Podcast Episodes

Skywalker Ranch, Making Toys, Crunch Culture, Hong Kong Concerns, EA, Being an Expat in Bangkok with Chris Nicolella

Episode 18

28-year video game and toy industry veteran Chris Nicolella talks about moving from the U.S. to living in Bangkok as an expat that included some init…

6 years, 10 months ago

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The World’s Biggest Arcade and More with Doc Mack of Galloping Ghost

Episode 17

25-year industry entrepreneur and designer Doc Mack of Galloping Ghost Productions talks about his game production company and working on his arcade …

6 years, 11 months ago

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Headhunter To Designer, Layoffs, Self Publishing, and Scapegoating Games with John (JJ) Williams of NetherRealm Studios

Episode 16

+15-year industry veteran John (JJ) Williams of NetherRealm Studios talks about his current role as Advanced Designer at NetherRealm Studios and the …

6 years, 11 months ago

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Comics, Crazy Game Submissions, Careers, Industry Rant, and Production with Nick Laing of Amazon Games

Episode 15

Nick Laing talks about his new role as Senior Publishing Producer at Amazon Games and working before at Turn 10 Studios on the Forza series. Hear how…

7 years ago

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Triple-A Art, Roots of Mocap, SonyPlayStation, Being a Problem Solver with Dwayne Mason of NXA Studios

Episode 14

Dwayne Mason of NXA Studios talks about his current role in the company and his career and entrepreneurial aspirations going back to his teens. Hear …

7 years, 1 month ago

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Indie Game Dev, Rick and Morty, Double Fine and Being in the Game Press, with Chris Johnson of the Player One Podcast

Episode 13

Chris Johnson from the Player One Podcast talks about producing games at Adult Swim for 11 years, and how he got hired. Hear what it was like working…

7 years, 1 month ago

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Running An Indie Game Studio, Loot Boxes, AR, Markiplier, and Producers, with Tom Eastman and Ben Perez of Trinket Studios

Episode 12

Tom Eastman and Ben Perez discuss their seven years of running indie developer Trinket Studios, challenges they’ve overcome, lessons learned, advice …

7 years, 3 months ago

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Crunch Culture and What You Can Do To Escape...Hint, It Ain't On Twitter, with John Podlasek

Episode 11

The industry’s dirty little secret is in the spotlight again (just Google “intense crunch”) and surprise, everyone’s shocked. Why? It’s been going on…

7 years, 3 months ago

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NBA Jam BOOMSHAKALAKA!!, Shaq, Dota, Rage 2, The Twilight Zone and Pins with Tim Kitzrow

Episode 10

Tim Kitzrow is a video game & pinball legend, having worked on dozens of games, including the arcade BOOMSHAKALAKA!! classic, NBA Jam. Hear how he go…

7 years, 4 months ago

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PUBG, Red Dead 2, Taking Risks, Freelancing, Game Dev, VR and a Lawsuit with James Brady

Episode 9

James Brady started in 2015 and has already worked on games like Red Dead Redemption 2, PUBG, and other blockbusters. The risky decision to leave his…

7 years, 4 months ago

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