Jason tells the story of how he got his first job almost by chance, and how he pivoted from in-game assets to concept art.

We talk about the importance of finding your own voice as an artist, and also believing in yourself and your worth.

I talk to Mike about his work on the UI for Colin McRae: DiRT and his journey from 3D modeling to UI and becoming a director and co-founder at The Digi Monsters.

This weeks episode is a bonus episode.

I got a question about how to get started with games journalism, and I wanted to share my answer with you.

I asked Jess what does it mean to be an analyst for a Rainbow Six Siege team?

And we also talked about the stress of travel, the pressure to deliver, and getting ready to perform at a moments notice.

I talk to Gabriel about crowdfunding a game on Kickstarter, pivoting away from the survival genre, how does it feel when well-known studios like Rare and UbiSoft release AAA titles with the same theme as the one you are working on and much more.

I talked to Jonathon Wilson from Pocket Money Games about how UX and level design cross over, crunch, communication in the team and of course his journey from studying at university to getting a job as an intern with QA, to now being a Lead Designer.

How do you become an ArenaNet partner and what does it entail?

What does it mean to study esport?

Balancing competitive games for both casual players and pro players.

How to standout with Guild Wars 2 content in a sea of content creators and on YouTube in general.

Dealing with making mistakes in your content.

In this episode:

How Chris started playing Formula One games with manual gear and a crash helmet on as a kid.

The pros and cons of working in AAA and indie.

What does the day to day work of a Design Director look like.

The long-term effect of crunch on people in the industry and what that means for your career in video games.

No guests, just me looking back at the year that passed.

And talking a bit about my favourite games this year.

How did a psychology student from Brooklyn end up working in Montreal for one of the biggest game publishers in the world?