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Find out how video games get made! The official podcast for GameDeveloper.com brings you illuminating conversation and commentary from brilliant people in the video game industry. Hosted by Game Developer publisher Alissa McAloon and editor-in-chief Danielle Riendeau. Music by Mike Meehan. Published monthly.
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#44 - Be like Obsidian: Key Takeaways from Summer Game Fest 2024
With Summer Game Fest 2024 and its commingling events safely behind us, it’s finally time for everyone’s favorite part of video game announcement season: the post-show analysis! Danielle is joined by Senior Editor Bryant Francis and News Editor Chris Kerr for an in-depth discussion of everything that Sony, Microsoft and Geoff Keighley brought to the table, as well as our favorites from Day of the Devs and a few choice words on raw incompetence.
Read Phil Spencer's controversial defense of Xbox layoffs: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/phil-spencer-deems-xbox-layoffs-very-hard-but-needed-for-sustainable-business-
Scope the rest of our SGF 2024 coverage: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/keyword/summer-game-fest
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#43 - Behind the GDC Scenes With Beth Elderkin and Sam Warnke
Danielle is joined by GDC Content Marketing Manager Beth Elderkin and Conference Producer Sam Warnke to discuss the secret, year-round work that goes into orchestrating everyone's favorite developer-focused conference.
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# 42 - What to do about Game Engines with Rez Graham and Bryant Francis
In this two-part episode of the Game Developer Podcast, Editor in Chief Danielle Riendeau finds the answers to these questions (and others!) by speaking with Rez Graham, senior AI programmer and Director of Game Programming at the Academy of Art University’s School of Game Development, as well as Game Developer Senior Editor Bryant Francis.
Find Rez on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rezibot
Peep his GDC talk on rolling your own game engine at https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/independent-games-summit-a-case-for-making-your-own-engine/901862 -
#41 - Road to the IGF 2024 With Joel Couture
Danielle is joined by veteran indie beat journalist Joel Couture to discuss his annual "Road to the IGF" series. With every 2024 Independent Games Festival finalist interviewed, which conversations stick out the most? And how can you, our beloved developers, best prepare for an interview? Find out!!
Complete Road to the IGF coverage can be found at https://www.gamedeveloper.com/keyword/road-to-the-igf
Find Joel at https://twitter.com/Joel_Couture
Learn about the IGF at https://igf.com/
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#40 - Accessibility and Fancy Footwork With GLYDR's John Warren
Danielle is joined by John Warren, CMO of hardware startup GLYDR, to discuss accessibility in video games, GLYDR's new foot-based controller, the hardware Kickstarter meta, filming fake VR accidents with your wife, weathering a tumultuous industry, and of course, Peanut Butter the Speedrunning Dog.
For more on GLYDR, check out http://www.feetlegal.com/
Submit a post to the Game Developer Blog at https://reg.gdconf.com/blog-submission
And GDC 2024 is just around the corner; March 18-22! https://gdconf.com/ -
#39 - Trends and Takeaways from the 2024 State of the Game Industry Report
On Episode 39 of the Game Developer Podcast, we’re digging into this year’s GDC State of the Game Industry Report. Join host Danielle Riendeau and a rotating cast of editors, analysts, and experts as they share the key takeaways from the 2024 report and discuss how those factors will impact the game industry moving forward.
This month we’re joined by senior editor Bryant Francis and community editorial coordinator Holly Green from the Game Developer team, games tech research director Dom Tait and principal analyst Liam Deane from the Omdia team, and content marketing manager/State of the Game Industry project lead Beth Elderkin from the GDC team.
Listen to the episode to hear data and commentary on topics like industry layoffs, game engine trends and switch ups, unionization and studio conglomeration concerns, generative AI ethics and usage, and more. Be sure to check out the full report on the GDC website for deeper looks at the data, commentary from developer participants, and many more important topics beyond the above.
Useful Links:
GDC 2024 State of the Game Industry Report
https://reg.gdconf.com/state-of-game-industry-2024
Game Developer State of the Game Industry Coverage
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/keyword/state-of-the-game-industry-report
Game Developer Blog Submissions
https://reg.gdconf.com/blog-submission
GDC 2024 (March 18-22, 2024)
https://gdconf.com/
Omdia
https://omdia.tech.informa.com/advance-your-business/media-and-entertainment/games-tech-intelligence-service