Mike & Rami Are Still Here

Is Making Games Even Worth It?

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. Mike Rose (No More

The 20 Games That Shaped Our Careers

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

What Are the Best Games Out Right Now?

Mike and Rami have been playing loads of video games, and they decide to actually talk about video games for a change. They talk Blood of the Dawnwalker, Assassin's

Simon Carless Does Actually Own a Car

Bit of a misleading name. Simon Carless of GameDiscoverCo is on the poddy with us today, talking about analytics and video game history and dealing with Mike's usua

The Quest For The Publishing Deal!

It's the first ever Mike & Rami LIVE, recorded at Develop Conference in Brighton! Huge thanks to Develop Conference for letting us do this ridiculous thing on their

Mike and Rami Go Outside

Time to touch sand. 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 Much Do Video Games Sell in 2026?

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

Victoria Tran and Waluigi Sitting In a Tree

K.I.S.S.I.N.G. 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

Was Starting A Podcast A Mistake?

Six months ago, two old men from the video game industry started a podcast. Now Mike Rose and Rami Ismail talk through how it's all gone, giving numbers and statist

Game of the Year (So Far)

Mike and Rami judge what the Game of the Year (so far) is Pragamata? Mewgenics? Titanium Court? Mixtape? Marathon? Slay the Spire II? Pokopia? Something else? Let's

Attack of the Gong

The Saga Continues. 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 adven

Who Wants to Be a Thousandaire? Part 2

15 questions. Three lifelines. $1,000. Part 2. Rami Ismail is back in the Thousandaire hotseat. Let's see if he can answer all of Mike Rose's 15 questions corr

Who Wants to Be a Thousandaire?

15 questions. Three lifelines. $1,000. It's Rami Ismail in the Thousandaire hotseat this week, working his way through host Mike Rose's questions. Can he answe

Lucas Pope Wants Buttering Up

Not bad for a first guest.

The Problem with Bonk Scenes

Very weird way to do filler episodes, excuse the pun.

Are You Gonna Eat that Dessert?

Talk about a turn of events!

The Worst Cold Open

I thought British people were supposed to be funny.

Return of the Gong

The gong has returned.

Wanna See a Party Trick?

Party tricks. Saudi Princes. Steam pricing. Somehow, Mike & Rami talk about all three of these topics on the same episode.

Let Me Tell You a Story, Ramses

So many stories, so little time. Listen to Mike and Rami waffle their way through a variety of video game industry stories, including tales that reduce them both to tear