Randy and D.J. return from jaunting around the snail-infested Old World in Content Warning. Also: Screening aliens for therapy in Mars after Midnight, hurling lizards in Dragon's Dogma II, and Final Fantasy IX: What is it? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Steam Deck exists (19:26) - Content Warning (36:44) - Final Fantasy IX (45:58) - Dragon’s Dogma…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: full article: Character Craft: Didimo’s Journey in AI Artistry with Veronica Orvalho – Game Dev UnchainedJoin us in this fasci…

With help from a horde of interdimensional weird guys, D.J. slowly figures out how to play Dragon's Dogma II. Meanwhile, Randy enjoys(?) the royal double-feature of Princess Peach: Showtime! and Super Princess Peach. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Secret Games: Even Secreter (13:04) - Dragon’s Dogma II (42:35) - Princess Peach: Showtime! (55:30) -…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠About this episode:Ray and I had a comprehensive discussion about the current state of the industry, expressing concern about the unsustainable practic…

D.J. spends hours meticulously prepping his Unicorn Overlord army just to skip to the end. Randy revisits the racehorse-solitaire classic, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On. Plus: Princess Peach's big debut, yet more Persona 3, and an exciting new Xbox game. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:53) - FFXIV on Xbox (10:01) - Persona 3 (27:31) - Princess Pea…

Randy gets Jokerized in poker roguelite Balatro. D.J. goes on an educational photography tour of virtual Japan in Shashingo. And menacing fish monsters draw near in Splatoon 3: Side Order. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (9:10) - Balatro (28:23) - Shashingo (49:41) - Splatoon 3: Side Order (1:08:22) - Outro…

Josh Sawyer is the legendary writer and director of games such as Fallout: New Vegas, Pentiment, and Pillars of Eternity at Obsidian Entertainment. In this episode, we talk about creativity, writing, inspirations, Josh's workflow, and favorite films. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. https://…

Randy and D.J. (re-)visit yet another haunted island in Another Code. Also: Secret games, deciphering that weird Xbox announcement, and accosted by endless hordes of sujimon in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Secret games (15:35) - Splatoon 3 stream! (20:44) - Special Podcast Update on the Xbox Official Podcast’s Upd…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: In this episode, I discussed Tav Shande's recent work in his game on project UEFN and his long-standing career in game developme…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: In this episode, I had a discussison with Nicholas Seavert (CEO of JangaFX) covering a range of topics about the game industry, in…

Randy and D.J. compare notes on the first 100 hours of the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth tutorial. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/A world of pals (12:28) - Like a Dragon Gaiden (18:40) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (1:10:15) - OutroBy Video Game Hangover

A conversation with the legendary Pedro Luque, the cinematographer of Don't Breath and Society of the Snow. We talk about scenes and shots of Society of the Snow and Pedro's success story. Wassup Conversations podcast is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Pedro's Instagram: https:…

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Mark Mangini is the legendary two-time Oscar winner and six-time Oscar-nominated sound editor and designer of some of the best-sounding movies in history, such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Dune, Blade Runner 2049, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. In this episode, we talk about his success story, life, career, failure, and winning two Osca…

D.J. attempts to speedrun Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name to get ready for even more Like a Dragon (if that's even what it's called). Meanwhile, Randy goes where no deck of cards has gone before in Cobalt Core. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (16:39) - Like a Dragon Gaiden (46:51) - Cobalt Core (1:13:10) - Outro…

What were the best games of 2023? Someone please tell us. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (11:28) - Resident Evil 4 (15:40) - Cocoon (18:37) - Chilla’s Art: Parasocial (20:40) - Dredge (26:04) - Dave the Diver (34:35) - Final Fantasy XVI (39:49) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (44:02) - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (49:35) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of t…

TEKKENNN 8! NEEEW CHALLENGERRRRR! GAAARRRYYYYYY BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSEEEYYYYY! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Part 1 (1:13:50) - Part 2By Video Game Hangover

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: In this episode, I sit with Ray Graham about the latest news and trends that affects game developers. Fortnite is making a huge come…

Listen to our favorite game music of 2023 (and 1998, apparently) in this musical mega-episode. Featuring songs from Street Fighter 6, Dave the Diver, Final Fantasy XVI, Dredge, Oxenfree 2, and more!By Video Game Hangover

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: Igor Puskaric presents his spotlight for a sketchfab project that a team 6 completed during the pandemic. An amazing piece of work t…

Randy heads back to the space mines to do a little civic planning in SteamWorld Build. Meanwhile, D.J. flees from the cops and that classic EA racing dialogue in Need for Speed: Unbound. Also: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Doing the big work (9:09) - Black Friday (13:11) - Need for Speed: Unbound (37:22) - …

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: Dive into the fascinating world of game development with a returning guest Pete Bottomley, co-founder of White Paper Games, unravel …

Randy escorts a troupe of animals harboring a dark secret in KarmaZoo. Meanwhile, D.J. checks in on how far voice acting has come since 1998 in Star Ocean: The Second Story R. Also: Return to Jusant Mountain. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (13:42) - 1998 (23:12) - Star Ocean: The Second Story R (42:52) - Jusant (1:00:34) - KarmaZoo (1:11:54) - Out…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: Lyndl Kempis joins this week to share his latest personal art piece. Being an early adopter of Blender and share his process of riggin…

Randy discovers there's much more to Dave the Diver than simply diving and... Daving? Meanwhile, D.J. ventures into Silent Hope's endless dungeon with the help of his trusty maid. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Cleared the tier (21:04) - Silent Hope (36:27) - Persona 3 is long (39:41) - Dave the Diver (1:07:57) - Outro…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: In this episode of our podcast, we delve into three significant topics affecting the gaming industry: recent layoffs, the rise of User…

A conversation with Ilkka Villi, the actor of Alan Wake games. In this interview, we talk about Alan Wake II and the differences of making it in comparison to the first entry. We also discuss Ilkka's life growing up and falling in love with acting. Wassup Conversations podcast is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. Le…

We survived another year of Extra Life where once again we played an unhealthy amount of games, including Golf Gang, Mineko's Night Market, Chilla's Art: Parasocial, and more! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life wrap-up (15:01) - Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (21:04) - Spelunky/Slay the Spire (29:33) - Golf Gang (36:42) - Jusant (39:53) - Korokoro…

A conversation with Clive Bradley, creator and writer of Castlevania: Nocturne from Netflix. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the showBy Hamidreza Nikoofar

Randy gets in some quality watermelon time with Suika Game. Meanwhile, D.J. can't figure out what the flowers are trying to tell him in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life (17:11) - It’s Ridge Racer! (30:08) - Suika Game (46:53) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (1:10:57) - Outro…

AU 2023 | November 13-15 in Las Vegas ⁠www.autodesk.com/gamedevunchained⁠⁠ Paul Klee, Rich Harbour by Subsage (itch.io)⁠ Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: Join me in an i…

Spooky season is in full effect with The Callisto Protocol, the haunted space-jail simulator, and Mundaun, the haunted mundaun simulator. Also, Randy's pokemon costume sparks a violent incident. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Trunk or track (14:30) - Extra Life (20:21) - The Callisto Protocol (47:20) - Mundaun (1:05:04) - Sunshine Manor (1:10:23) …

We're back and are wasting no time placing orbs into other orbs in Cocoon. Also: Hands-on with the CRKD Nitro Deck for the Switch, because it's a dock that you hold! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life (13:17) - Can’t clear the tier (26:30) - Cocoon (54:22) - CRKD Nitro Deck (1:08:26) - OutroBy Video Game Hangover

A conversation with Gavin Bocquet, production designer of great movies such as Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Warcraft, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and Silo. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. www.nikoofarmusic.com Support the show…

It is 2023 and there is time for Asura's Wrath. Also, Randy embarks on a magical quest to Disney Illusion Island, and D.J. rediscovers the weirdness of the Nintendo 64. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Nintendo Sixty-Four (28:32) - Extra Life (33:15) - Asura’s Wrath (57:22) - Disney Illusion Island (1:15:51) - Outro…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: Dive into the intriguing tale of Eric Manahan, a former architect turned game developer, as he transitions from the structured world of bu…

Randy tries to become the world's best F-Zero player in F-Zero 99. Meanwhile, D.J. threatens once again to talk about Asura's Wrath. Also: The latest Nintendo and Sony things. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Switch 2 rumors (15:06) - Nintendo thing (26:46) - Sony thing (38:15) - F-Zero 99 (56:05) - D.J.’s Movie Moment (1:01:58) - Outro…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Back Lucid Kickstarter Now! About this episode: Dive into the intriguing tale of Eric Manahan, a former architect turned game developer, as he transitions from …

An in-depth conversation with Alex Riviere, audio director of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora about sound design, implementation, mixing audio for games, and his new book "Game Audio Mixing: Insights to Improve Your Mixing Performance" Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup…

Randy keeps his JRPG streak going with the new Sea of Stars. Meanwhile, D.J. has trouble adjusting to a post-Backlog-Attack world and wonders if dragons are the answer.By Video Game Hangover

A conversation with Jason Graves, the legendary composer of Dead Space, Tomb Raider, Moss, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Warzone. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services.: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the showBy Hamidreza Nikoofar

The Backlog Attack concludes with New Super Mario Bros. U, and the long-awaited original Dragon Quest. Also: The new PlayStation Portalable. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (8:57) - Starfield? (17:39) - PlayStation Portal (27:09) - Dragon Quest (51:23) - New Super Mario Bros. U (1:13:00) - OutroBy Video Game Hangover

A conversation with Tina Guo, Grammy-nominated musician, composer, and cellist on her life, career, and success story. Wassup Conversations is available on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassup Support the showBy Hamidreza Nikoofar

Randy does as Spider-Man does in Marvel's Spider-Man's Mile's Morales. Meanwhile, D.J. extremely crosses the picket line in Armored Core 3. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (9:51) - 10 years of being good (15:27) - Spider-Man: Miles Morales (42:11) - Armored Core 3 (1:01:27) - Backlog updates (1:06:33) - Outro…

The Backlog Attack continues as Randy accompanies the gang on summer vacation in Persona 5 Strikers. Meanwhile, D.J. faces off against the demon lord, an evil empire, AND a mischievous hell goblin in Alcahest. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (11:44) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (19:56) - Alcahest (38:23) - Persona 5 Strikers (1:10:36) - Outro…

Subscribe to Game Dev Unchained! Get access to subscriber-only episodes for a monthly subscription.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamedevunchained/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About this episode: Dive into the captivating journey of John Krajewski, the mastermind behind the thriving virtual world of Eco. With a pedigree from industry gi…

We get into our first Backlog Attack games: D.J. witnesses the invention of shooting in Wolfenstein 3D, while Randy's explores the world's grossest house in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Also: Finally cooking some Indian food in Venba. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:15) - Venba (20:23) - Wolfenstein 3D (38:53) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (1:06:5…

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Anna Megill is a veteran writer of great games such as Guild Wars 2, Control, Dishonored, Fable, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. She has published a new book called The Game Writing Guide: Get Your Dream Job and Keep It, which is a great study about writing for games and working in the video game industry. Wassup Conversations is available on You…

The summer Backlog Attack returns! We take a look at the strange and neglected games we plan to get through this month. Also: Unexpected news out of Final Fantasy XIV's Fan Festival. Episode Timeline (00:00) - Intro (09:14) - FFXIV Fan Festival: The Revenge (18:59) - Backlog Attack! (49:39) - Viewer Mail (53:08) - Outro…