Game Dev With a Shot of Jameson

Today I’m joined by Kyle Rowan – Design Lead at Wyrd Games We discuss boardgame design! Kyle tells us how an online education prepared him for working from home, how cooperative board gaming has made it more accessible to a larger audience, and his time working on multiple projects with Wyrd Games. His credits include: Malifaux The Other Side Through The Breach Darkness Comes Rattling Bayou Bash V...

Today I’m joined by Will Fitzgerald – Senior Game Designer at Hi-Rez Studios on Rogue Company We discuss his recent work on the new Rogue – Umbra, His process to live balance a new Rogue, and the new Battle Zone game mode! His credits include: Rogue Company World of Tanks Agents of Mayhem Madden Overdrive Madden NFL Mobile 20 Madden NFL Mobile 21 Madden NFL 21 Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesd...

Today I’m joined by Danny Bulla – Design Director & Co-Founder of Polyarc Games We discuss his time at Midway, Rockstar, and Bungie. The forming of Polyarc Games, and why it’s important to surround yourself with the right people His credits include: Moss 2 (In Development) Moss Destiny Red Dead Redemption Blacksite: Area 51 Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the...

Today I’m joined by Mike Block – Hardware Engineer @ AMD Radeon Technologies Group We discuss beginner info on Blockchain and NFTs, How Games are getting involved, and Mike tells a personal Bitcoin horror story His credits include GPUs for: Xbox One PlayStation 4 Xbox Series X PlayStation 5 Big Navi Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹ ht...

Today I’m joined by David Johnson – CEO and Creative Director at Undertone FX. We discuss when the best time is to apply at a dev studio, why there are so few Real Time VFX artists, and his time working on Modern Warfare 2 and why really enjoyed it His credits include: Call of Duty: WWII Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Halo 3 Shadowrun (XBOX) Tomb Raider: Revelation B...

Today I’m joined by Renee Wooten – Producer @ KingsIsle Entertainment We discuss how an online education prepared them for working from home during the pandemic, love languages and soft skills which we should really cover more, and their transitioning story with some great insight. Their credits include: Wizard 101 Pirate 101 Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the l...

Today I’m joined by Will Fitzgerald – Senior Designer @ Hi-Rez Studios We have an Open Q&A session and get into topics like Career and Portfolio advice as well as the Metaverse and NFTs His credits include: Rogue Company World of Tanks Agents of Mayhem Rumii Madden Overdrive Madden NFL Mobile 20 Madden NFL Mobile 21 Madden NFL 21 Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern usi...

Today I’m joined by David Johnson – CEO and Creative Director at Undertone FX. We discuss his path to a career in VFX, His early career including time at Wild Tangent and FASA, and advice for anyone wanting to make a career in Visual Effects. His credits include: Call of Duty: WWII Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Halo 3 Shadowrun (XBOX) Tomb Raider: Revelation Many mo...

Today I’m joined by Zach Mumbach – Designer and Producer at The Wandering Band. He returns to continue our discussion about his time at EA on Dead Space 2 & 3, Battlefield Hardline, and Army of Two 3. Then we get into what it’s like to be an Indie Developer! His credits include: Airborne Kingdom Battlefield Hardline Army of Two 3 Deadspace 2 & 3 The Simpsons Game Godfather 2 Be sure to joi...

Today I’m joined by Ray Hazlip – Project Manager at Deep Silver Volition We talk about his start with a Game Design Degree, working on World of Tanks and it’s other franchises, and what it’s like to work on the new Saints Row! His credits include: Saints Row (2022) World of Tanks World of Warplanes World of Warships Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below!...

Today I’m joined by Eric Balistrieri – Senior Player Animator at Bioware His path to an animation career in game dev, the importance of networking, and an uncomfortable situation during a large company layoff. His credits include: Agents of Mayhem Ghost of Tsushima Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹ https://www.twitch.tv/jamesondurall J...

Today I’m joined by Lionel Rodriguez – Game Designer at Nifty Games We get some insight on what it’s like to enter the industry in recent years, his start in QA with the fastest promotion to a Senior position I’ve ever seen, and his path to a Game Design position His credits include: NBA Clash NBA LIVE Mobile: Season 3, 4, 5 Madden Mobile Unannounced Project Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday...

Today I’m joined by Ashley Cooper – Writer We discuss her start in television and film, the move into game writing on cool projects like Gotham Knights, and why it’s important to be yourself when networking Her credits include: Later Daters Smash Ball Unannounced RPG Solace State RuPaul's Drag Race: Superstar Gotham Knights Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the lin...

Today I’m joined by Zach Mumbach – Designer and Producer @ The Wandering Band We discuss his start in QA and move into a production role, his time on The Simpsons game and Godfather 2, and the move to Indie development. His credits include: Airborne Kingdom Battlefield Hardline Army of Two Dead Space 2 and 3 Dante's Inferno Godfather 2 The Simpsons Game Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday nigh...

Today is the Season 2 AMA kickoff! I’ll be taking questions from the chat about my career and various topics about game development. There is some really good conversation! My credits include: Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath Godfather: The Game The Simpsons Game Godfather 2 Red Faction: Armageddon Saints Row 4 Agents of Mayhem Halo Outpost Discovery Unannounced Projects Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (In Develop...

Today I’m joined by Grant Shonkwiler – Commander & Shonk @ Shonkventures We discuss the importance of networking, why you should attend the Game Developer’s Conference, and what Climate Resilience is and why some developers might want to take notice. His credits include GPUs for: Fractured Veil Battle Breakers Butterfly Dream Bite of Reality 2 Fortnite DOOM (2016) Doom 3 BFG Rage Photo Hunt Bo...

Today we talk about Gamescom 2021! I’m joined by Will Fitzgerald – Senior Game Designer @ Hi-Rez Studios We’ll have a live reaction and discussion of new game trailers and then discuss what we are excited about with each. His credits include GPUs for: Rogue Company World of Tanks Agents of Mayhem Rumii Madden Overdrive Madden NFL Mobile 20 Madden NFL Mobile 21 Madden NFL 21 Be sure to join us LIVE...

Today we talk about the Extra Life Charity Marathon! I’m joined by Mike Block – Hardware Engineer @ Radeon Technologies Group We discuss how the marathon works, our history in participating, and how YOU can get involved! His credits include GPUs for: Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Big Navi Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN U...

Today I’m joined Aaron Hamilton Cook – Associate Executive Producer at Lost Boys Interactive. We discuss his return to AAA Game Development, Crunch in the industry, and much more! His credits include: Halo Infinite The Witcher III Dying Light Might & Magic Heroes VI World of Tanks World of Warplanes LOTS of Casino Games Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the lin...

Today I’m joined Natalie Asport – Vehicles and Weapons Artist at Avalanche Studios We discuss working remotely during the pandemic, mentorship, and much more! Her credits include: Contraband (In Development) Just Cause 3 Just Cause 4 Rage 2 DLC Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹ https://www.twitch.tv/jamesondurall JOIN THE DEV TEAM DISC...

Today I’m joined Tom Graham – Technical Project Manager at Aristocrat We discuss his over 80 shipped game titles, his time teaching at Full Sail University, and our dominance as a cornhole team! His credits include: Ra's Awakening Yoplait Strawberry Shortcake Little Caesars Energizer and MANY More! Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹ htt...

Today I’m joined by Keith Guerrette, Founder of Beyond-FX! This is a bit different from usual, as Keith joins me in a back and forth Q&A session where we discuss Life updates, our advice for getting into the industry, tips for success, and MUCH more. His credits include: Legends of Runeterra God of War What Remains of Edith Finch Uncharted 2,3,4 The Last of Us Rocket League Days Gone Borderlan...

Today I’m joined by Anne Chilldon, Senior Technical Designer at Deep Silver Volition We discuss what Tech Design is and how she found her passion for it, our time working together at Deep Silver Volition, and how important networking is in game development. The Tech Design Slack she mentioned is here: bit.ly/gamedevtechdesign Her credits include: Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Clue Benders Soci...

Today I’m joined by Zach Lowery , Production Director on Fortnite at Epic Games. After a long career at Volition on everything Saints Row, he moved onto BossKey where he was Senior Animator on LawBreakers and Creative Director on Radical Heights. Now Zach has moved into the new role of Production Director on Fortnite at Epic Games! His credits include: Fortnite Radical Heights LawBreakers Saints R...

Today I’m joined by Aaron Hamilton Cook, Senior Producer at Certain Affinity. We discuss his time in production in games and dig into his work on casino games which is always fascinating to me. His credits include: Halo Infinite The Witcher III Dying Light Might & Magic Heroes VI World of Tanks World of Warplanes LOTS of Casino Games Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern...