The Lodgge Podcast

In the season finale of The Lodgge Podcast, we chat with Peabody Award winner, CEO and Executive Producer at Lofty Sky Entertainment Jason Loftus!

We discuss Lofty Sky's upcoming narrative title Sky of Tides, their award-winning documentary Eternal Spring (長春), Jason's experience running a successful entertainment company, and lots more!

Follow Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonloftus1/

Check out the release window reveal trailer for Sky of Tides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rhQQwFY1dE

Find out more about Sky of Tides on the official website: https://skyoftides.com/

Watch the official trailer for Eternal Spring (長春): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XpGpbaiz4Q

Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates. Visit the Ontario Creates website to learn more: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/

In this episode of The Lodgge Podcast, we sit down with Steve Vegvari, a leading voice in video game media in Canada.

We discuss Canada's interactive entertainment scene, how studios can work better with local press, the growing game dev talent in Ontario, and lots more!

In this episode of The Lodgge Podcast, we chat with Ken Seto (CEO and Co-Founder) and Bryan Heemskerk (Art Director) from Massive Damage.

We discuss the studio's work with the highly-anticipated Fera: The Sundered Tribes and the Best in Play Showcase win at GDC, the experience of building a game with Unreal Engine 5 for the first time, the huge variety of games and genres the studio has worked with, and their place in the thriving Ontario video game scene!

This episode of The Lodgge Podcast, we chat with Jean-Sylvain Sormany, Studio Head at Snowed In Studios, and member of the Interactive Ontario Board of Directors.

We discuss his time leading one the video game industry's largest co-development service providers, Snowed In's 14 years of co-dev expertise, how co-dev fits into the video game ecosystem, and the experience of working with some of the biggest AAA franchises around the globe.

In this episode of The Lodgge Podcast, we speak with Chloé Giusti, the ID@Xbox Regional Head for the Americas!

We discuss her experience working with ID@Xbox, best practices for studios to follow when pitching their game to Xbox, the selection process for Xbox Game Pass, Ontario's bustling indie scene, and more!

Follow Chloé on X here: 
https://twitter.com/FroginUS

In this episode of The Lodgge Podcast, we sit down with Jordan Sparks, Founder and Director of Shining Spark Entertainment, The Director of Technology and Workshop Coordinator at Hand Eye Society, and a Part-Time professor at Humber College!

We discuss Jordan’s latest game, Civic Story, Hand Eye’s SUPERfest, the Ontario video game industry, and lots more!

Play Civic Story on Steam here: 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1880370/Civic_Story/

The Lodgge Podcast - Season 3, Ep 2!

Meet Antonio Miceli, President of Mega Power Games!

We discuss his career path to game design, showing games at live events, the release of DepowerBall, and much more!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175660/DepowerBall/

The Lodgge Podcast is back for Season 3, Ep 1!

Meet John Nguyen, the Country Manager for Xsolla Canada! Deep dive into his storied career and learn more about Xsolla's philosophy, what they can do for your studio, and more!

For The Lodgge Podcast Season Finale join Meagan Byrne and Sa'dekaronhes Esquivel from Achimostawinan Games!

We discuss their careers and their highly anticipated cyber noir game Hill Agency OUT NOW!!

Check it out NOW on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1358370/Hill_Agency_PURITYdecay/

The Lodgge Podcast - Season 2, Ep 16!

Meet Ryan Miller! Manager of Durham College MRC Studio, Director of
Ontario Game Testers, and Committee Chair of Interactive Ontario's Indie Superboost!

We discuss his storied career, teaching in the games world, Ontario Game Testers, Indie Superboost  and much more!

https://www.ontariogametesters.com/