Bithell Games Podcast

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Julius Fondem of Ubisoft to talk about his path into the industry and the differences between the US and European markets. In Studio Happenings, Mike covers the importance of analytics, and in "Reader" Mail: the good and bad of presenting a portfolio. --Click to skip to topic-- 0:55 - Julius Fondem & Starting in Games 33:09 - Studio Happenings: Analytics 37:57 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --GUEST-- Julius Fondem - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Berelphos --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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander are back to basics with some Stardew Valley talk, a wrap-up on Alexander's experience with The Division, and Mike goes DEEP on Quantum Break. It's orthographics talk in Studio Happenings, and of course, "Reader" Mail with some game codes from a listener! --Click to skip to topic--1:45 - Stardew Valley6:15 - The Division9:33 - Quantum Break31:37 - Studio Happenings: Orthographics40:22 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --SOCIAL--Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegameEmail: 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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Donna Orlowski of Chucklefish to talk about the less seen side of games development, how small studios work, and why a flat management structure has been the best approach for Chucklefish. --Click to skip to topic-- 1:28 - Donna Orlowski: Running a Small Studio & Flat Management Structures 29:38 - Studio Happenings: More Prototyping 35:31 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --GUEST-- Donna Orlowski - Business Operations Manager at Chucklefish Twitter: https://twitter.com/donna_orlowski http://chucklefish.org/ --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-CUSA029

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Andrew John Smith of Spilt Milk Studios to talk about the ins-and-outs of pitching prototypes to publishers, and "Reader" Mail revisits the topic of game "lawyering." --Click to skip to topic-- 1:33 - Command & Conquer 3:47 - Daredevil 5:42 - The Division 8:37 - GDC Pitching 30:58 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --GUEST-- Andrew John Smith - Twitter: https://twitter.com/spiltmilkstudio http://spiltmilkstudios.tumblr.com/ --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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander talk Hitman and wrap-up with impressions of the Game Developer's Conference 2016. --Click to skip to topic--1:25 - Hitman10:53 - GDC 2016 VR Peripherals & Demos18:56 - Studio Happenings: Getting Things Done & Oculus30:02 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --GUEST--Michael Futter - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Futterish --SOCIAL--Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegameEmail: 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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Game Informer's Michael Futter to talk about the overall GDC 2016 experience, PlayStation VR, and E3 2016 expectations. --Click to skip to topic--2:15 - PlayStation VR Release and Pricing7:07 - Volume Boxed Edition & GDC10:20 - VR Games and Showing28:53 - GDC 201634:26 - Looking to E3 201642:56 - Virtual Screen Play --SUBSCRIBE--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --GUEST--Michael Futter - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Futterish --SOCIAL--Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegameEmail: 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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by "Lawyer to the Stars" Jas Purewal for an extended mail section covering a plethora of legal issues facing games and indie developers. --Click to skip to topic-- 1:14 - Clash Royale, The Division, Hitman, and Kim Kardashian 9:16 - "Reader" Mail - Legal Edition --SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --GUEST-- Jas Purewal - Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamerlaw --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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander check back in on Far Cry: Primal, talk mass transit love in Cities: Skylines, cover the ins-and-outs of art production, and of course, some "Reader" Mail. --Click to skip to topic--1:33 - Far Cry: Primal5:22 - Cities: Skylines9:12 - Studio Happenings: 2D, 3D, Art & Impossible Spaces28:22 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --SOCIAL--Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegameEmail: 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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander talk about the latest spin on Far Cry. game pricing, hype for The Division, and what goes into planning game production and wireframing. --Click to skip to topic--1:47 - Far Cry: Primal8:00 - Game Pricing13:40 - The Division17:02 - Studio Happenings: Planning & Wireframing32:52 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --SOCIAL--Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegameEmail: 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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander talk conventions, a bit more VR, and cover how to approach growing a fledgling studio. --Click to skip to topic--2:24 - Studio Happenings: DICE, GDC & VR15:14 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --SOCIAL--Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegameEmail: 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/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander give impressions of a buffet of games-- AAA to mobile. In Studio Happenings, tune-in for thoughts on the importance of vacations and avoidance of crunch, and of course, "Reader" Mail. Grab Volume for 33% off on Steam until February 12th!http://store.steampowered.com/app/365770/ --Click to skip to topic--2:00 - Mad Max4:55 - Dungeon Defenders 26:14 - Borderlands: The Handsome Collection8:25 - Firewatch13:48 - Crashlands17:34 - Halo (5)21:58 - Darkest Dungeon26:07 - Studio Happenings: Vacations & Crunch41:07 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --SOCIAL--Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegameEmail: contact@bithellgames.com --BUY VOLUME--Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/365770/PSN: https://store.playstation.com/#!/games/volume/cid=UP

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike and Alexander are joined by Bithell Games's Marketing Guru Toni Brasting to discuss demographics, marketing, and how this whole indie thing should be approached. --TOPICS-- 2:02 - Demographics & Marketing 22:03 - Indie v. Big Studio 29:26 - "Reader" Mail --SUBSCRIBE-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss --SOCIAL-- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski - https://twitter.com/volumegame Email: contact@bithellgames.com http://bithellgames.com/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Mike Rose of TinyBuild joins us to discuss coverage of indie games, signing great new titles, and using Twitch to launch Punch Club. Also, Alexander and Mike discuss art needed to launch a game. --Click to skip to topic-- 1:08 - Mike Rose 16:57 - Twitch Plays Punch Club 28:38 - Studio Happenings: Production & "Vanity" Art --Guest Links-- Mike Rose: http://twitter.com/RaveofRavendale TinyBuild: http://twitter.com/tinyBuild http://tinybuild.com/ --Links-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeBithell - https://twitter.com/Sliwinski Email: contact@bithellgames.com http://bithellgames.com/

Welcome to the Bithell Games Podcast. New episodes every Monday! This week: Adriel Wallick talks game development/prototyping, game jams, and Train Jam. Alexander and Mike cover the economics of business for indie developers, and "Reader" mail. 1:38 - Adriel Wallick 11:18 - Train Jam 28:38 - Studio Happenings: Lawyers, Accountants, Contracts & Business (Hooray!) 40:26 - Indie Game Business Breakdown 54:46 - "Reader" Mail --Guest Links-- http://msminotaur.com/ http://twitter.com/msminotaur http://www.trainjam.com/ adriel@msminotaur.com --Links-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss http://bithellgames.com/

This week: Game of the Year picks, conference planning, and "Reader" Mail. 3:40 - Game of the Year Picks 38:18 - Studio Happenings: 2016 Conference Planning 1:03:37 - "Reader" Mail iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss http://bithellgames.com/

This week: Lego, Batman: Arkham Knight, Metal Gear Solid V, "Reader" Mail, and the impact of sales. 2:02 - Lego15:40 - Fallout 419:19 - Batman: Arkham Knight23:41 - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain32:45 - "Reader" Mail49:11 - Studio Happenings: Sales iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss http://bithellgames.com/

This week: Lego Dimensions, Fallout 4, and game prototyping.   1:14 - Lego Demensions 3:19 - Spice Girls/Musicals 8:40 - Lego Dimensions (for real) 19:03 - Fallout 4 26:40 - Studio Happenings: Prototyping 41:14 - Last Bits   --Links-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss http://bithellgames.com/

This week: Just Cause 3, Fallout 4, and developing for VR 0:11 - Introduction2:43 - Just Cause 310:14 - Fallout 421:35 - Studio Happenings: VR36:21 - Last Bits --Links-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss http://bithellgames.com/

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. --Links-- iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bithell-games-podcast/id1065880449 RSS: http://bithellgames.libsyn.com/rss http://bithellgames.com/