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Blizzard turned the page back in history this summer with the release of Classic World of Warcraft in lieu of a traditional expansion and John Staats, the first 3D level designer at Blizzard, recently published The World of Warcraft Diary.
John joined Katy on the latest episode of KakeBytes t...
E3 was jam packed this year and I was starstruck the whole week I attended. In my journeys, I had the pleasure of meeting Carlos Rocha, the founder of Dreams Uncoporated and SYCK games. Both companies are working tirelessly on Cris Tales, a love letter to classic JRPGs that debuted during the PC Gaming Show. I was enamored by Cris Tales' development journey and...
Ed Annunziata joined me on the latest episode of the show to discuss the Sega Genesis classic Ecco the Dolphin as well as discuss Space War Area, which launched earlier this year on the Nintendo Switch.
We delve into his love of programming that kickstarted his career, starting with Read more
Tarn Adams joins me on the show (again!) to talk about the full launch of Dwarf Fortress coming soon to Steam and itch.io.
In our first conversation on episode 16 of the show, the full launch of the game seemed literally eons away so I wanted to bring him on to discuss the news, which broke in mid-March, and other development up...
Gracie Arenas Strittmatter currently serves as the technical art director over BioWare's latest IP, Anthem. She joins me to talk about how she was able to turn her love for art and computer science into a career, and how she found herself at a crossroads as she was finishing up her master's program: feature films or games? She discusses her discovery of the tech art role and some of what she has learned through he...
Rachel Quirico, also known online as Seltzer, is an esports host and interviewer for games like Pokémon GO, Overwatch, Hearthstone, CSGO, Starcraft, Street Fighter, and others. She is an alumni of Frag Dolls and competed on the television show WCG Ultimate Gamer, which coupled with more than a decade of experience in the competitive gaming scene led to a lot of great i...
Tim Fogarty has been competing in various first person shooters for more than a decade. Most recently, he has been competing with Team Liquid on their Quake Champions Team Death Match squad and previously played on their Overwatch Contenders team as well as previous Quake titles.
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On today's episode of KakeBytes, he talks about his early love of games and how he vaulted that admiration into a career in gaming journalism. For more than two decades, Game Informer has maintained a dominant position as one of the most reliable sources of game news and reviews and he breaks down the ways in w...
The next guest on the show is Chris Hopper, the head of Esports for North America at Riot Games. Chris, AKA RiotChopper, has been with Riot since 2012 and began his time building the League of Legends Championship Series from the ground-up. You can find the show on Read more
This week's guest is Gus Martin, an AI developer at Capcom has worked for other companies such as EA and Square Enix. Gus has worked on games from the EA Sports franchises as well as iconic series such as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, and more. You can find the show on Read more
Joining me on today's episode is video game designer David Doak, most famously attributed to his work developing AI for GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 (and inserting himself into the game!). David is also know for his role in starting Free Radical Design and the development of the TimeSplitter series. You can find the show on Read more
In the newest episode of the show I chat with Tarn Adams, the programmer behind the cult-classic PC colony simulator Dwarf Fortress. We discuss how Dwarf Fortress sprang to life unexpectedly at Bay 12 Games, the company that Tarn and his brother Zach have been running for nearly two decades, as well as what's in store for the future for the game and how their unique approach to game development has carved out a special place...
In today's episode, Tim McVey shares how a single quarter changed his life. We discuss how he became the first to achieve one billion points and on the little-known title Nibbler. In addition to his billion point game, we discuss the documentary that covers his life story and the way in which gaming has been entrenched in his life. You can find notes on today's show at Read more
I felt like there was no better person to bring on the show to discuss eSports than one of the best professional gamers in the world: Fatal1ty. Johnathan Wendel joins me in this week's episode to discuss 25 years worth of experience in the competitive gaming scene as a twelve time world champion in title such as Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament 2003, Painkiller, and more. ...
Billy Joe Cain is back at it again. And this time, it is the finale. BJC was the first interview I conducted for the show and it was dynamic because he had a lot of personal experiences to share with me throughout his long relationship with games. I'm excited that I get to finally showcase the Radical Empathy Education Foundation, BJC's foray into vi...
This week's guest is Simon Ko, an artist who has done concept art for the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises. We discuss his leap from art school into working in the game industry as well as his plunge into virtual reality with Vrainiac Studio. You can find the show on Read more
Twin Galaxies has flexed the almighty ban hammer against cheating for the second time in just a few months and this time it's against the self-proclaimed video game player of the century: Billy Mitchell. I have had the great fortune of having Scott as a friend of mine and he has been able to bring his wisdom on the the show a few times already, but this time he came to speak about his time at Twin Galaxies, working as a refe...
What is the Simulation Football League you ask? It's a football league that YOU could play in. You, as in the universal you. And with me today to school us on the game is the Commissioner of the League himself: C...
The answer is this weeks guest: André Thomas. André has spent more than 20 years in CGI production, heading projects in both the film and game industries. Credited to him are titles such as Men in Black, Independence Day, and the Madden Football series. He is currently the CEO of Triseum and an Asst. Professor in game de...
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