Ted and Phil Spencer discuss the importance of being accessible to fans, what lies ahead for Xbox and Project xCloud, thoughts on monetization, the importance of sharing with outside hardware and software developers, and the steps Microsoft has taken to help gamers with disabilities.

Spencer is the executive VP of Gaming at Microsoft and head of the Xbox brand, leading the global creative and engineering teams.

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Stig Asmussen sits down with Ted Price to talk about his journey from drawing art to game development, owning failures while sharing successes with the team, sharing their mutual experiences working on existing IP, and discussing what it's like being a part of Star Wars canon.

Asmussen is a Game Director at Respawn Entertainment. He is known for his work on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the God of War series.

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DONTNOD Game Directors Michel Koch and Raoul Barbet stop by to chat with Ted about the Life is Strange series, how and why they delve into certain topics in their games, releasing episodic content, and the future of interactive storytelling.  

Koch is a Game & Art Director and Barbet is a Creative Director at DONTNOD Entertainment. They are best known for their work on the Life is Strange franchise.

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Actor Troy Baker sits down with Austin Wintory to discuss his acting debut, his extensive career playing several memorable characters, what he learned working with celebrated game directors Hideo Kojima and Neil Druckmann, and his own career trajectory into directing with Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

Baker is best known for his work portraying Joel in The Last of Us series, Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding, Booker DeWitt in Bioshock Infinite, Joker in Batman: Arham Origins, and many more iconic characters.

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Composer Wilbert Roget, II sits down with Austin Wintory to discuss his start working at LucasArts, composing in the Star Wars universe, creating the music for Mortal Kombat 11, and writing music that engages the orchestra and makes them feel "totally badass."

Roget is best known for composing the music for games such as Star Wars: The Old Republic, Call of Duty: WWII, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, and Mortal Kombat II.

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Composer Bear McCreary chats with Austin Wintory to discuss creating the music for God of War, working together on Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the differences working in film and games, and the pitfalls of creating "cinematic" scores.

Bear is best known for composing the music for games such as God of War and SOCOM 4; and movies and television such as Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Battlestar Galactica.

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Abbie Heppe joins Robin Hunicke in Croatia with another episode recorded on location at D.I.C.E. Dubrovnik. Abbie and Robin discuss community management and communications in addition to how both have evolved alongside advancements in game development.

Abbie Heppe is the Communications Manager for Media Molecule and was previously with Respawn Entertainment and G4.

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Maria Sayans joins Ted Price in Croatia with another episode recorded on location at D.I.C.E. Dubrovnik. Maria and Ted discuss the ethics of design, how game makers interact with players, what kind of player behavior is desired and how to foster it, and the importance of community management.

Maria Sayans is CEO at ustwo games and was previously with Electronic Arts and CCP Games.

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Chris Charla joins Ted Price at this past D.I.C.E. Dubrovnik conference. Chris discusses his journey from journalism to game development, his work overseeing Xbox’s independent projects, challenges facing independent developers, opportunities available for independents in today’s development environment, and his thoughts on the future of games.

Chris Charla is best known for leading ID@Xbox and now ID Productions, where he oversees the independent publishing program for Xbox One and Windows 10.

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Leonard Boyarsky joins host Ted Price to talk about his career, creating Fallout, his approach to design and storytelling, lessons learned while working on Diablo III, and his new game, The Outer Worlds.

Boyarsky is the co-game director at Obsidian Entertainment. He is best known for his work on Fallout and Diablo III.

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