
Game Dev Unchained
Our podcast breaks the mold of don't ask don't tell about the video game industry. We give everyone the real inside look at what its like to be a professional game developer, Every week we'll interview pro and indie developers, we'll talk jobs, studios, salaries and of course crunch horror stories. Tune in!
Hosted by Brandon Pham
Latest episodes

Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 11min
0302: Art Boost | Making Environments for Last of Us 2 with Nestor Carpintero
About this episode:
Nestor is Sr. Environment Artist at Naughty Dog games. He walked through some of the best practices when making games for 1886, Spiderman, and Last of Us 2.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nestorcarpintero/
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Apr 5, 2022 • 1h 32min
0301: Roundtable News | Biggest Heist in History with NFT Game Axie Infinity
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Watch the live video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYn7nBWQfBA
$600 millions dollars have been stolen from the most popular NFT game, Axie Infinity. What happened? Additionally, are workers too empowered nowadays or should there be always a balance? Find out in this month's Roundtable News.
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Apr 1, 2022 • 5min
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Larry is back!
About this episode:
Super excited to announce, that we have been able to work out our differences and am becoming a two host podcast again!
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Mar 29, 2022 • 1h 6min
0300: Soapbox | How to get promoted
About this episode:
Check out the video version (https://youtu.be/cnDLl6o4sAU)
Soapbox is when I share personal experiences around a specific topic asked by listeners. This week, I concentrate how company structures are setup and ways to think about promotion and your career path.
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Mar 22, 2022 • 55min
0299: Art Boost | Making Concept Art in Valorant with Brian Yam
About this episode:
Brian Yam is the art lead at Riot Games for Valorant. He walked through some of the best practices for making multiiplayer maps.
https://twitter.com/gafferongames
https://www.networknext.com/
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Mar 15, 2022 • 4min
New AREA by Autodesk! Gives exposure to all artists everywhere
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AREA has been completely redesigned with 16 years of history. It is rebuilt not just for artists, but designed with the entire 3D community in mind, including students, artists, supervisors, producers, and studio heads. AREA has great potential for true collaboration across all industries. Check it out!
AREA link: https://area.autodesk.com/
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Mar 15, 2022 • 56min
0298: Multiplayer for Games with Glenn Fiedler
Glenn Fiedler, CEO of Network Next, discusses challenges and importance of multiplayer networking. They express skepticism towards blockchain and NFTs, and explore the evolution of network models in multiplayer games. The chapter also touches on the advantages and disadvantages of third-party publishers in the gaming industry and discusses the future of AR and VR. The speakers criticize the current trend of blockchain technology and NFTs, and the CEO of Network Next explains how their startup improves network performance for multiplayer games.

Mar 8, 2022 • 1h 32min
0297: Roundtable News | Steam Deck, Blockchain & NFTS
About this episode:
Watch the live video here: https://youtu.be/Wxg_D7Opv1U
Steam Deck is out in the wild and Blockchain & NFTs triggers people.
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Mar 7, 2022 • 7min
Kickstarter still viable? | Games ReCAP
About this episode:
Watch the video version here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfzw8CCxdCM)
Platform sees $24 million raised across 441 titles, sees moderate decline in fundraisers with a target of over $500k
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Mar 4, 2022 • 9min
Blockchain Tech at Dice 2022 | Games ReCAP
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Watch the video version here (https://youtu.be/lSGZzCn2vK4)
Blockchain tech was the talk of the town at this year’s DICE conference
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