YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY

Get in your chair or on the couch. Put on a nice gaming soundtrack because it is time to get comfy. This episode I am joined by Kevin Schulz, the founder of Black Screen Records. A record label that specializes in releasing video game soundtracks on vinyl and CD. They also distribute various titles in Europe and make sure that people don't end up at the customs office. We talk about how he founded...

This episode I can guarantee a perfectly air-conditioned show. Yousif Alroumi joins me and talks about his goal to get video game companies to invest in the Middle East. Through events such as GX The Games & Media Entertainment Expo or fighting game tournaments like Kuwait Battle Royale he wants to put Kuwait on the spotlight of the world. He talks about the 10 year anniversary of his company Fikr...

Soothing whale sounds are slowly but surely setting the right mood for the brand new episode. This time Stefan Lange & Teflora from Radical Fish Games are jumping into action. Both of them worked on the game Cross Code, which was recently released on console platforms. We talk about starting small in the games industry, what it was like to see Cross Code coming to Nintendo Switch, game development...

Nighttime. After midnight. The streets of Tokyo are soaked from the rain. The alleys are filled with smoke. The bright neon lights of the city are cutting through the night and get caught in the puddles of water. This is Liam's world….but this is also the perfect setting to listen to the brand new episode! Join me and photographer/game designer Liam Wong on a journey through his travels and work....

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 07: Mike Williams A brand new episode flies in! On this episode I am joined by Mike Williams, who is the Reviews Editor at US Gamer. We dig deeper on what it is like to moderate a big gaming forum, what Assassin's Creed title deserves a sequel, discuss writing reviews in 2020, comics, and so much more. Plus I get schooled on the difference between Tonkatsu and Tokus...

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 06: John Linneman A brand new episode coming right at you. This time I am joined by John Linneman, who works for Eurogamer / Digital Foundry. He creates videos where he digs deeper into the technical aspects of video games and how they are created. John talks about the great console wars, his fascination with older hardware, his approach to video creation and we get...

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 05: Carl Varnado Due to the recent events in the USA I decided to conduct a few special episodes with people of color from the games industry. This time I am joined by Carl Varnado, who runs the special interest group called Black in Games over at the International Game Developers Association. We discuss racism in video games, in the games industry and in America. I...

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 04: Rebekah Saltsman  Another month, another guest. This episode I am joined by Rebekah Saltsman, who is the co-founder and CEO of the publishing/development studio Finji. Bekah shares her insights on crunch, what it's like to run a studio in 2020, how the games industry will respond to COVID-19 and we finally have the answer which character of Night in the Woods is...

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 03: Felix Kramer This time I am joined by the incredible Felix Kramer and we get to talk about their job as a producer, why Katamari Damacy is such a great game and what it is like to juggle multiple projects at once. Furthermore, we get into some very interesting theories on the Pokemon Sobble, Drizzile and Inteleon! We also covered a ton of other things but I don'...

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 02: Dave Mervik On this episode I get to interview Dave Mervik from Tarsier Studios. He worked on games such as Static, Little Big Planet Vita and Little Nightmares I & II. We discuss topics such as horror movies, what it's like being a narrative designer, going on stage in front of hundreds of people... and I get to dig deeper into possible connections between vega...

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 01: El Huervo On this episode El Huervo (Niklas Åkerblad) comes onto the show and talks about art, music, video games and his creative process. Other topics also include Destiny guns, movies and... pineapple on pizza? Follow El Huervo on Twitter: @ElHuervo, Instagram: elhuervo and check out his Bandcamp page for incredible music! Follow the show on Twitter: @youmein...