Culture Blake J. Harris, Author of Console Wars and The History of the Future ToddMitchell, May 28, 2019July 11, 2024 To help us close out Season 2, Blake J. Harris makes a surprise appearance to reflect on his early life and career, the success of Console Wars and the upcoming television adaptation from Legendary Entertainment with producers Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg. We also discuss his new book, The History… Continue Reading
Culture Rob Hewson of Huey Games ToddMitchell, May 20, 2019July 11, 2024 Thanks to some gracious networking help from Patreon supporter Mark Feller and Indie Gamer Chick, this time we’re hearing from LEGO games veteran and current Huey Games CEO/Creative Director Rob Hewson! As has become a beautiful show tradition, we open up by discussing what everyday game development is like in… Continue Reading
Game Development Kamil Krupiński on Game Industry Production Work and Community Management ToddMitchell, May 16, 2019July 11, 2024 “A lot of problems that you can have in organizations that have 120 people can also be found in organizations that have like 12, so you manage at a smaller scale, but those problems tend to be the same.” Continue Reading
Culture Draw Distance Producer Kamil Krupiński ToddMitchell, May 13, 2019July 11, 2024 This show was a couple of firsts for the podcast: I think it was probably the first time we’ve had on an industry producer who wasn’t also responsible for several other jobs (at least no more than any producer is) and it was also the first guest we’ve had phone… Continue Reading
Game Development Exclusive Footage of Ritual: Crown of Horns from the Creators of Serial Cleaner ToddMitchell, May 10, 2019July 11, 2024 We’re excited to chat with the Draw Distance development team (formerly iFun4All), developers of the super entertaining stealth puzzle game Serial Cleaner, for an upcoming episode of the #GameDev Breakdown Podcast! The team very kindly gave us an early build of their new game, Ritual: Crown of Horns and set… Continue Reading
Game Development The Many Issues With Senator Josh Hawley’s Call for New Video Game Legislation ToddMitchell, May 8, 2019July 11, 2024 Todd Mitchell is an independent journalist, game developer, studio founder, and coincidentally, an independent voter in Hawley’s state of Missouri. Continue Reading
Game Development Composer Stephen Tanksley ToddMitchell, May 7, 2019July 11, 2024 Previously on the podcast we’ve had opportunities to hear from highly specialized sound designers, musicians, and recording engineers, but we’ve had somewhat limited time to really dig into composition, and that happens to be one of Stephen Tanksley’s areas of expertise. Stephen is a Chicago-area composer for both games and… Continue Reading
Game Development This Is How Fast Bad Journalism Creates Problems in the Game Industry ToddMitchell, May 1, 2019July 11, 2024 If you recently heard something like “Borderlands 3 Will Feature 25 Times as Many Guns as Borderlands 2,” you’re a victim of bad game journalism, and you deserve to know what’s actually going on. Continue Reading