Spawn On Me founder Kahlief Adams joins Sam to discuss The Spawnies, his annual awards show celebrating game developers. This year marks the third annual Spawnies, airing February 29, and Kahlief breaks down the making of the show and its mission to recognize underrepresented artists.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 – Intro (Kahlief’s Dream Co-Host for The Spawnies)

00:03:54 – What Are The Spawnies?

00:14:47 – How Kahlief Plans The Spawnies

00:17:47 – What to Expect from The Spawnies This Year

00:23:24 – Kahlief’s Spawnies Collaborators

00:34:38 – Category Names

00:43:51 – Voting Process

00:53:27 – Spawn On Me Goals for 2024

01:03:07 – Outro

Watch The Spawnies live on SpawnOnMe’s Twitch channel and IGN on Thursday, February 29, at 6pm PST. Catch up on The Spawnies with the 2022 and 2023 shows.

Follow Kahlief on Twitter @KahliefAdams, and find links to Spawn On Me here. For Kahlief’s recommended episodes, find A Lesson in Blackness here and his Sarah Bond interview here.

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