Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast podcast is back and Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt continue their deep dive into Don’t Nod Entertainment, Deck Nine, Square Enix’s Life Is Strange franchise and Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, GordbabyMedia, Kevin Kestis, Clarx & MrAnselmi! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-podcast chat

02:51 -- PSA: we are now back on schedule

03:11 -- Square Enix revealed its financial results for the three months of 2025 (Q1 earnings)

24:08 -- You can buy the Life Is Strange Collection for a discounted price in the UK on Amazon

27:43 -- Dayeanne Hutton (Kate, Alyssa & Juliet), Katy Bentz (Steph), Erika Mori (Alex) and Han Soto (Gabe) are appearing at a PAX West panel

35:31 -- Don’t Nod Montreal studio executive producer Luc Baghadoust confirmed a delay in Australia and Canada for the physical release of Lost Records on PS5

43:46 -- Nora Kelly Band’s ‘See You in Hell’ is named in TheGamer

50:47 -- Olivia Lepore talked about the themes of loss and friendship in Lost Records

57:51 -- Double Exposure star Marco Alberto Robinson and True Colors star Erika Mori performed together in the same play, ‘Cry It Out’

01:04:05 -- Don’t Nod is heading to Gamescom 2025 with Tiny Bull Studios for The Lonesome Guild

01:05:31 -- The birthday of Sean Diaz

01:07:41 -- August also marked the birthday of Victoria Chase

01:08:55 -- Forbidden Planet changes the release date of Dust Deluxe Edition in quick succession

01:09:45 -- Amelia Sargisson marked the birthday of Nora Malakian in Lost Records

01:10:37 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @MTTT19 from ‘Episode 109 Side A’ and @terosaarela4555 from ‘Episode 109 Side A’! 😉)

01:25:24 -- Spread The Arts

01:29:31 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, Gordberry, Kevin Kestis, Clarx & MrAnselmi!

01:30:51 -- Outro

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Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

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Side B of Player 1 vs The World's latest StrangeCast podcast is now here and The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt continue their talk around Don’t Nod Entertainment, Deck Nine, Square Enix’s Life Is Strange franchise, Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and much more, including 2026’s Aphelion!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, GordbabyMedia, Kevin Kestis, Clarx & MrAnselmi! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side B’ of StrangeCast

00:14 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt

01:27 -- PSA: this is the final backlog podcast episode that we have; we’ve recorded a new StrangeCast this weekend, by the way

01:47 -- Aphelion executive producer Dimitri Weideli and lead narrative designer Kati Bumbera spoke to The Guardian newspaper about Don’t Nod’s 2026 title and more

20:09 -- Don’t Nod Montreal responded to Lost Records: Bloom & Rage’s award win at The Photo Mode Awards 2025

24:04 -- Hannah Telle (Max Caulfield herself) responds to a Life Is Strange fan who played Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure

27:04 -- Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage has received ‘Patch 4,’ dubbed ‘build 2.04.132116,’ for both console and PC

31:14 -- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is in Sony’s ‘2025 Spotlight Picks’ on the PlayStation Store

33:14 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @ThomasMurch from ‘Episode 107 Side A’ and @PricefieldPunk from ‘Episode 107 Side B!’ 😉)

46:19 -- Spread The Arts

53:28 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, Gordberry, Kevin Kestis, Clarx & MrAnselmi! 🫶🙇‍♂️

54:04 -- Outro for ‘Side B’ of StrangeCast

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Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

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Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast is back *again* and we are FINALLY back on schedule with this latest podcast drop. Following on from our Patreon-built podcast for July, subsequent episodes will be released back on schedule after clearing out the backlog that we have had. The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt are here for ‘Side A’ for a deep dive into the latest discussions and news around Don’t Nod Entertainment, Deck Nine, Square Enix’s Life Is Strange franchise, Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and much more!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, GordbabyMedia, Kevin Kestis, Clarx & MrAnselmi! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side A’

00:14 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt

01:50 -- Wednesday and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder star Emma Myers says that playing Max Caulfield from Life Is Strange in an adaptation would be a ‘dream role’ for her

17:43 -- Des Gayle, who was a producer on Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange Episode 2: Out of Time and Episode 3: Chaos Theory, has now played a key role in establishing Day Off Interactive

25:22 -- Titan finally confirm the existence of Life Is Strange: Dust Deluxe Edition

27:08 -- Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, as part of a collaboration with Maximum Entertainment, has finally received its PlayStation 5 physical release

29:47 -- Adnan and Adam went on an unplanned tangent about Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure and Safi being a nepo baby

34:40 -- Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange 2 lead writer Christian Divine celebrates International Cat Day 2025

36:03 -- The Don’t Nod x Makeship collaboration for Jusant’s Ballast plushie has hit its funding objective

39:04 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, Gordberry, Kevin Kestis, Clarx & MrAnselmi! 🫶🙇‍♂️

39:49 -- Outro for ‘Side A’

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast

🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9

🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6b

Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

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Adnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️

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