Evolution Exchange Gaming

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Ali Collins, Founder at NeverSleep Games. The conversation explores setting up your own game, looking at how developers approach building a game studio and navigating the early stages of game development. The exchange highlights creative processes, technical considerations and the realities of launching within the ga...

Today's episode is hosted by William Thompson and they are joined on the podcast by Rafael Lima, Senior UX Designer at Supercell, Antony Guarda Marques, Lead UI/UX at Couch Heroes, Reinholds Berzins, Lead UX Designer at Bytro Labs GmbH and Andrea Serfaty, Principal UX Designer at King. The conversation explores the importance of UX in gaming, focusing on how user experience shapes player engagemen...

Today's episode is hosted by Aaron Reeves and they are joined on the podcast by Adrian Haggqvist, Gameplay & Game Health Lead at Supercell, Vera Zaitceva, Lead Game Designer at Offroad Games and Harshal Karvande, Principal Game/Product Design at Rovio. The conversation explores how mobile games have evolved over time, examining changes in game design, live service strategies and player engagem...

Today's episode is hosted by Elliot Tripp and they are joined on the podcast by Leigh Christian, Art Director at Hutch Games Ltd, Tomi Toivanen, Creative Art Director at DieNo Games Oy and Michail Iwanow, Art Director at GDEV. The conversation explores how AI in gaming is influencing the way art teams approach production, creativity and efficiency across modern game development pipelines. The exch...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Hamish Young, Game Director (Product Owner) at Avalanche Studios Group and Richard Franke, Founder at Magic Notion Ltd. The conversation explores innovation in gaming and how studios and independent creators approach experimentation, design thinking and evolving player expectations within the modern video game indus...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Katarzyna Kafis Zielińska, Associate Art Director at Techland, Michal Hubert, Head of Product at Dorado Games and Scott Davidson, Creative Director at PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions. The conversation explores a human first approach in the games industry, reflecting on how studio culture, leadership styles and team wellbe...

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Karimane Gallad, Release Manager at Focus Entertainment, Polina Gladkikh, Release Manager at Red Rover Interactive and Lavanya Alamuri, Release Manager at Ubisoft Singapore. The conversation explores the closing phases of game development and why the final stretch of a project can be one of the most demanding and cri...

Today's episode is hosted by Melanie Lindsey and they are joined on the podcast by Maeva Sponbergs, Chief Marketing Officer & Head Of Publishing at Beyond Frames Entertainment AB. The conversation explores the evolving landscape of game publishing and how marketing strategy shapes commercial success in a competitive global market. It examines how leadership at executive level aligns creative v...

Today's episode is hosted by Jamie Manton and they are joined on the podcast by James Schall, CPO/Founder at Secret Mode, Dawid Lubryka, Principal Gameplay Animator at CD Projekt Red Wrocław and Andrej Jagar, Animation Director at Starbreeze Studios. The conversation explores why games perform poorly and whether technical fidelity is truly the deciding factor in commercial and critical success. It...

Today's episode is hosted by Jamie Manton and they are joined on the podcast by Michał Włodarczyk, Creative Lead at 11 bit studios S.A., Mallikarjunaiah Arjun, Art Manager at DPS Games and Alastair Brown, Lead Narrative Content Designer at Abrakam Entertainment. The conversation explores how creative direction in game development moves from early vision to practical execution, aligning multidiscip...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Henry Lunabba, QA at Metacore, Pavlo Mezentsev, Senior Technical Producer at Playrix, Javier Garcia de la Cita, Ex Principal Game Developer at Voodoo and Anton Lapshin, Technical Producer at Playrix. The conversation explores how game development culture evolves from strong technical foundations to collaborative studio...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Vitalii Ivanin, Game Producer at Kadka, Maxime Graux, Ex Head of Product Management at Wooga, Boris Sebbag, Producer at Voodoo and Luis Arias, Senior Game Developer at Voodoo. The conversation explores the evolving world of mobile game development, examining how studios design, test and scale engaging player experiences...

Today's episode is hosted by Elliot Tripp and they are joined on the podcast by Albert Casanelles Gili, Art Lead at Playvalve, Krishna Israney, Game Lead at StarBerry Games and Damian Damianov, Head of Product at Buddy.ai. The conversation explores creativity & business and how studios balance artistic vision with commercial strategy in the gaming industry. The exchange highlights product lead...

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Gary Phelps, Delivery Lead at 10 Chambers, Ken Oshiro, QA Analyst Lead at Metacore and Sebastian Ojala, COO at Northify. The conversation explores routes into the gaming industry and the different pathways available to aspiring professionals. The exchange highlights career progression, transferable skills and the rea...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Edit Vinkler, Producer at Ubisoft Berlin and Tiina Makelaa, Senior Development Manager at Remedy Entertainment Plc. The conversation explores managing teams within the gaming industry and the practical realities of leading creative and technical professionals. The exchange highlights collaboration, communication and...

 Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Martin Klima, Exec Producer & Co-Founder at Warhorse Studios, Luca Uccellatori, Lead Game Designer at Lucid Games and Emma Frostebring Johnsson, Independent Consultant. The conversation explores the importance of good leadership within the gaming industry and how it shapes studio culture and long term success....

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Eugen Nicolae Ionica, Lead Level Designer at Gunzilla Games and Tom Batty, Lead Audio Designer at Avalanche Studios Group. The conversation explores routes into the gaming industry, examining career pathways across level design and audio design within modern game development. The exchange highlights different entry...

Today's episode is hosted by Melanie Lindsey and they are joined on the podcast by Terra Clarke Olsen, Head of Growth at Tactile Games, Malin Castegren, Senior Marketing Manager at Coffee Stain Publishing and Cecilia Luna, Strategic Partnerships & Marketing Project Manager at Twin Harbour Interactive. The conversation explores reviving games marketing in an increasingly competitive digital lan...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Dan Pavel, Senior Game Producer at Star Stable Entertainment, Matthew Laurence, Engagement Director at Avalanche Studios Group, Scott Rhodes, Senior Producer at Avalanche Studios Group and Andrey Velkov, Lead Game Designer at Gunzilla Games. The conversation explores the evolving world of live service games, examini...

Today's episode is hosted by William Thompson and they are joined on the podcast by Lea Schönfelder, Design Director at King, Janne Kuusela, Lead Artist at Playstack, Bernard Bachrach, Director of Operations at Binx Games and Sebastiaan van Asperen, Art Director at App Agent. The conversation explores how to get inspiration within the fast-moving games industry, examining creative processes, colla...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Alix Taylor-Searle, Producer at Third Kind Games, Victoria Mackenzie, Senior Producer at Auroch Digital and Fernando Garcia Sabares, Lead Game Producer at Saber Interactive Spain. The conversation explores smooth production across modern game development, focusing on how teams align schedules, priorities and communi...

Today's episode is hosted by Elliot Tripp and they are joined on the podcast by Hyo Chan, Art Lead at Offroad Games, Tom Hunt, Art Director at Magic Tavern, Albert Casanelles Gili, Art Lead at Playvalve and Ani Khanwelkar, Art Lead New Games at Gram Games. The conversation explores the role of art in shaping player perception, emotional connection and overall game identity. The exchange highlights...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Sergi Subirats, Lead Game Designer at DECA Games, Jonathan Engdahl, Level Designer at Sharkmob, Ruslan Akhmedzhanov, Lead Game Designer at Gunzilla Games and Francois Roughol, Lead Designer. The conversation explores level design as a core pillar of player experience, examining how designers shape flow, pacing and e...

Today's episode is hosted by Aaron Reeves and they are joined on the podcast by Robert Sillery, Head of Social Experience at King, Nikita Krasikov, Executive Producer at Nexters and Vincent Van Geel, Senior Game Producer at Raw Power Games. The conversation explores how mobile game development teams are adapting to tighter budgets, smaller teams and increasing player expectations. The exchange hig...

Today's episode is hosted by Nina Fallows and they are joined on the podcast by Pim Kartner, Director of Engineering at Brink Labs, Tomasz Stanislawek, Director of Software Engineering at Huuuge Games, Tim Edmunds, Technical Director at Jagex Games Studio and Tomislav Rakic, Former Director of Engineering at Starting Own Venture. The conversation explores engineering leadership in games, focusing...