The Outer Worlds: Interview with Kate Dollarhyde of Obsidian Entertainment - GoGCast 234

Kate Dollarhyde of Obsidian Entertainment joins us for this episode of the GoGCast. She talks about her career, her work games, the importance of bringing marginalised identities to mainstream games, and how she approached writing Parvati, a darling character in The Outer Worlds. 

Also, Cat attended MEGA 2019 in Montreal and discovered news games, and Ali reports back from GeekGirlCon. Plus, Leah and Simon review Pokémon Sword and Shield and Ali shares her first impressions of Sparklite.

 

Crew Check-in

• MEGA 2019 (00:04:55)
  • Games mentioned: Spiritfarer, Some Like it Hot, Save Eddy Smile, Legend of Ethernal and Shishi: Ballad of the Oracle
• GeekGirlCon (00:21:17)

 

What is Everyone Playing? (00:29:03)

• Pokémon Sword and Shield Review (00:29:03)
• Sparklite First Impressions (00:41:50)

This Week’s News (00:45:27)

• Microsoft X019 Event round-up (00:45:27)
  • ID @ XBOX feature
• Valve announced Half-Life: Alyx! (00:56:38)

This Week’s Topic: Interview with Kate Dollarhyde (00:57:36)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:20:35)

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