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Photos of Peter Moore and More

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For a change of pace, we go back and follow up on a set of previous news stories to see where things ended up. Topics include LEGO and Unity, the Playdate, EA’s FIFA loot boxes, and Moore…

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The Teams Behind Rank: Warmaster and Altercation

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Following their exhibits at Virtual Indie Games Expo 2020, creators from Laser Beams & Particle Streams Software, Inc. share details on the upcoming 4X/RTS/Space flight sim, Rank: Warmaster and Ryan S. Peterson tells us about his upcoming platform brawler, Altercation.

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Let’s Make a PlayStation Game

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We wrap up the console development series with a look at Sony PlayStation hardware, the development programs they run, interesting funding initiatives, and an unusual story about how Sony delisted a previous podcast guest.

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Game Dev Talk Has Landed on Roku

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The GameDev Breakdown podcast has just arrived in the Roku Channel Store! There may be some delay before it shows up in search, so the link is available below.

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PO Boxes Are Not Cool or Fun

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Todd heads to the post office to record the pre-Christmas mailbag episode. Chaos ensues.

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Who is Video James?

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It’s all about who you know, unless you’re not even the kind of guy who should be bothering that person.

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#GameDev Breakdown Video Show – Gaming’s Darkest Hour

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A bizarre swatting incident in Wichita leaves a totally uninvolved man dead, the World Health Organization includes a gaming addiction disorder in its draft for the International Compendium of Diseases, and we follow up on a recommendation from last week’s show.

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Gone Fishin’

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Cast your cares away and join us on a wilderness getaway in the form of a show recorded inside a massively multiplayer online first-person fishing game. Yes, really. 

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Confidence and Cash in Indie Games

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John praises Brawlhalla at length, Todd crowns a diet soda for champions, and we take a look at epic successes and failures in some of the most popular business models for indie studios and their games.

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Weekend News with John Schiber

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It’s the weekend! A guest from the Next-Gen Nerds podcast stops by to talk gaming news, share ideas, and hear why Todd was nervous around animatronic robots way before it was cool. 
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