In this episode, 'Hot Take', Stuart, Laura, and Oscar explore what the what, why, and wherefore of using Early Access in game development and give our own hot takes on the topic at the end.

In this episode, our host Max Louis of MLC, and freelance artist James Brady sit down to explore his journey into the world of game art. James shares how he first got into freelance work, detailing the challenges and rewards of building a career in this competitive field. We dive deep into his experiences, discussing the highs and lows of freelancing, from the creative freedom it offers to the unpredictability of the work. James also gives us an insider's look at his impressive career in AAA game development, revealing what it's like to contribute to some of the industry's most well-known titles.

In the first episode of a new series titled Growing Pains, GDL host and Games Strategy Consultant, Jay Uppal dives into some of the key trends that are currently driving the Global Games Market alongside Devan Brennan of Newzoo. They discuss all things in Games Business and share tips for doing business in today's global games industry.

Growing Pains is a new series focusing on key business trends shaping the Global Games Market and their impact on the Games Industry. In this series Jay speaks with industry leaders across the Games and Gametech space; trying to demystify the industry and answer the all-important question 'Is having a fun game still enough to succeed in today's games market?'

Jay Uppal >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayant-uppal-18ab34a5/ Devan Brennan >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/devan-brennan-358671a9/ Newzoo >> https://www.linkedin.com/company/newzoo/

00.00 - 02.28 - Introduction to Growing Pains 02.28 - 05.40 - Introduction to Devan and Newzoo 05.40 - 09.00 - Topline games industry overview 09.00 -19.05 - State of Mobile 19.05 - 34.32 - State of PC + Console 34.32 - 39.30 - Cross-platform games boosting the PC market 39.30 - 48.15 - What is the right size for a game today? 48.15 - 55.25 - What opportunities does early access present for your game? 55.25 - 59.05 - Indies please don’t make a F2P PC/Console game 59.05 - 01.06.50 - The state of Indie and AA in the games market 01.06.50 - 01.12.00 - The use of Gen AI in Game Development 01.12.00 - 01.17.15 - UGC in games and what it means for the future 01.17.15 - 01.25.40 - Building effective Steam Discount Strategies 01.25.40 - 01.29.05 - Importance of IP for Indies and smaller players 01.29.05 - 01.32.35 - Nuances of Business Development in Korea + Japan 01.32.35 - 01.46.05 - Do’s and Dont’s for Business Development in Games 01.46.05 - 01.51.30 - Imposter Syndrome 01.51.30 - End - Closing remarks

In this episode,

Laura Donohue, Senior Design Researcher joins me this week to dive into the realms of user research, and how it can be used to empower and inform creativity in game dev. We talked about collecting player feedback, how to use it responsibly as well as personas and knowing how to balance vision and player desires!

In this episode,

GDL Host Laura Donohue speaks to Claire Vergnes about what inclusive design is, why it's important, and how to do it. We also talk a lot about how smells impact memory, we promise it's related!

In this episode,

GDL Host Laura Donohue speaks to Jonathan Bieda about the iterative process of UX Design and how it can help teams better cater to their audience. There was also a lot of talk about meatloaf.

Find Laura Donohue at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljdonohue/

Find Jonathan Bieda at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonbieda/ https://www.jonathanbieda.com/

In this episode,

GDL Host Laura Donohue speaks to Steve Stopps from Excalibur Games about all things data! Steve shares his not so secret secrets on how to leverage data to make vital game development decisions.

Editor's Note: Due to technical issues, the mic sounds were too low and picked up unintended background noise, so we had to use echoed audio from camera footage instead. We're working hard to improve this for future episodes. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

It is the very first episode of Structured Creativity with Najmah Salam (but you can call her Naj). In this show, we'll be exploring that space between process and play and how leading figures in games and otherwise nurture and harness creativity.

In this episode,Our guest is Jason Thai-Kennedy, Senior Communications Manager at Electronic Arts. We discuss underrated skills for game devs, Jason's adrenaline-junkie antics and a brilliant theme park idea.