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John Madden Called Me a Nerd! Barry Dorf on the Early Days of EA Sports | EFWSOTWelcome to another exciting episode of Everything's Fine We're Shipping on Time with Ric and Gary! This week, we are joined by our good friend and gaming industry Biz Dev icon, Barry Dorf. Barry takes us on a hilarious and insightful journey through his career, starting from the trenches of Electronic Arts (EA)...

John Madden Called Me a Nerd! Barry Dorf on the Early Days of EA Sports | EFWSOTWelcome to another exciting episode of Everything's Fine We're Shipping on Time with Ric and Gary! This week, we are joined by our good friend and gaming industry Biz Dev icon, Barry Dorf. Barry takes us on a hilarious and insightful journey through his career, starting from the trenches of Electronic Arts (EA)...

The Art of Game Production: Empathy, Chaos, & Delivering on Deadline with Andrea Benavides | Everything's Fine We're Shipping on Time with Ric and Gary In this episode, Ric and Gary sit down with the incredible Andrea Benavides—an expert games producer whose impressive career spans major studios like EA, Amazon Games, Google Stadia, and Skydance. If you are interested in game developme...

The Art of Game Production: Empathy, Chaos, & Delivering on Deadline with Andrea Benavides | Everything's Fine We're Shipping on Time with Ric and Gary In this episode, Ric and Gary sit down with the incredible Andrea Benavides—an expert games producer whose impressive career spans major studios like EA, Amazon Games, Google Stadia, and Skydance. If you are interested in game developme...

40 Years of Game Dev & Why AI Empowers Indie Creators Game dev veteran Matt Scibilia has survived 40 years in the industry, from the MicroProse days to EA acquisitions. His secret? Thriving on chaos and adapting to new tools. We had an incredibly inspiring chat about why AI is fueling the next massive indie renaissance. If you need a reminder of why we make video games, you need to hear this l...

40 Years of Game Dev & Why AI Empowers Indie Creators | ft. Matt Scibilia Welcome back to Everything's Fine We're Shipping on Time ! This week, Gary Gettys and Ric Neil sit down with video game industry legend Matt Scibilia. With over 40 years of experience shaping titles at MicroProse, Origin Systems, and Critical Mass Interactive, Matt has literally been here since the industry start...

From One Step Above Dirt to 300+ Shipped Titles: 40 Years of Gaming Wisdom with Kelly Zmak What does it take to survive and thrive through four decades of video game history? In this episode, hosts Gary Gettys and Ric Neil sit down with industry legend Kelly Zmak—a veteran executive, consultant, and the man who famously turned the cowboy hat into a gaming industry trademark. Kelly shares his incre...

From One Step Above Dirt to 300+ Shipped Titles: 40 Years of Gaming Wisdom with Kelly Zmak What does it take to survive and thrive through four decades of video game history? In this episode, hosts Gary Gettys and Ric Neil sit down with industry legend Kelly Zmak—a veteran executive, consultant, and the man who famously turned the cowboy hat into a gaming industry trademark. Kelly shares his incre...

Join us for this joyous and wide-ranging conversation with Mark Day, veteran video game producer and studio executive with over three decades of experience spanning AAA entertainment, government simulation, and live-service ecosystems.🚀 Key Career Milestones:The EA & Wing Commander Era (1994–1999): As a pivotal producer during Electronic Arts' 1990s cinematic boom, Day managed the EA Medi...

Join us for this joyous and wide-ranging conversation with Mark Day, veteran video game producer and studio executive with over three decades of experience spanning AAA entertainment, government simulation, and live-service ecosystems.🚀 Key Career Milestones:The EA & Wing Commander Era (1994–1999): As a pivotal producer during Electronic Arts' 1990s cinematic boom, Day managed the EA Medi...

Andrew is a storied Business Development leader in the gaming industry. From the early game publishing days to his current role at Gameye, Andrew combines deep technical expertise with an eye for what's fun to play. He's also embracing AI, building agents to streamline his workflow in the office and at home. Join us for our wide ranging discussion from just after GDC 2026.

Andrew is a storied Business Development leader in the gaming industry. From the early game publishing days to his current role at Gameye, Andrew combines deep technical expertise with an eye for what's fun to play. He's also embracing AI, building agents to streamline his workflow in the office and at home. Join us for our wide ranging discussion from just after GDC 2026.

Who created the rule that Darth Vader doesn't run? Who witnessed the Grond attack on Discord? Dan Wasson is the talented producer on dozens of franchise hits...Star Wars, LOTR, EA Sports, World of Tanks and more. Join our extended discussion about today's production challenges and opportunities.

Who created the rule that Darth Vader doesn't run? Who witnessed the Grond attack on Discord? Dan Wasson is the talented producer on dozens of franchise hits...Star Wars, LOTR, EA Sports, World of Tanks and more. Join our extended discussion about today's production challenges and opportunities.

One of the smartest and most capable producers in all of gaming, Rob shares his favorite stories including his work on the Sims and EA Sports games. Join us for a truly insightful conversation full of 'Robisms'.

One of the smartest and most capable producers in all of gaming, Rob shares his favorite stories including his work on the Sims and EA Sports games. Join us for a truly insightful conversation full of 'Robisms'.

Football fans rejoice! Jeremy and his team at TTFN are building something very cool. Join our conversation with Jeremy and discover how his background and experience make him the perfect person to build this next big thing.

Football fans rejoice! Jeremy and his team at TTFN are building something very cool. Join our conversation with Jeremy and discover how his background and experience make him the perfect person to build this next big thing.

One of gaming's premiere Art Directors, Margaret's style and influence can still be seen across the gaming ecosystem. Join us to hear about the Sims, Road Rash, The Godfather, CityVille, Grand Tour, Hidden Chronicles, EA Design Home and much more!

One of gaming's premiere Art Directors, Margaret's style and influence can still be seen across the gaming ecosystem. Join us to hear about the Sims, Road Rash, The Godfather, CityVille, Grand Tour, Hidden Chronicles, EA Design Home and much more!

Jean-Marc's career continues to flourish and fascinate, spanning the top developers and publishers, tech, Hollywood, Indies, international and more. Join us for this globetrotting discussion featuring some of your favorite games.

Jean-Marc's career continues to flourish and fascinate, spanning the top developers and publishers, tech, Hollywood, Indies, international and more. Join us for this globetrotting discussion featuring some of your favorite games.

How does one of the most famous web videos of all time accidently end up shipping on one of the biggest sports videogame launches of all time? Adam shares how the combination of dev stations, CD duplicators and smart problem solving lead to a small oversight....ooops.

How does one of the most famous web videos of all time accidently end up shipping on one of the biggest sports videogame launches of all time? Adam shares how the combination of dev stations, CD duplicators and smart problem solving lead to a small oversight....ooops.

Adam is a true OG engineer, team leader and manager who played a significant role in gaming's origins and massive growth. Join us as we talk with Adam talk about the Halcyon days and the birth of a gaming as we know it.