Unplugged podcast, voice of The Witcher's 'Geralt of Rivia' Doug Cockle joins the gang to talk all things voice acting, arcade machines & answers the age of question, Yen or Triss? The lads also discuss The Rock's new movie role, the Steam Deck and Pokemon Legends of Arceus.The Wired Unplugged podcast is a weekly gaming podcast where hosts Aaron Cooper and Jake Kulkowski break the third wall and lift the lids on the secrets of publishing and the gaming industry; as they dig out thoughts, opinions and...
2022-02-021h 42
Wired UnpluggedBewired | Ep #00In our prequel episode join Wired Productions co-founders Jason Leathers, Kevin Leathers and Leo Zullo as they tell us the origin story of the company who's name is on this thing! Learn about why dogs, Nordic Games razor blades and public parks (not all at once) may be the most important element in the inception of Wired Productions.The Wired Unplugged podcast is a weekly gaming podcast where hosts Aaron Cooper and Jake Kulkowski break the third wall and lift the lids on the secrets of publishing and the gaming industry; as they dig out...
2022-02-0257 min
My Xbox And MeWhat 2020 Game Disappointed US Most! - My Xbox And Me 276 With (Jake Kulkowski)On This Weeks My Xbox And Me Jake Kullkowski Join Me to talk about our biggest game that disappointed us!
2021-01-0344 min