GameDev Breakdown

Original Air Date: Dec. 25, 2017 - The guys convene for a very special Christmas cast to discuss very good and very bad developments from Apple, best entertainment deals for gamers and devs over the holiday break, and we try our hand at designing a couple of Christmas games on the fly. Happy holidays!

Original Air Date: Dec. 11, 2017 - Todd went on vacation and kinda got stabbed upon returning home, a listener shares some less-than-constructive criticism, and we go in depth on smart planning during game design as well as the dangers of getting too weird with it.If you enjoy the #GameDev Breakdown podcast you can subscribe on iTunes or anywhere pods are casted. You can help the show by leaving a rating, writing a review, and sharing with your friends. We love the feedback!

Original Air Date: Nov. 27, 2017 - A US state representative targets game publishers and developers, Todd and John take a look at the possible outcomes of government intervention in monetization strategies for games, and we try to make sense of the source of all political gaming strife: Twitter.You can help us out by rating or reviewing the #GameDev Breakdown podcast at iTunes or SoundCloud! Please consider subscribing so you don't miss out, and share it with a friend!

Original Air Date: Nov. 20, 2017 - We take to the open road in our big rigs or...whatever, discussing a new development in our game industry microtransaction story, then we go through tips for anyone looking to get into indie game development.If you enjoy the #GameDev Breakdown podcast, please subscribe on iTunes/Google Play, leave us a rating/review, and share with a friend who's into this kind of thing! We're always interested in your feedback and your topic ideas, we'll happily throw you a shout-out on the show!

Original Air Date: Nov. 13, 2017 - Cast your cares away and join us on a wilderness getaway in the form of a show recorded inside a massively multiplayer online first-person fishing game. Yes, really. If you enjoy the #GameDev Breakdown podcast, please share with a friend and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and anywhere podcasts are found. We greatly appreciate your ratings and reviews!

Original Air Date: Nov. 4, 2017 - John praises Brawlhalla at length, Todd crowns a diet soda for champions, and we take a look at epic successes and failures in some of the most popular business models for indie studios and their games.If you enjoy the podcast, please help us spread the word! We're available on iTunes, Google Play, and everywhere podcasts are found!

Original Air Date: Oct. 30, 2017 - We caught up with Paul Dana of Plastic Games to talk history, philosophy, technology, and of course, to find out the status of his longtime indie labor of love, http://store.steampowered.com/app/393170/Bit_Shifter/. Thanks again to Paul for sitting in with us, he's a fascinating guy and it was a pleasure earning our "Explicit" tag with him this week.As always, you can subscribe to the #GameDev Breakdown podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or anywhere podcasts can be found. Let us know what you think!

Original Air Date: Oct. 22, 2017 - The sex abuse and harassment dialogue reaches one studio as another is cut down in its prime. Tension between PUBG and Fortnite's developers nears fever pitch, and one of the industry's living legends lets loose on anyone who will listen.The #GameDev Breakdown podcast is on iTunes, Google Play, and can be found just about anywhere podcasts live. As always, reach out and let us know what topics have your attention!