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โ€ข Freelance #GameDev ๐ŸŽฎ โ€ข Host of 'Tech Talk with Daniel Albu' ๐Ÿ“ผ โ€ข Co-producer & co-host of 'Conversations with Curtis' ๐Ÿ“ผ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu ๐Ÿ’ป Website: www.danielalbu.com
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๐ŸŽ‰ Happy birthday to legendary game designer Noah Falstein! I had the privilege of playing Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis in full with Noah, and I also had the privilege of interviewing him a few years ago! youtube.com/playlist...

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Want to hear about the canceled Full Throttle 2 game from the art director himself? I sat down with veteran artist Chris Miles to discuss his journey from animating The Mask animated series to his iconic work at LucasArts. ๐Ÿ“… Premiering in 30 minutes! youtube.com/watch?v=...

Happy Birthday to the incredibly talented Graham Annable (@grickle.bsky.social), the animator and storyteller whose work has brought us everything from Full Throttle to The Boxtrolls!

๐ŸŽ‰ Happy birthday to Escape from Monkey Island project lead Mike Stemmle!

๐ŸŽฌ Iโ€™ve completed editing the first two hours of my conversation with Oliver Franzke (@p1xelcoder.bsky.socialโ€ฌ)! ๐Ÿ•’ Thereโ€™s about 1.5 hours of conversation left to edit, so it seems weโ€™re good for the June 15th premiere date. ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe for more updates! youtube.com/@daniela...

๐Ÿ“† 26 years ago today, Napster launched! ๐Ÿ’พ Napster, the peer-to-peer file sharing application, originally launched on June 1st, 1999!

Want to hear about the canceled Full Throttle 2 from the art director himself? I sat down with veteran artist Chris Miles to explore his creative journey, from animating on The Mask animated series to his iconic work at LucasArts! ๐Ÿ“… Tomorrow @ Noon (PT) youtube.com/watch?v=...

๐Ÿ“… 27 years ago today, The X-Files Game was released! ๐Ÿ’พ The X-Files Game was released on May 31st, 1998! ๐Ÿ’พ

I sat down with veteran artist Chris Miles to explore his creative journey, from animating on The Mask animated series to his iconic work on The Dig, Escape from Monkey Island and the canceled Full Throttle 2 at LucasArts! ๐Ÿ“… Premiering Sunday @ Noon (PT) youtube.com/watch?v=...

Hello, friend. ๐ŸŽฌ Mr. Robotโ€™s pilot episode premiered on video on demand services on May 27th, 2015!

๐Ÿ“… Happy 30th anniversary to Johnny Mnemonic! ๐ŸŽฌ Johnny Mnemonic was released in theaters on May 26th, 1995!

๐Ÿ“… Happy 19th anniversary to Hitman: Blood Money! ๐Ÿ’พ Hitman: Blood Money was released in Europe on May 26th, 2006!

๐ŸŽ‰ Happy birthday to game designer, writer, artist, and animator Larry Ahern! ๐ŸŽฅ In case you missed it, check out my 4.5-hour conversation with him: youtu.be/gTKTtMeCeuc...

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Happy 35th anniversary to Back to the Future Part III! โฐ Back to the Future Part III was released in theaters on May 25th, 1990!

๐Ÿ“… 15 years ago today, the final episode of Lost aired! ๐ŸŽฌ Lost aired its final episode on May 23, 2010!

๐ŸŽผ 25 years ago today, Eminem released his third studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP! ๐Ÿ’ฟ The Marshall Mathers LP was released on May 23rd, 2000!

Just finished editing my conversation with LucasArts artist and animator Chris Miles, which will premiere on June 1. Now diving into the edit for my conversation with LucasArts / Double Fine programmer @p1xelcoder.bsky.socialโ€ฌ, also coming in June. Don't miss out! youtube.com/@daniela...

๐Ÿ“… Happy 29th anniversary to Mission: Impossible! ๐ŸŽฌ Mission: Impossible was released in theaters on May 22nd, 1996!

Oh man, I didnโ€™t know that Pocket was shutting down! Iโ€™ve been using this app for over a decade, from back when it was called Read It Later!

It's National Solitaire Day! Time to play a little Solitaireโ€ฆ on steroids! Solitaire Cardpool: Reshuffled! ๐Ÿƒโ™ ๏ธโ™ฆ๏ธโ™ฃ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ Tap the side of the screen where the next card is one higher or one lower than the bottom card! ๐Ÿƒโ™ ๏ธโ™ฆ๏ธโ™ฃ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธโ™ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ iOS: apps.apple.com/us/ap... Android: play.google.com/stor...

I listened to this so you don't have to and my verdict is... you have to, it's a great interview! He tells a great story about the (non) interactive music for the Wing Commander CES demo.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ My conversation with George Sanger (the musical genius behind The 7th Guest, Maniac Mansion, Wing Commander, and many more iconic soundtracks) is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! creators.spotify.com... ๐ŸŽฅ You can also watch it on YouTube! youtu.be/JbhCIQF4n9o

๐Ÿ“… Happy 35th anniversary to Loom! Loom is my favorite point-and-click adventure game, and I truly think itโ€™s criminally underrated! ๐Ÿ’พ Loom was released in May 1990!

Pac-Man turns 45 today! The iconic game debuted in arcades on this day in 1980!

๐Ÿ“… Happy 45th anniversary to The Empire Strikes Back! ๐ŸŽฌ The Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters on May 21st, 1980!

๐Ÿ“… 10 years ago today, @wadjeteyegames.bsky.socialโ€ฌโ€™s Technobabylon was released! ๐Ÿ’พ Technobabylon was released on May 21st, 2015! ๐Ÿ’พ

๐Ÿ“… 23 years ago today, Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project was released! ๐Ÿ’พ Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project hit shelves on May 21st, 2002!

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Happy 27th anniversary to Godzilla (1998)! โฐ Godzilla was released in theaters on May 20th, 1998!

๐Ÿ“… Happy 20th anniversary to Revenge of the Sith! ๐ŸŽฌ Revenge of the Sith was released in theaters on May 19th, 2005!

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Happy 30th anniversary to Die Hard with a Vengeance! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Die Hard with a Vengeance was released in theaters on May 19th, 1995!

๐Ÿ“† Happy 30th anniversary to @timoflegend.bsky.social's Full Throttle! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ’ฟ The original version of Full Throttle was (actually) released on May 19th, 1995!

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Join me today for a conversation with Matthew Alan Kane, co-designer, programmer, and composer of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders! ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ We talk about his time at Lucasfilm Games, his move to Meyer Sound, and more! ๐Ÿšจ Premiering in 30 minutes! ๐ŸŽฅ youtu.be/3KflAjR1UhY...

I interviewed Matthew Alan Kane, co-designer, programmer, and composer of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, about his work at Lucasfilm Games, his move to Meyer Sound, and more! ๐Ÿšจ Don't miss the premiere! ๐Ÿ“… Tomorrow @ Noon (PT)! ๐ŸŽฅ youtu.be/3KflAjR1UhY...

๐Ÿ“… 14 years ago today, L.A. Noire was released! ๐Ÿ’พ L.A. Noire was released on May 17th, 2011!

I interviewed Matthew Alan Kane, co-designer, programmer, and composer of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, about his work at Lucasfilm Games, his move to Meyer Sound, and more! ๐Ÿšจ Don't miss the premiere! ๐Ÿ“… Sunday @ Noon (PT)! ๐ŸŽฅ youtu.be/3KflAjR1UhY...