Find out how video games get made! The official podcast for GameDeveloper.com brings you illuminating conversation and commentary from brilliant people in the video game industry. Hosted by Game Developer senior editor Bryant Francis. Music by Mike Meehan. Published every other Friday.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Indie game marketing consultant CHRIS ZUKOWSKI joins us to offer practical tips when MARKETING YOUR INDIE GAME. We talk about EMAIL MARKETING, super effective STEAM PAGES, building your game's COMMUNITY, and more.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
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Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
We're joined by game industry power couple SOREN and LEYLA JOHNSON of MOHAWK GAMES who share their experiences in developing and releasing strategy games like OFFWORLD TRADING COMPANY and the new Civilization-meets-Crusader Kings strategy game OLD WORLD. The pair also get candid about DIVERSIFYING their (formerly) homogenous studio.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
Follow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & Interviews
Bluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial
Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
On GDC Podcast episode 22 we welcome SPELUNKY developer DEREK YU. We chat about the development and design of his fantastic SPELUNKY games, how INDIE GAME DEVELOPMENT has changed over the years, and how game development is an EXPLORATION OF IDEAS.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
Follow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & Interviews
Bluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial
Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
LINDSAY GRACE is Knight Chair in Interactive Media and an associate professor at the University of Miami School of Communication. He joins us to chat about GAMES AND ACADEMIA, games with SOCIAL IMPACT, and the BLACK EXPERIENCE in game development.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
Follow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & Interviews
Bluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial
Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
PHIL TIBITOSKI, the TWO-ARMED president of OCTODAD and BUGSNAX developer Young Horses joins us to talk about making wonderfully WEIRD video games, the dev process at Young Horses, PRICING YOUR INDIE GAME in today's market, and what it was like pitching a WILD GAME like Bugsnax to PlayStation.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
Follow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & Interviews
Bluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial
Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
We're joined by indie ROLE MODELS ADAM HINES and SEAN KRANKEL, cofounders of Night School Studio, developers of games such as Afterparty and the ABSOLUTELY ICONIC indie game OXENFREE. We talk narrative design, Oxenfree after five years, and FOCUSING your talents.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
Follow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & Interviews
Bluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial
Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
FOREST SWARTOUT LARGE is executive producer at IO Interactive working on the HITMAN franchise. We talk design philosophies behind the STEALTHY Hitman series, BURNOUT and WORK-LIFE BALANCE, and what makes for an effective VIDEO GAME PRODUCER.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
Follow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & Interviews
Bluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial
Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
LARS DOUCET, co-founder of Level Up Labs and recently a contributor to Valve's Steam Labs project, joins fellow Texan Kris Graft to talk about the BRUTAL WINTER STORM that left many without access to heat, power, water, and food for days.
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The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.
Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com
Follow Game Developer for more game dev Podcasts, News, & Interviews
Bluesky: https://www.gamedeveloper.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial
Music by Mike Meehan
Edited by Pierre Landriau