Bithell Games Podcast

Join Mike and Alexander this week with Mike's latest thoughts on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. In Studio Happenings, the guys talk the changing face of media and journalism, and "Reader" Mail is all about how a first time dev should approach getting a publisher.

3:16 - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 7:43 - Studio Happenings: Clare Balding - Changing Face of Media 21:41 - "Reader" Mail: Best Practices for First-Time Dev Seeking Publisher

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular "A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city's robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--THE GAMEDEV BUSINESS HANDBOOK-- http://www.gamedevbizbook.com/

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--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week on EGX 2017 and the trends and experiences from the show. And in "Reader" Mail, the guys cover taking good lessons from bad games, and the best way to approach entering the industry in the age of the gig economy.

1:40 - EGX: The Lost Bear, Student Projects 7:02 - EGX: Indies, Lessons from EGX 17:14 - "Reader" Mail: Bad Games Good Ideas, Starting out in the gig economy game dev

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular "A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city's robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--THE GAMEDEV BUSINESS HANDBOOK-- http://www.gamedevbizbook.com/

--SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bithell-games-podcast Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iey34nbhc5o3k4x5z4uzx4vcsz4?t%3DBithell_Games_Podcast RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss

--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week for some quick thoughts on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. In Studio Happenings, the guys talk about the difficulty of dealing with selling physical goods. And in "Reader" Mail, it's all about the business and legal approaches to starting a studio.

1:31 - Uncharted: Lost Legacy 4:55 - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 7:46 - Studio Happenings: Physical Goods 14:40 - "Reader" Mail: Studio Starting & Publishers, Lawyers and LLCs

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular "A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city's robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--THE GAMEDEV BUSINESS HANDBOOK-- http://www.gamedevbizbook.com/

--SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bithell-games-podcast Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iey34nbhc5o3k4x5z4uzx4vcsz4?t%3DBithell_Games_Podcast RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss

--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a return to normalcy with some game talk: Hellblade, Agents of Mayhem, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. In Studio Happenings the guys talk about upcoming events and the scope of projects. And in "Reader" Mail, it's all about the "Bithellverse" and ownership of work while on personal time.

1:45 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 5:59 - Agents of Mayhem 8:59 - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 15:10 - Studio Happenings: Speaking Engagements & Project Scope 27:04 - "Reader" Mail: Bithellverse, Ownership of Work

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular "A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city's robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--THE GAMEDEV BUSINESS HANDBOOK-- http://www.gamedevbizbook.com/

--SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bithell-games-podcast Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iey34nbhc5o3k4x5z4uzx4vcsz4?t%3DBithell_Games_Podcast RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss

--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a breakdown of yet another Bithell Games production: The GameDev Business Handbook. Michael Futter is on to discuss this primer on the business and financial sides of beginning game development. In the second half, Mike Bithell talks about last week's launch of Subsurface Circular.

3:37 - Game Dev Business Handbook 28:23 - Studio Happenings: Subsurface Circular Launch

--THE GAMEDEV BUSINESS HANDBOOK-- http://www.gamedevbizbook.com/

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular "A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city's robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bithell-games-podcast Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iey34nbhc5o3k4x5z4uzx4vcsz4?t%3DBithell_Games_Podcast RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss

--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a breakdown of our latest release: Subsurface Circular. This style-heavy, one-sitting mystery science fiction adventure is now available as a Bithell Short, and this is your first place to hear about its creation from concept to release.

1:52 - Subsurface Circular 6:00 - Music 9:12 - Art 10:21 - Prototype to Product 14:55 - FAQ

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular "A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city's robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bithell-games-podcast Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iey34nbhc5o3k4x5z4uzx4vcsz4?t%3DBithell_Games_Podcast RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss

--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a a bit on Kingsway and Alexander's struggle with Rogue-likes. In Studio Happenings, Alexander talks about his pending evictions and barn pools. And in "Reader" Mail: an examination of the way credits and creative attribution works in game development.

1:07 - Kingsway & Rogue-Likes 11:26 - Studio Happenings: Eviction 18:03 - "Reader" Mail: Dev Roles, Credits & Unions

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--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

--BUY VOLUME-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/365770/ PSN: https://store.playstation.com/#!/games/volume/cid=UP1261-CUSA02943_00-VOLUMEPS4GAME001

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week for some more TV talk before getting into dinosaurs-- in video games! In Studio Happenings, the guys talk about the rise of boutique publishers. And in "Reader" Mail: overtime and how many hours game devs actually work in a week.

1:50 - Bad/Trashy/Good UK TV 4:44 - Making a Dinosaur Game? 9:20 - Studio Happenings: Boutique Publishers 22:05 - "Reader" Mail: Overtime

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--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

--BUY VOLUME-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/365770/ PSN: https://store.playstation.com/#!/games/volume/cid=UP1261-CUSA02943_00-VOLUMEPS4GAME001

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Join Mike and Alexander this week for some Doom appreciation and bit more TV and movie talk. In Studio Happening... and in "Reader" Mail, the guys talk about more pricing issues and how indies should approach graphics and more.

2:16 - Doom 4:24 - TV/Movies/Media - Uncle, Logan, and more 15:47 - Cities: Skylines 17:53 - Studio Happenings: SECRETS 18:27 - "Reader" Mail: Pricing (Round 2), Graphics and Indie Games

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--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

--BUY VOLUME-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/365770/ PSN: https://store.playstation.com/#!/games/volume/cid=UP1261-CUSA02943_00-VOLUMEPS4GAME001

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a little Tales of the Borderlands. In Studio Happenings, the guys talk about their time at Develop 2017 in Brighton, and in "Reader" Mail, it's all about wishes for favorite books to be made into games.

--Click to skip to topic-- 2:31 - Tales from the Borderlands 8:48 - Develop 20:00 - "Reader" Mail: Dream Books into Games Concepts

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--"READER" MAIL JINGLE-- Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: [email protected]

--BUY VOLUME-- Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/365770/ PSN: https://store.playstation.com/#!/games/volume/cid=UP1261-CUSA02943_00-VOLUMEPS4GAME001

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/