Game Dev Unchained

Let's see catch up with what COVID-19 has impacted the game industry in month 2. Magic Leap is making a massive layoff. Stadia Direct? Check out this week's Roundtable News Episode. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc99kP1nVVs This episode is sponsored by: CORE https://bit.ly/CoreGameDevUnchained Enter the Retro Game Jam with Core and win a 2070 RTX NVIDIA Card https://bit.ly/3eT4G6u https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps

Shora Farahani is a Senior Level Artist and have been all over the United States working at prominent studios like Sledgehammer Games, Naughty Dog, and now Ghost Story Games (formerly Irrational Games). For show notes: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-J4 This episode is sponsored by: CORE https://bit.ly/CoreGameDevUnchained Enter the Retro Game Jam with Core and win a 2070 RTX NVIDIA Card https://bit.ly/3eT4G6u https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps

Renee Gittens is the Executive Director of IGDA (https://igda.org/) and joins us to talk about the relief efforts that are available for indie developers this year. COVID-19 has derailed many plans for developers around the world and we discuss strategies of how to best combat the issues and still win as a game developer.  For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/2V0hOqe_Fyw https://twitter.com/RikuKat https://igda.org/ https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps

Zeng Xiancheng is the solo indie developer for Bright Memory. What makes his feat so fantastic is that the game looks and plays like a AAA game utilizing the latest technology in game tech. We talk about his process and determination to complete this commercial success story. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/pwIOcaC0188 https://store.steampowered.com/app/955050/Bright_Memory/ https://twitter.com/FYQD_Studio https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps

Scott Knapp comes on and talks about the state of lighting for both the VFX and game industries. What it means to be a lighting artist and how it's one of the leading jobs that is hot in demand right now, and how virtual production is playing a major part. https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps https://www.bluchamps.com/merch For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJTROSzRrfE https://scottknapp.com/store/pjPX/pro... https://twitter.com/Scottthelighter

Everyone in the industry is forced to work from home. Is it a dream come true? Magic Leap is looking to sell but is it coming off as desparate? Naughty Dog is overworking people again...and GameStop self-proclaims as a essential business. Check out this week's Roundtable News Episode. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/Gf0q7Z9lSko https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps https://www.bluchamps.com/merch

Epic Games is getting into the publishing game. Is it as ground breaking as everyone is making it out to be? Watch the video version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--t6M9uDtYE Every Monday/Wednesday/Friday Brandon talks about the biggest stories in game news that affects game developers.

A big part of being a game developer is being in-between big projects. Sometimes, the in-between phase isn't just a few days or months, and it can feel like you're losing steam if you're not kicking off the next big game. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/F1tmVZJ9Pks www.Perforce.com http://ninasays.so/beachdate/ https://www.twitch.tv/hentaiphd Follow Nina on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hentaiphd https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps

The Coronavirus is sweeping the world and is forcing every company to impose remote working. Are their upsides to this for the game industry? Is this real, or do we not know the long-term implications on this just yet? For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/bd6geYIQm3M https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps

How bad is the Coronavirus affecting game devs? Does Stadia have a chance to turn things around in 2020? Geforce Now all fluff? What is going on with Riot Games?! Watch this Roundtable News episode to find out! For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/IY2fn4WxNEw https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps https://www.bluchamps.com/merch