Matt Leacock

Game designer and author

New York City, USA

About Matt

Matt Leacock is a game designer and author known for his work on board games such as Pandemic. He has a large following on social media and is known for his work on gaming addiction.

Associated Podcasts

Nintendo Voice Chat

Guest

Roz & Mocha

Guest

The Inner Gamer Podcast

Host

The XboxCast

Guest

Connect

Recent Appearances

1389 - Mixed Signals, Holiday Stress & Gaming Confessions

Roz & Mocha•Dec 13, 2025•28:09•guest

PlayStation State of Play Live Reaction (November 2025)

Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast•Nov 11, 2025•1:01:41•host

Matt Leacock

About Matt

Associated Podcasts

Nintendo Voice Chat

Roz & Mocha

The Inner Gamer Podcast

The XboxCast

Connect

Recent Appearances

1389 - Mixed Signals, Holiday Stress & Gaming Confessions

PlayStation State of Play Live Reaction (November 2025)

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast

Key Topics

DF Direct Weekly #224: PS5 Low Power Mode=PS6 Handheld? Fallout Bakersfield, Crytek 25th Anniversary

Fallout For Lore

390: Palworld, Suicide Squad and Death Stranding 2

375: Diablo 4, The Finals and Summer Games Fest

371: Inscryption, Ghostwire: Tokyo and Ubisoft's XDefiant

366: Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel's Midnight Suns and Tilted Nation Phantom Stand

341: Dying Light 2, Pokemon Legends Arceus and Open World is Broken

290: Baldur's Gate 3, Fall Guys Season 2 and Genre-Defining Games

258: The Cycle, PAX East and The Promise of Baldur's Gate 3

Our Hype and Fears for Animal Crossing: New Horizons - NVC 495

224: Sea of Thieves, Nuclear Winter and Post E3 Highlights

175: Realm Royale, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Best of E3 Part 2

156: Battalion 1944, Monster Hunter: World and Games for Streaming

143: Star Wars Battlefront 2, Super Mario Odyssey and Video Game Difficulty

140: Project Octopath Traveler, Nintendo Direct and Games That Hurt Franchises