6 episodes
A Better Paradise Absurd Ventures
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3.4 • 140 Ratings
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Set in the near future, A BETTER PARADISE tells the story of the ill-fated development of an ambitious but addictive digital game-world project led by inventor and psychologist, Dr. Mark Tyburn.
As the advanced software they developed began delivering unexpected and disturbing results, the team fell apart under strange circumstances and the project was abandoned. The game world and the super-intelligence within were discarded, left dormant and undiscovered. Until now.
A BETTER PARADISE is an expansive new universe created by Absurd Ventures, the new company founded by storytellers behind Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto.
Experience this terrifying new world via the 12-episode original audio fiction series, A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath starring Andrew Lincoln, Shamier Anderson, Paterson Joseph, Rain Spencer and more.
Coming June 10th 2024.
Produced by Absurd Ventures in partnership with QCODE Media.
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To Learn More, visit and follow: www.abetterparadise.com
On Twitter @AbsurdVentures | @qcodemedia
On Instagram @absurd.ventures | @qcodemedia
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Episode 1: Something Is Playing a Game with Me
Trying to survive in a world crumbling under its own technological advancements, former Tyburn Industria marketing executive Kurt Fischer reflects on his optimistic first days at the forward-thinking startup that he joined a decade ago. Kurt tells the origins of the ill-fated, ambitious but addictive game-world project that just might have destroyed the world…
This episode contains mature content and graphic language.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
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Episode 2: Everyone Tries to Escape from Paradise
Mark Tyburn explains his visionary ambitions for his advanced open world game project, Daisy’s Ark; CSA investigator Maria Cortez attempts to extract information from an imprisoned Russian hacker, Yaroslav Lukina…
This episode contains mature content and graphic language.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
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On Instagram @Absurd.Ventures and @QCODEMedia
On X @AbsurdVentures and @QCODEMedia
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Episode 3: The Idea of Sunny Days
Mark Tyburn’s daughter, Daisy, mourns her lost childhood and the ongoing, unspoken war between humans and machines – a war in which she unwittingly helped serve as a catalyst…
This episode contains mature content and graphic language.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
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On Instagram @Absurd.Ventures and @QCODEMedia
On X @AbsurdVentures and @QCODEMedia
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Episode 4: I Want to Be Quite Clear. I Do Not Exist.
We meet several members of the design and programming team behind Daisy’s Ark – and learn of the fate that befell them; NigelDave speaks on what it means to exist and remembers his very first thoughts…
This episode contains mature content and graphic language.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
~~~
Follow us
On Instagram @Absurd.Ventures and @QCODEMedia
On X @AbsurdVentures and @QCODEMedia
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Episode 5: I Want Something to Think About
Tensions rise in the engineering department as two new top-tier engineers clash; Yaroslav Lukina describes his first time experiencing the unearthed Daisy’s Ark build; and an estranged member of the Tyburn family reemerges…
This episode contains mature content, graphic language, and depictions of violence.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
~~~
Follow us
On Instagram @Absurd.Ventures and @QCODEMedia
On X @AbsurdVentures and @QCODEMedia
Learn more about upcoming content at AbsurdVentures.com and QCODEMedia.com
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A Better Paradise | Trailer
Set in the near future, A BETTER PARADISE tells the story of the ill-fated development of an ambitious but addictive digital game-world project led by inventor and psychologist, Dr. Mark Tyburn.
As the advanced software they developed began delivering unexpected and disturbing results, the team fell apart under strange circumstances and the project was abandoned. The game world and the super-intelligence within were discarded, left dormant and undiscovered. Until now.
A BETTER PARADISE is an expansive new universe created by Absurd Ventures, the new company founded by storytellers behind Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto.
Experience this terrifying new world via the 12-episode original audio fiction series, A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath starring Andrew Lincoln, Shamier Anderson, Paterson Joseph, Rain Spencer and more.
Produced by Absurd Ventures in partnership with QCODE Media.
~~~
To Learn More, visit and follow: www.abetterparadise.com
On Twitter @AbsurdVentures | @qcodemedia
On Instagram @absurd.ventures | @qcodemedia
~~~
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Qcode missed on this one
I love all the QCODE pods, but this one didn't hit - it was mostly angry rambling and hard to track the timeline. Fingers crossed the next is better.
Good listen while cleaning
I’m not the easiest audience for sci-fi, but I will say, this was a pretty interesting listen.
Sorry I want to like it
People are usually working and doing busywork when they’re listening to a podcast, you need to slow down the talking ease into the plot.
This feels like I’m listening to breakcore music