Beyond Beta Podcast

In episode 34 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Dan Etter, an eighteen year video game veteran who has worked on titles such as Star Wars: Empire at War, Command & Conquer: Renegade, and has now launched his own indie game company—Iron Keep Games.

In episode 34 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Seth Schorr (the CEO of the Downtown Grand Casino & Fifth Street Gaming) about eSports, business, life, and the future of eSports gambling.

James "Clokke" Lake is a professional Smash Bros. 4 player from Colombia. He is a university student and leader in South America who is partly responsible for organizing tournaments, training players, running the national Smash 4 Power Ranking, and more in the burgeoning South American competitive Smash Bros. scene.

In Episode 32 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey talks with Carlos Rivera, the Head of Production for Tempo Storm, about his role at Tempo Storm, his experience on television and internet shows, working for Disney, eSports, and more.

In Episode 30 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey talks about his experience at the regional Smash Bros. 4 tournament called "Hyrule Saga," which took place on June 23rd & 24th, 2018. Steve recaps the overall tournament experience that drew in players from across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and Europe.

In episode 29 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with professional gamer Derek "DunkTrain" Arabian about his career playing Heroes of the Storm, coaching, his transition to becoming a full-time streamer and much more.

In Episode 28 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey and Patrick Wyatt finish their conversation on Blizzard, ArenaNet, Guild Wars, and the video game industry.

In episode 27 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Patrick Wyatt about life in video games, helping to create Warcraft, Starcraft and Guild Wars...and much more.

In episode 26 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Rade Stojsavljevic about his journey into video games, virtual reality, his experiences with creating JetSet Games, economics, eSports, and more.

In episode 25 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve speaks with Kelsey "SuperGirlKels" Madeiros, a professional Smash Bros. 4 player, about her history in competitive play, women in gaming, sponsorships, and more.