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Zach Mumbach | Producer & Designer @ The Wandering Band | Ep 32

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Zach Mumbach is a designer & producer at the Wandering Band who spent 17+ years at EA as a producer on Dante's Inferno, Dead Space, Battlefield: Hardline, Godfather 2, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, the Simpsons and more. We talk about his journey in and out of games and more.

Chapters:
  1. (00:00) Who is Zach Mumbach
  • (07:21) Visceral Games  & Ragtag
  • (18:28) Critical Skills
  • (27:32) Managing External Teams
  • (35:51) Being a Closer
  • (47:37) Montreal Memories
  • (56:10) Pitching at EA
  • (01:05:56) Rag Tag
  • (01:15:22) Time for New Adventures
  • (01:27:34) Something Calls You Back
  • (01:37:55) Publishing with Epic
  • (01:45:50) Final Round
  • (01:53:16) John’s Outro
    • Links:

    Follow Zach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachulon

    Zach’s MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,164514/

    Connect with the host: http://elkingpin.com 

    Come On The Show: https://outofplayarea.com 

    Check out his latest game Airborne Kingdom: https://www.airbornekingdom.com/

    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-play-area/id1550421307 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Da0qLAOBi6rV6ccSzx1gX?si=043f4ec5a6034bf0

    Follow @outofplayarea & @elkingpin on Twitter

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