Evolution Exchange Gaming

Today's episode is hosted by Nina Fallows and they are joined on the podcast by Valeria De Grazia, Product Director at King , Albert Custodio-Martinez, VP Product & Analytics at Kolibri Games , Dan Bergin-Holly, Founder & CEO at Biscuit Factory Games and Sahana Subraya, Director of Product at Socialpoint . The conversation explores product leadership in modern game development, examining h...

Today's episode is hosted by Jamie Manton and they are joined on the podcast by David Chester, Technical Director at Tripledot Studios , Oguz Konya, Technical Team Lead at DIGIT Game Studios and Robert Ilott, Technical Team Lead at Scopely Games . The conversation explores game development leadership and the skills required to guide technical teams through complex projects while balancing innovati...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Çağlayan Karagözler, Senior Technical Artist at Tiny Wizard Games , Jeremias Meister, Lead Technical Artist at Klang Games GmbH , Patryk Kowalik, Lead Technical Artist at Fortis Games and Nikola Damjanov, Principal Technical Artist at Nordeus . The conversation explores mobile tech art and its growing importance in mode...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Maria Iartseva, Art Director at Nexters, Alicja Słowacka, Senior Producer at Room 8 Studio and Daniel Perez, Studio Art Director at ELK Studios AB Slots. The conversation explores AI in gaming and the growing influence of artificial intelligence across creative, technical and production processes within the games in...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Martin Severn, Art Director at Spectarium, Chris Bancroft, Marketing Art Director at Supercell, Mika Pollack, AI Art Production Lead at MAG Interactive and Maor Sabag, VP Creative at Mad Brain Games. The conversation explores AI in game art and how artificial intelligence is influencing creative workflows across the gam...

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Cristian Girbea, Director Of Quality Assurance at Rovio, Liam Ross, QA Director at Spliced Inc, Sandy King, Senior Technical Producer at FuturLab and Abbz Andaya, QA Lead at SYBO. The conversation explores quality assurance and the foundations of building effective QA teams within the games industry. The exchange hig...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Yaroslav Pristupa, Art Lead at SciPlay Austin, Dmytro Shpetnyi, Technology Lead at G5 Entertainment AB and Leonidas Ampatzopoulos, Art Director. The conversation explores how game development teams are becoming AI ready and adapting to rapid technological change. The exchange highlights the evolving relationship between...

Today's episode is hosted by Paul Hackett and they are joined on the podcast by Johannes Mang, Head Of Studio - Stockholm at Rovio and Jaiook Park, Head Of Operations at Rovio. The conversation explores mobile gaming and the wider game development landscape, offering insights into how successful studios manage creative processes, operational challenges and long-term growth. The exchange highlights...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Dazia Pineda, Senior Producer at Gameloft Barcelona, Maria Liciu, Associate Producer, Maria Rey Sampayo, Senior Studio Director at Klang Games GmbH and Oksana Kupriienko, Art Director at Whimsy Games. The conversation explores women leading teams within the games industry, examining leadership approaches, team developme...

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Lauri Lapinleimu, Senior Producer at Next Games, A Netflix Game Studio, Mikko Kähärä, Founder, President & Executive Chairman at Social First and Luiz Felipe Beneton, Game Developer. The conversation explores what it takes to achieve long-term success in game development, from building engaging experiences to mai...

Today's episode is hosted by Elliot Tripp and they are joined on the podcast by Victoria Yurchenko, Lead Producer / Product Owner at Playtika, Ewa Niedbala, Art Director at Mindforce, Ruby Chen, Art Lead at Magic Tavern and Atilla Kabakcıoğlu, Senior Project Manager at Athena Studio. The conversation explores how the gaming industry is adapting to burnout, AI adoption, remote work and changing exp...

Today's episode is hosted by Jamie Manton and they are joined on the podcast by Jonatan Fast, Engineering Manager at Toca Boca, Ali Mustafa, Lead Programmer at Kwalee Ltd, Luiz Felipe Beneton, Innovation Tech Lead | Software Architect at Labster and Talha Cagatay, Lead Automation Engineer at Madbox. The conversation explores how mobile game studios manage development teams, technical workflows and...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Jon Lawrence, Exec Producer at Jagex Games Studio, Tim Pulsmeier, Lead Producer at Bohemia Interactive and Alicja Slowacka, Senior Producer at Room 8 Studio. The conversation explores creating high performing team cultures within the gaming industry, focusing on leadership, collaboration and the challenges of managi...

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by João Marques, Lead QA at Toca Boca, Sergio Branco, Lead QA at Side and Krzysztof Adach, QA Manager at HOPX. The conversation explores the importance of teamwork within quality assurance and game development environments, highlighting how collaboration supports efficient workflows and high-quality outcomes. It examine...

Today's episode is hosted by Melanie Lindsey and they are joined on the podcast by Lauren Wade, Head Of Player Communications at Kolibri Games, José Antonio Márquez Periano, Community Manager Team Lead at Tilting Point and Filippo Pio Castagna, Director Of Community Development at Red Rover Interactive. The conversation explores the balancing act between community and developers, focusing on how s...

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Ulrika Höjgård, Interim COO at King and Bismy Chittattukara, Chairperson Of Women's Employee Network at King. The conversation explores leadership in gaming and how organisations foster strong workplace culture within global game studios. The exchange highlights the importance of diversity and inclusion, employee eng...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Tid Cooney, Consultant, Ruslan Akhmedzhanov, Lead Game Designer at Gunzilla Games and Mihailo Novakovic, Lead Level Designer at Mad Head Games. The conversation explores teaching and learning in gaming, focusing on how game design influences player understanding and skill development. The exchange highlights how mec...

Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Andrey Stefanov, Lead Environment Artist at Gunzilla Games and Daniel Perez, Studio Art Director. The conversation explores managing creatives within the games industry, focusing on leadership approaches, collaboration and maintaining artistic vision. The discussion highlights how managing creatives requires balanci...

Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Charles Lees-Czerkawski, Lead Game Economy Designer at Sharkmob, Mike Denny, Quality Assurance Lead at Lighthouse Games and Joe Corrall, QA Lead at Universally Speaking. The conversation explores what makes a great mentor within the games industry, highlighting key traits, communication styles and the importance of g...

Today's episode is hosted by Melanie Lindsey and they are joined on the podcast by Shawn Buckelew, Player Experience Lead at Rovio, Cameron Thomas, Head Of EU Community at Amazon Games and Ryan Lighton, Head Of Community at Supercell. The conversation explores giving back to communities within the gaming industry, focusing on how meaningful engagement strengthens player relationships and fosters l...

Today's episode is hosted by Elliot Tripp and they are joined on the podcast by Lyndsey Harries, Senior Engineering Manager at King, Sofie Wikström, Senior UI Game Artist at Softgames and Mariia Bulgakova, 2D Project Art Lead at G5 Entertainment AB. The conversation explores leading creative teams across art, UI and engineering, focusing on how collaboration shapes successful game development. The...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Cristian Iordache, Ex Lead Client Engineer at Scopely Games, Sergejs Stavro, Team Lead / Unity Developer at DieNo Games Oy, Gerard Castro, Lead Game Developer at Lessmore and Alessandro D., Principal Software Engineer at King. The conversation explores collaborative leadership within game development, focusing on how te...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Adabelle Leiram, Engineering Manager at King, Przemyslaw Kosiorek, Technical Director at Tripledot Studios, Gabriel Lascano, Tech Director at Sybo and Felipe Mello, Technical Director at Voodoo. The conversation explores people first leadership within the gaming and tech industry, focusing on how leaders can build stron...

Today's episode is hosted by Grace Moody and they are joined on the podcast by Kazimierz Luska, VP Client Engineering at Tripledot Studios, Nikita Belokopytov, Senior Engineering Manager at Playrix and Ozan Yucel, Head Of Engineering at Gamegos. The conversation explores how AI in gaming is transforming development processes and player experiences. It highlights the growing role of intelligent sys...

Today's episode is hosted by Nina Fallows and they are joined on the podcast by Max Elías van Esso Castellet, Senior Analytics Manager at King, Vicent Boned Riera, Senior Game Analyst at Supercell and Anthony Generoso Pascale, Director Of Data & UA at NCSOFT. The conversation explores how game analytics and player behaviour insights are shaping modern game development. It highlights how data d...