GameDev Breakdown

Original Air Date: Jun. 16, 2022 - The freestyle coder himself drops in to discuss the ups and downs of live coding, presenting at and organizing conferences, navigating the world of non-game commercial software development, and more. We also discuss what we're playing now and what games we're looking forward to getting our hands on. Chris Gardner's links • https://twitter.com/freestylecoder • htt...

Original Air Date: Jan. 31, 2022 - Welcome back! Here are some updates--including the scoop on Inside Video Game Creation in the latest deal at StoryBundle--a word on the state of the podcast, and an exclusive interview with Philip Molodkovets, Wargaming's executive producer on World of Warships. Show links • Inside Video Game Creation and many more great books at https://storybundle.com/games • h...

Original Air Date: Nov. 21, 2021 - Ireland-based freelance artist James Brady calls in to discuss his meteoric rise in the game industry, including contributions to major triple-A titles such as Halo Infinite, Red Dead Redemption 2, Rogue Company, Hitman 2, PUBG, Dying Light 2, and more. Show notesJames Brady - Portfolio, contact, and more, https://BradyArt.xyz

Original Air Date: Oct. 30, 2021 - Following the release of his latest novel, Halo: Divine Wind, we grabbed an hour of Troy Denning's time to talk about Halo, contributing to other legendary series including Star Wars and Dungeons & Dragons, collaborating with 343 Industries, how tie-ins differ from other writing projects, his philosophy on productivity, and much more. Show Links • Troy Dennin...

Original Air Date: Oct. 24, 2021 - Chad and Curtis McKinney, Ph. D. (yes, both) call in to discuss Chad's experience with Cloud Imperium working on Star Citizen and their collaborative indie efforts on Recursive Ruin, a "kaleidoscopic first-person narrative puzzle game" not quite like anything else you've likely seen. Episode links • Report: "The Upskill Ultimatum": https://www.youtube.com/redirec...

Original Air Date: Oct. 19, 2021 - Prolific bestselling author Troy Denning calls in on release day for Halo: Divine Wind. We discuss the book's place in the Halo universe, his experiences collaborating with 343 Industries, and the sentimental inspiration for his first Halo story. For more with Troy, including discussion about his work on Star Wars and Dark Sun books, catch our full interview here...

Original Air Date: Oct. 14, 2021 - Industry author, journalist, and developer Mat Bradley-Tschirgi returns to discuss his indie game collaboration with notorious filmmaker Uwe Boll, his interview with legendary Sierra Online founder Ken Williams, getting his first article on Polygon, and more. Support our sponsorsThis episode was sponsored in part by Mudstack! Mudstack is the only asset management...

Original Air Date: Oct. 7, 2021 - Richard Butler, New York-based Editor-in-Chief of RAGE Works calls in to discuss the early days of podcasting, his journey through the geek culture world, and how none other than GaryVee nearly convinced him to give up on his dreams. Support our sponsorsThis episode was sponsored in part by Mudstack! Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform...

Original Air Date: Sep. 30, 2021 - Co-host Matt Hill enters the chat! Community manager Casey Lucas-Quaid and famed composer Rich Vreeland (AKA "Disasterpeace") of Dino Polo Club hang out to discuss their hit indie games, Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. We discuss the Apple Arcade program, keeping the indie spirit alive, navigating Steam Workshop, and more. Support our sponsorsThis episode was spon...

Original Air Date: Sep. 23, 2021 - Former Nintendo employees Fay and Martyn Maillardet call in to discuss life after the pro industry and the creation of their first proper indie release, Shindig. Show links • https://store.steampowered.com/app/1475960/Shindig/ • https://www.imaginaryfriendsgames.com/ • https://twitter.com/fay_maillardet • https://twitter.com/MartynEm

Original Air Date: Sep. 16, 2021 - Former McAfee CTO Rosen Sharma--now CEO of BlueStacks, now.gg, and Game.tv--discusses his transition into gaming and where software distribution in the industry may be headed, including his thoughts on a future beyond mobile app stores. It may come sooner than you think. Show links • https://now.gg • https://game.tv • https://bluestacks.com

Original Air Date: Sep. 9, 2021 - Steven Morgan--accomplished Netherlands-based comedian, actor, musician, and writer--joins to discuss comedy in the pandemic times, embracing your introversion, navigating unexpected viral attention, and more. Show links • Steven Morgan on the web - https://stevenmorgan.wales • Steven on Twitter - https://twitter.com/flavaadit • Steven on Instagram - https://www.i...

Original Air Date: Sep. 2, 2021 - Brian Riggsbee calls in with loads of insight about the arcade classic Rygar and the scoop on the upcoming second edition of his sold-out book, The Legend of Argus: The complete history of Rygar. Show links • http://RygarBook.com • https://twitter.com/BrianRiggsbee

Original Air Date: Aug. 26, 2021 - Over half of the VR market is controlled by a social media platform with no clear process for human support. What happens when something goes wrong? In this episode, Todd goes over a hack on his Facebook profile that resulted in a bricked Quest headset and nowhere to turn. Here's how it ended up. Show noteshttps://codewriteplay.com/2021/08/20/a-facebook-hacker-be...

Original Air Date: Aug. 11, 2021 - Indie accelerator GTR's director of business development calls in to discuss his time as a pro eSports competitor, his transition into the business of making and publishing games, and what indies need to know about marketing themselves, attracting funding and business partners, and more. Show links • http://twitter.com/bzlapped  • https://www.globaltopround.com/...

Original Air Date: Jul. 30, 2021 - To celebrate the life of community rockstar Abel Wang, we revisit our 2018 discussion with him at GDC joined by Microsoft cloud advocate Jessica Deen. Show links • Support https://girlswhocode.com/ in memoriam

Original Air Date: Jul. 21, 2021 - Buildbox CEO, Jonathan Zweig, and Design SVP, Doug Manson, call in to address questions about the company, its game development products and services, and concerns raised in the development community about recent revenue changes for developers. Show links • CodeWritePlay coverage - https://codewriteplay.com/2021/05/18/buildbox-to-claim-up-to-70-of-user-revenue-so...

Original Air Date: Jul. 12, 2021 - Susanna Pollack calls in as Games For Change kicks off its 18th annual festival exploring the impact of games on education, healthcare, research, civics, and social issues. Festival highlights • Nsé Ufot (New Georgia Project) - https://2021gamesforchangevirtualfestiva.sched.com/event/jyWn/the-grassroots-game-new-media-for-voter-engagement • Josh Shen (State Dept)...

Original Air Date: Jul. 9, 2021 - 3D Generalist Rik Oclon calls in to discuss his project Retro Space Ball, how he navigated a huge debacle with a major games publisher (and received no payment), and he gives us some great data about his player base as well as some insight into his marketing and community management research. Support our sponsorsThis show was sponsored by Appfigures! Appfigures is...

Original Air Date: Jul. 1, 2021 - Luis Alonso of Recombobulator Games calls in to walk us through his experiences contributing to series like Need For Speed and Mass Effect--or if you prefer, Hannah Montana and VeggieTales--before going indie with his wife (accomplished writer Michelle Franklin) to realize a creative vision that's stayed with him since childhood. Show links • https://store.steampo...

Original Air Date: Jun. 24, 2021 - Todd promotes--and in one case, absolutely does not promote--his new book, Inside Video Game Creation, in three more chats with industry podcast hosts at Moonlight Game Devs, What Else Do You Do?, and GamerHeads. Show links • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09151NFSQ/ on Amazon  • The https://moonlightgamedevs.com/ podcast • The https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Original Air Date: Jun. 17, 2021 - Sebastian Deken calls in to discuss his book, Final Fantasy VI from Boss Fight Books, and how his musical background led to his unique approach in covering the game. We go over the Final Fantasy series' history in the US and how the games have progressed over time. There is almost no gotcha journalism. If you're already a fan of the Boss Fight Books series, you k...

Original Air Date: Jun. 10, 2021 - Adam Fligsten of Silen Audio calls in to discuss his process, his projects, and his path into music and audio composition for TV, film, and games. His credits include Marvel vs. Capcom, Saturday Night Live, NBC Olympics, and much, much more. I think that people put these tools on a pedestal and they shouldn't. It should be accessible to everybody...- Adam Fligste...

Original Air Date: Jun. 2, 2021 - Tactic Studios developer and CEO, Jesse Attard (BioShock, BioShock 2, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (2006)), calls in for a podcast chat about the studio's new Portal-style puzzle adventure game, Claire de Lune. We discuss his transition from major AAA teams to heading up an indie studio, parenting at publish time, best pandemic home office purchases, and mo...

Original Air Date: May 27, 2021 - Christopher Arnold of Crowned Daemon Studios calls in to talk about the studio's mental health-focused game, Syntherapy, the inspiration behind its development, and its reception in the community. Crowned Daemon Studios wants to guide you through an exploration of therapy and mental health issues unique from just about any other. Its visual novel adventure game, S...