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GameDev Unsung Heroes

Hosted by Jake Simpson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 12 episodes

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Episodes
12
Last ep.
12 days ago
Avg length
63m
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28
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16
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About this podcast

Long time Video Game Developer Veteran Jake Simpson talks with various friends and colleagues about their years in Game Dev. Each installment is an hour long conversation with the unsung heroes of Video Game development; people who are not household names, but are still at where the rubber meets the road, when it comes to making games.Each interviewee describes their career, talking about the companies they have worked at, the games they’ve worked on, telling stories and giving previously unseen or heard background to some legendary games. And Jake himself lobs in comments and some stories of his own!

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About the host

Jake Simpson hosts GameDev Unsung Heroes, a leisure show with 12 episodes published.

Recent episodes

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Alyssa Finley Regales!

Mar 8, 20261h 5mEp. 120

Alyssa Finley is another one of those names that most won't have heard of - unless you are actively in the industry, in which case you definitely will have -, but she's more than made her presence felt in the games indus

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Caryn Vaino has stuff to say!

Mar 8, 202652mEp. 11S1

Caryn Vaino, aka HellChick, from Quake Clans back in the day, is now a UI expert. She's worked on some big titles over her time as a developer - Wolfenstein, Call of Duty, Quake IV, Monday night Combat are just a few of

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Chris Busse talking Production.

Mar 8, 20261h 3mEp. 10S1

The producer behind oh so many hits of the early 2000's - Spiderman, for Activision, being one highlight. He's done so many interesting things, and he's not stopping now! Chris' resume reads like a list of games everyone

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Dave Taylor, indie mad scientist!

Mar 8, 202658mEp. 9S1

Dave Taylor, the legend of the mad game developer of Santa Monica, a man who marches to the beat of his own drum, who's work includes Doom and Quake - a seminal indie who has seen it all come and go, and yet still return

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David Johnson (DJ) - VFX Genius.

Mar 8, 202657mEp. 8S1

DJ has been around games for sometime, and worked on some big titles as a VFX artist, and chances are, you've seen his work somewhere. DJ has been involved in games like Halo, a bunch of the Call of Duty Games, and most

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Lee Perry, designer to the stars.

Mar 8, 20261h 6mEp. 7S1

Lee has had quite the career at Epic, and was the original designer of Fortnite! He has a lot to say about his career, and interesting listening it most certainly is. Lee has been around a bit, and some of the highlights

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Matt Pritchard talks Age-ing.

Mar 8, 20261h 2mEp. 6S1

Matt Pritchard, late of Ensemble and Valve, has had a varied career, with lots of ups and downs, and work on some major titles - Counter strike 2, Portal 2, Brothers in Arms, Left for Dead, and of course, almost all the

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Mike Arkin presents.

Mar 8, 20261h 6mEp. 5S1

Mike Arkin, producer and studio runner, describes working for Ellen, the career of an indie, and how RTS games on console ARE possible! Mike is another veteran of Game Development, and he's got quite the accomplished res

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Simon Cooke lurks. Sometimes.

Mar 8, 202654mEp. 4S1

Simon Cooke, originally of Your Sinclair magazine, show runner for XFest and now of Google, talks about how he came to be a developer, his life in Seattle, and good hangover cures. Simon is one of those developers who te

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Tom Forsyth comes clean.

Mar 8, 202656mEp. 3S1

Tom Forsyth, graphics, chip designer and VR supremo, talks about his life, his journey in the UK and then to the US, and even mentions he lived in the same town as our interviewer! Tom's been around a bit, from writing d

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The Legend that is Tony Barnes.

Mar 7, 20261h 47mEp. 2S1

Industry legend that is Tony Barnes chats about his life in games, how he came to start, where he's been and where he's going. And wherever it is, it's going to be pretty fast, given the kinds of car this man drives! Ton

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Les Ellis, Gamedev rocker.

Feb 23, 202343mEp. 1S1

Les Ellis, ex journo and now producer extraordinaire, talks his career. Starting out in the British UK games magazine scene, and graduating to producer, and then studio runner for JAW, Les has come a long way. He's been

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Who is the host of GameDev Unsung Heroes?

GameDev Unsung Heroes is hosted by Jake Simpson. The show is categorised under leisure (games) and has published 12 episodes.

How many episodes does GameDev Unsung Heroes have?

GameDev Unsung Heroes has published 12 episodes.

What topics does GameDev Unsung Heroes cover?

GameDev Unsung Heroes regularly covers leisure, games, video games. It sits in the leisure category, with a games focus.

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How long are GameDev Unsung Heroes episodes?

Episodes of GameDev Unsung Heroes average 63 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.

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