Game Development Golden Axed! ToddMitchell, October 22, 2020July 11, 2024 SEGA celebrates its 60th anniversary by releasing a cancelled Golden Axe reboot on Steam, complete with a tongue-in-cheek title sequence and apologies for its bugs and jankiness. The developer cries foul and tells the story behind its chaotic production. Continue Reading
Culture Wheaton’s Law Has Consequences ToddMitchell, October 19, 2020July 11, 2024 An email from a familiar name illustrated a perfect example of why you should be kind to people in your content space, or failing that, at least be quiet. We’ll also discuss why a sky-high number of followers on social media isn’t exactly what you should be chasing. Continue Reading
Game Development Supporting Your Game ToddMitchell, October 12, 2020July 11, 2024 Do you really have time to support your own video game? If you’re an indie game developer, the answer is probably no, but app and game stores expect you to provide this service for your customers. In this episode of GameDev Breakdown, we’ll take a look at some strategies you… Continue Reading
Culture The Time Sierra On-Line Nearly Unionized ToddMitchell, October 8, 2020July 11, 2024 Ken Williams has released a new book, Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings: The rise and fall of Sierra On-Line. In the process of telling Sierra’s entire story from his perspective for the first time, he reveals what was surely among the very earliest attempts at unionization within the… Continue Reading
Culture Max Pears of CD PROJEKT RED ToddMitchell, September 11, 2020July 11, 2024 Cyberpunk 2077 designer Max Pears calls in to discuss his recent book, Let’s Design: Combat, his podcast, Level Design Lobby, and his meteoric rise in game design, from school to Ubisoft’s The Division to CD PROJEKT RED’s most hotly anticipated title to date. Continue Reading
Culture Video Segment: Todd Talks Epic and Microsoft vs. Google and Apple on Fandom Unlimited ToddMitchell, August 29, 2020July 11, 2024 Todd calls in for Fandom Unlimited’s Facebook live stream to discuss the unfolding courtroom drama over Fortnite, mobile app stores, and the very souls of teenagers everywhere. Okay probably not that last one, but it could have major ramifications for Unreal Engine devs everywhere. Continue Reading
Game Development Fandom Unlimited Appearance and Courtroom Drama ToddMitchell, August 28, 2020July 11, 2024 Todd appeared on Fandom Unlimited’s live Facebook stream to talk about Epic and Microsoft vs. Apple and Google, then we dive into an equally troubling lawsuit between a studio and publisher that you might not have heard about. Continue Reading
Game Development Episode 100 ToddMitchell, August 20, 2020July 11, 2024 Well we did it. 100 episodes of GameDev Breakdown. Continue Reading
Culture Shammi Mohamed, formerly of Microsoft and Turn 10 ToddMitchell, August 14, 2020July 11, 2024 If you’re into any technology from the earliest days of PC gaming to modern 3D engine development (with a dash of pilot certification in the middle), Shammi Mohamed is a great person to get to know. Continue Reading
Culture Banks Boutté and Maxx Burman of KitBash3D ToddMitchell, August 11, 2020July 11, 2024 KitBash3D has developed a reputation for world-class 3D assets used by some of the biggest studio and artist names in TV, Film, and triple-A games. Today, the company announced efforts to reach the rest of the game development space. Continue Reading