GameDev Breakdown

Original Air Date: Oct. 24, 2021 - Chad and Curtis McKinney, Ph. D. (yes, both) call in to discuss Chad's experience with Cloud Imperium working on Star Citizen and their collaborative indie efforts on Recursive Ruin, a "kaleidoscopic first-person narrative puzzle game" not quite like anything else you've likely seen.Episode links • Report: "The Upskill Ultimatum": https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0JCdm9qRnN6MHRCbHd5bFJ4NlJqTGFDRUVqQXxBQ3Jtc0ttSnFvVVF0bkVKSTZJYW5oemFJcWlpZ2FtR1VMZl9iMGs3NWdCWmJDNzRGTk5hM19TcEZJdTZ2TFc3M2lqc1Zja3pLR1lMRkdzQXk4MjBROVhuQjdRMkVTQ2pHbG95SlZlbkt5TW9Halg2clRhV3ZFdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fimmerse.io%2Fupskill_ultimatum%2F • https://recursiveruin.com/ • https://twitter.com/drchadmckinney on Twitter • https://twitter.com/drcurtmckinney on Twitter

Original Air Date: Oct. 19, 2021 - Prolific bestselling author Troy Denning calls in on release day for Halo: Divine Wind. We discuss the book's place in the Halo universe, his experiences collaborating with 343 Industries, and the sentimental inspiration for his first Halo story.For more with Troy, including discussion about his work on Star Wars and Dark Sun books, catch our full interview here on the podcast!Troy's links • https://twitter.com/tdenningauthor on Twitter • https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Halo-Divine-Wind/Troy-Denning/Halo/9781982174903 from Simon & Schuster

Original Air Date: Oct. 14, 2021 - Industry author, journalist, and developer Mat Bradley-Tschirgi returns to discuss his indie game collaboration with notorious filmmaker Uwe Boll, his interview with legendary Sierra Online founder Ken Williams, getting his first article on Polygon, and more.Support our sponsorsThis episode was sponsored in part by Mudstack! Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists! Get started for free in just a few minutes at https://mudstack.com/Episode links • https://twitter.com/matwbt on Twitter • https://matwbt.weebly.com/

Original Air Date: Oct. 7, 2021 - Richard Butler, New York-based Editor-in-Chief of RAGE Works calls in to discuss the early days of podcasting, his journey through the geek culture world, and how none other than GaryVee nearly convinced him to give up on his dreams.Support our sponsorsThis episode was sponsored in part by Mudstack! Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists! Get started for free in just a few minutes at https://mudstack.com/Episode links • https://rageworks.net (news) • http://rageworksnetwork.com (podcasts)

Original Air Date: Sep. 30, 2021 - Co-host Matt Hill enters the chat! Community manager Casey Lucas-Quaid and famed composer Rich Vreeland (AKA "Disasterpeace") of Dino Polo Club hang out to discuss their hit indie games, Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. We discuss the Apple Arcade program, keeping the indie spirit alive, navigating Steam Workshop, and more.Support our sponsorsThis episode was sponsored in part by Mudstack! Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists! Get started for free in just a few minutes at https://mudstack.comEpisode links • Mini Motorways and Mini Metro at https://dinopoloclub.com • Rich Vreeland at https://disasterpeace.com • Early info about the upcoming https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Streets_of_New_Capenna#cite_ref-Showcase_1-0 expansion for Magic: The Gathering

Original Air Date: Sep. 23, 2021 - Former Nintendo employees Fay and Martyn Maillardet call in to discuss life after the pro industry and the creation of their first proper indie release, Shindig.Show links • https://store.steampowered.com/app/1475960/Shindig/ • https://www.imaginaryfriendsgames.com/ • https://twitter.com/fay_maillardet • https://twitter.com/MartynEm

Original Air Date: Sep. 16, 2021 - Former McAfee CTO Rosen Sharma--now CEO of BlueStacks, now.gg, and Game.tv--discusses his transition into gaming and where software distribution in the industry may be headed, including his thoughts on a future beyond mobile app stores. It may come sooner than you think.Show links • https://now.gg • https://game.tv • https://bluestacks.com

Original Air Date: Sep. 9, 2021 - Steven Morgan--accomplished Netherlands-based comedian, actor, musician, and writer--joins to discuss comedy in the pandemic times, embracing your introversion, navigating unexpected viral attention, and more.Show links • Steven Morgan on the web - https://stevenmorgan.wales • Steven on Twitter - https://twitter.com/flavaadit • Steven on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ma0sm/ • Steven on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/stevenmorganhero/ • Steven on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ma0sm • easylaughs improv comedy - https://www.easylaughs.nl/Video show segmentshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlksjQzzbTBendd_JSVBI0tc2FNLQ1xwB

Original Air Date: Sep. 2, 2021 - Brian Riggsbee calls in with loads of insight about the arcade classic Rygar and the scoop on the upcoming second edition of his sold-out book, The Legend of Argus: The complete history of Rygar.Show links • http://RygarBook.com • https://twitter.com/BrianRiggsbee

Original Air Date: Aug. 26, 2021 - Over half of the VR market is controlled by a social media platform with no clear process for human support. What happens when something goes wrong? In this episode, Todd goes over a hack on his Facebook profile that resulted in a bricked Quest headset and nowhere to turn. Here's how it ended up.Show noteshttps://codewriteplay.com/2021/08/20/a-facebook-hacker-beat-my-2fa-bricked-my-oculus-quest-and-hit-the-company-credit-card/