Beyond Beta Podcast
Beyond Beta Podcast is a behind-the-scenes look at video game culture. In the podcast, I explore the video game industry with publishers, coders, designers, professional gamers, voice actors, artists, writers, and more. Each episode dives into the guest's history within video games…exploring the ups and downs and everything in between.
Episodes
In episode 34 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Dan Etter, an eighteen year video game veteran who has worked on titles such as Star Wars: Empire at War, Command & Conquer: Renegade, and has now launched his own indie game company—Iron Keep Games.
In episode 34 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Seth Schorr (the CEO of the Downtown Grand Casino & Fifth Street Gaming) about eSports, business, life, and the future of eSports gambling.
James “Clokke” Lake is a professional Smash Bros. 4 player from Colombia. He is a university student and leader in South America who is partly responsible for organizing tournaments, training players, running the national Smash 4 Power Ranking, and more in the burgeoning South American competitive Smash Bros. scene.
In Episode 32 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey talks with Carlos Rivera, the Head of Production for Tempo Storm, about his role at Tempo Storm, his experience on television and internet shows, working for Disney, eSports, and more.
In Episode 30 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey talks about his experience at the regional Smash Bros. 4 tournament called “Hyrule Saga,” which took place on June 23rd & 24th, 2018. Steve recaps the overall tournament experience that drew in players from across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and Europe.
In episode 29 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with professional gamer Derek "DunkTrain" Arabian about his career playing Heroes of the Storm, coaching, his transition to becoming a full-time streamer and much more.
In Episode 28 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey and Patrick Wyatt finish their conversation on Blizzard, ArenaNet, Guild Wars, and the video game industry.
In episode 27 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Patrick Wyatt about life in video games, helping to create Warcraft, Starcraft and Guild Wars...and much more.
In episode 26 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Rade Stojsavljevic about his journey into video games, virtual reality, his experiences with creating JetSet Games, economics, eSports, and more.
In episode 25 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve speaks with Kelsey "SuperGirlKels" Madeiros, a professional Smash Bros. 4 player, about her history in competitive play, women in gaming, sponsorships, and more.
In episode 24, Brett Abarbanel & Jennifer Roberts speak with Steve about eSports gambling, gambling regulations, eSports outreach, eSports in Las Vegas, and more.
In episode 23, Erik Mohrmann and Steve speak about physics, video games, STEM programs, and various topics surrounding programs and culture at DigiPen Institute of Technology.
In episode 22, Frank Klepacki and Steve continue their conversation from part 1. In this episode, Frank speaks about making connections, following your passions, and more.
In episode 21, Steve speaks with Frank about his path into the video game industry, how he tackles musical compositions for video games, and his audio work on Star Wars: Empire at War.
In episode 20, Steve speaks with Jordan about his path into the video game industry, his work on Survivor GameZ, spearheading the early years of Twitch, and his new position at Tempo Storm eSports/Media.
In episode 19, Steve speaks about Genesis 5 in Oakland, California. This was his first time competing in a major Smash Bros. 4 tournament, and he highlights what occurred inside and outside of his matches at one of the largest Fighting Game tournaments of the year.
In episode 18 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve continues speaking with Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (a professional Smash Bros. 4 player) about training and progression, player mentality, the evolving meta game in Smash Bros. 4, work ethic, and the Smash Bros. Community. (Part 2 of 2)
In episode 17 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve speaks with Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (a professional Smash Bros. 4 player) about Smash Bros., Esports, traveling for tournaments, the competitive spirit, and more. (Part 1 of 2)
In episode 16 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Stewart Gilray and Steve continue their conversation from last time. Join them as they dive into V.R., Oddworld, advice for young people trying to enter the video game industry, and more. (Part 2 of 2)
In episode 15 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Stewart Gilray and Steve speak about Stewart’s path into the industry, his extensive career in video game development in the U.K., his two year break from games, and more. (Part 1 of 2)
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