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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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Bithell Games Podcast: Season 2, Episode 09 0
Mar 27, 2017

Join Mike and Alexander a later game analysis of Horizon: Zero Dawn. In Studio Happenings it's back to prototypes and how to grab attention in the ever more crowded sea of entertainment. And "Reader" Mail covers the prospect of taking a shotgun approach to making a "hit game, and an examination of different goals associated with being a developer.

1:25 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
11:51 - Studio Happenings: Grabbing Attention
20:30 - "Reader" Mail: Approach to Making "Hits"

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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

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

http://bithellgames.com/

Bithell Games Podcast: Season 2, Episode 08 0
Mar 20, 2017

Join Mike and Alexander for some more Horizon talk, a bit on the Switch, and dev-side assessment of photo modes in games. In Studio Happenings it's finance hour, and "Reader" Mail covers balancing work and life in the pursuit of quality.

1:29 - Horiz… nope, Switch
6:32 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
12:19 - Photo Modes
17:14 - Studio Happenings: Taxes, Financing & Credit
36:03 - "Reader" Mail: Work/Life Balance & "Too Open" Storefronts
58:07 - COMPANIES ARE PEOPLE!!!

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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

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

http://bithellgames.com/

Bithell Games Podcast: Season 2, Episode 07 0
Mar 13, 2017

Join Mike and Alexander for a deep dive on Horizon: Zero Dawn-- from the systems to that beautiful 3D map. In Studio Happening, the guys cover getting through conventions unscathed, and in "Reader" Mail, it's all about post-launch vacations (or lack thereof) and AAAs sucking up all the good release windows.

0:42 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
24:15 - Studio Happenings: Convention Self-Preservation
34:49 - "Reader" Mail: Post-Launch Vacations and Game Release Timing
52:41 - BLEEP

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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

http://bithellgames.com/

Bithell Games Podcast: Season 2, Episode 06 0
Mar 6, 2017

Join Mike and Alexander as they check in after 2 weeks on the road-- showing at DICE and GDC 2017. And in "Reader" Mail, Mike share some tips for indie teams looking to get voice over into their games.

2:00 - VVR - http://vvr.tenderclaws.com/
3:03 - Prey
4:50 - Studio Happenings: GDC 2017
10:38 - "Reader" Mail: Handling Voice Over as an Indie

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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

http://bithellgames.com/

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