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The Increasingly Complex World of Cheating in Video Games

November 7, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

This article was originally published at the now-defunct Zam. Cheating is as old as gaming, but it still presents brand new problems. Gone are the days of simple cheat codes in secluded sessions between player and machine. In their place, a booming new business thrives. Companies battle in court for the right to offer cheat … Read more

Ash Lyons of Gearbox

June 14, 2022October 10, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

Fresh off of his contributions to Borderlands 3, Gearbox senior VFX artist Ash Lyons calls in to talk about the post-release mood, parenting in the triple-A development space, and his long road to Borderlands.

Surviving Remote Work

June 14, 2022October 7, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

Game development and its specialties have a ton of potential for remote work, which is awesome, but has a unique set of challenges only you can solve for yourself. Do you have to agree to sit on calls with clients? How do you navigate project changes? How can you avoid conflicts? In this episode of GameDev Breakdown we’ll drill down deep based on real world trial and error.

Anger is Optional

June 14, 2022October 3, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

Todd provides an update on the studio, the state of the podcast, and thoughts on managing gaming’s impact on our attitude.

Getting Started With Oculus Quest Development

November 1, 2019September 30, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

This time, courtesy of our great supporters at Patreon, we’re talking about getting up and going with development for the Oculus Quest. It’s worth mentioning that Quest development is reasonably flexible with multiple viable paths to follow, so I’ll specify here that I’ll be demonstrating with Unity and Oculus’ own VR kit available for free … Read more

Game Designer Richard Rouse III

June 14, 2022September 23, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

Richard Rouse III calls in to talk about his new indie title, The Church in the Darkness, and treats us to some stories from his fantastic career including the design of The Suffering, writing Game Design: Theory & Practice, and some interesting creative projects we never got to see.

Nightfall Unlimited Appearance

June 14, 2022September 19, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

Todd puts in an appearance on the Nightfall Unlimited test show with fan favorite Ray Marek, but not before an extended rant about positivity.

Legendary Game Designer David Fox

June 14, 2022September 16, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

LucasArts Employee #3 himself, David Fox joins to talk about his fantastic career contributing to some of the most iconic graphic adventure games of our time, chasing the technology to create location-based interactive experiences, and his philosophy on positive change through design. Topics include VR, interpersonal issues in the modern game industry, politics, electric cars, and more.

Have You Met My Friend Ted?

June 14, 2022September 12, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

Our friend Ted drops by to talk about the history of martinis, what to look for at a Porta Potty in the woods, and the best way to combine Peeps, cola, and obstacle courses. We discuss game development here and there where it comes up.

Legends of GameDev: Clarissa Darling

March 24, 2021September 10, 2019 by Todd Mitchell

Check out our gameDev podcast while you’re here! How many software developer characters in popular culture can you think of, past and present? How many game designers? How many female game designers under 18? If you have anyone left in mind at all (and the headline didn’t ruin it for you), you probably caught Clarissa … Read more