JM Specht, Jared Stults and Robbie Paterson
The Devolver Digital Forkcast
Straight from our mouths to your ears! Hot takes delivered direct from the Devolver Digital Forkcast! We interview Devolver and Devolver-adjacent developers and professionals to give you insights into what makes this weird-ass company work. The Devolver Digital Forkcast: It's a podcast!
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JM Specht, Jared Stults and Robbie Paterson
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Latest episode
Jun 9, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 156: Clearing a Path 29.02.2024 57:44
Devolver Senior Producer Reese Wright regularly expounds upon their love of spreadsheets while telling the story of their globetrotting path to the hallowed halls of Devolver Digital. 🗺 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 155: Will It Be You? 15.02.2024 57:57
Team WIBY Creative Director, Ben Marrinan delves into the creative process of guiding The Phantom Abyss through Early Access and into 1.0 release, shares his biggest surprises from the game's Discord community and deals the deets on dialing in the difficulty. 🐨 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 154: The Other Other Santa 01.02.2024 1:06:15
Devolver Digital Web Engineer and uncontested E-Sports Guru, Josh "Santa" Belkin hacks his way onto the Forkcast to install his insights into the worlds of programming, streaming, and some of his favorite art. 🎅 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 153: I've Got a Golden Ticket 21.12.2023 42:54
In celebration of the third annual Devolver Public Access Holiday Special, JM and Jared are joined by Hudbus, discoverer of the fifth and final Devolver Golden Ticket from last year's special. He tells us about what it's like getting free Devolver games for life, and gives some tips to any would-be code hunters out there. www.theikim.com 🎫 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 152: Why Philosophize When You Can Pet the Cat? 30.11.2023 1:04:52
Talos Principle 2 writers Jonas and Verena Kyratzes kick back and explain the inspirations and ideas central to the philosophical identity of this year's greatest first-person puzzle experience, while JM and Jared make toilet jokes. 🐈 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 151: Good Companions 17.11.2023 1:09:29
To celebrate the many puppies that Jared has been fostering, he and JM have an idle chat about some of the in-game companions that they have greatly enjoyed through the years. 🐶 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 150: Holding the Door 02.11.2023 1:11:52
With Jared somewhere covered in puppies, JM plays host to Pastagames co-founder Nadim, creator of the upcoming cooperative platformer KarmaZoo, and has a chat about how a game about being kind to strangers came to be. 🐘 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 149: Drilling for Joy 19.10.2023 1:03:21
Expert excavators and Pepper Grinder developers Riv Hester and Xee Cee tunnel their way onto the podcast to tell the story of how this indie darling went from gifs to game. 🌶 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 148: Making Games at the End of the World 05.10.2023 52:02
Wizard with a Gun Creative Director Patrick Morgan shares in the story of Galvanic Games, tells us about the challenges of developing a game during the pandemic, and briefly considers getting everyone on his team a free puppy. 🧙♂️ Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 147: Return of the Doinks 21.09.2023 55:28
Cullen Dwyer and Joseph Bourgeois of doinksoft join JM and Jared in talking about the recent release of their gritty platformer, GUNBRELLA ☔ Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 146: Gaming for Non-Gamers 24.08.2023 54:33
With JM out of town, Jared recruits a special guest to talk about what gaming is like for someone who doesn't play games. 👩🌾 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 145: It has an Ending 10.08.2023 1:00:38
Jake Hollands, creator of Spaceplan and Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows, lands on the ForkCast to talk about what fascinates him most in videogames and design. 🛰️ Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 144: Face to Foot Style 27.07.2023 1:04:31
Celebrating a recent dream-come-true for JM, he and Jared prattle on about some of their favorite melee moments in videogames. ⚔ Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 143: Brand Mascot 13.07.2023 1:02:57
Robbie Paterson returns to the ForkCast to regale us all with the tale of how he tricked the entire world into believing that Volvy never existed. https://www.youtube.com/@donthugmeimscared 📼 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 142: Yeah, Quite Cool Actually 29.06.2023 1:01:56
Lead Animator of Nomada Studios' Gris and upcoming Neva , Adrián Miguel tells how a love of drawing comics led him to discover a love of animation, and how that love led him to become a part of creating one of the most beautiful games ever released, and one of the most beautiful games yet to. https://tapas.io/series/SkullsandCoin 💀 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 141: Delightful People 15.06.2023 55:31
Co-creator of "The Plucky Squire," Jamie Turner tells the tale of his twenty-plus years designing characters and making art for games, both big and small, as well as his love of silly little drawings that bring a smiles to the world. 🖼 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 140: Guitar God Unlocked 01.06.2023 1:06:09
Composer and Sound designer Damjan Mravunac dives into the origins of Croteam's legendary games and offers a sneak peek into the future of The Talos Principle. Hear Damjam at Reboot: http://rebrand.ly/reboot_2023 🎼 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 139: The Hawt Seat with Nigel B. Lowrie 18.05.2023 1:08:39
Wildly successful marketing genius, Nigel B. Lowrie, takes a breather from redefining the indie games publishing world to sit down with one of Devolver Digital's longtime employees, JM Specht, in the dazzling premiere episode of, "The Hawt Seat with Nigel B. Lowrie." [Warning: Due to technical difficulties, the part of JM will be played by JM.]
Episode 138: The Quintessential 04.05.2023 1:14:35
The genres of videogames are as nuanced as they are multitudinous, so JM and Jared take it upon themselves to share some genre-defining games that they think are pretty cool. 👣 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 137: The Spanish Kojima 07.04.2023 46:28
BleakSword DX developer Luis Moreno of More8Bit hacks and slashes his way onto the Forkcast to share the story of how he bluffed his way to greatness and shares his personal training regimen of private game jams. Featuring special guest co-host Vieko! 🛡 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 136: An Increasingly Bad Idea 23.03.2023 1:07:45
Gathered together for PAXEast, Jared and JM are joined by several other Devolver team members to just sit around and talk shit for an hour. 🚐 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 135: Writing Wang 09.03.2023 59:31
Jared and JM are joined by Flying Wild Hog Lead Narrative Designer, Alek Sajnach. Riding high on the release of Shadow Warrior 3 Definitive Edition, he talks about what makes writing for videogames an excitingly unique opportunity. ✍ Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 134: The #2 Method of Recycling 23.02.2023 1:10:43
Inspired by the announcement of Terra Nil's March 28th release date, JM shares some surprising methods of recycling and waste prevention that almost anyone can make a part of their life. Featuring guest co-host Zach Gehling. 💩 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 133: An Attempt at Logic 09.02.2023 1:06:26
Devolver's Operations Director Mark Lloyd discusses the finer points of porting as well as his own incomparable journey from the RAF to Rockstar Games and eventually to Devolver. 🦅 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
Episode 132: Did Somebody Say Omnibus? 26.01.2023 1:01:36
Creative visionaries and industry titans Amir Badri and Jeremy Crockett storm onto the first Forkcast episode of 2023 to share the empowering and unforgettable experience of creating the greatest Omnibus-related game in human history: Omnibus. 🚌 Join us on Discord Visit DevolverDigital.com
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