Culture Star Citizen’s Senior Lead Gameplay Engineer Goes Indie – Chad and Curtis McKinney of Bit Rot ToddMitchell, October 24, 2021July 11, 2024 Chad and Curtis McKinney, Ph. D. (yes, both) call in to discuss Chad’s experience with Cloud Imperium working on Star Citizen and their collaborative indie efforts on Recursive Ruin, a “kaleidoscopic first-person narrative puzzle game” not quite like anything else you’ve likely seen. Continue Reading
Culture Exclusive Release Day Interview with Halo: Divine Wind Author, Troy Denning ToddMitchell, October 19, 2021July 11, 2024 Prolific bestselling author Troy Denning calls in on release day for Halo: Divine Wind. We discuss the book’s place in the Halo universe, his experiences collaborating with 343 Industries, and the sentimental inspiration for his first Halo story. Continue Reading
Culture Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Returns Again ToddMitchell, October 14, 2021July 11, 2024 Industry author, journalist, and developer Mat Bradley-Tschirgi returns to discuss his indie game collaboration with notorious filmmaker Uwe Boll, his interview with legendary Sierra Online founder Ken Williams, getting his first article on Polygon, and more. Continue Reading
Culture Richard Butler of RAGE Works ToddMitchell, October 7, 2021July 11, 2024 Richard Butler, New York-based Editor-in-Chief of RAGE Works calls in to discuss the early days of podcasting, his journey through the geek culture world, and how none other than GaryVee nearly convinced him to give up on his dreams. Continue Reading
Culture Disasterpeace and Casey Lucas-Quaid of Dinosaur Polo Club ToddMitchell, September 30, 2021July 11, 2024 Co-host Matt Hill enters the chat! Community manager Casey Lucas-Quaid and famed composer Rich Vreeland (AKA “Disasterpeace”) of Dino Polo Club hang out to discuss their hit indie games, Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. We discuss the Apple Arcade program, keeping the indie spirit alive, navigating Steam Workshop, and more. Continue Reading
Culture Fay and Martyn Maillardet of Imaginary Friends Games ToddMitchell, September 23, 2021July 11, 2024 Former Nintendo employees Fay and Martyn Maillardet call in to discuss life after the pro industry and the creation of their first proper indie release, Shindig. Continue Reading
Culture now.gg CEO, Rosen Sharma ToddMitchell, September 16, 2021July 11, 2024 Former McAfee CTO Rosen Sharma–now CEO of BlueStacks, now.gg, and Game.tv–discusses his transition into gaming and where software distribution in the industry may be headed, including his thoughts on a future beyond mobile app stores. It may come sooner than you think. Continue Reading
Culture Comedian Steven Morgan ToddMitchell, September 9, 2021July 11, 2024 Steven Morgan–accomplished Netherlands-based comedian, actor, musician, and writer–joins to discuss comedy in the pandemic times, embracing your introversion, navigating unexpected viral attention, and more. Continue Reading
Culture Rygar Book Author Brian Riggsbee ToddMitchell, September 2, 2021July 11, 2024 Brian Riggsbee calls in with loads of insight about the arcade classic Rygar and the scoop on the upcoming second edition of his sold-out book, The Legend of Argus: The complete history of Rygar. Continue Reading
Game Development Hacked: No Facebook, No Oculus Quest ToddMitchell, August 26, 2021July 11, 2024 Over half of the VR market is controlled by a social media platform with no clear process for human support. What happens when something goes wrong? In this episode, Todd goes over a hack on his Facebook profile that resulted in a bricked Quest headset and nowhere to turn. Here’s… Continue Reading