Growing Pains: A Games Industry Podcast

Jay Uppal
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Growing Pains is a series focusing on key business trends and people shaping the Global Games Market and their impact on the Games Industry. In this series Jay speaks with industry leaders across the Games, Social Tech, and Gametech spaces; trying to demystify the industry, understand the state of leadership, and answer the all-important question 'Is having a fun game still enough to succeed in today's games market?'

Episodes

  1. Jun 2

    Building a Games Syndicate with Kepler Interactive

    Kepler Interactive is the publisher behind hit titles like Sandfall Interactive's Expedition 33, Sloclap's Sifu and Rematch, Ebb Studio's Scorn, and anticipated titles like Orbitals and Ontos. In this episode, Jay sits down with Samuel Lee, one of the co-founders and COO of Kepler Interactive and the Kowloon Nights fund. Together they explore the state of publishing and Kepler's unique approach to games investment and publishing. This secret sauce is the reason why a lot of top developers want to work with Kepler and why they've managed to make a mark for themselves in the saturated publishing market. In a world where game publishers are struggling to provide value to thier respective studios, Kepler's unique co-dev and publishing model reall makes them stand out. To leanr more about Kepler's take on publishing and for tips on how to get your game seen by one of the hottest publsihers of the moment be sure to tune in. This is going to be a big one. Timeline - Episode 15 Segments: 0:00 Intro to Episode 02:00 Introduction to Kepler Interactive 04:00 Kepler's Business MO 13:17 Identifying Gaps in the Market 19:15 Finding Funding and Kepler's Investment Thesis 28:11 Innovation in the Games Industry 34:50 Navigating Finances 40:01 Discoverability and Marketing 49:50 Lessons Learned and Ending Comments Jay Uppal Social - / jay-uppal linkedin.com Sam- / samuel-sun-yiu-lee-15119417 linkedin.com Kepler Interactive - https://kepler-interactive.com/ Anybrain -https://anybrain.gg/ AI-Powered Anti-Cheat and Anti-Fraud Solutions for Gaming

    53 min

  2. Mar 27

    Redefining the SWAT Tactical Shooter with Sean Gorman and Mark Ranson of Void Interactive

    What does it take to revitalize a dying genre? In this episode of Growing Pains, I sit down with Sean Gorman and Mark Ranson, Lead Designer and Art Director for Void Interactive's SWAT Tactical Shooter - Ready or Not. Together we explore Void's journey, going from its indie roots to the global studio it is today. It was clear that from the start, Void had something speical going on, with thier passion for the tactical shooter genre and willingness to work globally and differently. The studio has a unique setup and I really believe it adds an extra layer in understanding the success and growth of Ready or Not.  The game is known for its realistic approach to the SWAT tactical shooter space. Sean and Mark were able to shine a light on exactly why they designed the game in that way; highlighting the experiences that they themselves hoped to find in a game like this. Be sure to check out the conversation and if you haven't already check out the game and its new Boiling Point DLC.  Growing Pains is a series focusing on key business trends and people shaping the Global Games Market and their impact on the Games Industry. In this series, Jay speaks with industry leaders across the Games and Gametech space, trying to demystify the industry, understand the state of leadership, and answer the all-important question, 'Is having a fun game still enough to succeed in today's games market?' This episode is brought to you by Anybrain. Traditional anti-cheat looks at software. Anybrain looks at behaviour. Cheats can hide in code but behaviour doesn’t lie. This episode is brought to you by Anybrain. Traditional anti-cheat looks at software. Anybrain looks at behaviour. Cheats can hide in code but behaviour doesn’t lie.Episode 14 Segments:0:00 Intro to episode + Announcement02:00 Introduction to Void Interactive05:54 Designing Ready or Not13:47 Scaling the Game: Development Challenges and Evolution21:00 From Indie Roots to Global Success31:06 Building for Communities is Hard!41:24 Porting to Console: Ready or Not Across Platforms47:01 Boiling Point DLC & Future Plans?1:00:23 Ending CommentsJay Uppal / jay-uppal Mark Ranson / mark-ranson3d Sean Gorman / gormandev Void Interactive https://voidinteractive.net/ Ready or Not DLC https://store.steampowered.com/app/42...You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: https://anchor.fm/game-dev-londonCheckout Anybrain at anybrain.gg

    1h 2m
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Growing Pains is a series focusing on key business trends and people shaping the Global Games Market and their impact on the Games Industry. In this series Jay speaks with industry leaders across the Games, Social Tech, and Gametech spaces; trying to demystify the industry, understand the state of leadership, and answer the all-important question 'Is having a fun game still enough to succeed in today's games market?'

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