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Episode 62: Halo Infinite Director Joseph Staten from 2021-11-23T17:00
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Episode 61: Bethesda's Todd Howard (2021 Interview) from 2021-11-09T17:00
Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard – my first repeat guest! – returns to discuss Skyrim as The Elder Scrolls V celebrates its 10th anniversary this week. Of ...
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Episode 60: Elder Scrolls Online Boss Matt Firor from 2021-06-15T15:00
ZeniMax Online Studios boss Matt Firor discusses his long career in MMORPGs, bringing The Elder Scrolls online, what the studio is up to next after the Microsoft acquisition, and more!
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Episode 59: Shadow Warrior 3 Game Director Kuba Opoń from 2021-05-25T16:00
Shadow Warrior 3 game director Kuba Opoń, who discusses his career in games – from his start as a programmer inspired by Quake 3 to becoming a game director on Shadow Warrior 3 to what makes goo...
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Episode 58: Game Industry Investigative Reporter Jason Schreier from 2021-05-11T16:00
This month's guest is games media investigative reporter Jason Schreier, who's written a new book called Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry. The former Kotaku and current ...
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Episode 57: IO Interactive CEO and Co-Owner Hakan Abrak from 2021-04-06T16:00
IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak talks very openly and honestly about running a AAA independent game studio in the modern era. In this 75-minute interview he discusses leaving Square Enix to go it...
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Episode 56: Six Days in Fallujah's Peter Tamte and Jaime Griesemer from 2021-03-23T14:00
Peter Tamte and Jaime Griesemer, two ex-Halo developers from Bungie, have now teamed up to help bring Six Days in Fallujah, the military shooter based on the real-life Iraq War battle in 2004, <...
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Episode 55: Aliens: Fireteam Leads Craig Zinkievich and Matt Highison from 2021-03-16T16:00
My guests this episode are Aliens: Fireteam development leads and Cold Iron Studios co-founders Craig Zinkievich and Matt Highison. The duo discusses how they came to get the Aliens license from...
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Episode 54: Raven Software Cofounder Brian Raffel from 2020-10-27T16:00
Raven Software cofounder Brian discusses starting Raven with his brother in Wisconsin, partnering with Doom creators id Software early on, and subsequently working with giant pop culture brands ...
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Episode 53: The Game Awards Host Geoff Keighley from 2020-08-25T16:00
Geoff Keighley – longtime games media personality best known as the host, creator, and executive producer of The Game Awards – discusses his long history with awards shows, his thoughts on the P...
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Episode 52: Jon Brooke and Lee Singleton (Outriders, Hitman Go, Sleeping Dogs) from 2020-08-18T16:00
Square Enix External Studios heads Jon Brooke and Lee Singleton discuss their time in the video game industry, from Outriders, their brand-new game with People Can Fly, to their past work on Hit...
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Episode 51: Max Schaefer and Matt Uelmen (Diablo 1, 2, and Torchlight) from 2020-06-23T16:00
This month's guests are Echtra Games's Max Schaefer and Matt Uelmen, both former Blizzard North developers and co-creators of Diablo and Diablo 2 as well as the Torchlight series. The duo shares...
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Episode 50: Marcus Lehto (Halo, Disintegration) from 2020-05-12T16:00
Longtime Bungie art director and eventual game director Marcus Lehto created the Master Chief himself and helmed Halo Reach, one of the series's most beloved entries. In this one-hour interview,...
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Episode 49: Robin Walker and Chris Remo (Valve/Half-Life: Alyx) from 2020-03-24T16:00
Valve's Robin Walker and Chris Remo two of the developers behind the long-awaited return of Half-Life in the form of Half-Life: Alyx. In this interview, Walker and Remo discuss everything from t...
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Episode 48: Hugo Martin and Marty Stratton (id Software/DOOM Eternal) from 2020-02-19T17:00
Our guests this month are two of the leaders behind the 2016 reboot of DOOM and the upcoming sequel DOOM Eternal, Hugo Martin and Marty Stratton. In this interview, Martin and Stratton discuss e...
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Episode 47: Stig Asmussen (Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, God of War trilogy) from 2019-12-17T18:37:31
Veteran game developer Stig Asmussen, who discusses his career in gaming, from being an art director and eventual game director on God of War 3 to leading a team at Respawn Entertainment on the ...
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Episode 46: Phil Harrison (Sony, Xbox, Google) from 2019-11-18T17:00
My guest this month is Phil Harrison, who joined Sony during the early PlayStation days and rose through the ranks. He shares career stories from behind the scenes of the PS2 and PS3, and also o...
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Episode 45: Sean Krankel (Oxenfree, Afterparty) from 2019-10-08T16:00
Welcome to the newly relaunched IGN Unfiltered, my monthly interview series where I sit down with the best, brightest, and most fascinating minds in the video game industry. I'm back with a bran...
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Episode 44: Sam Lake (Max Payne, Alan Wake, Control, Quantum Break) from 2019-07-23T16:00
Longtime Remedy Entertainment writer Sam Lake sat down to discuss his unexpected career, from how helping a friend led to writing Max Payne, creating Alan Wake, the elusive Alan Wake 2, lessons ...
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Episode 43: Bethesda Game Studios Director Todd Howard from 2019-06-04T16:00
Longtime Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard joins us to discuss his Hall of Fame career, from the Terminator first-person shooter that got him started to the incredible success of The El...
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Episode 42: Denis Dyack from 2019-05-07T16:00
On this episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, veteran game creator Denis Dyack talks about his wild career that started at Silicon Knights, from convincing Nintendo not to nix Et...
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Episode 41: Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot from 2019-04-09T16:11:39
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot sits down to discuss his incredible 30+ year career at Ubisoft, from co-founding the company with his brothers to meeting a 17-year-old Michel Ancel for the first time...
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Episode 40: Amy Hennig and Ted Price from 2019-03-26T16:00
In this special episode of our monthly interview series IGN Unfiltered, filmed at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, game design legend Amy Hennig (Uncharted series, Legacy of Kain series) and Insomn...
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Episode 39: Bonnie Ross from 2019-02-26T17:00:52
343 Industries studio head and AIAS Hall of Famer Bonnie Ross discusses her entire career in this 70-minute interview, from her start on an NBA basketball game to how she came to ask for – and g...
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Episode 38: NBA 2K Gameplay Director Mike Wang from 2018-12-26T17:00
Longtime NBA 2K gameplay director Mike Wang discusses his fascinating career story, including getting noticed on a message board, leaving 2K for EA's NBA Live and immediately regretting it, comi...
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Episode 37: BioShock Infinite's and Underworld Ascendant's Joe Fielder from 2018-11-13T17:00
Underworld Ascendant creative director Joe Fielder has enjoyed quite a career. From starting out as a video game journalist to crossing over to game development and working with the likes of Ste...
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Episode 36: 3D Realms Founder Scott Miller from 2018-10-16T16:21:09
3D Realms founder Scott Miller has worked on a lot of memorable games in his career, from Duke Nukem 3D to Max Payne to the original Prey to Duke Nukem Forever. He discusses his experiences maki...
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Episode 35: Insomniac Founder Ted Price from 2018-09-11T16:00
Ted Price founded Insomniac Games almost 20 years ago. In this hour-long interview, he details his life and career in video games, from his chance meeting with a future business partner to his e...
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Episode 34: EA Sports Boss Cam Weber from 2018-08-14T16:00
Cam Weber is the head of EA Sports, but along the way he's been a college quarterback, a sports game developer, an executive producer on Simpsons and Scarface games, and more! Hear all about his...
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Episode 33: Firewatch and Darksiders 3 Voice Actress Cissy Jones from 2018-07-25T17:50:22
Cissy Jones has been a voice actor in many games you know and love: Firewatch, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Grand Theft Auto 5, and now Darksiders 3. Hear all about her fascinating career in thi...
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Episode 32: RPG Guru Josh Sawyer from 2018-06-26T16:00
Josh Sawyer is a longtime veteran of renowned RPG studio Obsidian Entertainment, and he's seen a lot in his career. From his history-based beginnings to Fallout, Pillars of Eternity, and much mo...
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Episode 31: Xbox Creator Seamus Blackley from 2018-05-15T16:00
Xbox creator Seamus Blackley shares stories from his incredible career, from being given the name Seamus at his first game development job, to the infamous first-person PC game Trespasser, to cr...
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Episode 30: Josef Fares from 2018-04-10T16:00
Filmmaker-turned-game-maker Josef Fares, the writer-director of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out, shares stories from his career, including his (in)famous "F*** the Oscars!" rant from ...
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Episode 29: Rare Studio Head Craig Duncan from 2018-03-20T16:00
Rare studio head Craig Duncan chats about his life and career, including his time running Rare. He discusses how Sea of Thieves arrived at its pirate theme, whether they might let other studios ...
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Episode 28: Diablo Creator David Brevik from 2018-02-20T17:22:28
Diablo creator David Brevik recounts his fascinating career making games, including how a Justice League game led to Diablo, the meteoric success of Diablo and Diablo II, his years at Blizzard, ...
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Episode 27: Journey, Flower, and Sky Creator Jenova Chen from 2018-01-30T17:00
thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen talks about his fascinating game development career, from growing up as a gamer in China to what it took to create Journey, as well as his quest to bring g...
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Episode 26: Shadowrun and BattleTech Developer Mitch Gitelman from 2017-12-19T17:18:31
Former FASA Studio head Mitch Gitelman discusses his career, including the infamous 2007 Shadowrun first-person shooter for Xbox, MechCommander, BattleTech, and more! Check out the video above f...
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Episode 25 - Cuphead's Chad and Jared Moldenhauer from 2017-11-14T17:00
Cuphead is one of gaming's best success stories of 2017. The hand-drawn 2D-animated bullet-hell shooter captured everyone's attention a few years ago, and has held onto it ever since – right up ...
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IGN Unfiltered Episode 24 - Steve Gaynor from 2017-10-17T16:00
Fullbright co-founder Steve Gaynor has had an amazing from-the-ground-up career in video game development. From QA testing at Sony to making F.E.A.R. levels to BioShock 2 to BioShock Infinite an...
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Episode 23: Randy Pitchford Part 2 - Aliens: Colonial Marines, Battleborn, and More! from 2017-09-12T16:00
The president and CEO of Borderlands creator Gearbox Studios returns after his initial visit last month to finish his story. This time, he shares more stories from his fascinating career in game...
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Episode 22: Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford from 2017-09-01T21:45:03
The president and CEO of Borderlands creator Gearbox Studios shares stories from his fascinating career in games, including getting his start on Duke Nukem 3D, working on Half-Life, Halo, Brothe...
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Episode 21: Deus Ex and System Shock Creator Warren Spector from 2017-07-14T17:41:52
The creator of Deus Ex, System Shock, Ultima Underworld, Epic Mickey, and more sits down for an hour-long interview about his entire fascinating career.
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Episode 20: Interplay Founder and RPG Guru Brian Fargo from 2017-06-29T18:47:09
Brian Fargo has had a fascinating career, from developing RPGs like Fallout, Bard's Tale, and Wasteland in the '80s at Interplay to helping kickstart Blizzard to working with Nintendo on a typin...
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Episode 19: Harmonix Co-Founder Alex Rigopulos from 2017-05-23T21:45:15
Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos discusses his unique career, from starting Harmonix out of MIT to Disney using some of their tech for theme parks to, of course, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance ...
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Episode 18: Renowned Game Designer Peter Molyneux from 2017-04-28T20:52:30
Peter Molyneux's career has been fascinating, whether you play his games or not. His resume includes Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Theme Park, Fable, and many more. This two-hour interview covers al...
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Episode 17: Ultima Creator and Astronaut Richard Garriott from 2017-03-31T17:34:38
Ultima creator Richard Garriott tells us incredible stories about his life and career, including his early Ultima success, changing the gaming world with Ultima Online, visiting outer space as a...
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Episode 16: Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Ed Boon from 2017-02-23T20:43:20
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon discusses his career, including the origin and rise of the franchise, the still-beloved movie, Injustice, and more!
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Episode 15: RPG Legend Feargus Urquhart from 2017-02-01T01:00:48
Longtime Black Isle Studios and Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart shares stories about his career, including working with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, getting burned...
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Episode 14: Naughty Dog Co-Founder and Oculus Exec Jason Rubin from 2016-12-21T23:25:23
Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin has been in the games business since he was 14. We interview him about building Naughty Dog, trying to save THQ, and making VR games at Oculus.
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Episode 13: Inventor and Oculus Co-Founder Jack McCauley from 2016-12-01T20:40:41
Oculus co-founder Jack McCauley's fascinating career not only includes VR, but also designing the Guitar Hero controllers, the scrolling mouse wheel, and USB!
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Episode 12: Call of Duty and Titanfall Creator Vince Zampella from 2016-10-21T21:32:42
Our 45-minute chat with industry legend Vince Zampella covers his entire career, from his early days at GameTek to Medal of Honor to Call of Duty to the Activision lawsuit and now to Respawn and...
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IGN Unfiltered 11: Longtime PlayStation Boss Jack Tretton from 2016-09-30T17:49:16
Longtime SCEA President and CEO Jack Tretton recounts his career at Sony, including his thoughts on the Vita, the PS3 launch, the PSN hack, the historic success of the PS2 and PS4, and much more...
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Episode 10: EA Chief Competition Officer Peter Moore from 2016-08-31T23:50
EA boss Peter Moore shares Dreamcast stories from his days as a Sega executive, Xbox stories from his time at Microsoft, and what he's up to at EA now in an 80-minute interview.
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Episode 09: Former Chief Xbox Officer Robbie Bach from 2016-07-28T18:49
Original Chief Xbox Officer Robbie Bach discusses the challenges of the original Xbox and the triumphs of the Xbox 360 in a far-ranging 45-minute interview.
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Episode 08: Xbox Co-Creator Ed Fries from 2016-06-30T23:52:39
Xbox co-creator and former Microsoft Game Studios boss Ed Fries discusses growing up with video games, his early days at Microsoft on the Excel team, buying Bungie for the nascent Xbox, his resp...
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Unfiltered 07: Gears of War and Lawbreakers Creator Cliff Bleszinski from 2016-05-26T21:58:28
Legendary game designer Cliff Bleszinski joins us for over an hour to share Gears of War stories, how he developed his first game as a teenager, more about his new game Lawbreakers, and much mor...
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Episode 06: No Man's Sky Mastermind Sean Murray from 2016-05-04T00:44:24
No Man's Sky programmer and mastermind Sean Murray sits down for over an hour to discuss his early days in the industry working on Burnout 3, the humble origins of No Man's Sky, how VR could be ...
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Episode 05: Halo and Destiny Composer Marty O'Donnell from 2016-04-09T00:22:46
Halo and Destiny composer Marty O'Donnell shares incredible stories from his many years at Bungie, including a canceled game called 'Gypsum', how Halo 2 was originally supposed to end, meeting P...
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Episode 04: Xbox Live Arcade Creator Greg Canessa from 2016-02-17T21:27:18
Former Xbox exec and XBLA creator Greg Canessa sits down for a 70-minute interview about how XBLA almost didn't happen, Bill Gates's favorite XBLA game, and much more!
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Episode 03: Aaron Greenberg from 2016-02-01T20:28:01
Longtime Xbox marketing executive Aaron Greenberg talks about the early Xbox days, his favorite Xbox moments, the 2016 Xbox lineup, his love for Xbox boss Phil Spencer, his early days working at...
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Episode 02: Josh Holmes (Def Jam, NBA Street, Turok, Halo 4, Halo 5) from 2015-10-26T21:20:22
343 Industries studio head of internal development Josh Holmes has had quite an interesting career. We revisit all of it in a one-hour chat, from creating Def Jam Vendetta and NBA Street at EA t...
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Episode 01: Tim Schafer from 2015-09-29T19:20:29
Double Fine Productions founder and LucasArts design legend Tim Schafer sits down for a one-hour chat about everything ranging from his canceled games to how he feels about LucasArts' closure to...
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