Word on The Street, with Greg Street & Scott Johnson

On what well might be the last Word on The Street, we talk about FPC having their funding pulled, going after new partners and investment, and where things could go from here. Kristina and John join Greg and Scott for a hard look at the economics of the games business, and what making a MMO in 2025 means for the industry, and you, the player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Time for a look at the latest classes they are working on at FPC, and we have Holinka with us to help break down the Tempest, Songbird, and Sphinx Guard. Plus a lot of great stuff around the edges this month on Word on The Street! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Johnson and Greg Street with guest James Ackley, Audio Director for Ghost at Fantastic Pixel Castle. They discuss audio design in MMOs, especially challenges with adaptive sound in open-world games versus corridor shooters and other genres. James shares his background (Monolith, ArenaNet, Amazon, Meta) and talks about leveraging in-world lore to craft immersive soundscapes. Avoiding traditio...

Greg and Scott are joined today by Kube and BirD, and we go wild with the art drop! Everything from concept sketches to animated models in engine, and lots in-between. An episode you won’t want to miss! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Graham joins us, a veteren of MMO design, and the man with the plan when it comes to building the blue zone systems in Ghost. Scott and Greg and Graham are here to talk about recent play test results, new game “modes”, and how the systems are coming along! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s talk production! And let’s do that with Juno, production head for all things Ghost! And of course Greg is here with Scott as well this week to look at where 2025 might take us, what it takes to build production pipelines in games, and a deeper look at open world Red Zones in ghost! (More Blue Zone talk too.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott and Greg are joined again this week by Kristina and Shanti! We have a LOT to bring you in this last episode of 2024, and we hope this gives you a LOT to chew on till our next episode in January. Video version: http://frogpants.tv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg and Scott are back to talk about the ever-growing playtests of Ghost, and all the latest from said test, and a BIG discussion today on choosing biomes in the game and the processes involved. And a LOT more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today it’s all about play testing here on the podcast! Joining Scott and Greg we have the return of Kristina Swanenburg, VP of product on Ghost! What does it take to pull of the play-tests this early? Who’s playing? What did they see? We have all the answers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time for a one-on-one with Greg and Scott, as they discuss core philosophies and the state of Ghost’s development. Play tests and all! Lots of your questions answered today as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's get down and deep into what community means to the MMO market, and specifically what Fantastic Pixel Castle is doing differently in 2024 with such an open development approach. Join Greg, Faye, and Scott on this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk about art direction in Ghost, and MMO's in general. How does one get started? How does a team like this stay unified on the look and feel of a game in the long term? Stylization vs realism? So much more! Shanti and David join us for today's discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg and Scott are back for June's episode, and with us is Ed Altorfer, user experience director at FPC! He has some really great perspectives on what's coming in Ghost, and how the user experience is going thus far! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A nice big juicy Q & A with Greg and John! Your questions, their answers, and lots of other stuff in-between. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Holinka joins the show and goes deep on combat and pvp plans in Ghost. Holinka is a legend in the MMO world, and you're going to want to hear his plans with the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk tech! What's under the hood of this MMO, including all the challenges and advantages! The company engineering leads Cam and James join Scott and Greg this month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined this month by Content Design Director on Ghost, Candace Thomas, and we get a very healthy helping of what blue and red shards are, and what the design philosophy is for the MMO regarding encounters, bosses, and world content. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get to have a great guest with us today, Shanti Blees, the VP of IP in the studio, talking all about the challenges and fun of creating an MMO story and lore from the ground up, and how that process works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back with episode two, talking the latest state of things with Greg, Lisa and Kristina! And we dive pretty hard into what the prototyping phase is, why Greg hates it, and why it's absolutely necessary to the process. Plus your questions and feedback! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first episode, with Scott and Greg. Lots of stuff here including the groundwork for the new studio, the driving principles behind the game, and what you can expect from the team at Fantastic Pixel Castle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.