In this week's developer interview, Josh sits down with Mike Gamble of Talenthouse Media Foundry. During the episode, they talked about how tough it can be for independent developers to create games because they might not have certain skills and how TMF plans to run many services that will help them find the talents they need such as the ability to source for projects as well as a really cool project called Furnace to easily run analytics from Steam.

If you like what you hear, be sure to follow Talenthouse Media Foundry on Twitter, as well as check out their website.

Links:

Talenthouse Media Foundry Website:

https://mediafoundry.talenthouse.com/

Talenthouse Media Foundry Twitter:

https://twitter.com/THMediaFoundry

Indie Pod Twitter:

https://twitter.com/IndiePod

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

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In this month's Special Episode, Josh and I sit down to talk about the Steam Deck and if it's possible for it to make a splash in the Indie market similar to the Nintendo Switch. We also talk about the realities of who's going to purchase the device, its form factor, specs, and much more. We hope you enjoy. This is one of our formerly Patreon exclusive episodes. But we'll now be posting one every Monday until free feeds have caught up to the Patrons. Afterward, free feeds will receive Special Episodes and Book Club episodes one month after our Patrons. If you'd like to participate in the Book Club episodes become a patron today.

Links:

Indie Pod Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/IndiePod

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

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In this week's episode of Indie Pod, we talk about our predictions for The Game Awards, our thoughts on My Little Pony, a bunch of Indies releasing this week, and more. We also head over to Kickstarter to check out an upcoming action rogue-lite called Recursor, and answer your listener questions.

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

Links:

God Bless The Crowd:

Recursor: An action rogue-lite inspired by platform fighters

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/willsblackett/recursor

Time Codes: (Approximations)

What we've been playing:

Josh: 17:50

Archvale (Idoz & Phops)

Mechajammer (Whalenought Studios)

Vaughn: 31:34

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Live Wire, Adglobe)

Greak: Memories of Azur (Navegante Entertainment)

Game Awards Predictions: 52:20

News Cram: 1:29:30

God Bless The Crowd: 1:32:55

Listener Questions: 1:38:50

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In this week's developer Interview, Josh sits down with Magnum of Ghost Coast Games developers of the story-driven turn-based heartfelt RPG, No Body. The two talk about Mangum's profession as an actor and how he moved into game design to adapt to the changes that the pandemic brought.

If you like what you hear be sure to follow Ghost Coast Games on Twitter, add No Body to your Steam wishlist, and or check out the game's website.

Links:

No Body Steam Page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1704240/No_Body/

Ghost Coast Games Website:

https://www.ghostcoastgames.com/

Ghost Coast Games Twitter:

https://twitter.com/GHOSTCOASTGAMES

Indie Pod Twitter:

https://twitter.com/IndiePod

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

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In this month's very special book club episode, we're joined by several of our AMAZING Patrons to give our thoughts and reflect on Veewo Games' roguelite action-platformer, Neon Abyss. This is one of our formerly Patreon exclusive episodes. But we'll now be posting one every Monday until free feeds have caught up to the Patrons. Afterward, free feeds will receive Special Episodes and Book Club episodes one month after our Patrons. If you'd like to participate in the Book Club episodes become a patron today.

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

Links:

Neon Abyss Steam Page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/788100/Neon_Abyss/

Indie Pod Twitter:

https://twitter.com/IndiePod

Indie Pod Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/IndiePod

Music Credits:

Song: Overworld

Artist: Kubbi

Direct Download: http://bit.ly/Overworld_Download

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In this week's episode of Indie Pod, we talk about Josh's brush with death, the definition of cannibalism, and email signatures. We also head over to Kickstarter to check out an upcoming Deck Building RPG called Xenotheria, answer your listener question, and much more.

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

Links:

God Bless The Crowd:

Xenotheria: The Deckbuilder Built for RPG Fans

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ganymede-games/xenotheria

Time Codes: (Approximations)

What we've been playing:

Josh: 24:42

Before your eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games)

Vaughn: 31:45

Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games)

News Cram: 45:55

God Bless The Crowd: 58:00

Listener Questions: 1:11:20

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In this week's developer Interview, Josh sits down with Avram Dumitrescu, the solo dev of the recently released game known as Schmutznik. They talk about trying to develop on older consoles, teaching one's self through just YouTube tutorials/forums, and a deep dive into how they came up with using play-doh as the main asset for visuals in the game.

If you like what you hear be sure to follow Avram on Twitter, as well as add Schmutznik to your Steam wishlist and or just purchase the game outright.

Links:

Schmutznik Steam Page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607500/Schmutznik/

Avram Twitter:

https://twitter.com/adumitrescu

Indie Pod Twitter:

https://twitter.com/IndiePod

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

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This week we talk about 5 games we believe are under the radar. Meaning that they often are overlooked. But that's the only rule for this episode. So Josh and Vaughn have very different lists of what games they believe to be flying below the radar. This is one of our formerly Patreon exclusive episodes. But we'll now be posting one every Monday until free feeds have caught up to the Patrons. Afterward, free feeds will receive Special Episodes and Book Club episodes one month after our Patrons. If you'd like to participate in the Book Club episodes become a patron today.

Links:

Indie Pod Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/IndiePod

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

Music Credits:

Song: Overworld

Artist: Kubbi

Direct Download: http://bit.ly/Overworld_Download

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In this week's episode, we talk about Roll7 developers of the Olli Olli series of games being purchased by Private Division, Tencent purchasing a minority share of Playtonic, and our thoughts on selling out. We also head over to Kickstarter to check out an upcoming rogue-like ARPG called Swordcery, answer your listener questions, and much more.

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

Links:

God Bless The Crowd:

Swordcery: An Action Packed, Sword Swingin' Rogue-like. Collect hundreds of spellbound blades to defeat an otherworldly evil in this rogue-like ARPG!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/templedoorgames/swordcery-an-action-packed-sword-swingin-rogue-like?ref=discovery_category

Time Codes: (Approximations)

What we've been playing:

Josh: 13:30

Gunfire Reborn 1.0 Shoutout!! (Hong Kong Interactive)

Crown Trick (NeXT Studios)

Exo one (Exbleative)

Vaughn: 29:15

Main News Stories: 31:00

News Cram: 56:44

God Bless The Crowd: 1:00:48

Listener Questions: 1:12:40

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In this week's developer interview, Josh sits down with Chad and Curtis of Bit Rot to talk about their upcoming kaleidoscopic narrative-puzzle game, Recursive Ruin. Other points they hit on include, the need for trust when forming a team, why they would rather stay as a two-person team, how they went from music majors to game developers, and much more.

If you like what you hear be sure to follow Bit Rot and Recursive Ruin on Twitter, as well as add the game to your Steam wishlist for notifications on when the game goes live.

Links:

Recursive Ruin Steam Page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561890/Recursive_Ruin/

Bit Rot Twitter:

https://twitter.com/bitrotgames

Recursive Ruin Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RecursiveRuin

Indie Pod Twitter:

https://twitter.com/IndiePod

If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform.

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