Game Maker's Notebook

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Slay the Spire 2 and Building the Deckbuilder Genre with Mega Crit's Casey Yano

Karrie Shao chats with Mega Crit Games Co-Founder Casey Yano. Together they discuss developing the Slay the Spire series which helped kick off the deckbuilder genre; design pillars and an emphasis on clear information; how streamers picking it up lead to its meteoric rise; what t ... Show more

. 1h 36min

Actor Judy Alice Lee on Hades II's 12,000+ Lines of Dialogue

Alexa Ray Corriea chats with actor Judy Alice Lee. Together they discuss how she began her career as a recording engineer before finding herself inside the acting booth; how game accents differ from real life; her fears on overexposure; landing the role of Melinoë in Hades II and ... Show more

. 1h 11min

Yacht Club Games' Sean Velasco on Mina the Hollower, Scope Creep, and What's Next

Trent Kusters chats with Yacht Club Games' Founder Sean Velasco. Together they discuss Yacht Club's follow up to the Shovel Knight series, Mina the Hollower including what they wanted to do differently from their previous titles; working within the Game Boy Color aesthetic and ho ... Show more

. 1h 12min

How 007 First Light Adds to the James Bond Legacy with Hakan Abrak

Trent Kusters chats with Hakan Abrak, CEO & Co-Owner of IO Interactive. Hakan is also the Game Director on IOI's take on the Bond legacy with 007 First Light. Together they discuss how IOI met with MGM and the Ian Fleming estate to first pitch the project; the responsibilities th ... Show more

. 1h 25min

Following Up Disco Elysium with ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies with Studio Head Allen Murray

Adam Orth chats Allen Murray, Studio Head of ZA/UM Studio and Head of Production on ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies. Together they discuss the legacy of the studio and the pressure of following up a beloved debut in Disco Elysium; the deliberate choices they made around the setting ... Show more

. 1h 28min