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Rami Made a Video Game! Australia Did It
2 november 2026 · 45 min
Can you believe it? Mr. Rami Ismail has made a video game. It's called Australia Did It, and it launches later this month. In preparation, Mike played the game a bunch, and now has loads of questions for Rami.
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Is Making Games Even Worth It?
19 oktober 2026 · 38 min
Why bother? Between the layoffs, the poor sales, the threat of AI, it feels like making video games in 2026 has become a bit of a pointless endeavour. Lees meer
Mike Rose (No More Robots founder) and Rami Ismail (Vlambeer founder) decide to answer this question once and for all. Should you bother making video games?
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The 20 Games That Shaped Our Careers
5 oktober 2026 · 57 min
Mike Rose and Rami Ismail have been around in video games for nearly 40 years combined, and have worked on a bunch of different games -- but what games inspired, directed and influenced their career trajectories? Lees meer
Together they discuss 20 games that got them to where they are. Picks include Minecraft, Age of Empires, Papers Please, Golden Sun, Cave Story, and Spelunky.
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What Are the Best Games Out Right Now?
21 september 2026 · 50 min
Mike and Rami have been playing loads of video games, and they decide to actually talk about video games for a change. Lees meer
They talk Blood of the Dawnwalker, Assassin's Creed, The Incident at Galley House, Big Walk, Blood Dungeon, and more
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Simon Carless Does Actually Own a Car
24 augustus 2026 · 53 min
Bit of a misleading name. Lees meer
Simon Carless of GameDiscoverCo is on the poddy with us today, talking about analytics and video game history and dealing with Mike's usual bs. Rami still can't believe this is a real podcast. Mike Rose and Rami Ismail host.
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The Quest For The Publishing Deal!
10 augustus 2026 · 41 min
It's the first ever Mike & Rami LIVE, recorded at Develop Conference in Brighton! Lees meer
Huge thanks to Develop Conference for letting us do this ridiculous thing on their stage. Mike & Rami play a 40 minute DnD session, and it goes exactly how you'd expect. We've got dice rolls, we've got guests, we've got game pitches, we've got the lot.
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Mike and Rami Go Outside
27 juli 2026 · 39 min
Time to touch sand. Lees meer
Mike Rose & Rami Ismail are at Develop Conference in Brighton this week, where they talk about the conference and their memories of it over the years; How they will definitely not be going in the sea; And discuss why the seagulls in Brighton are essentially "sky tanks".
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How Much Do Video Games Sell in 2026?
13 juli 2026 · 51 min
Mike Rose of No More Robots has launched a bunch of video games this year. In this episode of Mike & Rami Are Still Here, Mike goes into details about these game launches with Rami Ismail, including what worked, and what didn't. Lees meer
Is everyone in video games bad? Are we doomed? Let's find out.
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Victoria Tran and Waluigi Sitting In a Tree
29 juni 2026 · 39 min
K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lees meer
Victoria Tran (Innersloth, Wholesome Games) joins Mike & Rami this week, and tries to understand what the point of this podcast is. In between, she shills her book "Mastering Community Management", answers rapid fire questions, and doesn't have a bucket list.
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Was Starting A Podcast A Mistake?
15 juni 2026 · 44 min
Six months ago, two old men from the video game industry started a podcast. Lees meer
Now Mike Rose and Rami Ismail talk through how it's all gone, giving numbers and statistics, and how close we are to our goals. Has it gone well? What could we do better? What's next for the podcast?
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Game of the Year (So Far)
1 juni 2026 · 48 min
Mike and Rami judge what the Game of the Year (so far) is Lees meer
Pragamata? Mewgenics? Titanium Court? Mixtape? Marathon? Slay the Spire II? Pokopia? Something else? Let's find out!
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Attack of the Gong
18 mei 2026 · 56 min
The Saga Continues. Lees meer
Mike and Rami have collected 15 questions from our listeners, and now proceed to answer them as quickly as possible. They talk Golden Sun, text adventures, Twitter, distracting Elon's parents, life after love, the ideal sandwich, therapy, and going to heaven in 2027.
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Who Wants to Be a Thousandaire? Part 2
4 mei 2026 · 50 min
15 questions. Three lifelines. $1,000. Part 2. Lees meer
Rami Ismail is back in the Thousandaire hotseat. Let's see if he can answer all of Mike Rose's 15 questions correctly, and become the first ever Thousandaire.
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Who Wants to Be a Thousandaire?
20 april 2026 · 42 min
15 questions. Three lifelines. $1,000. Lees meer
It's Rami Ismail in the Thousandaire hotseat this week, working his way through host Mike Rose's questions. Can he answer all 15 questions correctly, and become the first ever Thousandaire?
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Lucas Pope Wants Buttering Up
6 april 2026 · 55 min
Not bad for a first guest.
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The Problem with Bonk Scenes
23 maart 2026 · 47 min
Very weird way to do filler episodes, excuse the pun.
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Are You Gonna Eat that Dessert?
9 maart 2026 · 50 min
Talk about a turn of events!
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The Worst Cold Open
23 februari 2026 · 49 min
I thought British people were supposed to be funny.
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Return of the Gong
9 februari 2026 · 40 min
The gong has returned.
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Wanna See a Party Trick?
26 januari 2026 · 58 min
Party tricks. Saudi Princes. Steam pricing. Lees meer
Somehow, Mike & Rami talk about all three of these topics on the same episode.
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Let Me Tell You a Story, Ramses
12 januari 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
So many stories, so little time. Lees meer
Listen to Mike and Rami waffle their way through a variety of video game industry stories, including tales that reduce them both to tears.
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Let's Not Talk About 2026
29 december 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
"Survive until 2025", they said. Things will get better, they said. Lees meer
2025 was bad, and there's not a lot to say 2026 will be better. Mike & Rami discuss what's coming up for the games industry.
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What is "Success"?
14 december 2025 · 48 min
Apparently "success" in video games, is when you have loads of concurrent players on Steam -- at least that's what players think. Lees meer
Of course, they're very wrong. So then, what is it? Sounds like a good topic for Mike & Rami to natter about.
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Mike & Rami Are Still Here #1
1 december 2025 · 50 min
Mike Rose & Rami Ismail are still, inexplicably, working in the video game industry after too many years of soaring highs, and soul-crushing lows. Lees meer
In this intro episode, the two industry veterans begin their "Still Here" voyage, and hope you'll be excited to come along for the ride.