Oct 22, 202654 min
Pedro Esparza, Head of Growth at Bisect Hosting, has spent about 20 years on the business side of game servers (MC Pro Hosting, Tebex, Overwolf). We dig into his community validation loop: how studios can read real...
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The GameMakers podcast publishes current, entertaining, and in-depth discussions on F2P game development. Topics that we cover include the business of games, F2P monetization, liveops, game design, game development processes, team structure, and more.
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What is GameMakers about?
The GameMakers podcast publishes current, entertaining, and in-depth discussions on F2P game development. Topics that we cover include the business of games, F2P monetization, liveops, game design, game development processes, team structure, and more.
Who hosts GameMakers?
GameMakers is hosted by Joseph Kim. The show has published 191 episodes to date.
What has GameMakers covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Stop Listening to Your Discord. Watch What Players Do. | Pedro Esparza, Bisect Hosting" (22 October 2026, 54 minutes), "Stop Listening to Your Discord. Watch What Players Do. | Pedro Esparza, Bisect Hosting" (22 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "Game PR in the Age of AI: What Actually Works?" (1 September 2026, 51 minutes).
How often does GameMakers publish?
GameMakers publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 191 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on GameMakers?
Booking probability for GameMakers is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. GameMakers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. GameMakers's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for GameMakers are Software and IT Services & Software Development. GameMakers has a leisure audience.
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Joseph Kim hosts GameMakers, a leisure podcast with 191 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 22, 202654 minS0
<p>Pedro Esparza, Head of Growth at Bisect Hosting, has spent about 20 years on the business side of game servers (MC Pro Hosting, Tebex, Overwolf). We dig into his community validation loop: how studios can read real...
- Sep 1, 202651 min
Ask ChatGPT for the best mobile puzzle game and it does not say Candy Crush. It says Monument Valley, a game from 2014 that is not on any top grossing chart.Kalie Moore has spent the last year working out why, and this...
- Sep 1, 202651 minS0
<p>Ask ChatGPT for the best mobile puzzle game and it does not say Candy Crush. It says Monument Valley, a game from 2014 that is not on any top grossing chart.Kalie Moore has spent the last year working out why, and...
GameMakers
Steve Ganem (Unity VP of Product): Why Unity Made D2C Payments Free — and What It's Really After
Jul 14, 202643 minUnity just made direct-to-consumer payments free for every developer on its IAP SDK. No take rate, no fees. So what's the catch? I sat down with Steve Ganem, VP of Product at Unity, to unpack the real strategy — and it...
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Steve Ganem (Unity VP of Product): Why Unity Made D2C Payments Free — and What It's Really After
Jul 14, 202643 minS0<p>Unity just made direct-to-consumer payments free for every developer on its IAP SDK. No take rate, no fees. So what's the catch?<br>I sat down with Steve Ganem, VP of Product at Unity, to unpack the real strategy —...
- Jun 16, 20261h 58m
Epic spent five years and over $100M breaking the platforms' 30% tax — then cut V-Bucks by 20% to "pay the bills." If the company that won the fee war still gets squeezed, what does that say about everyone else? The...
- Jun 16, 20261h 58mS0
<p>Epic spent five years and over $100M breaking the platforms' 30% tax — then cut V-Bucks by 20% to "pay the bills." If the company that won the fee war still gets squeezed, what does that say about everyone...
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The Last 20% Is Worth $100 Million
Mar 31, 20261h 10mS0<p>AI is making it cheaper to build games. It's doing nothing for the cost of building the right game. That distinction is about to crush more studios than any technology shift in the past decade. </p><p>Ran Mo is the...
- Feb 10, 202616 minS0
<p>Last month, I sat on a panel about where the gaming industry is headed. The conversation was good — but there was one thing I didn't say out loud.</p><p>In this episode, I break down the key trends I think will...
- Dec 30, 20251h 51mS0
<p>AppLovin just crossed $250 billion in market cap. Stock up 127% YTD. EBITDA margins at 82%. Is this the beginning—or the top?</p><p><br></p><p>We assembled the most qualified panel possible to break it down: an...
- Nov 17, 202528 minS0
<p>Most game studios either skip validation entirely or waste hundreds of thousands on academic testing that doesn't move the needle. Both approaches kill products.</p><p>In this episode, we discuss why product...
- Oct 29, 202546 minS0
<p>Most game studios waste weeks of runway on the wrong analytics decision—here's how to avoid that mistake.</p><p>Traditional analytics SDK vendors like Amplitude, Mixpanel, and Braze promise plug-and-play simplicity...
- Oct 24, 202555 minS0
<p>Most game studios think they have a talent problem. They don't. They have a structure problem.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris Casanova spent 15+ years as a producer across Microsoft Xbox, Mojang (Minecraft), Relic...
Oct 20, 202559 minS0<p>Western AAA development is not dead. Battlefield 6's 7 million unit launch proves it. This episode deconstructs how EA and Vince Zampella reversed the "disaster" of Battlefield 2042 by focusing on leadership...
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Inside the $55B EA-Saudi Deal: Why It's Not a Typical LBO (with Chris Petrovic & Matthew Kanterman)
Oct 13, 20251 hourS0<p>Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund just closed the largest gaming acquisition in history—$55 billion for Electronic Arts. But this isn't the typical private equity playbook.</p><p>In this episode, host Joseph Kim...
- Oct 9, 20251h 9mS0
<p>Why is your ad revenue flat even when your game's traffic is growing? Margins are getting squeezed by hidden fees, and old strategies of yelling at partners no longer move the needle. In this episode, we sit down...
Oct 6, 202557 minS0<p>This week, we're breaking down the end of an era: the historic </p><p>$55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts. Go inside the deal to hear the likely banker's pitch that sold EA's board and what this massive...
- Oct 2, 20251h 42mS0
<p>Is your game only available in English? You could be ignoring over 80% of your potential players. In this deep dive, I sit down with Alexander Murauski, CEO of localization agency Alkonost, to unpack the entire game...
Sep 29, 202527 minS0<p>On this episode of Game Makers, we explore three critical topics: how Delta Force's mobile revenue soared past PUBG's by 75% , why the "Take-Two Mafia" thesis is a myth centered on the wrong company , and a powerful...
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