Gamefactory Podcast

Episodes

1. EPISODE #5 - Maria Vasilchikova

   Maria is HR Manager/soon to be Producer at Unbroken Studios. She helped to spearhead the company growth to 2.5x the size. Maria also manages employee affairs, compliance, benefits, payroll, accounting. Previously she was a Talent Acquisition Lead at Obsidian Entertainment.

   Dec 21, 2020

   45m
2. EPISODE #4 - Josh Chandley

   In our 4th episode we are joined by Josh Chandley the Co-Founder & COO of Wildcard Games. WildCard Games is an expanding, self-funded, indie mobile gaming studio located in Bellevue, WA. They are reimagining classic card games for mobile, and their flagship product is Ultimate Cribbage:...

   Nov 25, 2020

   42m
3. EPISODE #3 - VoxPop Games

   VoxPop Games is a new Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Game Distribution & Development platform. They allow developers to leverage a small portion of their future income for users and streamers who help promote their games, thus giving developers exposure and influencers another revenue stream. In this episode...

   Jul 26, 2020

   1h 07m
4. EPISODE #2 - Lucy Hoffman

   In our 2nd episode we are joined by Lucy Hoffman the Co-Founder of Carry1st - Africa’s biggest mobile games publisher. Carry1st was founded in 2018 with a simple idea of bringing the gaming industry to the continent, and since then they launched 2 games, one of which - Carry1st Trivia has so far...

   Jun 4, 2020

   35m
5. Season 2 - Intro

   Gamefactory is a new platform providing job search, employer branding and candidate management solutions for the global gaming, animation and vfx industries. And in our podcast we will be interviewing people from each of those industries, we’ll be learning about the work that has become their...

   Apr 14, 2020

   1m
6. EPISODE #1 - Max Pears

   Max is a Level Designer based in Poland. Previously he worked at Ubisoft Reflections studio on The Division title. We talked about his career, and what brought him into the gaming industry in the first place, we touched up his experience working on The Division and we also spoke about the recent...

   Apr 14, 2020

   37m
7. EPISODE #7 - Andrew Willans

   Andrew Willans is a veteran Game Designer who has spent a significant amount of his career leading design teams at CCP and Sumo Digital. He's credited for a number of game dev hits including Grow Home, Driver San Francisco and Watch Dogs.

   Sep 6, 2019

   1h 22m
8. EPISODE #6 - Michael Khabrov

   Michael Khabrov is a true programming veteran currently serving as Technical Director at Frag Lab studio in Kiev. We talk about his experience working at the likes of Ubisoft, EA, Eidos and Crytek, discuss current and future gaming markets, and touch upon the greatness of FPS games.

   Aug 18, 2019

   1h 16m
9. EPISODE #5 - James Mouat

   James Mouat is a veteran Game Designer and Game Director with a history of developing and representing high-profile AAA games that are both commercially and critically successful. His Shipped Titles include: Need For Speed (2015) - Lead Designer Need For Speed Rivals - Lead Designer Ghost Recon:...

   Jun 30, 2019

   1h 00m
10. EPISODE #4 - Benjamin Charbit

    Benjamin Charbit is a Co-founder of Darewise Entertainment, a Paris-based AAA studio currently developing a next-generation social adventure in partnership with @Improbable. He is an Investment banker turned into a game & economic designer. Whilst at Ubisoft he led the strategy of its online…

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    May 18, 2019

    48m
11. EPISODE #3 - Rob Hewson

    Rob is a veteran game developer with extensive experience in Game Director / Lead Design roles on titles such as LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, LEGO Jurassic World, LEGO Batman 3, LEGO The Lord of the Rings, LEGO Legends of Chima, LEGO The Hobbit, Hydrophobia, Pool Nation and the World…

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    Jan 5, 2019

    45m
12. EPISODE #2 - Adam Alim

    Adam is a Co-Founder and a Creative Director of Tempered Studios in Montreal. Adam's craft is Game and Level Design and he's credited for such titles as: Batman: Arkham Knight, We Happy Few, Thief. He started his career at Midway Games, and then worked for the likes of Ubisoft Montreal, Eidos...

    Dec 14, 2018

    54m
13. EPISODE #1 - Bjorn Jacobsen

    Bjorn Jacobsen (Cujosound) is a Sound Designer currently working on of the most awaited AAA games in the industry. Bjorn started his career as a DJ and is credited for numerous films both as Sound Designer and Composer. His AAA credits include Eve Online and Hitman.

    Nov 28, 2018

    50m