Podcasts by Game Dev Unchained

0286: Roundtable News | The Rise of Big Tech Game Companies from 2021-10-26T15:21:58

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0285: Environment Art for Moss Book II with Coolie Calihan from 2021-10-05T20:49:01

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0284: 14 Years of Development on Hanoka with Matt Canei from 2021-09-28T20:57:41

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0283: GduX.me | Anew: The Distant Light Demo from 2021-09-21T18:32:32

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0282: Roundtable News | Blizzard Under Fire from 2021-09-14T15:59:59

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Games ReCAP | Star Citizen Selling False Ships from 2021-09-09T16:36:27

Here we go again with Star Citizen and its never-ending release. This time, getting in trouble with government about its 'false advertising' practices when selling in-game items that don't exist...

0281: GduX.me | Sky: Children of Light Demo from 2021-09-07T17:00:22

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Games ReCAP | Can All CEOs Please Step Down! from 2021-09-07T16:22:33

CEOs and their twitter accounts are a sure-fire way to get unemployed. How many times have we heard this story before? Also, some cheeky gamers are already finding loopholes in the anti-gaming r...

Games ReCAP | Naughty Dog Stopping Crunch Culture? from 2021-09-03T13:49:42

Naughty Dog has been under the spotlight lately about its crunch culture practices and forcing the Co-President to respond to how the company is looking to mitigate the issues internally. Is it ...

Games ReCAP | China Bans Gaming from 2021-09-02T15:27:20

China bans gaming for minors, or at least set regulations with some enforceability. Find out more in today's Games ReCaP, daily game news for game developers. 

0280: GduX.me | The Making of MonStars Remastered with Damon Woods from 2021-08-31T16:57:46

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0279: Art Director Aspirations with Reika Yoshino from 2021-08-03T20:44:44

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0278: Sozap and the Mobile Market after the Pandemic with Rade Prokopovich from 2021-07-27T18:35:43

 Rade Prokopovich is the CEO of Sozap, an emerging and successful mobile company, stopped by the show to discuss his general outlook on the industry and the new challenges coming out of the...

0277: Roundtable News | Steam Valvedeck from 2021-07-20T20:15:53

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Valve is doubling down on hardware and answering with a more hardcore "Switch" of their own. What is this all ...

0277: Roundtable News | Valve Steamdeck from 2021-07-20T20:15:53

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0276: SoapBox | Latest Updates and Resolving Internal Conflicts from 2021-07-14T20:28:20

This episode is sponsored by GamesBoost42.  https://gamesboost42.com/ In this episode I update the latest status of the podcast and the reason for my unexpected short absence. I also share a rece...

0275: GduX.me | Breaking Art with Miklos Bencz from 2021-06-29T20:00:38

This episode is sponsored by GamesBoost42.  https://gamesboost42.com/ Breakthroughs and breakdowns on the journey of game art. Check out other talks at https://gamedevunchained.com/gdux/ Connec...

0274: GduX.me | The Business of Games with Larry Kuperman from 2021-06-22T13:00

This episode is sponsored by GamesBoost42.  https://gamesboost42.com/ Larry Kuperman, a 20-year veteran of the game industry, will explain how a business-mindset can help you be more successful. T...

0273: Roundtable News | Final Showdown Epic VS Apple from 2021-06-02T15:29:54

Who would've thought that this would last as long with Epic actually having a chance to humble Apple in any way?  Check out the show notes: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-Pk Connect with Ray! ● https://tw...

0272: Art Boost | Snake Way Cruiser with Lyndl Kempis from 2021-05-25T23:41:34

Lyndl Kempis breaks down his latest personal project, the Snake Way Cruiser. He walks through his planning stages from using Blender all the way to a fully rendered video while talking about his de...

0271: Simplifying Efficient Workflows with Daniel Bystedt from 2021-05-18T20:48:43

Daniel Bystedt is a character & creature artist currently working at Embark Studios in Stockholm Sweden. He has been betting big on using Blender for his whole workflow and his experience reflects ...

0270: Diversity in the Game Industry with Ray Graham from 2021-05-12T00:12:44

This episode was Sponsored by Autodesk. For amazing resources and a vast online hub of articles, tutorials, and content for 3D artists please check out https://area.autodesk.com/​. Being in leade...

0269: GduX.me | Flowing Between Worlds: Lighting in Games and Films with Scott Knapp from 2021-05-05T19:12:10

This talk will go over how to navigate working in both industries as a lighting artist.  We will deep dive into how to make yourself marketable in both industries, and steps you can take to get you...

0268: GduX.me | Navigating Art in a Business World with Ben Sanders from 2021-04-28T21:40:16

As contributors who are passionate about our craft, artists can often times tunnel vision into the perfect aesthetic. But sometimes this is not what production needs. This talk explores the forbidd...

0267: Roundtable News | Epic Metaverse from 2021-04-20T20:19:38

What is Epic's grand plan? Fortnite + Rocket League + Fall Guys, are they really going to complete Ready Player One?! The ultimate gaming experience? Check it out in this month's roundtable news. ...

0266: GduX.me 2020 | Intellectual Property for Game Dev with Jessica Shraybman from 2021-04-13T16:12:42

In this talk, you'll learn the basics of Intellectual Property, including how to protect your work and reputation. https://www.shraybmanlaw.com/ Show Notes: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-OE ♥ Subscribe: ...

0265: Art Boost | Sculpting AAA Realistic Characters with Lisa Loseva from 2021-04-06T20:31:55

Sponsors: E-WIN gaming chairs https://bit.ly/3ovyBG4 use code Gamedev for 30% off Lisa Loneva breaks down her Wanderer Project and teaches how she approached her AAA quality character....

0264: Investing in the Games Industry with Daniel from 2021-03-30T16:23:06

The world of investing is a mysterious place and Daniel is no stranger in placing his bets in the game industry. He invested in Quixel, Elias Software, & Polygonflow. This episode is all about what...

0263: Proceduralism in Games with Luiz Kruel from 2021-03-23T17:27:17

Every big game both indie and AAA are moving towards proceduralism. A movement Luiz plays a big part in by pushing Houdini game dev tools for industry acceptance. Check out the show notes: https:...

0262: Roundtable News | Anthem Cancelled?! from 2021-03-16T17:33:36

Anthem is officially cancelled. Epic VS Apple VS VALVE?! AR is entering into the fight now?! Find out in this month's roundtable news episode. Check out the show notes: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-NK Co...

0261: Abby & Tony from Black Tabby Games from 2021-03-09T17:17:45

Black Tabby Games is an indie studio founded by Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias. Their games tell the kinds of stories than only games can tell, and fall at the intersection of horror and humor. ...

0260: What's Next for VR with Scott Rogers from 2021-03-02T16:45:06

Scott Roger is a designer and educator of over 50 published games including the tabletop games Pantone the Game, Rayguns and Rocketships, and the upcoming Diamonds & Dinosaurs.  You can also catch ...

0259: The Convergence of Games and Movies with Mauro Frau from 2021-02-23T15:27:24

Mauro Frau is the co-founder and creative director at Treehouse Ninjas, an independent studio creating high-end environment art and lighting for movies and games. Check out the show notes: https:/...

0258: Roundtable News | Stadia Shutting Down from 2021-02-16T15:42:05

Just like the premonition set into play as soon as Stadia was announced, the first-part game development has been shut down! Did we see this coming? Yes, sorta, but what does mean for the future of...

0257: Art Boost | VR Sculpting with Joel Durnham from 2021-02-12T08:00

Joel Durham is a digital artist that has worked at highly coveted studios in both the game and visual effects companies. Gracing studios like Sledgehammer Games, Blur, MPC, and Digital Domain with ...

0256: The Story Behind GoDemics with Leo Gonzalez from 2021-02-09T16:42:43

Leo Gonzalez is the co-founder of GoDemics, an external development studio that works with top studios around the world delivering AAA experiences. In this episode, we dive into the background of m...

0255: Getting Creative after a World-Changing Event with Dave Mervik from 2021-02-03T15:33:44

Dave Mervik is currently a Senior Narrative Designer for Little Nightmares II at Tarsier Studios. Check out the show notes: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-LV Connect with Dave! ● https://tarsier.se/ ●http...

0254: How has the industry changed with Jay Wilson from 2021-01-26T16:16:45

Jay Wilson has been in the industry for decades and have lent his talents working at EA, Relic, and Blizzard. He is best known for being the game director on Diablo 3. Check out the show notes: h...

0253: Roundtable News | Can the industry go fully remote? from 2021-01-19T15:12:14

A major paradigm shift for how me make games have occurred and we beg to ask the question: can we handle going fully remote? Check out the show notes: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-Lh Ray Graham: https://...

0252: Art Boost | Inventing a New 3D Painterly Style with Miklos Bencz from 2021-01-15T17:22:30

Miklos Bencz is a artist from Hungary that is completely self-taught. His artwork speaks for itself for being original and has a final quality that really pushes the 3d medium. Check out the show ...

0251: From Designer to Programmer with Scott Lagrasta from 2021-01-12T15:09:24

Scott Lagrasta is currently a Programmer at Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft Studio. Previously, before switching to programming he was a successful designer contributing to high-profile AAA games ...

0250: Art Boost | Architectural Concept with Gabriel Yeganyan from 2021-01-08T18:38:08

Gabriel Yeganyan is currently a Senior Concept Artist at Respawn and has worked with many top leading studios like Riot, Infinity Ward, and Sony Santa Monica Studios.  Check out the show notes: ht...

0249: Designing Fall Guys with Joe Walsh from 2021-01-05T08:00

Joe Walsh is the Lead game designer at Mediatonic and helped introduced the world to Fall Guys. In this interview we do a deep dive behind the studios early prototype and learn about the meteoric r...

0248: Best of 2020 from 2020-12-31T20:55:53

Wrapping up 2020 in the best way possible with some standout moments and lessons from fantastic people! Check out the show notes here: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-I1 SPONSERS: http://gameschoolonline.co...

0247: Glassdoor Confessions on Daybreak Studios from 2020-12-29T08:00

Daybreak Studios recently got acquired for $300 million dollars and I don't know why. In this special segment, I will dive into the history of the studio, investigate it's Glassdoor reviews, and le...

0246: IP Licensing for Small Teams featuring Mel Kirk from 2020-12-22T16:48:24

Mel Kirk is the COO of Zen Studios, specializing in creating pinball machines, and handles the business development for the studio. Check out the show notes for this episode: https://wp.me/pcB0ew...

0245: Indie MMO Development with Jason Lee from 2020-12-15T08:00

Jason Lee, who has been designing games at Relic Entertainment for over a decade. Currently, he is involved in the development of Infinite Fleet, a sci-fi- MMO title developed by Pixelmatic. Chec...

0244: The Story Behind Polygonflow with Adnan Chaumette from 2020-12-08T08:00

Adnan Chaumette is the founder of Polygonflow which is a company working on new ways to create tools without code. Check out the show notes: https://bit.ly/2K5vbuk ● http://polygonflow.io/ ● htt...

0243: Distributed Work Past, Present, and Future with Scott Millard from 2020-12-01T13:06:43

Scott Milliard is the Managing Director at Feardemic. He has decades worth of experience managing teams across the globe shipping games through distributed talent. Check out links from this episo...

0242: Roundtable News | SWATTING Around with Ubisoft from 2020-11-24T16:00

In this month's Roundtable News episode the crew discusses the latest polarizing topic if Streamers should pay a licensing fee for games? ► Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/4Nbi4kES86...

GDuX.me 2020 | The Mystery Behind Marketing with Starlight Skyes from 2020-11-17T19:05:10

Many Developers Know The Technical Skills Behind Development But Marketing Is Still A Big Mystery To Many. https://twitter.com/StarlightSkyes Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/UlTUxg...

GDuX.me 2020 | Surviving Long Term in the Game Industry with Moo Yu from 2020-11-10T20:26:30

Moo Yu Has Taken A Seemingly Bizarre 15-Year Route Through The Game Industry With Stops In AAA, Facebook, Mobile, Indie, And Even Children's Web Games. https://twitter.com/oneofmoo Check out the v...

0241: Roundtable News | Game Licensing for Streamers? from 2020-11-03T17:30

In this month's Roundtable News episode the crew discusses the latest polarizing topic if Streamers should pay a licensing fee for games? ► Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/AX4Hi03qKt...

0240: SOAPBOX | Unchained Life Thus Far 1.5 Years Working for Myself from 2020-10-27T19:45:03

It took 200+ episodes for me to Unchained myself from my 9 to 5 job in the industry. This is to look at the current climate for game developers and provide an update of what the last 2 years. ► Che...

0239: Crunching with CD Projekt Red on Cyberpunk 2077 from 2020-10-20T23:04:47

In this month's Rountable News episode the crew discusses the latest controversy of Cyberpunk 2077 developer going back on their word for not making their team crunch. ► Check out the video versio...

0238: How Games Help People with Disabilities Featuring Hawken Miller from 2020-10-14T18:21:28

Hawken Miller is a journalist, streamer, and pro gamer. As a young kid, he was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Over the past decade, video gaming has become a favored past time an...

0237: Find Funding During CoVID Times with Pontus Mahler from 2020-10-06T07:00

Pontus Mahler have worked in incubator programs to help indie developers find funding for their games. What is that world looking like during the Pandemic? ► Check out the video version: https://y...

0236: Roundtable News | Microsoft Buys Zenimax, EPIC V Apple, Subscription, & Tencent from 2020-09-29T07:00

In this month's Rountable News episode the crew discusses the latest debacle between Epic VS Apple. Microsoft buying up Zenimax, Sony never going all in with the subscription model, and Tencent bei...

0235: Breaking the Sound Barrier with Elias Software Featuring Kristopher Eng and Philip Bennefall from 2020-09-22T07:00

Kristopher Eng and Philip Bennefall from Elias Software talks about their tool that is upending how the industry works with sound. Their adaptive technology creates creative flexibility for both co...

0234: State of the Industry 2020 & Beyond with Brad Hart and Johan Karlsson from 2020-09-15T07:00

Brad Hart is the Chief Technology Officer at Perforce & Johan Karlsson is a Senior Consultant there and we discussed a survey that Perforce recently conducted about the State of the industry. Chec...

0233: Developing Raji: An Ancient Epic & Crossing the Finish Line Featuring Ian Maude, Shruti Ghosh, & Avichal Singh from 2020-09-08T14:26:18

This week we sit down and the discuss the development behind Raji: An Ancient Epic. It is an action-adventure game set in ancient India.  ► Check out the show notes: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-Hf ●https...

0232: Roundtable News | Epic VS Apple from 2020-09-01T22:33:04

The Roundtable Crew discusses the showdown of the Decade with Epic getting in the ring with Apple about its 30% cut. ► Support this channel by subscribing or becoming a patreon https://www.patreon...

GduX.me 2020 | User Generated Content System Seller or Legal Nightmare? with Zachary Rich from 2020-08-25T18:18:50

Minecraft, Dreams, Trove, And Roblocks.. What Do These Popular Games All Have In Common? They All Feature Or Are Built Around User Generated Content. ► Check out Masterpiece VR: https://bit.ly/3dO...

0231: Glassdoor Confessions on Ubisoft from 2020-08-19T18:47:40

So much crazy stuff going on at Ubisoft. Let's take a breather and review what is happening and try to break it down and decide what really is going on, ···········································...

0230: Exploring the Mobile Industry with Nadav Ashkenazy from 2020-08-11T07:00

The mobile industry have always been a uncharted territory to game developers outside the mobile game industry. But the conversation with Nadav helps fill in that gap and why mobile games is lay...

GduX.me ReDuX 2019 | Particle Physics Research and Game Dev: Differences and Parallels with Joschka Pottgen from 2020-08-04T15:04:07

Working in game development with a background as a researcher allows to compare two very different environments: A large particle physics laboratory and a small game development studio that creates...

GduX.me ReDuX 2019 | Surviving the Artist Apocalypse with Kinman Chan from 2020-07-28T13:56:58

This session will be a moderated conversation about the ever shifting landscape of visual art in the entertainment industry! ► Check out Perforce: https://bit.ly/2N1spVc ► Check out Unity: https://...

GduX.me ReDuX 2019 | Intuitive Practicality with Igor Puskaric from 2020-07-21T14:02:33

This talk will be a personal and technical roadmap of a game developer in Eastern Europe, where resources and a career in game development is scarce. ► Check out Perforce: https://bit.ly/2N1spVc ►...

GduX.me ReDuX 2019 | Challenges and Wins of Pausing the Game Industry with Collin Fogel from 2020-07-14T07:00

This talk will share information about a world outside“traditional” game development. ► Check out Parsec for Team: https://bit.ly/3h7BEkQ ► Check out Perforce: https://bit.ly/2N1spVc ► Check out...

0229: Roundtable News | Playstation 5 Reveal Event Reaction from 2020-07-07T19:39:46

The Roundtable Crew discusses the Playstation 5 reveal event ► Support this channel by subscribing or becoming a patreon https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps ► Check out the video version: https://y...

0228: Developing Games in the Philippines with Ryan Sumo from 2020-06-30T07:00

Ryan Sumo is a cofounder ofSqueaky Wheel living in the Philippines. His studio has shipped two indie titles, Political Animals and Academia Game. ► Check out the Parsec for Team: https://bit.ly/3...

0227: Brain, UX & Design with Celia Hodent from 2020-06-23T07:00

Celia Hodent is a Game UX consultant, author of The Gamer's Brain. In this episode we discuss the application of UX design for game development and how current events are impacting the industry. ►...

GduX.me ReDuX 2019 | Career Options Beyond “Traditional” Game Development with John Podlasek from 2020-06-16T15:24:43

This talk will share information about a world outside“traditional” game development. ► Check out Parsec for Team: https://bit.ly/3h7BEkQ ► Check out Perforce: https://bit.ly/2N1spVc ► Check out ...

GduX.me 2020 | The Making of Masterpiece VR with Jonathan Gagne from 2020-06-11T07:00

Learning To Help People Create Content 10x Faster, Masterpiece VR is very exciting! ► Check out Masterpiece VR: https://bit.ly/3dONcaA ► Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/5uHS9fnKW_k ...

0226: Roundtable News- Unreal Engine 5 Reactions, And Last of Us 2 Ending a Generation from 2020-06-09T13:00

The Roundtable Crew discusses the Unreal Engine 5 demo, and Last of Us 2 reactions. ► Check out the Parsec for Team: https://bit.ly/3h7BEkQ ► Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/AefXTEFh...

GduX.me 2020 | Announcement from 2020-06-03T14:02:01

What is GduX.me? (https://www.gdux.me/) 18+ Speakers | 3 Days | Game-Changing Event | FREE The Game Dev Unchained Expo Is Born Out Of Necessity. We Are Building A Conference Offering Insight From ...

3D Look Development with Cornelius Dammrich | Game School Online from 2020-05-26T16:59:06

Cornelius Dammrich is a master 3D artist and he sits down to talk about the inspiration behind his artwork as well as letting us peek behind his process. We take a deeper look at one of his project...

0225: Staying Connected with Perforce in a COVID World with Brad Hart from 2020-05-19T07:00

Brad Hart is the CTO of Perforce, which is the number 1 leading software for big and small game companies using version control. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/iNpShJ0HUZM ...

0224: Substance 2020 Updates with Jeremie Noguer & François Cottin from 2020-05-12T15:27:34

Jeremie Noguer is the Principal Product Manager on the Substance Team, along with Francois Cottin who is the Marketing Director on the team. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube...

0223: Roundtable News - CoVID 19 Updates, Magic Leap Scam, Stadia, VR, PS5, Valorant CS GO from 2020-05-05T22:30:42

Let's see catch up with what COVID-19 has impacted the game industry in month 2. Magic Leap is making a massive layoff. Stadia Direct? Check out this week's Roundtable News Episode. For the video ...

0222: Tough Times at Naughty Dog and the State of Contract Work with Shora Farahani from 2020-04-28T07:00

Shora Farahani is a Senior Level Artist and have been all over the United States working at prominent studios like Sledgehammer Games, Naughty Dog, and now Ghost Story Games (formerly Irrational Ga...

0221: What COVID19 Closing all Game Dev Events Means for Indie Dev with Renee Gittins from 2020-04-21T07:00

Renee Gittens is the Executive Director of IGDA (https://igda.org/) and joins us to talk about the relief efforts that are available for indie developers this year. COVID-19 has derailed many plans...

0220: Indie AAA Solo Developer on Bright Memory with Zeng Xiancheng from 2020-04-14T07:00

Zeng Xiancheng is the solo indie developer for Bright Memory. What makes his feat so fantastic is that the game looks and plays like a AAA game utilizing the latest technology in game tech. We talk...

Game School Online | The State of Lighting in VFX and Game Industries with Scott Knapp from 2020-04-07T07:00

Scott Knapp comes on and talks about the state of lighting for both the VFX and game industries. What it means to be a lighting artist and how it's one of the leading jobs that is hot in demand rig...

0219: Roundtable News: Work from Home Orders, Magic Leap Selling, Naughty Dog Crunches, Gamestop from 2020-03-31T07:00

Everyone in the industry is forced to work from home. Is it a dream come true? Magic Leap is looking to sell but is it coming off as desparate? Naughty Dog is overworking people again...and GameSto...

Games ReCAP | Epic Games Publishing Deal from 2020-03-30T19:07:04

Epic Games is getting into the publishing game. Is it as ground breaking as everyone is making it out to be? Watch the video version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--t6M9uDtYE Every Monday/...

GduX.me | Ways to Put Off Starting Your Next Project for Your Own Sanity with Nina Freeman from 2020-03-24T15:40:20

A big part of being a game developer is being in-between big projects. Sometimes, the in-between phase isn't just a few days or months, and it can feel like you're losing steam if you're not kickin...

0218: Coronavirus Good for the Industry? from 2020-03-17T19:51:08

The Coronavirus is sweeping the world and is forcing every company to impose remote working. Are their upsides to this for the game industry? Is this real, or do we not know the long-term implicati...

0217: Roundtable News | Coronavirus Ruins GDC, Stadia and Geforce Now Deflated, Riot Games Valorant from 2020-03-10T07:00

How bad is the Coronavirus affecting game devs? Does Stadia have a chance to turn things around in 2020? Geforce Now all fluff? What is going on with Riot Games?! Watch this Roundtable News episode...

0216: California AB5 Affecting Game Devs with Zac Rich from 2020-03-03T08:00

California AB5 Bill passed in November 2019 and are already having ramifications in all creative industries, including the game industry. Contractors all over California are finding themselves at a...

GduX.me | Mix and Jam: Becoming a Youtube Influencer with Andre Cardoso from 2020-02-25T08:00

Andre Cardoso started with curiosity on how game mechanics of major games were made and is now working at Unity as a Evangelist and has the hottest youtube channel, Mix and Jam. In this fireside ch...

0215: The $0 Budget Marketing Guide with Victoria Tran from 2020-02-18T08:00

There are many ways to approach marketing and Victoria lays down the foundation of being effective without spending a fortune. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/LJr6nKQSSjs @Th...

0214: Roundtable News | Crunch Culture, Google Stadia, Over Saturation of Games, and Virtual Reality from 2020-02-11T08:00

What is going on with crunch culture in the game industry right now? How is Google Stadia tracting with early adopters? How are indie game developers dealing with so many choices out there? What is...

GduX.me | IP Licensing for Games with Jay Powell from 2020-02-04T08:00

You DO need a way to stand out in the market. You DO need a partner to help promote your game. You DON'T need hundreds of thousands of dollars to secure a license or IP. For the video version, pl...

0213: Indie Dev with Family Featuring Richard Khoo from 2020-01-28T15:48:48

Richard Khoo joins us to talk about starting a indie dev studio with his family. We talk about the challenges, game design principles, and differences that presents opposed to his AAA 300+ plus tea...

GduX.me | Leveraging the Turbulent Roller Coaster of Life with Richard Lico from 2020-01-21T20:06:57

This talk will emphasize the importance of life experience and using that information to build gameplay moments which resonate with players. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube...

0212: Entrepreneurship and Figuring that Out with Ryan Kingslien from 2020-01-14T08:00

Ryan Kingslien is a successful entrepreneur and is the CEO of the Game Art Institute. In this episode, Ryan discusses his beginnings being a premiere evangelist in the beginning days of Zbrush and ...

0211: The Biggest Impacts of the the Last Decade in Review from 2020-01-07T17:03:09

Happy New Year! I will be ushering the first episode of 2020 with last year's review and what to look forward to for this upcoming year. The bulk of the episode also is about analyzing the biggest ...

GduX.me | How to Lead and Art Direct Smaller Games with Cecil Kim from 2019-12-31T17:29:48

How do you put together an art team to manage resources and make the best out of smaller budget? In this talk, Cecil will compare how working from AAA studios is very different from running your ow...

GduX.me | Working in the Margins with Meg Jayanth from 2019-12-24T18:13:35

The games industry marginalizes people on multiple axes - but there are many of us here navigating work and life in these non-traditional and often precarious spaces. For the video version, pleas...

GduX.me | Overcoming the Fear of Changing with Lucas Gonzalez from 2019-12-17T15:23:29

Game Development behaves pretty much like life: it is constantly evolving. This is probably one of the things that make this job so exciting, but also what it can make it pretty unsettling. For t...

GduX.me | Build Your Own Reputation and Help Other through Marketing with Derek Lieu from 2019-12-10T08:25:09

This talk will teach you how to make connections, and get clients simply by generously sharing your knowledge with others. By making written or video content based on your wealth of experience, you...

GduX.me | Photogrammetry is the Future! So Don't Be Left Behind with Jonathan Holmes from 2019-12-03T20:35:51

Jonathan Holmes is the Community Manager & Support Lead @ Quixel, which is now a part of Epic Games. In this fireside chat during GduX.me 2019 Part DeuX, Jonathan speaks on the topic of new evolvin...

0210: Public Relations with Michael Brown from 2019-11-26T08:00

Michael Brown is the CEO of Vicarious PR (vicariouspr.com) and we discuss the pitfalls and successes of how developers promote their games. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/-Qj...

0209: Catching up with the Industry with Matthew Burns from 2019-11-19T19:14:44

Matthew Burns is a Writer, Composer, & Game Developer and a podcast-favorite for his introspective thoughts on the game industry. He joins us to discuss the latest developments within the industry....

GduX.me | Streaming Wars, Loot Boxes, Indie Dev Future from 2019-11-12T08:00

Games ReCAP (AKA Roundtable Discussion) is when we gather game dev professionals and offer their opinions on the state of the game industry affairs that affects game developers. This segment took p...

GduX.me | No Country for Old Devs with Des Gayle from 2019-11-05T13:24:18

The game industry is a tough place especially with veterans every year having less and less options. Des Gayle talks about his personal experience through the industry and how it has evolved his ca...

ANNOUNCEMENT: GduX.me Live! Happening now! from 2019-11-04T16:35:37

GduX.me 2019 Part DeuX is happening now. Head over to https://www.gdux.me/ and join the fun! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: Listen

GduX.me | Making a Youtube Channel to Build a Audience with Noa Calice from 2019-10-29T15:29:47

This talk will teach you how you can start making your very own Youtube Channel to become a better game developer and make a name for yourself and your work! We'll go over the pros and cons of havi...

0208: Physic Scientist to Game Engineering with Joshcka Pottgen from 2019-10-22T07:00

Joschka Pottgen was a Physics Scientist at CERN before becoming the Lead Core Engineer at Tarsier Studios on the Little Nightmares Franchise. It's one interesting journey... For the video version,...

0207: Making the Sale with Michael Volpe from 2019-10-15T07:00

Michael Volpe is the Marketing Manager at IO Gear, a hardware peripheral company. He has spent decades working primarily in the game industry as a Brand Strategist and in Public Relations. He share...

Game School Online | Lighting with Blender Featuring Thomas Wright from 2019-10-08T07:00

Tom Wright is a Senior Lighting Artist that came from both the Visual Effects and Game Industry. His resume includes working at Infinity Ward, Naughty Dog, and Epic Games. He sits with us this week...

0206: The Indie-O-Calypse with Jason Rohrer from 2019-10-01T07:00

Jason Rohrer is a game designer that has been in the business for over 15 years. His latest and twelfth game One Hour One Life is a culmination of studying data and analysis from Indie-O-Calypse. J...

GduX.me | Socialist Revenue Sharing in a Indie Studio with Matthew Viglione from 2019-09-26T07:00

SomaSim does their revenue sharing a little differently. They treat everyone's hour equally - an hour of coding or design is the same as an hour of art or an hour of QA. That means if art hours are...

0205: Creature in the Well with Bohdon Sayre from 2019-09-24T07:00

Bohdon Sayre (or Bo) is the programmer for Creature in the Well, a game that has recently been released and has been coined by fans as a pinball hack and slash adventure game. In this interview Bo ...

GduX.me | How to Make Games Until We're 80 with Joel Hakalax from 2019-09-19T07:00

Game development can be exhausting, especially in sketchy workplace environments. If we’re looking for a long career in game development, how do we keep our passion and motivation from burning out ...

0204: Winning with Few Resources featuring Igor Puskaric from 2019-09-17T07:00

Igor Puskaric lives in Croatia, a country in Eastern Europe, where the game development scene is in its infancy and the resources for great opportunities isn't that high. Igor thankfully, is one th...

GduX.me | Narrative Design and Working on Your Own Terms with Rhianna Pratchett from 2019-09-12T13:54:58

Rhianna has worked on the biggest franchises as a Narrative Designer and has opted to take control of her career. In this honest conversation we cover many bases on what makes a good narrative desi...

GduX.me | Indie Sustainability with Jake Birkett from 2019-09-10T07:00

Jake is a veteran indie and has shipped 11 games since 2005. He'll talk about his approach to running a sustainable indie microstudio and will share data he has collected that will help you to make...

0203: Growing the Core Team with Pete Bottomley from 2019-09-03T07:00

Pete Bottomley is the co founder of White Paper Games. and has helped shipped two beloved titles: Ether One, a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. And the Occupa...

GduX.me | Building Up a Indie Company with Karla Zimonja from 2019-08-29T16:17:25

It's really useful to know a lot of things about different areas of game dev if you're going to try to run a company. In this talk, Karla will walk through Fullbright’s development from Gone Home t...

0202: The Freelancing Life with Ewan Croft from 2019-08-27T07:00

Ewan Croft is a VFX artist who's been working in the industry for decades. With extensive experience developing production art, art pipelines, and procedural content Ewan has taken his expertise wo...

GduX.me | Biz Dev for Beginners with Bekah Saltsman from 2019-08-22T07:00

Three important things Bekah have learned from other industries and hung onto that have helped her in business development in games..  For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/w...

0201: Lateral Up with Kylan Coats from 2019-08-20T07:00

Kylan Coats is the founder and creative director of Crispy Creative. We talk about transitioning from AAA development to being his own boss, and how the leap of faith just needs a forced push somet...

GduX.me | Creative Life in Game Dev It’s Not Personal with Emily Grace Buck from 2019-08-15T18:26:54

Working in game dev can be stressful even on the best of days. But what happens to both your social circle and your work when you experience interpersonal conflict, burn out, go through a health or...

0200: Milestone Achieved! from 2019-08-06T14:51:34

We are celebrating our 200th episode with our announcement of our next GduX.me. We also discuss if the game development community has gotten better than it was four years ago. For the video versi...

GduX.me | The Diversity Talk You Need but Don't Want to Hear with Tanya Depass from 2019-08-01T13:49:50

Diversity is now a checkbox on a lot of lists rather than being about inclusion and making sure everyone is included. Let's get into the nitty-gritty of why we need to actually be inclusive and sto...

0199: Glassdoor Confessions on Epic Games from 2019-07-30T07:00

A in depth look at how Epic Games run their studio with the onslaught success of Fortnite. Is the developer a model or a villain to other game studios. We take a look and decide. Support us on Pat...

GduX.me | Full Indie- Taking the Leap of Faith with Jeff Spoonhower from 2019-07-25T07:00

You've got a great idea for an indie game, but how do you go about creating it? In this talk, 17-year game developer, art director, and college professor Jeff Spoonhower will offer advice on breaki...

0198: Redefining Success with Jodie Azhar | GduX.me from 2019-07-23T07:00

Pressure to create top selling games, gain promotions and keep ahead in our field can cause us to make decisions about our work and life habits that aren't in our best interests. This talk will loo...

GduX.me | State of the Industry Address from 2019-07-18T22:05:49

Brandon & Larry discusses the current state of the industry and shares some personal stories on why GduX needed to happen and why this is the perfect time to address the issues. For the video vers...

0197: Indie Game Business with Jay Powell from 2019-07-16T07:00

Jay Powell has been working in marketing for over 20 years and have been lending that knowledge to the indie community for several years. We also scratch his brain on the recent PR faux paux of maj...

GduX.me | Understanding Game Dev in China with Sam Wey from 2019-07-11T07:00

China is the world’s largest games market but also the most insular and complex. Sam Wey will share his insights into the unique characteristics of work culture, game development, and VR in China. ...

0196: Macro and Micro Narrative Storytelling with Chella Ramanan from 2019-07-09T07:00

Chella Ramanan is the cofounder of POC in Play but also joining Ubisoft Massive as a Narrative Designer. This week we go through a range of topics about diversity, writing in games, and a blossomin...

Bonus Episode- 002: Martial Arts with Derek Lieu | Invisible Walls from 2019-07-04T23:37:40

Introducing our new show available everywhere you listen to podcasts. https://www.bluchamps.com/invisible-walls Subscribe on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invisble-walls/id14701808...

0195: Understanding Loot Boxes with Zac Rich from 2019-07-02T07:00

Zac Rich is a lawyer from Press Start Legal and is on this week to discuss the situation around Loot boxes and why it is in the spotlight for unlawful ramifications. Why is EA again facing UK Parli...

BONUS Episode- Games ReCAP Episode 012: Trump Tarriffs on XBOX, Playstation, and Nintendo from 2019-06-28T05:33:28

Watch the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkeAMR2nA7o What is the bigger picture with technology companies outsourcing to China? We analyze all angles of what this means to deve...

0194: Make Games, Better with Rupie.io featuring Austin Anderson and Jonathan Tzou from 2019-06-25T16:21:28

Austin Anderson and Jonathan Tzou joins us this week to discuss their company's, Rupie.io, mission to help ship quality games.. We go in depth on how they setup teams for success and how their web...

Games ReCAP | Introducing Our New Show from 2019-06-20T07:00

This is a clip from our new show, Games ReCAP. A daily news show on games reported and analyzed by game developers. It's basically a spin-off of our Roundtable News segment. For the video version,...

0193: The State of Game Labor 2019 with Emma Kinema | GduX.me from 2019-06-18T07:00

This is a clip from GduX.me, a three day free livestreaming event for Game developers. Emma Kinema joins us from Game Workers Unite to talk about the latest status of worker's rights and breaks dow...

0192: Changing Roles in a Indie Studio with Karla Zimonja from 2019-05-28T14:09:33

Fullbright had a breakout hit with their first game Gone Home and went on to release their successful second game, Tacoma. Karla Zimonja, the cofounder of the company, sat with us this week to disc...

0191: Version Control with Perforce featuring Brad Hart from 2019-05-21T07:00

Brad Hart is the Chief Technology officer for Perforce. Before getting in the tech industry, Brad had a completely different career in Mechanical Engineering in aviation and his itch for working wi...

0190: Weighing Risk VS Regret with Richard Lico from 2019-05-14T16:32:39

Richard Lico returns after two years to catch us up with how he and his team at Polyarc are doing after the success of their first indie title Moss VR. We discuss all the major milestones and dive ...

0189: GDC 2019 Interviews (Storm in a Teacup) Close to the Sun with Joel Hakalax from 2019-05-07T08:21:50

This is the last of the three series of the interview we did at GDC that are also available in video form on our youtube account starting Thursdays. Early access as usual will be released for our P...

0188: The State of Game Education with Monica Cappiello from 2019-04-30T07:00

Monica Cappiello has been a Director of Education for over ten years. She currently serves as the Department Director of Digital Arts and Animation at Cogswell College and was the Dean of Academic ...

0187: GDC 2019 Interviews (Versus Evil) Into the Dead 2, HitchHiker, Cardpocalypse, and Yaga from 2019-04-23T07:00

Our first year as press to GDC 2019 was a huge success. This is the third of three series of the interview we did at GDC that are also available in video form on our youtube account starting Thursd...

0186.5: BONUS EPISODE- Announcing GduX.me from 2019-04-18T07:17:30

This is the first bonus episode where we discuss our first expo called, GduX.me. The first global game dev conference taking place between June 4-6 from 10AM PST to 5PM PST on Facebook, Twitter, Yo...

0186: GDC 2019 Interviews with Adventure Academy & Falcon Age from 2019-04-16T15:56:37

Our first year as press to GDC 2019 was a huge success. This is the second of three series of the interview we did at GDC that are also available in video form on our youtube account starting Thurs...

0185: Glassdoor Confessions on Bioware from 2019-04-09T07:00

Glassdoor Confessions is a segment where game devs analyze a company's strengths and weaknesses based on glassdoor reviews, anonymous tips, and articles. Bioware recently is going through a tough t...

0184: Roundtable News- Google Stadia, Apple Arcade, State of VR, Unity vs Unreal from 2019-04-02T07:16:46

This Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about the biggest headliners like Google Stadia, Apple Arcade, State of VR, and Unity vs ...

0183: GDC 2019 Interviews with Super.com, IO Gear, Exiii, and Church in the Darkness from 2019-03-26T08:07:13

Our first year as press to GDC 2019 was a huge success. Aside from doing onsite interviews we had our first official GDU mixer sponsored by Quixel meeting past guests and mingling with listeners. I...

0182: Narrative Design on Little Nightmares with Dave Mervik from 2019-03-19T12:33:22

Dave Mervik joins us from Tarsier Studios to discuss early development for Little Nightmares. We also talk about the studio's transition turning from a co-development game studio to a independent o...

0181: Our Plans for GDC and Unchaining Ourselves from 2019-03-12T18:35:33

In this episode, we lay out our plans for GDC 2019. Many announces are made including our Official GDU Mixer at GDC sponsored by Quixel. As well as our journey to doing this full-time and how we ar...

0180: Game Workers Unite GDC 2019 Plans from 2019-03-05T18:54:43

Unionizing game workers caught a major spark in discussion across the industry far and wide and has reached a fever pitch in recent months. Game Workers Unite is at the forefront of the movement an...

0179: Glassdoor Confessions on Activision from 2019-02-26T18:11:03

Glassdoor Confessions is a segment where game devs analyze a company's strengths and weaknesses based on glassdoor reviews, anonymous tips, and articles. Activision Blizzard recently laid off 800 d...

0178: Roundtable News- Activision Layoffs, 2K Silicon Valley, Apex, Fortnite Dance Lawsuits, and Starbreeze Bankruptcy from 2019-02-19T17:55:55

This Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about the biggest headliners starting out with what's going on with Activision laying off...

0177: Pitching Your Game with Rebekah Saltsman from 2019-02-12T08:53:11

GDC 2019 is in a month and it's a time for many indie developers to network and pitch their games to investors. Rebekah Saltsman owns 51% of Finji, which makes and publishes indie games. She has a ...

0176: Press Start Legal Insight with Zac Rich from 2019-02-05T08:40:04

Press Start Legal is a law firm based in the United States for Interactive Entertainment Industry. Zac Rich is the cofounder and sat down this week to educate the legal side of indie development, c...

0175: Developing Your IP wIth Web Comics from TAPAS MEDIA's Josh Bakken from 2019-01-29T08:25:29

Tapas Media is an indie digital comic book company who has just expanded their business to co-develop and publish some of their biggest titles into mobile games.  Tapas has around 2.1 Million activ...

0174: Work Visa Fiasco with Cecillia Peng from 2019-01-22T08:00

Immigrants in the United States are facing tougher challenges in recent years as they are up against bigger obstacles. Cecillia Peng was almost forced out of the country even though she has been at...

0173: Roundtable News- Activision Bungie Split and Ubisoft Goes to Epic Games Store from 2019-01-15T08:00

This Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about the biggest headliners starting out with what's going on with Activision and its sp...

0172: New Year Resolutions 2019 from 2019-01-08T08:00

Ushering the New Year in traditional fashion we review 2018 news that affected game developers and gamers alike. What the podcast's past and current goals are, and finally semi-announcing our indie...

0171: Get Your Game Funded with Super.com! from 2019-01-01T15:02:03

Super.com is a non-traditional indie publishing firm that invests wholly into a game. Recently established in mid 2018 Super.com is offering seed investment for new studios, or venture capital for ...

0170: Getting to a Happy Place with Warframe featuring Alex Jerjomin from 2018-12-25T08:00

Alex Jerjomin is a Senior Environment Artist working at Digital Extremes on Warframe. He has spent 7 years in the industry living on different continents working on the Fable franchise to working o...

0169: Pre Millionaire Dollar Side Hustle with Su Su and Peter Yoo from 2018-12-18T09:24:22

Su and Peter both have full time jobs and have had illustrious careers spanning across gaming, film, and tech companies. Their partnership started over four years ago and currently their company, U...

0168: Roundtable News- Epic Games Store, Fallout 76, Obsidian, Game Awards, 2019 Predictions from 2018-12-11T08:00

Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about the biggest headliners from Epic Games announcing their game store, Fallout 76 upsett...

0167: 630K Subscribers and Counting with the Brackeys Team from 2018-12-04T08:07:06

Brackeys is one of the fastest growing tutorial resources in game development. Brackeys provides the tools and knowledge needed to program, shape, and design cross-platform applications from ground...

0166: Exploring VR with Jonathan Hawkins from 2018-11-27T13:23:14

Jonathan Hawkins is the founder of White Elk Studios and have been decorated with high praise and awards from his first VR game Eclipse. His second game Covert for the Occulus GO has been freshly r...

0165: Having a Vision with thatgamecompany Eric Koch from 2018-11-20T15:04:23

When the folks over at thatgamecompany start moving on a new project hoping to follow up the success of their previous games Journey and Flower, there was only one person they trusted to help head ...

0164: Roundtable News- Diablo Immortal Flub, Red Dead, Blackout, Riot Update, Jade Raymond, Unionization from 2018-11-13T13:12:57

Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about the biggest headliners from the recent backlash from the Diablo Immortal PR blunder. Our...

0163: Non Gaming Industry with John Podlasek from 2018-11-06T08:00

The non-gaming industry is a big industry that is growing. There's a huge sector of game developers that are transferring their skills and are prospering in stability and real-life applications. Jo...

0162: Glassdoor Confessions on Telltale Games Part 2 with Emily Grace Buck from 2018-10-30T12:47:49

We continue to investigate what went wrong at Telltale Games leading up to the layoff of 275 game developers. Our panel includes previous developers from Telltale Games, Emily Grace Buck and Travis...

0161: Breadth of the Industry with Brian Canary from 2018-10-23T07:00

Brian Canary is the Lead Designer at Splash Damage and have been working in the industry for over 20 years. His career has taken him into all aspects of the game development space and has worked on...

0160: Lessons Learned After Making Anodyne with Sean Han Tani from 2018-10-16T07:00

Sean Han Tani is a composer, independent game developer, writer and teacher. He is best known for making Anodyne and is currently working on the sequel, Anodyne 2. His past work includes All Our As...

0159: Leading Character Art with Gavin Goulden from 2018-10-09T07:00

Gavin Goulden is the Lead Character Artist at Insomniac Games, having recently released Spiderman PS4. Prior to this, he was the Lead Character Artist on Bioshock Infinite, Character Artist on Dead...

0158: Glassdoor Confessions on Telltale Games from 2018-10-02T07:00

Telltale Games recently shut its doors and laid off 275 full-time employees with no severance and week left on health insurance. Although, this type of malpractice and ill treatment of game develop...

0157: Understanding AAA, Startups, and Mobile with Richard Khoo from 2018-09-25T07:11:21

If you are curious about working in AAA, startups, or in the mobile industry then you have to tune in to this week's episode with Richard Khoo. He is a Game Design Director that has been working in...

0156: Committing Career Suicide, Telling True Stories about Game Development from 2018-09-18T08:16:58

In honor of our 156th episode, we’ve pulled some of the interview highlights from our past year episodes to share. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support...

0155: Roundtable News-Madden Tragedy, Siggraph, Riot Games, Behaving at work, Google versus Epic from 2018-09-11T07:00

This Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about the biggest headliners starting out with condolences to friends and families of the...

0154: Deep Dive into Heroes of the Storm with Richard Khoo from 2018-09-04T07:00

Deep Dive is a segment where we breakdown the success and game design of a genre-defining game. This week we analyze Heroes of the Storm made by Blizzard Entertainment with Richard Khoo. He is one ...

0153: Pop Culture Thoughts With Shora Farahani from 2018-08-28T08:04:52

Pop Culture Thoughts is about all things that are news in entertainment and nerd culture. In this episode we discuss how discussing taboo subjects can be dangerous. The hype vs quality on movies li...

0152: Developing Games In Egypt With Ahmed Fouad from 2018-08-21T07:00:18

Would you believe a team of game developers in Egypt came together to form a company and development academy in order to create their very own AAA action adventure game? We do now, thanks to the st...

0151: Glassdoor Confessions On Riot Games from 2018-08-14T07:00:04

Glassdoor Confessions is a segment where we look at reviews of a company like, Riot Games, and read the pro and con of anonymous employees on glassdoor. We also draw from our own second-hand accoun...

0150- AI Learning and Gamification with Matt Brown from 2018-08-07T07:00:34

Dare to enter the future of technology and games, with our tour guide Matt Brown? Matt returns for a second round of our podcast to update us on projects in AI learning, game streaming and the impa...

0149: Concept Life With Kinman Chan from 2018-07-31T18:12:58

Kinman Chan is a concept artist that has a portfolio that spans over 15 years of experience and in multiple industries. His career has taken him from first working on Red Dead Redemption to working...

0148: Investing In The Big Games With Carl Armfelt from 2018-07-24T07:00:14

Carl Armfelt is a Portfolio Manager at Swedbank Robur with a focus on technology and the game industry. He sits with us to break down the investment side of game development. Find out what makes a ...

0147: Roundtable News- E3, Lawsuits, Telltale Switching to Unity, PS4 Crossplay, Steam's Own Spy from 2018-07-17T07:00:05

This Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about the biggest headliners from E3: Microsoft buying up studios, Sony leading the charg...

0146: Dating In Development from 2018-07-10T07:58:10

Dating developers, the advice and trials as we came up in the industry as a husband and a boyfriend. Hear the benefits of dating in industry, and the difficulties you may be faced with when dating ...

0145: Jonathon Holmes Unchained! from 2018-07-03T07:00:24

A true believer of the unchained life, Jonathon Holmes tells us NOTHING about making secret government military games, but everything about how his environment art career and personal ambitions all...

0144: Catching Up To Speed with Danny Oakes from 2018-06-26T07:33:17

Danny Oakes is the Director of Operations and Marketing at SpeedTree. He is an experienced marketing manager with demonstrated history of working in the information and service industry. In this ep...

0143- Accepting the Challenge of a Character Artist with Eric Valdes from 2018-06-19T08:27:20

Eric Valdes made all the right moves to go from Miami to LA and become a Character Artist working on God of War at Sony's Santa Monica Studios. Hear the story of how he accepted a challenge that ch...

0142: Designing Independent Games with Nina Freeman from 2018-06-12T08:24:58

Nina Freeman is a video game designer known for games with themes of sexuality and self-reflection. She is currently a game designer at Fullbright. She was included in Forbes 2015 list of influenti...

0141: Rountable News- Total Biscuit, Fornite $, Cliffy B Sad, COD BF Battle Royale, Star Citizen VIP from 2018-06-05T14:55:07

This Roundtable News brings you discussions from game industry vets about last months biggest news. We talk about some backlash with Total Biscuit's passing, Fortnite continuing to print money with...

0140: Game Unionization with Game Workers Unite Featuring Emma Kinema from 2018-05-29T09:16:52

Emma from Game Workers Unite gives us the roadmap for seeing a unionized game industry come to fruition. We find out what the importance of unions are, and what benefits and rights us developers sh...

0139: Traveling and Working Around the World with Galen Davis from 2018-05-22T07:00:02

Galen Davis is a evangelist for Quixel and is afforded the ability to travel the world and help studios across the industry with tools and support using megascans. In this episode, we talk about hi...

0138: Making Game Trailers With Derek Lieu from 2018-05-15T07:00:22

Game Trailers has a significant influence on announcing games, demonstrating gameplay, and the ability of squeezing a 2-hour plus experience to a comprehensible 90 seconds. It's a tough job and we ...

0137: Get Your Game Funded by Altered Ventures with Mario Valle from 2018-05-08T07:00:26

Getting your game funded and published has never been easy, but Mario Valle and his video game venture capital team Altered Ventures, LLC are definitely are making it easier. Mario walks us through...

0136: Roundtable News- Radical Heights, Destiny 2, Microtransactions, Valve Buys Campo Santo from 2018-05-01T07:12:58

In this month's Roundtable News session, the crew talks about the biggest news to hit the game industry recently and analyze how it affects game developers. The panel discusses the Dawn of Battle R...

0135: Profitable Indie Game Development with Adam Saltsman from 2018-04-24T07:00:53

How to design games with your wife and sell them! Wait no. How to develop a mega hit indie game like Canabalt and put your indie company on the map? No that's not it. The Indie game dev survival gu...

0134: Cecil Kim and A Life of Art from 2018-04-17T07:00:13

Cecil Kim gives us one of the best interviews on concept art and a career of breathing life into games through his craft. We follow a young man working in Hawaii for Square, working on FFIX, moving...

0133: PR And Event Managing With Roman Goroshkin from 2018-04-10T07:18:19

Roman Goroshkin currently resides as the frontman for Epic Games' PR and Event Manager in Europe and gave us an hour of his time to talk about getting in kahoots with him to attend future Epic even...

0132: Designing Games for Mobile with Lucas Gonzalez from 2018-04-04T07:08:02

We really needed an expert to talk to us about game design for mobile and console and give us the best career advice on that subject. So we found him! This week’s guest, Lucas Gonzalez sits with us...

0131: GDC Recap And Micro Dev Interviews from 2018-03-27T07:35:05

Another great year at GDC 2018 as we wrap things up in this episode about what we saw and what to look forward to. Also, we introduce our first live on-the-floor interviews with indie developers. ...

0130: Roundtable News- Fortnite Dominates, Toys R Us Bye, Trump Summit, Crytek, Lumberyard Forever from 2018-03-20T14:55:07

In this episode, we cover the biggest topics of last month. We discuss how Fortnite is dominating the charts, our childhood dying along with Toys r US stores, Trump fake meeting with big hitters in...

0129: GDC 2018 Edition from 2018-03-13T06:53:10

Click this podcast to hear everything you need to know about getting into all the best GDC parties this year. Yea, that and an extensive list of do's don'ts and definitely don'ts for over an hour a...

0128: Deep Dive Into Hearthstone With Phil Maurer from 2018-03-06T07:05:25

Welcome travelers, gather round for another deep dive podcast as we discuss the design and success of Hearthstone! We talk about how Blizzard was able to refine and release this game and continue t...

0127: Glassdoor Confessions on Spark Unlimited from 2018-02-27T08:04:35

Our second episode of Glassdoor Confessions hits very close to home as we tell the tragic tale of Spark Unlimited. See how the company came to be and end, through the first hand trials and tribulat...

0126: Flash Games Then and Now with Joey Betz! from 2018-02-20T06:36:37

An amazing and unbelievable story to share this week as we sit with Joey Betz, Lead Engineer to talk about his early days as a flash game developer, working on 1 game a week for 5 weeks and coming ...

0125: A Decade In Review With Veara Suon from 2018-02-13T08:25:34

10 years have passed as our long time friend, Veara Suon, reminisce about how things were with us. We take a look at what our achievements are now compared to our aspirations back when we were stud...

0124: Roundtable News- Labo, Jesse Cliffe,Overwatch League,Fortnite,Microsoft Buys Valve from 2018-02-06T07:34:16

In this Roundtable News we talk about last month's biggest industry headliners that affects gamers and game developers. Our discussion includes: Nintendo Labo, Jesse Cliff, the Overwatch League, F...

0123: Paving My Own Path with Norman Wilson from 2018-01-30T07:13:14

Norman Wilson is the Founder & CEO of Squeaky Grease Productions. He is working on the studio's first game called "A Shadow's Trail." After spending years in a for-profit art school and racking up ...

0122- The Indie Legal Guide With Gary Nissenbaum from 2018-01-23T08:27:59

We have with us this week Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. of the Nissenbaum Law Group, a law firm that represents a wide range of business clients, from single person start-ups to multi-national corporati...

0121 - Scanning The Future With Quixel Featuring Teddy Bergsman from 2018-01-16T05:41:50

Teddy Bergsman, is the CEO and founder of Quixel. In this episode he talks about what it's like dreaming up and developing the tools that revolutionized 3D art in games with Quixel Megascans and Qu...

0120- Studio Dev With Bedtime Digital Games Featuring Klaus Pederson from 2018-01-09T10:39:49

Klaus Pederson is the CEO of Bedtime Digital Games. He's been with the team since the teams debut game Back to Bed was just a student project that was successfully kickstarted and successfully laun...

0119: New Year Resolutions 2018 from 2018-01-02T19:42:11

We look back at a fun year of interviews with top talents and talk about our goals for the upcoming year. Thanks for our Patrons for support: Paul Miller Jr., Jarvis Mcgee, Habib Khan, Jan Tverdik...

0118- From Designing Hitman To Wartile With Michael Rud from 2017-12-26T06:36:06

Michael Rud started his career as an artist and eventually made the transition from Lead Artist to Lead Designer at IO Interactive on Hitman. He now runs his own studio and Playwood Project with th...

0117: Roundtable News- Net Neutrality Repealed, EA Microtrans and Respawn, Star Citizen Sued, VGA from 2017-12-19T12:58

Another month passes calls for another episode of Roundtable News. Our segment that welcomes an open discussion on the recent month's biggest news in the industry and how it affects game developers...

0116: Narrative Design For Indie Games with Edwin McRae from 2017-12-12T08:35:45

They say a picture's worth a thousand words, and this man writes every one of them. Edwin McRae joins the podcast this week to go over writing memorable dialogue for game characters, how he got her...

0115: The Dynamic Duo With Chris Thompson And Chris Donley from 2017-12-05T14:40:40

Working in the game industry and being able to make games is a privilege. But being able to ship games with your best friend while hanging out at work is pure fun! This week we interview the Chris'...

0114: Net Neutrality Repeal VS Games from 2017-11-28T08:51:12

Net Neutrality Repeal vs. Gaming. What it means, what may happen to your games and what you can do to help. (*Our individual opinions) http://act.freepress.net/letter/internet_fcc_nprm_nn_2017/ T...

0113: The Art Of Job Getting With Maria Vasilchikova from 2017-11-21T06:23:06

Maria Vasilchikova is a HR Manager that has worked at Obsidian Entertainment and now Pound Sand Games. She shares her knowledge on what recruiters are looking for and the Do's and Don'ts when it co...

0112: Producing And Publishing Good Games With Alvin Nelson from 2017-11-14T14:47:58

Alvin Nelson walks us through his career from QA to Producer to Being a product manager at a major publisher. By being on both sides of development and financing Alvin gives us his perspective of w...

0111: The Future for Consoles from 2017-11-07T07:10:22

Taking a look into the future of consoles as Brandon and Larry break down their thoughts and expectations of the life expectancy of the next generation of Sony and Microsoft console hardware! --- ...

0110: Roundtable News- Naughty Dog Harrassment, Visceral Games, Single Player Over, DayZ, XBOX One X from 2017-10-31T16:06:03

This week's Roundtable News includes discussion on the sexual allegations against Naughty Dog, Visceral Games closure affecting over 100 employees, the Death of Single Player Games, Day Z backlash ...

0109: Making Octodad- Dadliest Catch With Phil Tibitoski from 2017-10-24T09:25:38

Phil Tibitoski from Young Horses co found Young Horses and co created Octodad: Dadliest Catch. What started out as a fun student project in 2011 became a hit game in 2014. In this episode, Phil wal...

0108: Making A Game In A Year With Matt Viglione And Robert Zubek from 2017-10-17T08:32:11

This is an exciting episode that is relevant to everyone that is interested in Indie Development. The biggest risk to any game is over-scoping and not having enough time. SomaSim founders, Matt and...

0107: Glassdoor Confessions On Kojima Productions (Konami Subsidiary) from 2017-10-10T10:17:54

This is our first episode of Glassdoor Confessions where we look at Glassdoor reviews for Kojima Productions (Konami Subsidiary) and try to find out what really went on? Collin Fogel joins us on th...

0106: Going Deep With PUBG from 2017-10-03T06:42:25

Going Deep is a new segment that we are adding to the podcast that will focus on a breakout game that challenges the current trends in the industry. We look at all aspects of why Player's Unknown B...

0105: Roundtable News- Influencers Disclosure, PUBG Still, PewDiePie Crashing Star, Rating Bombings from 2017-09-26T05:09:13

Roundtable News is when we gather game industry professionals and review gaming and game development biggest topics of the month. Opinions are completely our own and do not represent companies we w...

0104: Story Of Pandemic, Saboteur, & Art Direction With Imran Sheikh from 2017-09-19T09:32:21

Imran Sheikh is a concept artist that has an expansive career both in games and in the television/movie industry. In this episode, he takes us back to the beginning of his journey when Pandemic Stu...

0103: Lighting In Movies And Games With Scott Knapp from 2017-09-12T08:00:07

Scott Knapp is a Lighting Artist that has worked in both the movies and game industry. We discuss about the emergence of Lighting defining next gen quality and the difference of working in both ind...

0102: Beating The Sophmore Slump with Tacoma Featuring Steve Gaynor from 2017-09-05T07:30:23

The Fullbright team hit a homerun with their first indie title "Gone Home" and are back at it again with their new game "Tacoma." The only thing that's harder than proving yourself the first time, ...

0101: 'I'm Indie Money' with Thoraka from 2017-08-29T06:24:50

Thoraka first foray into game development was spending two years setting money aside to go indie full time. Since then he has made two games that each generated self-sustainable income with 150K do...

0100: Roundtable News- PUBG, Dr Disrespect Ban, Fortnite, ESPORTS, Lumberyard, And No Mans Sky from 2017-08-22T10:00:23

It's that time of the month again. Roundtable News discussing the biggest topics and trends. This episode includes: PUBG, Dr Disrespect Ban, Fortnite, Rise Of ESPORTS, Lumberyard, And No Mans Sky ...

0099: AAA Dev In Unity with Will Armstrong from 2017-08-15T06:26:02

Will Armstrong has done it all within the game industry. He has worked on AAA franchises like Bioshock 2, succeeded with indie studios like Firewatch, and is now lending his talents at an engine co...

0098: A Life Of Dice With Matt Colville from 2017-08-08T06:34:49

Matt Colville is a big YouTube personality that has over 100k subscribers that mostly talks about D&D (how to run it), weekly game (stream archive), and occasionally movies. When he isn't giving aw...

0097: Unity Community Management With Blaine Pascu from 2017-08-01T06:03:47

Blaine Pascu is a community manager at Unity. He has been part of Unity when there was only 30 people in the San Francisco office and now has grown over 1000 employees in 3 short years. He drops so...

0096: Pivoting Disciplines With Sam Wey from 2017-07-25T07:02

Sam Wey is a game designer who started his career as a character artist. Since then he has been in both the game and animation industry working as a prop artist, level artist, and a level designer....

0095: Roundtable News- Mass Effect Drama, E3, Foot Fetish Fiasco, Occ Rift Price Drop, GTA Online from 2017-07-18T07:36:56

In this Roundtable News, we hit the biggest topics of last month sharing opinions from Game Developers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podca...

0094: Unabashed Game Dev Opinions with Shora Farahani from 2017-07-11T06:41:03

Shora Farahani is a professional Environment Artist that has worked on many Call of Duty titles. This week we ask for Shora's unique perspective on everything we can think of and how he use to be a...

0093: Reaching 250K+ Subscribers With The Brackeys Team (Asbjorn Thirslund And Sofia) from 2017-07-04T10:29:43

Asbjorn and Sophia make up the Brackeys team and are primarily Unity educators. They have crossed over a milestone recently and officially have over 250,000 subscribers on youtube. This week we dis...

0092: Reflecting on 17 Years In The Industry with Collin Fogel from 2017-06-27T07:04:39

Collin Fogel is a Senior Environment Artist that has been working in the game industry for 17 years. His resume includes some of the biggest franchises such as Bioshock and Skylanders, We discuss ...

0091: Writing for Tomb Raider, Mirror's Edge, And Heavenly Sword with Rhianna Pratchett from 2017-06-20T05:00:09

Rhianna Pratchett is a writer that have worked on the industry's biggest games like the Tombraider series, Mirror's Edge, and Heavenly Sword. In this episode, she discusses her experience in moving...

0090: Rebooting System Shock With Jason Fader from 2017-06-13T07:24:26

Jason Fader was able to give us details on how System Shock's reboot came to be, why he chose to be part of the project and what fans of the game should be looking forward to in this Reboot (NOT RE...

0089: Roundtable News- Kerbal Space Program, Farcry 5, Red Dead 2, Scorpio, E3, And Netflix from 2017-06-06T06:22:21

This month's Roundtable News, the crew discuss about how Game Dev Unchained made it first leak involving the Kerbal Space Program, Farcry 5 Controversy, Red Dead Redemption 2, E3, and Netflix Game ...

0088: Deep Dive Into Unity with Ray Graham from 2017-05-30T04:31:36

Finally an episode dedicated to Unity with our fan favorite Ray Graham. We talk about why Unity is indie developer's number one choice and even dig into how Unity is only getting better. --- Sen...

0087: The No Hit Wonder with Jake Birkett from 2017-05-23T06:15:35

Jake Birkett has been a indie developer for 11 years without a hit game. He talks about how he survived all those years and how to long tail your projects so that they eventually make a profit. Jak...

0086: Being an Architect at Valve with Roger Lundeen from 2017-05-16T04:07:27

Roger Lundeen was a architect for over a decade working at small to large firms before landing his first game dev gig at Valve. He talks about his experience and compares the differences between th...

0085: My Journey From QA To School to Sony with Damien Evans from 2017-05-09T06:21:31

You always hear how getting into the industry is an uphill battle but every game developer have their own little details that makes it different. This week, Damien Evans discusses how he went from ...

0084: Roundtable News- Mass Effect Animation, Facebook VR, Palmer Luckey, Scorpio, Destiny 2 Leak from 2017-05-02T10:38:21

A round table discussion with game industry professionals about last month's biggest bits and news. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: ...

0083: Working With Your Idols with Josh Coons from 2017-04-25T04:42:59

Josh Coons has worked with people he had admired all his life like Joe Mad, John Carmack, and Chris Roberts. This week he sits down with us to share stories of his interaction with these legendary ...

0082: Debt Free Developer With Forest Baker from 2017-04-18T05:47:28

Accruing student debt is sometimes a necessary evil when learning how to become a game developer. However, paying that down to enjoy a full paycheck can happen sooner than you think. Forest Baker s...

0081: Making That Jump with Richard Lico from 2017-04-11T06:19:06

Richard Lico has over 20 years of experience in the industry spending the bulk of the last decade at Bungie as a Animation Lead. He has made his mark on the Halo franchise and was the first animato...

0080: The Story of 80 Level with Kirill Tokarev! from 2017-04-04T06:57:31

This episode is likely one of the most special episodes of our podcast yet. We were able to sit down with Kirill Tokarev, and get the entire story of 80.lv We find out how it came about, the early...

0079: Concerns of a Foreigner with Olaf Piesche from 2017-03-28T11:52:14

Olaf Piesche talks about his journey through the industry in the United States as a German immigrant. We discuss about his struggles, his big wins, and the impact he faces as a foreigner when the i...

0078: Roundtable News- GDC, Carmack Countersues, Apple Indie, Ryzen, Nintendo Switch Sales from 2017-03-21T06:17:13

Another month has passed and so the crew gets back together with special guest Ray Graham to discuss the hottest topics of last month. Giving a unique game developer perspective and how it may affe...

0077: Business Development With Drew Smith from 2017-03-14T06:00:13

Drew Smith handles Business Development at Google's game division and has an impressive resume working for Bungie and 2K among many other companies. In this episode, we discuss what he does as well...

0075: Making Analog Games With Deon Carrico from 2017-02-28T10:21:19

Three men and a set of dice! This week we're talking the business and design of analog games with Deon Carrico of Victory Point Games! Learn a bit about the table top gaming business, and also how ...

0074: Countdown to Launch with Jeff Spoonhower from 2017-02-21T06:45:33

Jeff Spoonhower joins us this week to discuss his indie game Anew: The Distant Light and what the road looked like the past year for his company, Resonator. We uncover how he prepared for his kicks...

0073: Wrestling with an Independent Career featuring Mat Dickie! from 2017-02-14T10:15:16

This week we sit down with Mat Dickie and learn about his success from his early days of independently making PC games to modernizing them for the mobile market. We also discuss how he found his la...

0072: Roundtable News- Occulus Vs Zenimax, Nintendo Switch, Gamestop Lying, Trump Ban from 2017-02-07T06:00:05

Raymond Graham sat down with us to discuss January's 2017 Roundtable News. We give our opinions on last month's biggest headlines! How much richer does Zenimax feel? New Nintendo Switch details, G...

0071: From Scoring Games To Making Them With Chris Tilton from 2017-01-31T14:07:52

Chris Tilton for many years has crafted sounds for tv shows like Fringe, SimCity, and Assassin's Creed Unity. He loves scoring games but have always dream of making his own game and eventually form...

0070: The Transition from Art School to your First Job with Lyndl Kempis from 2017-01-24T08:32:44

An episode we wanted to do for a while, this week we're sitting by the fireside with Lyndl Kempis as he walks us through his transition from student to employee. Find out what you need to know and ...

0069- Layoff Survival Guide from 2017-01-17T07:09:24

The holidays can be tough and being laid off is something that most people in the industry has gone through. In this episode, we give tips and tell you all the early warning signs of how you might ...

0068- Game Studio Startup Guide With Johan Bernhardsson from 2017-01-12T06:14:15

The key things everyone would want to know about starting and running a small game development company from day 1. We talked about recruiting, hiring, funding and working with other startup employe...

0067: Zen and the Art of Personal Projects with Glenn Powell from 2017-01-03T08:13:33

We wanted to know how we could better spend time outside of work, designing and developing our own games, so we talked to Glenn Powell. Glenn's been an engineer since 14 years old (as he explains) ...

0066- Roundtable News: Crytek, Star Citizen, Super Mario Run And More! from 2016-12-27T08:43:06

Sit down with us this week as we discuss the biggest news for December 2016 and discuss what's going on over there at Crytek? When will Star Citizen ever come out? And what does the future hold for...

0065- Developing Framed and Grappling with Depression With Joshua Boggs from 2016-12-20T07:42:18

Dealing with depression is a common theme in the game industry that people rarely talk about. Furthermore, it can happen in very isolated situations like working in small teams. This week we sit wi...

0064- Juggling Life And Passion Projects With Yu Gu And Jian Zhang from 2016-12-13T09:47:05

We talk to two family men that spent two years working on a VR passion project entirely made with late nights and free time. We dive deep into how they motivated each other to finish their first VR...

0063- Small Fish VS Big Fish with Katon Callaway from 2016-12-06T06:26:49

What is it like to work at a big AAA studio like DICE LA or Sony Santa Monica? What is it like to work at a smaller studio such as Section Studios? What are the benefits? How do you balance the ris...

0062- The Technical Side Of Game Development With Yury Nedelin from 2016-11-29T07:08:53

Yury Nedelin joins us as a Technical Artist and shares his story of switching careers from playing in Orchestras to working on huge AAA titles like God of War 3 and Call of Duty: Ghosts. In this ep...

0061 - Ranking Up In The Game Industry from 2016-11-22T10:26:12

This week we discuss ways to move up in the game industry. We share our personal stories and tell tales from our colleagues to help you get to where you want to be. If you are a junior trying to ge...

0060- Roundtable News Dishonored 2 PC Launch, Shooter Season, Daydream, And More! from 2016-11-15T07:39:06

This week we sit down with ALL-Stars Alden Filion and Ray Graham to discuss game news from the past month and what it means to game developers. Topics ranges from the poor quality of pc ports like ...

0059- Making Adr1ft with Adam Orth from 2016-11-08T08:29:36

This week we sit down with Adam Orth, founder of THREE ONE ZERO , and creative director on Adrift. We talk about what's it like to be the first prominent VR game and how the landscape is looking in...

0058 - When Fans Become Managers with Phil Langenberg And Daeron Katz from 2016-11-01T05:34:05

0058 - When Fans Become Managers with Phil Langenberg And Daeron Katz by Larry Charles & Brandon Pham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast...

0057 - Developing Titanfall 2 with Ryan Ehrenberg! from 2016-10-25T08:42:17

Ryan Ehrenberg sits with us this week to go over what it was like to work on Titanfall 2 at Respawn. Need we say more? We also look at the story of how Respawn Entertainment came to be, what it's l...

0056 - Japanese Game Development with Matthew Burns! from 2016-10-18T05:21:30

Matthew Burns sits with us to go over Japanese game development style, practices and franchises, and ponder their place in the game industry today. What goes right, what goes wrong and what the wes...

0055: 6 Years an Indie Dev with Jane Reed. from 2016-10-11T07:04:05

Going full indie for six years straight, Jane Reed gives us the details about how she started her own game company and found success after hardships. We go over Zuul Lab's Kickstarter project, work...

0054: Game Journalism Stories with AJ Glasser from 2016-10-04T14:07:59

This week we had a chance to break down exactly what it is to be a games journalist, and had some of our toughest questions answered. Taking time to go into the relationships between devs and journ...

0053: Making Universim the God Game with Alex Koshelkov from 2016-09-27T10:53:31

You wouldn't believe that The Universim started out as a single developer project, that went onto become a full game, Kickstarter success and helped build a virtual game development company with cr...

0052: Year One Celebration Episode! Many Guests! from 2016-09-20T09:09:16

One amazing year of pod-casting comes to a crescendo with this episode. We brought back a slew of guests for one last go at the podcast before we closed shop for a week and start working on Season ...

0051: Asymmetrical Games with Mike Birkhead from 2016-09-13T08:12:44

Asymmetrical game design is nothing new surprisingly but it's definitely at its current peak in popularity. This week, Lead Game Designer Mike Birkhead takes us through the design, balancing and is...

0050: Winning an Unreal Dev Grant for $10,000 with Leo Gonzalez from 2016-09-06T07:32:43

Epic Games is giving away 5 million dollars to game developers, no strings attached. This wee we talked with veteran game developer Leo Gonzalez and talk about how he applied for and won an Unreal ...

0049: Working Outside Of Work - The side gig survival guide! from 2016-08-30T17:19:14

Unchain yourself! This week we explore the true costs, benefits and best practices for pursuing your own personal interests after you 9-5 and finding the ways to ensure the success of your after ho...

0048: Diversity Issues In Gaming with Marcus Montgomery from 2016-08-23T08:37:32

Talking with Marcus Montgomery this week about diversity issues and solutions in the gaming industry. We share some stories, and ideas all before ending it on a very positive note as he explains hi...

0047: A Self Taught Developer Success Story and Kickstarter with Ben Seto from 2016-08-16T14:13:23

No school, no problem! Ben Seto takes us through his unique experiences as a self taught artist in the game industry and how he achieved so much success. We then go over finding time to pursue your...

0046: Directing Diablo 3 and dealing with burnout featuring Jay Wilson from 2016-08-09T15:33:44

Jay Wilson, Game Director for Diablo 3 sits with us to go over his experiences working at Blizzard, Directing a game for 8 years and most importantly how he handled burnout. Lastly we get a sneak p...

0045: Stay at Home Dev & Family Management with Randy Forsyth from 2016-08-02T08:44:04

Randy Forsyth gives us his true family and parenting stories as a stay at home professional full time game developer. The Dev Dad himself lays out what you'll expect and need to do in order to func...

0044- Volatility! A talk on surviving the game industry with Matthew Brown from 2016-07-26T18:35:25

There's a mighty storm called the game industry and this week we talk to Matthew Brown on exactly how he handles the volatility and what you should be doing to survive. --- Send in a voice messa...

0043: Passion of The Concept Artist with Dawn Carlos from 2016-07-19T05:37:31

This week we sit down with the very talented concept artist Dawn Carlos and discuss the source of her very contagious drive for her craft. She explains her decision to go through a Atlier with no l...

0042: Game Development Life In Texas with Alden Filion, Leo Gonzalez, and Fisa Castellanos! from 2016-07-12T04:37:15

This week we do a round table discussion with Alden Filion, Leo Gonzalez, and Fisa Castellanos about game development in Texas. We go over everything from mortgages, dating, and and how much you ca...

0041: The Art of Concepts with Brian Yam! from 2016-07-05T16:33:34

Brian Yam, opens up and gives us a great look at the life of a Concept Artist in the game industry today. Survival tips, best practices, and improvement methods of a certified and industry proven c...

0040: You graduated! So now what? from 2016-06-28T13:53:42

So what should you do if you're about to graduate or recently graduated? We answer questions from the student audience this week on entering the game industry for the first time. Advice and tips ga...

0039: The story of Polycount with Andrew Risch from 2016-06-21T19:07:15

Andrew Risch owner and founder of Polycount gives us every single detail of how Polycount came to be and where he even got the idea from. Along the way we chat about early Quake modding days, and e...

0038: E3 2016 Winners, Losers and Psychic Predictions of Gaming's Future! from 2016-06-14T09:07:42

Sit by the campfire with us as we tell scary stories about the future of gaming! It's our annual E3 episode! We break down how good it's been so far and what to expect from here on. --- Send in ...

0037: Microsoft Hololens review and AR talks with Ron Alpert! from 2016-06-07T08:10:03

Excited about Augmented Reality, we sat down with an early owner of the Microsoft Hololens and seasoned game developer Ron Alpert from Headcase Games, to find out exactly what we should be looking ...

0036: Winning Character Art Techniques and Advice with Frankie DeRosa! from 2016-05-31T08:08:17

Frankie DeRosa gives us his tips and techniques on modeling, and texturing his characters. We go over his workflow and processes while also discussing his take on Johannes Helgesons's concept. Also...

0035: Game Producers Demystified with Kami Talebi! from 2016-05-24T06:08:56

What exactly do producers do? Seriously. We finally had a talk with a competent producer to explain what the job entails, why it's needed and how you can get into that line of "work". Also... CONTE...

0034: Developing Maximo in Japan! Featuring Scott Rogers from 2016-05-17T07:36:55

What's it like being a western developer living in Japan designing Maximo for Capcom? Yeah, it was a lot to handle... Here we sit with Scott Rogers and talk about the life of a game designer from t...

0033: Designing Levels for Call of Duty, with Rosie Katz! from 2016-05-10T09:03:33

Rosie gives us the blueprint on how she designed levels for both Call of Duty Advanced Warfare and Deadspace! Press (x) to podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchaine...

0032: Finally, the VR episode, with Scott Anderson! from 2016-05-03T09:24:34

The episode we've all been waiting for, the virtual reality podcast. Sr. Graphics Programmer Scott Anderson gives us every detail and scoop on VR. He takes us through all the newsworthy info, expla...

0031: Making and Marketing Firewatch, with Chris Remo! from 2016-04-26T10:49:53

500,000 copies sold in it's first month and counting... Firewatch is indeed a hit, and we had to have a sitdown with Chris Remo to learn exactly how this came to be. This week, we talk development,...

0030: Game Industry Fitness Guide, featuring Nelson Plumey! from 2016-04-19T07:43:31

It's hard to eat right and work out in the game industry, we're not denying that... But we did find someone who has some clear cut and simple to follow workarounds for dieting, working out and stay...

0029: How E. McNeill's Auralux took Reddit by storm! from 2016-04-13T06:10:37

E. McNeill sits with us to go over how Reddit helped his game reach over $800,000 in sales and what he does now to promote and market his independent games. http://www.emcneill.com/ --- Send in...

0028: Gone Home & Winning At Indie featuring Steve Gaynor! from 2016-04-05T07:57:09

Steve Gaynor, known for Bioshock 2 and Gone Home explains the path he traveled after leaving 2K games to pursue game development at his own company. We talk about what it's like and also what's nex...

0027: Competitive Gaming and the Rise of E-Sports with Paul Meyd from 2016-03-29T09:29:40

The meteoric rise of E-Sports games and Competitive Gaming alike broken down and explained by a professional commentator and Street Fighter expert Paul Meyd. Sprinkle in some lets play controversy ...

0026: Life after the Skylanders Bonus with Collin Fogel from 2016-03-22T09:38:46

Collin Fogel lets us take a look at what he did with an incredible bonus from working on Skylanders and what he's doing now after that big payday. Hear his thoughts on the practice of bonus payment...

0025: GDC! Podcast Website, and a whole lotta VR talk from 2016-03-15T08:34:57

We took a brief moment to reflect on last week's episode before going deep into talks about the Game Developer's Conference and VR's amazingly bright future! www.gamedevunchained.com http://kotak...

0024: Salary negotiation tips that work! Featuring Ray Graham from 2016-03-08T09:07:21

Raymond Graham is our favorite consultant on all facets of salary negotiation. He takes us through his best advice and practices for helping you increase your pay today. You'd be a fool to skip thi...

0023: How to Win Over Recruiters with Jim Rivers from 2016-03-01T07:42:10

Want to know what to do and what not to do when talking to recruiters? Want to hear some horror stories of epic fails from people talking to recruiters? Want to hear how recruiters work together to...

0022: Art, Life and Success with Anthony Jones and Kalen Chock from 2016-02-23T08:01:14

This week, we were able to fit Anthony Jones AND Kalen Chock into a single podcast. Put this one on repeat as you work. This week, we breakdown art, life and success. (The joys and pains). You will...

0021: Developing for Nintendo, Art Tests and More with Dan Burke! from 2016-02-16T07:31:17

What it was like being a game developer for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This week Dan Burke takes us through the life and times of an Art Director who's seen it all. And he gives us ti...

0020: Inspiration, Motivation and Incredible Character Art with Damon Woods from 2016-02-09T08:38:42

Our colleague and guest Damon Woods breaks down what it really takes to produce your greatest art. An incredible character artist, gives us his tips for following your passion and ending up finding...

0019: Leaving Ubisoft to make my own games with Maxime and Julie from 2016-02-02T17:39:56

This week we sat with Maxime Beaudoin formerly of Ubisoft, who's left the plentiful pastures of AAA development to start his own company making games. Along the way he meets Julie who whips him int...

0018: Tips on How to Market and Sell your Games with Black Shell Media from 2016-01-26T16:28:49

This week the team of gentlemen at Black Shell Media sit down with us and outline their strategies for marketing and selling games online. With over 40 successful titles all on steam and profitable...

0017: The joys of Sound Design w Steven Gurevitz from 2016-01-19T09:43:52

From foley and sound effects to music and score, Steven Gurevitz of 2002Studios does it all and this week he shows us what we need to know to start doing it too... --- Send in a voice message: h...

0016: Indie Survival Guide with Srinavin Nair from 2016-01-12T10:58:23

Learn the ways of the Indie / Professional. This week Navin sits with us to go over the tricks, traps and his strategies for being successful as an Indie Developer. And, he drops some huge news on ...

0015: Gaming In The Future Today! from 2016-01-05T12:53:30

For the first podcast of 2016, we take a look into the not so distant future and make some very bold predictions. Nintendo's new console, what's happening to $60 games, VR gaming, AR hopes and drea...

0014: AAA to Mobile to Indie with Jim Ingraham from 2015-12-29T08:16:33

Industry veteran Jim Ingraham takes us through his career and gives us the do's and don'ts for AAA, Indie and Mobile game development. Secrets and strategies and funny stories that shouldn't be mis...

0013: Full Time At Home AAA Developer & Indie Success with Jeff Spoonhower from 2015-12-22T09:08:11

Jeff Spoonhower tells us how he went from working on (just about) every AAA game ever from the comfort of his own home as a full time developer. Then we explore his reasoning behind going into inde...

0012: Burning bridges and knowing when to leave with Art Usher from 2015-12-16T08:58:50

This week Art Usher gives us the best ways to leave your job, helping you realize when its time to go and how do to it without burning any bridges... All that and more (obviously). --- Send in a...

0011: Hilarious stories of being a Minority in the Game Industry with Ray Graham from 2015-12-08T13:10:39

Some hilariously sad but true stories of being a minority in the video game industry. This might be a series we start later depending on how many more stories are out there :) Enjoy. --- Send in...

0010: Leo Gonzalez the Self Taught Artist & Game Development in Texas from 2015-12-01T09:01:06

Environment artist Leo Gonzalez takes us through his epic self taught journey to becoming a AAA game developer. Here why he decided against going to college and instead bet on his ability to teach ...

0009: Advice on animating for games and movies with Veara Suon from 2015-11-24T10:38:23

Veara Suon sits down with us to explain how he went from being a video game animator for big games to becoming an animator for blockbuster feature films. With credits ranging from Bioshock, Destiny...

0008: The game industry for a female with Rosie Katz from 2015-11-17T10:08:31

This week we sit down with Level Designer and Mom, Rosie Katz to talk about the real life of a girl in the game industry. Some jokes, some serious, but all true. Fantastic episode. --- Send in a...

0007: How We're Doing, Kojima Shuts Down, Activision Buys King Games! from 2015-11-10T08:33:34

This week we reflect on what it's like launching a podcast, and a business. We look at Activision's acquisition of King Games and talk about the Kojima studio shutdown and what we think this means ...

0006: Branding yourself as an artist featuring Kurt Papstein from 2015-10-29T11:44:50

Kurt Papstein took an hour out of his schedule to share the secrets of his success as a digital character artist and Z-Brush expert. Lots to learn this week. We also look at the future of game cons...

0005: Kickstarter advice from Alden Filion (Art Director of Into the Stars) from 2015-10-29T06:56:16

This week we met with Alden Filion, the Art Director of Fugitive Games and talk about their successful Kickstarter campaign for Into the stars. How they got $150,000+ and what you need to do if you...

0004: How to reach 1,000,000 app downloads in your spare time with Tav Shande from 2015-10-28T07:59:42

AAA Environment Artist Tav Shande has developed applications in his spare time. Recently he achieved 1,000,000 downloads and he sat down with us to walk us through the process and offer advice to a...

0003: Being a Game Developer and a Parent with Dan Bingham from 2015-10-27T07:30:06

This week we have a heart to heart with Sr. Environment Artist Dan Bingham and ask what it's like being a parent and a video game developer. You just have to hear what he has to say about being a A...

0002: Kalen Chock on being successful as a freelance artist from 2015-10-01T00:00

This week we interview Kalen Chock a talented and successful concept artist to get the details on being a freelance artist and game developer. Liege is the game Kalen is currently working on --- ...

0001: Where it all starts from 2015-09-25T11:16:01

Game Dev Unchained Ep. 1 -In this very first episode of our podcast we introduce ourselves and get right to it. What's it like working in the game industry. Do you need to go to college? Funny indu...