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Hosted by Todd Mitchell · leisure · EN-US
Todd Mitchell just wants to make video games with his friends.
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Signup to Generate a PitchGameDev Breakdown is hosted by Todd Mitchell. The show has published 195 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Author and Designer Caleb J. Ross" (12 August 2025, 55 minutes), "GameCube Historian Travis Nicholas" (9 August 2025, 46 minutes), and "Actor and Musician Abby Nissenbaum" (1 August 2025, 38 minutes).
GameDev Breakdown publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 195 episodes.
Booking probability for GameDev Breakdown is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. GameDev Breakdown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. GameDev Breakdown's contact route on record: verified email.
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Todd Mitchell hosts GameDev Breakdown, a leisure podcast with 195 episodes published.
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Caleb J. Ross is a gaming content creator and the author of Suddenly I was a Shark!, an exploration of What Remains of Edith Finch as well as numerous novels, short stories, and non-fiction works. He's also the creator...
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Project Dolphin series author, Travis Nicholas, hangs out to discuss capturing the entire history of the Nintendo GameCube as well as its modern legacy. Travis and Todd both have books in StoryBundle's Greatest Hits...
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Abby Nissenbaum hangs out to discuss her history in game development balanced with a day job, being a recording and performing music artist, and more. She's the voice of the hero in Benevolent , the debut first-person...
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Micah Orsie joins to discuss Wildwood Down , an award-winning hybrid 2D/3D adventure game featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome, designed after and voiced by Micah's life-long friend. Wildwood Down launches August...
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Original Air Date: Aug. 24, 2024 - Todd's weird connection to the game that set the world ablaze, and what's happened since.
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Ray Marek returns. We discuss how we consume entertainment, helping your work survive on social media, stepping between the industry and your kids, and more.
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Original Air Date: Nov. 4, 2023 - John Riccitiello is out at Unity. Most of us agree it's too little, too late. Lots of users are rightfully taking a look at Godot. I'm doing something a little different. As always...
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Original Air Date: Mar. 20, 2023 - A second virus in less than a month ravages the Mitchell household as GDC goers discover a privacy policy so bad they thought there had been a data leak. We discuss the status of the...
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Original Air Date: Mar. 6, 2023 - This one is all about the progress we've made in taking our red panda archaeology game concept and bringing it to life. It's a look at the implications of the game's concept, the...
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Original Air Date: Feb. 23, 2023 - Boss Fight author Sebastian Deken returns to the show to be our first guest co-designer. We discuss city living, echoes of the Satanic Panic, and more. Finally, we pull up the design...
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Todd just wants to make video games with his friends.
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Original Air Date: Feb. 18, 2023 - A foreign government reached out, and what they said may pertain to you. Seriously. Also, an update on production for the game co-design episodes!
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Original Air Date: Feb. 9, 2023 - Here's news about a fun new thing we're going to try in future episodes. Real game development ahead! Also, maybe social media is falling apart?
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Original Air Date: Feb. 2, 2023 - We gathered Intellivision Amico news from all directions so you don't have to.
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Original Air Date: Jan. 1, 2023 - An end-of-year look at how GameDev Breakdown is doing and what to expect in 2023.
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Original Air Date: Dec. 23, 2022 - Variety streamer and longtime personal friend Bill Duhr drops in to talk about our trip to St. Louis' new dedicated VR center, //sandboxvr.com. Topics include how to make a car bed for...
Original Air Date: Nov. 21, 2022 - Jon Loiterman stops by to discuss what we can learn from recent stories like the Doom dispute between Bethesda and composer Mick Gordon, the Superman Demo on Steam story, and more...
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Original Air Date: Nov. 6, 2022 - Potionomics composer Greg Nicolett discusses his work with Disney, how he learned the game composer's process, and Shia LeBeouf's unexpected influence on his career.Show notes...
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Original Air Date: Oct. 26, 2022 - Former RuneScape developer, Chris Knowles, discusses his time at Jagex, his design philosophy, and the one thing he refuses to do with his upcoming indie game.This episode was...
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Original Air Date: Sep. 23, 2022 - The CEO and creative director behind Runbow and Dawn of the Monsters discusses the recent discomfort of running a Unity team, his Godzilla ’98 VHS collection, and more.
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