GameDev Breakdown

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Latest Episodes

Talking Industry Legal Issues with Game Dev Lawyer Jon Loiterman
November 21, 2022

Jon Loiterman stops by to discuss what we can learn from recent stories like the Doom dispute between Bethesda and composer Mick Gordon, the Superman Demo on Steam story, and more. Catch this chat if you're an indie developer with legal questions and conc

Talking Potionomics with Disney Composer Greg Nicolett
November 06, 2022

Potionomics composer Greg Nicolett discusses his work with Disney, how he learned the game composer's process, and Shia LeBeouf's unexpected influence on his career.Show notes: CodeWritePlay.comThis episode was sponsored in part by Packt Publishing. Che

Talking Hexahedra with Former RuneScape Developer, Chris Knowles
October 26, 2022

Former RuneScape developer, Chris Knowles, discusses his time at Jagex, his design philosophy, and the one thing he refuses to do with his upcoming indie game.This episode was sponsored in part by Packt Publishing. Check out Unity 3D Game Development, av

Alex Rushdy of 13AM Games
September 23, 2022

The CEO and creative director behind Runbow and Dawn of the Monsters discusses the recent discomfort of running a Unity team, his Godzilla 98 VHS collection, and more.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevbreakdown/messageSupport thi

James D'Amato of The One Shot Podcast Network
August 06, 2022

Game Master James D'Amato calls in to discuss his latest book, The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide - Expanded Genres Edition, how the One Shot Podcast Network became the tabletop RPG play powerhouse it is today, and how James' background in improv

Thomas Kildren of Fletcher Studios
July 28, 2022

Booper, Get Home! developer, Thomas Kildren, calls in to discuss his popular VR project, his experiences as a stay-at-home dad in the game dev space, his work toward autism awareness and acceptance, and more.  Thomas' links The Art of the Game | Ga

Games Journalist Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Returns
July 18, 2022

Author/developer/journalist/critic/friend of the show Mat Bradley-Tschirgi hangs out to discuss his work, surviving freelance work, what's going on around the industry, and how to survive both sides of live events.  Mat's links: MatWBT.com https:/

Hollywood Publicist Dan Harary
July 04, 2022

Dan Harary, founder of the Asbury PR agency, calls in to discuss his new book, Flirting with Fame, his experiences working and networking with practically everyone in Hollywood, and his no-nonsense approach to generating buzz. Listen in for old-school kno

Roger Reichardt of Gamerheads and Pure Nintendo
July 01, 2022

Fellow games podcaster and journalist Roger Reichardt drops in to talk shop and share some laughs. We discuss the highs and lows of writing game reviews, designing games that facilitate learning, how to fix the industry with card catalogues, and more. Rog

Jordan Mauriello of MoreYellow
June 23, 2022

MoreYellow CEO, Jordan Mauriello, joins to discuss corporate and personal brand management, what it takes to turn heads at game launch time, and what generating buzz may look like with the game industry's next set of big changes.  Jordan Mauriello's