The Dialog Box

Chris grills Gwen on how she finds motivation to develop games, how she plans her work, why she does it, and more.

Dr Disrespect is thrown off Twitch. Mixer shuts down. Steam adds live streaming to their store. Online game festivals are bad for indies.

Gwen and Chris chat about all this and more!

Star Trek! Gwen's next game! The PlayStation 5! All of it is discussed on this episode!

PSA: If you want to skip Star Chat skip to 14:28.

Gwen and Chris discuss the recently revealed Unreal Engine 5 from Epic, GTA 5 and Civ 6 going on the Epic Store for free and more.

This week Gwen & Chris have a quick chat about new console reveals, or lack thereof. We also cover the new game Gwen is working on.

Long-time veteran Mike Arkin and I talk about his his career and his wartime stories shipping games across each console generation. Topics include working with licensed ip, being the bad guy (publishing producer), his game-dev redemption arc, and his current work remastering System Shock.

Gwen and Chris discuss online multiplayer experiences and how they, along with streamers, are bringing people together and giving them something fun to do.

Gwen and Chris are back from PAX East and are joined by the creator of An Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogs Xalavier Nelson Jr! We discuss, exhibiting at PAX, getting satisfaction from your work and balancing that with living a comfortable life and YOTELL.

Chris & Gwen discuss the impact the Coronavirus could have on the industry at large as well as PAX East, which they have to prep for. They also touch on having a personal brand and the difficulty of figuring it out and having the time to get one. Also, 100 episodes! Yay!

Tom crafted Gunpoint, Heat Signature, and soon Tactical Breach Wizards. In this episode we chat about how he got into games, how he staffs his projects, where his game design inspiration comes from, how his new game is coming along, and more!