GameDev Breakdown

Caleb J. Ross is a gaming content creator and the author of Suddenly I was a Shark!, an exploration of What Remains of Edith Finch as well as numerous novels, short stories, and non-fiction works. He's also the creator of Beta Break , an innovative card game for the rock climbing gym. In this episode we discussed life with all first names, the compulsive urge to try everything, failing comfort...

Project Dolphin series author, Travis Nicholas, hangs out to discuss capturing the entire history of the Nintendo GameCube as well as its modern legacy. Travis and Todd both have books in StoryBundle's Greatest Hits Volume 2 bundle which is available for about five more days at StoryBundle.com ! Follow Travis on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/projectdolphin.bsky.social Catch more of his mat...

Abby Nissenbaum hangs out to discuss her history in game development balanced with a day job, being a recording and performing music artist, and more. She's the voice of the hero in Benevolent , the debut first-person narrative exploration game in development at Skango Games. We discuss the novelty of voicing a character while knowing no more than the player does (or less!), the rise of intern...

Micah Orsie joins to discuss Wildwood Down , an award-winning hybrid 2D/3D adventure game featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome, designed after and voiced by Micah's life-long friend. Wildwood Down launches August 7th on Steam. Todd's podcast companion book, Inside Video Game Creation , is currently part of a 66-book Greatest Hits collection at StoryBundle. All books are available at...

Original Air Date: Aug. 24, 2024 - Todd's weird connection to the game that set the world ablaze, and what's happened since.

Ray Marek returns. We discuss how we consume entertainment, helping your work survive on social media, stepping between the industry and your kids, and more.

Original Air Date: Nov. 4, 2023 - John Riccitiello is out at Unity. Most of us agree it's too little, too late. Lots of users are rightfully taking a look at Godot. I'm doing something a little different. As always, show notes and more at CodeWritePlay.com .

Original Air Date: Mar. 20, 2023 - A second virus in less than a month ravages the Mitchell household as GDC goers discover a privacy policy so bad they thought there had been a data leak. We discuss the status of the Red Panda project, Todd's favorite getting-things-done methods, and what to do when you have an actual gamedev breakdown. For articles, show notes, and more, visit codewriteplay.com

Original Air Date: Mar. 6, 2023 - This one is all about the progress we've made in taking our red panda archaeology game concept and bringing it to life. It's a look at the implications of the game's concept, the philosophy of the art and character design, our intention to develop a simple map system with Godot's tilemap tools (prior to the recent release of version 4.0), implementation of basic R...

Original Air Date: Feb. 23, 2023 - Boss Fight author Sebastian Deken returns to the show to be our first guest co-designer. We discuss city living, echoes of the Satanic Panic, and more. Finally, we pull up the design whiteboard and ask, what secrets would an abandoned Animal Crossing village leave behind? Find show notes, articles, and more at https://codewriteplay.com

Todd just wants to make video games with his friends.

Original Air Date: Feb. 18, 2023 - A foreign government reached out, and what they said may pertain to you. Seriously. Also, an update on production for the game co-design episodes!

Original Air Date: Feb. 9, 2023 - Here's news about a fun new thing we're going to try in future episodes. Real game development ahead! Also, maybe social media is falling apart?

Original Air Date: Feb. 2, 2023 - We gathered Intellivision Amico news from all directions so you don't have to.

Original Air Date: Jan. 1, 2023 - An end-of-year look at how GameDev Breakdown is doing and what to expect in 2023.

Original Air Date: Dec. 23, 2022 - Variety streamer and longtime personal friend Bill Duhr drops in to talk about our trip to St. Louis' new dedicated VR center, //sandboxvr.com. Topics include how to make a car bed for adults, the worst hit-and-run attempt of all time, and why WWF No Mercy is one of the greatest video games of all time. Check out our https://codewriteplay.com/2022/11/25/an-evenin...

Original Air Date: Nov. 21, 2022 - Jon Loiterman stops by to discuss what we can learn from recent stories like the Doom dispute between Bethesda and composer Mick Gordon, the Superman Demo on Steam story, and more. Catch this chat if you're an indie developer with legal questions and concerns. Show notes, articles, and more: https://CodeWritePlay.comJon's links: • https://twitter.com/protonperson...

Original Air Date: Nov. 6, 2022 - Potionomics composer Greg Nicolett discusses his work with Disney, how he learned the game composer's process, and Shia LeBeouf's unexpected influence on his career. Show notes: https://codewriteplay.comThis episode was sponsored in part by Packt Publishing. Check out https://www.packtpub.com/product/unity-3d-game-development/9781801076142, available now! Greg's l...

Original Air Date: Oct. 26, 2022 - Former RuneScape developer, Chris Knowles, discusses his time at Jagex, his design philosophy, and the one thing he refuses to do with his upcoming indie game. This episode was sponsored in part by Packt Publishing. Check out https://www.packtpub.com/product/unity-3d-game-development/9781801076142, available now! Chris Knowles Links: • Chris on Twitter: https://t...

Original Air Date: Sep. 23, 2022 - The CEO and creative director behind Runbow and Dawn of the Monsters discusses the recent discomfort of running a Unity team, his Godzilla ’98 VHS collection, and more.

Original Air Date: Aug. 6, 2022 - Game Master James D'Amato calls in to discuss his latest book, The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide - Expanded Genres Edition, how the One Shot Podcast Network became the tabletop RPG play powerhouse it is today, and how James' background in improv comedy serves his writing and his games. Show links  • One Shot Podcast Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com/ •...

Original Air Date: Jul. 28, 2022 - Booper, Get Home! developer, Thomas Kildren, calls in to discuss his popular VR project, his experiences as a stay-at-home dad in the game dev space, his work toward autism awareness and acceptance, and more. Thomas' links • https://www.fletcherstudios.net/ • https://twitter.com/ThomasKildren • https://store.steampowered.com/app/631670/Booper_Get_Home/You can rea...

Original Air Date: Jul. 18, 2022 - Author/developer/journalist/critic/friend of the show Mat Bradley-Tschirgi hangs out to discuss his work, surviving freelance work, what's going on around the industry, and how to survive both sides of live events. Mat's links: • //MatWBT.com • https://twitter.com/matwbt

Original Air Date: Jul. 1, 2022 - Fellow games podcaster and journalist Roger Reichardt drops in to talk shop and share some laughs. We discuss the highs and lows of writing game reviews, designing games that facilitate learning, how to fix the industry with card catalogues, and more. Roger's links: • https://gamerheadspodcast.com/ • https://twitter.com/NintendRog • https://purenintendo.com/

Original Air Date: Jun. 23, 2022- MoreYellow CEO, Jordan Mauriello, joins to discuss corporate and personal brand management, what it takes to turn heads at game launch time, and what generating buzz may look like with the game industry's next set of big changes. Jordan Mauriello's links • //MoreYellow.com • https://twitter.com/jordanmaurie11o