GameDev Breakdown

Todd's weird connection to the game that set the world ablaze, and what's happened since.

Ray Marek returns. We discuss how we consume entertainment, helping your work survive on social media, stepping between the industry and your kids, and more.

John Riccitiello is out at Unity. Most of us agree it's too little, too late. Lots of users are rightfully taking a look at Godot. I'm doing something a little different.

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A second virus in less than a month ravages the Mitchell household as GDC goers discover a privacy policy so bad they thought there had been a data leak. We discuss the status of the Red Panda project, Todd's favorite getting-things-done methods, and what to do when you have an actual gamedev breakdown.

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This one is all about the progress we've made in taking our red panda archaeology game concept and bringing it to life. It's a look at the implications of the game's concept, the philosophy of the art and character design, our intention to develop a simple map system with Godot's tilemap tools (prior to the recent release of version 4.0), implementation of basic RPG controls and collisions, and the UI work so critical to a story-driven game.

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Todd just wants to make video games with his friends.

Boss Fight author Sebastian Deken returns to the show to be our first guest co-designer. We discuss city living, echoes of the Satanic Panic, and more. Finally, we pull up the design whiteboard and ask, what secrets would an abandoned Animal Crossing village leave behind?

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A foreign government reached out, and what they said may pertain to you. Seriously. 

Also, an update on production for the game co-design episodes!

Here's news about a fun new thing we're going to try in future episodes. Real game development ahead! Also, maybe social media is falling apart?

We gathered Intellivision Amico news from all directions so you don't have to.