Dev Diary

After a rough start to his time in the game industry, we nearly lost the talents of Adam Volker. He came back to us though, and has gone on to be a part of some exceptional titles, culminating in Creature in the Well. Adam joins Paul to tell him all about his game development journey so far Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2 You...

While the passion for games was always present, it's fair to say that Ben Irving hasn't had the most traditional of pathways into the business. In spite of that different entry point, he's worked with one of the biggest studios in the world - Bioware. He joins Paul for this latest entry of Dev Diary. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 Website and the P...

Graeme Struthers has been a part of many different spheres of the gaming industry, and it's lead him to a point where he co-founded one of the most renowned independent publishers in the world - Devolver Digital. Graeme joins Paul to discuss his story in this new episode of Dev Diary. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2 Youtube C...

A brief reflection on Dev Diary's first calendar year and an eye to 2020. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2 Youtube Channel where you can also follow his written and video exploits including reviews, feature pieces and shows such as Patched, The Insider and Gamer School Find out more at https://dev-diary.pinecast.co This podcas...

Working on one of the biggest IPs in gaming, Rich Lambert has been intimately involved with The Elder Scrolls franchise for quite some time. He joins Paul for the latest entry of Dev Diary to talk about his QA beginnings and how it eventually lead to a little title called The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and eventually The Elder Scrolls Online! Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on...

First cutting her teeth in QA, Victoria Dollbaum's passion for MMOs took her into a variety of community-based roles on some of the biggest games around. Finally, though, she got an opportunity in development herself, with Wildstar and the Destiny IP being the big names. Victoria joins Paul to talk through her developing career in this new entry of Dev Diary Follow Paul and submit your ideas for f...

Working on some of the biggest IP in gaming, you'd think gaming was always in the lifeblood of John Mamais, but in fact his journey into the gaming industry began from a pathway into film. John currently serves as Studio Head of CD Projekt Red's Krakow studio but he joins Paul to talk about everything that came before that in the latest entry of Dev Diary. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for fut...

From humble beginnings in the industry, Nathan Rose has been involved with some of the most prominent publishing arms in the games development scene, working with Disney, Midway and EA before ultimately finding his way to Xbox as Senior Project Manager. He talks about that role, the ebbs and flows of development, what happened to Scalebound, and a whole lot more in this new episode of Dev Diary fr...

Jack Attridge has had the bug for making games since he first played Metal Gear Solid, and from that point there was no going back. He's also not afraid to try new things in the gaming space, and in fact relishes the challenge. He joins Paul for a new Dev Diary where he talks about meeting his heroes, starting up a new studio, integrating mobile into console experiences and what's next for him and...

It seems as though Brooke Maggs' entire life has been surrounded by Remedy titles and now she's suddenly working there! Brooke joins Paul in this latest Dev Diary episode to talk about her time in the local gaming scene working on Florence, The Gardens Between and Paperbark as well as her narrative design studies before the international transition to Remedy to work on Control. Follow Paul and sub...

A musical prodigy from a young age, to many it always looked like Andrea Pessino was headed towards the music scene until the lure of the gaming industry pulled him away. How do you manage to juggle both passions and be a major part of some of the most prolific studios we've ever seen? Paul explores all of that along with stories from development behind the likes of Warcraft III, Starcraft II, Dax...

Inspired by the artistry of Newgrounds, Julian Wilton has built the foundations of his game development career on tweaks and changes made to other peoples games. Now it's his turn with his work at Massive Monster. He joins Paul for this new entry of Dev Diary where he shares his journey so far, and a little insight into what might come next. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on T...

Davide Soliani might only be a familiar name to you thanks to his iconic E3 2017 appearance, but in fact he's been refining his craft at Ubisoft for quite some time. Join him, and Paul in this new Dev Diary entry where the pair discuss Davide's journey through the gaming industry so far and of course where it peaked with Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future...

From his first experiences with games, Thierry Boulanger had dreamed of making a game about a Ninja. As his ascent into the games industry began the games he made couldn't have been much further from the dream, but when he began his own studio The Messenger was born. Join Thierry and Paul in this newest Dev Diary where we learn about the journey towards The Messenger began and how it developed ove...

From working with an idol in American McGee, to covering the globe making a whole host of incredibly unique games on a multitude of platforms, Ken Wong has done a lot with his time in the games industry. Join both Ken and Paul in this latest entry of Dev Diary where he shares his many experiences that have culminated with industry gems, Monument Valley and Florence. Follow Paul and submit your ide...

Neil Rennison has done a lot with his brief tenure in the games industry, having had a had in several dozen releases across a multitude of different platforms including some more niche platforms, the Playstation VR and NGage. Learn all about his journey so far in this latest entry of Dev Diary. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2...

Horror has always been something that's inspired Mike Blackney, and through his days working mobile games, cricket titles and much more, ideas had been stewing. Finally, they culminated in Dead Static Drive, and so Mike joins Paul in this new entry of Dev Diary to talk about his game development journey, the origins of Dead Static Drive, what it's like to know nothing of Cricket, yet develop a gam...

Dev Diary is taking a break for one entry. While Paul assembles new Dev Diary guests, come along with him on an adventure. Last year saw the debut of Gamer School, a series that reflects on the most prominent, important franchises in the industry, today, Paul brings the first series of the show to the Dev Diary feed. Enjoy while he recounts the history of the Mana franchise. Follow Paul and submit...

They took slightly differing paths but both Laura Voss', as well as Joe Park's game development aspirations converged at the same point, so in this new Dev Diary entry Paul sits down with them both to talk all about how their careers have begun, what the release of Putty Pals meant to them and where to from here. Editorial Note: There were some technical hiccups on Joe's end which meant we lost so...

As the first Sound Designer to appear on Dev Diary, Trevor Dikes brings a different perspective to games development than previous guests but also an impressive CV! Join him, along with Paul in this latest episode as he shares his journey into Games Development and how the journey will hopefully progress from here. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 We...

From sending ideas into game developers as a child, games development had always been on Adam Riches radar. Now that he's worked his way into the industry, Adam finds himself working on big Chucklefish titles such as Starbound, Wargroove, and Witchbrook. He joins Paul in this new Dev Diary episode to share his journey so far Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the...

Tyson Butler-Boschma has been making games ever since "that moment" in Halo. Join him, and our host Paul, as the duo discuss Tyson's development journey, where it began, through to the current day where he is co-founder of Toybox Games Studios and leading development on Primordials: Fireborn. Primordials Community Discord Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Pla...

After finding himself a little lost in the wilderness, Gabe Cuzzillo found the game development life, and hasn't looked back since. Join Paul and Gabe in this latest entry of Dev Diary where he shares his game development journey. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2 Youtube Channel where you can also follow his written and video...

Ever loved something so much that you thought you'd try your hand at developing your own take on it? That's exactly what the Zelda franchise did to Angelo Di Rosa who is now developing The SteamHaven Chronicles. Join Angelo and Paul in this new Dev Diary where they discuss the inspiration for the game and Angelo's development journey so far. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on T...

Megan Summers has spent a lengthy amount of time in the QA system before going on to co-found Screwtape Studios. Get some insight into the life of someone who QA tests along with her many other intriguing stories in this new episode of Dev Diary. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2 Youtube Channel where you can also follow his wr...