Mike & Rami Are Still Here

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  How Much Do Video Games Sell in 2026? 13.07.2026 50min

  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. 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 29.06.2026 38min

  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 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? 15.06.2026 43min

  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 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) 01.06.2026 47min

  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 find out!
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  Attack of the Gong 18.05.2026 55min

  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 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 04.05.2026 49min

  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 correctly, and become the first ever Thousandaire.
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  Who Wants to Be a Thousandaire? 20.04.2026 41min

  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 answer all 15 questions correctly, and become the first ever Thousandaire?
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  Lucas Pope Wants Buttering Up 06.04.2026 55min

  Not bad for a first guest.
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  The Problem with Bonk Scenes 23.03.2026 47min

  Very weird way to do filler episodes, excuse the pun.
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  Are You Gonna Eat that Dessert? 09.03.2026 50min

  Talk about a turn of events!
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  The Worst Cold Open 23.02.2026 48min

  I thought British people were supposed to be funny.
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  Return of the Gong 09.02.2026 40min

  The gong has returned.
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  Wanna See a Party Trick? 26.01.2026 57min

  Party tricks. Saudi Princes. Steam pricing. 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 12.01.2026 1h 2min

  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 tears.
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  Let's Not Talk About 2026 29.12.2025 1h 5min

  "Survive until 2025", they said. Things will get better, they said. 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"? 14.12.2025 48min

  Apparently "success" in video games, is when you have loads of concurrent players on Steam -- at least that's what players think. 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 01.12.2025 49min

  Mike Rose & Rami Ismail are still, inexplicably, working in the video game industry after too many years of soaring highs, and soul-crushing lows. 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.