This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by artist extraordinaire Daz Watford. Daz and Mike provide quick check-ins on Metal Gear SOlid V and Uncharted 4, and Alexander goes back for a bit more Witcherin'. The meat and potatoes this week is all about Daz's dev journey, art in games, and more commentary on making it in the industry.
1:40 - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
5:02 - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
6:42 - The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone
10:10 - "Smooth Daz"
30:42 - "Reader" Mail
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--GUEST--
Daz Watford - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatWhatUGets
https://www.limitedrungames.com/
--SOCIAL--
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This week: Mike checks in with Uncharted 4, and Alexander talks the smarts behind Paradox's latest grand strategy game, Stellaris. In Studio Happenings, the guys talk about the technicalities and business intricacies of localization, and "Reader" Mail is all about how to start your career from where you are.
1:29 - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
9:53 - Stellaris
19:15 - Studio Happenings: Localization
30:50 - "Reader" Mail
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This week: Mike and Alexander go back for another dose of Hitman and discuss how the episodic model works for IO's latest. In Studio Happenings, the guys cover how to handle bottlenecks in a small studio, and "Reader" Mail is all about cinematics, story, and how to approach VR responsibly.
2:28 - Hitman
15:32 - Studio Happenings: Sickness and Managing Bottlenecks
25:24 - "Reader" Mail
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This week: Mike and Alexander talk about the "Pixar-level" Ratchet & Clank, Mike covers his recent speaking engagements and the value of attending events, and "Reader" Mail is all about starting out in game dev for beginners and the delineations of dev roles.
1:43 - Ratchet & Clank
11:58 - Studio Happenings: Speaking Engagements
25:20 - "Reader" Mail
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--SOCIAL--
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https://twitter.com/Sliwinski -
https://twitter.com/volumegame
Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander talk about the Nathan Drake Collection, the Battleborn Beta, and a bit more Stardew Valley. In place of Studio Happenings, Alexander phones in from PAX East with an interview with Douglas Bogart of Limited Run Games. And of course-- a bit of "Reader" Mail.
--Click to skip to topic--
1:57 - Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
6:21 - Battleborn Beta
7:46 - Stardew Valley
12:19 - PAX East 2016: Douglas Bogart of Limited Run Games
26:53 - "Reader" Mail
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--GUEST--
Douglas Bogart - Twitter: https://twitter.com/LimitedRunDoug
https://www.limitedrungames.com/
--SOCIAL--
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame
Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Julius Fondem of Ubisoft to talk about his path into the industry and the differences between the US and European markets. In Studio Happenings, Mike covers the importance of analytics, and in "Reader" Mail: the good and bad of presenting a portfolio.
--Click to skip to topic--
0:55 - Julius Fondem & Starting in Games
33:09 - Studio Happenings: Analytics
37:57 - "Reader" Mail
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--GUEST--
Julius Fondem - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Berelphos
--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander are back to basics with some Stardew Valley talk, a wrap-up on Alexander's experience with The Division, and Mike goes DEEP on Quantum Break. It's orthographics talk in Studio Happenings, and of course, "Reader" Mail with some game codes from a listener!
--Click to skip to topic--
1:45 - Stardew Valley
6:15 - The Division
9:33 - Quantum Break
31:37 - Studio Happenings: Orthographics
40:22 - "Reader" Mail
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Donna Orlowski of Chucklefish to talk about the less seen side of games development, how small studios work, and why a flat management structure has been the best approach for Chucklefish.
--Click to skip to topic--
1:28 - Donna Orlowski: Running a Small Studio & Flat Management Structures
29:38 - Studio Happenings: More Prototyping
35:31 - "Reader" Mail
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--GUEST--
Donna Orlowski - Business Operations Manager at Chucklefish
Twitter: https://twitter.com/donna_orlowski
http://chucklefish.org/
--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Andrew John Smith of Spilt Milk Studios to talk about the ins-and-outs of pitching prototypes to publishers, and "Reader" Mail revisits the topic of game "lawyering."
--Click to skip to topic--
1:33 - Command & Conquer
3:47 - Daredevil
5:42 - The Division
8:37 - GDC Pitching
30:58 - "Reader" Mail
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--GUEST--
Andrew John Smith - Twitter: https://twitter.com/spiltmilkstudio
http://spiltmilkstudios.tumblr.com/
--SOCIAL--
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame
Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander talk Hitman and wrap-up with impressions of the Game Developer's Conference 2016.
--Click to skip to topic--
1:25 - Hitman
10:53 - GDC 2016 VR Peripherals & Demos
18:56 - Studio Happenings: Getting Things Done & Oculus
30:02 - "Reader" Mail
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--GUEST--
Michael Futter - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Futterish
--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Game Informer's Michael Futter to talk about the overall GDC 2016 experience, PlayStation VR, and E3 2016 expectations.
--Click to skip to topic--
2:15 - PlayStation VR Release and Pricing
7:07 - Volume Boxed Edition & GDC
10:20 - VR Games and Showing
28:53 - GDC 2016
34:26 - Looking to E3 2016
42:56 - Virtual Screen Play
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--GUEST--
Michael Futter - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Futterish
--SOCIAL--
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame
Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by "Lawyer to the Stars" Jas Purewal for an extended mail section covering a plethora of legal issues facing games and indie developers.
--Click to skip to topic--
1:14 - Clash Royale, The Division, Hitman, and Kim Kardashian
9:16 - "Reader" Mail - Legal Edition
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--GUEST--
Jas Purewal - Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamerlaw
--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander check back in on Far Cry: Primal, talk mass transit love in Cities: Skylines, cover the ins-and-outs of art production, and of course, some "Reader" Mail.
--Click to skip to topic--
1:33 - Far Cry: Primal
5:22 - Cities: Skylines
9:12 - Studio Happenings: 2D, 3D, Art & Impossible Spaces
28:22 - "Reader" Mail
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--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander talk about the latest spin on Far Cry. game pricing, hype for The Division, and what goes into planning game production and wireframing.
--Click to skip to topic--
1:47 - Far Cry: Primal
8:00 - Game Pricing
13:40 - The Division
17:02 - Studio Happenings: Planning & Wireframing
32:52 - "Reader" Mail
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--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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http://bithellgames.com/
Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander talk conventions, a bit more VR, and cover how to approach growing a fledgling studio.
--Click to skip to topic--
2:24 - Studio Happenings: DICE, GDC & VR
15:14 - "Reader" Mail
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander give impressions of a buffet of games-- AAA to mobile. In Studio Happenings, tune-in for thoughts on the importance of vacations and avoidance of crunch, and of course, "Reader" Mail.
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--Click to skip to topic--
2:00 - Mad Max
4:55 - Dungeon Defenders 2
6:14 - Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
8:25 - Firewatch
13:48 - Crashlands
17:34 - Halo (5)
21:58 - Darkest Dungeon
26:07 - Studio Happenings: Vacations & Crunch
41:07 - "Reader" Mail
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--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
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Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Bithell Games's Marketing Guru Toni Brasting to discuss demographics, marketing, and how this whole indie thing should be approached.
--TOPICS--
2:02 - Demographics & Marketing
22:03 - Indie v. Big Studio
29:26 - "Reader" Mail
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--SOCIAL--
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Email: contact@bithellgames.com
http://bithellgames.com/
Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Mike Rose of TinyBuild joins us to discuss coverage of indie games, signing great new titles, and using Twitch to launch Punch Club. Also, Alexander and Mike discuss art needed to launch a game.
--Click to skip to topic--
1:08 - Mike Rose
16:57 - Twitch Plays Punch Club
28:38 - Studio Happenings: Production & "Vanity" Art
--Guest Links--
Mike Rose: http://twitter.com/RaveofRavendale
TinyBuild: http://twitter.com/tinyBuild
http://tinybuild.com/
--Links--
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449
RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski
Email: contact@bithellgames.com
http://bithellgames.com/
Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday!
This week: Adriel Wallick talks game development/prototyping, game jams, and Train Jam. Alexander and Mike cover the economics of business for indie developers, and "Reader" mail.
1:38 - Adriel Wallick
11:18 - Train Jam
28:38 - Studio Happenings: Lawyers, Accountants, Contracts & Business (Hooray!)
40:26 - Indie Game Business Breakdown
54:46 - "Reader" Mail
--Guest Links--
http://msminotaur.com/
http://twitter.com/msminotaur
http://www.trainjam.com/
adriel@msminotaur.com
--Links--
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RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss
http://bithellgames.com/
This week: Game of the Year picks, conference planning, and "Reader" Mail.
3:40 - Game of the Year Picks
38:18 - Studio Happenings: 2016 Conference Planning
1:03:37 - "Reader" Mail
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449
RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss
http://bithellgames.com/
This week: Lego, Batman: Arkham Knight, Metal Gear Solid V, "Reader" Mail, and the impact of sales.
2:02 - Lego
15:40 - Fallout 4
19:19 - Batman: Arkham Knight
23:41 - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
32:45 - "Reader" Mail
49:11 - Studio Happenings: Sales
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449
RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss
http://bithellgames.com/
This week: Lego Dimensions, Fallout 4, and game prototyping.
1:14 - Lego Demensions
3:19 - Spice Girls/Musicals
8:40 - Lego Dimensions (for real)
19:03 - Fallout 4
26:40 - Studio Happenings: Prototyping
41:14 - Last Bits
--Links--
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This week: Just Cause 3, Fallout 4, and developing for VR
0:11 - Introduction
2:43 - Just Cause 3
10:14 - Fallout 4
21:35 - Studio Happenings: VR
36:21 - Last Bits
--Links--
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http://bithellgames.com/
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.
--Links--
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