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
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Daisy tells of the raid on Tyburn Utopias that entailed its final hours; Unseen forces arrange a very strange reunion in Portland.
This episode contains mature content and graphic language, and depictions of violence.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
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12 Aug 2024
Episode 11: A Show of Petulance
Kurt grows concerned over a sudden persistently recurring thought; Daisy takes on a new incognito persona in Portland; and Yaroslav is given dire orders…
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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5 Aug 2024
Episode 10: Watching Me and Watching Them
Kurt remembers the build becoming much stronger than anyone could have imagined; Tensions rise at Tyburn Utopias as Mark becomes increasingly unhinged, surrounded by his new yes men; The team is unnerved as animator Bryce seems to be getting a bit too engaged with the game 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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29 Jul 2024
Episode 9: God Killed the Dinosaurs, but This Is Different
NigelDave reckons with the history of his own creation – an accident that they tried to kill off; John Tyburn-Smith believes he’s not the only one tracking Daisy, as she considers a proposal to flee to Portland…
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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22 Jul 2024
Episode 8: Love Is Not Real. I Will Try to Make It Exist
The project faces serious new legal opposition while in full-scale development in Montana; Kurt and Daisy form a bond, and are being unknowingly pursued by NigelDave…
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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15 Jul 2024
Episode 7: Sad Because I Loved Idiots
New, disruptive hires at the company help reignite Mark Tyburn’s drive; NigelDave finds humans so easy to ensnare, and warns of new threats afoot; Yaroslav is given strange instructions from a new prison guard…
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.
~~~
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8 Jul 2024
Episode 6: I'm Sorry I Upset You
The engineering team show off their 12-year-old digital avatar. A creation based on Daisy Tyburn; John Tyburn-Smith laments joining the family business; Kurt Fischer is losing his grasp on discerning humans from Artificial Intelligence…
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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1 Jul 2024
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.
~~~
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24 Jun 2024
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.
~~~
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17 Jun 2024
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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~~~
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10 Jun 2024
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 adult content and graphic language.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
~~~
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~~~
10 Jun 2024
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 adult content and graphic language.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
~~~
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~~~
10 Jun 2024
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 adult content and graphic language.
Created and written by Dan Houser. Directed by Lazlow. From Absurd Ventures and QCODE.
~~~
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Learn more about upcoming content at AbsurdVentures.com and QCODEMedia.com
~~~
10 Jun 2024
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 adult 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
Learn more about upcoming content at AbsurdVentures.com and QCODEMedia.com
~~~
15 May 2024
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
~~~
15 May 2024
Coming June 10th - 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.
Coming June 10th 2024.
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
~~~
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