The Underground QA Podcast

Chris, Myron, and Chelsea kick off the first episode of Season 2 with a discussion on one of the industry's spiciest topics, crunch. All individuals appearing on the podcast are not doing so as official representatives of their respective companies and the opinions expressed here are their own.

In this episode, Ariel, Myron, and Sarah are joined by special guests Chiril Russu and Melissa Russell to chat about QA on live products. They cover the live testing mindset, key partners for live QA teams, public test servers, hotfixing, and more!

In this epsiode, Chelsea, Ariel, and Myron discuss one of QA's most important functions, risk assessment. They break down the conversations that all game teams need to have about risk and provide a practical example of how to visualize and prioritize risk.

In this episode, Chelsea, Ariel, Myron and Chris talk about Quality Bars, or the things we agree to do, before we ship an experience with users. A key thing they talk about is how important it is for the entire team (i.e., within and without quality) to own these Bars. Check us out in this amazing episode to learn more today!

In this episode, Chelsea, Myron, Chris and Ariel talk about how to actually do Test Plans and what it means for an organization working together to bring amazing products to life. This is part two of a two-part series on test plans where we finish with the "what" of building test plans.

In this episode, Chelsea and Myron talk about the need for test plans and the point in one's career that they begin thinking about them a lot more.  This is part one of a two-part series on test plans where we start with the "why" of building test plans.

In this episode, Chelsea, Chris and Myron were joined by Sebren and Zombaekillz to talk about Black Lives Matter in the gaming industry and beyond. Join us for this very real conversation about race from a community in crisis. 

Onboarding during the best of times is challenging and in these uncertain times it's great to have a plan. Lindsay joins us to talk about how to do it better! Our fearless QA pros talk about some do's, don'ts, and pro-tips for QA onboarding.

Interviews can be stressful for everyone involved! Our fearless QA pros talk about some do's, don'ts, and pro-tips for QA interviews.

Our team of QA professionals dismantles the old stereotype that QA is only a stepping stone in a career in games by discussing QA career options and their own experiences following these paths.

In this episode, Myron, Chelsea & Ariel talk about COVID-19 and the impact on QA and the game industry from the cancellation of conferences and conventions to adjusting to becoming a work-from-home workforce.