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Bithell Games Podcast

Each week game developer Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone, Volume) and Alexander Sliwinski talk about the world of video games from inside a growing studio of their own. There will be scones.
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Aug 28, 2017

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a breakdown of yet another Bithell Games production: The GameDev Business Handbook. Michael Futter is on to discuss this primer on the business and financial sides of beginning game development. In the second half, Mike Bithell talks about last week's launch of Subsurface Circular.

3:37 - Game Dev Business Handbook
28:23 - Studio Happenings: Subsurface Circular Launch

--THE GAMEDEV BUSINESS HANDBOOK--
http://www.gamedevbizbook.com/

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR--
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular
"A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city’s robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--SUBSCRIBE--
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--"READER" MAIL JINGLE--
Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL--
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame
Email: contact@bithellgames.com

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Aug 17, 2017

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a breakdown of our latest release: Subsurface Circular. This style-heavy, one-sitting mystery science fiction adventure is now available as a Bithell Short, and this is your first place to hear about its creation from concept to release.

1:52 - Subsurface Circular
6:00 - Music
9:12 - Art
10:21 - Prototype to Product
14:55 - FAQ

--SUBSURFACE CIRCULAR--
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/Subsurface_Circular
"A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city’s robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence."

--SUBSCRIBE--
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bithell-games-podcast
Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iey34nbhc5o3k4x5z4uzx4vcsz4?t%3DBithell_Games_Podcast
RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss

--"READER" MAIL JINGLE--
Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL--
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame
Email: contact@bithellgames.com

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

Aug 7, 2017

Join Mike and Alexander this week for a a bit on Kingsway and Alexander's struggle with Rogue-likes. In Studio Happenings, Alexander talks about his pending evictions and barn pools. And in "Reader" Mail: an examination of the way credits and creative attribution works in game development.

1:07 - Kingsway & Rogue-Likes
11:26 - Studio Happenings: Eviction
18:03 - "Reader" Mail: Dev Roles, Credits & Unions

--SUBSCRIBE--
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bithell-games-podcast
Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Iey34nbhc5o3k4x5z4uzx4vcsz4?t%3DBithell_Games_Podcast
RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss

--"READER" MAIL JINGLE--
Michael Schoonmaker - https://twitter.com/Schoonology

--SOCIAL--
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame
Email: contact@bithellgames.com

--BUY VOLUME--
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/365770/
PSN: https://store.playstation.com/#!/games/volume/cid=UP1261-CUSA02943_00-VOLUMEPS4GAME001

Production by Jonathan Downin

http://bithellgames.com/

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