The Game Dev Show

Kaley and Luke
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Ever wonder how your favorite video games got made? The Game Dev Show dives deep into the challenges, breakthroughs, creative processes, and personalities that shape the games industry from the inside. Across 60 episodes that span two full seasons, our hosts Kaley Hurst and Luke Greenaway interview some of the most innovative and accomplished professionals in video game development. Join us as we learn about the ins and outs of their craft, the incredible projects they’ve brought to life, and what drives them.

  1. 03/01/2022

    TGDS S2E28 Alix Wilton Regan - Actor – Games Voiceover - Assassin’s Creed Origins – Cyberpunk 2077

    For the final episode of the season, we were delighted to be joined by Alix Wilton Regan, who is of course, the brilliant actor / voice behind Aya in Assassin’s Creed Origins, Alt Cunningham in Cyberpunk 2077 and many others. We talk about Alix’s early school days, Drama Studio London, creating the right environment in a voiceover booth, how gender plays a role in voice acting, and the importance of voice directors. Alix leaves us with this round up of her career “one and only”. As with most of the stories our guests working in games have told, it is completely unique, there are massive highs and crushing lows but always beauty!

  2. 02/22/2022

    TGDS S2E27 Rasmus Poulsen - Franchise Art Director – IO Interactive – AAA Games – Art Direction – Hitman 2

    This week is our penultimate episode of The Game Dev Show and we are delighted to be joined by Rasmus Poulsen, Franchise Art Director for IO Interactive.   Rasmus talks to us straight about his journey from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Design, to being an Art Director on numerous AAA projects at several Studios.  He stresses the importance of establishing art direction early on and how aesthetics matter.  We also chat about the creative process, how to activate your inspiration, Hitman, Star Wars and of course Bond, James Bond!

  3. 02/15/2022

    TGDS S2E26 Luis Antonio Director at Twelve Minutes - Art Director - Rockstar - Ubisoft - Indie - The Witness

    Join us for this week’s episode of The Game Dev Show with Luis Antonio, a master artist of games including Manhunt 2, Midnight Club, and The Witness, and the visionary director of Twelve Minutes. We talk about life post Twelve Minutes release and four-day weeks, his start at Rockstar and move to Ubisoft, and his journey from Lead Artist to Art Director. Luis shares the challenges of being an artist, where he gets inspiration from, the importance of personal development and of course we spend some minutes talking about Twelve Minutes!

  4. 02/08/2022

    TGDS S2E25 Jason Hayes Audio Director / Composer Imagendary Studios - World of Warcraft - Blizzard - Video Games Live

    On this week’s episode of The Game Dev Show we’re joined by composer and industry legend, Jason Hayes! You might know Jason from his incredible compositions for World of Warcraft and Dota 2. Jason takes us through his journey, from his Cajun roots playing Text Adventures, to studying Music Composition at the University of North Texas. And of course, we get into Jason’s start in the industry working at Sierra Online, his move to Blizzard, and working on the incredible soundtracks he’s so well known for. Jason also shares some insight into what it was like to create the iconic music of World of Warcraft.

  5. 02/01/2022

    TGDS S2E24 David Turley - Shoutcaster for League of Legends - Esports Commentator - Riot - Phreak - Warcraft 3

    This week on The Game Dev Show we host the legendary Riot and League of Legends Shoutcaster, and Content Specialist, David Turley. David takes us through his journey from outcast at school, to being cheated as a Warcraft 3 Pro Player, joining Riot at the beginning of the League of Legends phenomenon, and going on to be synonymous with shoutcasting through his work with, arguably, the world's largest competitive game. We also discuss the power of data and automation in community management, what it's like to feature in The Simpsons and Ballers, off-meta picks, the importance of unpredictability in games and sports, and how David prepares for shoutcasting a world championship.

  6. 01/25/2022

    TGDS S2E23 Ben McCaw - Narrative Director at Guerrilla - Horizon Forbidden West - Ubisoft - Warner Bros - Prince of Persia

    Join us on this week's episode of The Game Dev Show where we chat with the wonderful Ben McCaw, Narrative Director at Guerrilla, currently working on the soon-to-be-released Horizon Forbidden West.  We get into everything from living and working in Amsterdam, through Ben's early years as a Producer, writing on Prince of Persia, his creative process, all the way up to his amazing work at Guerrilla on the Horizon series. We also chat about Ben's love of Knights of the Old Republic, working with the Lord of the Rings licence, cancelled Assassin's Creed shorts, and of course D&D.

  7. 01/18/2022

    TGDS S2E22 Quinn Duffy - Design Director - Relic - Blackbird Interactive - Company of Heroes - Age of Empires 4 - Homeworld

    This week on The Game Dev Show we sit down with Quinn Duffy, Design Director on 2021’s Age of Empires 4, for an exclusive interview following his departure from Relic after 24 years’ with the studio. Quinn takes us through his games career, from a Designer on Homeworld to Game Director on Company of Heroes 2 and Design Director on Age of Empires 4. We dive deep into the RTS genre, his first time seeing Homeworld, and the challenges and opportunities of working on the Age of Empires franchise. We also chat about why Quinn left Relic, his move to Blackbird Interactive, what the future holds for strategy games, and we talk D&D...obviously

  8. 01/11/2022

    TGDS S2E21 James Batchelor Editor-in-Chief at Gamesindustry.biz - MCV - Develop - PC Gamer - Games Industry Journalism

    This week on The Game Dev Show we are joined by the (reluctantly titled) veteran industry journalist and Editor-in-Chief at Gamesindustry.biz, James Batchelor. James takes us through his 15 years in games journalism, and how games coverage has changed during that time. We chat about his industry beginnings as an Intern at PC Gamer, his time at MCV and Develop, all the way up to his current role at Gamesindustry.biz. With the ever-changing face of games coverage, James discusses journalistic neutrality, what Dungeons and Dragons alignment Journalists take, and the morals of game coverage. We also discuss the unique challenges of industry journalism, censorship, user reviews, and terrible game ideas..

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Ever wonder how your favorite video games got made? The Game Dev Show dives deep into the challenges, breakthroughs, creative processes, and personalities that shape the games industry from the inside. Across 60 episodes that span two full seasons, our hosts Kaley Hurst and Luke Greenaway interview some of the most innovative and accomplished professionals in video game development. Join us as we learn about the ins and outs of their craft, the incredible projects they’ve brought to life, and what drives them.

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  • Creator
    Kaley and Luke
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 742059
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