Former Retro Studios Dev Eric Kozlowsky (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze) and I review the direct and go way off on another tangent lol. You can watch my life reaction to the Switch 2 direct(with former retro studios devs in the chat) here https://www.youtube.com/live/ocm4oRD-aik

Get all the info on Eric and Fuzzybot's game Lynked

here http://playlynked.com/

www.landofkoz.com

www.fuzzybot.com

Bluesky Eric - @vonkoz.bsky.social

#nintendoswitch2 #switch2 #nintendo

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:55 - Eric’s & Kiwi’s Overall Thoughts On The Switch 2 Direct

04:30 - Discussion On Mario Kart World, Price & Bundle

08:50 - Trumps Tariffs

10:51 - Price Of Video Games

12:05 - Switch 2 Edition Prices/GTA VI

16:29 - Metroid Prime 4

18:54 - Nintendo Makes Bad Trailers

20:48 - Nintendo Does Weird Stuff

21:32 - DS Online/Remastering 3DS Games

22:28 - Twilight Princess With Wii U Tech Demo Graphics

23:05 - Difference Between Remasters & Remakes/Wind Waker & Twilight Princess

24:40 - What Will Happen With Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Now

27:35 - Metroid Prime Hunters/Multiplayer

28:30 - Smash Bros Is Years Away

29:45 - Star Fox 99/Animal Crossing Sales/Nintendo Budgets

32:10 - Tears Of The Kingdom/The Future Of Zelda/Zelda II Remake

34:15 - Donkey Kong Bonanza/David Wise

40:30 - Koji Kondo/Shigeru Miyamoto/The Old Guard Retiring

42:28 - Third Party Games On Switch 2/Handheld Market

46:04 - Hollow Knight:Sliksong/Drag X Drive

48:10 - Eric Home’s In On Art Straight Away

49:45 - Linked: Banner Of The Spark’s Development

54:26 - Steven Spielberg/Mouse & Keyboard

56:00 - Accessibility Options In Game Development

57:00 - Kiwi & Eric Won’t Buy A Switch 2 At Launch

58:12 - Cost Of Switch 2 In NZ/Zelda Film Trilogy Being Shot In NZ

1:01:00 - Chris Mason Working On The Last Of Us/Mario Movie

1:02:29 - Will The Zelda Movie Be Original?/Shooting The Trilogy All At The Same Time

1:04:00 - Pop Songs In The Mario Movie/Bluelight Samurai/Zelda Trailer

1:06:40 - Closing Comments

Chris Detyna is a video game composer who is best known for his brilliant score for Terminator Resistance.

#terminator #terminatorresistance #theterminator

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Meeting Teyon/How Chris Got The Job Composing Terminator Resistance

04:19 - Including Electric Guitar In The Main Theme/Being Scared Of Making The Music

05:52 - Adapting The Terminator 1 Theme/T1 Theme Weird Time Signature

09:05 - Directions From Teyon’s Director On The Music

11:25 - The Gear Chris Used To Make The Soundtrack

13:52 - Kiwi Praises The OST/Teyon Were Nervous Of The Reception/Ear Fatigue

17:06 - Music & SFX Balancing

18:27 - Why The Terminator Resistance OST Isnt On Spotify

20:04 - Scoring The Kyle Reese Cutscene From T1/Transcriptions

23:00 - The Approach To Scoring The Game

25:00 - Composing The HK Combat Theme

25:49 - Only One Of Chris’ Tracks Were Cut From The Game

27:50 - Communication At Teyon Is Great/No Crunch At Teyon

29:00 - Working On Robocop: Rogue City/Autotune

32:15 - Writing Melody & Lyrics/Ideas Don’t Get Lost

36:15 - Doing The T-800 Heartbeat Theme(Infiltrator Mode)

41:00 - Chris & Kiwi Discuss Mixing Tips

45:25 - Q+A - What IP Would You Like To Compose For

48:50 - Q+A - What Does Chris Feel About The Forgettable Scores Post T2

51:31 - Q+A - What Was Chris’ Influences Growing Up

54:35 - Closing Comments

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO DOOM ETERNAL!! To celebrate I spoke to former DOOM Eternal animator Chris Cantero, he left a few years to make his own indie game High Fructose, you can find here https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506550/High_Fructose/

#doom #doometernal #idsoftware

SOCIAL MEDIA

TWITTER - @canterochris

BLUESKY - @canterochris.bsky.social

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - Glory Kills

03:48 - Mocap/Principals Of Animation

05:55 - The Hardest Part Of Animating Glory Kills

07:30 - Making The Marauder Hard/QAing At The End Of The Project

08:52 - Working With Hugo Martin/Jiu-Jitsu

12:04 - Working On The ID Tech Engine

14:48 - Animating Maligog/Chris Loves The Lord Of The Rings Films

17:30 - Chris’ Thoughts On DOOM The Dark Ages Trailers

19:15 - Doing Pre Production On DOOM The Dark Ages

21:10 - Animal Crossing/DOOM Eternal Meme

22:00 - Favourite Areas

22:56 - Favourite Bosses

24:11 - Speedrunning

25:55 - Favourite Music Track/Mick Gordon/Using The OST For The Gym

27:15 - Self-Imposed Crunch

27:45 - Banana Story/Getting In Trouble From HR

29:15 - Marty Stratton Story/Commander Keen Story/Meeting The OG ID Software Crew

31:40 - Q+A - What Is Some Cut Content From The Game

33:47 - Q+A - Was Slower Gameplay Than DOOM 2016 Ever Considered

34:20 - Motion Sickness/Camera Work

36:00 - Chris’ New Game High Fructose

40:57 - Marketing High Fructose

42:15 - Hugo Martin Is Amazing At Marketing

43:00 - ID Software Teams Are Siloed/Marty & Hugo Are Very Approachable

45:20 - Multiplayer Being Cut From DOOM The Dark Ages

46:15 - DOOM Benefits From Not Being Grounded In Realism

47:20 - Where To Follow Chris Cantero

Jeremy Bryant was an animator at Bethesda for over 15 years from Skyrim to Starfield. This is his first interview!

#starfield #fallout #skyrim

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:26 - Jeremy Commuted To Work By Plane

04:07 - Working With Dennis On The Werewolf

06:26 - How The Animation Tools Evolved From Skyrim To Starfield

08:43 - Mocap Use On Skyrim/Jeremy Used His Own Mocap On Skyrim DLC

10:35 - Animating Hands/Hardest Things Animating

11:54 - Jeremy Was Known As The Gun Reloader Animator Guy

14:06 - Non-Combat Animations 15:20 - Non Humans Were Key Framed Not Mocapped/Only 7 Animators On Skyrim

16:55 - Bethesda’s Management System In The Old Days Doesn’t Scale Well

18:50 - Bethesda Expanded Too Fast For The Culture To Remain The Same/Team Sizes

20:15 - Starfields Roadmap Required A Massive Team

21:45 - Rockstar’s Level Of Polish/Downsides Of Large Teams

24:00 - Animating Procedural Generated Content

25:00 - Jeremy’s Thoughts On Todd Howard

28:50 - Jeremy Changed From A Full Time Employee To A Contractor Part Way Through Starfield

30:00 - Pros & Cons Of Remote Work/How Covid Impacted Starfields Development

32:15 - Microsoft Acquisition

33:15 - Modding Community 35:20 - Bethesdas Feature Creep Culture

36:30 - Why Jeremy Left Bethesda

39:10 - Games Are Costing Too Much To Make/Layoffs/Dev Salaries

43:15 - Larian Studios/Growing Studios Gradually

44:45 - Q+A - Why Slo Mo Kills Were Removed From Starfield

45:45 - Q+A - How Does An Animator Go About Animating A Mythical Creature

47:00 - Game Jams At Bethesda/Originally There Was A Mad Max Motorcycle In Fallout 4

50:00 - Many Vehicles Made For Starfield That May Still Be Added/Vampire Lord In Skyrim

51:30 - Pros & Cons Of Bethesda Migrating To Unreal Engine 5/Creation Engine

57:52 - It’s Easier To Make Realistic Graphics Than Stylized Graphics

1:00:25 - Elder Scrolls VI/Gameplay Is More Important Than Anything Else

1:02:10 - Bethesda’s Culture Is Great/Game Devs Who Have Never Shipped A Game Due To Layoffs

1:04:30 - Jeremy Asks Kiwi For His Thoughts On Xbox Multiplatform Strategy/Gamepass & Game He Played Most In 2024

1:08:30 - Closing Comments/LinkedIn Is Facebook 2.0

Shawn Layden was former CEO of Playstation worldwide studios and former chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment America. His career in Sony is legendary as a Japanese localizer that had a meteoric rise to be one of the head honchos of the whole company.

#playstation #sony #ps5

SOCIAL MEDIA

TWITTER -@SHAWNLAYDEN

BLUESKY - @shawnlayden.bsky.social

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

01:02 - Why Playstation Used Numbers For Each Console Iteration

03:26 - Being The Fix It Guy At Sony/What Motivates Shawn

05:45 - Building A Reputation

07:00 - Doing 18 Hour Days During The PSN Hack

09:00 - Why Sony Is So Good At Marketing

13:01 - How FOMO Is Used In Marketing

14:00 - Why Sony Now Releases 1st Party Games On PC/Initial Pushback

15:50 - Why Astro Bot Was Shawn’s 2024 GOTY

18:30 - Why The Japanese Are So Good At Game Design

21:57 - Western Games Are Too Big In Scope/Dev Costs Come From Salaries

23:05 - Why So Many Game Studios Are On The West Coast Of America/Environmental Costs

24:57 - Game Devs Commute Times Create Major Sunk Costs/Working From Home

28:30 - Shawn Pushed Realistic Graphics Well Acknowledging It’s Not Sustainable

30:52 - How Sony Prices Games & When To Drop The Price

33:40 - Concords Failure/Why Games As A Service Was Popular And No Longer Isnt

37:31 - Why The PS6 Won’t Be Discless

40:00 - Launching Handhelds Are Hard/Why The PS Vita Failed

43:00 - Sony Characters Won’t Appear In Super Smash Bros

44:20 - Why Playstation All-Stars Didn’t Sell Well

46:48 - Q+A - How Will The Market Of Fortnite/Roblox Players Change As They Get Older

49:28 - Q+A - Shawn’s Opinion On Microsoft’s Multiplatform Approach

51:22 - Nintendo Are Best Positioned To Navigate The “Diminishing Returns” Problem

54:18 - Q+A - What Games Did You Think Would Be Big Hits But Weren’t.

58:21 - You Learn More From Failures Than Successes

59:43 - Closing Comments

Dennis is an exceptional character artist who is best known for his tenure at Bethesda from Skyrim to Starfield. He has now retired from the video game industry.

#starfield #fallout4 #skyrim

SOCIAL MEDIA

ARTSTATON - https://www.artstation.com/vsions

INSTAGRAM - @vsions1

TWITTER - @Vsions Y

OUTUBE - @Vsions

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Rivalry With Jonah Lobe At Bethesda

04:10 - Werewolf Was Almost Cut From Skyrim

08:40 - Dennis Broke Work Protocol To Get Things In Bethesda Games Resulting In Burned Bridges

12:40 - Work On NPC Eyes In Fallout 4 That Todd Rejected

17:03 - Dennis’ Thoughts On Todd Howard

20:48 - Creation Engine Has Been Rewritten Multiple Times/Misunderstanding Of Bethesda Development

24:00 - Difference Between Rockstar & Bethesda Games

26:00 - Bethesda Devs Agree With Fan Criticisms

28:48 - Modding Community

29:50 - Beauacracy Has Changed Bethesda/Staff Are Underpaid

34:30 - Fun Isn’t The Focus Of Games Anymore

37:05 - Todd Is In A Tough Position With Elder Scrolls VI Cause Of Microsoft

40:10 - No One Can Ever Replace Todd

42:00 - Q+A - What Were The Teams Feelings Towards The End Of Developing Skyrim

44:57 - Q+A - Why Heavy Gore Was Cut From Starfield

47:22 - Q+A - Which Model Changes Most From Concept Art To In Game

49:20 - Robots Age More Gracefully Than Humans

50:58 - 3D Models/Full Sentry Bot Robot Malfunctioning Story

55:20 - Fallout TV Show

57:16 - Closing Comments

Will Shen was a designer at Bethesda for over 20+ years and his story is amazing as he started off as an intern on Fallout 3 and became lead designer on Starfield. #starfield #fallout4 #bethesdagamestudios

SOCIAL MEDIA

X - @WillShen101

BLUESKY - @willshen101.bsky.social

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Will’s Internship At Bethesda Was A Trial By Fire

02:08 - Who Interviewed Will Both Times

02:56 - Will’s Relationship With Todd Howard

09:20 - Emil Telling Will His Quest In Skyrim Was The Worst Quest In The Game/Redoing Skyrims Design

11:44 - The Most Important Aspect Of An Intro & Tutorial

13:30 - Bioshock Is An Example Of A Good Intro

14:35 - In Leadership You Don’t Have Any Control

16:30 - Bethesda Delegates Voice Acting To An External Company

18:09 - Learning To Let Go From Being In Control Of Voice Acting/Guidance

20:18 - Including Multiple Accents In Starfield

22:30 - Maori Tattoo Controversy/Ballooning Of Bethesda Staff

30:15 - How Will Would Become More Productive With A Bureaucratic System

32:30 - Why Will Left Bethesda

35:03 - Elder Scrolls VI/GTA VI Discussion

37:30 - More Money = More Problems

40:45 - Games Are Too Long Nowadays

49:03 - Q+A - Has Bethesda Experimented With Other Game Genres

51:34 - Settling On The Number Of Planets In Starfield/Procedural Content System

55:16 - Q+A - Who Has Replaced Kurt Kuhlmann As Lore Master Of The Elder Scrolls

58:52 - Q+A - Balancing The Main Quest & Side Quests

1:01:50 - Production Pipeline/Curveballs

1:05:15 - Where To Follow Will Shen

Nate Purkeypile is a former world artist and art lead at Bethesda who worked there for over 14 years. He has now released his indie game The Axis Unseen that you can purchase here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/The_Axis_Unseen/

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR NATE

WEBSITE - https://www.justpurkeygames.com/home

BLUESKY - @npurkeypile.bsky.social

TWITTER - @NPurkeypile

YOUTUBE - @justpurkeygames

#skyrim #fallout #bethesda

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:53 - Working At Retro Studios On Metroid Prime 3

02:25 - Why Nate Left Retro Studios

04:40 - Moving To Bethesda/Fallout 3’s Brown Colour Palette

06:15 - Fallout 4’s Vibrant Colour Palette/Fallout TV Show

09:24 - Nate Handed In Resignation To Bethesda On April Fools Day

10:46 - Bethesda’s Inefficient Management Style

13:23 - Unrealistic Expectations Of Elder Scrolls VI

15:21 - Game Developers Who Don’t Play Games

17:02 - Nate’s Relationship With Todd Howard

18:06 - How Nate Mastered Quantity & Quality

19:46 - Morons, Crunch & Insane Commutes

22:30 - Remote Work/Forcing People Back Into The Office

23:32 - Shadow Of The Colossus Influence On The Axis Unseen

24:57 - The Scope Of The Axis Unseen

26:50 - Timeline Of Axis Unseen

27:53 - Useless Meetings At Bethesda

30:45 - Being A Lead On Fallout 76

32:05 - Todd Howard Obssesses Over UI/Convincing Todd Of Things

33:59 - UI In The Axis Unseen

34:20 - Working With Different Gaming Engines

36:00 - Bethesda Should Migrate To Unreal Engine 5

40:20 - Nate Programmed The Edge Trimming For Fallout 3

41:30 - Working Within Constraints/Layoffs

44:10 - Q+A - Favourite Project To Work On

45:08 -Q +A - How Far Along In Development Would Elder Scrolls VI Be?

47:01 - Q+A - Game Development Differences Between Nintendo & Bethesda

50:38 - Fallout 3 Switch Port With Metroid Content

52:34 - Console Ports Of The Axis Unseen/Certification/Logos

57:09 - Vacations Aren’t Vacations With Bethesda

1:00:10 - How Pay Works At Bethesda

1:01:47 - Nate’s Blood Pressure Was Bad Due To Bethesda

1:03:00 - Final Thoughts