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Lester Francios and Anna Brady have been working on GameLoading: Rise of the Indies for as long as BigSushi.fm has been around. Three years, they have embedded themselves in the video game industry, specifically amongst indie developers, in an attempt … Continued The post Episode 189 – GameLoading: Rise of the Indies appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

For the Finale of our PAX East 2015 coverage I end with a conversation with Saleem Dabbous, Sam Boucher and Nick Rudzicz to talk about KOOP Mode but specifically GNOG. This is my third time seeing it and my second … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Saleem, Sam and Nick – GNOG appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

We are coming up on the end of PAX East 2015 coverage and this time I sat down with Adnan Agha, Alexandre Gresh and Vivian Allum to discuss their game SlashDash. These three fine developers and I have chatted many … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Adnan, Alex and Vivian – SlashDash appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

I bumped into Martin Brouard at PAX East 2015 showing his game Chariot. I remember seeing it for the first time back at PAX Prime and absolutely LOVED it! So looking to right some wrongs I swung by to ask … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Martin Brouard – Chariot appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

I had the chance to try out the Occulus Rift demo of an upcoming first person exploration game called Pollen. Zsuzsa Jakab was there to tell me all about it after the demo and we discussed the nature of VR … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Zsuzsa Jakab – Pollen appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Finally! I finally got a chance to talk to Evan Greenwood of Free Lives about their game Broforce. I ask him all the important questions like what is the best action movie from the 80’s, 90’s, 00’s and 10’s. We … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Evan Greenwood – Broforce appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

As I was wondering about the PAX East 2015 show floor I stumbled upon this delightful looking game. Subaeria is described by the games marketer Valentine Dessertenne as a ‘rogue-lite.’ I ask her what she means by that as well … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Valentine Dessertenne – Subaeria appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Titan Souls is top contender for many in the most anticipated game category. Having played the original Ludem Dare prototype I would agree with this and when I got the chance to talk to Mark Foster at PAX East 2015 … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Mark Foster – Titan Souls appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

More from PAX East 2015, this time at the FireHose booth checking out Battery Staple’s 20XX. Chris CK King sits down with me to discuss the genesis of their co-op procedurally generated take on Mega-Man. 20XX was originally called Echoes … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Chris ‘CK’ King – 20XX appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Another day one of PAX East 2015 interview! The Devolver digital booth had so many awesome games and this time you get to hear about the spooky top down shooter Noct and ultra-violent Elevator Action inspired Not a Hero. Noct … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Noct & Not A Hero appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

It’s been two years since the first time I heard of That Dragon, Cancer. Since then there has been an incredible amount of coverage in the media on the real human story behind this game and the emotional impact the … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Ryan Green and Josh Larson appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Kicking off our PAX East 2015 coverage comes our first interview with Dropsy The Clown developer Jay Tholen. I swung by the Devolver Digital booth to finally see this game in and action and ask Jay about the history of … Continued The post PAX East 2015 – Jay Tholen – Dropsy The Clown appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Captain Forever Remix is a game about building and fighting spaceships. The twist is in how you upgrade your ship; you scrap together parts from your fallen enemies and reconstruct your ship becoming faster and stronger. Dean Tate and Brian … Continued The post Episode 188 – Captain Forever Remix appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Adriaan De Jongh returns to the podcast to discuss the final chapter of Game Oven and where he is going next. Game Oven in its short four year life captured our attention for its innovative and provocative take on games … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Adriaan De Jongh appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Marc Flury and Brian Gibson the pair of ex-Harmonix developers join John and Landon to talk about their IGF nominated game: Thumper. We got an email about this game MONTHS ago and it was amazing to finally get our hands … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Marc Flury & Brian Gibson – Thumper appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

We are getting to the final few podcast developer interviews from GDC 2015! Today listen to Zach Barth of Zachtronics talk about Infinifactory! We discuss puzzle design, problem solving and easing the difficulty curve for puzzle games through surveys and … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Zach Barth – Infinifactory appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

I Check in with Kitfox Game’s Tanya Short at GDC 2015 to see how the myth-weaving adventure game Moon Hunters is coming along. I got to play a short demo of Moon Hunters then we chatted about mythology and the … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Tanya Short – Moon Hunters appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

Damian Sommer comes on the podcast for his three-peat. This time Damian chats with John about the publishing of Without Question, his tabletop RPG The Byeg and his chess game. So stay away and listen in as we have our annual check … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Damian Sommer appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

It’s been a long time coming, but I finally got a chance to sit down with Richard and Marcus Terrell. Richard and Marcus are the other key names on BaraBariBall along side with Noah Sasso. BaraBariBall is one-fourth the total … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Richard and Marcus Terrell appeared first on BigSushi.fm.

In the long history of blocks moving around on a screen the entries along the way have been about fidelity of movement and dexterity. Chris Johnson is continuing that history, along with composer Chris Larkin, in their game Expand. With … Continued The post GDC 2015 – Chris Johnson – Expand appeared first on BigSushi.fm.