Today's episode is hosted by Melanie Lindsey and they are joined on the podcast by Terra Clarke Olsen, Head of Growth at Tactile Games, Malin Castegren, Senior Marketing Manager at Coffee Stain Publishing and Cecilia Luna, Strategic Partnerships & Marketing Project Manager at Twin Harbour Interactive. The conversation explores reviving games marketing in an increasingly competitive digital landscape, examining growth strategy, user acquisition and brand positioning. The exchange highlights how studios and publishers are adapting campaigns to changing player behaviour and platform trends. Listeners will gain insight into performance marketing, strategic partnerships and sustainable growth within modern game development. The discussion also touches on data driven decision making, community building and creative execution, offering practical perspectives on reviving games marketing in today’s global gaming industry.

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Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Dan Pavel, Senior Game Producer at Star Stable Entertainment, Matthew Laurence, Engagement Director at Avalanche Studios Group, Scott Rhodes, Senior Producer at Avalanche Studios Group and Andrey Velkov, Lead Game Designer at Gunzilla Games. The conversation explores the evolving world of live service games, examining long term content planning, player engagement and sustainable development models. The exchange highlights the operational and creative challenges involved in delivering consistent updates while maintaining quality and community trust. Listeners will gain insight into live service strategy, retention mechanics and multiplayer ecosystems within modern game development. The discussion also touches on production workflows, cross functional collaboration and balancing innovation with commercial performance in competitive online markets.

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Today's episode is hosted by William Thompson and they are joined on the podcast by Lea Schönfelder, Design Director at King, Janne Kuusela, Lead Artist at Playstack, Bernard Bachrach, Director of Operations at Binx Games and Sebastiaan van Asperen, Art Director at App Agent. The conversation explores how to get inspiration within the fast-moving games industry, examining creative processes, collaboration and the realities of working across design, art and operations. The exchange highlights how teams nurture originality while balancing commercial goals, production constraints and evolving player expectations. Listeners will gain insight into creative inspiration across game development, from early concept work to visual execution and studio leadership. The discussion also touches on artistic growth, innovation in digital entertainment and sustaining motivation in competitive markets, offering thoughtful perspectives on building a resilient and imaginative creative practice.

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Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Alix Taylor-Searle, Producer at Third Kind Games, Victoria Mackenzie, Senior Producer at Auroch Digital and Fernando Garcia Sabares, Lead Game Producer at Saber Interactive Spain. The conversation explores smooth production across modern game development, focusing on how teams align schedules, priorities and communication to keep projects on track. The exchange highlights broad approaches to planning, risk management and collaboration across disciplines within studios of varying sizes. Across the discussion, themes emerge around production workflows, stakeholder alignment and adapting processes as projects evolve. The panel reflects on balancing creative ambition with delivery realities while maintaining momentum and team morale. Later, the dialogue returns to smooth production through the lens of leadership, transparency and consistency, offering insight into how experienced producers support sustainable development, reduce friction and help teams deliver high-quality games in a fast-changing industry.

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Today's episode is hosted by Elliot Tripp and they are joined on the podcast by Hyo Chan, Art Lead at Offroad Games, Tom Hunt, Art Director at Magic Tavern, Albert Casanelles Gili, Art Lead at Playvalve and Ani Khanwelkar, Art Lead New Games at Gram Games. The conversation explores the role of art in shaping player perception, emotional connection and overall game identity. The exchange highlights how visual direction supports gameplay goals while working within technical, production and platform constraints. Across the discussion, broader themes emerge around collaboration between art and design teams, maintaining visual consistency and evolving styles over time. The panel reflects on how art leadership balances creativity with clarity across different genres and studio environments. Later, the dialogue returns to the role of art through considerations of scalability, iteration and long-term visual sustainability, offering insight into how strong art direction contributes to successful game development and lasting player engagement.

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Today's episode is hosted by Harvey Anderson and they are joined on the podcast by Sergi Subirats, Lead Game Designer at DECA Games, Jonathan Engdahl, Level Designer at Sharkmob, Ruslan Akhmedzhanov, Lead Game Designer at Gunzilla Games and Francois Roughol, Lead Designer. The conversation explores level design as a core pillar of player experience, examining how designers shape flow, pacing and engagement across different genres and production environments. The exchange highlights broad approaches to building memorable spaces while aligning creative intent with technical and production constraints. Across the discussion, themes emerge around collaboration with other disciplines, iteration and the role of feedback in refining gameplay spaces. The panel reflects on how level design adapts to evolving player expectations and studio pipelines. Later, the dialogue returns to level design through the lens of consistency, readability and long-term scalability, offering insight into how experienced designers approach environments that support strong gameplay and lasting player engagement.

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Today's episode is hosted by Aaron Reeves and they are joined on the podcast by Robert Sillery, Head of Social Experience at King, Nikita Krasikov, Executive Producer at Nexters and Vincent Van Geel, Senior Game Producer at Raw Power Games. The conversation explores how mobile game development teams are adapting to tighter budgets, smaller teams and increasing player expectations. The exchange highlights practical approaches to prioritisation, collaboration and maintaining momentum while delivering engaging live service experiences. Across the discussion, broader themes emerge around production efficiency, sustainable workflows and balancing creative ambition with commercial realities. The panel reflects on how studios can refine processes, focus resources and make smarter decisions without sacrificing quality or long-term vision. Later, the dialogue returns to mobile game development through the lens of resilience and scalability, offering insight into how experienced leaders think about doing more with less in an evolving games industry landscape.

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Today's episode is hosted by Nina Fallows and they are joined on the podcast by Pim Kartner, Director of Engineering at Brink Labs, Tomasz Stanislawek, Director of Software Engineering at Huuuge Games, Tim Edmunds, Technical Director at Jagex Games Studio and Tomislav Rakic, Former Director of Engineering at Starting Own Venture. The conversation explores engineering leadership in games, focusing on how leaders balance people, process and technology in fast-moving studio environments. The exchange highlights the realities of scaling teams, aligning technical direction and maintaining healthy development cultures across different types of game organisations. Across the discussion, broader themes such as decision making, team empowerment and sustainable delivery are examined. The dialogue considers how engineering leadership evolves as studios grow, returning later to engineering leadership in games as a discipline shaped by creativity, constraints and constant change within modern game development.

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Today's episode is hosted by Elijah Jenkins and they are joined on the podcast by Bob Watson, QA Lead at a Stealth Mode Startup, Sergey Philippov, QA Manager at Guerrilla Games and Daniel Sjöberg, Managing QA Lead at Paradox Interactive. The conversation explores building a high performing QA team and how quality assurance fits into modern game development pipelines. The exchange highlights the importance of structure, communication and shared standards when supporting complex and evolving projects. Across the discussion, the panel considers how QA teams scale, collaborate with other disciplines and maintain consistency across large productions. Topics include leadership approaches, process improvement and balancing speed with stability in testing workflows. Later in the conversation, building a high performing QA team is framed as an ongoing practice shaped by people, tools and culture. The episode offers a broad perspective on how effective quality assurance contributes to better games, healthier teams and more reliable releases across the games industry.

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Today's episode is hosted by Nina Fallows and they are joined on the podcast by Adina Surdu, Former Studio Head, Olga Grunina, Marketing Communication Services Team Lead at Wargaming Group Ltd, Stephen Hey, Head of Publishing at Radical Forge and Andrew Johnston, Senior Marketing Manager at 4J Studios. The conversation explores innovation in game marketing and how studios are adapting their approaches to reach players in a crowded and fast moving market. The exchange highlights how creative strategy, audience insight and platform awareness all contribute to more effective campaigns across the games industry. Across the discussion, the panel reflects on how marketing teams collaborate with development and publishing to align messaging with player expectations. Topics include evolving promotional channels, community focused thinking and the importance of flexibility when launching and sustaining games. Later in the conversation, innovation in game marketing is considered as an ongoing process shaped by experimentation, data and creativity rather than a single campaign driven idea. The episode offers a broad view of modern games marketing and the skills required to build meaningful visibility and engagement.

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